Volume 1: Fierce Tiger Escapes from Its Bonds Chapter 7: The Road to Escape (Part 1)

  In the southern suburbs of Beijing, a business jet airport, the plane had just stopped on the runway, and a "Jingqi" luxury RV and two jeeps stopped beside the plane. Several bodyguards in black shirts quickly walked to the cabin door, one of whom opened the rear door of the car. As the cabin door slowly opened and the gangway was not fully lowered, Huang Longfei quickly stepped down from the plane.

  "Huang, it's all arranged."

  Huang Longfei nodded at the captain of the bodyguards and said, "Go directly to the Prime Minister's mansion, drive a bit faster on the way."

  When the motorcade left the airport, several sedans and jeeps joined in, and except for not having police cars leading the way, it was almost as grand as a head of state's motorcade.

  "Alright, got it, I'll let them know right away." Li Minghan hung up the phone and said to Huang Longfei, "Just received news that a US military base in Zabak has suffered a massive explosion. It's suspected to have been attacked, but so far no one has claimed responsibility for this attack."

  Huang Longfei's eyebrows twitched slightly. "You're saying that it's very likely that one of our people did this?"

  Zebak is less than 30 kilometers away from where Tianxiang went missing.

  Huang Longfei suddenly understood. "Help me contact... get in touch with General Zhou Guohui, I'll talk to him myself later."

  Li Minghan immediately picked up the phone, dialed a secret number, and after two transfers, the call was finally answered. "General Zhou, this is Minghan, Huang has something to discuss with you."

  Huang Longfei took over the phone and his first sentence was: "I want to know what happened in Zeback, is this related to Tianxiang?"

  "Lao Er, I'm not sure about the specific situation now." On the other end of the phone, Zhou Guohui was also very frustrated. "We are investigating and it's still unclear what exactly happened."

  "Big brother, stop speaking in official tones and just say it directly. Does this matter have anything to do with Tian Xiang? And has he been found now?" Huang Longfei rarely spoke so directly and forcefully, which was not the temperament a successful businessman should have.

  "...this..." A rustling sound came from the other end of the phone, probably Zhou Guohui had shooed away the others in the room. "Old Two, to put it this way, someone must have attacked the US military base and caused over 300 casualties among the US troops. And based on my current intelligence..."

  "Big brother, get to the point. I don't care how many Americans died. I just want to know what Tian Xiang did and where he is now!"

  "Alright, I'll get straight to the point. Based on what we know now, the one who attacked the US military camp must be Tianshang..."

  "Are you saying he's alone and not someone you sent?" Huang Longfei was shocked in his heart, and he also had some doubts.

  "It was definitely not our people who were sent, when the US military base was attacked, we only had three reconnaissance groups nearby and no one participated in the battle, and the anti-American Taliban forces did not have the ability to launch an attack from within, so there is only one possibility."

  "Could it be that someone is assisting Tian Xiang?" Huang Longfei brought up another possibility.

  "It was completely impossible at the time as all other groups were under control and no one assisted him."

  Huang Longfei took a deep breath, and now he had no choice but to believe it. "Alright, where is Tian Xiang now?"

  "We're still looking for him, as for..."

  "What did you say? Are they still looking for him?" Huang Longfei almost jumped up from his position, "It's been almost a day and they still haven't found him? And the US military camp was attacked more than ten hours ago, haven't they found him yet?"

  "We've done our best, Second Brother, listen to me."

  "Alright, I'm listening." Huang Longfei's hand was slightly trembling.

  "We have not found him yet, but now the US military's search scope is still expanding, which means that the US military has not found him either."

  "What does this mean?" Huang Longfei took the cigar handed over by Li Minghan, "Did he just evaporate from this world without leaving any trace?"

  "Of course not, this can only mean that he has hidden himself and is hiding very well, we are all unable to find him."

  "Alright, so when can I find him?" Huang Longfei lit a cigar while trying to control his tone.

  "For three days, the US military's search will last at least three more days. Now we have to pull back all our action teams to avoid conflict with the US military. If everything goes smoothly, we'll find him in three days."

  "Alright, three days!" Huang Longfei also knew that his big brother had done his best.

  "Second brother, are you going to third brother's place now?"

  "Right, it's almost here." Huang Longfei looked towards the Premier's mansion in the distance.

  "Don't get angry with Lao San." On the phone, Zhou Guohui's voice paused for a moment. "Now Lao San is also in a difficult situation. Although the US side has not obtained any conclusive evidence to accuse us, the situation has already escalated. Lao San is under great pressure now. I left two hours ago and the Premier has already called to ask about this matter."

  "I know, I won't make things difficult for Lao San."

  "That's good, with your words I can rest assured."

  "Thanks a lot, big brother!" Huang Longfei said before hanging up the phone.

  Just as Zhou Guohui said, the situation has now escalated. When Huang Longfei calmed down, he also immediately thought that the US must be looking for clues to make the Republic lose face in this matter. Moreover, after careful consideration, it's not hard to find out that if the situation finally loses control, there will be no benefit at all for the Republic, the Republican team, Zhou Guohui, and Ling Tianxiang.

  If the US has conclusive evidence that this was a cross-border raid launched by the Republic's special forces, then the country will be in a very passive diplomatic situation. At that time, someone will have to take the blame, and as the commander of the Western Military Region's Special Forces, General Zhou Guohui is the only one who can bear the brunt of this. If the US investigation goes deeper and more detailed, it is likely that they will pinpoint Ling Tianxiang as the mastermind behind the raid, demanding that the country hand him over. At that time, the Premier will have no choice but to hand over Ling Tianxiang in order to placate the situation. Thinking of this, Huang Longfei's head was spinning - this matter is really not easy to resolve.

  "Huang Zong, the Premier's residence has arrived."

  Huang Longfeng returned to his senses and the car stopped outside the side gate of the Premier's mansion. He hesitated for a moment before getting out of the car, Wang Yilin's office was in the building behind the door, how should he talk to Lao San? Chapter 7: Escape Route (Part 1)