Under the moonlight

Chapter 155 Retrieving the Camera

Zhao Meng greeted Xu Ao and borrowed their fax machine to send a fax to the company. Huang Meng then remembered that they had another batch of products to send to S country.

“Based on my guess, once those photos circulate, countries will soon come to the port area to check the situation. We often say that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Once the US tries to secretly destroy the S country's government and take over, their ugly face will be exposed, and some people will come to help. They probably don't want to see their opponent's power expand.” Zhao Meng leaned against the window, arms crossed, and said.

"So you want to be prepared in advance so that your products can be delivered quickly if needed," Xu Ao said, looking at him with a smile in his eyes.

“Well, businessmen always have to prepare earlier than others, otherwise they won’t even get a taste of the soup,” Zhao Meng said to Xu Ao with a smile.

"Hmm, it's good, but it's a pity..."

"Hey, stop right there. This isn't the first time you've mentioned this to me, but I really am not someone who can stand being restrained." Zhao Meng smiled and reached out to interrupt Xu Ao.

Xu Ao smiled but didn't say anything more. This Zhao Meng, when it comes to analyzing the international situation, sometimes sees things more clearly and sharply than him. Unfortunately, as he himself said, he is not a person who can stand being constrained.

The group worked in the conference room until evening. Xu Ao did not forget his promise to Yuri, but to be on the safe side, they waited until late at night before setting off. There were no accidents along the way, and the car came to a smooth stop outside the same cave entrance as before. Chen Che and Xu Ao got out of the car and quickly crawled into the cave, where Yuri was already waiting.

“Xu Ao, Vara wants to see you.” Xu Ao and Chen Che exchanged a glance, and then, led by Yuri, headed toward the largest tent.

Although they didn't know who Wala was, Xu Ao had a feeling that he was the man who sat in the middle of the tent last time.

Upon entering the tent, everyone stood up. Vara, in the middle, reached out and firmly grasped Xu Ao's hands. "Thank you, thank you for risking your lives to help us," Vara said excitedly. Yuri translated for Xu Ao. Although his words were brief, the strength of his grip and Vara's emotional outburst conveyed his gratitude.

"You're welcome. Helping you is also helping ourselves. The mercenaries have sealed off this city under the pretext of preventing the spread of the plague and are not allowing our embassy staff to evacuate. So, we are also helping ourselves."

Xu Ao looked at Wala and spoke earnestly, word by word. What he said was indeed the truth, and it was precisely his sincere attitude that made Wala believe even more that he was a reliable person.

After everyone sat down, Vala explained their plan to Xu Ao. After listening, Xu Ao frowned and said, "I think you should wait a bit longer. First of all, there are only two guards in the shantytown, but if you fight your way out, it will attract the government's mercenaries, and even other mercenaries in places we can't see. That's a very risky move. Besides, you are very weak and have been starving for a long time. Your physical strength is no match for those mercenaries. Are you really going to risk everyone's lives just to break out of the shantytown?"

"So what do you suggest we do? If we don't break out, what will we do once the food in the shantytown runs out?"

“You can go out!” Chen Che said after hearing Yuri’s words.

“That cave, if we can get in, you can get out too. Before, you didn’t have medicine and thought that no matter what you did, you were doomed. But now it’s different. You have medicine, and most of you have recovered. You can sneak out to find some food.”

Chen Che's words immediately sparked a heated discussion. Clearly, they were only thinking about getting out together, and had overlooked the fact that there was another way to go.

Vala raised his hand to stop the murmurs, a hint of excitement appearing on his face. "But the mercenaries outside..."

"At least we haven't encountered any on our way here. You may not know, but the outside has become a ghost town. Now, in this huge city, apart from the government staff and mercenaries guarding it, there are very few mercenaries to be seen on the streets."

Xu Ao explained the situation to Wala: they had been locked up in the shack area and had no idea what was happening outside.

"Of course, if you really want to investigate, you might as well go out and check it out yourselves. After all, this is the city you know best, and you should be able to find out more about it than we do. However, you still need to be extra careful," Xu Ao cautioned worriedly. He wanted them to go out, but he was also afraid that they would be too excited and forget that there were wolves outside.

"Okay, thanks for the reminder. We'll be careful. It's getting late, you should head back now!"

Xu Ao and Chen Che declined their offer to see them off. The two hurriedly walked to the cave entrance, listened intently for a while, and then went out, got into the car, and headed back.