"Just...that's it?" Kou Ying pursed her lips. She couldn't believe that there wasn't some bigger conspiracy behind the other party's concession.
"I believe you all have seen our sincerity clearly." Mr. Chen was of course referring to Kou Xiong who was lying on the flatbed truck at this moment: "So if you really want to complete this transaction, I would like to confirm the identity of our companions. Safety—and I mean everyone.”
Chen Yanbi, who was well versed in negotiation skills, was not in a hurry to put pressure on the other party. He was not the one responsible for making bad faces today - so Ren Tianjing cooperated and took the blunderbuss back into his hands.
Kou Ying exhaled heavily. She was not a person who liked to complain. Even if Zhong Luxue's self-initiation changed the situation in a bad way for her, she did not want to attribute all the problems to one person—— Think about it from another angle, even if they fulfilled the prisoner exchange agreement step by step, and the other party has put up such a posture, will they be allowed to just pat their butts and leave?
"Xiao Yin... go and bring the people out." Kou Ying directed Yin Huan's actions, but was unexpectedly stopped by Chen Yanbi.
"It's better for the child to stay outside and let the people inside deliver the hostages out." This approach is not difficult to understand, because he has to ensure that more people on the other side are exposed to gunfire. If the other side forcibly relies on the City God's Temple Defend... To be honest, my attack ability is quite poor, so Mr. Chen doesn't want to take action unless it is absolutely necessary.
Sometimes it is necessary to maintain the action of drawing the bow, and the arrow may not actually be fired while it is on the string.
In the final analysis, both sides still have their own difficulties, and Mr. Chen does not mind making concessions in this link - at least safely welcoming his companions back is the result that both parties are willing to see.
Not long after, another handyman who was similar to Yin Huan also pushed Bureau Chief Yu out. Both sides treated the captives in similar ways, and they invariably used some comatose drugs to keep the captives asleep, so as not to interfere with the negotiation process. If there are any unnecessary mistakes - the main thing to guard against is actually the captives' stubborn remonstrance during the negotiation process.
"Oh...is Director Yu the only one?" Chen Yanbi's voice was not loud, but the act of "talking" was enough to warn Kou Ying.
"We never put our eggs in the same basket." Kou Ying used an analogy. She understood the reason why she did not answer directly.
"So you are not going to take your eggs back?" Mr. Chen scratched his eyebrows. While rambling, he couldn't help but think about what it meant that the other party only brought Director Yu here. , and then he laughed again: "It seems that our one-for-three can only settle for zero-for-two."
But from Wuyi's point of view, they never had the option of "one for three". This so-called "three" was simply a false means to confuse the other party. Their original purpose was just to "one for three". Change one." After taking back his only weakness, he could still use a non-existent prisoner of war to control the situation, but now he is actually reduced to the point where he is being used by the opponent with nothing? Whether from an organizational or personal perspective, Kou Ying would never accept such an "unequal" treaty.
However, just when Kou Ying was still stalling for time to take countermeasures, a sharp and unfamiliar sound broke this strange harmony, and everyone's eyes were focused on one point.
That is the character who really plays the bad role tonight, a ruthless character who is smaller than everyone present but has the most iron fist.
Ren Tianjing wiped away the billowing smoke from the muzzle, pulled out the gun rod from the barrel, and calmly restored the gun to a ready-to-fire state: "The shot just now was just a warning, so who among you wants to learn a lesson?" Do you want to know the power of this thing? See if it can kill top masters like the legend says? Or do you think this is just a joke?"
Ren Tianjing is brave and resourceful. Although he lacked the confidence as a leader at first, and the Xiaoshan people did not recognize this dwarf as their general, he is now different from what he used to be.
"Everyone knows that the person who messed up all this is not us, but you - so don't think about any room for bargaining." As he spoke, the dwarf had already walked to the front of the team, like an arrow in the array. "I only give you one choice, which is to leave our people there and retreat to the City God's Temple - after we leave, you can go wherever you like, but our business is not over yet."
"Otherwise, let's settle it here tonight. I'll beat your brother to death, and then we'll fight to the death - believe me, you will definitely be the ones who die in the end." Although he is not as tall as the handlebars of the car with his feet in the air. , but this did not prevent him from stepping on the car floor and pressing the muzzle of the gun firmly against Kou Xiong's head: "We may not win, but you will definitely lose."
As Ren Tianjing became fierce, everyone raised their guns, and their movements were almost uniform - this was not a coincidence at all, but a premeditation, and they had been waiting for this moment since they set off.
Waiting for the moment to raise the gun, not fire it.
Different from Chen Yanbi's idea of still striving for perfection, Ren Tianjing knew that the actual combat effectiveness of his side under such a magnificent and grand scene was that he was strong on the outside and weak on the inside. In a real fight, he would never take much advantage, so he was determined to control the result more securely. The "zero for two" above.
Although Xiao Yu's safety is still not guaranteed, at least they brought back Chen Longque as a bait without any loss, and Director Yu who was in poor condition - as long as Kou Xiong is still in hand, there will be a next time Opportunity to negotiate.
