Chapter 1 Su Tianyu Asks for Information

Inside the small conference room of the Boli City Command, Su Tianyu looked at Bruna and asked without wasting words, "Tell me directly, what did Da Bai squeeze out of you?"

The words were too obscure, and Bruna looked blank.

"A solution, what solution do you have? Tell me directly!" Su Tianyu repeated.

Bruna paused for a moment. "I have a trump card, but I can't use it yet."

"Fuck!"

Su Tianyu cursed anxiously, "If you use it the day after tomorrow, the grass on Tagu's grave will be three meters tall!"

"Oh, never mind, she's not fluent in Chinese, let me explain." Da Bai stepped forward, "It's like this..."

...

The northern front of Bana City.

The War Hammer Mercenary Group has advanced more than fifty kilometers, while the remnants of the Black Water Legion, originally entrenched on the defense line, are fighting and retreating, approaching Boli City.

Inside the command post, Zhou Xian put his hands on his hips and asked the adjutant, "What's the situation in the city? Have we taken the canal entrance yet?"

"Our amphibious assault team has arrived around the canal entrance and will definitely take it down before three in the morning!"

"Speed it up!" Zhou Xian replied, turning to call the Gala armed forces again.

"Report!"

Just as Zhou Xian picked up the phone, an assistant walked in from outside. "Commander Zhou, urgent matter!"

"Didn't you see I'm busy?!" Zhou Xian shouted impatiently, "Don't bother me with anything that's not related to the operation."

The administrative assistant stepped forward and whispered in Zhou Xian's ear, "It's...it's about Gongzi Zhu and Gongzi Xu."

Zhou Xian was stunned for a moment and slowly put down the phone. "Go, let's talk in the conference room."

Two minutes later.

Zhou Xian closed the door, sat in the chair, and asked, "What's the situation?"

"Someone reported Xue Ping'an," the assistant said directly.

Zhou Xian frowned, "Report Xue Ping'an?!"

...

Around 8:30 p.m.

Zhou Xian's special military vehicle arrived at the temporary helicopter landing field. He sat in the car, lit a cigarette, and waited for less than five minutes before seeing a guard bring a middle-aged man over.

The assistant opened the car door from the outside and said to the middle-aged man, "Go up and speak clearly, no lying."

"Yes, yes, sir!" the middle-aged man replied with a nod and a bow, bending over to get into the car.

The door closed, and Zhou Xian looked at the restrained middle-aged man in front of him and asked softly, "You are the security captain of the Second War Zone Corps Guest House?"

"Yes, my name is Xiao Gang, lieutenant rank," the middle-aged man nodded slowly.

"You want to report Xue Ping'an?" Zhou Xian asked.

"That's right!" The middle-aged man said directly, "I suspect he kidnapped those two young masters."

"What evidence do you have?" Zhou Xian asked with a normal expression.

The middle-aged man swallowed, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and said, "It's like this. Wasn't Xue Ping'an staying at our corps' guest house some time ago? Our superiors specifically instructed us to pay attention to his life."

Zhou Xian nodded.

"When Xue Ping'an was in the guest house, nothing unusual happened. He usually didn't come out, and the canteen delivered his meals." The middle-aged man organized his words and said, "But on the day Xue Ping'an left, a cadre from the Corps Security Department came to the guest house. Before leaving, he sat alone with Xue Ping'an in the garden for a while, choosing a rather hidden spot. I happened to pass by there when I was delivering a work report to the General Affairs Office, and I bumped into them, but they didn't see me. At the time, I didn't think much about it, because after all, the Xue family had been working with the Qing Yi Bureau for so long, so it's not surprising that they knew some high-ranking military officers."

"And then?" Zhou Xian asked.

"But on the night Xue Ping'an left, those two young masters had an accident. People in our security system also received the news." The middle-aged man vividly described, "But at this time, I didn't think much about it, I just chatted with everyone about gossip in private. A brother from the Corps Security Department said when we were drinking that the kidnapping of the two young masters was very strange because, according to the security equipment of the deputy commander level, each family member should be equipped with at least two guards, who should be in plain clothes on duty. There may be more in special periods, and the daily itinerary must be communicated with the protected personnel. However, it was very strange on the day the two young masters had an accident. Their security personnel were suddenly replaced by newly arrived guards, and during the duty process, they did not seem to communicate with the protected family members. The bandits clearly found the location to attack and took the people away without anyone noticing."

Zhou Xian was silent after hearing this.

"To be honest! The security members of the deputy commander level's family members are all elites of our security department. Although two people are not considered many, it is absolutely impossible for them to be killed without anyone noticing." The middle-aged man continued, "Take the parking lot where Gongzi Xu had the accident as an example. Although the guards will definitely not affect the privacy of the protected personnel, it is rare for the protected personnel to talk about things upstairs while they wait in the underground parking lot. This violates the regulations! Unless the superiors have instructed everyone to be more lenient, the guards will do this. Moreover, the observation points selected by these two guards are very particular, but they did not resist at all and were killed... Who would believe this if there was no inside help?"

"You suspect that the officer who met Xue Ping'an in the garden?" Zhou Xian asked directly.

"Yes! At first, I didn't think much about it, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong." The middle-aged man said softly, "That person is a deputy director of the Corps Security Department. Although he does not directly manage the guards below, he can definitely speak up. Asking about the guards' activity locations can be done with a phone call. He's a deputy director, so the people below will give him face. Moreover, he took a vacation after the two young masters had an accident."

Zhou Xian became truly interested when he heard this, "Was it a request for leave?"

"No, it was just a normal vacation. He's a captain and has half a month of vacation every year."

"...What's his name?"

"His name is Teng Ran," the middle-aged man replied.

Zhou Xian frowned and looked at the middle-aged man, "Have you told anyone else about this?"

"I have never told anyone except my direct leader," the middle-aged man immediately replied, "The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I felt that there must be an internal traitor in the Security Department, so I took the initiative to report it. After all, this is related to the safety of the two young masters, it's a big deal."

Zhou Xian looked at him, "Okay, stay here first, I'll call you back if I need anything."

"Yes, yes!"

"If the verification is accurate, you will be rewarded for your meritorious service in reporting, and I will directly promote you by two ranks."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The middle-aged man nodded and bowed.

...

On the Boli border, Jiang Zhou said softly on the phone, "Sister...!"

"You little bastard, where did you run off to? Do you want to die?!" A very sassy woman's voice came from the phone, opening with a national essence.