After rebirth in the end of the world, I cut off all love and hoarded goods desperately

After the list was submitted, all parties were notified to go back and prepare the ransom and wait for news. Each base that wanted to ransom people could send two to eight people to accompany them depending on the number of people to be ransomed.

The accompanying personnel must have good physical fitness and be responsible for their own food and accommodation. No problems can arise during the journey due to them and they must fully obey the arrangements from above.

When the notice came down, twelve days had passed. By the time everyone gathered outside the safe zone with the ransom, more than twenty days had passed since the meeting.

Qiu Feng had picked out only 360 people for redemption, but even so, they were already considered the largest group on the redemption list. There were many small bases that had no one to turn to for help, or even could not afford the consequences of rescue, so they simply chose to give up.

On the day of departure, in addition to the convoy of 500 soldiers in front, there were only 35 vehicles from the base following behind. Li Ke set off with Niu Dazhuang and six others, driving a total of three vehicles, two trucks and one off-road vehicle.

The weather in the middle of the day was already scorching hot, so the team only chose to find a place to rest between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and at other times they tried to travel as fast as possible.

Half a month later, half of the soldiers left the team, and Li Ke and his team continued to move forward with the remaining team. Three days later, they entered the mountains where vehicles could hardly drive, and the convoy stopped temporarily.

After two days of stationing at the original location, a team of twenty people appeared in the distance. They did not approach the station, but just waved the gray triangular flags in their hands.

Li Ke was also observing those people with a telescope. Their skin was dark yellow and their facial features were flatter. Upon closer inspection, there were quite a few differences between them and the Chinese.

These twenty-one followers were all carrying weapons and had bullets hanging around their waists. They were not tall, but looked very strong.

The leading officer gave the order to load the supplies onto a mobile cart, transport them there, and follow the team.

Li Ke and six others also followed with a cart of goods. When they finally arrived at the destination, the group of people had disappeared. They appeared on another hill, waving flags and urging them to keep moving forward.

After resting for ten minutes, the team continued on their journey and walked in the mountains for nearly a week before stopping.

There were about 350 people in the base and soldiers. They were led to a small basin in the mountain, and there was no trace of the team of 20 people.

Everyone stopped to rest and patiently searched for the group of guides. Soon, gun muzzles appeared on the surrounding hilltops, surrounding Li Ke and his group.

The enemy had obviously been lurking here and waiting. The officer in charge shouted, "We are here to redeem the people as requested. We have brought the things, but where are our people?"

The team above opened a gap, and a group of tied people walked out from that gap. They were barefoot, unkempt, and their clothes were tattered. It seemed that they had suffered a lot of abuse.

Li Ke and Niu Dazhuang stood together, looking for themselves in the crowd, but when all the tied people came down the mountain, Li Ke also couldn't find Zhou Heng and Jin Ce.

Niu Zhuang whispered beside Li Ke, "There are only about seventy people on our list to be redeemed. The others don't match. Zhou Heng, Jin Ce, and his team, none of them are in there."

Everyone at the scene had already noticed that something was wrong. Of the hostages brought in, except for those walking in the front who looked relatively normal, those at the back were some half-disabled and elderly people who had difficulty walking and looked haggard.

There were almost no strong men, healthy women and children. This situation was very different from their ransom list. Obviously, the other party did not exchange the hostages according to the list they gave.

The officer went forward to negotiate with the other party. Ten minutes later, he returned to the sight of Li Ke and others: "The other party said that the people who were not taken away are already dead. We only have one choice at the moment, leave the things behind and take the people away. If you don't agree, all of you will stay."

No one spoke. Those who were arranged to follow the convoy were extremely calm and rational. Judging from the situation before them, it was obvious that the other party did not give them any choice.

Moreover, there are more than a thousand guns pointing at them on the mountain. They don’t even have a favorable terrain to take cover. How can they have any say now?

After the officer relayed the content of the negotiation, he saw that no one spoke, and then continued, "I have already agreed."

The people sent by the other side came to verify the food and gold, and asked the officers to arrange someone to deliver the things to the mountain. The delivery people must remove all weapons.

The officer followed his instructions and arranged for people to deliver the inspected supplies up the mountain. The people who came down to negotiate the inspection moved among the rest of the team with guns in hand.

This robber of medium build looked at Li Ke's group with an eye as if he were examining cargo, and there was a hint of mocking contempt in his eyes, without any concealment.

Everyone was holding back their anger, waiting for the deal to be completed. Occasionally, cries and groans of pain could be heard from the hostages, and time became unbearable.

Someone stopped in front of Li Ke and Niu Dazhuang. He was a short man with big nostrils, dark brown skin, strong limbs and an arrogant look.

"Take off your hat and mask!" the man shouted at Li Ke. He spoke Chinese slowly but clearly.

The officer looked over, and before he could speak, Li Ke took off his hat and mask, revealing a handsome face under the mask.

The man looked at Li Ke's face, and a smug smile appeared on his face as if he had discovered a flaw: "Take off all the disguise on your face, and then cover up, and we will start killing people!"

Li Ke's eyebrows moved, and he began to slowly remove the beard on his face. In front of the other person, he poured some water on the towel and washed his face.

What appeared in front of everyone again was a very handsome face. If his facial contours and features were softer, he would definitely be a stunning beauty.

The man stared at Li Ke meaningfully for a long time, then walked away with the gun. Niu Dazhuang stared at the man's back and reminded Li Ke: "Be careful later, I feel this man has bad intentions."

All the materials for the transaction had been sent up the mountain, and the robbers began to make demands: "Take off all your weapons and backpacks, and don't take these things with you."

The officer frowned and said, "The backpacks contain our rations. We have so many hostages to take with us. Please don't go too far."

The other party laughed very shamelessly and said, "This is your own business. You should figure it out by yourselves. Don't tell us. If you don't do as we say, then you will all stay here."

The officer gritted his teeth and ordered everyone to hand over their weapons and personal belongings as requested by the other party.

It wasn't over yet, the other party started to point fingers at them again: "This, this, and this... Leave these people to us, each person gets a backpack, and you can take 30 backpacks."

Before the officer could speak, Niu Dazhuang spoke up with a gloomy face: "What if we don't change?"

Niu Dazhuang's anger was no longer under control. Among the thirty people pointed out by the other party, Li Jia was included. How could he bear this?

The other party glanced at Niu Dazhuang, then pointed the gun at his head in a joking manner: "If you don't change, I'll shoot you all!"

"Fuck you, I won't--" Niu Dazhuang had just started to curse, but before he could finish his words, the officer and Li Ke spoke up at the same time to stop him.

"Shut up, the overall situation is more important." The officer said with a serious face.

The leading robber walked up to Niu Dazhuang, pointed a gun at his head and said, "Finish what you just said?"

Li Ke raised his hand and grabbed the other party's gun: "We will go with you. We believe that you are willing to exchange hostages and don't want to make things too ugly with us. If you continue to go too far, it will be a fight to the death. Even if you have powerful weapons, don't even think about living happily on this land."

The other party stared at Li Ke for a while, then put away the gun and smiled: "I like to listen to beautiful people talk, now come with us."

Niu Dazhuang hurriedly said, "Take me with you. He is my brother in life and death. We will never be separated."