Chapter 278: crisis

“I really can’t stand to see you like this.”

“The knife is in front of you now. Either you give yourself a dignified end, or you stand up again.”

“What do you look like now?”

Brother Wu’s face was very calm at this moment, but he was extremely flustered inside.

He was also a little scared, gripping the gun in his right hand tightly. After all, the distance between them was less than two meters. What if Fifth Master suddenly lashed out and tried to kill him?

Brother Wu was very worried about whether he could react in time to dodge Fifth Master’s attack.

Fifth Master, who had come back to his senses, looked at the fruit knife on him and started to zone out again.

However, the movements of his hands didn’t stop. He fumbled for the fruit knife and unfolded the blade.

His arm slowly lifted, but his attention at this moment was not on the fruit knife in his hand at all.

Brother Wu and Qu Baoguo were also focusing all their energy on Fifth Master at this time, their eyes fixed on him.

After a while, they saw Fifth Master come back to his senses and smile at them.

He grabbed his long-untrimmed hair and cut it off with one swift motion of the knife.

However, something a bit awkward happened: the fruit knife wasn’t very sharp. After only cutting off some hair, it couldn’t cut any further.

It was at this moment that Brother Wu eased the awkwardness for Fifth Master, telling someone to find a sharp knife to help Fifth Master tidy up again.

Soon after, Fifth Master, Brother Wu, and Qu Baoguo, along with a few surviving confidantes from his team, arrived in the conference room.

While they were still exchanging information, the conference room door was pushed open.

A subordinate rushed in frantically.

“Fifth Master, Brother Wu, Qu Ge.”

“Something bad has happened. The three nearby factions don’t know where they heard some news, but they’re all rushing here now.”

“It looks like they want all three factions to take us down together.”

Fifth Master had now shed the gloom from the previous battle. He stood up and slammed his hand directly on the table, his voice full of vigor when he spoke, completely different from the person who was on the verge of death just moments ago.

“Do these people really think this old man is dead?”

“How bold!”

These three factions had previously been so scared by Fifth Master that they would turn and run at the mere sight of him.

Now they dared to come knocking on his door, and all three factions together at that. How could Fifth Master not be angry?

Qu Baoguo, however, was calmer. He glanced at the person who came to report and asked about their current situation.

“How many people do we have left now?”

“How many people did their three factions send in total?”

The subordinate thought for a moment and then told them.

“We have a total of forty-seven people left, six of whom are seriously injured. The rest are more or less wounded, and fewer than ten are completely uninjured.”

“All three of their factions have mobilized, about a hundred people, which is roughly the same as our previous numbers.”

Before Qu Baoguo could continue to ask, the subordinate began to talk about the opponent’s equipment.

“However, among these more than one hundred people, the opponent probably only has a dozen or so firearms, and most of them are pistols with not many bullets.”

“The rest are all cold weapons.”

Hearing this, Qu Baoguo finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, thank goodness.

They had at least a platoon’s worth of weapons and ammunition, three boxes of grenades, and even two rocket-propelled grenades.

No matter how he looked at it, their side had stronger firepower.

If it was merely to defend against the attack of these hundred-odd people, in his opinion, there would certainly be no problem. However, his ambition went beyond that.

After all, their ammunition was also limited, and he didn’t know when Liang Yu would provide the next ammunition resupply.

So, every bit of ammunition used was one less. Simply using it for defense, in his opinion, was a waste. So he told Fifth Master and Brother Wu his idea.

After the two heard Qu Baoguo’s idea, they both gasped.

At this point, Fifth Master began to comment on Qu Baoguo’s plan.

“As expected of a young man!”

“This is truly a very crazy idea,”

“It seems this old man is truly old; I don’t have the courage of you young people.”

Qu Baoguo’s expression was normal as he stated his needs.

“Fifth Master, you are much more familiar with this place than the two of us. We have a plan, but we still need your old self to arrange it.”

How could Fifth Master not know that the other party was giving him face? Naturally, he agreed.

So, after the three discussed it, they gathered everyone and began to make arrangements.

By the time the three factions arrived near Fifth Master’s base camp, it was almost six in the morning.

These three factions had no intention of attacking immediately. Instead, according to their事先 plan, they went to a nearby abandoned subway station to rest.

After these people arrived inside the subway station, they did not gather together. Instead, they split into three groups, each occupying a corner to rest.

Only the leaders of the three factions came to the center, set up a table and candles, and began to negotiate there.

The content of the negotiation, of course, was to divide the supplies and territory under Fifth Master’s control.

Now, none of the three factions would yield to the others; everyone wanted the largest share.

After all, the 4-3-3 split was proposed by themselves, and who would take the ‘four’ among them was still being debated fiercely.

Everyone wanted to get that extra share of supplies.

After all, an extra share of supplies meant they could survive longer.

This was the hope of survival, and no one wanted to give it up, which is why they had been arguing until now, with no faction able to convince the others.

The three’s discussion grew more and more intense, and the atmosphere became tense, with a subtle hint of impending conflict.

At this moment, someone, it was unclear from which faction, came before the three and proposed a solution to them.

“Gentlemen, calm down.”

“I have a method here, I wonder if you’d be willing to hear it?”

One of them suppressed his anger and looked at the person offering the advice. If the other party didn’t have a good method, he was ready to take his anger out on him.

“Speak!”

Having received permission, the person then spoke.

“Actually, the method is very simple: whichever faction can get Fifth Master’s head will take the share of ‘four’.”

The three listened, looked at the person with disdain, and immediately retorted.

“How do you know that old man is still alive?”

“We’ve thought of this method long ago, but what if he’s already dead?”

At this point, the person offering the advice said confidently.

“I just had someone inquire, and I am very certain that old man is still alive.”

“That’s why I dared to come over.”

“If that old man is dead, I am willing to pay with my head for my mistake.”

Seeing this, the three also agreed. After all, besides this method, they simply couldn’t convince each other.