53: The fifth one was kidnapped

Wang Doudou nodded seriously upon hearing this, her gaze tenderly fixed on Pan Han.

"How do you plan to cure it?"

"I have an ancestral secret recipe. I'll mix it into a potion, and once you drink it, your illness will be cured."

"It's not drugs, is it? I don't touch that stuff!"

"Don't worry. It's an ancestral secret recipe. Look at me now, I'm strong and healthy, eating well and feeling great!" Pan Han flexed his arm, showing off his biceps!

"Indeed, the first time I saw you, you were quite thin."

"I'll tell you a secret, it can also beautify your appearance," Pan Han said mysteriously.

"Ah? No wonder you seem much more handsome! It's true then!"

Upon hearing that it could beautify her appearance, Wang Doudou immediately perked up. She held Pan Han's face and examined it closely.

Pan Han was a bit uncomfortable. He only let her look for a few seconds before pushing her away.

"Go home these next few days, be quiet, don't drink alcohol, and don't flirt with men. I'll go back and prepare the potion, then bring it to you."

"Stingy! Can't even look. Alright, I'll listen to you." With that, Wang Doudou picked up her phone and opened her WeChat QR code.

"Let's add each other as friends."

After they added each other, Pan Han chatted with her for a while longer to ensure that there would be no more problems with Yan Xiaoli, then he left.

After he hailed a taxi, he recalled the recent experience, feeling as if he had been dreaming.

"Wang Doudou, at her core, isn't bad; she's just been spoiled too much and has a rich girl's temper. I'll go back to the base for a few days, then return to cure her. Plus, her family is in the pharmaceutical industry, so perhaps later I can use the Evolution Potion to do something," Pan Han mused to himself.

Soon, he returned to his shared apartment. After all the commotion, he quickly took a shower, then transmigrated to the apocalypse base.

In a second-floor room, a spatial fluctuation occurred, and Pan Han appeared.

He took out a bottle of iced cola, opened the door, and headed straight for the first-floor hall.

While still on the stairs, he heard lively chatter in the hall.

Everyone saw that Pan Han had arrived and quickly stood up.

"Sir, you're here!" Qin Zhong's brows furrowed as he stepped forward to greet him.

"What happened?" Pan Han also noticed something was amiss.

"Fifth Brother is in trouble!"

"Ah? What's going on?"

Qin Laoda sighed and first had Pan Han sit on the sofa.

"This morning, Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother went out on patrol and ran into the Iron Gang! They opened fire without even a greeting. Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother returned fire while retreating, but Fifth Brother was shot in the shoulder. He insisted on staying behind to provide cover, telling Sixth Brother to run back and report," Qin Zhong said.

"When you came downstairs, Sixth Brother had just returned. We haven't asked him for the specifics yet. Sixth Brother, please tell everyone what happened," Cheng Xiao said from the side.

"Alright, Seventh Sister." Sixth Brother looked at the bloodstains that were still not dry on his body and composed himself.

"We drove out for patrol this morning. Just ten kilometers from the base, we found a sign standing on the ground. It read: 'Hand over food and slaves — Iron Gang.' Fifth Brother immediately sensed trouble and pulled me to turn around and prepare to retreat."

"Before the car had even driven ten meters, bullets came from all directions."

As Sixth Brother spoke, Second Sister and Cheng Xiao, who were nearby, grew tense.

They knew that the Iron Gang's marksmanship was very accurate.

"Fifth Brother was shot then, and the tires were also blown out."

"Fifth Brother and I immediately got out of the car and returned fire. There were at least fifteen of them. We couldn't stop them at all. Fifth Brother saw that he was injured and definitely couldn't run fast, so he told me to retreat first."

"With so many of them, how did you manage to escape?" Qin Zhong noticed something was off.

"They probably deliberately left a way out. Surround three sides, leave one open."

Sixth Brother roughly gestured to describe the situation on the battlefield at that time.

