Tony and Ethan were startled to hear someone speaking. They instinctively looked up and saw someone standing in the darkness opposite the workbench. The voice had come from there.
"Don't be afraid, and don't show any unusual behavior. I'm here to save you." Meng Ran looked at the two of them and repeated himself.
Tony and Ethan were both intelligent. Hearing this, they immediately suppressed their surprise and curiosity, acting as they usually did.
At this moment, the iron door outside creaked open. Meng Ran heard the sound and concealed himself again.
Tony and Ethan were secretly shocked to see Meng Ran suddenly disappear again, wondering what was going on.
Although they were surprised, they remained expressionless because the iron door had already been opened. A group of armed Terrorists filed in, raising their guns and pointing them at Tony and Ethan.
Tony and Ethan put their hands behind their heads. Their movements were fluid, indicating they had practiced this a lot recently.
At this moment, a terrorist with a shaved head and tattoos walked out from the crowd. His fierce eyes scanned over the two of them.
The bald man said coldly, "What were you two doing just now?"
Tony thought to himself, This isn't good. But his face remained unchanged as he replied, "Doing? We're building the missile you asked for."
The bald man suddenly leaned in close to Tony, staring intently into his eyes. "What did you two just see? Why were you so surprised?"
Ethan spoke up at this moment. He said with sudden realization, "Oh, you mean just now? We were surprised because we saw a rat. A rat much bigger than normal."
Tony followed Ethan's lead, saying, "That's right. You know, since I came to this Cave, I haven't seen any other living creatures, let alone that big rat."
"That rat reminded me of the Smart Mechanical Hand I have at home. Oh God, I haven't oiled it in months. God bless it doesn't rust."
Seeing that the two men showed no signs of anything unusual, the bald man dropped the topic and instead asked when the missile would be finished.
Tony and Ethan both breathed a sigh of relief. They had prepared their response to this question beforehand.
Ethan explained to the bald man, "We're working on the parts. Give us some more time, and we'll assemble them for you to see."
Seeing that it was Ethan speaking, the bald man, with a grim expression, walked up to him and suddenly slammed him face-down onto the table, ordering the others to restrain him.
Ethan gasped, pinned down on the table and unable to move by several Terrorists.
He turned his face and continued shouting, "Hey! We're telling the truth! You have to believe us!"
The bald man ignored him, using tongs to pluck a fiery red piece of coal from the nearby embers, intending to force it into Ethan's open mouth.
Ethan, seeing the coal getting closer, struggled desperately, though his efforts were barely effective.
Tony, seeing Ethan pinned to the table, suddenly spoke up, "Hey, stop! I need him for my work. I can't finish the rest of the work by myself."
Hearing Tony's words, the bald man released the tongs. A scorching, red-hot coal fell in front of Ethan's face.
Ethan felt the heat falling on his face and breathed a sigh of relief. He'd finally escaped a disaster.
The bald man's fierce gaze swept over Tony and Ethan. His cold voice threatened, "Tomorrow! No matter how much you finish, assemble it for me to see tomorrow."
"Otherwise, your lives won't be your own. Remember not to play any tricks."
After threatening the two of them, the bald man led his men out of the Cave and locked the large iron gate again.
Tony helped Ethan up and whispered to him, "There's no time. We must hurry."
Ethan nodded subtly in response.
"It seems you two have some acting skills. Not bad, not bad." Meng Ran's voice sounded again, and he reappeared from the corner.
This time, Tony and Ethan didn't turn their heads directly. Instead, they maintained their composure, not showing any unusual reaction, and used their peripheral vision to observe Meng Ran.
Tony sat down at the workbench, pretending to look at the blueprints on the table as he asked Meng Ran, "Who are you? How did you suddenly appear here? And what do you mean by saving us? How do we proceed?"
Ethan pretended to be busy with something else, but he was also listening intently to Tony. He was very curious too.
Meng Ran's voice was hoarse, tinged with a hint of helplessness. "You have a lot of questions. I'll answer them one by one."
