Chapter 16 The Real Purpose
Chapter 16 The Real Purpose
After Chen Jun and Xing Tian finished treating each other's wounds, their emotions from the intense battle subsided, and various anxieties began to surface in their minds.
Both of them have optimistic personalities and are not easily pessimistic or dejected.
But looking at their wounds, the imminent death they faced, and the mere three magazines of ammunition they had left, they were filled with fear.
Even the most optimistic person wouldn't be able to smile at this moment.
"I miss my parents. Maybe I should call them, but I don't know what to say. I can't exactly say this is my last message. If my mom heard that, she would faint from fright."
Xing Tian wore a bitter smile, as if he were confiding in Chen Jun, or perhaps muttering to himself.
"What the hell are you doing making that phone call? You want to die? I don't. I haven't even slept with any hot girls yet, haven't enjoyed life. It would be such a waste to die like this."
As Chen Jun spoke, he looked up at a 45-degree angle, his expression summed up in four words—
I don't want to die!
"Yeah, I haven't really enjoyed life yet..."
A woman appeared in Xing Tian's mind, with a delicate temperament like Lin Daiyu and a soft, gentle voice that haunted his dreams.
"Buzz buzz buzz~~"
Just as Chen Jun and Xing Tian were daydreaming, the silence of their cell phones broke the stillness.
"How are you all doing now?"
Xing Tian's thoughts were pulled back. He took his phone out of his pocket, answered the call, and found the voice was familiar; it was Captain Qin, whom he had just contacted.
"It's alright, I got a few injuries, but nothing serious. But if you guys hadn't come soon, we probably would have been done for."
Xing Tian deliberately spoke in a dejected and exaggerated manner in order to attract Captain Xing's attention and get him to come up with a way to kill the thugs in the building as soon as possible.
After all, it's common for people to turn to their uncles when they're in trouble, and Xing Tian can only rely on his uncle to escape his predicament.
"Hold on, Xing Tian. Some of our team members have already returned, but if we rush in now, it will definitely force them to harm the hostages, so..."
Captain Qin didn't say what he was going to say next, because he was also in a helpless situation.
"I need to be saved too. If you don't rush in, they'll keep chasing us like leeches. Who can guarantee how long we can hold out?"
Xing Tian could understand Captain Qin's helplessness, but he also wanted to be saved and didn't want to die here.
"That shouldn't be the case."
Captain Qin asked with a hint of doubt, "You two are just nobodys. Whether they kill you or not is irrelevant. Why are they chasing you so relentlessly?"
Even if you killed two of their accomplices, they shouldn't have gone to so much trouble to kill you. That completely contradicts their purpose for coming here. Bandits are vicious and ruthless; they wouldn't specifically seek revenge on you.
Although Qin Feng's words were unpleasant to hear, it had to be admitted that what he said was the truth.
"Yes, there must be another reason that forced them to kill the two of us," Chen Jun guessed from the side.
"Could it be because we overheard their conversation at the outdoor gear store and learned that their leader's surname is Yang, and that he has two very capable guys with him? And that they talked about how their plan was perfect or something?"
Xing Tian searched his mind and this was the only thing that could be even remotely connected to the bandits.
"Plan? What plan? You and me..."
Captain Qin heard something that interested him and was about to ask what was going on, but before he could finish speaking, the phone went silent.
"..."
Xing Tian stared at the shutdown animation on the screen and scratched his head speechlessly.
My phone is dead!
"Xingtian, what you just mentioned about this plan really reminded me. Their relentless pursuit of us is likely related to this plan. They don't know that we didn't hear the specific details of the plan at all, so they assumed we knew and had to kill us to silence us," Chen Jun said thoughtfully.
"Isn't their plan already in progress? And he even announced it himself on the walkie-talkie—it's all for those hundreds of millions of coupons, why would they be afraid of us saying anything?"
Xing Tian was a very intelligent person. He suddenly had a breakthrough in his mind halfway through speaking.
He realized it!
"I understand, I get it. The fact that they're in such a hurry to kill us to silence us means that their plan is not just to steal these four hundred million."
With so many people mobilized and such advanced equipment, if it's not just a robbery, then there must be a bigger conspiracy. We must notify Captain Qin as soon as possible.
"Phone, yes, make a call. My phone's dead. Brother Jun, use your phone."
Xing Tian looked anxiously at Chen Jun. Chen Jun thought Xing Tian's guess was correct, so he immediately took out his phone from his pocket and handed it to Xing Tian to dial a number.
Xing Tian's memory is really impressive; he only glanced at the phone number when he answered it earlier and remembered Captain Qin's number.
Because the previous call had suddenly dropped, Captain Qin was anxiously trying to figure out how to contact the person again. When he saw the phone ringing, he immediately answered it.
"Captain Qin, I understand, I guessed it."
Hearing Xing Tian's urgent words, Qin Zhong, whose mind was full of plans, immediately asked, "Don't rush, don't rush, calm down, tell me slowly."
"I know why they're so determined to kill us. I heard them say they had a plan, but I didn't know it. They thought we did and didn't want us to reveal it, so they've been chasing us relentlessly. For them to pay such a high price, it must be a huge conspiracy," Xing Tian said decisively.
"A conspiracy? Our men have already surrounded the building. They can't escape and can't do anything." Captain Qin didn't think it was very plausible.
"It's not necessarily all done by people inside the building; splitting into two groups is perfectly normal. I think they have helpers, and they're not even in the building..."
"Oh right, I remember now."
Chen Jun interrupted Xing Tian, saying, "Captain Qin, I heard you say before that you have other missions to carry out. Can you tell me what those missions are?"
Whether Chen Jun's conjecture can be confirmed depends on knowing what the mission is.
"This is normally classified and cannot be leaked, but due to the special circumstances, we have to handle it as a special case."
Captain Qin was truly decisive, revealing without any hesitation: "We need to bring back several book peddlers we captured in Dongwu today..."
Captain Qin realized what he was saying halfway through his sentence.
"Damn it, they're using a diversionary tactic. The Mr. Yang you mentioned is a drug kingpin in East Ukraine. Those few drug dealers are their real targets."
With Chen Jun's insightful comment, Qin Zhong guessed the other party's true purpose.
Having obtained such useful new information, Qin Zhong had no interest in continuing the phone call with Xing Tian. After exchanging a few words of concern, he hurriedly hung up the phone.
He needs to readjust his next course of action based on this new intelligence.
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