Although Yang Cheng did not know why there were mercenaries here, nor did he know what they were doing here, he knew that he could not fight them head-on. He turned around to look at the two ladies, signaling them not to resist and to follow them first.
Even if he had lost his cultivation, Yang Cheng did not think that he had to go all out. The calmer he was, the higher his chances of survival would be.
Only by following their intentions and finding an opportunity to escape or counterattack when they were unprepared would he have a chance of survival.
"Please lead the way then!" Yang Cheng smiled faintly.
Clayon grinned and gestured to his subordinates, who immediately gave up three seats in the off-road vehicle.
Under the aim of a few guns, Yang Cheng and the two ladies got into the three off-road vehicles and returned to the mercenary base in the north.
After driving for more than ten minutes, the three of them realized that they had arrived at a seaside area along the northern coast.
Not far away, there were raging waves crashing against the shore.
On a high ground along the coast, there were seven to eight temporary canvas tents. It must be the temporary base of the grey mercenaries.
Many burly men with automatic rifles patrolled back and forth. Judging from the number of people outside, there were at least 30 people in this mercenary group.
What caught Yang Cheng's attention was that there was a transport ship and two guard boats parked at a small bay by the seaside. It must be the transport that the mercenaries used.
Based on Yang Cheng's experience, he could tell that they were doing black market transactions and were waiting for the other party to pick up their goods.
To put it bluntly, this group of mercenaries was involved in smuggling.
This gave Yang Cheng a little more hope. This was because mercenaries who were involved in smuggling were generally weaker than those who fought in wars.
Before Yang Cheng could think of a solution, the three of them were pulled out of the vehicle and walked into the base.
Under the greedy gazes of the mercenaries of different skin colors, Liu Mingyu and Hsiao Chih-ching were terrified. However, they had no other choice but to follow behind Yang Cheng.
Clayon walked to the entrance of a gray tent, lifted the curtain, and pointed his gun inside.
"Let's go in, friends of Hua Xia," Ryan said with a smile.
Yang Cheng asked as calmly as possible, "What do you plan to do with us?"
Ryan put on a fake smile. "I've already sent someone to inform our boss. When he comes to see you, he'll naturally deal with it."
Having said that, he forcefully pushed Yang Chen into the room! Naturally, the two women were also stuffed into the tent.
As soon as they entered the tent, two strong men with guns stood guard outside, not giving the three of them any chance to escape.
Liu Mingyu said worriedly, "What do they mean by this? They're not going to kill us or tell us the reason. Are they going to lock us up?"
"Since they want us to meet their leader, he should be the leader of this mercenary group. We'll know once we meet him."
As Yang Chen spoke, he glanced at the items in the tent. Soon, he furrowed his brows and noticed that something was wrong.
Inside the tent, there were wooden boxes of all sizes. Moreover, these boxes were of excellent workmanship. It was obvious that they contained some valuable items. Each box was placed separately, afraid that it would be damaged.
"Yang Cheng, did you discover something?" Hsiao Chih-ching was bold and couldn't help but ask.
Yang Chen pondered for a while before walking to a relatively smaller wooden crate. He carefully opened the wooden lid on it.
Inside the box, there were several layers of thick newspapers. What made Yang Cheng especially surprised was that these newspapers were actually in Chinese characters.
In that case, these boxes definitely had something to do with Hua Xia!
After lifting the newspaper, there was a layer of soft plastic inside, which was also used for protection and cushioning.
When he saw what was wrapped in the innermost box, Yang Cheng's eyes widened. He finally understood why this group of mercenaries was so careful!
"This is …"
Hsiao Chih-ching, who was following behind, also covered her mouth in disbelief.
Yang Cheng nodded and said in a deep voice, "Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain, and it's a rare item among the Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain. The Cloud Dragon Engraved Jar …" The market price is at least 10 million. "
Liu Mingyu also came to a sudden realization. Although she didn't understand antiques, she had heard of Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain. She immediately cried out, "Could it be that they are smuggling cultural relics!?"
"And it's not just any ordinary smuggling. Think about it, if they had other empty tents, they would have locked us there. There's only one possibility for us to be locked in a tent filled with boxes of cultural relics, and that is that all the tents are the same, and all of them are smuggled valuable cultural relics!
It's no wonder that they've used a transport ship for this mission. With so many cultural relics, I'm afraid it's worth more than a billion. I think that regardless of whether it's Hua Xia or any other country, as long as the government finds out that so many cultural relics are missing, they will definitely be wanted all over the world … "
Just as Yang Cheng was speaking, a magnetic voice came from outside the tent …
"Good eye, you can actually recognize what kind of goods it is."
