83: Give up weapons; good friends should be honest with each other.

Next door, Lin Pei had practically moved himself to the point of excitement.

With the 'Emotional Trickery' skill active, if he let his emotions get delicate, he could truly empathize with a ninety-year-old man.

He spoke with genuine feeling, recalling a speech by an old man he had once heard online.

And then he turned around and projected that empathy onto this group of Terrorist members.

The crowd of Terrorists wailed and shed tears, filled with deep regret.

While the group was beating their chests and stomping their feet in remorse, someone knocked on the door outside.

This was followed by a panicked voice.

“Great Leader, someone is coming from outside.”

“It looks like... the Dragon Country's armed forces.”

The Terrorists stood up in a panic, about to head out to find their weapons.

Lin Pei waved his hand to stop them and told them to sit back down.

Not only was there not a hint of panic in his eyes, but a composed smile also played on his lips.

“Resorting to weapons at every turn is truly violent.”

“What did I just tell you? Discard violence and have love in your hearts.”

“It's just the Dragon Country's armed forces. What's the panic?”

“They and I are all old friends; there's no need to meet with swords drawn.”

“We'll continue our talk, and in a moment, we can let them listen in too.”

“I expect they've brought me some of Dragon Country's fine tea again. You can all have a taste when the time comes.”

The Terrorist underlings all sat back down.

Since the Great Leader said not to move, then they certainly didn't need to move.

Their Great Leader was truly formidable.

As the head of a Terrorist organization, he could actually become friends with the Dragon Country military.

He was truly worthy of being their god, the spiritual leader of the organization, and the guiding light of their faith—Baladeng!

They were already looking forward to drinking Dragon Country's fine tea in a bit.

Only Ali still had some hesitation in his eyes and didn't sit down immediately.

Half of his face was swollen, and he could barely open his mouth.

He couldn't open his eyes either, and his field of vision had been cut in half.

“Great... Leader, can the Dragon Country's army really be trusted?”

“Will we be...”

Lin Pei looked up at him, his gaze instantly becoming stern and ruthless.

His voice seemed to radiate a chill.

“Are you questioning them, or are you questioning my words?”

“If it turns out I'm right later, do you want to be punished again?”

“Ali, do you happen to like the aesthetics of symmetry and want to make both sides of your face match?”

Ali was chilled to the core by his gaze.

He touched the good half of his face, feeling that he couldn't afford to lose it too.

Mainly, being hit in the face with that steel plate was excruciatingly painful.

Its level of cruelty was worthy of being called one of the ten greatest tortures on Planet Blue.

“I... I wouldn't dare, Great Leader.”

“Of course I believe you.”

Lin Pei gave a sinister smile.

“That's good.”

Everyone settled back down and grew quiet.

Before long, a series of hurried and orderly footsteps could be heard outside, getting closer and closer.

The group began to stir restlessly again.

This time, Baza raised his hand.

“Great Leader, listen to those footsteps; they sound a bit abnormal.”

“I have a feeling they're here to catch us.”

Lin Pei waved his hand again.

“They won't.”

“It's probably just old friends who haven't seen each other in a while and are missing me.”

“It's only been a month or so; look at how rushed they are.”

“Sit tight. They're our own people, so there's no need to greet them. Let's continue the lesson.”

Baza suddenly realized.

“Great Leader, you're right.”

“People in the military are indeed impatient.”

“Maybe they've already brewed the tea and want you to drink it while it's hot, fearing it will get cold if they're too slow.”

Lin Pei nodded.

“That makes sense.”

The Young Man was quite sensible; he was even coming up with excuses for him now.

The Film Crew watching the live stream was filled with suspicion.

Was what Lin Pei saying actually true or false?

They could all hear the commotion outside the shed.

It certainly sounded like they were there to arrest someone.

The formation for old friends catching up wasn't like that.

The bullet chat in the live stream room surged again.

“What? Brother Lin is actually friends with our Dragon Country Officials?”

“This can't be fake, right? If there was no connection, who would sit here waiting to be caught?”

“Holy crap, I didn't expect my Dragon Country military to be in cahoots with Terrorists. This really shatters my worldview.”

“Look on the bright side. Since there's a connection, the Film Crew shouldn't be in that much danger, right?”

Another official account popped up in the live stream room.

Dragon Country Officials: “This has been reported. If it is true, the military will certainly handle it strictly!”

...On the other side, Lin Pei was still chatting “kindly” with his underlings.

“Friends should be honest with each other.”

“Since we've put down our weapons first, they surely won't bring weapons either.”

“What we should welcome is a friend's embrace, not the sound of gunshots.”

“Remember, if we humans show each other more love, the world will become a better place.”

The members of the Terrorist organization nodded, deeply moved.

Some were clutching their chests, already feeling the “love”.

“Bang! Bang!”

The “love” was suddenly scared away by two gunshots.

Everyone turned their heads only to see the shadow of the underling guarding the door collapse to the ground.

He didn't even have time to let out a scream.

Before anyone could react, the door was violently kicked open.

A squad of Dragon Country Armed Police entered in full gear, pointing their dark muzzles at them.

They commanded in English.

“Don't move!”

“Squat down and put your hands behind your heads!”

Facing this legendary big guy, Baladeng, Zheng Lei also felt some trepidation.

He cautiously moved toward Lin Pei with his gun, but Lin Pei was completely defenseless.

He felt even more uneasy.

Looking around, none of the Terrorists had a single weapon in their hands.

What was going on?

Just then, Lin Pei stood up excitedly, leaving Zheng Lei's mind in a daze.

No gun? Is this guy going to throw a bomb and take everyone down with him?

What a radical Terrorist!

Zheng Lei dodged to the side and ordered everyone,

“Get down!”

Under the astonished gazes of the Terrorists, the two armed squads dropped to the ground in unison.

Lin Pei had originally intended to shake the captain's hand, but now his arm was frozen in mid-air.

Everyone expressed their confusion.

Was this the Dragon Country army's ceremony for meeting old friends?

The Dragon Country's armed forces truly lived up to their reputation; their bodies were so agile!

The air fell into a strange silence for a few seconds.

When the expected explosion didn't happen, Zheng Lei looked up.

??

Why did it seem like the Terrorists were also dazed?

Could they have been intimidated by the military might of the Dragon Country?

Hmph!

The Dragon Country's military power was formidable; it was only natural for them to be intimidated.

Zheng Lei did a quick squat-to-stand and stood up with a “swish”.

All the members of the armed police squad also stood up with a “swish”.

Lin Pei raised his hand again, and before Zheng Lei could retreat, Lin Pei grabbed it and gave it a shake.

The large hand nearly crushed his bones.

Lin Pei looked pleasantly surprised and spoke in familiar Dragon Country language.

“Officer, you're finally here!”

“Quick, arrest this bunch of Terrorists!”