Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1906 - 1971: What to Do About the Children
This is not Li Yifei being cold-blooded. For these terrorists, Li Yifei feels no mercy. Even for people like Ayurhan, Li Yifei similarly has no mercy. Evil doers, unless they completely reform, are not worth forgiving. Ayurhan and his men also have innocent blood on their hands.
The people inside were questioning who was outside. Of course, Ayurhan would not answer. He simply gave them a deadline. The three-minute countdown had begun. If the people inside didn’t come out, death awaited them.
Finally, the people inside compromised. They came out one by one, had their weapons confiscated, and finally saw the faces of the people outside. Naturally, they didn’t recognize Li Yifei. Their first reaction was that the Americans did this, because the mercenaries here were all white and black people. These people immediately became agitated, cursing Ayurhan and his men for betraying their country and faith.
"Watch out!" Li Yifei suddenly shouted. He dashed towards Sophia, wrapping her around the waist and rolling into a traditional communal house. At that moment, one of the surrendering individuals exploded. It turned out this person had bombs strapped to their body and wanted to die together with those outside. Li Yifei happened to see him attempting to detonate the bomb, but it was too late to stop him. Li Yifei could only knock Sophia, who was very close to him, out of harm’s way.
The bomb blast triggered a chain reaction because more than just that one person was carrying explosives. At least three others exploded as well.
"Rat-tat-tat!" The guards from afar saw the explosion and instinctively opened fire, mowing down the remaining terrorists.
A few minutes later, tranquility returned to the mountaintop. All twenty or so terrorists were dead, mostly killed by their own, and some were shot by Li Yifei’s side. On his side, four were killed instantly and six suffered varying degrees of injuries. It was a heavy loss, but this was not what everyone was concerned about. The traditional communal house Li Yifei had dodged into also got blown up. The walls and roof collapsed, burying Li Yifei and Sophia beneath. Their men rushed over to check.
Ayurhan had just narrowly escaped death; a subordinate took a blast meant for him. He had no time to grieve, his first impulse was to save Li Yifei. If Li Yifei was killed in the explosion... then all of Ayurhan’s bets would have been worthless, and he would be hunted down by Muhan’s Revenge Organization.
Under a large pile of loose rubble, Li Yifei held himself up over Sophia. They were face to face, pressed together, with Li Yifei bearing most of the weight. His body was quite bruised from the impact, but his condition was otherwise fine. His head was clear. Once nothing more fell upon them, Li Yifei pushed himself up slowly.
Rubble fell off as he rose. With immense strength, Li Yifei managed to stand up from under the pile. Sophia followed suit. Once they emerged, Sophia quickly checked Li Yifei. At this moment, she didn’t care about gender norms and tried to strip off his clothes to see if he was injured.
"I’m fine. How’s everyone else?" Li Yifei had been hit by shrapnel on his right leg, creating a wound about five centimeters long. He had Sophia help him remove it, surveying the area as he did. Many looked dusty and disheveled. Reports soon followed, and Li Yifei’s expression turned grim. He knew these people were desperate and not to be trusted but felt a momentary twinge of compassion, thinking if they were disarmed and surrendered, he might spare them. Instead, they played him with human bombs, costing him four men and injuring several others.
Li Yifei’s mood was predictable, filled with rage, wishing to gun down these terrorists, turning them into sieves.
But regretting was pointless, as the dead can’t be brought back. Fortunately, the injured were not gravely hurt; only one had his leg blown off. Li Yifei went over to examine him, finding no need for amputation since a piece of shrapnel was lodged in the bone. Li Yifei removed it, sealing the wound with True Qi, while others used a medical kit for emergency bandaging.
After the battle, Li Yifei’s side had lost over ten people; the survivors were also unfit for further combat, so they needed to be evacuated to Dubai for treatment. When dawn broke and the battleground cleared, Ayurhan’s men brought out over ten large boxes and two safes. Once violently broken open, they found heaps of gold bars, jewelry, and more than three million US Dollars in cash inside.
This... Li Yifei, seeing the money, couldn’t help but grin. He hadn’t expected to come across such fortune, though Ayurhan intended to give it to him. Li Yifei straightforwardly said, "These things should be distributed equally to every brother. As for those deceased, I will arrange compensation for their families. No need to take from this!"
The mercenaries and Ayurhan’s men were very excited and happy. After all, they had fought a great battle for the sake of money, especially in such precarious operations where their lives were constantly at stake.
