163: Rescue the hostages in the cave.

Everyone's gaze turned towards the distance; lights were visible emanating from a boat there. Not only that, but four other boats were also approaching.

“Hurry and tell Brother Ba, we don't know if those are the boats coming to meet us.”

“Brother Ba, the boats are here, but we don't know if they are the ones meant to meet us.”

Old Twelve quickly ran back into the cave, shouting loudly.

“I'll go out and take a look. You all guard the people inside; don't let them escape.”

“Yes.”

Brother Ba quickly walked out of the cave and looked outside.

He first squinted his eyes to look, then took a pair of binoculars from one of his subordinates.

What could binoculars possibly see on a night like this?

Soon, he saw a flare being launched across the way.

Seeing the familiar flare, he knew they were their own people.

“Hurry down, bring the people up, and lower the Hanging Basket.”

“Yes.”

Xiao Niannian watched through the binoculars. They had previously spotted the cave from here. Given the height, if it wasn't a secret passage, they must be using a Hanging Basket or similar device to ascend.

Through the binoculars, they indeed saw a Hanging Basket there. Furthermore, the color of the Hanging Basket was made to look very similar to the rock, making it truly difficult to spot without careful observation.

She saw over a dozen people on those four boats, and there must also be quite a few people inside the cave.

The situation was much more troublesome than imagined.

Lu Jing also continuously watched the beach through binoculars, seeing the boats launch signals and then using lights to flash signals back.

The scouts they deployed were now already ambushed on the beach from other locations. Once these people finished receiving the hostages, they could rush out from the corners.

However, a minority of these people were carrying weapons.

There should still be hostages inside the cave.

“The two of you stay here and guard. If there is trouble, immediately throw a Torpedo to signal us.”

“Yes.”

Their boat contained Torpedoes and some other weapons.

“Brother Ba, they are here.”

Two people climbed up to the cave.

Seeing Brother Ba, they happily walked forward.

“Brother Ba, where are the people?”

“They are all inside. In the past two days, quite a few people have arrived at the Production Brigade, and the situation feels off. We have to move tonight; we can't keep the people here anymore...”

Hearing Brother Ba's words, the man nodded.

“Brother Ba is right.”

They walked inside and saw two girls about seventeen or eighteen years old, two women around thirty, and six children.

“Some people were previously taken away; otherwise, we could have gathered over twenty people this time...”

“Lower the people down first.”

“Have they been given the medicine?”

“Yes, they have.”

Hearing that they had been given the medicine, the two people who came to meet them didn't say anything more.

These people were groggily dragged out and tossed into the Hanging Basket.

“Don't transport them onto the boats yet; first, lower all the people down from the cave.”

“Alright.”

Soon, ten people were transported to the beach by the Hanging Basket.

Watching the people lying on the ground, the people in the cave continued to descend.

“Don't move!”

A bright light shone directly onto them, followed immediately by several people rushing over.

“Damn it, it's the Public Security Bureau!”

Brother Ba and his subordinates hadn't expected this. They had checked the surroundings carefully just moments ago and hadn't seen anyone.

But now, over a dozen people had suddenly appeared.

“Attack!”

Brother Ba shouted loudly, pulling out his weapon and attacking the people who had suddenly appeared.

“Bang, bang, bang.”

Gunshots rang out, and they ran toward the boats while fighting.

As long as they escaped onto the boats and sailed out to sea, no one would be able to catch them.

Trying to catch them at sea would be like a fool's dream.

“Get on the boat!”

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing were already on the boat at this time. The two people guarding the boat had been knocked out, tied up, and gagged, and then sent to their boat.

Meanwhile, Xiao Niannian, Lu Jing, and several others were ambushing them on the boat.

These people were now completely caught off guard and were scattering across the beach, trying to find cover.

“Grab them as hostages!”

After panicking for a moment, Brother Ba remembered the hostages. With these hostages, the Public Security officers wouldn't dare make a move.

Hearing this, the subordinates immediately ran toward the hostages.

But after running only a few steps, their legs were hit by bullets.

“Ah.”

“It hurts so much.”

Brother Ba looked around frantically. He didn't know where the shots were coming from; they were hitting his subordinates' legs directly. Now these people were collapsed on the ground, curled up in pain.

The others, refusing to believe it, rushed forward again.

But immediately afterward, their legs and hands were also struck by bullets.

“Hurry up and get on the boat!”

Brother Ba and the subordinates who could still run dashed toward the boat.

Just as they were about to reach the side of the boat, they saw people on board.

“Bang.”

“Bang.”

Gunshots rang out.

The hands holding their weapons were hit by bullets, and the weapons dropped to the ground.

Ignoring the pain, they tried to grab their weapons again, only for their palms to be shot through by bullets.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing descended from the boat, picked up the guns, and then proceeded to administer a crushing beating.

“Ah.”

Brother Ba, whose hands and legs had been shot, was then kicked in the face and took several punches.

He didn't understand: what was the background of these people? Why were his men beaten so badly they couldn't fight back after just one encounter, and why couldn't they even clearly see what they looked like?

Xiao Niannian immediately took a rope and tied the man up.

And Lu Jing also used a rope to tie people up.

The other comrades took handcuffs and cuffed the unconscious criminals.

Such loud gunfire was also heard by Captain Chen's family.

“Old Man, listen, what is that sound outside?”

“Not good, those are gunshots.”

Captain Chen was extremely sensitive to the sound of gunfire.

To hear so many gunshots at a time like this... Could something have gone wrong at the cave?

“Quickly grab our things; let's go out and hide for now.”

Captain Chen said to his Old Wife.

“No, we can't just hide like this. If we don't run, nothing might happen. But if we run, we'll definitely be caught by the Public Security officers. Some of the people who came to the village today must be problematic.”

Auntie Chen's face changed drastically when she heard her husband's words.

What?

Did those people really go to catch the people in the cave?

Then what about their family's boat?

“Then has our family been targeted by them?”

“That shouldn't be possible.”

“Our boat and the village's boats.”

“When the time comes, we'll just say the boat was stolen.”

Captain Chen had told his family members this before.

They had warned their family members this afternoon not to talk carelessly.

The children currently don't know anything either.

“Could it be that they're coming to arrest us?”

“Peh! Don't talk nonsense.”

Captain Chen scolded Auntie Chen.

“Peh, peh, peh.” Auntie Chen quickly spat three times.

Xiao Niannian led the people onto the boat and transported them back to the dock.

As soon as they reached the dock, several vehicles were already waiting.