Embers Ad Infinitum

Shang Jianyao tightened his grip on Lopez's neck so that he could no longer say the next words.

At this time, he used Lopez's body to block the three guns on the left side of the all-terrain vehicle, and handed the back to Jiang Baimian.

When Jiang Baimian rushed out, he reluctantly and tacitly pulled out the "United 202" and aimed at one of Lopez's men.

As for the remaining one, she believed that even if the other party didn't care about accidentally injuring Lopez, he still wouldn't be able to fire at the critical moment.

They are both in the "missing bimanual motion" range.

Lopez tried to struggle, but Shang Jianyao had already pulled out the "ice moss" with his other hand and put the muzzle of the gun against his chest.

Looking at the arrogant monkey mask, he could not read any emotions from the other person's eyes, so he could only raise his hands to express surrender.

Shang Jianyao pulled him off the hood of the all-terrain vehicle, released his grip on his neck, then smoothed his messy collar, patted the dust on his chest and abdomen, and said with a friendly smile:

"Isn't this nice?"

After doing these things, he maintained his aiming posture and stepped back to Jiang Baimian.

Such changes made Lopez, who had experienced many battles, extremely confused. He could not grasp the other party's true intentions or what he wanted to do.

He could only feel some kind of indescribable madness.

Seeing that the other party gave up the opportunity to control him, Lopez narrowed his eyes slightly and prepared to take the situation back.

He is not the kind of person who will swallow his anger when he suffers a loss. His position in the Ankhbas gang is all earned, and he never relies on his height and strength or uses bluffing to increase his worth.

If someone beat him up for no reason today, but he didn't kill the guy on the spot, or hit him back, he believed that he would definitely become a joke in the eyes of the Redstone Market townspeople and outside desperadoes under Ankhbas. Nor is he the iron-blooded, ruthless, formidable "giant" Lopez who is worth following.

At this time, Jiang Baimian raised his left hand and raised three fingers.

There was a pop, and next to the earth-yellow all-terrain vehicle, mud splashed and craters stood out.

Someone fired a shot here from a distance!

Lopez and his men reflexively made evasive movements, shrinking behind the tires, or rolling into a pile of concrete blocks.

It can be seen that their experience is quite rich.

Jiang Baimian held "United 202" and said with a relaxed smile while being wary on the inside:

"You should know that there are four people in our team."

At the top of a tall building that could monitor the surrounding area, Bai Chen put his eyes behind the scope, his expression extremely focused.

She could fire again at any time, and this time it wouldn't be a warning, it would directly take a life.

Long Yuehong was quite envious of this, and he also wanted to play this role of deterring the enemy.

Unfortunately, he also knew that there was still a big gap between his sniping skills and Bai Chen's.

Moreover, he was holding a "Reaper" individual rocket launcher. The ammunition was obviously more expensive and it was easy to accidentally injure teammates.

Seeing Lopez and the others hiding while trying to target this side, forming a confrontation, Jiang Baimian smiled and said:

"Wouldn't it be better for everyone to put down their guns and talk to each other peacefully?"

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao agreed.

Who was the one who punched someone just now? Jiang Baimian muttered in his heart angrily.

She was the first to put away "United 202" to show her sincerity.

Of course, she didn't make any gestures to Bai Chen and Long Yuehong to keep them in their current state.

Lopez weighed it and felt that hiding so timidly was not in line with his image and would make his subordinates look down on him even more. So, he slowly stood up and walked back to the front of the all-terrain vehicle.

He held a "United 202" and let the muzzle of the gun hang to the ground:

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Didn't you invite us here?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Lopez was silent for a few seconds, then said with a bit of gritted teeth:

"I'm giving you a clue.

"Didn't you take over the task of recovering the arms and the murder of Herwig?"

"Yes." Jiang Baimian asked with a smile, "There are currently two possibilities: First, what Baz said is true, the arms are in the hands of Ankhbas, then Baz and Herwig's other confidants lack There is enough motive to kill Herwig, because even if Herwig dies, they will get nothing and will only benefit Ankhbas; secondly, the arms actually fall into their hands and have nothing to do with Ankhbas. relationship, in this case, they are the most suspect. Which possibility do you think it is?"

Because Shang Jianyao had already made "friends" with Baz, she believed that the arms were at Ankhbas's place, and she was just observing Lopez's reaction by asking this question.

After listening quietly, Lopez suddenly smiled and said:

"There are other possibilities:

"It was neither done by our boss nor Baz and the others. Herwig's death had nothing to do with that batch of arms. It was done by another of his enemies."

Lopez was implying that they knew that Baz and others were innocent. At the same time, Ankhbas did not want to let Herwig die? Jiang Baimian tried to interpret the other party's meaning.

