"Captain Luo, what's the situation?"
Wan Yunting entered the command center and, seeing Nie Xiaoyu and the others present, nodded and asked Luo Guowei anxiously, "Which faction captured the head of Luoshen Biotechnology Company?"
Luo Guowei stood with his hands behind his back, watching a combat video on the big screen. A team of armed militants of unknown identity attacked Luoshen Biotechnology Company's convoy and captured Gu Yingbo. The video froze, and Luo Guowei pointed to the screen, asking Wan Yunting, "Look, which faction do you think this symbol belongs to?"
Wan Yunting's eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Morton!"
Luo Guowei nodded, gestured for Wan Yunting to sit down, and said, "Based on the information provided by the United Nations, it is now completely confirmed that Morton is behind the release of this Red Demon La infectious virus!"
"It has also been confirmed that the Red Demon La infectious virus was originally developed by Luoshen Biotechnology Company. However, their company's laboratory was later stolen. As for who did it, it's not convenient to speculate."
"In short, Morton's capture of Gu Yingbo this time is very likely to prevent him from developing a cure for the Red Demon La infectious virus!"
Qin Guowu asked confusedly, "But didn't we already release the news that we have a way to cure the virus? If Morton is after this purpose, shouldn't he be targeting us instead?"
Luo Guowei glanced at him and chuckled, "Do you think those foreigners will easily believe it?"
Qin Guowu's expression froze. Thinking of those arrogant foreigners, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
Although the Chinese peacekeeping forces had released news that they had found a cure for the Red Demon La infectious virus, only a small portion of the medical teams from the UN peacekeeping forces believed it.
Especially the team led by the American, who was known as the virus expert Flocci, was considered the most authoritative expert. Therefore, other countries would rather believe Flocci's team than believe that China's medical team could develop or treat the Red Demon La infectious virus.
Because deep down, these foreigners looked down on China!
"The key is that Luoshen Biotechnology Company has recently developed a drug that can control the virus, so this might be why Morton suddenly captured him!" Luo Guowei said, looking back at Wan Yunting sitting beside him.
Wan Yunting frowned and asked, "What does the United Nations say?"
Luo Guowei shook his head and sighed, "Luoshen Biotechnology Company is just a company, and its legal owner is not American. Furthermore, there are no American peacekeeping forces here, so the United Nations has no intention of rescuing Gu Yingbo after his capture!"
Wan Yunting looked up at Luo Guowei, whose expression became serious. "The headquarters has clearly stated that Gu Yingbo is one of our Chinese people, so the leadership has ordered us to find a countermeasure to rescue him as soon as possible."
Wan Yunting was taken aback. He thought the headquarters wouldn't consider rescue due to Gu Yingbo's connection with America, but he didn't expect that an order had already been issued.
"Yunting, we also know about Gu Yingbo's personal relationship with you, so the leadership attaches great importance to this matter and has given me a strict order to rescue Gu Yingbo," Luo Guowei said, smiling at Wan Yunting. "Don't worry, we will safely bring Gu Yingbo back."
Wan Yunting then said seriously, "Captain Luo, I'll go too!"
Luo Guowei's expression faltered, and he hesitated.
Qin Guowu, seeing this, said, "Captain Luo, I apply to have Doctor Wan join our rescue team!"
"We have all witnessed Doctor Wan's skills. With him joining, we have absolute confidence in dealing with those mercenaries!"
"I'll apply to headquarters immediately..."
With that, Luo Guowei asked the communicator to contact headquarters. After a few words with the leader on the phone, he hung up and said with a smile to Wan Yunting, "The leadership has agreed. Then you will work with Guowu and the others to form a rescue team and come up with a plan to rescue Gu Yingbo."
Wan Yunting and Qin Guowu nodded and asked, "Do you know the location of Morton Company's headquarters?"
Qin Guowu answered for Captain Luo, "We are still investigating."
"Captain Luo, we've locked it down!"
Suddenly, a team member turned and shouted, pointing to a map that appeared on the screen. As the satellite image zoomed in, the appearance of a base emerged. He said, "This is information provided by the local government forces. They captured a mercenary from Molka Company, and from his mouth, we found out their base location is in Tessali, seventy kilometers away!"
"Tessali, isn't that near Algeria in the north?"
Looking at the satellite map, Tessali is located in the north of Mali, near the border with Algeria. It is a barren desert and Gobi terrain, where few locals survive due to its geographical environment and climate.
This has made Tessali a secret base for many terrorist organizations, and the base of Morton Company's mercenaries is located in one of the extremely remote mountain ranges. They can use the terrain for defense, making it an extremely difficult location to attack.
Furthermore, being close to Algeria means that if a conflict were to erupt, and these terrorist organizations or armed forces fled into Algeria, we would be unable to pursue them.
"It is preliminarily estimated that Morton Company has over three hundred mercenaries!"
Luo Guowei's expression was solemn and heavy. Pointing to the not-so-clear satellite footage of the Molka Company base, he turned to Wan Yunting and Qin Guowu and said, "Tell me, what plan should we use to rescue Gu Yingbo?"
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow, Qin Guowu rested his chin in his hand, contemplating. Nie Xiaoyu, standing nearby, interjected, "Allow me to interrupt. If Gu Yingbo is killed now, how can we rescue him?"
