Chapter 1123

"Old Wang, are we almost there? I can't take it anymore." Cao Yangming dragged his two legs, carrying only his own bag on his shoulders; both guns had been deposited in a tree hollow.

Wang Cheng also felt very difficult. There was a clear difference between going out with a novice and going out with several veterans, especially when walking on unfamiliar roads.

Looking at his watch and compass, Wang Cheng still had to smile and encourage Cao Yangming: "Almost there, just hold on for another hour and we'll be there. There's prepared wood in the cave, as well as things to live on, and compressed biscuits, etc. In addition, there's a dripping water outlet in the cave, which can drip a few bowls of water every day. We also brought food. Once you arrive, you can rest first, sleep for a while, get up and eat something, and all your fatigue will be recovered."

He was painting a picture for Cao Yangming, and Cao Yangming also knew he was painting a picture, but the two still smiled sweetly.

As Cao Yangming smiled, he even said: "I feel like I'm having auditory hallucinations; it seems like I hear a very loud propeller sound, louder than the sound of a drone..."

"You heard right. It's a helicopter. Hide." Wang Cheng pulled Cao Yangming and leaned against a large tree again.

The large trees in the deep mountains were covered with vines, unknown slippery fungal bodies, and insects of various species and ugly appearances—not necessarily alive; some were already dead, but because chitin was difficult to digest, they could often remain for a long time.

Cao Yangming gasped for breath, his whole body exuding a deathly aura. He didn't want to die anymore, but he felt it was very difficult to walk to the cave alive.

Wang Cheng looked at him with worry. He needed someone to help him to survive in such an environment; otherwise, there wouldn't even be anyone to change shifts at night, which was too dangerous. In addition, Cao Yangming carried quite a few things. If he collapsed now, Wang Cheng couldn't carry the supplies for two people.

"Just rest for a while. Once they can't find us, we'll walk again." Wang Cheng's brain wasn't very active either; now he was just thinking about going to the cave.

Woo woo woo...

The helicopter did indeed fly a bit further away, but there were three helicopters, flying in three directions.

Wang Cheng just assumed they had dispersed to search, but didn't have the brain to think about why they had to disperse above his head.

"It's fine, let's keep walking." Wang Cheng waited for a minute, then pulled Cao Yangming up and walked forward slowly.

Cao Yangming stumbled for a while, frowned again, and said: "Why do I hear the sound of a helicopter again?"

Wang Cheng pulled him along while looking, frowning and saying: "It's endless."

Woo woo woo...

The further the two walked, the louder the sound of the helicopter became. Wang Cheng couldn't help but stand still and said: "Wait for these helicopters to pass, don't get spotted."

Cao Yangming followed Wang Cheng in a daze, but at this moment he said: "If only we could ride a helicopter."

Wang Cheng knew what he meant and said: "Just hold on through it..."

Just as he was speaking, the helicopter shook, the nose pointed at the two, and a large loudspeaker shouted: "People below, listen up, you have been surrounded..."

Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming were shocked.

"Surrounded?"

"Discovered?"

The two spoke in unison, their emotions rose, and their bodies suddenly didn't feel so exhausted.

Wang Cheng decisively took the gun slung over his shoulder and wanted to aim at the helicopter.

"It's an armed helicopter, can you beat it with a rifle?" In the dense forest ahead, someone spoke loudly again.

"Who is it? Don't play tricks!" Wang Cheng roared.

"We are the police." The voice of the person in the dense forest was even louder.

A red dot silently found Wang Cheng's chest, followed by several more red dots.

Wang Cheng didn't see the red dot on his own chest, but he saw the one on Cao Yangming's.

Then, Wang Cheng naturally lowered his head and took a look, and then froze.

"Stand still obediently. Let me see you move your gun again, and I'll shoot you directly." The person speaking got closer and closer, and soon appeared in front of Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming.

"Throw the gun on the ground. Raise your hands, open your palms, let me see your palms." A veteran soldier, also carrying a rifle, slowly revealed his figure, wearing camouflage clothing with ceramic plates inserted in his chest.

Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming could only do as told.

Cao Yangming completely sobered up and couldn't help but whisper: "Brother Wang, what should we do?"

"It's over." Wang Cheng let out a long sigh. At this moment, he couldn't be bothered to care about Cao Yangming.

Two veteran soldiers stepped forward, grabbed Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming's hands, put handcuffs on them behind their backs, and relaxed. While patting the two people's bodies to unload their weapons, they said: "You guys are really bold, aiming at an armed helicopter with light weapons. It's really... that we didn't turn you into a sieve."

"How did you find us?" Wang Cheng couldn't help but ask.

The veteran soldier laughed: "You have quite a lot of questions."

Naturally, he couldn't tell Wang Cheng about the thermal imager.

