"The Living Yama is someone we all have our eyes on, isn’t that normal?" Shen Ming said dryly.
"That’s true." Jiang Shaobo smiled bitterly. The one who attracted the most attention before was Meng Fan, but after his death, all the spotlight was stolen by the Living Yama, who came from the countryside, rather than those of the second and third generations.
"Did Meng Ping ask too? Since when does he care about this?" Shen Ming changed the subject, a hint of doubt flashing quickly in his eyes.
"Who knows, anyway the Living Yama is in Country S, and I’m not at liberty to disclose the details." Jiang Shaobo drank the last bit of wine in his glass, stood up and said, "I’m leaving, I have to be on duty tonight."
"Take care."
After Jiang Shaobo left, Shen Ming didn’t linger longer. Having asked what he wanted, he left the small restaurant satisfied, took the pre-bought ticket to the train station, and boarded the train heading to Shixi Town, Liyang County.
******
The strong cold air from Siberia swept down wave after wave, making the weather colder and colder. Not long after Shen Jianguo led people into Country S following the previous route, earth-shattering news came from ahead.
Someone had taken down Keperta’s stronghold, and the news spread with lightning speed, shaking the entire Country S.
Shen Jianguo had bee much leaner and more silent than before. However, he handled matters with more maturity, and every mand and decision carried a charismatic conviction.
Upon receiving the news, he immediately ordered everyone to stop and wait for updates.
He had been here before and brought a satellite phone with him this time. After finding a spot to stay, he began to set tasks and locked in the next phase of the plan.
This place was extremely well-hidden, found during a previous rescue by Xu Zongdui. This time, Shen Jianguo came and continued to use it.
"Captain, the situation this time is more plex and chaotic than the last." Shen Jianguo’s deputy was urgently transferred from the Research Institute, having worked well with him during the last mission.
"Who do you think has such capability to create earth-shattering chaos?"
Shen Jianguo pursed his lips and almost without thinking, answered directly, "Besides our Zongdui and Deputy Director Qin, I can’t think of anyone else."
In the small ten-person team shelter, two were outside on guard while the rest heard it all. They all stared at Shen Jianguo with wide, horrified eyes, in disbelief.
"Captain, you really think big." Someone gave a thumbs up.
"Our Zongdui wouldn’t be so high-profile, I don’t think it’s possible." Such a grand gesture could incite international disputes; Zongdui isn’t reckless.
"Wrong." Someone suddenly realized, "Zongdui isn’t possible but someone might be."
"Are you talking about the Little Hooligan?"
Everyone rubbed their chins in unison and said with a subtle expression, "There’s nothing in the world the Little Hooligan wouldn’t dare to do."
"The Little Hooligan dares to think and act, and our Zongdui can execute it perfectly..."
The oute was clear without needing to say more.
Shen Jianguo smiled warmly, "Your dream of rescuing our Zongdui may be shattered."
As soon as he spoke, everyone looked dejected, like roosters who had lost a fight. When first participating in the mission and hearing it was to rescue Xu Zongdui, they were so excited they couldn’t sleep at night.
Like injecting chicken blood, now hearing that it’s unnecessary, how could they not be disappointed?
But the disappointment was short-lived; knowing Zongdui was okay, they were genuinely happy from deep inside.
"Captain, it connected, it connected." The constantly dialing satellite phone operator shouted excitedly.
"Keep it down." Shen Jianguo said with a serious expression and personally took the call. The voice of Chen Yingjie came through, which slightly softened his stern expression and unwittingly brought a smile to his lips.
"Hello, Captain Chen."
"Oh shit..." Chen Yingjie hadn’t expected it to be Shen Jianguo on the line and burst out a string of expletives, "Why are you here? Is the President okay with it?"
Talk about hitting a nerve, Shen Jianguo’s expression turned cold again.
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