Capítulo 735: Chapter 735: Venturing Deep into Enemy Territory to Save My Beloved
“No problem, we are willing to pay the ransom,” said Lady Baide, offering the travel bag with both hands. “Here are 30 Rare Black Gold Bars, prepared exactly as the criminals demanded.”
The crowd saw and handed over their ransoms one after another.
However, the Joint Ambassador said, “I’m sorry, but we cannot escort this ransom for you. It will have to be delivered by a few representatives from among you, and the criminals have demanded that they be women. For the safety of your loved ones, we can only temporarily comply with their demands. Otherwise, we simply cannot cross the firefight line, and moreover, your relatives would be in greater danger.”
Upon hearing this, the families fell into silence all at once…
Everyone knew that to go to the Bansai Base was to enter a place of no return, especially for women—it was like sheep entering a tiger’s maw!
Seeing that everyone was silent, the Ambassador asked, “Who is willing to be a representative? We need eight female family members, and ideally, ones who can drive.”
“I can drive, I’ll go,” Ye Shu was the first to raise her hand. Her purpose in coming here was precisely to venture into danger and rescue Sheng Shaochen; therefore, she didn’t even need to think about it.
“I’ll go, too. They mainly want to kidnap my husband, and I must bring him back,” Lady Baide said, standing next to Ye Shu. Looking at them, they even more closely resembled two wives of Baide.
“Who else?” Seeing that only two people were willing to go, the Ambassador sighed, “There isn’t much time left. If you are half an hour late, they will behead one of your loved ones. Think carefully.”
With those words, people slowly began to raise their hands. “I’ll go.”
Just as six spots had been filled, Song Xiaoxin grabbed A Lai’s hand and raised it along with hers, saying, “Count the two of us in!”
“Sister Xin, have you lost your mind!?” A Lai certainly didn’t want to walk into certain death and struggled to pull her hand back, but Song Xiaoxin glared at her fiercely and said, “Are you looking to get killed?”
Seeing that enough people had volunteered, the Joint Ambassador immediately said, “Good, it seems you all love your relatives dearly. I believe that Heaven will surely bless you. Now, get ready, and we’ll set off immediately.”
After leaving the negotiation hall, Song Xiaoxin’s fair-weather friends, upon hearing that Song Xiaoxin and A Lai intended to go deep into Bansai Base to deliver the ransom with a group of women, immediately advised her against such foolishness, warning of the dangers in a place where even men couldn’t keep themselves safe, let alone women, who could end up being used for God knows what.
Hearing everyone say this turned A Lai’s legs to jelly, but unfortunately for her, Song Xiaoxin gave her no choice and dragged her into the open-top jeep the Embassy had prepared for them.
“I’ll drive; I’m somewhat more familiar with the situation here than she is,” Song Xiaoxin volunteered to be the driver, but who knew what she was really plotting…
After everything was ready, the Embassy sent two military vehicles to escort them for a long stretch before pointing them in the right direction near the boundaries of Bansai and instructing them to be careful.
Ye Shu didn’t compete with Song Xiaoxin for the driver’s seat because she never intended to show off in the first place. With someone else driving, it was better for her to sit on the railing in the back of the jeep, conserving her energy to cope with whatever unforeseen circumstances might arise next!
On the way deep into Bansai Base, the jeep passed through checkpoint after checkpoint. The deeper they went, the more apprehensive the women in the vehicle became, as they noticed that the gaze of the male members checking them at the base overflowed with lecherousness, as if they hadn’t seen a woman in decades. Moreover, during the checks, there was inappropriate touching, with some being…examined.