"These bastards had this planned out early!" Pan Han also realized the situation.

"I felt the same way! When I ran, they seemed to ignore me. I kept running and looking back, and I saw Fifth Brother had run out of ammunition and was preparing to fight with his knife, but the Iron Gang just disarmed him and tied him up. They didn't kill him."

"Qin Laoda, what do you think?"

Pan Han patted Sixth Brother, telling him to rest, then turned to ask Qin Zhong.

"Setting an ambush, leaving a sign, taking a hostage. They clearly want a ransom," Qin Zhong said without thinking, blurting it out.

"So, Fifth Brother should be safe for now?" Cheng Xiao felt a little relieved upon hearing this.

"Hard to say. It depends on how high their demands are. If we can't meet their demands, Fifth Brother will surely die!"

"Sixth Brother, did they specify how much supplies they want?"

"No, it looks like they want everything!"

"Second Sister, go get the map."

Bai Mei heard this and quickly went into the room to get the map.

Half a minute later, the map was spread out on the table.

Qin Zhong held a pencil in his mouth and ran his hand over the map, then drew a circle.

"This is the Iron Gang's base, 300 kilometers from us."

"Damn it, these bastards really don't think that's too far!" Third Brother and Fourth Brother cursed in unison.

"What's the plan?" This was the first time Pan Han had encountered something like this, so he had no ideas and could only ask Qin Zhong.

"Ransom him, take him back by force, or capture one of theirs for an exchange."

Just as Qin Zhong was about to elaborate, Wei Monk suddenly ran in.

"Sirs, there's someone at the gate. He says he has news about Fifth Brother."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stood up and ran out with Wei Monk.

Arriving at the gatehouse, they saw a burly man standing at the main entrance, looking smugly at everyone.

"Who goes there?" Qin Zhong asked loudly.

"Iron Gang, He Yong!"

The brawny man didn't mince words, directly stating his name, then nudged Qin Laoda with his chin.

"How disgusting!" Cheng Xiao shivered and cursed upon seeing He Yong's expression.

"What have you done to Fifth Brother?"

"That man is Fifth Brother? Don't worry, Qin Laoda, we won't harm your man for now!"

"Damn it, Big Brother, don't waste words with him. Let's tie him up first!" Sixth Brother recalled Fifth Brother covering him, his eyes immediately turning red with a desire to tear the man apart.

"Don't be impulsive!" Qin Laoda held Sixth Brother back, telling him to calm down.

"Qin Laoda! It hurts my neck to talk like this. Why don't we go inside?"

He Yong said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Open the gate for him!"

Wei Monk heard this and pulled the gate lever beside him.

He Yong then grinned and blew a kiss to Qin Laoda, then slowly walked in.

Pan Han finally got a glimpse of what the Iron Gang was like. He hadn't felt much when Cheng Xiao described them before, but seeing them in person was different.

"Let's go, down from the gatehouse. We'll meet him at the entrance." Qin Laoda led everyone directly to the gate.

"Long time no see, Qin Laoda, I've missed you so much," He Yong said with a grin when he saw Qin Zhong coming down.

"Do I know you?" Qin Zhong was a bit confused by the familiarity.

"Of course you don't know me, but you are a treasure that everyone in our base wants!"

"Stop with the nonsense, just tell us the conditions."

"Aren't you going to invite me in?"

Qin Zhong looked at Pan Han, who signaled that it was alright.

Qin Zhong nodded, then gave Sixth Brother a look.

Sixth Brother immediately rushed forward, punched He Yong, then grabbed his collar and said, "I'll fucking skin you alive if anything happens to Fifth Brother!"

"Hehehe, alright, I'll remember that punch. I'll tell them to take good care of your brother when I get back!" He Yong said, spreading his arms.

Sixth Brother glared at him fiercely, then began to search him.

"Oh! A little harder!" He Yong said with a look of enjoyment, his eyes narrowed.