Chapter 53

At the same time the monkey shouted those words, Liu Xiaotian clearly saw 'Jiaweis' flash a long string of ellipsis before his eyes……

Damn, does that leave you speechless? Liu Xiaotian really wanted to ask that.

But after thinking it over, he decided to forget it.

Whether it's Stark's Jiaweis or his 'fake Jiaweis', ultimately it can only be considered within the realm of an 'artificial intelligence'—a principle that only highly emotional beings can grasp, something an AI will never understand no matter what.

Five minutes later, Liu Xiaotian's group of five, led by the monkey, found the entrance to the tunnel hidden beneath the outhouse.

It must be said, the person who dug this tunnel definitely has the potential to accomplish great things.

Liu Xiaotian couldn't help but think of the mountain cat, that is, Wang Yadong.

In the TV drama, the scorpion's escape used the tunnel he dug.

And He Chen Guang's ex-girlfriend Lin Xiaoxi ended up marrying this Wang Yadong.

If we follow that line of thought…… this Lin Xiaoxi has quite heavy tastes!

Imagine, if Wang Yadong could design such a tunnel entrance, he must himself be a person with heavy tastes.

Likewise, Lin Xiaoxi liking Wang Yadong amounts to roughly the same thing—heavy tastes……

But no matter what, we still have to pursue!

Actually, at this moment Liu Xiaotian also has doubts about himself.

First mission! He faced three enemies in succession; the first two he watched die before his eyes, although the third later died at the monkey's hands.

Now he had wounded the monkey; seeing that bloody wound, he actually felt no nausea at all……

Besides that rather flashy explanation of a 'genius warrior,' couldn't there be another interpretation?

However, Liu Xiaotian doesn't have enough time right now to ponder this matter.

After Xu Tianlong finished reporting to Chen Shanming, he left Cai Xiaoxin to guard the unlucky fellow knocked out by He Chen Guang and the monkey, tightly bound and already pale from blood loss; Liu Xiaotian and the three others then entered the tunnel one after another and quickly gave chase.

However, as for whether they could catch up and capture the scorpion, none of the four felt confident.

Or rather, they never had high hopes to begin with.

Unless…… the others already stationed outside the village could have found the scorpion's trail; otherwise, even with electronic image tracking, once the scorpion burrows into the jungle, it would be utterly impossible to locate him again.

Upon receiving Xu Tianlong's report, Chen Shanming immediately ordered the peripheral teams to stay concealed and alert, and without consulting He Zhijun or Fan Tianlei, he privately decided:

If the scorpion opens fire and fights back, he may be killed!

From his standpoint, the first thing to consider is how much risk his soldiers will face, what dangers they'll encounter, and how to avoid them to the greatest extent—not the intelligence about the organizations the scorpion serves that could be gained from capturing him alive!

On the other side, Fan Tianlei, upon hearing the news that He Chen Guang had been successfully rescued, finally let out a long sigh of relief, slumped into his chair, and remained dazed for a good while.

This time, it really frightened him badly.

Even in his heart, he had already placed the blame for He Chen Guang being kidnapped by the scorpion on himself.

He Zhijun saw his thoughts, wanted to persuade him, but didn't know how to start.

For ten years, the matter of He Dong has weighed on Fan Tianlei like a huge stone, never giving him a moment's ease.

Now, after great difficulty we have once again found the scorpion's trail, but we didn't expect the informant providing the intel to turn traitor at the crucial moment, nearly causing He Chen Guang's death……

Just thinking about this makes He Zhijun want to tear apart his old comrade—who has switched to working in the local public security bureau, provided this intel, and asked for assistance—raw. His reply to Chen Shanming was only one sentence: 'Guarantee the soldiers' safety, do our utmost to capture, and if necessary, we may kill him.'

Such a dangerous menace—capture him alive by force? What for? Keep him for New Year? Meanwhile, in a low shrub thicket about 1.5 kilometers southwest of the village, the scorpion and Ahong, their bodies covered in a 'ghillie suit' made of branches and leaves, were crawling forward at top speed.

And what they call top speed is only about fifty meters per minute.

This is already the limit of what they can achieve.

The scorpion could have gone faster, but he chose not to.

To be frank, he keeps Ahong's position in mind, and it's very important.

Of course, he also knows that there will certainly be people hunting ahead.

And he and Ahong are the 'prey'.

At this moment, the scorpion feels somewhat panicked inside.

Because he can't be sure whether he'll be facing the Wolf Fang people or the Typhoon people.

If it's Wolf Fang, he feels no fear at all.

But if it's Typhoon, he feels a bit uncertain.

It's not that the Typhoon Special Forces Battalion is definitely stronger than the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade; this is entirely a psychological effect on the scorpion.

Since killing He Dong ten years ago and escaping smoothly, the scorpion has subsequently encountered three encirclements by Wolf Fang.

But each time, it was a narrow escape without actual harm, and the process of getting away was relatively easy.

However, two years ago he had an encounter with Typhoon in which he not only took a bullet to the left leg, but also narrowly avoided being killed on the spot.

Thus, in his subconscious he has formed this judgment.

When the monkey said that the two people he brought were both taken down in an extremely short time by a young man, he instinctively thought of Typhoon.

Now, his extreme caution is actually due to an innate fear of Typhoon.

Meanwhile, in a low-lying grass patch less than five hundred meters from the scorpion and Ahong, Liu Xiaotian was the first to jump out of the tunnel's exit.

The tunnel is only a little over a kilometer long, and its highest point inside is no more than about one meter, while the lowest is only seventy centimeters; the four of them had practically crawled the whole way.

Yet, if this seemingly insignificant project were undertaken by a single person, the workload would still be enormous.

At least, it would take over a year to finish.

Because they had to avoid detection, it couldn't be done openly.

Thus, Wang Yadong is a person possessing what kind of patience and perseverance.

It's a pity that his persistence and perseverance were not put to proper use.

After the other three emerged from the tunnel in succession, the four immediately spread out, forming a four-point formation as they advanced while searching.

As the sole sniper in the four‑person team armed with a sniper rifle, Liu Xiaotian took the lead, scanning ahead while observing the distant situation through his scope.

All four kept their bodies low, constantly shifting their head positions irregularly at all times.

Although the action looks somewhat comical, but from a tactical standpoint, this can effectively avoid being shot in the head by a sniper hiding in the dark…

(End of chapter)