Chapter 236 Cross-border Rescue! Dragon Fang Special Forces Launch a Thunderous Attack

Upon seeing who it was, Gao Yuliang pulled his right hand out from under the sofa cushion.

A black Star pistol was held firmly in his hand, its muzzle pointed directly at Qi Tongwei's chest.

The safety switch had been activated, and the crisp mechanical sound was particularly jarring in the dimly lit living room.

"Tongwei, you broke into my house through the window in the middle of the night. Where did you learn that rule from?"

Gao Yuliang sat in the shadows, without even turning on the lights, exuding a ruthless and desperate aura.

Facing the dark muzzle of a gun, Qi Tongwei didn't even flinch, but walked straight to the opposite side of the coffee table and sat down.

He threw the silenced pistol he was holding onto the glass coffee table with a dull thud.

"Teacher Gao, if I had brought people to arrest you, I wouldn't have climbed in through the window by myself."

"Teacher Wu told me everything about Sha Ruijin's attempt to extort money from Gao Xiaofeng and her son."

Gao Yuliang's knuckles turned white as he gripped the gun barrel.

He stared intently at his prized student sitting opposite him, his chest heaving violently.

This scandal, which he considered a great disgrace and desperately tried to cover up, had actually been thoroughly investigated by his students.

"Did your teacher's wife go to beg you?"

"She's confused!"

Gao Yuliang gritted his teeth and spat out a few words, but the muzzle of his gun slowly lowered.

"Sha Ruijin is trying to drive me to my death. He holds my life in his hands. What can I do?"

"Yi Xuexi and Xiao Gangyu have fallen, and now he's forcing me to use the public security system to investigate Lü Zhou and He Xia."

"If I don't do it, they'll kill me on Hong Kong Island right away!"

"I, Gao Yuliang, have struggled for half my life, and in the end, I can't even protect my own flesh and blood!"

Qi Tongwei shook his head as he looked at his former mentor in such a disheveled state.

"Teacher Gao, you're just grasping at straws in your desperation."

"You know better than I what kind of person Sha Ruijin is. Today he can use hostages to force you to take action against Luzhou, and tomorrow he can force you to confront the military."

"Once you've been squeezed dry of all your usefulness, he'll still burn that iron cage down and pour all the filth on you."

Qi Tongwei leaned forward and looked directly at Gao Yuliang.

"Secretary Shen asked me to pass on a message to you."

Within three days.

"The military will rescue Gao Xiaofeng and her son alive from Hong Kong Island."

Gao Yuliang suddenly looked up and froze in place.

He stared intently at Qi Tongwei, his mind racing.

"Has Shen Zhong gone mad?!"

"That's on Hong Kong Island!"

"Does he dare to use military force across borders? If word gets out, he'll face an international military tribunal!"

Qi Tongwei sneered, took out a photo from his pocket, and threw it directly onto the coffee table.

The photo clearly shows the external topographical map of the abandoned air-raid shelter in Kowloon Walled City, densely covered with red and blue tactical markings.

Even the locations of the several hidden sentries on the perimeter were clearly marked.

"Teacher Gao, you underestimate Secretary Shen."

"In Secretary Shen's eyes, Sha Ruijin's underhanded extortion tactics are nothing but a fart."

"Mr. Liu from the North View Building on Hong Kong Island, along with the cleaners from the Chung family, have been completely locked down by the Dragon Fang Special Forces."

"All support routes outside Kowloon Walled City have been cut off."

"Secretary Shen used the top-secret authority of the Central Military Commission, and Sha Ruijin and the Zhong family haven't heard a sound from him."

Gao Yuliang gripped the sofa armrests so tightly that his fingernails almost dug into the leather.

He simply couldn't imagine just how terrifying the massive intelligence network was.

Sha Ruijin's supposedly flawless secret was actually exposed by Shen Zhong long ago.

They even knew the specific detention locations and the staff configuration.

This is not even a contest on the same level.

This is a complete and utter defeat.

"What does Shen Zhong want?"

Gao Yuliang slammed the gun on the coffee table, his throat dry.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, especially when it comes to using special forces to rescue a bastard child who can't be brought into the open.

Qi Tongwei held up one finger.

There is only one condition.

"Once the hostages are safely landed, you must completely switch sides at the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee meeting."

"To deliver the most fatal blow to Sha Ruijin."

A bolt of lightning struck outside the window, illuminating the living room with a stark white flash.

Gao Yuliang's gloomy face was clearly visible in the electric light.

He was in a state of extreme struggle.

Completely siding with Shen Zhong means that he will personally tear off the mask of civility at the highest-level meeting in the province and destroy Sha Ruijin.

