Chapter 200 : Chapter 200
Chapter 200: The Mute Women Pledge Allegiance
Li Mu gave a light snort.
“That is not something Commander Hong needs to worry about!”
Li Mu emphasized the word “Commander” heavily.
“Are you planning to charge me with disobeying a military order on the spot, or are you going back now to obediently report this?”
Li Mu looked at him coldly.
Hong Liangpeng let out a long sigh and shook his head. He had done everything he could merely to maintain a peaceful situation.
Unexpectedly, the matter had still escalated to this point.
Naturally, he could not actually charge Li Mu with disobeying a military order.
After all, Li Mu had not offended him.
Yet now, Li Mu had actually turned around and was pressuring him instead.
“Ah. Take care of yourself, then! I am not interfering anymore!”
Hong Liangpeng sighed, then left the scene directly.
Li Mu looked at An Xing and the others.
“Deputy Commander-in-Chief An! Please withdraw quickly as well.”
An Xing and the others were immediately shaken.
They thought Li Mu was angry with them.
After all, when Li Mu killed Zong Hongsheng just now, they had not made a move.
And Li Mu had killed the Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Bureau.
A large number of people would be needed for the follow-up work.
Everything beneath Zong Hongsheng’s line, whether it needed to be investigated or arrests needed to be made, had to be handled.
That included finding out exactly where Zong Hongsheng had taken the other people.
A great amount of clue-gathering was required.
Having only Lu Chenfeng mobilize people from within the Law Enforcement Bureau was absolutely not enough. His authority was insufficient.
A higher-level force had to intervene.
Second, the Law Enforcement Bureau was also located in a busy downtown area.
After such a huge commotion, locking down the news was also a top priority!
As for the crimes of the Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Bureau, only the parts that could be publicly disclosed should be disclosed.
Revealing all the facts without reason would only create chaos. It would not have the slightest positive effect.
At this moment, An Xing and the others naturally would not act foolishly.
Li Mu had already taken on the most crucial matter.
If they still retreated from the supporting work, that would mean standing on Hong Liangpeng’s side.
An Xing’s expression turned solemn, and even his form of address became very formal.
“Tiger Marquis Li! Punishing evil and eliminating corruption is also the duty of the Abyss-Suppression Army—”
Before he could finish speaking, Li Mu raised his hand and interrupted him.
“It is fine! You do not need to get involved in this matter for the time being.”
After Li Mu finished speaking, he gave An Xing a reassuring look.
“Besides, there are many matters in the Military District. You should go back first.”
“I will handle this matter myself.”
Then he cupped his hands slightly toward Chen Chong and Long Jianying.
“Thank you both for coming to support me as well.”
“If I survive this trial, I will invite you all to drink in the future.”
Only then did the others understand that Li Mu was not angry.
He was being righteous!
Now Li Mu had already clashed with Zong Hongyuan.
Setting aside military rank, that man was an Earth Rank expert, and the power beneath him was even more deeply rooted.
Li Mu simply did not want to implicate them.
Li Mu indeed thought this way.
When he had first arrived in Linyuan City and made An Xing choose a side, it had been under circumstances that did not involve life and death.
If An Xing cooperated with him, at most he would have been dismissed in the end.
But this time was different.
This was a choice that affected one’s life, family, and survival.
Li Mu would not force them to choose his side.
If An Xing and the others all truly died because of this matter, Li Mu’s conscience would not be at ease either.
“But people are needed right now,” Chen Chong said anxiously in a low voice.
“I will transfer the Tiger Roar Army over myself,” Li Mu said confidently.
Chen Chong and the other two were startled. That was right. This man was still the head of the Tiger Roar Army!
“Then we will lock down the news first! Leave the reconstruction here to us as well.”
After Chen Chong finished speaking, he gave the order to withdraw without waiting for Li Mu to refuse.
Li Mu could only cup his hands and thank them.
Locking down the news and rebuilding were not major affairs, but they were extremely tedious. The media, Municipal Administration, housing management, and other departments all had to be contacted.
Chen Chong and the others had taken over these matters, allowing Li Mu to focus on facing the storm that was about to arrive.
The Abyss-Suppression Army began to withdraw, and the confused crowd in the distance also began to be dispersed.
Li Mu looked toward the mute women.
At this moment, the mute women had formed a large circle and were gathered together, writing something on the ground.
“You, come here!”
Li Mu called out to them.
The mute women immediately turned around and looked at Li Mu in unison.
Li Mu beckoned to them, then brought them to a corner shielded by a wall.
