Chapter 2 Task 2-1

  The entire SWAT team, except for the necessary personnel on duty, all combat and command personnel set out. More than a dozen SWAT transport vehicles, command vehicles, and police dog transport vehicles sounded their sirens as they left the SWAT team's gate. In the transport vehicle, Captain Gao whispered, "Normally, we don't even turn on our sirens when we're deployed. What's going on today?"

  This emergency mission was unpredictable, the sudden assembly bell broke the silence of many days, and the special police in the transport vehicle were excited to enter a state of combat readiness, casting their eyes on Cheng Teli, who was holding a walkie-talkie in the driver's room. The alarm sound covered up the conversation on the walkie-talkie, only to see Cheng Teli's face solemn, after a while, Cheng Teli put down the walkie-talkie and ducked into the transport cabin: "Now report the case situation, at around 3 am this morning, three unidentified persons arrived at Xiupai Village for lodging, at 9 am, an off-road vehicle came to pick them up, when Xiupai Village Police Station checked, they were suddenly shot at by them, two people were seriously injured, the vehicle lost control while escaping and the driver was injured, now has been captured, a large amount of drugs was found in the damaged vehicle, the other three are now hiding in the mountains near Xiupai Village..."

  "What kind of weapon is the target holding?" Qin Xiaoyu asked.

  "The civilians were shot with a handgun, but according to one of the injured police officers, they were carrying fishing bags and may have had rifles... So far, Cheng Te-li has not received much information: 'Three men, two of whom are about 1.7 meters tall, average build, and one is around 1.8 meters tall, a tall man with an accent from outside the region, sturdy physique... More details are still being gathered from eyewitnesses, the county bureau and SWAT team are rushing to the scene to block off roads..."

  "Our task is to search and capture?" Peng Sizhe interjected.

  "Do you want to go and patrol the streets? With this little ability...” Cheng Te Li glared at him: “This time, the other party has weapons, everyone must be careful. I estimate that the other party may have heavy weapons like AKs. This is not like those small-time crooks we caught before. Brothers, a real drug dealer has appeared!"

  "Ah K?! Emma! My beloved!" Commander Gao became excited, and the wish to exchange fire with well-equipped armed elements seemed about to come true!

  "Attention! Don't be careless, you know the power of AK is not to be underestimated. The bulletproof vest on your body is just a piece of paper in front of it! At that time, the SWAT team's special task force will work with us to search and capture, everyone must not rush in, ensure communication is smooth, no solo actions are allowed! Did you all hear me clearly?" Cheng Te Li Ke was not as relaxed as High Commander, his top priority was to ensure none of his team members were injured, his tone also became serious.

  "Understood!" The special police officers replied loudly.

  "Each of you, add two more real bullets! If you find the target, hold it down until reinforcements arrive, remember to cover each other. If the opponent resists stubbornly, don't be stingy with bullets, use burst and single shots, remember not to get your fingers cramped on the trigger... First suppress the enemy's firepower..." These young SWAT members after all didn't have experience fighting heavily armed drug dealers, so Commander Cheng still wasn't at ease, repeatedly reminding them of various details: "Absolutely do not be greedy for merit and rashly advance, don't hear gunshots and excitedly launch a strong attack! You must wait for reinforcements!"

  "Understood!" The special police officers sensed the severity in Cheng's words and replied very seriously.

  "Stow your gear! Don't drag anything down," said Commander Li.

  Peng Sizhe checked his equipment from top to bottom - helmet, bulletproof vest, tactical vest, four fully loaded magazines in the tactical vest, 95 assault rifle, water bottle at his waist, emergency kit, gas mask bag, tear gas bag, tactical dagger, combat pistol on his leg and two spare magazines were all in their proper places. After checking, Cheng Teli thought for a moment and said: "Each person take two compressed dry rations, check the water bottles to see if there's enough water, I estimate that the search and capture operation will last for some time, logistics support in the mountains may not be able to keep up."

  Just thinking about eating dry rations as dull as soap and as dense as bricks, Commander Gao's face fell, muttering: "Aren't boxed lunches usually more than enough..."

  "In the depths of the old forest, you still want a boxed meal...!" Cheng Te Li slapped General Gao's face in frustration: "Hurry up!"

  For the first time, a possible and thrilling task of raiding a heavily armed drug dealer was about to take place in the depths of the mountains and forests. This was something that Commander Gao was extremely reluctant to do. In his imagination, a raid should take place in a city, with the enemy occupying a high-rise building, surrounded by police on all sides, starving them for three to five days before making a final assault...

  But the reality is that in order not to starve, I have to gnaw on compressed biscuits no matter how hard they are to eat. Can't let the police officer in charge of logistics carry a boxed lunch and follow behind the special police team, can we? This isn't going to turn into a three-day battle or something...

  The SWAT transport vehicle left the city, and the highway intersection had already received a notification to open the gate. Two hours later, the SWAT team arrived at the scene of the crime. Xiupai Village is a mountainous village in a county under Ning City. At this time, the public security bureau of the county had already sealed off the surrounding roads and was waiting for support from the Ning police department. As the director of the bureau, Qin Minghui took responsibility and threw away half of the meeting. He stood at the temporary command center in Xiupai Village, where the communication guarantee vehicle and the armed police special task force were also rushing to arrive.

