Chapter 185 Deployment Before the War

A day later, St. Paul's, the temporary headquarters of the Anti-Terrorism Bureau.

Xin Xiaodong once again organized the second advancement operation during the day, uniting the Blackwater Mercenary Group and the special operations forces of the Anti-Terrorism Bureau to begin infiltrating the South City District.

Having received the mobilization order, the Anti-Terrorism Bureau quickly assembled its forces and began advancing on the flank.

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Panama City, Da Xiong walked through the war zone hospital, seeing many people leaving. He even saw the two squad leaders who shared his room, fully dressed and equipped, rushing out with their tactical packs.

Da Xiong was stunned for a moment, shouting at them, "What...what's going on? Why are you all leaving?"

"Just received a notice, there's an emergency mission!" one of the squad leaders, who was closer to Da Xiong, said to him as he walked.

"Where are you going?" Da Xiong was anxious when he heard this, quickly asking.

"Don't know yet!" The squad leader shook his head at Da Xiong.

"Then...who, who's going?" Da Xiong pressed.

"Our whole company is going! Gotta go, we need to assemble quickly!" The two squad leaders replied hastily and quickened their pace towards the assembly point.

Da Xiong stood there for a long time, thinking briefly. He immediately strode towards Jin Maohui's tent.

Arriving at the tent, Da Xiong stopped at the entrance and shouted inside, "Report!"

"Da Xiong? Come in." Jin Maohui's voice came from inside, and Da Xiong immediately lifted the tent flap and walked in.

Jin Maohui sat at his desk, looking at Da Xiong and asking, "What is it?"

"Bureau...Director!" Da Xiong didn't hide anything, asking directly, "They've all assembled, why aren't you letting me go?"

"Aren't you injured?" Jin Maohui pointed to Da Xiong's chest.

"This injury of mine is nothing. When I was in the First District, I even competed after getting injections." Da Xiong said quickly, "The splint is on, I'm fine! Director, let me go too."

Jin Maohui looked at Da Xiong's anxious face, replying softly, "You're so eager to earn merits? Forget it. No need to push yourself so hard, we have enough people."

"I...I joined the army because I wanted to live again, to make something of myself." Da Xiong replied concisely, "If I miss one of these wars...my colleagues might get promoted three levels, while I'm still stuck in the same place."

"Hehe!" Jin Maohui smiled at the simple reason. He liked Da Xiong a lot because the guy was simple and capable. "Alright, then go. This mission is completely confidential."

"Yes!" Da Xiong saluted and turned to leave the tent. As soon as he got outside, he ripped off the gauze sling supporting his shoulder and threw it in the trash.

Looking at Da Xiong's broad back, Jin Maohui couldn't help but sigh, "This kid is truly a born warrior...!"

At the same time, Lao Hei and Hou Guoyu were also leading the grassroots officers of the National Unification Bureau's action team to the assembly point.

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Outside Panama City, a hidden lumber mill.

A squad of men was patrolling and guarding the perimeter in the shadows outside the factory gate, watching the surroundings.

The factory was surrounded by forests, sparsely populated, and hardly anyone came by for long periods of time.

Ten minutes later, three black SUVs drove along the small road to the factory gate. The guards immediately opened the iron gate, allowing the vehicles to pass through smoothly.

The vehicles stopped in front of the massive factory building. An Qiqi got out of the car with a dozen guards and pushed open the door to enter the factory.

Inside the factory building, rows of people stood, close to a thousand, appearing crowded. Although they weren't wearing military uniforms, their expressions, hairstyles, and postures made it clear they were soldiers.

"Director An!" A middle-aged man in his forties with a buzz cut walked up to An Qiqi to greet her.

"Uncle Yang." An Qiqi greeted the middle-aged man politely. He was a brigade commander under her father and could be considered an elder. He was known for his steady and efficient style. He was in charge of leading the support to the front lines this time. "It must have been tough getting here."

"This is nothing." Brigade Commander Yang waved his hand, asking directly, "How's the situation on your end? Has the mission been issued?"

"It has." An Qiqi nodded. "Uncle Yang, you might have a special mission, but not everyone needs to go. Pick out two or three thousand people, but they need to be the elite..."

The two sat down and began discussing the operation in detail.

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Evening, along the Panama Canal.

Wang Zheng stood on the docks with a dozen guards, waiting for someone.

Soon, a passenger ship of unknown origin slowly entered the harbor. After docking, thousands of tourists disembarked. Among them, five hundred people walked out of the departing crowd and approached Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng counted the numbers and then led them onto the military vehicles arranged by the Blackwater Mercenary Group, quickly leaving the harbor.

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Half an hour later, the Blackwater Mercenary Group's combat command center.

Su Tianyu sat in his chair, looking at a personnel report in his hand. Two or three minutes later, he turned to look at Fu Zhen, who was sitting next to him, and said, "General Fu, we've almost got all the pieces in place. Next, we just need to wait quietly for the opportunity!"

Hearing this, Fu Zhen, who was smoking, nodded and began to strategize with Su Tianyu.

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6 PM, inside the temporary headquarters for the special operation.

Hou Guoyu, Lao Hei, Da Xiong, the Anti-Terrorism team's leaders, several generals from the An faction, and Wang Zheng, who had just arrived, were sitting in a spacious tent, chatting.

Ten minutes later, the tent flap was lifted, and Sun Wei walked in with a few people.

Seeing that the tent was already full of people, Sun Wei said with a smile, "Oh, it's so lively, so many familiar faces!"

Hou Guoyu turned to look at him, unable to resist teasing, "Lao Sun, you're here too! Don't tell me, you want to do special operations with that figure of yours?"

Sun Wei patted his stomach, chuckling. "My figure isn't exactly pretty. But we're doing some odd jobs, helping everyone out, doing some auxiliary work. Not afraid of hardship, not afraid of fatigue! Just give the orders, and we'll be there!"

"Your ideological awareness is at least three levels higher than your current rank." Lao Hei teased, "Don't think Xin Xiaodong is so impressive now, you'll be his leader sooner or later."

"Hehe, I wouldn't dare say that." Sun Wei grinned in response.

"Come, come, quickly sit down!" Someone next to Sun Wei grabbed a chair for him.

After everyone exchanged a few pleasantries and invited Sun Wei to sit down, they continued to discuss the specific operational plan for this mission.

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Panama City, combat command center.

An Qiqi, who had just returned to the command center, suddenly received a text message. She took out her phone and saw only a few words on the screen.

"Count me in!"