Chapter 46

  We only care about getting the money. How you guys come up with it is not our problem. Besides, the man pointed at Su Yue Song with his cigarette-holding hand. I know some of you are not afraid of death and won't be threatened. Tonight at 10:30, bring guns or bring money, it's your choice. Once the time passes, those hostages will be meaningless to us. That's all I have to say. Goodbye.

  The man stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, stood up, covered his face with a scarf, and walked towards the door. As he opened the door, he turned back to Su Yue Song and said: If you don't want a repeat of last time's tragedy, I suggest you choose to bring money. After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out.

  As soon as the door opened, a large shoe sole came flying towards him. With a loud thud, the man fell backward, sitting on the ground. The scarf covering his face began to soak with blood, revealing a red halo. He pulled down the scarf and covered his nose tightly, but the blood continued to flow out.

  Dropping from his chin, one drop at a time, onto the floor. Shao Hui stood in the doorway, half-lifting one leg, turned to look at Zhao Zheng Hao beside him, and said softly: Your leg technique is faster than mine. Zhao Zheng Hao patted his shoe face: For this kind of person, we can't show mercy. Killing them would be a good deed for the people.

  The man covered his nose, his eyes starting to emit a fierce glow. He stiffly stood up, staring at the group of young men outside the door. Director Lao looked at Su Yue Song, who seemed not to have noticed, lit a cigarette, and slowly began to smoke.

  "You know what the consequences will be if you hit me." The newcomer said gloomily.

  A crisp sound. Liu Junhao rushed forward and swung his hand heavily, slapping the opponent's face with a loud slap. He shook his wrist and said: My hand hurts.

  The newcomer was suddenly stunned. He moved his hand to cover his nose, and half of his face was also smeared with blood, reflecting the eagle hook nose and a pair of eyes with a fierce light. His expression was quite frightening.

  Shao Hui walked up to him step by step and said, "Our affairs are decided by ourselves. You have no right to make decisions for us. And I don't care how arrogant you are towards others, but here, put away your arrogance. This place doesn't tolerate that kind of behavior. Do you understand?"

  The newcomer glared at Shao Hui fiercely and turned his body to leave. "Stop!" Wang Jianbin shouted.

  The opponent stopped moving and turned around. Wang Jianbin continued shouting, "Don't move!"

  The opponent didn't move but turned around again. Wang Jianbin repeated slowly, "Don't move." The opponent was shocked by his strong aura and slowly turned around.

  Wang Jianbin walked up to him, looked into his eyes, and asked, "What kind of people are you? Why did you attack us?"

  The opponent looked at him but didn't speak. Wang Jianbin gritted his teeth and said, "Answer my question!"

  You know, being attacked by us should be your honor. Not everyone in this country can become our target. The opponent said expressionlessly: We only fight against the strong.

  I didn't ask you those questions. Answer mine. Wang Jianbin's eyes almost blazed with fury.

  You are the first opponent to make us fight so hard and lose many warriors. You should really feel honored. The other side ignored Wang Jianbin, who sincerely muttered to himself.

  Bang! This time, it wasn't Liu Junhao who made a move, but rather the infamous Zuo Shi's massive slap. Zuo Ming's signature move was indeed extraordinary. The newcomer's face immediately bore a large handprint, with fingerprints clearly visible. This slap instantly dimmed the ferocity in their eyes. After his stunning display, Zuo Ming said, "Don't spout nonsense, answer our questions." The newcomer covered their swollen face, took a deep breath, glanced at the intimidating figures before them, and immediately hung their head, their demeanor softening: "It wasn't us who ambushed you that night, I didn't participate either."

  "What kind of people are you? Was it Ghost Squad that night?" Shao Hui asked.

  Ghost Squad. The visitor thought for a moment. Yes, you can also call them that. They are the mercenaries we invited to help us fight.

  What kind of people are you? Why did they hire them to attack us?

  We are the Snow Mountain Tigers... As soon as the other party said this name, everyone present immediately understood the situation. It seemed that the grudge from the battle in town back then was going to be avenged. This person felt like he had someone backing him up and a strong supporter behind him, so he dared to be so arrogant here. Unexpectedly, he was slapped twice and sent back to his original shape. He said it right, Chinese people are not afraid of any power that is against them. You can go now, go back and tell the Ghost Shadow's people, say we'll be there tomorrow night on time. Shao Hui said to him. The visitor heard this and slipped out of the door sideways, as if he had been pardoned, and immediately disappeared from sight. At this moment, Su Yue Song's cigarette had just finished burning. A long ash hung from the cigarette butt, it seemed like he hadn't moved for a while.

