Chapter 7: The Tiger Escapes from Its Cage

  "Zheng! You knew that person was a Chinese spy, why did you let him go?!"

  Yang Wenfeng had just left, and after understanding the situation, the American officer questioned Zheng Changrong in a hurry.

  "Officer Jamison, the agent brought a box with incredibly powerful bombs in it. For the safety of the base... and yours, we can only let him go." Zheng Changrong stuttered to explain in his half-baked English.

  "Zheng! You're absolutely useless!" Jamison thundered, "These two boxes clearly contain my beer, how could they possibly be bombs? Wu, come over here..."

  Wu Xinting hastily walked over and explained, "Officer, the beer inside was packed by me, absolutely no bombs." As he spoke, he opened two boxes. Jamison took out a can of beer, pulled the tab towards Zheng Changrong, and the beer sprayed foam all over his face.

  "Cheng, you're useless! You've failed!" Jamison burst out in a loud scolding.

  Zheng Changrong was furious and grabbed Wu Xinting: "Why didn't you say that earlier? Tell the truth, are you in cahoots with that spy?"

  "Sir, I, I, I..."

  Wu Xinting stuttered and didn't finish a sentence, Zheng Changrong smelled a strong urine smell, he looked down at Wu Xinting's crotch, it was already wet, Zheng Changrong was furious, he punched Wu Xinting in the face, Wu Xinting immediately fainted.

  "Notify the base to be on full alert, block the elevator exits. If there is resistance, kill without hesitation!" Zheng Changrong immediately ordered, "Hu Lirong! Aren't you a native of this place? Hurry up and go!"

  Watching the officer like a mad dog, Hu Lirong led the soldiers out with a happy and fortunate mood.

  In the elevator, Yang Wenfeng took off his jacket and checked the bullets in the pistol magazine. He then installed a silencer on the gun barrel because he would be using it from now on. After checking the pistol, he opened the emergency hatch on top of the elevator and grabbed both sides of the opening with his hands. With a burst of strength, he propelled himself up through the opening and stood on top of the rapidly ascending elevator car. Yang Wenfeng was waiting for the opportunity that would soon arrive...

  The elevator suddenly stopped, and the steel cable that pulled it also stopped moving. Yang Wenfeng immediately grabbed the cable and climbed up with all his might, and then heard the sound of "ding ding dang" made by countless bullets piercing the elevator below him.

  It turned out that after the soldiers at the base received the order, they surrounded the elevator exit and shot anyone inside as soon as it stopped. Just now, when the soldiers saw the elevator door open for a moment, they fired all the bullets in their automatic rifles without hesitation. After dozens of shots were fired, the smoke from the gunpowder filled the entire elevator room, and not only was it impossible for people to escape death, but even mosquitoes would have been smoked to death by the gunpowder smoke.

  When the smoke cleared, the soldiers cautiously approached and took a look. Except for a coat in the elevator, there was nothing else. The spy seemed to have vanished into thin air without leaving any trace. A soldier holding a walkie-talkie reported to Zheng Changrong: "Sir, no signs of the spy were found! Repeat, no signs of the spy were found!"

  "How is this possible?! Bastard! Notify the base to enter level one alert! Seal off the entire base! Search every inch of the base! Dig three feet underground if you have to, and pull him out!" Zheng Changrong's eyes were bloodshot as he yelled hysterically.

  "Yes, sir!"

  The base's alarm wailed, soldiers swarmed out, and the searchlight beams went back and forth, searching every corner...

  In the ascending elevator, Hu Lirong was surprised to hear this news. How could Yang Wenfeng be missing? She carefully observed the enclosed space she was in, and suddenly her gaze was drawn to the escape hatch at the top. A faint, imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She was a competitive woman with a strong desire to possess what she had set her sights on. This inner drive had reached its peak, and she secretly made up her mind that she must make him fall into her hands!