"I understand, you want to make another exchange..." Kou Ying understood the purpose of the short man, and then swallowed hard. She gently raised her hands, signaling to the other party, mainly to let the raging dwarf see Realizing that he had no intention of fighting, he just reiterated his reasons: "We can indeed do as you ask...but you have to ensure that my brother is alive."
"Haha... We have much more credibility." Ren Tianjing tapped Kou Xiong's thigh with the handle of his gun and continued to apply pressure: "Is it done this time? Then hurry back!"
Everyone in Wuyi slowly retreated facing Ren Tianjing to prevent the other party from suddenly taking advantage of the situation. In the process, Yin Huan couldn't help but softly said: "We are going back empty-handed. What will the young master say to us?"
Zhong Luxue is the one who is good at making claims and wants to arrest Chen Longque, but the blame may fall on Kou Ying, who personally negotiated with the other party - but she has already suffered a lot because of it. The Kou family brother and sister have always been kind to him, so Yin Huan can't bear to see Sister Kou being blamed again.
But it would be too much to expect Zhong Luxue to say something at this moment. Maybe she would take the initiative to apologize in front of Chai Sichou, but she is by no means a character who can comfort others with words.
It wasn't until they were completely out of sight of any muskets that Kou Ying took a breath. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with exhaustion and tucked the loose hair behind her ears again: "That's all we can do... But it’s not like we gained nothing, at least we learned about their trump card – if there is a next round, then at least we can prepare in advance.”
Yin Huan nodded in agreement. He felt that using this kind of information to comfort himself was better than nothing, but it was not easy to expose it directly.
And when the defeated army sneaked and dejected and dispersed back to the station to report to Chai Sichou, the frowning young master Wuyi suddenly thought of a topic that no one cared about but was the source of this turmoil: "Isn't there anyone here?" Did you mention the 'sword' thing during the negotiation?"
"You mean... we don't take the initiative to bring it up. The other party actually has no intention of taking the sword back. Does this mean that the real sword is actually still in their hands, so they subconsciously ignored the sword? The ownership issue?" Hai Shikui is such a shrewd person, and he immediately followed the young master's train of thought - he was far more shrewd than that, so he only told the "appearance" level and accepted the young master with peace of mind. Point out his stupidity.
As expected by Hai Shikui, Chai Sichou touched his chin and raised another possibility: "Or maybe they expected us to think so, so they didn't do it on purpose..."
Don't look at how complicated it is for this monarch and his ministers to sing a double act here. In fact, they are just embarrassment for themselves, because such irresponsible inferences based on the other party's behavior rather than actual evidence have happened many times. Now, more thinking at this time will become a burden - if Chai Sichou could make a choice as decisively as Ren Tianjing, regardless of whether he was right or wrong, he could just stick to the dark side unswervingly, maybe this matter would have been solved long ago.
Of course, what Wu Yi does is something they have to deal with themselves, so what does the other end think?
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"How dare you..." The large army took Chen Longque, who was seriously injured, to go back for treatment first, while Chen Yanbi and Ren Tianjing slowly returned under the protection of a small group of elites. Mr. Chen saw this from a high position. The guy's entire back was almost wet with sweat. It seemed that assuming that kind of fierce posture was not something he took lightly.
"Huh..." Ren Tianjing was still breathing heavily, and waited until his emotions calmed down completely before saying: "You and I look at the incident from different angles, and the decisions we make are naturally different - as far as I am concerned, there is no relationship between the two parties at all. There is no room for peace. All negotiations are just preparations for the final war, and cannot eliminate mutual hatred at all. In other words, at least my understanding is that the two sides of us are going to fight to the death."
"Based on this, we must minimize the pressure from the hostages before the horn of the decisive battle blows." Ren Tianjing twisted his neck to the upper left at a large angle before he could look into Mr. Chen's eyes: "You have been together for so long Yeah, you should know Boss He very well..."
"Do you think he will soften due to pressure at a critical moment?" Mr. Chen vaguely felt that this was what Ren Tianjing was going to say.
"Well... that's not necessarily the case." Ren Tianjing shook his head: "Compared to the death of like-minded people, the sacrifice of Chi Yu who was affected for no reason is what he can't accept even more."
"If it were him, Boss Wei, Miss Yu, and you - if you people died, you would have died on the road to your ideals. This is the price they should pay. Each of them would have died long ago. We are well prepared for this. But people like Director Yu and Chen Longque may not have such ideals, so how innocent are their victims?"
Chen Yanbi thought about it and felt that Ren Tianjing was right. He was also a core member of He Nan's gang, but he never thought of backing down during the process of filing documents. It seemed that he was enjoying it deep down. , and then asked: "What about you? What do you think?"
Ren Tianjing did not answer the question immediately, but when he raised his head again, an expression that could be called "pious" enveloped his face: "If it weren't for Boss He, I would still be just a submissive person on the mountain. A little thief! But his appearance made me realize that even people like me...should be able to have their own ideals."
