When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 297 Helping Him Maintain His Respect!

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The sound of metal clashing was particularly clear inside the cave.

Xiao Zhang's expression changed, and he instinctively wanted to run away, but Xu Ge and Li Dongshui had already turned around, and Li Dongshui's AWM was pointing at him.

"I never expected that the mole would really be you!" Li Dongshui looked at Xiao Zhang with a complicated expression. "You actually chose to shoot us in the back!"

Xu Ge walked back step by step, looking at Xiao Zhang: "It seems you've really become lax; you can't even tell if the magazine is empty."

He summoned the token, intending to add all the remaining hundred-plus general skill points to the interrogation skill, only to find that he had reached the limit ahead of schedule. So he simply added the rest to mental arithmetic and rapid shooting.

Rapid Fire: Master (1160/9999).

Mental Arithmetic: Special Grade (17/500).

Interrogation: Top-level (7/500).

Xu Ge carefully sensed the new memories that had appeared in his mind. Now that the traitor had been found, the next step was to interrogate him!

Snapped!
The MP5A2 fell to the ground from Xiao Zhang's hand, and his face turned ashen.

"So, you changed the magazine beforehand because you were always on guard against me? If I'm not a mole, aren't you afraid that this will kill a comrade?"

"But you are."

Xu Ge said calmly.

When the three of them entered the cave and Xu Ge discovered that the wartime mode was still activated, he didn't want to wait any longer.

He wanted to deliberately provoke Xiao Zhang and make him reveal a weakness.

Xiao Zhang looked at Xu Ge and asked, "Can you tell me how you found out about me?"

Li Dongshui returned to the cave entrance, set up his gun, and kept watch outside, leaving Xiao Zhang to be dealt with by Xu Ge.

Xu Ge shook his head, drew his pistol and claw knife: "Is there any point in asking this now?"

Xiao Zhang's eye twitched twice: "What are you planning to do?"

"That's what I should be asking you: what are you planning to do?"

Xu Ge pointed at Xiao Zhang with his Glock, gesturing for him to stand close to the cave wall. "Are you going to confess directly, or should I interrogate him?"

After all, they were comrades-in-arms, and Xu Ge did not want to take direct action.

Xiao Zhang plopped down on the ground, his face blank: "Just ask me whatever you want. I'll tell you everything I know. I've been trained in counter-interrogation techniques; your methods won't work on me."

"Humph."

Xu Ge sneered, "Do you still think you're the same Xiao Zhang you used to be? Since you chose to betray, your will has long since ceased to exist!"

Xiao Zhang lowered his head and remained silent.

How did you end up on this path?

"The first time I came to scout near Baisha Village, I was captured by the SSG."

Xu Ge was somewhat surprised: "Old Li didn't know about this?"

Xiao Zhang shook his head: "I was arrested for less than an hour before being released. They even gave me some useful information to report back to me."

Xu Ge: ...

Li Dongshui couldn't help but ask, "Less than an hour? Were their methods really that cruel? You didn't seem to be hurt at all."

Xiao Zhang: "They gave us too much!"

Xu Ge's expression turned disdainful: "So you're only after money? If I remember correctly, the salary and allowances for field operations have always been the highest in the entire army, right?"

Xiao Zhang looked up at Xu Ge and said, "You've definitely never been poor."

Xu Ge shook his head: "It has nothing to do with this. You're just making excuses for yourself."

"Just consider this me making excuses for myself..."

Xiao Zhang smiled wryly, "When I was in school, I had a classmate whose family was really rich. Once, he came to my house to play and stayed for lunch. He kept praising my mom's scrambled eggs with tomatoes... Goubao, if you discovered that scrambled eggs with tomatoes is actually delicious, what would you do?"

Xu Ge didn't speak, just quietly looked at Xiao Zhang.

Li Dongshui spoke up: "I'll definitely have my mom make it for me too."

"What if your mom's cooking isn't good?"

"Then we should hire a cook who is good at cooking."

Xiao Zhang grinned: "Looks like you're a rich kid too! That's right, my classmate had his parents arrange for my mom to work as their nanny!"

Li Dongshui: ...

"What, didn't they pay? Or did they force your mother to go because she didn't want to?"

Xu Ge frowned. "I don't want to hear your excuses. They only make me despise you more because you don't even have the courage to admit that you're wrong!"