This is tantamount to betting one's entire political future on Shen Zhong.

However, if he continues to be controlled by Sha Ruijin, sooner or later this ruthless wolf will squeeze out the last bit of his usefulness, and he will perish in the fire along with Gao Xiaofeng and her son.

Thunder rumbled in, making the glass windows vibrate.

Gao Yuliang stared at the Black Star pistol on the coffee table.

He recalled the look on Sha Ruijin's face when he broke into his home late at night and threatened him with a lighter.

He recalled Shen Zhong's swift and decisive actions in eliminating Yi Xuexi and Xiao Gangyu.

One is unscrupulous extortion, the other is overwhelming strength.

Gao Yuliang reached out and picked up the pistol.

Press your thumb on the card.

With a "click," the magazine fell off and landed on the glass coffee table.

He tossed the empty gun, now without its magazine, aside, leaned back, and completely dropped his disguise.

"Tongwei".

"Go back and tell General Shen."

"As long as Xiaofeng and the child are safely delivered."

"At the Standing Committee meeting, I will personally let Sha Ruijin taste what it feels like to be bitten in return."

Qi Tongwei stood up and straightened the damp collar of his jacket.

"Professor Gao, you made a wise choice."

"For the next three days, you will continue to act alongside Sha Ruijin."

Qi Tongwei turned and walked towards the back window, quickly disappearing into the rainy night.

The living room fell silent once again.

Gao Yuliang sat alone on the sofa, while the rain outside showed no signs of letting up.

He picked up the encrypted phone on the coffee table and dialed Sha Ruijin's number.

The phone rang three times before being answered.

Gao Yuliang adopted a respectful yet somewhat fearful attitude.

"Secretary Ruijin, it's me."

"I've thought about it carefully, and the matter in Luzhou really can't be left like this."

"I have already arranged for a crack team from the Provincial Public Security Bureau to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of Tianhe Group overnight."

"If any problems are found with the accounts, He Xia, the chief commander of this project, will be implicated."

A satisfied laugh came from the other end of the phone.

"Comrade Yuliang, I am very pleased that you have this awareness."

"Go for it! The Provincial Party Committee is your strong support."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Yuliang slammed it heavily onto the sofa.

He leaned back in his chair, a cold glint of light burning in his eyes.

Sha Ruijin, do you really think that just because you've got my Achilles' heel, you can treat me like a dog and order me around?

Once Shen Zhong rescues the person, I'll make you return everything, with interest.

At the same time.

The underground operations room of the Handong Provincial Military Region.

The air conditioning was on full blast, and the huge tactical screen emitted a faint blue glow.

On the screen, a 3D topographical map of Kowloon Walled City on Hong Kong Island is constantly rotating and zooming in.

A dozen or so green dots representing the first squad of the Dragon Fang Special Forces had silently surrounded the abandoned underground air-raid shelter.

The data link is transmitting thermal imaging images from the front in real time.

Inside the air-raid shelter, several red heat sources were moving back and forth, and the location of the iron cages was clearly marked.

Zhou Weiguo was wearing tactical headsets and resting his hands on the control panel.

"Sir, all six outer sentries have been cleared without alerting anyone."

"The scavenger's shift is at 2 a.m., ten minutes from now."

"The assault route has been planned, avoiding all blind spots in the surveillance."

Shen Zhong stood in front of the big screen, wearing the pine-green military uniform.

He stared at the flickering dots on the screen and tapped his finger lightly on the table.

"Sharikin likes to play with fire."

"Then extinguish his flame completely."

"action."

Without any unnecessary words, the two words conveyed an irresistible, iron-willed determination.

"yes!"

Zhou Weiguo immediately gave instructions into the microphone.

"First squad, cut the power and attack!"

Hong Kong Island, on the edge of Kowloon Walled City.

The air-raid shelter has a complex internal structure, and its ventilation system has long been inoperable.

The air was filled with a pungent musty smell and a strong gasoline odor.

Inside the rusty iron cage, Gao Xiaofeng tightly hugged her trembling child, huddled in the corner.

The child had cried until his voice was hoarse and he could no longer make a sound.

Outside the iron cage, a burly gangster yawned.

He was wearing a floral shirt and a thick gold necklace around his neck.

He carried a red plastic gasoline can and swayed as he walked to the iron cage.

Gao Xiaofeng screamed in fright and desperately protected the child in her arms.

The gangster pulled a box of matches from his pocket and grinned.

"It's the middle of the night, and it's fucking cold."

"The boss instructed that as long as there is one phone call from the mainland, he will send you and your child on your way."