Then, a tall, lean, and muscular Asian man in a camouflage tight short-sleeved shirt, with shoulder-length hair and stubble on his face walked in, speaking standard Hua Xia language.
Behind the man was Ryan, who was grinning and showing his yellow teeth.
The man's gaze lingered on Liu Mingyu and Hsiao Chih-ching for a while before turning to Yang Cheng. With an evil glint in his eyes, he said, "Young man, I heard from Ryan that your plane broke down and you were stranded in Arnhem?"
Yang Cheng asked in surprise, "You're from Hua Xia?"
The man was taken aback, but seeing that Yang Cheng wasn't afraid at all, he said thoughtfully, "Looking at you, you really aren't a spy sent by any country. You don't even know me? I'm the leader of the 'Hydralisk' mercenary group, Jin Ze. People call me 'Spiky'. How about it, have you heard of me?"
As he asked this, Jin Ze's eyes were like a venomous snake, staring at Yang Cheng's facial expression and the changes in his eyes.
Yang Cheng shook his head calmly, "No, not at all."
This was the truth. Maybe the Hydralisk mercenary group was too unknown, or maybe it was newly formed in the past two years, Yang Cheng really hadn't heard of it.
"It's fine if you don't, I believe you guys. You guys have nothing to do with the unit that's after us." Jin Ze grinned. He could tell that Yang Cheng really didn't know anything. If that was the case, he didn't have to worry about their whereabouts being exposed.
Upon hearing this, Liu Mingyu asked expectantly, "So, you guys can let us go?"
"Go?" Jin Ze wagged his finger, "This beautiful lady, you think too highly of our character …"
Yang Cheng clenched his fist, thinking that this wouldn't end well, while the two women paled.
Jin Ze snorted, "Us brothers have been waiting for a deal in this godforsaken place for the past few days. It's been so hard, it's been so boring.
Could it be that two such beautiful ladies have delivered themselves to our doorstep? As the leader, if I don't give my brothers some benefits and don't let you go over and let them take turns a few times, how can I justify myself? "
"You … You're shameless!" Liu Mingyu didn't expect the other party to be so direct!
Hsiao Chih-ching bit her lip and hugged her chest uneasily.
Jin Ze seemed to be regretful, "I'm really sorry. Although we're all Hua Xia people, we're all people who live our lives by the gun, so we can't care about this.
Don't worry, if you guys serve my brothers well, maybe someone will be willing to bring you guys along. If that's the case, maybe you guys won't die so early … "
"Not only did you steal your own country's cultural relics, you're also doing such dirty things like bullying women. Aren't you ashamed?!" Liu Mingyu angrily reprimanded.
Yang Cheng looked at the woman with a bitter smile. Liu Mingyu's courage was commendable, but wasn't her words adding fuel to the fire?
But then again, adding fuel to the fire or not didn't make a difference at this time.
His gaze was already silently analyzing the surroundings, looking for an opportunity …
Sure enough, the veins on Jin Ze's forehead popped when he heard this!
"Ashamed? Haha! You sanctimonious people who think that you're the sons and daughters of the upper class, what do you know?! "
Jin Ze sneered, "What do I have to be ashamed of? If I didn't grow up in that country, my father, an upright official, wouldn't have been framed and killed by those sons of b * tches! My little sister wouldn't have been raped and beaten into a retard by a bunch of bastards! My mom wouldn't have cried herself blind and committed suicide by taking sleeping pills!
I've been a soldier at the border for so many years, and I've been hungry every day. I've been thinking about home every day and night, but when I get home, they all die! I've been a soldier, so that those bastards can eat and drink well all day long!
These bullsh * t cultural relics and antiques, they're just going to be used by those bastards to earn entrance fees in the museum. I might as well take them and exchange them with the foreigners for some money to spend and feed my brothers' poor families.
Are you saying that others can be the bad guys, while my brothers and I have to be good people for the rest of our lives? F * ck you!! "
Not only were Liu Mingyu and Hsiao Chih-ching stunned, but Yang Cheng was also moved as he looked at the furious Jin Ze.
This long-haired man was still smiling a moment ago, but now, he was like a ferocious beast!
Liu Mingyu and Hsiao Chih-ching were speechless. They knew that Jin Ze was in the wrong, but they felt sad for his life.
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