Under the moonlight

Chapter 140 Meeting

After thinking for a while, Huang Meng remembered that she still needed to find Jiang Ying, so she quickly went out.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ying asked, opening the door and looking at Huang Meng outside.

"Xu Ao said he needs to hold a meeting. Could you please help notify everyone?"

"Everyone?" Jiang Ying was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, I think so." Huang Meng nodded firmly at Jiang Ying. Knowing Xu Ao as she did, she knew that he would definitely make thorough preparations for such an important matter.

"Okay, I understand. You can go now."

Huang Meng went to the conference room, where Xu Ao, Zhao Meng, and Li Shuo were already seated at the table. Huang Meng sat down next to Li Shuo. A short while later, everyone followed Jiang Ying to the office.

Huang Meng looked at everyone carefully. They were all familiar faces, but everyone looked very dejected and lacked energy. Perhaps because they had been locked in their rooms all the time, everyone's face looked a little swollen.

Xu Ao also noticed that everyone was very depressed. They were trapped in a city infected by the plague, and the mercenaries had blocked the entrances and exits under the pretext of quarantine. Now they and the residents were like trapped on an isolated island.

"Everyone, cheer up. I know that recently, everyone may have some speculations in their hearts, but please believe in the uniform you are wearing and believe in our country."

"Boss, don't blame us for being discouraged. To be honest, if we could go out and fight them, even if we got shot, it would be worth it. It's better than living a life of counting down the days without knowing the outcome," a boy with messy hair said loudly.

"That's right, boss, let's go out and fight them! I don't believe our lives aren't enough to take them down with us!" A slightly chubby boy next to him chimed in.

"Quiet! Who do you think you are? Are you bandits just like them?!" Jiang Ying looked at the two boys who were speaking with some anger.

Huang Meng also looked at them. She had some impression of these two people. They used to always follow Chen Che around, doing things for him, and they had a good relationship with Chen Che.

“Jiang Ying is right. They are reckless bandits, but we are not. We represent the country. Even if we have to settle scores with them, we must have our own methods and approaches,” Xu Ao said firmly to the crowd.

"So, you...you...you have a solution?" It was Old Zhang who spoke. If it weren't for his distinctive speaking style, Huang Meng almost wouldn't have recognized him. If the two young men in front of her only had messy hair, he looked more like a homeless person on the street, with a scraggly beard and wrinkled clothes. It seemed that Old Zhang hadn't gotten out of bed since they returned from the airport.

"Yes, this is what happened. Chen Che provided me with a clue: in the open space outside the back wall of the embassy, ​​they secretly dug a pit and burned some of the bodies inside. Yesterday, we dug out all the bodies from the bottom of the pit and found a skull. After Lao Huang identified it, we can determine that the skull belongs to an Asian."

"what!"

"When did they do this?!"

"Holy crap, what do they mean?!"

As soon as Xu Ao finished speaking, a commotion broke out. This scene was within his expectations, so he did not stop their discussion. On the contrary, such emotional atmosphere was good. The more they discussed, the more likely they would be able to provide other overlooked clues.

For a full five minutes, everyone was intensely discussing everything that had happened since Xu Ao left, down to the smallest detail. Fueled by anger, their brains were working at lightning speed, and every scene they had experienced seemed to be replayed before their eyes.

Xu Ao frowned as he observed the expressions of each of them, hoping to glean more clues from their discussion.

"Oh, I remember now, I remember now!" Suddenly, a young man excitedly stood up from his seat, and everyone instantly fell silent, staring at him intently.

"About a week after the boss left, I was on duty that day. When I checked the security records at 6:30 in the morning, I saw a man from country S in the surveillance footage. He wasn't wearing a mask and was dressed like an ordinary citizen. But he just stood there in front of the embassy without moving. At first, I thought the footage was choppy. I watched for another minute, and then he suddenly made a gesture towards the embassy and left."

The young man blurted out everything he found suspicious, and then looked at Xu Ao excitedly. He didn't know if this matter was strange, but it was the only unusual thing he could think of.

"Hmm, could you think about what that person looks like more carefully?" Xu Ao asked him seriously, staring at him intently.

The young man slowly lowered his head, his brows furrowed. After a while, he said to Xu Ao, "That person seems to have a very long scar on his eye."

"Really?" Xu Ao was somewhat excited upon hearing this. Now he was certain that the mercenary leader had returned after he left.

“I’m sure. Even if I’m wrong, we still have the surveillance footage from that time on our computer, and we can check it,” the young man said immediately.

"Well, we'll talk about that later. Considering everything that's happened, we now have reason to suspect that they intentionally dragged the body near the embassy and burned it. And if nothing unexpected happens, that skull should belong to a Chinese citizen. We have reason to believe that they have desecrated the body of one of our own and harmed the interests of our people, especially since their behavior is extremely insulting. Now we need to discuss how we should respond to them."

A fierce glint flashed in Xu Ao's eyes, and the bloodshot eyes and bluish eye patches made him look exactly like a wolf preparing to hunt.

“Let’s go find them directly. We’ll go together. I don’t believe they can shoot us all.”

“That skull is evidence, as is the pit next to the embassy. We need to seal it off immediately to prevent them from secretly destroying the evidence.”

"Exactly, let's go directly to them!"

Hearing the chaotic noise in the office, Jiang Ying couldn't help but shout, "Quiet down!" Everyone was taken aback by her imposing manner, but this tactic worked.

Looking at the office that had suddenly quieted down, Li Shuo secretly gave Jiang Ying a thumbs up. However, Jiang Ying returned his gaze with a roll of her eyes. Li Shuo seemed to have anticipated her reaction, so he wasn't angry and just grinned.

“I have two plans. First, Jiang Ying will lead a team to the city's lockdown area, carrying the skull, to find them. Since we have no idea about the composition of this group of mercenaries, for safety reasons, all personnel going out must wear uniforms and carry the national emblem and flag. Some of my men will go to the government building, which is where they are focusing their defenses, and all the government's key personnel are there. According to our country's tradition, we should first be polite before resorting to force.”

After Xu Ao finished speaking, his gaze swept over everyone's faces, and many of them began to get excited, "I'll follow the boss!"

"I am coming too!"

"I'll follow the boss too!" Many people expressed their intention to follow Xu Ao.

"We'll discuss the personnel arrangements later. Our only purpose for setting off this afternoon is to firmly tell them our objective."

"Understood!" everyone said in unison.

Subsequently, with the cooperation of Jiang Ying and Xu Ao, Huang Meng, Zhao Meng, and Lao Zhang followed Xu Ao, while Li Shuo and two other young men followed Jiang Ying. Since the plan was to be courteous first and then resort to force, there was no need to bring too many people to avoid unnecessary conflict.

After agreeing on the personnel arrangements, they decided to depart at 3 p.m.