Rebirth in the 90s: Melting My Devoted Mr. Iceberg-Chapter 719: Crossfire Between Both Sides

"Okay, Boss!" Fifth Brother responded but didn’t immediately put away the whip. Instead, he lashed them a few more times before stopping.

At this moment, Mu Qiancheng and his team suddenly appeared, emerging in front of them, aiming their guns and saying, "Drop your weapons and raise your hands!"

The sudden appearance and the unexpected voices startled everyone. When they saw the uniforms on Mu Qiancheng and his team, their expressions immediately changed.

"Damn it, he really went to get reinforcements!" Fifth Brother shouted and turned to grab a weapon, but Zero Seven was quicker and directly pressed a gun against his waist.

With a gun to his side, Fifth Brother had no choice but to helplessly watch the weapon within his reach.

The Boss’s face was also grim. His gun was within reach, yet he dared not grab it because two armed Liberation Army soldiers stood behind him.

Although he had anticipated that the other side would send people after him when he kidnapped the medical expert, he hadn’t expected them to come so quickly.

Initially, he planned to hide out in these deep mountains and forests for a few days, then find a way to leave and reach outside the border. Once there, he’d have support and could relax. Yet, by the second day, the Liberation Army had already found them. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Moreover, they had encircled them. Damn, he was too careless. He should have left right when Lao Liu’s cries warned them.

But who knew the Liberation Army would come so fast?

"Zero Eight, take their weapons," ordered Mu Qiancheng. Although these men seemed compliant now, he knew they weren’t honest at all. Given the chance, they would surely retaliate.

And he absolutely couldn’t allow these men to counterattack.

Zero Eight received the order, stepped forward to collect the weapons on the ground, and then returned to Mu Qiancheng’s side.

Just then, gunfire erupted in the forest. Hearing the gunshots, Mu Qiancheng frowned. Before leaving, he had instructed that it would be best to eliminate the two people without alerting anyone. How did it escalate to gunfire?

At this moment, in the forest, Shi Wu and his team were exchanging fire with the two others. As it happened, Shi Wu was careless, assuming that the two newcomers were also clueless.

Thus, in setting up the bait, they overlooked a minor detail, causing the other side to notice something was wrong, leading them to open fire early.

With the enemy’s gunshots, Shi Wu and his two colleagues immediately knew something had gone wrong. Ignoring Mu Qiancheng’s instructions, they returned fire.

However, prepared for this, the enemy quickly ducked behind thick trees, making Shi Wu and his colleagues’ bullets ineffective.

For a moment, Shi Wu had no good solution. The enemy, using the trees for cover, occasionally fired at Shi Wu and his team.

"What do we do?" Shi Wu asked his two colleagues. Prolonging this standoff wasn’t a solution, and the sound of gunfire would surely alert others.

They weren’t sure if Zero One’s team had arrived yet. If not, it would be a real problem. The more he thought about it, the more Shi Wu blamed himself. Just as he was preparing to step out to lure the enemy, more gunfire erupted.

Shi Wu and his team were startled, thinking reinforcements had come for the enemy. Looking up, they saw it was their own people, instantly bringing relief. They stopped hiding and made themselves targets for the enemy.