  Yang Wenfeng took out the backpack he had hidden earlier, his mood was extremely frustrated, after finally entering the command control center but ended up losing, looking at the time on his watch there were still two and a half hours before meeting with the Marine Corps, seeing the soldiers step by step approaching, now all that could be done was to escape from the base. He used various terrain and obstacles to hide himself, when he crouched down from a pile of empty oil barrels, he found an inconspicuous small house, he quickly slipped into the small house.

  As soon as he entered the small house, he found two soldiers sitting next to a monitor. The two soldiers saw a stranger and were stunned at first, then hastily stretched out their hands. Before they could grab the automatic rifles beside them, Yang Wenfeng raised his gun and pulled the trigger twice. Two faint sounds rang out, and the two soldiers fell to the ground instantly.

  After dealing with the two soldiers, Yang Wenfeng curiously looked around the small room. The furnishings inside were simple: a monitor, a single bed, two folding chairs; two windows of one square meter each opened outward, each equipped with a high-power night vision device and a Barrett sniper rifle.

  Yang Wenfeng walked to the night vision device and looked out through the observation mirror, only to see a vast expanse of rugged rocks below the cliff. Seeing this, he couldn't help but wonder: with the alarm blaring outside, why were these two soldiers still holding their ground here? The Barrett 12.7mm anti-material sniper rifle placed beside them was even more inexplicable. If it was for preventing spies from infiltrating the base, a standard 7.62mm sniper rifle would have been sufficient. Moreover, this southeastern corner was not suitable for infiltration in the first place, as it had steep cliffs and a large open area that offered no cover. If someone were to sneak into the base, they would never choose this location.

  The 12.7mm anti-materiel sniper rifle bullet is powerful enough to penetrate the armor of a light armored vehicle within 1000 meters, and on land, animals shot by this caliber can only be described as a miracle if they survive! Why would someone place such a high-powered sniper rifle in an unsuitable location?

  It seems necessary to go down to the open space below for reconnaissance.

  Yang Wenfeng took out a mountaineering rope from his backpack, tied one end to Barrett's rifle and the other end threw it down the cliff, then climbed out of the window, grabbed the rope and pulled hard, Barrett's rifle was stuck horizontally in the window, he slid down along the rope. As soon as he landed, Yang Wenfeng took out a handheld ground-penetrating radar from his backpack and carefully searched the open area among the rocks...

  At the same time, a person quietly slipped into the small house. This person took a look at the two soldiers' corpses and was suddenly attracted to something. She walked to the window and carefully examined the climbing rope tied to the Barrett rifle on the windowsill. The woman smiled suddenly and came to the night vision device, greedily peeking through the observation mirror at everything that was happening below...

  Yang Wenfeng's handheld ground-penetrating radar suddenly emitted a "beep" alarm! The display screen showed that there was a section of pipeline 12 meters underground, with one end pointing towards the base and the other end pointing into the forest ahead. Yang Wenfeng took a dozen steps forward, and the pipeline extended into the forest without disappearing. He felt a surge of excitement in his heart, and he sprinted forward along this pipeline, because he had confirmed that the second radar station was just ahead!

  Yang Wenfeng made this judgment because no matter where the second radar was, its fiber optic data line and cable must be connected to the command control center of the base. As long as he followed the detected pipeline, he would definitely find the second radar! Overexcited, he didn't know that his body was firmly locked in the crosshairs of a night vision scope...

  At this time, the woman holding a gun in the small house was hesitant: pull the trigger? This would be somewhat cruel, she cherished the feeling of being protected by his strong shoulders; let him go? She was unwilling! As the target was about to enter the woods, her selfish mentality took over again, and her finger involuntarily pulled the trigger. "Click" - the gun fired forward, but no bullet came out.

  "Dud." The woman muttered to herself, she racked the slide, ejecting a round, rechambered it and refocused on her target through the scope. "You're dead this time!" She took a deep breath, squeezed the trigger again, "click" but no shot was fired, "Damn it!" She frantically racked the slide again, ejecting another round, but the target had already entered the woods, the woman's aim was thrown off, she couldn't get a clear shot of the target weaving between trees, she wildly pulled the trigger again, but the gun didn't fire, the woman watched in frustration as her target disappeared into the woods.

