Chapter 124

Hua Mansion, on the outskirts of a large compound.

Su Tiannan, along with Liu Tao and the others, was preparing to leave when the phone in Su Tiannan's hand suddenly blared, "Someone's coming!"

This phone was always connected to software on a certain communication platform, specifically used for contacting the lookouts outside.

Hearing the shout, Liu Tao immediately roared at the three brothers behind him, "Get your guns, we're going to fight!"

Everyone pulled automatic rifles from the bags they were carrying, cocked them, and prepared to engage.

...

Outside the compound.

The lookout, a young man, sat in the driver's seat of an SUV. He saw two black sedans parked across the street, both filled with people. Slightly nervous, the young man released the right-hand clasp, took out a handgun, and gripped it, continuing to watch the movements across the street.

At the same time, inside the compound, just as Liu Tao and the others were about to move, Su Tiannan suddenly reached out to stop them. "Wait, don't do it yet."

"What's wrong?" Liu Tao asked, puzzled.

"We definitely can't break through like this." Su Tiannan reacted quickly. "I received the message first, and then we lost contact with Lao Wang… that means they've probably already been taken out. We didn't just fail the mission; we were being watched from the start. We definitely can't fight our way out head-on."

Liu Tao nervously swallowed, his voice urgent. "Then what do you say we do now?"

"Here's what we'll do." Su Tiannan quickly came up with an idea, instructing Liu Tao, "Use the phone we specifically use to contact Wang An to call Hou Guoyu. When he answers, tell him this…"

After listening to Su Tiannan's words, Liu Tao also realized, "You think… our communication devices are being monitored?"

"They came this fast, so it's definitely the case," Su Tiannan replied. "Just make the call, listen to me."

"Okay… okay!" Liu Tao said, trembling as he pulled out his phone and dialed Hou Guoyu's number from memory. Intelligence personnel's memories are trained, and Liu Tao, as Su Tiannan's main lieutenant, naturally had frequent contact with the core members of the General Administration of Strategic Security.

"Hello?" Hou Guoyu's voice came from the phone.

Liu Tao immediately said without hesitation, "Director Hou, Wang An suddenly went silent. I feel like something's wrong. You need to come pick us up."

"..." Hou Guoyu was silent for about two seconds, then said, "I understand. I'll wait for you at the designated location."

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Dragon City, General Administration of Strategic Security.

Hou Guoyu hung up the phone and turned to look at Su Tianyu beside him.

Su Tianyu frowned and asked, "Was that my brother?"

"Yes," Hou Guoyu nodded. "He probably knows we're together and specifically made this call to me. Looks like he's in trouble."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu felt extremely anxious and began pacing the room restlessly.

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Hua Mansion, outside the compound.

In the car across the street, an intelligence officer quickly removed the monitoring earpiece from his head and turned to the white officer sitting next to him. "Su Tiannan may have realized that something happened to Wang An. He just contacted someone named Hou and asked him to pick him up. According to the number connection, it's a call to Dragon City. This person is likely Hou Guoyu from the General Administration of Strategic Security."

The white officer was silent for three seconds, then said, "He's here too? Don't move yet, let's wait and see."

Everyone nodded, and the intelligence officer put his headset back on, continuing to monitor.

...

Inside the compound, Su Tiannan instructed Liu Tao, "Leave this phone with you for now… We're going out now, but remember, don't rush or panic. Just act normal."

Liu Tao nodded.

The four men put their guns back into their bags, carried them on their backs, and quickly left the compound, opening the doors of the SUV parked outside and getting in.

The lookout, sitting in the car, had cold sweat on his forehead. He put down his gun, started the car, and asked, "Director, why didn't they move?"

"They want to catch a bigger fish." Su Tiannan glanced at the two cars on the side of the street, then said in a low voice, "We scouted a bar street in the south of the city before, let's go there."

"Okay," the young man nodded, stepped on the gas, and drove the car toward the south of the city.

...

Ten minutes later, the car slowly drove into the bar street in the south of the city.

This street was right next to the Sona River and was very famous in District One. It was home to a large number of Black people all year round, and the security situation was very chaotic.

