Chapter 7 Joining Forces to Fight the Enemy
Li Nan and Bai Ying discussed whether to tell a few people in the living room about the Sweeper's imminent attack. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Bai Ying was a little worried, "If you tell them this, I think it may cause a riot and produce some unstable factors." ā
Li Nan touched his smooth chin a little unaccustomedly, "But the enemy may attack soon, and they will know about this matter after a while, it is better to test their attitude now, if we can convince them, we will also have a little more help." ā
The two talked for a few minutes, and finally decided to tell James and the others to see their attitudes.
It's still the old rule, Bai Ying is in charge of translation, Li Nan gently tore off the tape on their mouths, and said with a smile: "First of all, you must know that this girl and I only came here to escape the sweep, so we are very grateful to the kind Charlie, because he opened the door and let us in." And then I'm going to say, there's a group of people out there who are part of the sweep, and they're here to arrest this black guy, and by the way, they haven't asked your name, what's your name? ā
The black man with blood on his face said, "Camelo, my name is Camelo. John. ā
Li Nan sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette, and took a beautiful puff, "The people outside said that as long as we hand over Carmelo alive, they will leave, and I can't make up my mind about this request, so I want to hear your opinions, and now you can express your opinions." ā
This kind of question is not easy to answer, James glanced at the black man next to him with some guilt, and said: "The security system of this house is produced by our company, it can block ordinary burglars, but for the sweepers who come prepared, it will not play much role, for the safety of you and my own family, I hope to send Carmelo out." ā
"But the people out there will kill him." The little boy Charlie clearly disagreed with his father's opinion.
The eldest daughter, Zoe, also objected: "yes, Dad, I don't think it's right." ā
James said to his children: "Zoe and Charlie, although I seem ruthless to say this, but if we don't send Carmelo out, we will die, and we have no other choice." ā
Faced with her husband's statement, Mary advised: "James, we are wrong to do this, Carmelo is just an innocent person, if we send him out, then we will become the same people as those sweepers outside, do you want Charlie and Zoe to become like that?" ā
Faced with his family's opposition, James was a little excited, "Do I want to do this?" If they attack, our lives don't matter, but what about Charlie and Zoe, do you want them killed? ā
Carmelo, a silent black homeless man, heard the James's family's argument and suddenly interrupted their conversation, "Send me out, I don't want to trouble you." ā
Li Nan smoked a cigarette and listened to Bai Ying's translation of the conversations of these people, he was sincerely sad for the IQ and EQ of these people in front of him, just these people were put in the last days, and there were no bones left to be eaten every minute.
Now that they had made up their minds, Li Nan decided to express his attitude.
"James, you're right to send Carmelo out to save your family. Mary and Cha are also right to protect the innocent Carmelo, Brother Carmelo, you are right to want to give up yourself and fulfill others, but you have been arguing for a long time, don't you think that the sweepers will keep their promise and let you go? You know that today is the official day of slaughter, do you think killing a few more people is a burden for them, or is it a pleasure? ā
James hesitated and said, "I think... Maybe the sweepers don't lie. ā
Li Nan laughed, "Listen to what you say, do you think that those sweepers who kill people for fun are a group of saints? ā
There was a brief silence in the living room, and Li Nan's words shattered the illusions of several people, and they began to think about the worst outcome.
It is said that a scientist has found that women are more resilient and courageous than men in the face of difficult situations, and Mary's next words prove this.
"Let us go, hide Charlie and Zoe in the basement, James take out all the guns he has hidden, I'm going to protect my kids and this home!"
"Bang bang." Li Nan applauded Mary's words, and Bai Ying also said to Mary: "This is a wise choice. ā
The lights in the living room suddenly all went out, and then they came back on, and James said: "They cut off the outside power, and now the backup power is working, it seems that they will attack soon, let us go, I'll go get the gun." ā
Bai Ying, who ran to the door to check the surveillance screen, ran back and told Li Nan that the cameras outside had been blown up by the sweepers.
Without further ado, Li Nan pulled out his dagger and cut the tape that bound them, James ran upstairs to find a gun, and Mary gave Zoe some food and water to let her take her brother to the basement to hide.
A few minutes later, the sound of the engine of heavy machinery sounded outside, and Li Nan saw from the surveillance screen that a modified bulldozer appeared outside the gate, and the bulldozer blade in front of the bulldozer was welded with steel pillars the thickness of buckets, which were obviously used as a battering ram.
James finally got a large bag of weapons to hide, an M16 rifle, a Remington Model 870 shotgun, a Browning BDM pistol, and a large amount of ammunition to match.
The black brother Carmelo picked up the M16 rifle, expertly unloaded the magazine, checked the crosshair safety, and picked out the spare magazine from the bag, James picked up the Remington shotgun and handed Browning to his wife, Mary.
Seeing the black Carmelo skillfully handling the gun, Li Nan asked, "Brother, have you ever joined the army?" ā
Carmelo said with emotion: "I used to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps, but after returning to my hometown, because I didn't have any special skills, I often faced the problem of unemployment, and finally became the target of the rich to sweep up. ā
Bai Ying seemed to be more interested in the M16 rifle in Carmello's hand, but Li Nan stopped her, "You haven't even fired a gun, using that rifle is a complete waste, you must know that marksmanship cannot be practiced overnight." ā
Bai Ying remembered Li Nan's several accurate shots, "Your marksmanship is very good, how did you practice that?" ā
"Since the end of the world, I have replaced all the things I got from adventures and hunting with bullets, and in five years I have shot about tens of thousands of bullets to have my current marksmanship, don't worry, when it is safe, I will go and get some bullets for you to practice slowly."
Everyone assigned their positions, Li Nan took Bai Ying to guard the east side of the gate, James and Mary to guard the west side, Carmelo ambushed on the stairs facing the gate, and only the roar of the machines outside could be heard in the silent room.
"Boom!" The battering ram on the bulldozer collided with the heavy protective steel plate on the gate, and the loud noise made everyone's ears buzz.
In the face of the heavy machinery of the sweepers, no amount of thick steel plates could withstand it for long, and after several repeated collisions, with a loud bang, fragments of deformed protective steel plates and luxurious wooden doors flew into the hall.
"Woo-la-la-la!" The bulldozer stepped back and stopped, and three men and two women, five sweepers, armed with long and short guns, rushed in cheering.