Chapter 245: Wolf Fang Regrets

Fact proves that, whether pirates or any other criminal organization, once they lose the person who can 'hold the fort', they become a scattered mess.

Even when that person was around, they were hardly more than a rabble.

After Hu Sha's death, the remaining dozen or so pirates never managed any effective resistance and were cleaned up by Liu Xiaotian leading seven soldiers.

Of course, for those who surrendered voluntarily, we still had to spare their lives so they could reform.

Having been exposed to that policy since childhood, Liu Xiaotian now finds it second nature.

Unfortunately, only those two 'lucky ones' had this kind of awakening.

In fact, if those two hadn't been quick-witted, they would have thrown down their guns long ago and even freed several hostages; otherwise they wouldn't have had a chance to shout surrender.

Back when Warrior School wanted to borrow Liu Xiaotian, it wasn't us two who agreed!

At a glance, there is no incorrect version.

The key is, going to Warrior School to discuss retrieving personnel—with their ranks, they're probably not qualified enough.

Now look, this offense‑making task has all fallen on us two.

Before the three snipers who had been soaked in the sea for over an hour and Natasha, who had come to serve as the action team's doctor, could board, Liu Xiaotian reported mission completion to the Elder Principal and requested a ship or aircraft for pickup.

But there's no help—didn't you see Deputy Commander Gao glaring? If they dared say another word now, they'd likely get a dressing‑down. It's obvious he just didn't want to show up himself, so he shoved this task onto them.

In the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade's operations command room, a video conference was underway.

Facing Zhang Lina's request, Liu Xiaotian hesitated briefly, then nodded and agreed, personally taking her to the control room to view Hu Sha's corpse, which was already too indistinct to identify.

He sought Liu Xiaotian simply because:

After all, the few foreign languages Liu Xiaotian knows aren't something he can just recall at any time; it depends on the moment.

Among everyone present, aside from Liu Xiaotian, no one could understand Zhang Lina at that moment.

Because the Elder Principal summoned him, it had nothing to do with this matter.

Although Zhang Lina turned pale and her legs went weak from the sight, she insisted on staying on her feet and didn't vomit.

As for this news, the Elder Principal was naturally quite pleased.

In the Elder Principal's view, mission accomplished is mission accomplished; the details and process don't matter.

In fact, … that's just how it is.

In terms of superior‑subordinate relations, Deputy Commander Gao ordering them two is perfectly natural; in terms of affiliation, Liu Xiaotian is a Wolf Fang soldier, and having the brigade's two senior military officers handle the talks makes logical sense.

The Elder Principal was satisfied, but someone ended up regretting it.

And Liu Xiaotian is precisely the best candidate for that.

He even had his apology worked out on the way.

What does this have to do with that? How did they end up giving this task to us two?

A mother who lost her son—this hatred is enough to sustain her as she overcomes inner fear to gaze upon the corpse of her child's killer!

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commander Gao, and the other participants were two officers whose ranks were one level higher than his.

Just by himself, in that final 'round' he shot dead four pirates on the spot; seeing this, Cui Fen, hiding among the hostages far away, turned deathly pale and almost vomited. Compared to Cui Fen, Zhang Lina's performance was somewhat better.

Too bad, he didn't get to use a single word.

Deputy Commander Gao didn't want to return either, but he had superiors above him, and at the time they spoke to him in much the same attitude and tone.

Thus, although reluctant and lacking confidence, He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei still had to grit their teeth and do it, with the mindset of 'only success allowed, no failure'.

But that's how things are in this world: for every household that rejoices, another grieves.

On the back of the head, a carrot‑sized eye socket became, on the face, a hole the size of a tea bowl.

"Yes!" He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei replied loudly in unison.

Penetrated by a 7.62 mm bullet through the brain, entering from the back of the head and exiting the face—if it could still be identified as unrelated, that would be strange.

As the saying goes, 'I don't care about the process, only the result!' Deputy Commander Gao had no choice and couldn't even speak, so the task could only be given to He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei.

Of course, the various crises encountered earlier don't count.

Wolf Fang regrets it! Just half an hour before Liu Xiaotian and the action team returned to Warrior School, the Elder Principal received a joint call from He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei—words full of apology and helplessness, but the aim was to get Liu Xiaotian 'taken back'.

"Cough cough… Fan Tianlei, I think you already know the purpose of this meeting? I'm giving you and He Zhijun three days—you must bring that Liu Xiaotian back to me! Understood?"

Meanwhile, Liu Xiaotian had just brought the action team back to Warrior School; before he could even look around, someone came to notify him to go to the Elder Principal's small building.

On her face was only three parts fear; the remaining seven parts were the relieved ease after avenging her great grudge.

Even after being rescued, she immediately sought out Liu Xiaotian, demanding to see Hu Sha's corpse with her own eyes.

While the rescue mission aboard the Dream Vessel was successfully completed, and the action team together with the rescued hostages awaited transfer, changes were quietly unfolding on the Wolf Fang side.

For example, his actions during the operation were overly rash and adventurous, putting the hostages in extreme danger.

Worth noting is that Li Erniu, who knew Cui Fen was present, performed exceptionally after charging onto the deck, even showing a faint aura of surpassing Liu Xiaotian.

Speaking of which, among the five attendees, the lowest rank belonged to He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei.

No choice—Liu Xiaotian had to go see the Elder Principal right away, also reporting the problems encountered in this operation.

Speaking of which, their reasons for regretting are quite reasonable, because a unit of an Eastern nation had just newly formed a special forces team that needed an instructor.

Honestly, the scene was too bloody; for Cui Fen, it was something she had never even imagined, not even seen in horror movies.

In fact, even Liu Xiaotian himself hadn't expected the mission to go so smoothly.

But in fact, these two are currently full of bitter resentment.

When they originally agreed to lend personnel to Warrior School, the special forces team's formation wasn't even on the agenda; who knew it would suddenly start formal organization, and He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei also expressed deep regret over that.

At the same time, throughout the conversation they kept emphasizing that 'the newly formed special forces team is confidential, but out of trust and apology we are being frank.'

But this tactic might work on others; however, using it on the Elder Principal… that's a bit like showing off one's skills before a master.

Exactly, you two announced the formation of a special forces team, but what good is that? If you gave the designation, nature, equipment, numbers, even the personnel roster, that would be sincerity—just lightly saying 'we're forming a special forces team' has no substantive meaning.

(End of chapter)