  "What's next?" The old director looked at him and asked. Su Yue didn't answer him, slowly tapping the ash into the ashtray, taking out the map and looking at it carefully.

  In such a short time, we can't come up with so much money. If we force it, I'm afraid it won't be good for us. The old director said worriedly.

  Su Yue Song's hand was drawing on the map, his head didn't lift as he said: "Even with money, it's useless. Those people are only interested in profit and have no credibility. Moreover, we've killed many of their men. Even if you bring money, ultimately you'll still have to fight. Old Director's mouth twitched a few times but he didn't speak up. Su Yue Song lifted his head and looked at him, smiling: "Old brother, go eat something. This matter will be over in two days. You just wait here patiently." The old director wanted to say something but tried for half a day without speaking out. He slowly stood up and walked outside, coming to the team members' side and looking at each of their faces, reluctant to leave. Su Yue Song watched this old man from behind, standing up and saying: "Old brother, as people's children soldiers, our duty is to serve the people. No matter if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire in front of us, we must charge forward. This is the mission of the children soldiers." The old man heard these words and his body trembled as he nodded.

  After sending off the director, the team members gathered together to start studying the battle plan. Wang Jianbin joked: The people here are really good. Every time they want to fight, they send someone to deliver a map. If they bring some weapons with them, it would be even better. Zhao Zhenghao glanced at him and said: What's good about this? This is cheating. They find a place to set up their troops beforehand and then tell us where to go to battle. It's not fair from the start. The unfairness is yet to come. Su Yuesong interrupted Zhao Zhenghao's words, pointing at the map and saying: This map, except for the route, is all fake. Everyone was shocked and quickly stopped talking, lowering their heads to look. They saw that this map detailed the route from here to the destination, including how many kilometers they would travel, where they would turn, and the winding path into a mountain range. All the team members leaned forward, carefully listening as Su Yuesong explained the map.

  April 21, 2006. Evening. Northwest desert of Basra.

  As the road gradually became a real road in the moonlight, two off-road vehicles roared and rolled up snow and mud, speeding along the track.

  Tomorrow, you won't be bringing any money with you. The only things you can rely on are the weapons in your hands and your own bodies. I demand that no matter what, you must bring back all five hostages. Alive or dead, we must see them. I'm not going to say those big words either. I know our opponents are extremely cunning and powerful. Tonight, everyone will definitely be fighting for their lives in these mountains. What I want to tell you here is: We are soldiers. We are Chinese special forces. A soldier's lifelong glory is only for one battle. One brutal, real war. We can stand here fearlessly because I remember why we were able to come here. It wasn't by following the path laid down by our predecessors, but because we believed in ourselves and could create our own glorious path. We came here after going through countless hardships, crossing mountains and rivers, and experiencing so many gunfights. But we are still alive. At this moment, let us declare war on evil forces. Let them remember: We are Chinese special forces.

  As Su Yue-song said, this mission was indeed a matter of life and death. Not to mention ensuring the safety of the five hostages, even whether the team members themselves could return unscathed was a question mark. So he exceptionally handed over the satellite phone to the team members, allowing them to make a one-minute call home. He only required that they not reveal their location. The team members all understood why they were now allowed to communicate with their families. They cherished this sudden one minute of happiness even more. Unanimously, they all called their own mothers. Briefly reporting their safety, they then plunged into the unknown path that might be someone else's. The road was bumpy and uneven, and the vehicle drove through it with a thud. Inside the car, there was complete silence. The team members were all savoring the happiness of their conversation with their families earlier. The mothers on the other end of the phone did not know that this call was made by their children with what kind of emotions. They would not have thought that after hanging up the phone, they might regret for life why they had not said a few more words to their children at the beginning. They still thought that their children were doing well in the army and had become backbones. They only guessed half of it correctly. These children indeed did well and became backbones of the army. However, they could not guess that their children were now deeply missing them in a foreign land.