Xiao Zhang was somewhat embarrassed and angry after being rebuked. He wanted to lash out, but he held back when he saw the Glock in Xu Ge's hand.

"After you were arrested, who bribed you?"

“Ganlan and Aru”.

"As expected, Ganlan knows you! What did they give you that made you agree so readily?"

"10 Bitcoins."

Xu Ge was startled, while Li Dongshui gasped.

Xiao Zhang laughed: "What, do you also think that we've given too much?"

Xu Ge continued, "Whose mistress is Gan Lan?"

Xiao Zhang shook his head: "I really don't know, but the power of the person behind him is terrifying."

Xu Ge knew this without the other party reminding him. Being able to run a private arms factory, have SSG personnel as security guards, and mobilize Taliban government forces' patrols on the border, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he could control everything.

"I'm curious, since Gan Lan and the others know we've got our eyes on Baisha Village, why don't they leave?" Xu Ge asked a crucial question.

"You want to arrest her, but doesn't she want to arrest you too?"

Xiao Zhang whispered, "Actually, they were already prepared, but no one expected that Thor would take action on the very first day of his arrival, without even conducting any reconnaissance."

"Set a trap for us? What an arrogant idea!" Xu Ge's eyes sharpened. "I suppose you'll be the one leading us into the trap, won't you?"

Xiao Zhang's silence was taken as tacit agreement.

Xu Ge said coldly, "Let's talk about the fighter jets. When did you leak the information?"

Xiao Zhang was taken aback: "What fighter jet?"

Xu Ge was taken aback by the other party's reaction, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "You just said, when did you start to betray us?"

"In the middle of last month, about twenty days ago."

Xu Ge remained silent, his brows furrowed.

The timing doesn't match!
In other words, there are other traitors among them!
"Goubao, the enemy is here!" Li Dongshui suddenly exclaimed. "They're about 600 meters away and coming down the mountain."

"Let's retreat!"

Xu Ge said something and pointed the gun at Xiao Zhang's forehead.

"Don't shoot! Give me some dignity, don't get your hands dirty!"

Xiao Zhang quickly said, "I'm still in active duty. It's not right for you to shoot me; it'll cause trouble! Leave me a gun, and I'll rush out and let the enemy kill me!"

Xu Ge sneered, "What, you want to be a martyr?" Xiao Zhang pleaded, "Please, I really don't want to die at the hands of my own people!"

"Dog Baby!"

Li Dongshui whispered something from the side.

Xu Ge turned his head: "What's wrong?"

"How about we knock him out and take him away, then hand him over to Thor to deal with?"

"At this point, what's the difference between carrying someone away and committing suicide?"

Li Dongshui pulled out the PK-9, removed the magazine, threw them separately on the ground, and said, "Let's give him some face then."

Xu Ge thought for a moment, nodded, and turned to run deeper into the cave.

Li Dongshui quickly followed.

"Thank you!" came Xiao Zhang's grateful voice from behind.

. . .

. . .

The further you go into the cave, the darker it gets; after a hundred meters or so, it's practically indistinguishable from night.

Li Dongshui put on night vision goggles, stopped at the first corner, turned around, and set up his gun.

Xu Ge laughed: "I knew you weren't that stupid."

Li Dongshui carefully glanced towards the cave entrance: "If he doesn't want to be dignified, I'll help him be dignified!"

Xu Ge also took out his binoculars and listened carefully to the sounds coming from the direction of the cave entrance.

At this moment, Xiao Zhang had already picked up the pistol and was pressing himself against the edge of the hole, peering out.

After a while, Xiao Zhang suddenly raised his gun and fired towards the outside of the cave entrance.

Snapped!
Snapped!
clap clap clap!
Xu Ge's ears twitched slightly, and he frowned: "Why does his shooting rhythm sound so familiar?"

The next moment, the sound of a counterattack came from outside the cave.

Hey!
Hey!
Da da da!
"They're using secret signals!"

Li Dongshui immediately realized what was happening. "That's exactly how the SSG guys were shooting back on the mountain! I was wondering why they were shooting randomly!"

"Sure enough, those who have betrayed you can never turn back!" Xu Ge lifted up his SCAR-H as well.

"Now?" Li Dongshui's finger was already on the trigger.

Xu Ge: "Wait a little longer, let the SSG people come in, kill as many as you can!"

"it is good!"

A few dozen seconds later, Xu Ge heard light footsteps. The light at the cave entrance dimmed, and two fully armed figures appeared in front of Xiao Zhang.

