Chapter 116 Playing a Game

Inside the An family's military office.

Tan Hengqiang waved, signaling the guards not to follow him. He walked alone to the sofa and sat down. "The Dragon City is in turmoil, but you, Lao An, can still sit tight. Your composure truly requires some skill!"

"Hehe." An Zecheng smiled, waved to dismiss the guards, and sat next to Tan Hengqiang. "Where's the composure? The more chaotic it is, the more panicked I feel. I'm afraid a stray bullet will hit me right between the eyebrows. Alas, I have no one above me. In Dragon City, I can only rely on you, my old brother."

Tan Hengqiang crossed his arms and looked at him. "Lao An, is that the truth?"

An Zecheng paused. "Every word I say to you is the truth."

Tan Hengqiang nodded slowly, reached out and patted An Zecheng's thigh, immediately closing the distance between them with his address. "Brother, I'm having a hard time right now!"

An Zecheng looked at him. "What can I do for you?"

"The Xin family's incident, the investigation team's spearhead is aimed directly at the garrison." Tan Hengqiang sighed. "Alas, I'm a bit overwhelmed."

"I understand!" An Zecheng nodded.

"The families of the officers involved are quite important. This directly determines what kind of confessions the people who are arrested will make inside." Tan Hengqiang paused and said bluntly, "I'm having a hard time!"

An Zecheng was silent.

"How can you tell who is a friend?" Tan Hengqiang patted An Zecheng's thigh lightly. "You tell me?"

At this point, the two old foxes looked at each other. Tan Hengqiang's gaze was serious and sharp, while An Zecheng's was slightly hesitant and surprised.

After a moment of silence, An Zecheng slapped his thigh and said, "The stray bullet that was bound to come has arrived, but since this bullet was fired by you, Lao Tan, I have to take it no matter what! Tell me, how do we do it?"

...

Dragon City urban area.

Tan Mingchao sat in the car, holding a walkie-talkie and asking, "How many have been picked up?"

"The Tahe side is finished too. We're heading out." The officer in charge of the coordination asked, "Should we gather according to the planned location, or should we leave separately to be more discreet?"

Tan Mingchao frowned. "You're picking people up simultaneously under the noses of the investigation team. This is practically robbery in broad daylight. How can you be discreet? There's no need. Just gather according to the planned location and wait for Lao Wu's people to come."

"Okay, understood."

"Hurry, leave the city as soon as possible. Don't let the 77th and 78th Regiments catch you!" Tan Mingchao instructed.

"Understood, understood!"

After ending the call, Tan Mingchao looked down at his watch and urged the driver, "Take a detour out of the city, quick!"

...

Tan Mingchao's plan to pick up people was carried out simultaneously in each district. He didn't want to give the investigation team much time to react, otherwise, if they were blocked by the 77th and 78th Regiments, they would miss their chance.

After succeeding, the groups picking up people in each district immediately converged outside the district, at the 405 gas station south of Dragon City.

At the same time.

Zhou Xian had already mobilized helicopters from two regiments, as well as mobile forces, to leave the city and pursue the families of the officers involved. However, they were a bit slow because the application process took too long. The application was submitted late last night, so the order was issued at noon today.

Inside the 77th Regiment headquarters, Zhou Xian held a walkie-talkie and urged Li Yuan, "Now it's no different than tearing off all pretenses. Don't worry about the resistance from local troops. As long as you can catch the people for me, even if you execute a regimental commander, it'll be worth it!"

"I understand. I'm using internal contacts here. I should be able to locate them soon."

"Good, good, as soon as possible!"

After ending the call, Zhou Xian left the office building with the commander of the 77th Regiment.

...

Outside the district.

On Highway 405, seven or eight cars were speeding along. Zhang Hao sat in the lead car, turned his head, and asked Fei Pingsheng, "Brother Fei, do you think Lao Tan can suppress it?"

Fei Pingsheng carefully considered the question. "I'm not sure. To be honest, I don't know if he dares to confront the investigation team head-on. If he doesn't dare... then it's up to fate. If the families can't get away, nothing else matters."

"Then wasn't the preparation for nothing?" Zhang Hao asked.

Fei Pingsheng looked at him and smiled. "Brother, just remember one thing, nothing in this world is foolproof. All plans can be worth a fortune, or they can be worthless."

Zhang Hao nodded slowly. "You really have to be educated. Even when you say discouraging things, you say them differently from others."

"Hehe!" Lao Fei smiled. "Learn from me. What you learn will be useful."

"Okay!"

"Don't be nervous. The more nervous you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes."

"Mm!"

The two chatted for a few words in the car, and Zhang Hao's mood did relax a lot. Actually, objectively speaking, he had many shadows in his heart since the Seventh Island incident, and he often had nightmares. So, whenever he had to do something big, he was very nervous. However, he couldn't tell outsiders about this emotion, and he was trying his best to restrain himself.

There was no conversation along the way. Everyone arrived at the clearing next to the 405 gas station at around 5:10 p.m., and at this time, more than a dozen cars had been waiting for a long time.

Tan Mingchao was also nearby, but he didn't show his face. He just shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Xiao Long, you go with them. After you leave the district, find our people to take over."

"Understood, Commander Tan!" The officer called Xiao Long replied through his headset and immediately walked forward. "Hello, I'm responsible for escorting everyone away. My name is Xiao Long."

"Hello!" An officer under Chief of Staff Wu shook hands with Xiao Long. "Shall we go then?"

"Okay, we can set off now." Xiao Long glanced at the people Chief of Staff Wu had sent and immediately urged them.

After everyone met and communicated, they got back into their cars.

"Beep beep!"

The horn sounded, and the off-road vehicle Xiao Long was in stopped in front of Fei Pingsheng's car.

"What's wrong?" The driver lowered the window and asked.

"It's nothing. Just follow me." Xiao Long replied.

"Okay!" The driver nodded.

As Xiao Long reached for the window button to raise it, he suddenly glanced into the other car and his eyes lingered on Zhang Hao for a moment, looking puzzled.

"Swish!"

Just as Xiao Long was about to take a closer look, the other party had already rolled up the window.

"Let's go!" Xiao Long didn't think too much about it and just urged the driver.

As soon as the words fell, the convoy set off.

Xiao Long, along with more than twenty people, and more than twenty people sent by Chief of Staff Wu, escorted more than seventy family members of the officers involved, quickly fleeing toward the border.

...

Inside Dragon City.

Zhou Xian shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Haven't you gotten any information yet?!"

"We've got it." Li Yuan replied immediately. "They gathered at the 405 gas station and have already left together. The direction is the defense area of the 3rd Regiment of the 55th Army."

"How many people do you have there?" Zhou Xian asked.

"I have a lot of people here. The companies that were originally prepared to pick up the families have now all gathered. There are about two battalions."

"Go after them!" Zhou Xian yelled. "Quick! Catch up with them. Don't let them escape!"