Chapter 6, Bargaining

Lin Shiqian exclaimed in anger: "You foreign monk nearly got us all killed, and you still shout about being a servant of God? I will shoot you dead!"

Due to Tabitha Lauder speaking too quickly, Su Rui furrowed his brows and took a moment to barely understand his words. However, Su Rui was not appreciative; instead, he coldly replied: "Enough, Mr. Priest. This is the territory of Huaxia, and this church is built on Huaxia's land, so please do not use such nonsensical excuses to brush me off.

Alright, since everyone understands, let's go in!" Su Rui waved his hand, leading the soldiers behind him to push open the large door, and then walked inside...

Lin Shiqian saw that Su Rui had spoken, and thus reluctantly allowed the release of the priest.

You ... ...

As soon as Su Rui's words fell, a look of surprise immediately appeared on the face of the priest, who nodded repeatedly and said in English: "Oh my God, how wonderful, I finally encountered someone who speaks English. Yes, I am the head of this church, my name is Tabitha Loud. Sir, for the sake of God, please let these soldiers leave this place! This is the property of the church and also belongs to the Lord; it should not be subjected to the ravages of war"

Oh ... ...

Surui steadied himself with effort, took a few deep breaths, and waved his hand, saying: "Alright, Wang Dezi, I'm fine, you don't need to support me. Hurry up and let me go, so I can see which bastard knocked me down!"

No

Taking a deep breath, Su Rui shouted loudly: "Everyone step aside, prepare to blow the door!"

The pastor, a tall man with a bushy beard, was surrounded by the muzzles of over a dozen guns. His face turned pale with fear as he repeatedly shook his head and shouted in broken Chinese: "Oh, please don't do this, I am a servant of God and a citizen of the United States of America, you cannot treat me this way"

Lin Shiqian, while speaking, shoved the barrel of the box cannon into the mouth of the bearded man. This action led the priest to mistakenly believe that the ragged Chinese officer before him intended to execute him. He struggled desperately but was firmly pinned to the ground by Wang Dezi and several soldiers, terrified and howling as he lay on the ground

Tabitha Lauder shook her head like a rattle drum after hearing this, "Oh... NONO, Major, I am afraid I cannot fulfill your request, we do not..."

Immediately following, a chaotic sound of footsteps arose. Just as Su Rui had not yet managed to get up, several individuals hurriedly assisted him to his feet.

Surui swayed the gun in his hand and said淡淡地: "You must remember, at this moment, you have no right to negotiate with me. What you must do is obey, unconditionally obey. Now, take us inside immediately!"

Surui couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath, just as he was about to pull the trigger. Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open, and Surui felt a hard object collide with his head. A great force surged from the front, and caught off guard, he rolled backward down the steps like a tumbling gourd.

Once again, Tabitha was frightened as the gun barrel was shoved into his mouth. Faced with the dark muzzle of the gun, he could only helplessly whisper, "Alright, damn it, I still have some food here, and I can give it all to you, but you must leave here immediately after you get the food"

Wang Dezi quickly loosened his grip and then pointed forward, "Sir, it was that foreign monk who pushed you just now"

In terms of emotions, these soldiers are all quite cunning; when they see that an explosion is imminent, they would not foolishly remain in place.

Tabitha gritted her teeth and said: "There are quite a few civilians in my church; you must not disturb them once you enter!"

"You foreign monk, how dare you lay a hand on the officer? You truly must be tired of living! Brothers, capture this foreign monk!"

I have a total of thirty-three soldiers here, and they are both tired and hungry. What you need to do now is to quickly prepare enough food and bedding; we need these items!

Understood

Lin Shiqian said: "Commander, this foreign monk is indeed quite troublesome. If we let him go for a while, he will surely cause more trouble again"

Surrey coldly said, "Enough, Priest Tabitha Lauder, I am not negotiating with you now, but commanding you. If you cannot do it, I do not mind sending you to meet your omnipotent Lord right now"

After speaking, Su Rui specifically looked back, only to find that there was no one behind him. Upon closer inspection, he realized that everyone, including Lin Shiqian, had already moved to a wall thirty meters away, each one peering curiously at him.

Before Su Rui could respond, Lin Shiqian's impatient voice sounded from the side, "Commander, what is this foreign monk dawdling about? The brothers are starving. In my opinion, we should just charge in directly. What can he do to us?"

A series of orderly sounds arose nearby. Upon hearing these sounds, Su Rui silently nodded in agreement, realizing that Lin Shiqian was fundamentally a good person, as evidenced by his words and the behavior of his soldiers.

"Exactly!" Lin Shiqian, who was beside him, nodded and said, "What Director Su said is true. Once we go in, if anyone dares to steal, harass women, or bully the common people, I will be the first to not let them off. Is that understood?"

In the end, it was Su Rui who spoke up. He touched the large bump on his forehead, frowned, and said, "Alright, Squad Leader Lin, let him go!"

Surui noncommittally said: "And - diagram - book, what do you think?"

Sir, are you alright

Surui then fixed his gaze ahead, where Lin Shiqian was leading a dozen soldiers to encircle a priest clad in a black robe, with the dark muzzles of their guns pointed at him.

Surrey stood up with the assistance of several soldiers. He shook his still somewhat dizzy head and strained to open his eyes, only to see a thin, dark face swaying in front of him, which bore an expression of concern.

Oh God

In the end, Tabitha could only sigh helplessly and say: "Alright, you win. I can take you inside, but you must promise me one thing: once you are inside, you must restrain your soldiers. Otherwise, I would rather die than take you in."

Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was immediately stuffed with a gun barrel again. After calmly taking the box gun from Lin Shiqian, Su Rui once again shoved the muzzle into his large mouth.

Tabitha's expression turned grim, but when he saw Surui's cold smile, he realized that the other party had likely made up their mind. Surui was naturally well aware of what had just happened; he did not believe that the big bearded man could not hear him knocking on the door earlier. Yet, the man refused to open it. It was only when he heard the threat of using a grenade to blow the door down that he hurriedly opened it. This clearly indicated that this guy was someone who only responded to force, not persuasion.

is not

However, now Surui does not have much time to consider these issues. After the soldiers released the priest, Surui walked up to him, frowned, and asked in his broken English: "I ask you... Is this church under your management?"

Having spoken, Su Rui turned to glance at the soldiers behind him, shook his head, and said: "Brothers, let’s all go in. Remember, there are civilians inside the church. Once we enter, if anyone does anything to wrong our fellow townspeople, I know you, but military law does not recognize you!"

Surui, having been pushed down the stairs, rolled several times like a cloud before finally coming to a stop. Before he could utter a curse, he heard the sound of a gun being cocked behind him. Immediately after, several frantic voices belonging to Lin Shiqian also rang out.

Upon witnessing such a scene, Su Rui furrowed her brow, realizing that her commands were not as effective as she had hoped. However, it was understandable; she had only known them for half a day, and they were not part of the same unit. It was already commendable that they were willing to follow her. Achieving absolute obedience was not so easy. The scenario where one crosses over and exudes an overwhelming aura, causing all the subordinates to bow down, would forever remain a fantasy of third-rate writers.

Surrey ignored Lin Shiqian and instead gave Tabitha a meaningful glance before saying: "Pastor Tabitha, rest assured, we are soldiers, not robbers"

Surrey waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, I know how to handle this matter. You need to let him go immediately."