Chapter 159 Surrounded on All Sides

The group hid in Dai Quan's cabin. Su Tianyu said, "We have to push out; we can't just stay holed up here. The primary goal is to retake the cockpit. Everyone, get ready!"

Dai Quan nodded, "That's right."

Su Tianyu thought for a moment and added, "Have one squad of your men go down the left corridor to draw their fire. The rest of us will go down the right."

"Understood." Dai Quan nodded, took out his walkie-talkie, and concisely ordered, "Squad One, head down the left side and make a lot of noise, but don't push too hard. Attract the enemy's attention. Squad Two, with me!"

"Squad One, roger!"

"Squad Two, roger!"

Both squads responded quickly on the radio.

With a series of soft footsteps, over a dozen guards stood ready with their guns in front of the cabin door, while the other squad rushed towards the east side of the area.

"Da-da-da..."

Soon, gunfire erupted in the east corridor.

Su Tianyu stood up, put on a bulletproof vest, took an automatic rifle, and checked the magazine in his hand after removing it.

Wang Changli squatted beside him and whispered, "Xiao Yu, what do we do?"

Su Tianyu glanced at the remaining members of the visiting delegation who had little combat ability, and reassured them, "You wait here. Some people will stay behind to protect you."

The administrative faction's leaders, the Hua Tong Society's management, and some members of the An faction added up to almost twenty people. It would be impossible to fight with them in tow since these people were better at political work than fighting.

Su Tianyu thought that their primary target should be him. As they fought their way up, the enemy's firepower would be drawn to them, making it safer below.

"Okay." Wang Changli nodded without hesitation and turned to reassure the others, "Everyone, don't panic, and don't make a sound..."

After resolving that issue, Su Tianyu clicked the magazine into place and whispered, "Let's go!"

The group quickly left the cabin and quietly advanced to the right along the corridor.

They were staying on the middle deck, and the cockpit was on the top deck, one level above them.

Hou Guoyu and Dai Quan led the way, holding their guns and wearing bulletproof vests.

They quickened their pace and quietly arrived at the corner of the corridor. Dai Quan waved his hand, and the group stopped, lining up against the corner with their guns ready.

Hou Guoyu crouched down, slightly leaned out, and aimed his automatic rifle.

"Da-da!"

He rapidly pulled the trigger, firing two shots, and two gunmen guarding the stairs were instantly shot in the head!

However, the enemies squatting upstairs didn't budge. They held their guns and sprayed a barrage of bullets below.

"Da-da-da!"

A hail of bullets struck, creating a shower of sparks!

Hou Guoyu had already pulled his head back and shook his head at the group.

Dai Quan also looked grim, saying, "No, don't force it. They're cunning. They don't move even when they hear gunfire. Without any footsteps, we don't know how many people are upstairs."

Su Tianyu frowned, thought for a moment, and focused his gaze on the door of a visiting delegation member's cabin.

He had been to that room before, so he immediately had an idea and said, "Go to Lao Wu's cabin. I remember there's a deck outside his window. We'll go from outside. The situation inside the ship is unclear, and we don't know how many people are up there. It's safer to go outside."

"Okay!"

Everyone nodded. Two guards checked the cabin and, after confirming it was safe, everyone filed in.

Hou Guoyu took out a sticky bomb and placed it on the air window, preparing to blast out a large enough opening for people to pass through.

"Wait!"

Su Tianyu stopped him, staring at the outside of the ship with a grim expression.

In the dark sea, some lights were sweeping around. Accompanied by a buzzing rumble, three or four speedboats cut through the waves, speeding towards them.

"...The outer perimeter is locked down. Damn it, the problem doesn't seem to be on our side!"

Seeing this scene, Xin Xiaodong couldn't help but curse.

The expressions on the faces of everyone in the cabin were grim, a strong sense of crisis pressing down on them.

After a moment of silence, Dai Quan whispered, "The information definitely didn't leak from my side... It might not even have leaked from Dragon City!"

Su Tianyu suddenly turned his head and looked at him, his brows furrowed tightly.

...

Dragon City, An faction military hospital.

A series of rapid footsteps echoed in the corridor. Surrounded by over a dozen guards, medical personnel pushed Da Bai, covered in blood, on a gurney and quickly rushed into the operating room.

"Zzzzt!"

The "Operating" light above the door turned on. Everyone anxiously waited outside for news.

A little while later, Qiu Ge, escorting the unconscious female assassin, also arrived at the hospital and waited there.

The entire hospital was under lockdown, with a large number of An faction soldiers surrounding the area. In addition, the Tan faction garrison had also arrived, protecting the hospital like an iron bucket.

About fifteen minutes later, several military vehicles stopped in front of the hospital.

Tan Mingchao, Su Tianbei, Yu Mingyuan, Zhou Tonghui, Kong Zhenghui, Lu Feng, and Wei Xiangzuo all rushed over from the banquet hall and quickly headed upstairs!

In front of the operating room, they saw Xiao Qi waiting there.

Yu Mingyuan rushed forward and asked, "How is she?"

Xiao Qi stood up, shook his head with a pale face, "Not good. She's already inside."

Hearing this, everyone's expression turned grim.

Yu Mingyuan gritted his teeth, suppressed his inner anger, and turned to look at Su Tianbei, "Second Brother, have you contacted Xiao Yu?"

Su Tianbei also shook his head, "Not yet..."

Everyone fell silent. The current situation was unclear. They could only pray that Da Bai would be safe.

"Pa pa pa."

Just as everyone was waiting, another series of footsteps echoed in the corridor. Everyone turned their heads and saw that Gu Baisun had arrived with over a dozen members of the Quan Tong Bureau (All Unification Bureau).

Gu Baisun quickly walked over, scanned everyone, and focused his gaze on Su Tianbei, "Regimental Commander Su, how is Foreign Officer Bai?"

Su Tianbei sighed, "Not good. We're waiting for the results."

Gu Baisun nodded slightly and asked, "I heard the assassin was caught?"

"Yes."

"Then hand her over to our Quan Tong Bureau. I want to take her away. We need to find out the problem with the Foreign Guesthouse as soon as possible."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Zhou Tonghui glanced at him, frowned, and asked, "Take her away? Your Quan Tong Bureau will interrogate her yourselves? This is a very important person. It's not appropriate for only one unit to be involved, is it?"

Gu Baisun looked at him, a somewhat puzzled expression on his face, and asked, "Our Quan Tong Bureau specializes in handling these kinds of events. If we don't take her, who should?"

Kong Zhenghui said with a dark face, "Assassinating a foreign minister is a major event. How can you let one unit interrogate her? How are we supposed to judge the information you get?!"

Gu Baisun frowned and retorted, "What do you mean?"

The atmosphere became tense.

After a long while, Lu Feng, with his hands in his pockets, added, "It's indeed not appropriate for one unit to interrogate her because it involves the safety of many politicians behind this."

Wei Xiangzuo thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "I also think we shouldn't rush into discussing who will be in charge of the person, given that the situation is still unclear."

Gu Baisun looked around with a calm gaze. Among so many people present, not a single one spoke up for him.

During the stalemate, a series of footsteps sounded. An Zecheng arrived with his men.