Chapter 68: I Beg You, Let Me Go

Rumbling—

A military armored vehicle stopped by the side of the road, and a vigorous, straight figure jumped down from the vehicle.

"I am Li Hui, commander of the peacekeeping force." The man gave a solemn military salute to Asante, the Minister of Military of the Sozali government army, and said firmly: "According to the order of Lieutenant Colonel Daniel, please evacuate this place immediately."

Asante felt like ten thousand grass-mud horses were running through his heart. Damn! Daniel, this two-faced little man, had really chickened out after all!

However... thinking about it, he knew there must be pressure from China behind this.

Having waited until now with such difficulty, how could Asante easily withdraw his troops? He gritted his teeth, took an envelope from his pocket, and handed it to Li Hui:

"Commander, regarding the incident with Miss Shi, we are also very sorry, but... I want to say that all of this was Miss Shi's own choice! This hostage exchange operation was also proposed by Miss Shi; we only respected her wishes..."

Li Hui took the envelope without even looking at it and said:

"Regardless of whose wish it is, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel's order has been officially issued; please execute it immediately!" As he spoke, he put the paper into his pocket and said expressionlessly: "I will hand this over to the embassy."

Asante looked at Li Hui and gritted his teeth fiercely.

He didn't know what kind of trump card China held that made the United States, which was always overbearing and dared not be provoked, so obedient?

But since things had come to this, it seemed his troops had no choice but to withdraw.

"Understood."

He had no choice but to agree with a stiff upper lip.

Whoosh—

Before long, the Sozali government army began to withdraw from outside the camp on a large scale. These soldiers had guarded here for a day and a night, all to destroy Kabango's lair in one fell swoop and capture Kabango alive. Now, not only had they not achieved the expected victory, but they were also forcibly withdrawn by the US military. Everyone's heart was filled with suppressed unwillingness and anger, and the retreat formation was like a pile of loose sand...

After about half an hour, the Sozali army finally finished retreating.

And just as the Sozali army disappeared at the end of the road, Li Hui's expression sharpened, and he waved his arm.

"Charge!"

Suddenly, more than a dozen soldiers jumped out of the armored vehicle. They were all fully armed, with live ammunition, and one look told you they were well-trained special forces. Soon, these special forces, like ghosts, quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

Watching his comrades disappear, Li Hui turned his head with a cold expression. Then, he walked unhurriedly to a team of off-road vehicles parked by the side of the road not far away.

"Are you the staff from the Chinese embassy?"

The volunteers who had been waiting there immediately jumped out of the car, saying with excitement:

"Yes, we are all embassy staff sent by Ambassador Liu to rescue the hostages! And them... they are volunteers from the Aid Africa Foundation, here together to deliver vaccines!"

Li Hui said expressionlessly: "Follow me."

In a temporarily erected tent, the embassy staff and the foundation volunteers sat on both sides of a long table. Li Hui sat at the center of the long table and asked with a serious expression:

"How many doses of serum are left?"

Xiao Zhang, a volunteer from the Aid Africa Foundation, immediately replied: "There are still 2,000 doses of serum and 2,000 doses of vaccine!"

"Good."

Li Hui nodded and continued:

"Everyone, according to the joint deployment of China and the US, the peacekeeping force has launched a hostage rescue operation. We now need a volunteer to go into Kabango's military camp to deliver the serum to cooperate with our operation."

Xiao Zhang immediately spoke up, "I'll go!"

A staff member from the embassy opposite immediately retorted: "This mission should be completed by our embassy."

"Why? The serum was provided by us, so it should be delivered by us!" Xiao Zhang was a hot-blooded youth who had hated evil since he was a child and had a hero dream in his heart. This time, he wanted to contribute to the rescue of the hostages no matter what.

"This mission is crucial and very dangerous; it must be completed by professionals," the embassy staff said coldly.

"What does that mean? Are we not professionals?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it angered all the foundation volunteers. They stood up one after another, full of indignation, and said:

"Exactly, you look down on people too much. Our Aid Africa Foundation isn't just eating for free; our volunteers have all gone through real screening and training before coming to Sozali, all to deal with various emergencies! Unlike you at the embassy, occupying the latrine but not pulling, and when such a big incident happened, it took you two full days to arrive at the scene!"

The embassy staff were also completely angered by this.

"Do you think we didn't want to come? We were blocked on the road, okay?! There is only one highway from the capital to here, and it was guarded by the Sozali army. You tell me how to get here, fly over?!"

"Stop arguing!" Li Hui shouted, about to deploy the mission himself.

Just then, the tent door was pushed open with a "bang" from the outside, and a tall, straight figure walked in. The man had an outstanding temperament and a cold expression, his whole body seemingly wrapped in a cold wind.

"I'll go."

Xiao Zhang opened his eyes wide in surprise, "President... President Shi?!"

Li Hui looked at the man in front of him and asked cautiously: "Who are you?"

"I am Shi Yi's brother, Shi Heng."

Shi Heng's name was known to everyone in China, and Li Hui naturally knew it too. However, he hadn't expected the kidnapped girl to be Shi Heng's sister, the daughter of the famous Lanwan tycoon, the Shi family.

"Are you sure... the kidnapped girl is your biological sister?" Li Hui asked skeptically.

Shi Heng looked at Li Hui without changing his expression:

"Of course, is there a problem with that?"

Li Hui sneered: "But, how could your sister appear in Sozali, the poorest and most chaotic country? As far as I know, your Shi family... is a famous wealthy family. Moreover, there is no mention of any identity related to the Shi family in this girl's resume."

Shi Heng's heart felt as if it had been stabbed unexpectedly. He gritted his teeth, suppressing the anger in his heart, and said:

"This is our Shi family's own business; there's no need to report it to you. In short, I must go to save my sister."

"President Shi, this mission is very dangerous, let our foundation do it—" Xiao Zhang said anxiously.

"Shut up!"

Shi Heng coldly interrupted Xiao Zhang and said to Li Hui in a tone that allowed no room for negotiation:

"The donor of this batch of medicine is me. Therefore, the person delivering the medicine must also be me."

Li Hui curled his lips and sneered:

"Must? Young Master Shi, are you ordering me? This is a peacekeeping force camp, not your Shi Group. What we are executing now is a life-and-death mission, not child's play! This is not the place for you to throw your young master temper!"

Shi Heng took a deep breath and finally lowered his head:

"I beg you... let me execute the mission." Shi Heng's tone was humble and devout, his usually arrogant black pupils now filled with a look of pleading.

Li Hui lowered his head and thought for a while.

This Shi Heng... was indeed the perfect candidate.

His identity as a civilian could make Kuba lower his guard. And as her biological brother, no one had a stronger desire to rescue the hostage than him; he would absolutely not flee in the face of battle.

"I can let you execute the mission, but... I have one condition." Li Hui looked into Shi Heng's eyes and said with a serious expression.

"Speak."

"That is, no matter what situation you encounter, you must obey my command and absolutely must not act without authorization!"

Shi Heng nodded firmly: "Okay." ===== CHAPTER 69 =====