Chapter 57: Bodyguard Mission

  The next day, after breakfast, Xie Xiaoshuai was called to the conference room for a meeting. When Xie Xiaoshuai entered, not everyone had arrived yet. As he stepped in, someone followed closely behind him, and surprisingly, it was an acquaintance - Wen Long, who was rescued by the Sha Hu Xiao team yesterday.

  Wen Long shook hands with Xie Xiaoshuai warmly: "Comrade in the Liberation Army, I didn't even have time to thank you yesterday, and you left. I still don't know what my lifesaver's name is."

  "Don't say that, it's my duty. My name is Xie Xiaoshuai, the captain of the Sha Hu Xiao team, codename Chi Lian She." Xie Xiaoshuai briefly introduced himself.

  "Oh, may I call you Little Xie? Excuse me for asking, but how old are you?" Wen Long is now very interested in Xie Xiao Shuai.

  "Okay, I just turned twenty-one this year."

  "So young? Already a captain, Little Xie, you're really young and promising!" Wén Lóng was shocked by Xiǎo Shuài's age.

  "It's nothing, there's also some luck involved. By the way, Wen Zong, what's the main topic of today's meeting?" Xie Xiao Shuai didn't want to say more on this topic and started discussing the meeting with Wen Long.

  "You'll know later, I don't want to tell you in detail. Before you clarify your authority, I have no way of revealing anything to you."

  When Wen Long spoke, Xie Xiao Shuai felt that this meeting was unusual, and it actually required authorization to know the specific content. It seemed like there would be more trouble coming his way again.

  As Xie Xiaoshuai was lost in thought, all the participants had arrived. There were not many people, apart from him and Wen Long, there were the leaders of the peacekeeping force and another plainclothes officer. Xie Xiaoshuai sat up straight, preparing to listen carefully to the meeting content. When he looked up, he unexpectedly saw a familiar face in the main seat: Liu Yuxin's father. Xie Xiaoshuai had inquired about Liu Yuxin's father's background many times, but Liu Yuxin always kept it secret, not even revealing any information to Li Gang. Unexpectedly, they met here, and it seemed that he was the initiator of this meeting.

  Comrade, let me introduce myself first. My name is Liu Bo, Minister of National Energy Department.

  Xie Xiaoshuai was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect Liu Bo's status to be so high, no wonder when he was kidnapped at the beginning, the high-level officials of the Western Border Military Region would go all out to rescue him.

  Liu Bo paused for a moment, then continued: "This meeting is top-secret level. All participants must not reveal any information about the meeting. If they do, they will face severe consequences and spend the rest of their lives in prison. Sorry, I digressed. Let's get back on track.

  The private entrepreneurs who came to support the country's infrastructure construction discovered a new strategic energy source while building a power plant. Our government and theirs secretly signed an agreement to jointly research the purpose of this new energy. The samples have been sent back home, and our researchers are working intensively to study its effects. We've made some progress so far.

  However, a traitor in their government leaked this secret to the anti-government armed forces. According to intelligence from our spies within the anti-government forces, they also want to get involved with this new energy source, trying to replace the government and cooperate with us instead. But our leader firmly opposes this, only recognizing the legitimacy of the government.

  So, the anti-government forces, seeking revenge for our non-cooperation, attempted to drive out all our institutions and personnel from their country. That's what led to last night's incident."

  Liu Bo picked up his teacup and took a sip, moistening his throat before continuing: "The leader attaches great importance to this project, but it also involves the internal affairs of that country. Our armed forces cannot get involved in it. So, the leader personally ordered the special forces comrades to participate in it, protecting the safety of personnel going to extract resources. The leader has communicated with the government of that country and legitimized your identities. From now on, you will be walking outside as mercenaries, and can legally use force."

  Liu Bo pointed to Wen Long: "Let's get acquainted, this is Wen Long, the president of Fuchang Group. It was his employee who discovered the new energy source. And their group has been cooperating with the government for a long time and is a reliable partner of the government, so the subsequent mining work will still be continued by Fuchang Group."

  "Thanks for your concern, General. With the special forces comrades protecting me, I can finally put my mind at ease." Wen Long stood up and slightly bowed to Liu Bo.

  "This is what should be done. If our country can't even guarantee the safety of your and workers' lives, how can we talk about exploiting resources?" Liu Bo said, then looked at Xie Xiao-chuai: "Xiao Xie, it's up to you now, good luck."

  Xie Xiaoshuai quickly stood up: "Guarantee completion of the task!" His voice was very firm.

  After the meeting, Liu Bo kept Xie Xiaoshuai behind for a talk. The two were quite familiar with each other and didn't have the seriousness of the meeting earlier.

  "Xiao Shuai, this mission is very dangerous, I want to ask you to take extra care of Yu Xin. I hope you both complete the task smoothly, but at the same time, I'm worried that you'll encounter danger. My heart is really conflicted about this. You two should communicate more, I have high hopes for both of you." Liu Bo's eyes were filled with concern.

  "No, no, no, Uncle Liu, you've got it wrong. Rain and I are just comrades-in-arms, and I already have a girlfriend. I think Rain must not have told you, but she's had someone in her heart for a long time." Xie Xiaoshuai explained the misunderstanding to Liu Bo.

  "Huh? Someone's here? Who is it, how come I don't know? It seems that in recent years I've put all my energy into work, and this kid actually didn't communicate with me."

  "She is a comrade in our team, she may have her own reasons for not telling you, I think she might want to wait until the time is ripe before telling you, it's not too late."

  "Sigh... Maybe. This time I'm traveling in secret, can't reveal my whereabouts, and will be back in the country soon. You help me keep this a secret, when you all return to the country, make sure she brings her heart's desire to see me." Liu Bo said dejectedly.

  Xie Xiaoshuai walked out of the conference room, gathered the Sha Hu Xiao team together, and told them the news he could reveal. Then, several people handed over their weapons to the armory for sealing. They put on casual clothes and met up with Wen Long.

  Wen Long took them into the city, and somehow managed to contact a local underground arms dealer. The arms dealer was doing a huge business, with all sorts of weapons available, including single-soldier combat systems, tactical helmets, and tactical vests. The warehouse was stacked with military equipment, and amazingly, they were even able to find single-soldier portable surface-to-air missiles.

  The Desert Fox squad purchased a large amount of military equipment here, almost arming themselves to the teeth. Uniform M-style standard weapons, Chen Hongjun, that violent maniac, actually carried a Gatling six-barrel machine gun, running out with a proud look on his face. Wang Jizhen and Liu Yuxin didn't have that kind of violence, choosing instead 110 automatic sniper rifles. The main weapon for the others was M4 carbine guns, while everyone's secondary weapon was an MP5, and their handguns were 9mm fifteen-round burst pistols.

  A few people bought things, and the van was pressed down a big chunk, as one can imagine how many things were purchased. The arms dealer was shocked by the military goods they purchased, thinking they were going to make a coup, enough to equip a special forces team, but he didn't know that Xie Xiaoshuai and his men were originally a special combat team.

  With these equipment, Xie Xiaoshuai felt more confident in his heart. If there were over a thousand anti-government armed personnel attacking them, their outcome would probably be very tragic. This was what Xie Xiaoshuai thought at this moment.

  The car drove into the darkness, carrying the Sand Fox team towards that unknown mission area.