Xu Weiguo spoke without the slightest hint of guilt. Phrases like "human lives are more important than anything" were irrelevant in this situation.
Nothing was more important than their own citizens.
Furthermore, they had just "righteously" intended to sacrifice their own Hua Nation people, and now they wanted him to generously pay money to save a group of foreigners?
He didn't consider himself a generous person, so he was unwilling!
The negotiator was stunned when Xu Weiguo said this, as the inherent kindness of Hua Nation people was deeply ingrained in their minds.
Therefore, hearing Xu Weiguo utter such words, he found it utterly unbelievable.
The negotiator turned back and relayed Xu Weiguo's words to Sen Na. Upon hearing this news, everyone in the grand hall reacted as if they had heard a fantastical tale.
They even suspected whether the negotiator had deliberately fabricated these words to tell them.
Yet, they also felt that what was said was indeed not wrong. It was perfectly normal for Hua Nation people to save their own countrymen. But they were not Hua Nation people; why should they be saved by them?
Was it simply because they believed Hua Nation people were kind?
Hearing this news, the foreigners showed expressions of breakdown and despair.
After all, in their eyes, it was utterly impossible to get their own countries to pay so much money to save them.
Perhaps in the eyes of those people, they weren't even as important as their own pet cats and dogs.
After hearing the negotiator's words, Sen Na revealed a meaningful smile and said to the negotiator, "Go out and tell them I agree. Have them prepare the money and the remaining aircraft.
And also tell them that if the ransom isn't paid, we will tear up the remaining people when we leave."
Upon hearing Sen Na's words, everyone looked at him as if he were a devil.
Especially the Hua Nation people, being educated, naturally understood the implication of Sen Na's actions.
This was undoubtedly an attempt to sow discord between their country and other nations. After all, in such a major "kidnapping case,"
if all people from other countries were dead, while their Hua Nation people remained alive and well, it would be a direct insult to all people from other countries!
Even if the fault lay with them!
But would they admit it? No, they would only consider the Hua Nation people as having abandoned others to die.
Every Hua Nation person, whose expression had been one of terror, immediately turned to anger, glaring fiercely at Sen Na.
For a moment, they wished their own countrymen wouldn't come to save them. If that wasn't possible, they would rather perish together with these devils!
Rather than living to be spat upon, they would prefer to die and be remembered with reverence and longing!
They believed that if they sacrificed themselves for this reason, they would definitely be recorded in the family genealogy, and even be the first to receive incense offerings!
Who could refuse the temptation of being recorded in the family tree, receiving the first incense, and bringing glory to their ancestors?
Gradually, their gazes began to turn wild. If they hadn't been tied up, they would have rushed forward!
Sen Na clearly noticed the change in the Hua Nation people, but his brows furrowed, unsure why their attitude had suddenly become so strange.
Moreover, he had a faint premonition that something was not right!
Sen Na had always placed great faith in his intuition, as it had saved him countless times.
"Go, go and negotiate with them immediately. Prepare the money and the helicopter. We will release them right away. Give them half an hour to prepare!"
After speaking, Sen Na immediately instructed his subordinates to keep a close eye on the Hua Nation people, as they were their "key to escape."
The negotiations outside continued, but the atmosphere inside the hall was no longer the same as before.
The cacophony of countless voices made those who were waiting to leave even more agitated.
Seizing this opportunity, Hei Ying and his men, who had been on the upper floor, now appeared behind them, using the commotion of the crowd as cover.
At this moment, Hei Ying saw a flash of light outside the window and immediately straightened up, signaling to the people behind him.
As soon as the signal was given, everyone grabbed their weapons and charged out.
Bang bang bang
As members of the special forces, their firearms were naturally the best. They hit their targets with almost perfect accuracy, and everyone they shot fell to the ground, incapacitated.
The sudden gunfire threw everyone into chaos. The previously orderly rioters instantly lost their footing.
In just this moment, several of their men were eliminated.
Sen Na, seeing the black-clad figures moving through the hall, cursed and immediately drew his own firearm, charging forward.
Due to the extreme chaos of the crowd, no one noticed Zhang Zhe. He quietly approached the Hua Nation people.
The moment he got close, all the Hua Nation people looked at him with fierce gazes.
Because the moment he appeared, they saw him following behind Sen Na, and had already branded him a traitor.
It is said that in the apocalypse, the first to be killed are the "saints," and in war, the first to be killed are traitors. This is an ironclad law!
"You are a traitor! Kill us or flog us as you please, but don't think you can use us to threaten our families!"
"That's right, kill us if you dare. If we show any fear, we are not Hua Nation people!"
"Yes, at most, in 18 years, I'll be a good man again!"
"Come on, do it if you have the guts, you bastard!"
...
Zhang Zhe: ...
Listening to the curses of the crowd, Zhang Zhe's expression was unreadable, but the twitching of his mouth betrayed his current mood.
However, he didn't have time to explain much to them, and directly charged forward with his small knife.
Sen Na's men had already discovered Zhang Zhe the moment he approached the Hua Nation people.
They had been worried that Zhang Zhe might secretly let the Hua Nation people go behind their backs, but after hearing them curse Zhang Zhe like that,
their hearts that had been in their throats finally settled. If someone pointed at them and cursed them like this, and they could still remain calm, they wouldn't believe it!
After all, in the years Zhang Zhe had spent with them, his temper had been like gunpowder, easily ignited.
He didn't give face to anyone, and when he acted, he showed no mercy. This led them to believe that Zhang Zhe's ruthlessness was no less than Sen Na's!
Therefore, when they saw him charging forward with his small knife, everyone immediately stopped paying attention to him.
With the Hua Nation people facing death with resolute determination, Zhang Zhe stepped forward and skillfully cut the ropes of several people with his small knife.