Sitting inside a helicopter, thermal imagers and the like were the most basic configurations. But for ordinary people, this was already a very difficult means to crack.

The images scanned by the drones before were too many. Hundreds of drones searched repeatedly, and the amount of information obtained was extremely huge, and it couldn't be done bit by bit by people.

It wasn't until Jiang Yuan processed the relevant information that they could better use them to find people.

Armed helicopters weren't that troublesome; they flew over according to the established targets, searched a few circles, cooperated with the information from Jiang Yuan's side, and then turned on various equipment, and suddenly captured the traces of Wang Cheng and the others.

"Caught them?" A few more people walked over.

"Caught them." The veteran soldier holding Wang Cheng laughed out loud: "You guys are late."

"We were blocking people for you in the back!" The soldiers who came over were on alert for a few seconds, then put away their guns, spat, and said: "The helicopter dropped us a bit far."

They all rappelled down. Because they were worried that the armed criminals would shoot them during the rappelling process, the two helicopters carrying people flew a bit further away.

After a brief regret, the soldiers who came over took out photos to compare with Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming, then nodded and said: "It's definitely these two guys. Shall we go back now?"

"Go back. Call the helicopter to pick us up. Wait... why are there only two long guns..."

When Jiang Yuan and the others received the news, Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming had already boarded the helicopter and were flying back at the highest standard.

Three armed special police officers were left on the spot to return to find the two guns.

Xu Taining specifically asked for the video of the scene, compared it with the map for a long time, and after confirming that it was unlikely for anyone to be nearby, he said: "Looking at it this way, there shouldn't be too much of a problem, but don't cancel the blockade for now. Send another helicopter to pick up the special police officers looking for the guns. If necessary, provide fire support."

Dai Mingsheng felt a headache: "People have already been caught, are we not canceling the blockade?"

"Better safe than sorry. If things go smoothly, we can pick up the guns in a few hours. Maintaining the blockade for a few more hours won't cost much." Xu Taining's persuasion was very half-hearted; anyway, whether Dai Mingsheng listened or not, he had to do it.

Dai Mingsheng also understood this truth and said helplessly: "Does the helicopter have to fly another trip?"

"Safety first, efficiency first." Xu Taining paused and said: "If the helicopter doesn't fly, the special police officers have to bring the guns out. If they don't come out, the blockade can't be canceled."

"Alright." Dai Mingsheng sighed, took out his phone and said: "I'll call them."

"No need, Lieutenant Colonel Zhang has already helped call. The military leaders are very easy to talk to, the helicopter should have already flown over." Jiang Yuan walked over at this time.

Dai Mingsheng was stunned: "So proactive? Are they treating this as training or what?"

"They are licking Jiang Yuan." Xu Taining said without looking up.

"This... why is this?" Dai Mingsheng inexplicably felt a bit unconvinced, as if he had returned to his youth, and a young girl in white couldn't help but appear in his mind...

Xu Taining glanced at Dai Mingsheng and didn't answer his question. Dai Mingsheng's expression was enough to explain the problem.

Pushing the laptop in his hand over, Xu Taining said: "Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming were just an accident. As for their position in the heavy-load gang, they were just the edge of the edge. There should still be quite a few small characters like them. For the next arrests, we must be as careful as possible."

Dai Mingsheng was startled and hurriedly said: "Indeed, we can't search the mountains anymore; this thing is too thrilling."

"Understood. But I can't guarantee it." Xu Taining had seen too many similar scenes, but as he said, there were all kinds of accidents during the arrest process, and many were very difficult to guard against.

Just like Wang Cheng and Cao Yangming, speaking of which, Wang Cheng's previous criminal degree was even weaker, but because he had hiking experience, was familiar with Liangming Mountain, and often entered the mountains, he chose the route of escaping into the mountains.

If it were another combination, who knows what strange ideas they would have.

"These two days, the bureau chief calls me every day to report on work." Dai Mingsheng knew he couldn't limit Xu Taining anymore, changed his face, and sold his misery: "The bureau chief isn't easy either; he also has to report on work every day. In addition, the province also wants to understand the situation every day. The pressure on our side is really great."

"Scraping bone to heal wounds, that's why it hurts. If you stop now, you won't be able to accept it either, right?" Xu Taining smiled and said: "Speaking of reporting, I suggest you report to the leaders again—I want to surround the film and television city to make arrests."

Dai Mingsheng was shocked: "Arrest... arrest whom?"

Xu Taining looked at Jiang Yuan next to him and added: "Intelligence shows that there is a professional team in the film and television city. While making prop weapons, they are also engaged in various simulated weapons, and they aren't just simple props; there are likely imported real goods. The specific situation isn't very clear. My idea is to surround them first to make arrests, then interrogate them on the spot, and make arrests wherever the clues lead. Just looking at the scale, I think there is already a corresponding black and gray industry chain within the film and television city."