145: Lu Xiaoxiao

"You lot have thick skin, afraid of a single C4?"

Li Xiao walked up to Mavis's wife and daughter with a smile and said, "The two of you are safe now."

Upon hearing this, the mother and daughter, who had seemed dead just moments ago, miraculously opened their eyes.

"Huh? Boss! How are they...?"

Chen Hu was very surprised to see Mavis's wife and daughter alive again.

Li Xiao just smiled without explaining. Earlier, when he stepped forward to deal with the girl, he had unexpectedly discovered that he could open the information panels of the mother and daughter.

He was shocked at the time. Logically, although Mavis had returned with him, he hadn't declared his allegiance, which meant Li Xiao couldn't open Mavis's profile.

But now, he could actually open the information panels of Mavis's wife and child, which was very strange.

Could it be that there was a telepathic connection between Mavis and his family, and upon learning that his wife and child were about to be saved, he decided to pledge his allegiance, bringing his family along with him?

Although he couldn't figure out the reason, it didn't prevent him from coming up with a plan immediately.

He directly added two thousand health points to each of the mother and daughter, then deliberately threatened to kill them both to get their attention.

Fortunately, Mavis's wife was smart enough, and the child was quite clever. Although they didn't know they had health points, they could feel that their bodies seemed to have become stronger.

So, after realizing Li Xiao's intention, they cooperated by playing dead for a while.

Although he couldn't see the girl's health points, he estimated there weren't many left. After taking out adrenaline and giving the girl a shot, he ordered Ling Chao to tie her up securely.

"Hurry up and evacuate. Don't get blocked by the Empire's main force again this time."

Everyone detoured through the wilderness, and by the time they returned to Miyun, it was almost dawn.

The group rented two off-road vehicles on the spot and hurriedly left Miyun.

But they soon encountered a problem: with Mavis's family and this girl who was incredibly skilled in kung fu, there was no way they could pass the Black Hawk Unit's inspection at the airport and board the plane smoothly.

However, driving back would take too long, and other unexpected events might occur along the way.

"Let me think, let me think..."

Li Xiao stood in front of the car, watching the endless stream of vehicles on the highway, lost in deep thought. After a long while, he suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Got it!"

Half an hour later, a utility helicopter flew over their heads, with a few sharp characters clearly displayed on its exterior: Nangong Technology!

That's right, if you want to talk about someone who has connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world and can move freely under the control of the Black Hawk Empire, it would probably only be an arms company.

He asked Li Le to contact Nangong Yan, and with just one phone call, the fatty had the people at the capital branch send a helicopter over.

This utility helicopter could carry fifteen passengers, which was more than enough for their group.

With the helicopter and the protection of the Nangong Technology identity, they had an unobstructed journey. This was probably what was known as "hailing a flying taxi."

After transferring to another helicopter halfway, they spent twenty or thirty hours and finally returned to the base.

The reunion of Mavis's family of three was incredibly emotional. The Black Hawk Empire had kept them separated by thousands of miles for nearly two years; one can imagine how deep their longing for each other must have been.

Li Xiao was not in a hurry to make Mavis agree to help him immediately; he would wait for the family to catch up first.

Arriving at a separate barracks, the girl Li Xiao had tied up had already woken up. Her hands and feet were handcuffed to the wall, and she was completely unable to move.

"How about it, sister? Do you want to join me?"

When the girl saw Li Xiao enter, she turned her face away and said coldly, "You? Are you worthy?"

"Your mission has failed. I think you should know how important Mavis is to the Black Hawk Empire. Do you think your superiors will let you off?"

At this point, the girl's originally sharp eyes suddenly dimmed.

"So what? I am willing to die for the Empire!"

Li Xiao shook his head. This girl was too deep in the brainwashing. He didn't know what kind of department in the Black Hawk Empire could train such an elite. If it weren't for his Life Pool, he and the Shadow Special Forces would probably all have been dead.

"Since that's the case, then go. You are of no use staying here other than getting free meals."

Li Xiao signaled for Chen Hu behind him to go up and unlock the handcuffs, then put on a mask.

"Are you sure, Boss?"

"I told you to unlock it, so do it. Why so much nonsense? Do you think I don't know the gravity of the situation?"

"Uh..."

Chen Hu looked helpless and had to step forward, but his hands trembled slightly as he unlocked the handcuffs. It seemed he had developed a psychological shadow regarding this girl.

Regaining her freedom, the girl stood up from the bedside. Although she was masked, she still faced Li Xiao and said in a deep voice, "Are you trying to play hard to get? Cut the act!"

"I, Li Xiao, am a man of my word; if I say I'll let you go, I'll let you go."

The girl snorted coldly, and under Chen Hu's pushing, walked to the barracks door. Suddenly, she turned back: "Aren't you afraid of my revenge?"

Li Xiao shrugged: "Pardon my frankness, your skills are indeed very strong, but in front of me and my unit, you will never get the upper hand."

"Very good, I'm starting to get a little interested in you!"

After saying this, the girl turned and left the barracks. At this moment, Li Xiao suddenly said, "Wait."

"What, regret it?" The girl's expression returned to that cold-as-frost demeanor.

"We've met; could you tell me your name?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, but turned and walked out.

"Lu Xiaoxiao..."

"A very nice name..."

Lu Xiaoxiao was taken by Ling Chao in an armed helicopter, which circled repeatedly in the air before flying straight to the north.

Li Xiao really wanted to recruit this girl, but the timing wasn't right yet. To avoid any accidents, he didn't dare to easily expose the base's location to her.

...

Two days later, in the command headquarters hall, Li Xiao and Mavis sat opposite each other.

"Dr. Ma, I have fulfilled my promise to you. I hope you can help me improve my unit's combat effectiveness next."

Mavis took off his glasses and said solemnly, "I originally thought you only made the promise to trick me into coming out, but I didn't expect you to risk your life to rescue my wife and daughter. Just for that, I don't think I should refuse you."

As he spoke, Mavis opened his laptop.

"Actually, I only told you that I had developed the Destroyer Rifle, a type of ink crystal ammunition product, out of necessity.

Because I also told the Black Hawk Empire the same thing; I didn't want the Black Hawk Empire to master such high-lethality weapons.

In fact, I have already developed various modification plans and matching ammunition blueprints for land and air weapons!"

"Multiple sets!"

Li Xiao asked impatiently, "For example?"

"For example, the rapid-fire cannon shells used by the mainstream infantry fighting vehicles you are currently equipped with; as long as they undergo my modifications, the lethality of the cannon shells can be increased several times over."

"That's great! Now the problem of insufficient output can be easily solved!"