Then, Meng Ran continued, "First question, I am the Evil Ghost. If you'd glanced at the news in between flirting with women, you'd know who I am."
"Second question, I'm here to save you. I already said that. As for why I suddenly appeared, that's related to my special ability, and there's no need to explain it."
"Third question, it means exactly what it sounds like. As for the specifics, you proceed with your plan, and I'll make sure nothing goes wrong."
Tony suddenly understood. So this person was the Evil Ghost.
Meng Ran wasn't wrong. Tony had indeed seen news about him in between his womanizing.
Tony remembered a certain soccer babe: she had brown hair, a fantastic figure, and was incredibly skilled.
That soccer babe was a fan of Evil Ghost. The day Tony was, ahem, playing games with her, news about Evil Ghost suddenly appeared on the television. Then, while they were still, ahem, playing games, she started telling Tony all about Evil Ghost.
The most outrageous thing was that later on, that soccer babe actually had Tony wear an Evil Ghost mask while they, ahem, exercised. That's why it left such a deep impression on Tony.
Tony was letting his thoughts wander when Ethan, seeing that Tony remained silent, spoke up.
"If you have the ability to save us right now, why do you want us to follow our own plan?"
"Please don't misunderstand. I'm just a little confused." Ethan added an explanation; he really was puzzled.
Hearing this, Tony walked to a corner and finally looked directly at Meng Ran. The question Ethan asked was exactly what he wanted to know, and he also looked at Meng Ran, awaiting his answer.
Meng Ran wasn't surprised by the question and spoke normally, "Actually, there's no special reason. I'm just curious about that armor you're building."
"With me around, nothing will happen to you guys, so don't worry. Just stick to the plan."
"Don't worry about me either. Just act like I'm not here."
Tony and Ethan exchanged glances. Although this reason was somewhat unexpected, it wasn't unacceptable.
And now with the Evil Ghost's help, they could confidently carry out their plan. The Evil Ghost's appearance eliminated their last concerns.
So Tony and Ethan continued their work. Ethan would occasionally ask Tony about the Evil Ghost. Although he hadn't asked just then, he really didn't understand the Evil Ghost. He just hadn't asked Meng Ran directly because Tony knew.
Meng Ran watched the two of them working normally, then sat cross-legged on the ground and concealed his form.
"Little White, play a movie for me."
Meng Ran gave the command to Little White while pulling out a bag of potato chips and tearing it open to eat.
Movies and potato chips really are a perfect match. Oh yeah, and Coke too. Meng Ran pulled out another bottle of Coke and chugged it down.
"Burp~~~" Meng Ran let out a comfortable burp after taking a big gulp of Coke.
Tony and Ethan, who were working on the side, also twitched their ears curiously, then glanced over at Meng Ran.
They saw that it was still pitch black over there, and the figure from earlier had disappeared.
Although they couldn't see anything in the darkness, they could hear some sounds.
"Pfft~" It was the crisp sound of opening a package.
"Crunch crunch crunch~" It was the sound of munching on potato chips.
"Hiss~" It was the sound of unscrewing a bottle cap.
"Burp~" That was the sound of a belch.
Tony listened carefully to the sounds, feeling a sense of familiarity. Suddenly, he caught a whiff of potato chips and the sweet, refreshing, and pleasant aroma of cola.
Tony's eyes widened immediately, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He screamed internally, "This Evil Ghost brought potato chips and cola! Is he here on vacation?"
"No, no, I want to eat too! I can't take it anymore!"
Tony's brain had already turned into the shape of potato chips and cola. He glanced towards Meng Ran, about to say something.
At that moment, Meng Ran's hoarse voice came over, "Don't think so much. There's none for you."
"Work hard, and you'll get everything when we get out. Eating here makes it easy to be exposed."
Hearing Meng Ran's words, Tony calmed down. He channeled his grief and anger into power, and the entire plan's progress sped up.
Meng Ran watched Tony, who was working with gritted teeth, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Indeed, the power of people is endless. It's like the water in a sponge; you can always squeeze some out."
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