This statement stunned everyone present. Luo Guowei and Qin Guowu exchanged glances, and Wan Yunting's expression also darkened slightly. Although Nie Xiaoyu's words were unpleasant, they were not entirely impossible!
After all, Morton's goal was to prevent Gu Yingbo from developing a drug that could control and cure the Red Demon La infectious virus. If it were me, I would definitely kill Gu Yingbo immediately, leaving no survivors.
"Yes, if they really kill people, then we would be...?"
Qin Guowu looked at Wan Yunting and Luo Guowei. He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
Just then, a team member received a video from headquarters and opened it for playback. Simultaneously, Luo Guowei received a call from He Yongchang himself, who said, "Guowei, this is a video sent to the United Nations by the armed group that kidnapped the head of Luoshen Biotechnology Company. Take a look..."
Wan Yunting, Qin Guowu, and Nie Xiaoyu's expressions stiffened as they watched the video. In the video, two Chinese men were kneeling on the ground. One of them, a middle-aged man, was Gu Yingbo.
Kneeling next to him was a young Chinese man from his research team, Lin Wenbin. Behind them stood a tall, masked foreigner holding a military knife to Lin Wenbin's neck, his mouth sealed, his expression filled with terror...
Another masked foreigner spoke to the camera in English, "We announce that if the United Nations does not disband the medical teams from various countries within three days, we will broadcast live globally and execute the head of Luoshen Biotechnology Company!"
The speaking foreigner turned to his accomplice, who was holding a military knife to Lin Wenbin's neck, and gave him a look. The accomplice immediately grabbed Lin Wenbin's hair with one hand and forcefully pressed the knife with his right hand, slowly slitting Lin Wenbin's neck. Blood spurted out instantly, splashing onto Gu Yingbo, who was kneeling beside him. Gu Yingbo's mouth was also sealed, and his hands were tied behind his back. Seeing Lin Wenbin killed in front of him, Gu Yingbo let out a terrified scream...
Wan Yunting, Luo Guowei, and the others watched the video with extremely grim expressions and fierce eyes. The foreigner spoke again, "This is just an appetizer. If the medical organizations of various countries do not disband, we will meet again in three days and execute him!"
Seeing the foreigner grab Gu Yingbo's hair, whose face was filled with grief, and shake him towards the camera, Wan Yunting's eyes blazed with ferocity. A suppressed rage made him unable to resist punching the table in front of him, cracking it and causing it to collapse.
This sudden outburst stunned everyone present. They all turned to look at the grim and terrifying Wan Yunting. Qin Guowu couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and exclaim angrily, "These people are too arrogant."
Luo Guowei was on the phone with He Yongchang and asked, "Sir, when was this video taken?"
"The United Nations just sent it to me."
He Yongchang asked, "What are your plans to rescue Gu Yingbo?"
Luo Guowei replied, "We are still considering the plan."
"Come up with a rescue plan as soon as possible. The country attaches great importance to this matter," He Yongchang said sternly.
"Yes," Luo Guowei responded loudly before hanging up the phone. He looked at Wan Yunting, who was sitting beside him with a grim expression, enveloped by a terrifying killing intent. The other soldiers looked apprehensive, not daring to approach him...
Even Nie Xiaoyu, Qin Guowu, and Lu Xin were intimidated by the killing intent emanating from Wan Yunting. They were also battle-hardened soldiers who carried their own fierce aura.
However, compared to Wan Yunting, their imposing presence seemed as weak as children's.
"It can now be confirmed that Gu Yingbo is still alive!"
Luo Guowei spoke, saying, "Morton's objective is very clear: to make all UN medical teams disband and abandon research on the Red Demon La infectious virus. If they do not comply, they will publicly execute Gu Yingbo in three days."
Luo Guowei looked at Wan Yunting, who sat there with a grim expression and remained silent, and said, "This means we must rescue Gu Yingbo within three days!"
Wan Yunting nodded and said to Luo Guowei and Qin Guowu, "So, we need to act as soon as possible."
Luo Guowei said, "But we cannot dispatch a large force to directly destroy Morton's mercenaries. After all, Mali is a special country. If we use a large force, it is inevitable that other countries in the United Nations will think we have impure intentions."
"More importantly, if the enemy discovers that we are deploying a large force, they will definitely kill Gu Yingbo immediately and prevent our rescue. Therefore, under the current circumstances, we can only send a special forces team for the rescue!"
Qin Guowu immediately said, "Captain Luo, let me and Lu Xin lead two teams then."
Qin Guowu and Lu Xin were the elites of the Chinese peacekeeping forces. At that time, their teams were all composed of special forces veterans. Before joining the peacekeeping forces, they had carried out many missions in their original special forces units. Each of them had very high combat capabilities and were elite teams within the peacekeeping forces.
"Okay, your teams, a total of twenty-four people, plus Doctor Wan, will depart for Tessali tonight!"
Luo Guowei looked at Wan Yunting, Qin Guowu, and Lu Xin and said seriously, "In summary, you will first proceed to Tessali to scout around the Morton mercenary base. We will then discuss whether a rescue is possible."
"Yes...!"
Qin Guowu and Lu Xin immediately saluted in response. Wan Yunting also nodded. After all, they still didn't know the environmental conditions around Morton's mercenary base. Therefore, they could only send them to scout first to see if there was an opportunity to rescue Gu Yingbo. If there wasn't, they would find another way.