Chapter 197

One day later, Dragon City.

Inside Xin Chaojie’s mansion, the Xin family members, along with the chief of staff of the Third Division, were all gathered together. They had already heard that Xin Xiaoming had been captured by Zhou Xian in the Second District, and that there had been a shootout at the scene.

In the study, Xin Chaojie’s eldest son, Xin Xiaodong, who was also the commander of the Third Division’s first main regiment, sat on the sofa with a grim expression. "The situation is indeed very difficult now. Uncle Wu, what do you think we should do next?"

The chief of staff of the Third Division, Lao Wu, replied with an extremely unpleasant expression, "I don't know either. Once Xiaoming is arrested, our relationship with the Hongfang Group will definitely be exposed. As long as the Great District Council gives Zhou Xian a hint, all of us will be controlled."

Xin Xiaoming’s incident made everyone in the room tremble, because it foreshadowed that the core officers of the entire Third Division, as well as the Xin family members, might not escape the fate of being purged.

Corruption and bribery were facts, and that alone was enough to sentence many people to death, let alone the consequences of the loss of military supplies being pinned on them.

"Can't we find Commander Tan and ask him to protect us?" The speaker was Xin Chaojie’s eldest son-in-law, who served as the Minister of Military Supplies in the Third Division. In simple terms, he was in charge of both finance and military equipment, a very powerful position.

The management team of the Third Division was basically structured around members of the Xin family, and this was also a characteristic of the Dragon City troops. With the mountains high and the emperor far away, splitting the land and enfeoffing kings, even if you were nepotistic, it was difficult for the higher-ups to notice, or rather, if the money was properly arranged, the direct departments would be too lazy to care.

The eldest son-in-law looked at everyone and continued, "After all, we haven’t skimped on paying respects to Commander Tan. If he comes forward to help us, we still have a chance."

"Help my ass!" Chief of Staff Wu replied with a gloomy face, "When Zhou Xian took Xiaoming away, he was intercepted. Who do you think did that?"

Everyone was silent.

"To put it bluntly, if Xiaoming had died outside, Lao Tan would definitely protect us. After all, we've worked together for so many years, and we haven't shorted him on incense or committed any major mistakes. Plus, this matter was led by Zhou Xian, so he must also be angry in his heart. Therefore, protecting us is equivalent to protecting his own face." Chief of Staff Wu saw through everything. "But now that Xiaoming has been brought back by Zhou Xian, it's not just us who are afraid, Lao Tan is even more afraid! Once something happens to the Third Division, he, as the commander, will have to bear the main responsibility. If the higher-ups thoroughly investigate this matter, pulling out the radish will bring out the mud, and the entire garrison will be shaken. The old guard represented by Zhou Xian will definitely try to destroy him! So… it’s very likely… that we, these people, will be discarded like a worn-out millstone, pushed out by him."

"Damn it, if he wants to discard us, then no one will have a good time." The eldest son-in-law's eyes were gloomy. "Let's get our stories straight and bite him as soon as we get in. The money we've made for him over the years would scare the Great District Council to death. I don't believe he can get away unscathed!"

"Mutual destruction is not a good solution." Chief of Staff Wu sighed and said, "My opinion is that while the higher-ups haven't taken action yet, and there's no evidence, everyone should evacuate as soon as possible and find a chance to leave the country."

"What about my dad and Xiaoming?" Xin Xiaodong asked.

"What about them?" Chief of Staff Wu spread his hands and asked, "Do you want to break them out of prison?"

Xin Xiaodong gritted his teeth and didn't speak.

"Dilingling!"

While everyone was discussing, Chief of Staff Wu's phone rang. He frowned at the caller ID, reached out and pressed the answer button. "Hello! Yes… yes, okay, I understand. No, absolutely not!"

Two minutes later, Chief of Staff Wu hung up the phone with a desolate expression, looked up at everyone and said, "A call from the Great District Council. They said they would send an investigation team to the Third Division to assist Zhou Xian in handling the case. The people are already on their way."

Everyone was shocked.

"…The Great District Council bypassed Tan Hengqiang and sent people directly to us, which is enough to explain the problem. Their attitude is still very kind now, because Xiaoming hasn't confessed, and they haven't obtained all the evidence." Chief of Staff Wu immediately stood up and said, "But if the chain of evidence is completed, then none of us can escape. We don't have much time left, so quickly arrange the evacuation, otherwise we'll be caught in one fell swoop!"

…

A little after 1:00 PM.

A plane flying from a certain military airport in Bashi, Second District, landed at Dragon City Civil Aviation Airport. The airport specially cleared the relevant runways for it and dispatched security personnel.

After the plane landed and taxied, Zhou Xian led more than a dozen people and quickly walked into the boarding bridge, left the customs and security check through the VIP channel, and headed straight for the outdoors.

In the crowd, a man wearing a suit and a black hood was sandwiched in the middle by more than a dozen people, walking quickly.

Led by Zhou Xian, the group came to the airport exit.

Inside the exit hall, a man said into his phone, "They're out. Xin Xiaoming is in the middle wearing a hood."

Tan Mingchao stood in the airport parking lot and threw away his cigarette butt. "Shoot him directly, and leave after the shooting."

"Understood!"

The two ended the call, and Tan Mingchao stepped into the car.

A dozen seconds later.

Zhou Xian led the people to the airport gate.

On the roof of the airport hotel diagonally opposite, a man aimed a sniper rifle at Xin Xiaoming, who was wearing a hood.

"Can I fire?" the gunman asked.

"Shoot him!" came the reply from the intercom.

The gunman held his breath upon hearing this, and his right index finger rested on the trigger.

At that moment, Zhou Xian suddenly turned around, reached out and took off the hood on "Xin Xiaoming's" head, revealing his face.

On the roof, the gunman gritted his teeth and said, "It's not Xin Xiaoming, it's an unknown stranger!"

The commander was stunned when he heard this.

"Ambushing me?" Zhou Xian smiled and glanced at the roof. "Catch him!"

"Yes!" The investigation team members next to him immediately replied.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Several cars stopped on the side of the road, Zhou Xian quickly got into the car and shouted to the driver, "Go to the parking lot."

…

Three minutes later, at the exit of the airport parking lot, Tan Mingchao's car was blocked by Zhou Xian.

"Bang!"

Zhou Xian pushed the door open and got out of the car, smiling as he walked to Tan Mingchao's car and knocked on the window.

"Shua!"

The car window lowered, and Tan Mingchao looked at Zhou Xian with gritted teeth.

"Hehe, ambushing me?!" Zhou Xian pointed at the other party and said with a light smile, "You thought you knew everything by planting two moles next to me? Let me tell you, Xin Xiaoming has already been sent away by me. He took the land route. The one who wore the hood on the plane was my team member!"

Tan Mingchao clenched his fists with a gloomy face.

"Xin Xiaoming and I are back alive, so things will be exciting next." Zhou Xian bent down and pointed at Tan Mingchao's face. "Get ready to defend, because I'm going to attack, understand?!"