Free Web NovelChapter 685: Chapter 308: Lv Bu Rides a Dog_2
Just at this moment, the sound of a helicopter appeared on the horizon.
Seeing this, the two men with headscarves decisively abandoned the bearded man, called their remaining subordinates, and immediately jumped into the pickup truck, started the engine, and prepared to flee.
As the team leader and a veteran, Han Yue was also quite skilled.
He easily dodged the bearded man’s attack, locked his wrist, and, with a twist of his foot, subdued the bearded man on the ground.
"Woof woof!"
"Clack..."
At this moment, one of the search and rescue dogs from the search team pounced up, and Xiao Jian also rushed out.
It seemed as if it was about to bite him.
Han Yue hastily scolded, "Stop them! Don’t really hurt anyone, or it’ll seem we’re in the wrong!"
"Xiao Jian."
Gu Ji called back his search dog.
In fact, Xiao Jian’s target wasn’t the bearded man but the tall man with the headscarf in the pickup truck’s passenger seat.
From the moment before the conflict was about to break out until now, his attention had been focused on these two men.
As soon as the other dared to draw a gun, he and Xiao Jian would pounce immediately. Xiao Jian’s role was to bite the wrist to prevent shooting, while Gu Ji’s role was to deliver a disabling strike to render them incapable of resistance.
"Behave yourself!"
Han Yue kicked the bearded man’s backside, handing him over to the subordinate team members.
He immediately began questioning the tricycle driver about the details.
It turned out that even before this massive earthquake, security around here wasn’t good, with frequent reports of robbery, kidnapping, and extortion, so he kept a machete in the vehicle just in case.
"Mr. Han, did we call for that helicopter?"
"No way. At this time, all army helicopters have been deployed to rescue trapped civilians; there’s no spare for just traveling."
Han Yue glanced up.
As expected.
The helicopter that was just on the horizon had vanished instantly, while the command center he had contacted told him they would try to send someone within 10 minutes.
Gu Ji recalled the recent scene.
He always felt something was off about those two men with headscarves, so he squatted in front of the bearded man, questioning, "Tell me, who are you people?"
"Pah! What gives you the right to interrogate me? Let me go now, or do you want me to blow you all up!"
Unexpectedly, even now, the bearded man remained stubborn.
Wang Yuexi, standing beside, smiled as if watching a show, "Alright, Mr. Zhan, this guy’s just impervious to soft or hard tactics. Let’s leave him to the Bafang police department."
"I know, just casually asking."
Gu Ji naturally couldn’t appear too purposeful.
However, he still sensed some information from the bearded man’s earlier words.
"Blow you all up," if this wasn’t just the bearded man boasting, it suggests they had bombs in their possession.
Since acquiring the USMC demolition methodology and personally experiencing bomb scenarios,
Gu Ji knew that bombs aren’t something ordinary people can easily comprehend, especially more complex IEDs.
Could these people be terrorists?
Actually, considering those two men’s demeanor and actions under headscarves, there is a certain resemblance.
But what puzzles him is...
If they truly are terrorists, why impersonate Bafang government officials and rob food from a tricycle farmer?
If this got out, wouldn’t it be laughed at by terrorist organizations everywhere?
Gu Ji isn’t making jokes for fun.
Terrorists are defined by the governments worldwide as the most fearsome criminals, often possessing highly potent weaponry, endless attack methods, and extremely cruel and terrifying means.
They carry out actions in an organized, planned manner with clear objectives.
So, simply looking at the food robbery, it doesn’t quite align with terrorist behaviors.
There’s always a sense of "Lv Bu riding a dog" disharmony.
This seems more like something done by a group of thugs who can’t afford food.
While Gu Ji pondered this, an open military vehicle drove up from the dirt road, carrying two Pakistani soldiers, summoned by Han Yue from the earthquake district command center.
After some exchanges,
they found out the police department in the earthquake zone was also severely damaged, with many police and staff buried under rubble, and now security relies on military units.
As the Pakistani soldiers loaded people onto the vehicle,
Gu Ji thought and decided to report the suspicious behavior of the two men with headscarves.
Unexpectedly, as he began to speak,
Han Yue was also prepared to bring up the same point.
The two soldiers’ expressions stiffened and assured they would investigate further, saluted, and drove away.
Once the vehicle vanished,
Han Yue suddenly turned to him, eyes sharp as arrows, "Bian Shizhang, how did you discern that?"
"From their actions and demeanor."
Gu Ji initially just said those two words, then realized Han Yue might expect more, so he explained further, "Mr. Han, I mentioned this mainly because if anything did happen, it would be tricky for us to resolve."
"You also heard what the tricycle driver said; I checked the target location map, the Descon Chemical Plant is in Kuti Town, requiring us to cross a mountain to reach there, and I’m afraid..."
"You’re worried if they are part of a criminal organization, they’ll intercept us in the middle of the mountains?"
"Yes."
Han Yue nodded thoughtfully, "I noticed those two as suspicious from the vehicle, particularly the tall one, who had a gun."
This statement made Gu Ji blink in surprise.
He thought his observational skills were extraordinary, yet Han Yue had already spotted the issue in the vehicle, albeit he was in the front side with a better view than Gu Ji who was in the rear; had their positions swapped, Gu Ji might’ve seen it too.
Nevertheless, this proved Han Yue wasn’t an ordinary engineer.
Could he have transitioned from reconnaissance to the rescue team?
"But since this matter is already reported to Pakistani soldiers, they should pay attention to it; let’s board the vehicle, our primary goal is to rescue trapped compatriots."
After saying this, Han Yue clapped his hands to urge all rescue personnel to prepare for departure.
Upon returning to his seat, Gu Ji couldn’t help but ask Wang Yuexi about Han Yue, and was surprised by the confirmation.
Initially, Han Yue was a scout in a certain reconnaissance unit but was transferred to the engineering corps after an injury during a training exercise, participating in three rescue and relief operations, performing excellently, eventually becoming a team leader in the International Rescue Team.
This further refreshed Gu Ji’s understanding of the overall strength of reconnaissance units.
To retain such sharp reconnaissance abilities years after leaving the frontline, it must be said that Xia Kingdom’s scouts are indeed formidable.
Perhaps the Ningzhou’s major gun theft case that Zhang Wenjun personally experienced was indeed orchestrated by "players"!
Shortly after the bus entered the mountain road, the surface began to crumble.
As this area’s on the earthquake’s edge, it’s naturally suffered damage; halfway up, the mountain road was blocked by landslide rubble.
Helplessly,
The group could only disembark and proceed on foot carrying their gear.
Luckily, after a night’s rest, everyone’s strength mostly recovered, with Gu Ji and Wang Yuexi leading the way, using ropes from the front troops, and the rear medical and technical staff managing to keep up.
Upon finally reaching the summit,
taking advantage of the high vantage point, Gu Ji looked down to see the town below devastated by the earthquake, with a layer of yellow-green gas lingering over the area near the riverbank.
