Hearing those two words, Ye Longlin also sighed, his eyes showing helplessness. He had no solution for the three words spoken by Xuan Niao.
"Grandpa, you heard it. Everything is happening to me now, and I'm also very helpless. If I could choose, I would definitely be at home, not out. But sometimes, it's really not something I can choose," Ye Longlin said slowly, his eyes filled with a dilemma.
Xia Mingzhong nodded, "Since you have to go, then go quickly. Don't let it get worse later."
Ye Longlin glanced at the room in the west courtyard, turned, and walked out the door.
Xia Mingzhong watched Ye Longlin's retreating back and sighed, "Yes, it's indeed difficult. I really didn't expect the dignified Commander of the Three Armies to be unable to balance his family and military life."
Commander of the Three Armies.
This position was already at the pinnacle, let alone his other identities.
Yet, even with such a position, he had no way to balance his family. It was almost laughable.
On the way to the airport for Xuan Niao, Yuan Gang was apprehending the six people in this residential complex. However, these six were not to be trifled with; they were all top-tier mercenaries.
When Yuan Gang entered the area, they had already known that the other party was likely coming for them.
Otherwise, how could he explain bringing soldiers into a residential area?
But as they were being apprehended, an explosion occurred. The explosion itself was one thing, and they couldn't do anything about it. But the crucial issue was that the explosion had severed the load-bearing beams and pillars!
As a result, the thirty-story building was cut in half from the middle and hit another adjacent building. The casualties… are currently unknown. All residents of this area have been evacuated, and rescue personnel have arrived at the scene.
And to prevent them from escaping, they hadn't notified the residents. Who knew how many years they had lived there? If someone had tipped them off, wouldn't they have let them escape?
Given this, they never expected that the other party would act so decisively!
They blew up one building and also caused the adjacent building to collapse. However, it was fortunate that the adjacent building was part of the second phase and was still under construction. Due to safety concerns, it was being renovated these past few days. As a result, they had brought down the newly repaired building.
"Were the remaining people caught?"
Yuan Gang looked at the building. Rescue personnel were stepping on the debris, and search dogs were looking for survivors. He couldn't possibly say that a building had collapsed, many people were affected, and the mission was still not completed, right?
"They were caught. Except for the one who died, everyone else has been escorted back to the military region... General, you don't need to blame yourself too much. No one wants to see something like this happen."
Yuan Gang looked at the ruins in front of him and fell silent. He asked Ye Lang, "Do you have a cigarette?"
Ye Lang silently took out a cigarette and handed it over.
Yuan Gang lit it and sat on the flower bed, smoking in silence.
"General, you don't need to blame yourself too much. This is not your fault. Who knew they had bombs? Our people are also inside…"
Yes, their people were all inside.
It was because these two people went to arrest them directly that the explosion occurred. The specific cause of the explosion was still unclear, but one thing was certain: this explosion case was entirely detonated by them, it was organized and premeditated.
"I'm fine, no need to comfort me."
Yuan Gang waved his hand, saying indifferently, but his demeanor did not seem like he was fine.
After finishing a cigarette, Yuan Gang stood up at the entrance of the residential complex, watching the medical staff carry out figures one by one. His heart felt extremely heavy. He stood like a javelin at the entrance, his eyes filled with guilt and apology.
If it weren't for his poor job performance, such a thing wouldn't have happened. And no one wanted to see something like this happen, absolutely no one!
On the stretchers, people had already fainted. The living were not covered with white cloths, but those confirmed dead were covered.
Watching people covered in white cloths being carried away before his eyes, Yuan Gang felt he could barely breathe. He even felt a sense of heartache and coldness.
The methods of the other party were too ruthless!
"It's him, it's this devil! From the moment he brought soldiers into the complex, he started arresting people. If he hadn't arrested people, my mother wouldn't have died. My son is less than a year old, and he's dead like this. I didn't even get to see my son one last time!"
"My mother is eighty-three years old today. She bought this house less than three years ago. It was empty for a year, renovated for a year, and she only moved in at the beginning of this year. I haven't even had a chance to show my filial piety yet, sob sob sob."
"It's them! They kept saying they were protecting our safety, but now they've become the murderers! Punish them severely! Execute them, make them pay for what they've done!"
The crowd was enraged.
Residents at the entrance of the complex, with tears in their eyes, shouted angrily. Their sharp words were like knives, piercing Yuan Gang's heart.
At this moment, he finally understood the state of mind of his superior when he submitted his second resignation application. It was truly chilling.
Even though it was indeed their fault, they were still adding insult to injury. Little did they know that Yuan Gang was also feeling pain and suffering.
And with such a massive explosion, the Dragon Inspection Bureau would definitely be involved, and it would be the Director of the Dragon Inspection Bureau, Wu Xing, himself who would be present!
"Everyone, everyone, I know your grief, and I know how you feel about losing your loved ones. But I hope you don't make our soldiers bleed and cry. This arrest was a joint operation. Not only the military but also the Dragon Inspection Bureau and the City Hall were aware of this action. Therefore, we were armed, but the other party had potent explosives, which we truly did not anticipate.
Here, I first apologize to everyone. I am sorry, it is due to our negligence in our work that this situation has occurred, causing your loved ones to pay the price for us. Once again, on behalf of the Dragon Inspection Bureau, we apologize to you. As for the compensation work, we will arrange for dedicated personnel to handle it."
Wu Xing stood before the crowd and bowed ninety degrees to everyone. All the Dragon Inspectors bowed ninety degrees.
For a moment, silence fell upon the crowd.
"But we don't want money, we just want our loved ones back! My wife is pregnant, and she's resting at home to nurture the baby. If I had known something like this would happen, I would never have let her come here. Two lives, how can you compensate? How can you afford to compensate for two lives?"