Chapter 64: Returning Home and Encountering an Old Acquaintance

  As they were about to leave, the Sand Fox team would give all the weapons and equipment purchased from the black market arms dealer to General Jeff, who had come to visit Xie Xiaoshuai. They couldn't bring these things back home, as they didn't have permission to do so, and would be accused of smuggling firearms if they did.

  This time back to the country, only the desert fox team had eight people, and their tickets were actually first-class, the treatment was different from last time, maybe it was because of Xie Xiaoshuai's injury. These are not what they care about, several people lie on the comfortable seats, sleep for a while, and the plane is about to arrive, several people feel that the difference between first class and economy class is really heaven and earth. Last time when going abroad, sitting was waist sore back pain, coming back was just sleeping.

  When going through security checks, Xie Xiaoshuai showed his military ID and the coordination letter issued by the authorities, bypassing the security check. Otherwise, with several people carrying weapons and ammunition on them, it's likely that the alarm would be triggered as soon as they passed through the security gate, and airport security wouldn't treat them as terrorists if they were lucky.

  It was just getting dark, and because the plane had arrived a bit early, the people who were supposed to pick them up hadn't arrived yet. A few people sat in the waiting hall, bored and waiting.

  "Back in the country, I should have a signal now." Xie Xiao Shuai took out his phone and prepared to dial.

  "Comrade Xiao Xie, is that you?" a familiar voice sounded beside Xiao Xie's ear.

  He looked up and saw old friend Wen Long. At this time, Wen Long appeared here, Xie Xiao Shuai felt a little surprised. However, everyone was friends now, and the necessary courtesy still had to be there, so Xie Xiao Shuai stood up and shook hands with Wen Long.

  "By the way, how did you guys come back so quickly? Didn't you just leave three months ago?" Wen Long asked curiously.

  "Ah! Never mind, something came up and I'm heading back early." Xie Xiaoshuai didn't tell Wen Long about his injury.

  Wen Long knew that he shouldn't ask what wasn't said, and since Xie Xiao Shuai didn't say anything, he wouldn't be foolish enough to pry: "Alright, I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

  Anyway, nothing much happened, Xie Xiao Shuai accepted Wen Long's invitation, and had promised to visit him when they were on a peacekeeping mission. The group squeezed into Wen Long's business car, which sank nearly ten centimeters as soon as it started moving, and even struggled to get going. The engine roared all the way, and the driver had to floor it to keep up. The few of them rarely got to enjoy the city night view, and before they knew it, the business car arrived at a five-star hotel under the Fuchang Group.

  The hotel door opened and eight men and one woman walked in. The leader was a middle-aged man, slightly fat, while the other seven men were strong and fierce, with uniform crew cuts, carrying large bags and backpacks on their backs, showing deep marks on their shoulders from the weight of the backpacks. Although the woman was petite, she had a healthy, dark complexion and short hair that reached her ears. As soon as they entered, they attracted everyone's attention, and several infatuated girls covered their mouths and shouted: "So handsome!" The security personnel saw them enter and cautiously touched the rubber batons on their waists, thinking that if it weren't for the general manager personally leading them in, they would have thought these people were terrorists trying to hijack the hotel.

  The people who came were Wen Long and Sha Hu's squad. Several of them put their weapons and equipment into the large bags they were carrying in their hands, taking them with them personally. They didn't dare to hand these things over to others for safekeeping, if something happened, the basket would be smashed.

  A few people took the special elevator to the VIP restaurant upstairs. As soon as the elevator door opened, they saw a familiar face: Zhang Jia. However, Zhang Jia seemed not to recognize them and was whispering intimately with a man who had his arm around her slender waist.

  Zhang Jialin's eyes turned green at the sight, and he was about to rush up to question Zhang Jia when Xie Xiaoshuai stretched out his hand to stop him. Xie Xiaoshuai was someone Zhang Jia admired greatly, and even if they had been separated for several months, it was impossible that they wouldn't recognize each other standing right in front of them. There could only be one reason: Zhang Jia was currently carrying out some task and found it inconvenient to greet Xie Xiaoshuai and the others.