  The armed drug trafficker escaped into the Wudeng Mountain near Xiupai Village. There is a saying in the local area, called "No martial arts, no climbing the mountain". It means that this mountain is high and dense with trees, and the terrain is steep. Without any martial arts skills, one cannot climb to the top of the mountain, so it's called Wudeng Mountain.

  Qin Minghui stood at the foot of Wudeng Mountain, looking at the vast expanse of mountains and muttered to himself: "This place again..."

  Wu Denshan left Qin Minghui with eternal pain. 20 years ago, when he was still the director of a police station, a heavily armed drug trafficker escaped into Wu Denshan. Thousands of police officers participated in the siege. In that battle, Qin Minghui successfully blocked the escape route of the drug trafficker by utilizing his familiarity with the terrain of Wu Denshan. However, at that time, he was young and tense, and his excitement made him brainless. Relying on the three handguns in his hand, Qin Minghui commanded the police officers in the station to surround the drug trafficker without support, but they were counterattacked by an AK47. The youngest policeman in the station was killed! Although Qin Minghui had a hot temper, after that incident, he considered everything carefully before acting. This was the only case of casualties during his entire police career. Step by step, he reached his current position. Qin Minghui did not want any more casualties to occur in actions under his command before he retired. Unexpectedly, 20 years later, Wu Denshan gave him another difficult problem, and Qin Minghui's spirit became tense again.

  "Director, this is a topographic map of Wudeng Mountain..." A police officer ran over with the map to report.

  "Are all the supporting teams here?"

  "The county public security bureau and armed police personnel have all arrived, the special police from the city have also arrived, the armed police special task force is just a few kilometers away." The policeman replied.

  Qin Minghui gestured for him to put the map on the desk in the command post, saying: "Call all the people in charge of each unit."

  "Yes!"

  "Right, let the county bureau leaders arrange some logistics, don't let the police officers go hungry." Qin Minghui reminded again.

  The map is actually dispensable to Qin Minghui. During the search 20 years ago, Qin Minghui almost traversed the entire Wudeng Mountain, and the terrain of Wudeng Mountain was deeply etched in his mind.

  After the reinforcement team arrived, Qin Minghui quickly deployed the search area. The search team set out and it has been 5 hours since the armed drug dealers escaped into Wudeng Mountain. The roads around Wudeng Mountain have been blocked, making it impossible for them to escape. However, the weapons in their hands may cause casualties to the search team. Before departure, Qin Minghui repeatedly reminded the search personnel to maintain smooth communication with the rear and not to advance alone.

  The mountain is tens of kilometers in circumference, mostly forested, with mechanized roads and dirt roads leading to it. However, over the past decade, the mountain has been closed for reforestation, and the original logging camps have been converted into nurseries. The dirt roads are no longer maintained and are overgrown with weeds, making them impassable by car. There are some small paths in the forest that hunters and herb collectors use, which can easily get people lost. Qin Minghui judged that the armed drug traffickers were not familiar with the local terrain and would not stray far from the abandoned roads. The main search force consisted of special police teams and paramilitary units, while other search teams, including canine units, were responsible for setting up a perimeter. If they encountered the armed drug traffickers, they would hold them off until the special police and paramilitary units arrived to provide support.

  "Is this a road?" Commander Gao trudged through the knee-deep grass, somewhat helplessly. This thing called a road had long been overgrown with weeds, and only faint traces of its former self could be seen. The weeds hid the potholes, making it impossible to see anything, and he could only move forward by taking deep steps and shallow steps.

  This kind of search is like looking for a needle in the ocean, it doesn't require much technical expertise. Simply put, it relies on manpower to comb through the mountains and forests, not letting any possible hiding place go unchecked. It's possible that the armed drug dealers will be flushed out quickly, but it's also possible that nothing will be found after many days. This is a test of physical strength, spirit, and willpower for the search personnel involved.

  The special police team had no gains until nightfall, and several armed drug traffickers seemed to have vanished into thin air. The danger of searching at night was too great, so the search party retreated slightly and camped in a safe place.

  Peng Sizhe hugged his gun and leaned against a tree, gnawing on compressed dry rations. Logistics personnel definitely couldn't deliver boxed meals here, and he didn't know how many more days they'd have to search. Peng Sizhe thought for a moment, deciding to ration his food carefully. He carefully wrapped up the remaining half block of dry rations and stuffed it into his emergency pack.

  Cheng Te Li and several other squadron leaders were discussing tomorrow's plan, and when they returned, it was already after 8 pm. He suddenly remembered that he hadn't eaten all day, so he tore open a compressed biscuit and said while chewing: "Tonight's night watch arrangement... two people per group, each group for 2 hours... Qin Xiaoyu, Huang He you're the first group, Peng Siche, Gao Shuai the second group... wait a minute to arrange personal matters, follow me to the small stream to fetch water..."