  The woman pulled back the bolt to check, only to find that the firing pin was gone. "Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it!!!", she roared, throwing the Barrett rifle heavily on the ground, her beautiful face distorted by extreme anger, her eyes seemed to be spitting fire...

  "Yang Wenfeng! Don't be too pleased with yourself, Hu Lirong will never let you get away so easily!"

  The entire base was still in an uproar, with soldiers searching for the spy's trail without any clue, and the searchlights were swaying aimlessly. In the small hut, only two cold corpses and a woman's scream were left behind.

  "Has the cooked duck flown away? Can you tell me the reason?"

  "The man who was tied up with five flowers has run away, can you tell me the reason?"

  "A group of special agents who claim to be elite can't even keep an eye on a person who has been tortured and is on the verge of death, can you tell me why?"

  "You say! You say! You say!"

  The man in a wheelchair was tormented by illness and defeat, pointing at Zhou Xihua and Zheng Changrong with a stern voice.

  "Boss, that Yang... Yang Wenfeng didn't escape on his own, but was let go by someone..."

  "Boss, Red Bandit is too cunning!" Zheng Changrong glanced at Zhou Xihou, "It's also understandable that our brothers were deceived by him."

  "Oh? You mean all my people are useless? The man in the wheelchair had a glint in his eye, "Yes, this is indeed a place where dragons and tigers hide, such as that mysterious person who cut off the rope binding Yang Wenfeng, he's a deeply hidden expert."

  "No, no, no, BOSS, I didn't mean that." Zheng Changrong wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue, "If it's really someone from the base, I'll make sure to find out and kill him!"

  "Himalaya? Yang Wenfeng?... I really didn't expect it, what I tried so hard to get out of his mouth was easily revealed by that woman, truly formidable, truly formidable!"

  Zhou Xihu was not convinced: "That woman is a famous socialite, but she's just a siren on the reef, a seductress who lures sailors to their doom with her enchanting voice."

  "That's just her good luck!" Zheng Changrong echoed strongly.

  "Why is it her and not you? Why don't you even have the courage to take responsibility for yourselves?" The man in the wheelchair clenched his fists, struggling to maintain his composure. "Even the so-called elite troops who are supposed to be steadfast are shirking their duties like this - is my great nation-building endeavor just a moon reflected in water?"

  Zheng Changrong smiled and said: "Boss, we may have disappointed you, but our great cause of building the country will definitely succeed!"

  The man in the wheelchair was taken aback, saying: "I originally thought you were muddled all day, but I didn't expect you to have a sincere heart towards Jian Guo. What about your deputy? I'd like to meet her."

  "Boss, I've sent her after the spy."

  "This woman is not simple, how can you be at ease letting her lead the team in pursuit?"

  "Boss, you mean this woman is suspicious? Then I'll take the team there. If she has any ulterior motives, I'll deal with her on the spot!"

  "Well, let's hurry up and go, don't delay any longer!"

  "Yes! Boss, I'm going."

  Zheng Changrong finished speaking and hastily left.

  "Boss, let me lead a team to intercept Yang Wenfeng." Zhou Xihu eagerly volunteered.

  "Never mind, you go rest for tonight." The man in the wheelchair waved his hand, "I've already sent 'Lone Wolf' over."

  "Why, why is this?! Zhou Xihu's eyes widened, "Isn't Lone Wolf on a mission? Are you not trusting me?"

  "Shut up! What's the value of trusting a loser? Get out, don't humiliate yourself here!" Zhou Xiu Hu's face turned purple with rage, and he stormed off. "You... if you weren't my nephew, I would have dealt with you long ago!"

  The man in the wheelchair flashed a sharp gaze like a knife...