Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 398 The Last Minute

Let Li Zhijie and the other three go to carry out the plan of recruiting, and they have to go alone. It goes without saying how high the risk factor is. But what can Lu Shaohua do? Recruiting is not the same as threatening. If threats are used, even if the other party is really subdued, it is probably a time bomb. In order not to increase the possibility of an outbreak in the future, Lu Shaohua can only show a little sincerity. Although there are potential threats, Lu Shaohua does not think that the potential threat will be taken seriously by the other party. Therefore, this potential threat may seem like a threat, but otherwise, it is nothing for those who are willing to join the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group.

Li Zhijie and his men took the trouble to come to Africa, thousands of miles away, to form a private armed force for Lu Shaohua and build a secret base. Even if they have no credit, they have worked hard. Moreover, they have made great contributions over the years. Lu Shaohua would never send them to the guillotine.

But what else could he do at the moment? Lu Shaohua had to adopt this method. Therefore, while feeling conflicted, Lu Shaohua also felt a little sorry for them.

"Ah!" Lu Shaohua sighed, and then continued, "This time the danger is very great, you have to be careful."

"It's okay. I will make sure to complete the task." Li Zhijie said confidently.

"Yeah." Xie Jianwei and Qian Qian responded at the same time, nodded in agreement, agreeing with Li Zhijie's statement.

"Thank you! Thank you." Lu Shaohua expressed his feelings.

Lu Shaohua really meant it. This was what he said from the bottom of his heart. Lu Shaohua had never said this to Li Zhijie and the others, but that didn't mean he didn't want to say it. He just hadn't found the right opportunity or the right occasion to say it. And now, in this occasion, the timing was very precise, and Lu Shaohua said what he had kept in his heart for several years.

It is true that Lu Shaohua is the boss, but in Lu Shaohua's opinion, the boss should treat his subordinates better, especially subordinates like Li Zhijie who are fighting on the front line for Lu Shaohua's selfish interests and may sacrifice their lives at any time. How can a simple thank you be justified?

But what else could Lu Shaohua do? He could only express his gratitude in words. As for other material things, Lu Shaohua would ask himself if he could satisfy them, because the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group had been established for so many years, and Lu Shaohua had invested hundreds of billions of US dollars. According to normal rules, he should have checked the accounts, but Lu Shaohua did not. One reason was that Lu Shaohua believed in them, and the second was that Lu Shaohua did not want to ignore it, so they could spend money however they wanted.

Money is just a number to Lu Shaohua. He is a reborn person. Although money is important for his ideals, compared to Li Zhijie and others who may pay the price with their lives at any time, it is just a pile of useless paper. Therefore, Lu Shaohua never cares about this matter. They can take it themselves if they need it. This is what Lu Shaohua has always emphasized to Li Zhijie and others.

One sentence, one emotional sentence, touched Lu Shaohua's heart. At the same time, Li Zhijie and the others also heard the weight of Lu Shaohua's words. Their faces were unprecedentedly resolute, and tenderness appeared on their originally cold faces, as if an iceberg had melted. Their eyes also changed a little. Although they did not cry, it was the first time they showed such an expression since they came to Africa.

"As I said before, personal safety is the most important. If you find anything wrong, retreat immediately." Lu Shaohua said in a deep voice.

Although it is important to strive to recruit them, it is not so important as to joke with the lives of three people. If necessary, Lu Shaohua will decisively order to disband the three mercenary groups and recruit new people for training. Although it will take a while and delay his plan, Lu Shaohua will choose to do so when necessary.

"I understand." Li Zhijie replied.

Li Zhijie's words represented the answer of the three of them, because as soon as Li Zhijie finished speaking, Xie Jianwei and Qian Qian also nodded.

"Okay then." Lu Shaohua glanced at the three of them, gave them an encouraging look, and said, "I'll go back first. You can make arrangements if you need to. In short, in one word, you must always put your personal safety first in any situation."

After saying that, Lu Shaohua didn't wait for them to say anything else. He stood up, left the meeting room without looking back, and returned to his room.

Lying on the soft big bed, Lu Shaohua found that he liked looking at the white ceiling, because staring at the ceiling in a daze became a habit for Lu Shaohua.

"Am I doing the right thing?" Lu Shaohua asked himself in his heart.

"Isn't that right?" Lu Shaohua questioned himself, but in order to achieve his goal, he had to do this.

"Right?" No, Lu Shaohua didn't think it was right, because he was risking the lives of three people. Although Lu Shaohua repeatedly told them to do it under the premise of their own safety, Lu Shaohua knew one thing deep in his heart, that is, Li Zhijie and the others were absolutely taking the risk to do this.