Xu Ge and Li Dongshui pulled the trigger at the same time.

boom!
Bang bang bang!
boom!
"Damn it! Didn't you know to leave one for me?" Xu Ge cursed as he turned around. "Get out of here!"

"You can't blame me for your own mistake?"

Li Dongshui slung a gun over his shoulder, took the MP5A2 from Xu Ge, and changed the magazine as he ran.

Xu Ge was also changing the barrel of his assault rifle, cursing, "Damn it! I clearly hit that guy in the chest, he wouldn't have survived even if he was wearing a bulletproof vest, why did you shoot him in the head again?"

The two fired a total of five shots. Li Dongshui's first shot headshot Xiao Zhang and an enemy opposite him. Xu Ge aimed at an enemy on the right and hit him in the chest with all three shots, but Li Dongshui then fired another shot into the head.

The token remained unresponsive; the kill count was still 4.

This indicates that, according to the system's assessment, this person was not killed by Xu Ge; he was naturally angry because his kill was stolen.

However, there are many enemies coming this time, so there's no need to worry about not having enough kills.

"Next time, you're not allowed to finish off the targets I hit, understand?"

"Why don't you just aim and headshot him?"

"Nonsense, the head is easier to hit than the body!"

The cave began to wind its way through, and the light completely disappeared, forcing even Xu Ge to wear night vision goggles.

The air was filled with a rotten, musty smell, but there was still enough oxygen, which indicated that the holes were indeed interconnected.

There were no footsteps coming from behind, so it seemed that the SSG members didn't dare to enter the cave easily and were probably waiting for the Taliban to join them.

After walking for a few more minutes, a fork in the road appeared ahead.

The two stopped, and Li Dongshui looked at Xu Ge: "Which way?"

"Who am I asking you to ask me?"

"You're the deputy team leader!"

"Damn it, now you remember I'm the deputy team leader? Why didn't you ask me if I agreed when you threw the gun to Xiao Zhang?"

Xu Ge cursed irritably, then carefully sniffed the air in both passageways. "Go to the right, the air is fresher there!"

"it is good!"

The two crawled into the passage on the right and continued forward.

Fresh air meant being closer to the exit. Since his headset was completely out of service inside the cave, Xu Ge decided to find a place with a signal to contact Thor and the others first.

Of course, if Thor and his crew were also deep inside the cave, they would have to rely entirely on their sense of smell to find them.

Thinking of this, Xu Ge asked, "What did Thor say when you contacted him before?"

Li Dongshui was taking something out of his backpack when he heard this and replied, "He said if we can't get in touch with him, we should pay attention to the marks on the wall and the smell of pepper spray. He will spray it every now and then."

Xu Ge was stunned: "Where did he get the pepper spray?"

"They said it was specially prepared for you." Li Dongshui handed over a bar of chocolates. "I've been starving, have something to eat first!"

Xu Ge stopped, and the two sat down on the ground to replenish their water and food. The cave was quiet.

"It would have been great if we had brought a dashcam with us this time," Xu Ge said after taking a big gulp of water.

Li Dongshui paused for a moment before realizing what the other person meant, then waved his hand and said, "You mean it'll be troublesome if I snipe Xiao Zhang, right? Don't worry, he took money from someone, right? When they investigate, it'll prove he's the mole."

Xu Ge: "Do you know why Gan Lan and his group used Bitcoin to bribe Xiao Zhang? It's because they couldn't find out."

"Ganlan was arrested by us, so he can testify about it!"

"Why do you always like to place your hopes on others? What if Gan Lan doesn't accept the offer? What if something unexpected happens?"

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Li Dongshui pouted. "We can't really say that Xiao Zhang died for his country, killed by the enemy, can we?"

Xu Ge said in a low voice, "This matter was originally only known to the two of us. In case, I mean in case, in case something happens to Gan Lan, we need to agree on our story beforehand."

Li Dongshui's eyes widened: "Holy crap! You're trying to coordinate your statements?!"

Are you fucking an idiot?

Xu Ge was so angry he laughed. "That's how his mother uses the term 'collusion'... Shh!"

Seeing Xu Ge suddenly make a shushing gesture, Li Dongshui quickly raised his gun and pointed it at the front of the passage, whispering, "What's wrong?"

"I smell blood! It just wafted over!"

(End of this chapter)