Chapter 64

"Stop!"

With a "crackle," the black off-road vehicle stopped urgently on the side of the road. Shi Heng opened the door, walked down hurriedly, and then bent over and vomited on the ground with a "wow."

"President Shi, are you okay?!"

Volunteer Xiao Zhang walked over quickly and supported Shi Heng's swaying body.

"Don't mind me... you... hurry up, save my sister!"

"President Shi, the embassy's car has already rushed to save her, don't worry! I believe the Second Miss will be fine!"

Shi Heng only felt the world spinning at this moment, his whole body as if in the clouds... Shi Yi's painful expression in the picture kept impacting his brain, and he seemed unable to think anymore.

That was his own sister!

"I said, don't mind me! You... hurry up and take the vaccines to save my sister!"

Shi Heng pushed Xiao Zhang away, leaned against a big tree, and vomited again with a "wow."

For two days, he hadn't eaten anything at all; there was only some transparent gastric juice on the ground, mixed with wisps of green bile.

"President Shi... don't worry! I'll take you to a nearby clinic!" Xiao Zhang looked at Shi Heng's pale face, burning with anxiety.

"I said, hurry up and go!"

"Get out!"

Shi Heng roared, his body trembling involuntarily again, but his black-and-white eyes stared straight at Xiao Zhang, carrying unquestionable authority.

Xiao Zhang was helpless; he knew that what President Shi was most worried about right now was still his sister. So he didn't stay any longer, left a driver to take care of the President, and followed the motorcade carrying the vaccines to hurry forward.

The mighty motorcade soon disappeared at the end of the highway.

Shi Heng leaned against the tree trunk, gasping violently, but the surging emotions constantly rolling in his chest were still pressing on his heart like a mountain.

Before coming to Sozali, he had thought of countless possibilities.

Shi Yi might hate him, resent him, ignore him, not care about him, not go home with him... He even thought that Shi Yi wouldn't recognize him as her brother anymore!

But even these possibilities, he could accept, because after all these years, it was he who owed Xiao Yi, and it was everyone in their Shi family who owed Xiao Yi too much...

But Shi Heng never expected that Shi Yi would be kidnapped by the rebel army.

She was tied to the torture platform, suffering inhuman torture and abuse, hanging by a thread! But he, this big brother, could only watch her pain through the screen, helpless!

He punched the tree trunk hard, and the sharp pain from the back of his hand made his head clear. Just then, something flashed through his mind.

A poisonous oath.

He had once forced Shi Yi to make a poisonous oath!

How did that poisonous oath go? Was it... if Shi Yi didn't listen to him and came to Africa without permission, she would... die a horrible death? She would... die without a burial place?!

Shi Heng's heart began to ache, how could it be, how could it be like this...

What kind of sin had he, this big brother, committed!

Just then, a sound of "dang—dang—dang—" suddenly came from not far away.

Shi Heng raised his head and looked, only to see a small church with red walls and black tiles standing firmly in a piece of broken walls and ruins not far away, the church's cross roof reflecting in a gray sky, overlooking all living beings, as if carrying some power of judgment.

Shi Heng had never believed in religion.

Not only did he not believe in religion, he had never believed in any ghosts or gods; since he was a child, he had been a firm materialist—to be precise, he only believed in himself.

It was by relying on absolute rationality and brainpower that he had brought the Shi Group to the height it was at today, which no one could reach.

But at this very moment, the faith he had held for nearly 30 years collapsed with a bang!

He couldn't help but kneel down toward that cross like a devout believer.

"I was wrong... great God, Lord, Allah... if you want to punish, punish me, Shi Heng!"

"Don't touch my sister... she... she is only 23 years old! Her life has already suffered a lot, don't let her suffer anymore!" Shi Heng trembled, his voice choked, his expression one of complete panic and helplessness: "I was wrong, I am willing to pay the price for my mistakes... please..."

"Let Xiao Yi, live!"

In the Chinese Embassy in the Sozali capital, Qin Hao Bei pushed open the door with a "bang" and walked toward the outside with big strides.

"Xiao Bei, what are you going to do?!"

Qin Hao Bei's face was pale, his hands clenched tightly, his voice trembling slightly.

"The helicopter is parked outside, I'm going to save her now!"

"Calm down!" Ambassador Liu blocked Qin Hao Bei's way.

"Don't stop me!" Qin Hao Bei gritted his silver teeth, his sword-like brows standing up, and said word for word, "She, is, a, very, important, person, to, me!"

Ambassador Liu had once been the captain of Old General Qin's guard, and could be said to have watched Qin Hao Bei grow up.

This was the first time he had seen such a determined, life-risking expression on the face of this usually gentle boy.

"Xiao Bei, I'm not trying to stop you, but as the saying goes, a good soldier doesn't fight a battle without preparation! The urgent matter is to first formulate a detailed plan before going to save that little girl; acting blindly might instead put that little girl in an even more dangerous situation!" Ambassador Liu persuaded emotionally.

Hearing Ambassador Liu's words, Qin Hao Bei finally regained some reason. He took a deep breath, suppressing the impulsive fire in his chest: "Uncle Liu, I'll listen to you, what should we do now?"

Ambassador Liu nodded silently, then turned to the guards behind him and ordered:

"First take the video to the technical department for analysis, and at the same time convene the command center to hold an emergency meeting."

"Yes."

Three minutes later, all the personnel of the embassy command center gathered in the conference room.

Only hearing Ambassador Liu's cold expression, he said calmly:

"I won't introduce the situation, everyone should have watched the video just now. The purpose of our Chinese Embassy is not to abandon the life of any Chinese citizen! Besides, that girl is a rescue hero."

Just then, a low female voice sounded from below, it was a female diplomat:

"Ambassador Liu, according to our current analysis, the Kabango Group doesn't really want serum, because the US military's AEG missile vehicle is parked outside, and serum has no meaning to them anymore. Their real purpose is to make a feint!"

"Yes, it's a feint!" another male diplomat echoed, "Currently, Kabango has likely abandoned those infected soldiers. What he wants to do is first threaten us, let Asante's troops retreat, and then take advantage of our people rescuing the hostages to lead the remaining troops out of the encirclement to preserve their last strength."

Just then, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a young woman in black-rimmed glasses walked over in a hurry.

"Ambassador, the technical appraisal result of the video is out, the man in the video is not the real Kabango!"

"Just as we expected."

Ambassador Liu nodded thoughtfully, "It seems Kabango is dead. And Kuba... wants to use a fake Kabango to drag us down, and then escape like a cicada shedding its skin himself."

"So, is there any way to annihilate the Kuba armed group in one fell swoop while ensuring the safety of the hostages, to prevent future trouble?"

The air was silent for a moment, and everyone in the command center fell into deep thought...

Just then, a young voice sounded in the conference room: "Uncle Liu, I actually have a way."

"What way?"

Qin Hao Bei curled his lips and sneered: "Since they want to escape like a cicada shedding its skin, why don't we play along..."