Before she could speak, Lopez added:

"Our boss still prefers that Baz and the others did it. If Herwig dies, one of them might be able to inherit his wife, his children, his power, and his supplies."

"You mean, one of them might have an affair with Mrs. Teresa?" Jiang Baimian pretended to be convinced.

Anyway, it’s not a bad thing to hear more news.

"I can't give you a definite answer." Lopez showed restraint. "Our boss once heard Herwig mention that Teresa was very cold to him and always used vigilance as an excuse to reject his advances."

Based on the customs of Hongshiji, isn't this kind of thing normal? Jiang Baimian cursed.

She turned to ask:

"What clue did you just say you wanted to give us?"

Lopez glanced at Shang Jianyao, who was motionless in a monkey mask:

"The cause of Herwig's death was excessive shock. Don't you think it's strange?"

"It's just because it's strange that it seems suspicious." Jiang Baimian said in a car-wheel dialect.

Lopez gradually recovered from the shock and anger of being beaten before, and smiled slightly:

"This may be caused by some kind of awakened person ability.

"Our boss said that it appears more in groups that believe in 'ghost aunts'. Bishop Renato or a certain warning person owns it, and Dimarco in the underground ark also has one."

Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully:

"Are you implying that Carl butler killed Herwig?"

The Vigilant Sect has no motive for messing with the Redstone Collection, and the current state best suits their ideas.

"This requires you to investigate. Our boss has no evidence." Lopez smiled.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm", smiled and said:

"Last question, do you know where the arms are?"

"This also requires your own investigation." After Lopez finished speaking, he suddenly smiled, a little proudly.

This... Jiang Baimian looked sideways at Shang Jianyao in surprise.

Shang Jianyao nodded slightly, indicating that he had indeed added "seasoning".

Is this a weakened application of "hypocritical person"? Just like how we dealt with the fake "priest" before, although he wouldn't do something that seriously violated his reason and would regret it on the spot, he still couldn't help but be a little pretentious in some details and show off himself unknowingly? Jiang Baimian had a clear understanding.

And Lopez's smile just now was enough to show that Baz wasn't lying - Lopez knew where the arms were, and he even hid them himself.

At this time, Shang Jianyao said something a little abruptly:

"six people."

Two against six? Subdue Lopez, forcefully make "friends", then get the weapons back and complete the mission? Jiang Baimian understood what Shang Jianyao meant.

She changed her mind and realized that the current situation was not two against six, but four against six. Bai Chen and Long Yuehong were both in sniper positions.

The main problem is that it is difficult to capture people alive, and once it starts, it will definitely cause a lot of casualties. For two parties who do not have deep hatred, this is not necessary, and it is not in line with Jiang Baimian's moral bottom line.

"No need to rush." ​​Jiang Baimian replied.

Lopez listened to their slightly strange conversation and suddenly had a premonition of danger.

He remained on high alert and said:

"I've already said what I need to say."

He wanted to distance himself from this group of aggressive and powerful ruin hunters as soon as possible.

"Goodbye." Jiang Baimian smiled and waved his left hand.

Lopez did not get in the car immediately, but just asked two of his men to drive the all-terrain vehicle to the back of a nearby tall building. He and others scattered around, using obstacles to follow on foot to avoid being caught in a pot because the target was too concentrated.

"Very alert." Shang Jianyao clapped and saw him off.

When Lopez and the others disappeared from sight, Jiang Baimian picked up the walkie-talkie and asked Bai Chen and the others to come down.

On the way back to the hotel camp, Long Yuehong asked eagerly after listening to the retelling:

"Are we going to find a chance to capture Lopez alive next?"

"Yeah." Jiang Baimian didn't object, "I'll report it to the company first and see if I can get any useful information."

Shang Jianyao smiled and added:

"We can find a bait and fish out Lopez."

Long Yuehong immediately shrank back and looked at Shang Jianyao warily:

"What do you mean?"

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"Buzz is great bait."

"Yes..." Long Yuehong replied blankly.

…………

While the old tune team was having a belated lunch, "Pangaea" responded with a telegram.

After Jiang Baimian’s translation, the content was presented:

“The Vigilant Sect believes in the ‘Yugu’ who holds the tenth year of October. The highest leader is the Dark Pope, followed by the Bishops of Fear, the Bishop, and the Warner.

“They call believers ‘the ones who are awake’.

"A large number of awakened people in this sect are good at influencing the emotions and states of others. Some are masters of 'provocation', some are 'fear' incarnations, some are 'friendly' people, and some can make people become frigid or improve their response. Ability……

"Currently, in the dusty world, the Vigilance Sect mainly appears in the spheres of influence of the 'White Knights' and the 'Orange Company', as well as in some small and medium-sized settlements."

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