  Xie Xiao Shuai gave a few people a look, and they all pretended not to recognize Zhang Jia and brushed past her. Zhang Jialin calmed down, having experienced great storms, though he wouldn't say he was unmoved by the collapse of Mount Tai, but still had some mental fortitude; when he passed in front of Zhang Jia, his eyes caught a glimpse of her winking at him furtively.

  The luxurious private room in the hotel was where Wen Long entertained them. After a few people sat down, they placed their weapons and equipment at their feet, absolutely keeping their weapons by their side. When Wen Long saw the movements of several people, he felt a sense of admiration: They were indeed elite characters. From this small detail alone, it could be seen that several people were always in a state of combat readiness.

  A big table of dishes was quickly set up, Wen Long enthusiastically invited the Sha Huo team, and several people used tea instead of wine to come and go, the atmosphere was very lively, and their relationship with Wen Long became more intimate.

  Just as several people were eating happily, the restaurant door was kicked open by someone, and three men holding guns rushed in, pointing their guns at everyone inside. The Sand Fox team didn't know what was going on and didn't take any action, sitting still, while one of them ran to Liu Yuxin's back, wrapping his arm around her neck and pressing the gun muzzle against her temple. Judging from the three men's movements, it was clear that they were not well-trained thugs, and anyone from the Sand Fox team could have taken them down in minutes without even using their weapons.

  Following them, several more people rushed in, Zhang Jia and his companions. Seeing that these three people actually took the Sand Fox squad as hostages, they felt sad for them in their hearts. This was purely seeking death.

  Zhang Jia put away his gun and walked into the house with a bright smile as he saw that several people couldn't escape.

  Those three men saw Zhang Jia walking inside and shouted not to move, claiming they had hostages and proposed conditions for them to leave.

  "I'm giving you a very honest piece of advice, put down the weapons in your hands, playing with guns in front of them is asking for death." Zhang Jia said as he walked away.

  "Alright, you guys, stop watching the commotion and hurry up, there's still something to be done!"

  As soon as Zhang Jia's words fell, Liu Yuxin turned his hand over and grabbed the gun pressed against his temple. The gunman hadn't reacted yet, and the gun was already dropped by Liu Yuxin. He only felt a pain in his shoulder, and his entire right hand lost its sensation, falling face down with one foot stepping on his face.

  Liu Yuxin took action at the same time, Zhang Jialin and Chen Hongjun picked up the steak knives on the table and threw them out. The knife hit the wrists of two other men holding guns. The two men let out a miserable cry, dropped their pistols to the ground without caring, and pressed their wrists hard with one hand to reduce the pain.

  Zhang Jia's companions rushed forward, took out handcuffs and subdued several people, taking them out of the restaurant. Zhang Jia did not follow them out, but instead found a seat and sat down.

  "I really didn't expect to run into you guys here, by the way, why haven't you returned to your unit?"

  "Hurry up and answer," Zhang Jialin said, "No need to go back, you don't know yet, we are now people of the Bald Eagles."

  "What? I was wondering why you didn't reply even after I wrote so many letters. It turns out you're no longer in Rattlesnake."

  "By the way, how did you end up here catching people?" Zhang Jialin said.

  "After the last incident, I was transferred to the provincial anti-drug unit. The few people we caught earlier were the middlemen for a big deal. These people are cunning and have blood on their hands. Originally, when they took hostages, I thought it would take more effort to subdue them. But unexpectedly, they sought death and took you as hostages instead, saving us a lot of trouble." Zhang Jia explained.

  After the brief interlude, several people continued to dine, and a new addition, Zhang Jia, joined in, making the atmosphere even more lively. Zhang Jialin kept circling around Zhang Jia, as it had been a long time since they last met, and they chatted very happily.