However, the money couldn’t be divided here or carried on their persons. The mercenaries entrusted the injured brothers to take the money back, while Ayurhan’s funds were centrally managed to be distributed upon returning to their country.
Li Yifei had to return to Dubai once; Su Lio was waiting for him there. No mistakes could be made on this matter. So after the battlefield cleanup, Li Yifei instructed Sophia, Ayurhan, and a mercenary leader to lead the remaining people to that place, hide temporarily, and wait for his return. The injured brothers would accompany him back to Dubai.
Just as they were about to get in the car, a subordinate suddenly ran over to report that he had discovered many children hidden in a cellar. These children ranged from as young as seven or eight to thirteen or fourteen, numbering over sixty.
Li Yifei led his team over and lifted the cellar door. As expected, in the cramped space inside, it was packed with children. Without exception, all these children looked at Li Yifei and his team with eyes full of hatred; that’s all that was left in their eyes.
Li Yifei was in a bit of a dilemma. If they were adult terrorists, killing them would be eliminating a threat to society, but these children... they couldn’t simply be killed, as that would be too inhumane.
But if he didn’t kill them, it would mean leaving survivors. If they sought revenge later or spread the details of what happened, it would be very problematic.
"Mr. Golden Eagle, why don’t you leave it to me? I’ll take them back to the organization..." Ayurhan stepped forward to help resolve Li Yifei’s quandary. He continued, "Please rest assured; I’ve decided to change the way our organization survives, not like before. So, these children will be safe with me."
For any organization to grow, besides recruiting extreme individuals, it must also train children. That way, there will always be fresh blood. Right now, these children, those around thirteen or fourteen, have already been brainwashed successfully. However, the younger ones can still change. Ayurhan took in these people to strengthen the organization.
Whether or not they continue down the path of terrorism isn’t up to Ayurhan but rather Li Yifei.
If Li Yifei gives these people a path, they don’t want to have their necks on the line constantly. Terrorists can vary. For instance, some Middle Eastern organizations are purely destructive, with only slaughter in their minds, making them extreme terrorists. But people like Ayurhan still want to make a living — bad, but not that bad.
Li Yifei considered for a moment and nodded, saying, "Alright, leaving them with you is fine, but you must have a sense of propriety. If you dare to do something you shouldn’t, I won’t spare you."
Ayurhan quickly promised, "No, that won’t happen. I’ll educate these children well. Moreover, if they know where their homes are, I’ll send them back."
"Then it’s settled. You and your people will take care of these children. I’m leaving it to you!" Li Yifei concluded, turning to Sophia and saying, "Be careful. I’ll be back soon."
Sophia gave Li Yifei a slight smile and nodded gently. Only then did Li Yifei get into the car, taking the injured and the money they risked their lives for, heading back to the coast to continue their illegal crossing to Dubai.
Driving fast along the way, Li Yifei sped along in two vehicles, including the injured. For each fallen mercenary, Li Yifei compensated one million US dollars. As for Ayurhan, he set his own price, ultimately hesitating to ask Li Yifei for $100,000 for everyone combined, fearing asking for too much. Li Yifei directly increased it to $100,000 per person, with further rewards after this campaign.
War, it’s all about money. But Li Yifei wasn’t short of money. Countries sending troops abroad spend far more than a few small amounts. A few missiles can cost millions, tens of millions, or even billions. Li Yifei spent just under ten million US dollars, which was indeed not much.
Conversely, while spending ten million, Li Yifei eliminated nearly five hundred terrorists. Some Western countries spend billions on wars yet may not eliminate that many terrorists. Of course, those countries gain more benefits, which isn’t detailed here.
The car reached the coast, and Li Yifei entrusted it to the snakehead for safekeeping. These snakeheads had considerable power, quickly arranging several speedboats to take Li Yifei and his team near the high seas, where a boat arranged by Sashar was waiting.
This time, the boat didn’t enter Pakistani waters because their boat was driven off by the military a few days ago. Trying again might have led to missiles being fired.
Onboard, Li Yifei unexpectedly saw Sashar, Sarama, and Xu Shanshan.
After learning about the battle, Sashar repeatedly gave him a thumbs up, while Sarama pouted, visibly unhappy. As for Xu Shanshan, she simply turned her back to Li Yifei, not angry, just upset she wasn’t included.
"Alright, you two, stop pretending. This battle was so smooth, yet nearly ten people died. It shows how dangerous war is; even someone as skilled as me almost got blown up," Li Yifei said, rolling up his sleeve to show the two women.
