Chapter 22 Soldiers Approach

　　Saint-Paul City, the exit of a certain sewer pipe.

　　Hou Guoyu held an automatic rifle, shooting while directing the battle. From the pipe behind him, soldiers in green uniforms with red armbands were constantly pouring out.

　　At this moment, the speed at which the soldiers emerged from the pipe far exceeded the rate at which the Saint-Paul City government troops could reinforce their positions. The Saint-Paul City side was made up of hastily assembled troops, while the assault team was well-prepared and massing in large numbers, making it impossible to stop them.

　　The other two tunnel exits were the same, with large numbers of armed personnel pouring into the city, driving the government troops into a series of retreats.

　　At the same time, in Panama City, at the combat command center.

　　"Ring, ring, ring!"

　　Su Tianyu was looking at a map that Qiu Ge had just sent when the phone suddenly rang.

　　"Report!" Jin Maohui's voice rang out, "The soldiers at the three exits have completed their assembly, and the main force has entered the city!"

　　Su Tianyu glanced at the map and said, "I'll send you the coordinates. Have the assault team pin down that point and hit them hard. At the same time, send a small force to attack the Chinese Workers' Association and create chaos within Saint-Paul City."

　　"Yes!"

　　Jin Maohui was about to hang up when Su Tianyu suddenly remembered something and added, "Wait, send two more combat squads to bring Wu Boxin back…"

　　…

　　Inside Wu Boxin's villa in Saint-Paul City.

　　Old Wu sat on the sofa, frowning and smoking.

　　Listening to the increasingly louder gunshots outside and glancing at Dong Ke, who was wailing and rolling around on the ground, Wu Boxin felt increasingly agitated and uneasy.

　　He glanced at the clock on the wall; almost an hour had passed. Wu Boxin couldn't help but wonder why no one had come to pick him up yet.

　　Thinking of the worst-case scenario, Wu Boxin's face turned ashen.

　　"Ring, ring, ring!"

　　Just as Wu Boxin was feeling anxious and confused, his phone suddenly rang, but the number displayed was unfamiliar. "Hello?"

　　"Dad, how's it going over there?" His son, Wu Taiyong's voice came from the phone. "Did you leave with them?"

　　Hearing his son's voice, Wu Boxin cursed, "Leave my ass! I'm still in the villa. There are guards everywhere outside. Where the hell can I go?!"

　　"Ah?" Wu Taiyong asked anxiously, "You didn't go with them?"

　　"Go my ass?" Wu Boxin continued with his string of curses, "There were only a dozen of them, and they insisted on attacking their command center. If I went with them, wouldn't I die even faster?!"

　　"…" Wu Taiyong was silent for a moment, then said, "Dad, don't worry, I'll contact them right away and have them send someone to pick you up."

　　"Hurry up!" Wu Boxin urged, "Or have them give me a call, that'll work too."

　　"I'll go right now!" Wu Taiyong hurriedly hung up the phone.

　　Wu Boxin put down his phone and turned his gaze to Dong Ke in front of him.

　　Dong Ke noticed Wu Boxin's strange expression and trembled slightly, turning his head to the side.

　　After a long pause, Wu Boxin suddenly stood up, walked over to Dong Ke in two steps, and kicked him with a "bang," cursing at the same time, "You, were you that determined?!"

　　…

　　On the streets of Saint-Paul City.

　　More than a dozen military vehicles were speeding towards Wu Boxin's house, with the young officer sitting in one of them.

　　Gunfire could be heard everywhere outside, and since Dong Ke couldn't be contacted and Old Huang didn't dare to run out himself, he assigned the mission to this young officer, ordering him to take a hundred men to Wu Boxin's villa.

　　The young officer took out his phone and made three consecutive calls to Cruz, who was responsible for guarding Wu Boxin, but all of them went unanswered.

　　"Something must have happened…" The young officer put down his phone, his expression grave, and urged, "Faster, speed up!"

　　The convoy suddenly accelerated, speeding down the road.

　　"Screech!"

　　Before long, the convoy arrived in front of the villa.

　　"Get out!" The young officer waved his hand, and hundreds of soldiers jumped out of the vehicles in unison, quickly forming up.

　　The young officer walked to the front door of the villa and saw that there were still more than a dozen guards there. He was stunned for a moment, then shouted at one of the guards, "Where's Cruz?"

　　"Reporting to the officer!" The guard's voice was loud and clear, "Officer Cruz went inside to talk to them and hasn't come out yet."

　　"Click!"

　　The young officer drew his pistol and chambered a round. "Something must have happened inside. Follow me."

　　As he spoke, he led hundreds of soldiers towards the entrance. However, the guard stepped forward and blocked his path.

　　"What are you doing?" The young officer asked with a frown.

　　"Without Officer Cruz's order, you cannot enter!" The guard said with a serious face, holding his rifle horizontally.

　　"You damned fool, why are you stopping me?!" The young officer slapped the guard, knocking him to the ground.

　　The guard immediately picked up his automatic rifle and shouted, "Officer Cruz said that no one is allowed to approach this villa!"

　　With Cruz absent, this guard was the highest-ranking officer present. At his shout, the other guards also raised their guns.

　　Although they were all private armed forces, they were not part of the same system.

　　The young officer was speechless and cursed, "If you don't get out of the way, I'll fucking kill you all!"

　　As he spoke, the two sides began to shove each other.

　　Just as they were arguing, a window on the second floor of the villa was suddenly pushed open. Everyone looked up and saw Dong Ke standing at the window. The dim light made half of his face hidden in the shadows.

　　"What the hell are you doing? Are you crazy?!" Dong Ke shouted at the people below.

　　The young officer was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked, "Minister Dong… are you safe?"

　　"Can't you tell if I'm safe or not?" Dong Ke cursed. "Are you sick? Why are so many of you running over here? Wait downstairs, I'll go down with Wu Boxin right away!"

　　The young officer hurriedly asked, "Is… is Officer Cruz there?"

　　"I'm here…" Cruz's voice came from inside the room.

　　The young officer was relieved and put his pistol back into its holster, turning to order his men, "Wait here!"

　　At the same time, inside the villa.

　　Wu Boxin sat on the sofa, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead. Behind him were three members of the intelligence team, pointing their guns at Cruz's head. Secretary Wang stood by the door, also looking nervous.

　　With a "snap," Dong Ke closed the window and turned to look at Wu Boxin, saying unhappily, "Why couldn't you talk to me first?! If you had talked to me first, I wouldn't have lost my tooth! Why? Why couldn't you just communicate with me??"

　　There was a hint of grievance in Old Dong's voice.

　　Wu Boxin was silent for a moment, then said, "It's not too late to talk now… Hey, Xiao Wang, go get some ice and put it on Old Dong's mouth, quickly, and get a towel too!"