“When a person dies, the debt is settled.”
“I hope you will not remain trapped in those painful experiences and continue torturing yourselves.”
“I will also keep your secret and will not let the media expose it to the public.”
“You should each go back to—”
When Li Mu reached this point, he suddenly stopped and silently cursed himself for being muddle-headed.
Back to what home? Did these girls still have homes?
Sure enough, the mute women’s expressions all became desolate.
But the calm girl suddenly knelt down devoutly and lowered her head without saying a word.
Li Mu frowned.
“What are you doing?”
All the mute women behind her walked forward and knelt neatly before Li Mu.
Wang Yinhuan, who was standing at the side, was also frightened.
She hurriedly reached out to help the calm girl up.
“Get up quickly. Do not do this!”
The calm girl reached out and wrote on the ground:
“We beg Tiger Marquis Li to allow us to follow at your side.”
“I do not even want my name from the past anymore.”
“From now on, I have no home and no self.”
“If Tiger Marquis Li is willing to take us in, we are willing to repay you with our lives and serve loyally as deathsworn.”
After the calm girl finished writing, all the girls behind her made ah-ah sounds to draw Li Mu’s attention, then nodded in unison.
All of them looked at Li Mu with hopeful gazes.
Clearly,
when these girls had gathered together just now, this was what they had been discussing.
Li Mu was helpless.
How had they gotten attached to him?
He thought for a long while, but still did not know how to handle it. In the end, he could only throw the problem to Wang Yinhuan.
“Wife, I will leave this problem to you!”
Wang Yinhuan smiled bitterly and said in a low voice:
“You saved them twice. Now you have clashed with an Earth Rank expert.”
“Where do you want them to go?”
“While you are facing a life-and-death enemy, should they go back to school and study peacefully, pursuing their former dreams?”
“Or should they gather themselves, get married, and live ordinary lives?”
As a girl herself, she understood all too well what these girls were thinking.
Their lives had long since become dark and hopeless.
Their parents had been killed, and they themselves had been reduced to playthings. The fact that they had not fallen into depression and killed themselves already meant their minds were strong.
In truth, many whose minds were not strong had already died.
Li Mu had saved them twice.
On the second basement level, if Li Mu had not saved them first before taking down Zong Hongsheng, they would have died long ago.
After Zong Hongyuan’s order came down, Li Mu had saved them once more.
Moreover, given the current situation, these girls had no better place to go than by following Li Mu.
Li Mu was an officer of the Abyss-Suppression Army.
Even if he did not treat them specially, merely recruiting them into the Abyss-Suppression Army would still count as a place to belong.
Following Li Mu was the best way for them to redeem themselves.
Seeing Wang Yinhuan nod, Li Mu also nodded.
“All right! Stand up.”
When the mute women saw Li Mu nod, all of them stood up with ecstatic expressions.
They tightly held one another’s hands, trembling with excitement.
Seeing them like this, Li Mu suddenly became solemn.
“Listen!”
The mute women instantly quieted down.
“I do not need you to enter the Abyss-Suppression Army.”
“And I will not support a group of idle people!”
“If you truly have nowhere to go and have decided to follow me,”
“then you cannot waste my resources and training. I want you to cast aside everything and work hard to improve yourselves!”
“I do not need a weeping women’s army.”
“What I want is top-tier combat power that can fight hard battles at critical moments!”
“I will give you three days to consider.”
“Go pay respects to your parents. Go handle all your remaining concerns and trivial matters!”
“After three days, if you decide not to return, I will fully understand.”
“After three days, if you decide to return, come to the Instructor Department in the Military District and find me.”
“That will mean you have already accepted the fate you are about to face.”
Li Mu had already thought it through.
This group of girls looked fragile, but their hearts were strong, and that made them extremely deceptive.
If he turned them into a powerful private armed force hidden in the shadows, they should be able to accomplish many things.
As for their identities, Li Mu did not intend to register them into the Abyss-Suppression Army. It was enough for them to obey him alone.
Not only did the mute women not shrink back, they became even more excited!
This meant that Li Mu was truly accepting them as subordinates!
The mute women nodded heavily.
“Go!” Li Mu ordered. The mute women no longer acted sentimental. They turned and dispersed.
Watching them leave, Wang Yinhuan worriedly held Li Mu’s large hand.
“How do you plan to deal with that Earth Rank expert?”
Li Mu smiled.
“I will modify two sets of paper-format cultivation arts first. As long as Zong Hongyuan outranks the Military Merit Bureau, then I will admit I underestimated him.”