Three vehicles raced along the highway and soon spotted the rough outline of the steel plant in the distance.
But…
“Rat-tat-tat!”
“Boom! Boom!”
Gunfire and explosions also came from the direction of the steel plant.
At that moment, the van leading the way braked sharply and stopped at the roadside. Lu Zheng and Lin Wan pulled up beside it. Rolling down the window, they saw the people inside on the phone.
“What is the situation?” Lu Zheng asked.
“Over a hundred ‘Blue Liberators’ are attacking the plant!” one engineer said in panic.
“Why?” Li Ying asked.
“No idea!”
“Now is not the time to ask why. Can the steel plant hold?” Lin Wan asked.
“There is a security team in the plant, but…”
The young engineer was deeply worried. “But there are only twelve of them, all locals, and they only have some AK rifles.”
“We cannot go back to the factory. If they cannot hold, going there is just suicide. We head outward and find a remote spot to hide first.” another engineer said.
“We already called leadership. They told us to hide and stay in contact.” an engineer said. “Come with us!”
Zhao Xiaodao and Li Ying both looked towards Lu Zheng and Lin Wan.
“You take them to hide. I will go.” Lu Zheng said.
Lin Wan nodded. “All right.”
A young engineer asked in shock, “You plan to sneak in?”
Lu Zheng raised a brow. “Sneak in? Have you seen Wolf Warrior 2?”
“That is a film!”
“But sometimes reality is more fantastical than films.” Lu Zheng smiled. “Films still have to follow logic, but reality does not.”
Everyone: ???
Do not think we are uneducated. The saying that reality is more fantastical than films refers to real-life themes and human nature, not one-against-a-hundred action blockbusters.
“Rest assured. Since we happened upon this, how could I let our people fall into their hands as hostages?” Lu Zheng smiled. “Have you forgotten our skills just now?”
The engineers then recalled the miracle of Lu Zheng and Lin Wan instantly taking down six men.
One engineer reminded him, “But they have heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. We have already retreated to the central plant area.”
“Then no more talk.” Lu Zheng’s eyes narrowed. “I will go first. You hide. Do not stay on the main road, in case any I miss come back and crash into you.”
The engineers: “…”
Lu Zheng floored the accelerator. The off-road vehicle shot forward with a whoosh.
“Sister Wan~”
Lin Wan turned back to see Li Ying and Zhao Xiaodao staring at her with burning eyes.
“What is it?”
“We want to go too~”
Lin Wan looked at their expectant faces and felt speechless. “Why are you not afraid at all?”
Zhao Xiaodao gave Lin Wan a knowing look, indicating she was in the know. How could she be afraid?
Li Ying also knew their background. No matter how fierce these rebels were, they were a rabble, probably not even matching the gunmen at Old John’s manor.
As for heavy weapons…
Inside a steel plant, they could hardly exert their full power.
Only the little assistant trembled in fear, but unfortunately she had no say.
Li Ying promised, “We will not get close. Just watch from afar.”
Zhao Xiaodao nodded repeatedly.
The two women were truly fearless in their ignorance, daring to approach. It fully displayed the Chinese penchant for excitement after long years of peace.
Fortunately, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan were truly reliable.
Lin Wan glanced at Li Ying and Zhao Xiaodao, a smile curving her lips. She floored the accelerator. The off-road vehicle also shot forward with a whoosh.
Since they were out, let them go wild this once.
Zhao Xiaodao: ♪(^∇^*)♪
Li Ying: o(〃’▽’〃)o
Little assistant: o(╥﹏╥)o
The two off-road vehicles, one ahead and one behind, drove straight towards the steel plant. The people in the van behind were stunned.
“Are they mad?”
“Zhao Xiaodao is still in the car!”
“What the hell! What do we do?”
“Call leadership again quickly!”
“And us?”
“Of course follow. Even if from behind to observe, we must relay the information!”
The van started up again and headed towards the steel plant.
…
Lu Zheng in front, Lin Wan behind. The two off-road vehicles soon reached the outskirts of the steel plant and saw the “Blue Liberators” surrounding the factory gate.
Several trucks, a dozen pickups, a few armed pickups, and an armoured vehicle.
Gunfire rang intermittently from inside the factory, while outside only about ten men guarded the vehicles.
Seeing the two off-road vehicles approach, several soldiers raised rifles. A machine gun on an armed pickup was also aimed at Lu Zheng.
“They have a machine gun!” Zhao Xiaodao cried in alarm.
In the next moment, she saw Lu Zheng in the lead vehicle roll down his window. With his left hand alone, he raised an AK and fired a burst ahead.
“Rat-tat-tat!”
Blood blossomed on the chests of the two machine gunners on the armed pickup. They toppled over.
“Ahhh!”
The three women in Lin Wan’s vehicle let out a high-pitched trio of screams.
The action in the car park had been too fast. Where was the thrill of this prepared scenario?
“Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat!”
The rhythmic gunfire continued. Lu Zheng fired several short bursts and disabled all the soldiers guarding the factory gate.
But knowing the three women were following to watch the excitement, he aimed only at their chests, as in the car park, so the deaths looked slightly less gruesome.
“Whoosh!”
An RPG suddenly streaked from the left of the gate, heading straight for Lu Zheng.
“Rat-tat-tat!”
“Boom!”
With a massive explosion, the divine skill of detonating the rocket mid-air reappeared.
“What the hell!”
Zhao Xiaodao and Li Ying both swore in unison.
“Brother Lu is far stronger than the Wolf Warrior. Reality truly is more fantastical than films.” Zhao Xiaodao could not help screaming. “I must tell Brother Jing! The special forces he played are weak!”
And when the soldier who fired the RPG showed his head, his fate was sealed.
“Rat-tat-tat!”
A short burst, and no living souls remained at the steel plant gate.
Lu Zheng parked at the gate, got out, casually swapped for another rifle, and pocketed a few magazines.
“The cars cannot drive in. The steel plant people have blocked the gate.” Lu Zheng said.
Only at the gate did Lu Zheng see what he could not before: the entrance was piled high with various steel materials. No wonder the armed pickups and armoured vehicle could not enter.
“Urgh!”
Li Ying, Zhao Xiaodao, and the little assistant, who had followed out of the car, smelled the pervasive bloody odour and finally could not help dry heaving. Their eyes very consciously avoided looking at the corpses.
