Under the moonlight

Chapter 166 Operation Two

"How is it?" Xu Aoyi seemed like a different person as soon as he walked among Wala and the others. His expression was serious and his brows were furrowed.

“We have an idea for now, would you like to hear it?” Vala said to Xu Ao, who nodded.

"We followed these two to the armory and secretly took their weapons out. We then deliberately set a fire inside. When they got there, they realized they had been tricked and that you had escaped with them. They were bound to come here. Your friends just said something about guerrilla warfare. You should understand what that means."

"I understand. Do you have a route?" Xu Ao knew about guerrilla warfare; he had watched many war movies when he was a child. However, this method required a relatively precise route.

"Well, don't worry about that. We're quite familiar with the city's environment, at least more so than those mercenaries. And since it's nighttime, we can find our way even without lights," Vala said confidently to Xu Ao. Xu Ao didn't doubt this. They were people who lived here, and especially after the previous explosions, many routes had been damaged. Apart from the main roads, they would have a hard time navigating the side streets without any lighting.

“Okay, but what about them?” Xu Ao thought of the women, the elderly, and the children in the shantytown. What would happen to them? At this moment, the female official stepped forward and said to Xu Ao, “I will take them to the embassy to hide for a while.” Xu Ao gave her a deep look. Perhaps considering the safety of the majority of people, they abandoned their original views. At this moment, preserving life meant preserving hope and the future.

Xu Ao looked at them, who were already prepared, and slowly nodded. "Disasters always come to an end. This disaster has brought us together. It is human nature to help each other. You are working for the future of the country, and we are working for the interests of our people. Our starting points are different, but we have a common enemy and goal: to eliminate those mercenaries and wish for world peace."

After Xu Ao finished speaking, he and Vala arranged the specific tasks. Huang Meng and the female official led the women, the elderly, the weak, and the children in the shantytown to evacuate through the side path to avoid a direct confrontation with the mercenaries. Xu Ao and the other men remained in the shantytown to attract the mercenaries' attention and buy them more time to evacuate.

Yuri and Nasha, however, had other tasks. Yuri went back to the embassy with Huang Meng and the others, and if any news came, he was to go to the dock and meet Nasha, who was waiting there, as soon as possible. After everything was arranged, everyone began to get busy. The men went to their respective tents to settle their wives and children first, while Nasha went to the port first after settling Yaqin in.

After Huang Meng and the female officials gathered the women together, they spotted Xu Ao in the crowd. She quickly ran to his side and asked, "What about you? You said we were hiding in the embassy, ​​and Nasha and Yuri were in charge of the port. What about you?" What kind of situation would those who stayed in the shantytown face?

"Don't worry about us. We have weapons and plenty of men. As long as we can hold out until Yuri and Nasha send word, we'll be safe."

"What about before this place?" Huang Meng asked, unwilling to give up. She wanted his assurance that they were alright and safe.

Xu Ao fell silent. He lowered his head, took a deep breath, and when he looked up again, his eyes darting around, he said, "We...we'll just fight them. We'll try to stall them as long as you're safe. By dawn, I believe the international rescue organization will arrive. If we're lucky, we'll wipe them all out, and then we'll all be safe." Xu Ao finished speaking with a bitter smile, even he himself didn't believe what he was saying.

"Okay, I believe you. It would be best if you wiped them all out, just like you said, and held out until they came. I'll wait for you. If you don't come then, I'll come looking for you. You'd better not let me not be able to find you, otherwise..." She bit her lip tightly, unable to contain her sadness, and decided it was better not to say "otherwise."

For the first time, Xu Ao felt helpless and dared not make any promises to her. Watching Huang Meng run away, he didn't even dare to give her a hug or tell her not to overthink it.

No one could have imagined what crazy things a pack of enraged wolves might do; all they could do was fight to the death.

Huang Meng didn't look back. She kept calling the women and children to gather them together. Only by keeping herself busy could she stop thinking about the bad luck that Xu Ao hadn't finished saying, and only then could she restrain herself from holding him tightly, even if the world were to end right now, at least they were together.

Xu Ao and Vala quickly distributed the weapons to the men. A few younger boys were eager to try out the shiny black weapons, but Vala pulled them to the back. "Don't rush to the front. You are our future and hope. You must live well."

Soon, after a brief commotion, the shantytown fell silent again. Huang Meng and the others left first via a side path, led by Yuri who was with them. Nasha went to the port alone, while Vala and Xu Ao stayed in the shantytown, scattered behind various tents, waiting for the wolves to arrive.

The shed area, which had just quieted down, soon welcomed its guests. Before the Saudis even got close to the shed area, a burst of gunfire erupted, and those hiding behind the tents barely dodged the bullets.

"I know you're in there. You'd better come out obediently. I only want Xu Ao. I have no interest in the others. Our mission is about to end. Your lives are no longer important to me. I only want that person's life." Vala shouted loudly at the empty shed area from the middle of the shed area.

"I have good news for you. People from the international rescue organization are coming soon, and you will be saved. So don't give up hope for life because of a stranger. I'll count to ten. If you don't hand over Xu Ao by then, we'll blow up the entire shantytown."

Hiding behind the tent, Xu Ao was still startled when he heard Saudi Arabia's words. After all, compared to the lives of a group of people, his own life was nothing. He looked at Wala beside him.

But on his face, Xu Ao only saw hatred and disgust, not the slightest hesitation. Xu Ao turned around and heard Saudi Arabia loudly begin the countdown: "Ten, nine, eight, seven... one, ah, that's how it is, then don't blame us for being impolite." Saudi Arabia waved to the mercenaries behind him. They were like a pack of wolves that had received a command to tear apart their prey, their eyes gleaming as they scanned the tent. But strangely, they didn't hear the expected screams. Soon they realized something was wrong: "There's no one here."

"Not here either!" They quickly searched through several tents around the area but found no one. Saudi Arabia was furious, his eyes turning red. He ordered the mercenaries to search each tent one by one. Soon, the tent where Xu Ao and his men were hiding was about to be discovered. Xu Ao stood up and shouted to Saudi Arabia in the middle of the tent area, "Hey, we're here."