Qi Taiguo dragged Mouse by the collar, pressing him to lead the way to the basent. Mouse approached an inconspicuous wooden cabinet. Qi Taiguo imdiately had it moved aside, revealing a button on the wall. Pressing it, the wall opened up, exposing a hidden staircase.
"Ning Le." Qi Taiguo didn’t rush forward but signaled a few people to follow him up.
Walking down, they entered a vast dark room filled with racks, storing many grenades and such.
Everyone held their breath.
"Don’t shoot easily." Qi Taiguo imdiately said, "Be careful."
To find so many hidden things here was worth the trip. Everyone felt a bit excited.
Qi Taiguo, however, pushed Mouse, "Move!"
Mouse staggered, trembling, and pointed ahead.
Qi Taiguo couldn’t wait any longer. He handed Mouse over to a soldier to be controlled and quickly ran in the direction Mouse pointed.
Ning Le and the others were puzzled and hurriedly followed.
The basent lighting wasn’t very bright. The design was sowhat outdated, with dust everywhere. It seed like an old abandoned armory that the black-market trader had reused.
As Qi Taiguo inspected, he heard water sounds and rushed over.
It was a large water dungeon, surrounded by an iron cage. The origin of the murky water was unknown, and sothing seed to be moving inside. Under the orange lighting, soone was hanging by their hands, their head lowered, upper body covered in welts, all soaked, with two leeches attached to the abdon. It was unclear if they were alive or dead.
Qi Taiguo’s expression changed. He knelt by the cage, looking down, and called with a trembling voice, "Ning Ge?"
Not far behind him, Ning Le, curious about this person, suddenly understood why Deputy Battalion Commander Qi seed anxious when he heard the na, his face changing color.
Ning Ge? Fourth Uncle?
Ning Le rushed over to look, "Fourth Uncle?"
The iron door was locked. Qi Taiguo grabbed the gun from Ning Le’s hand and said, "Stand back!"
Everyone retreated slightly as Qi Taiguo aid at the lock and fired precisely. It took four shots to break the lock.
Opening the iron door, he jumped in but hesitated to approach closely, softly calling, "Ning Ge? Ning Ge."
Ning Ge showed no reaction. Qi Taiguo went forward, trembling fingers reaching under his nose. The breath was weak. He checked the carotid artery; it was still beating. He was alive!
Qi Taiguo’s tense heart finally relaxed.
Seeing that Ning Ge’s hands were cuffed, Qi Taiguo hurriedly retrieved his pistol from his belt and shot at the handcuffs. Before long, Ning Ge’s hands were free, and he began to fall forward.
Qi Taiguo quickly caught him, and as Ning Ge lay on his shoulder, he saw more leeches clinging to his back.
"Is he alive?" Ning Le’s voice trembled. He had never expected to find his Fourth Uncle here, of all places. Why was he here, and why was he tied up?
"Alive!" Qi Taiguo lifted him up, asking soone to carry him out.
Ning Le and his companions clumsily took Ning Ge, realizing he wore only a pair of shorts, with more leeches on his legs.
Ning Le’s eyes reddened, reaching to pull off those disgusting creatures but failing to remove them.
Qi Taiguo jumped out, carrying a few leeches on himself, though his clothes prevented them from sticking.
"We need to burn them off." Soone said, seeing Ning Le struggled to remove them by hand.
"We’ll deal with it outside. We can’t use fire here!" Qi Taiguo remained rational, glancing at the flammable and explosive items piled around, thinking fire couldn’t be used here.
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