With a myriad of thoughts and conflicts in his mind, Lu Shaohua thought hard but couldn't find the answer he wanted, so he could only let it go, shook his head, closed his eyes and took a nap.

Time flies, and a day passed in the blink of an eye. When Lu Shaohua opened his eyes, it was already nine o'clock the next morning. He quickly washed up and walked straight to the secret base without caring whether his stomach was protesting.

This time was different from the last time. After receiving the intelligence from the Skeleton Mercenary Corps, Xie Jianwei adjusted the guards of the secret base that night, especially at the entrance, from the original four to eight. There were also four people hiding in the dark, a total of twelve people. However, these had nothing to do with Lu Shaohua, because Lu Shaohua did not need to be checked when he came here and could enter directly.

The main control room is the target of Lu Shaohua's visit this time. He wants to come and see the news over there. This is the only way for Lu Shaohua to get the news from the front line, because Li Zhijie and their direct contact is Chen Guobang, and only by finding Chen Guobang can he get the news in time.

Entering the main control room, Lu Shaohua's first words to Chen Guobang were "Brother! How is it?"

Chen Guobang was so focused that he didn't even know when Lu Shaohua came in. He was holding a communication device in his hand. He didn't come back to his senses until Lu Shaohua spoke. Seeing that it was Lu Shaohua, he smiled faintly and said, "So far, no news has been received."

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua frowned. No news meant everything was going well, but Lu Shaohua still felt it was strange, so he asked. "What time did they leave?"

"We set off at eight in the morning." Chen Guobang replied.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, ignoring Chen Guobang, and looked at the watch on his hand, muttering to himself. "An hour and a half."

Yes, Lu Shaohua looked at the time and it was already half past nine, which meant that exactly one and a half hours had passed since Li Zhijie and the others set out. Logically speaking, one and a half hours was not a long time, but he was too concerned about the safety of Li Zhijie and the others and couldn't help feeling nervous.

Lu Shaohua's inner thoughts were completely exposed on his face. Chen Guobang, who was standing next to him, saw it clearly and comforted him. "Don't worry, it's okay."

It’s not that Chen Guobang doesn’t care about the safety of Li Zhijie and the others. On the contrary, he cares about their personal safety more than Lu Shaohua. It’s just that at this critical moment, he cannot be nervous and needs to be calm.

"The time has been agreed upon, ten o'clock. If they haven't come out by ten o'clock, it means something has happened to them." Chen Guobang added.

Lu Shaohua nodded without saying anything. At this point, he realized that he was too nervous. He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "I hope they're okay."

At this moment, Lu Shaohua has begun to regret letting Li Zhijie and the others take this risk, but there is no way to regret it now, because Li Zhijie and the others have already set out for an hour and a half, and anything could have happened in the meantime. Lu Shaohua can only pray that Li Zhijie and the others can return safely.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon, ten minutes had passed, and there were only twenty minutes left. Although Lu Shaohua tried his best to remind himself to stay calm, his heart still couldn't help but beat wildly.

Inhale, exhale, Lu Shaohua uses this method to distract himself, relieve stress, and forget that time is ticking.

Three minutes, and another three minutes passed. At this time, Chen Guobang's communication equipment responded. Lu Shaohua also noticed it and focused his eyes on Chen Guobang's face. There was no way, he could not hear the sound of the communication equipment, so he could only guess the progress of the matter from Chen Guobang's expression.

Not long after, Chen Guobang said "Got it" to the communication device, then turned his head and said to Lu Shaohua, "It was Qian Qian. He successfully persuaded one person."

Lu Shaohua just nodded lightly, without the expected joy, because among the three people, only Qian Qian came out, and Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei had not returned yet. How could Lu Shaohua feel happy?

It was as if time had gone back to the past, and silence returned to the main control room. No one spoke, not Lu Shaohua, and even more so Chen Guobang, who stared at the communication equipment in a daze, waiting for news.

Another ten minutes passed, and there were only seven minutes left. In the last seven minutes, the communication equipment sent another message from Xie Jianwei, saying that he had also succeeded and was rushing back to the base.

Lu Shaohua's face remained the same, neither happy nor sad, and no expression could be seen. But if you looked carefully, it was not difficult to see that Lu Shaohua's expression concealed a deep worry.

There are seven minutes left, seven minutes, which is four hundred and thirty seconds. The second hand will pass as long as it jumps four hundred and thirty times.

'Tick, tick.'

Lu Shaohua could clearly hear the sound of the second hand ticking. His heart was in his throat and he stared at the watch without blinking.

Three minutes have passed

five minutes passed

Six minutes have passed.

"It's the last minute." Lu Shaohua murmured to himself. He was already disappointed because there were only sixty seconds left and it would be over in the blink of an eye. Li Zhijie's life was probably hopeless.