387: Killing them ten times wouldn't be enough.

Lu Jing and Gu Yuan had just seen Niannian make the first person jump down. When Lu Jing saw the person holding a weapon, he immediately prepared to strike.

Seeing the dogs bite the man down and Niannian take the weapon, and noticing how badly the man was bitten, Lu Jing looked at Niannian.

He guessed that these two dogs belonged to these people. As for why they suddenly attacked this man, it must be because of Niannian. She had mentioned before that small animals, like the monkeys and the village dogs, listened to her.

Thankfully, Niannian was fine!

Lu Jing quickly walked over, delivered a fierce kick, and then dislocated the man's arm.

"Ah..."

The man was covered in blood, having lost two teeth. He looked at the people in front of him in terror, not knowing where these fierce individuals came from.

"Please let us go. We'll pay whatever amount you want..."

"Where is Brother Xiong?" Lu Jing asked with a serious tone.

Panic flashed in the man's eyes. He shook his head vigorously and loudly denied it.

"Who are you talking about? I don't know him..."

Xiao Niannian looked at the man, certain that he was the one speaking on the phone earlier.

"It's him."

Hearing Niannian's words, Lu Jing immediately tied him up.

"I've already had someone call the Public Security Bureau. They will be here soon."

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian nodded.

"Interrogate him together. Be careful that they don't try to silence him."

Xiao Niannian thought that since Brother Xiong had failed twice, he would definitely make a move if he learned that his subordinates had been captured.

"Okay."

Lu Jing naturally understood.

Gu Yuan and Gu Jin knocked the other men unconscious, tied them up, and came over.

"Brother, they have a cellar inside."

Hearing his sister's words, Gu Yuan and Gu Jin immediately followed Xiao Niannian inside.

Pushing open the door, they saw some debris piled up in the yard. The yard was large. Xiao Niannian walked toward the doorway.

The door opened, revealing that the room was also cluttered with many piled-up items.

Xiao Niannian saw some iron products and several sacks, all filled to the brim.

Not far away, there were also some wooden barrels and wooden shelves.

These were supplies being resold on the Black Market. She also smelled some unpleasant odors.

Xiao Niannian looked around. There was a row of cabinets in the corner, with a large vat in front of them. On the floor, there were marks indicating that the vat and cabinets were frequently moved.

Xiao Niannian forcefully dragged the large vat aside.

Lu Jing and Gu Yuan immediately lifted the bookshelf away.

There was a noticeably loose stone slab on the ground. Lu Jing used force to move this large slab. The large brick was over a meter wide. As soon as it was moved, they saw the passage beneath. The passage was wide, as wide as a normal staircase.

Lu Jing was the first to descend, and Gu Yuan followed close behind.

There was some light inside. After seeing the situation within, Lu Jing and Gu Yuan were slightly surprised.

It was as large as a Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and its height was the same as a first-floor room. Not only that, but it was much wider than the space above ground, and the interior was built with red bricks and plastered with cement... Xiao Niannian followed them into the basement, seeing that it was filled with supplies. She also smelled the scent of saltpeter and other substances.

Xiao Niannian spoke.

"There's the smell of saltpeter and gunpowder in here..."

Hearing this, Lu Jing and Gu Yuan exchanged glances. They smelled it too. There were so many supplies, it was like a small Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

Xiao Niannian picked up a flashlight and shone it around. She found several other rooms nearby and walked toward the innermost one.

"Stop."

Xiao Niannian raised her hand, warning everyone.

Lu Jing and Gu Yuan also noticed something was wrong ahead.

Fine fishing line was strung across the floor. If they hadn't shone the flashlight directly on it, they wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"There are landmines."

Following the fishing line, Lu Jing discovered a landmine in a nearby corner.

"I'll defuse the bombs."

Gu Yuan said.

"Okay."

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian successively discovered mechanisms and traps.

Xiao Niannian looked toward the cellar entrance and said.

"Second Brother, there are traps below, landmines and mechanisms. You and Comrade Ning keep an eye on them. When the comrades from the Public Security Bureau arrive, tell them not to come straight down..."

"Okay."

Gu Jin immediately agreed upon hearing his sister's words.

He and Platoon Leader Ning would certainly keep a close watch on these people above, and absolutely wouldn't let the comrades from the Public Security Bureau go down directly. If they let people go down randomly before the dangers were cleared, and someone stepped on a mine, the consequences of the explosion would be unimaginable.

Xiao Niannian saw several traps, including mousetraps, and dismantled them one by one.

Lu Jing's dismantling speed was also very fast.

Elder Brother Gu Yuan defused two landmines. Xiao Niannian heard the sounds of many people; there were cries coming from below.

"Wuwuwu."

"I want to go home."

"I'm hungry..."

"I'm in so much pain..."

Hearing these cries, Xiao Niannian felt immense distress. She already guessed what was happening below.

Last time, she helped crack down on a criminal syndicate, but she didn't expect such a situation to exist even in the Capital City.

"The bombs have been defused."

Lu Jing said.

"The bombs here have been dismantled too."

Xiao Niannian looked at the ground and noticed some marks. These people only walked in specific, fixed spots. The path they took would be fine, but anyone unaware of the mechanisms, passing through here, would trigger a massive explosion... Lu Jing quickly used a wire to open the lock on the iron door. Xiao Niannian saw two locks on the iron door.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the people crying inside were startled into silence, and some even hid in the straw piles.

Xiao Niannian shone the flashlight inside and saw many people bound with ropes and iron chains.

"Niannian, Elder Brother, can we come down now?" Gu Jin asked loudly.

"Yes, but everyone must only walk down the middle. Don't touch the shelves..." Gu Yuan's voice rang out.

Xiao Niannian looked at these people. Some were only covered by a piece of cloth, others had ragged clothes, and some weren't wearing any clothes at all... Their bodies were covered in wounds.

These beasts!!!

Xiao Niannian was filled with rage. If she could, she truly wanted to execute these villains with a weapon.

These beasts! Dying ten times wouldn't be enough for them!!! Killing them ten times wouldn't be enough!!!

"Don't come in yet. Bring some fabric over."

Hearing Niannian's voice, Lu Jing and Gu Yuan understood what was happening inside.

"Okay."

Lu Jing and Gu Yuan quickly grabbed several sets of clothes and some pieces of fabric from the nearby shelves and handed them over.

"Don't come near."

"Ah..."

Someone saw Xiao Niannian and screamed, their voice filled with fear.

"We are Soldiers, we are the Public Security Bureau, and we are here to rescue you."