"No, Xiao Wen met me when I was out doing oil business. In fact, we didn't go far after leaving the police station."
Hearing this, Lao Xu frowned slightly: "Didn't you go far?"
Obviously Luo Baochun's answer shocked him.
"Yeah, you know, in that situation, we were imprisoned for about a week, and we were all prisoners, so it was impossible for us to run to the city. After all, we didn't know that the whole situation had spread to the whole country. At that time The boss was worried that he would be hunted down when he returned to the city, so he found a place to stay on a hill near the police station.”
"How far is it from our place?" Lao Xu didn't want to listen to Luo Baochun's story about their experience, and went straight to the point to talk about the issue he was most concerned about.
"Um..." Luo Baochun paused for a moment, then scratched his head and thought carefully, then responded: "I guess the drive takes about 3 or 4 hours, it's not very close."
Nodding silently, Lao Xu touched his chin thoughtfully.
3,4 hours…
"How are your equipment? How many guns have you obtained from the police station? What is the total number of people now?"
"When I left, the total number of people was 15. There were 2 95 automatic rifles, 3 shotguns, and many standard handguns. I estimate there were 6 or 7."
"Where's the ammunition?"
"It's okay, it's all left by the special police. If you really want to know the exact number, this... I don't know."
It seemed that Luo Baochun was not someone who had access to these inside stories, so Lao Xu did not continue to ask questions.
"Okay, I have nothing more to ask. I will have a meeting later and tell you all about the situation there. I may have to take a trip. Can you lead the way?"
It doesn't matter how far away the gangsters are from the station, or whether they know the situation at the station.
The principle that a dog cannot change its habit of eating shit is eternal. Lao Xu believed that those gang of murderers and hustlers would not suddenly become good people due to their conscience.
If they learn that there is a small village 3 or 4 driving distances away from them, they will definitely come to try their luck. Therefore, Lao Xu must be on guard before the other party takes action.
After listening to Lao Xu's words, Luo Baochun's face suddenly became embarrassed, and his words that had just returned to normal started to hesitate again: "Old. Lao Xu, you, what did you say, you. Are you going to go to them?"
"Well, yes. How about, can you lead the way?"
"I..." The tone was protracted, and Luo Baochun seemed quite hesitant.
When Lao Xu saw this, he thought that the other party must be worried that his affairs would be exposed. It will be difficult to survive in the station in the future. He waved his hands to comfort him: "Ronald, don't get me wrong, I won't tell everyone what happened today. When I gather everyone together later, I will only mention the gangster matter. As for the source of the information, I have my own version, so you can rest assured." . And even if we go there, we will only investigate their situation. Normally, we will not have a direct conflict, let alone ask you to meet them, so you must not have any psychological burden, understand?"
Upon hearing what Lao Xu said. Luo Baochun was even more anxious. He hurriedly explained: "Oh, Lao Xu, you, you...I, that's not what I meant. To be honest, I am with you, not to mention leading the way to their place, just asking me to go and talk to them. I don’t mind them doing it. It’s just that here...hey. I won’t mention it anymore. They are all violent thugs with murder cases. I’m afraid..."
Lao Xu, who understood Luo Baochun's worries, nodded, then smiled at the corners of his lips: "Brother Luo, are you worried that we are in danger here? Haha, yes, we are inferior to them in terms of weapons and equipment. . In terms of means of doing bad things, they are not as strong as them. But don’t forget what I do? Which of the brothers in the station has not struggled from the line of life and death? I won’t say more, let me ask you, What would you do if they tried to take advantage of our residence?"
"What the hell else can I do!? If those bastards dare to come to our place, I will fight them to the death!"
"Okay!" He slapped the table hard. Lao Xu stood up from the stool and said, "That's right, I read you right. What we want is this kind of energy! If anyone dares to take advantage of our station, then we will tell him to never come back!"
"It's done! Lao Xu, I understand what you mean. I just want to take you to their place. I'll do it!"
With a few words of provocation, Luo Baochun was immediately eager to give it a try.
Lao Xu was quite satisfied with Luo Baochun's decisive reply: "Okay! There's nothing else to do. You can go back! Remember, you know what happened today, I know it, God knows it, and I won't tell anyone else. You Don’t have any psychological burden.”
After sending Luo Baochun away, Lao Xu picked up the notebook on the table again, turned to the last page, tore off the list with the names of the prisoners, put it in his bag, and went out.
In the afternoon, Lao Xu did not go out for any action. Except for a few people in the station who were busy doing other things, almost everyone in the station was engaged in the important matter of building a brick wall.
The two brothers Li Zhong and Li Guo belong to that small number of people.
Lao Xu had given them special privileges.
Especially the role played by the two brothers' "wonderful inventions" during the migration made Lao Xu deeply aware of the power of scientific and technological talents.
Perhaps the two brothers Li Zhong and Li Guo were not the most powerful, but their knowledge reserves were beyond the reach of others in the area.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art industry. Lao Xu felt that instead of putting two talents on wall work with little technical content, it would be better to give full play to their strengths and let the two continue to develop reliable equipment.
After all, in the long run, the future of the station will definitely need to complete more "high-end" facilities after the initial infrastructure construction.
These are precisely the strengths of the two brothers Li Zhong and Li Guo.
The two brothers "China" and "Guo" were also very grateful for Lao Xu's trust. In a few days of free time, the two brothers came up with some "gadgets".
"What... is this?" Lao Xu looked at the long hemp-shaped object handed over by Li Zhong and asked inexplicably.
Li Zhong did not reply in a hurry, but opened the palm tablet, and then after some operations, some pictures appeared on the screen.
When Lao Xu looked at it, his eyebrows were the same: "Is this where we are?"
Li Zhong smiled and nodded.
"Then this thing is..."
"Surveillance camera." This time, Li Zhong didn't put it off anymore. He explained directly: "I installed a pinhole camera on the top of this pole. This thing can work when it is inserted into the ground. There are not many weeds around us. Well, when the time comes, we can put this thing in the haystack and we can monitor it from a distance at the station."
Hearing this, Lao Xu understood what Li Zhong meant, and because of his understanding, he even loved the simple things in his hand: "Okay, with this thing, things like what happened to Xiaode that night can be predicted in advance. Yes. Okay, Xiao Li, since you can create this thing, then you can create more other surveillance systems and try to install them around our station." (To be continued.)
