Whetstone Edge Volume 1 Fierce Tiger Unbridled Chapter 22 Roaring and Fierce (Part 2)

  Qijianguo sat on a long bench in the corridor outside the intensive care unit with his head in his hands. He had persuaded Weidaming's relatives and the doctor to stop using drugs, but could not guarantee that Weidaming would wake up. Just as they were about to turn off the life-sustaining equipment, news arrived and Qijianguo immediately stopped the doctor from doing so; if it had been a few minutes later, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

  The door was pulled open and Director Liu walked out.

  "How is Director Liu?" Qi Jianjun rushed up in one swift motion.

  "The situation is getting better, I just did a check and he will recover."

  Upon hearing this news, Qi Jianjun finally let out a sigh of relief. The huge pressure that had been weighing on him disappeared and his tense nerves relaxed, which almost caused him to faint.

  "Qí duì, are you okay?" Seeing Qí Jiàn Jūn slightly unsteady, Liú Director couldn't help but feel a bit worried.

  "It's nothing, I just haven't slept for several days." Qijianjun leaned his hand against the wall beside him. "You go ahead and busy yourself, I won't disturb you. Oh right, after Daming wakes up, remember to notify me."

  "Don't worry, as long as the patient wakes up, I will contact you in time."

  Qī Jiàn Jūn felt grateful and nodded towards Director Liú. When he was the only one left in the corridor, he finally squatted down against the wall. He had not closed his eyes for three days and nights, but at least now things were satisfactorily concluded. The hardships and tension of these three days were not without value.

  Wang Yilin was a little uneasy on the special plane flying from Du to Ka City. Sitting opposite him was US Ambassador Sclair. Before the plane took off, Wang Yilin made contact with Zhou Guohui for the last time and learned that the search work was still underway but had not made any progress. From Sclair's confident appearance, Wang Yilin felt a hint of worry. Had the US government already obtained conclusive evidence? Otherwise, Sclair wouldn't have suggested going to the "Snow Leopard" Brigade's camp to investigate the situation.

  This kind of diplomatic request can be completely rejected, after all, the "Snow Leopard" special forces is one of the highest-level special forces in the Republic and generally does not receive foreign guests. However, the recent events in Afghanistan have already caused a stir and some media outlets have pointed their fingers at the Republic, accusing it of having ties with Afghan resistance organizations. In order to prove the Republic's innocence and also to shut up the foreign media, the Prime Minister personally approved the request for the US Ambassador Schrayer to visit the "Snow Leopard" special forces. Now Wang Zilin has no choice but to comply, after all, he is just an assistant to the Prime Minister.

  "Mr. Wang, I heard that the 'Snow Leopard' unit is your country's main force responsible for domestic counter-terrorism?" Schreiber put down the file in his hand and took off his glasses, everything he could see was some public or semi-public information, nothing secret.

  "Just as you have seen, there are still many divisive forces in our country and maintaining national unity and integrity is the fundamental responsibility of any country's military. I don't think you would consider the existence of the 'Snow Leopard' Brigade to be a violation of international conventions, do you?"

  "Of course not, I'm just curious." Schreiber raised his coffee cup. "Maintaining domestic stability and cracking down on separatist forces are usually the tasks of police and armed police units. Why would your country arrange for such a highly professionalized and specialized military force to carry out this task?"

  "Your Excellency, every country has different national conditions and situations, so the methods adopted are also different. Just like your country has a National Guard, and the National Guard also goes abroad to perform combat missions, isn't it?"

  Schuyler's speech was interrupted by the U.S. National Guard, which was originally tasked with maintaining domestic stability and responding to major natural disasters, but now one-third of U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq are National Guardsmen, while regular army personnel account for only two-thirds.

  Wang Yilin was paying attention to Sklar's reaction while pondering what the ambassador was thinking and how comprehensive his grasp of the entire event was. At this time, the secretary walked up to Wang Yilin, leaned over and whispered two sentences in his ear, and Sklar immediately showed a suspicious expression.

  "I'm so sorry, the Prime Minister has called, probably about scheduling arrangements." Wang Yilin said as she stood up and followed the secretary to the rear cabin before Skray could react.

  "It's me." Wang Yilin put on the earpiece and listened for a while before he burst out laughing. "That's great, we'll probably arrive in about three hours, so hurry up with the arrangements, it's all up to your performance then."

  The call was not from the Premier, but from Zhou Guohui. After learning that Ling Tianxiang had returned safely and would return to the base within two hours, Wang Yilin finally breathed a sigh of relief as the turning point finally appeared at the last moment, although it came a bit late, this was the best result.

  After returning to the front cabin, Wang Yilin did not show any joy and chatted with Schley one sentence at a time. The US ambassador was also paying attention to Wang Yilin's words and deeds, wanting to see some clues from them, but after a round of efforts, Schley had to admit that this assistant prime minister must be the most formidable role and would never reveal his inner thoughts on his face, belonging to the kind of person who can cheat a lollipop from a child without blushing or getting excited.

  The special plane was still flying westward, carrying Ling Tianxiang and others, when the helicopter landed in a camp near Kashi. Gu Weimin was the first to jump off the plane this time.

  "Hurry up, we have 55 minutes left!" Gu Weimin waved his hand to let the team members get ready quickly. On the way, he received a message from Zhou Guohui and immediately contacted the base to arrange the relevant work.

  "What the hell is Captain Gu doing here?" one of the team members asked on behalf of everyone else.

  "How do I know what to do with those crap ambassadors, even if they are crap angels, we must make good welcoming preparations as soon as possible. This is a direct order from above." Gu Weimin patted the shoulder of that team member "Hurry up, everyone, there are only 50 minutes left!"

  The officers and men quickly set up the training facilities and equipment, while those participating in the combat operation hastily changed into clean clothes. The laundry workers on the base were the busiest at this time, with so many sets of clothes to be sent to the washing machine immediately, and what disinfectant to add was simply adding chaos to the busy situation. The combat weapons and equipment were also quickly collected and sent to a secret warehouse, and all team members changed into standard weapons used by the Republican army. They couldn't let the US ambassador see a group of special forces holding American-made guns without arousing his suspicion, could they?

  At this time, the most embarrassing one is probably Ling Tianxiang.