You were put undercover, and you've risen to become the boss.

Peng Ying stood there, stunned, holding her phone, and muttered to herself in disbelief.

Why...why did he do that?

Chen Hui came to his side and said coldly.

"That's human nature! Min Tun and the others didn't want to kill these hostages, fearing they would be thrown out as scapegoats. They were also afraid that if things were exposed, Peng Jiahao would take action against them."

"So they want to shift the blame onto us, send these hostages away, and then tell Peng Jiahao that we were the ones who did it all. They'll say we definitely won't survive when we get back, and then they can walk away unscathed!"

Hearing his words, Peng Ying came to her senses.

"Then... what do we do now? Min Tun and the others died here. How are we going to explain this to our godfather when we get back?"

Chen Hui looked at him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"There were only a few of us here tonight, who would know? Min Tun and Dan Kun were both killed by the Red Scorpion Army, it has nothing to do with us!"

"Then...what about Suoyang?"

"He has to stay here too!"

To silence him, Chen Hui had been thinking for a long time about killing Min Tun, since the previous intelligence agent from the Special Operations Bureau had died at Min Tun's hands.

Chen Hui, gun in hand, turned and went to deal with Suo Yang. After a few shots rang out, he returned.

Peng Ying continued to stare at the corpses of Min Tun and Dan Kun on the ground.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling sad?"

Peng Ying shook her head.

"No, we were locked in cages together since we were kids, trained together, and fought together for over twenty years. Now that they're dead, I'm not sad or upset at all. I feel like I'm so cold-blooded."

"No, it's not that you're cold-blooded, it's that you're different from them!"

"Alright, we need to clean this place up quickly and take these hostages away!"

"Brother Hui, where are we taking them?"

"Do you have any channels to the border?"

"I know about Yanglongzhai, the place Min Tun mentioned. The people there are all involved in human smuggling."

Is it reliable?

"It should be reliable."

"Please contact me, I'll go check on the hostages!"

"Understood, Brother Hui!"

Chen Hui arrived at the dungeon, opened the dungeon door, and looked at the trembling crowd inside.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to rescue you. You're safe now, come out!"

The hostages looked at each other, their eyes filled with fear. None of them moved, and none of them spoke to him.

Chen Hui said somewhat anxiously.

"I really came to save you. Time is running out. If you don't leave with me now, no one will be able to leave after dawn. If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have gone to such lengths to lead you away!"

But these people still didn't make any move.

Chen Hui frowned slightly, his gaze falling on a woman with exquisite features and a perfect figure.

She looked somewhat disheveled and her face was pale, but he recognized her at a glance as Zhou Yutong.

He glanced back at where Peng Ying was and walked straight toward her.

Zhou Yutong looked at him as he approached, her eyes filled with fear.

"Your name is Zhou Yutong, right?"

Upon hearing this, a strange light flashed in her beautiful eyes. Chen Hui leaned close to her ear and whispered that he knew all the information about these hostages by heart.

Then Chen Hui handed her a mobile phone.

"Now you should believe me, right?"

Zhou Yutong's beautiful eyes were still filled with doubt as she looked at him and asked subconsciously.

"Are you really here to rescue us?"

"certainly!"

"Are you from the Dragon Kingdom?"

"I am from China, let's go, let's hurry."

Zhou Yutong's vigilance lessened considerably, and she made a decision in her heart.

"I'll go with you!"

Then she looked at the others.

"He came to save us, I believe him!"

They all knew each other. Zhou Yutong chose to believe Chen Hui, and the others followed him out of the dungeon with some skepticism.

Peng Ying also came over after finishing her call.

"Brother Hui, we've made contact. It's someone from Yanglongzhai. He wants 50,000 yuan per person!"

If one person earns 50,000, ten people would earn 500,000, and twenty-three people would earn over a million.

"Fine, but I'll only pay you after he brings the person back to me!"

"He told us to take people to a thatched hut west of Yanglongzhai. There are so many people, he can only arrange it tomorrow. That place is one of his Tibetan settlements."

"Um!"

One by one, the hostages emerged from the dungeon.

Chen Hui stood aside, carefully identifying each hostage.

If there were any spies among the hostages who would betray them, or if the Red Scorpion Army had planted people among them, that would be bad.

All 23 identities have been confirmed; there are no issues.

"Walk!"

Chen Hui gave a shout, and the twenty-three hostages followed him out of the village. Before leaving, he and Peng Ying carried twenty-three corpses of the Red Scorpion Army outside and threw them into the dungeon. Then they set the corpses on fire.

The entire village was burned down.

He led a group of people to the edge of the cliff.

The path ahead is definitely off-limits. Nobody knows how the minefield is set up. If you accidentally step on a minefield, you'll be sent flying.

The hostages stared at the bottomless cliff edge, frozen in place, too afraid to go down.

"How...how do we get down there?"

"I don't have the guts. Is there any other way?"

Chen Hui looked at him.

"The other routes are minefields, do you dare take them? Hurry up, the only way to survive is down here!"

The man was stunned when he heard this. Before he could speak, Zhou Yutong stepped forward.

"I'll go first!"

Although she was also very scared, someone had to set an example. With her, a woman, setting an example, the others also gritted their teeth and went for it.

Soon everyone went down, with Chen Hui and Peng Ying at the very end.

After they went down, Peng Ying led them to the thatched hut on the west side of Yanglong Village.

Once on the main road, Peng Ying got a truck and had everyone ride in it to the thatched hut.

It's already 3 a.m., and there's hardly anyone in sight, which makes it easier for them to move around.

More than an hour later, we finally arrived at the thatched hut that the snakehead had mentioned.

The surrounding area was deserted, and this thatched hut seemed to be a temporary structure, a place for people to rest when they were tired from working nearby.

The room was small, and all twenty-three people had to squeeze in.

Chen Hui told them not to wander around, because if they were discovered, they could be killed. This place was not in China, and they could lose their lives if they were not careful.

Someone will come to pick them up tonight. This place is very close to the border. As long as someone helps them pass through the checkpoints ahead, they will be able to return to China soon.

The border checkpoints are all guarded by various warlord forces, so Chen Hui can't just send them away directly. Besides, he still has to go back to deal with Peng Jiahao, and if it's too late, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.