The bars on both sides of the street were lit with colorful neon signs, illuminating the entire street.

Liu Tao sat in the car and glanced behind him, seeing two unfamiliar cars quietly following.

"They're biting hard," the driver cursed, then turned around, looked at the bars on both sides of the street, and suddenly said to Su Tiannan, "Director, do you remember the bar we scouted last time?"

"I remember," Su Tiannan nodded.

"There's a bridge behind that bar, and the Sona River is under the bridge," Liu Tao interjected. "We can use that bar to enter the Sona River and escape."

"Okay," Su Tiannan immediately pointed to a bar not far ahead called Lester's, and said, "Park there."

...

In the car following them, the white officer felt something was wrong.

"This terrain is very complicated, and it's dangerous to continue letting them run." The white officer paused and shouted, "No, stop following them, start the arrest."

At the same time, Su Tiannan's car had stopped in front of Lester's Bar, and the five of them quickly walked into the bar. A burst of screams suddenly came from a distance. Liu Tao turned his head and saw that the two newly arrived sedans were accelerating towards them. Many Mexicans were frightened and scattered, screaming and cursing.

"Fuck!" Liu Tao didn't hesitate and immediately took out his automatic rifle and fired a burst at the two cars.

"Da da da!"

Bullets left marks on the cars, and the drivers quickly steered, causing the two cars to stop on the side of the road.

The doors opened, and seven or eight special operations team members from the Central Bureau jumped out of the cars with automatic rifles.

At the same time, several more cars were approaching from a distance, surrounding them, and a large number of armed personnel directly leaned out of the car windows and opened fire.

The pedestrians on the road were also in chaos, scattering and fleeing to avoid the gunfight.

"Go!" Su Tiannan pulled Liu Tao, and the two entered the bar together.

The bar was full of people, dancing wildly to the loud heavy metal music. They didn't even notice the gunshots outside, mistaking them for music special effects played by the DJ.

Su Tiannan fired a few shots at the ceiling.

The crowd woke up in shock, screaming and crowding each other as they ran towards the door.

Su Tiannan and the others took the opportunity to run towards the back door of the bar.

At this moment, the special operations team outside arrived. They separated the crowd and fired at Su Tiannan with their guns.

While fighting back, the group continued to move towards the back door.

Just then, a gunman with an automatic rifle stood up in the crowd and instantly raised his gun.

"Bang!"

With almost no adjustment, the gunman pulled the trigger.

"Puff!"

A bullet directly hit Liu Tao's chest, creating a cloud of blood.

Liu Tao was thrown backward by the force of the bullet and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Liu Tao!" Su Tiannan's heart tightened. He fired two shots at the opposite side, quickly rushed to Liu Tao's side, reached out and grabbed his arm. "Go, get up!"

The remaining three members were also covering Su Tiannan with their automatic rifles.

Su Tiannan had just pulled Liu Tao up when several more shots rang out from the opposite side. Su Tiannan hid behind the corner of the corridor and was not hit, but Liu Tao was shot in the abdomen and thigh in quick succession. The inertia of the bullets pushed the two of them to the ground.

"Cover! Cover!" Su Tiannan shouted, scrambling to his feet, trying to pull up his brother again.

"Go!" As soon as Liu Tao opened his mouth, blood poured out. He used all his strength and roared at Su Tiannan, "Go! Tiannan!! I'm done for… you go!"

Su Tiannan looked at him with a pale face, looking at the gushing wounds.

Liu Tao pushed him. "Go… if one of us goes back, my family… will have someone to take care of them…!"

Su Tiannan gritted his teeth, took one last look at Liu Tao, didn't say anything else, released his hand, and turned to run towards the back door.

After they disappeared through the back door, Liu Tao took two deep breaths, looked at the approaching crowd, and slowly raised his automatic rifle. "I… I can't take that suffering… I'm… not going anymore…!"

"Pa!"

The muzzle pressed against his chin, Liu Tao closed his eyes and his finger trembled as he pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and Liu Tao, who had accompanied Su Tiannan in his growth, helped him adapt to intelligence work, helped him instigate against the Xin family, and accompanied him in battles in the north and south, died tragically in the bar…