Chapter 134: Trap

  The driver stepped on the gas, and the military vehicle rushed to the barracks of the artillery company like a flying bird. August 1st. I didn't wait for the car to stop completely, took one step down from the car, and quickly ran into the courtyard.

  The courtyard was dead silent, as if everyone had left within the past hour. I felt anxious and rushed to the room where I met Dongfang Yonghao, shouting: "Dongfang Yonghao, get out here!"

  My voice was loud, and the whole room fell down a lot of dust. Although I don't know how to do the lion's roar kung fu, this loud shout also had real energy infused in it, so suddenly it reached all directions, like thunder exploding.

  There was no response in the room, I knew the exit was here, it might have been destroyed by the enemy. So I started searching around in this room.

  The entrance and exit are actually very obvious, just a slightly larger manhole cover with a lid on it, and there is also a button on top, which seems to be a switch.

  I pressed the switch, and the cover moved to one side. Then I saw a family elevator slowly rising up. It turned out that an invisible elevator was used as a way to enter and exit the underground base. I walked into the elevator and saw only two buttons on the keyboard, with the words "up" and "down".

  Everything went smoothly, I didn't expect that this place wasn't destroyed by the enemy, and we arrived at the real entrance of the underground base very easily. It was a huge ancient-style wooden door, over 10 meters high and 5-6 meters wide, making me feel tiny.

  On top of the giant gate, there were also two buttons that should be used to open and close it. I pressed one of the buttons, and heard a faint humming sound, the giant gate slowly opened.

  I dodged to one side, preventing any enemies from ambushing me. However, my worries were unnecessary, because when the door opened, I saw that it was empty. Not only was there no one, but also nothing else could be seen.

  This is a passageway that seems very long. A row of very bright lights illuminates the place as if it were daytime, but still can't see the end of the passageway.

  I took a look around the stone walls of the passageway and suddenly discovered a secret: this passageway is very old, it shouldn't be something that was built recently, maybe... this passageway has existed since ancient times.

  Was this place an ancient tomb before? Many reports have described it as such, saying that the passageway of an ancient tomb is like this. All of this seems quite abnormal, and I don't know what's going on.

  I secretly heightened my vigilance, but my pace quickened. I didn't see any guards or anyone else, worried that the staff here had encountered misfortune, anxious to find them as soon as possible.

  The tunnel was almost a kilometer long, I ran all the way, and surprisingly nothing appeared along the way.

  It seems that this is indeed the tomb passage of an ancient grave, but relatively speaking, this tomb passage is a bit too long, which makes me feel somewhat puzzled.

  At the end of the passage, where a stone gate was supposed to be, a large metal gate appeared. This metal gate was installed in the original position of the stone gate, only the stone gate had turned into metal, looking somewhat out of place with its surroundings.

  I saw the metal gate was tightly closed, and there were no locks on it, so I thought it should be a hidden lock.

  I stretched out my hand and pushed the metal gate with force, but it didn't budge at all, as if it had been welded shut. I almost used up all my strength, but still couldn't push open the metal gate. I thought about all the supplies I was carrying on me, and suddenly remembered that I had something on me that could possibly open this metal gate.

  This is some explosives I brought with me. Originally intended for the enemy, now it's going to be used on our own metal gate.

  I set up the explosives and retreated dozens of meters before pressing down on the electronic device.

  A loud crash was followed by a blast of air that almost knocked me over. I managed to steady myself and then started running towards the large metal gate.

  The passageway was filled with smoke and dust, my eyes couldn't see far, three meters away it was all blurry. However, I had done this passageway before and still had memories of it, so I didn't slow down because of that.

  When I arrived at the end of the corridor, I saw a twisted metal gate that had been blasted open. The metal gate was blown open with a big hole, and I could completely drill in from here.

  So I quickly rushed in, taking advantage of the thick smoke and dust, making it difficult for others to see me.

  The place I came to should be a newly expanded tomb. The space here is relatively large, almost like hundreds of square meters. There are all kinds of debris on the ground, and it's very messy. Two people were lying on the ground, both wearing military uniforms, and both had been shot in the chest.

  I walked forward to take a look, and it was the first time I saw soldiers after coming here, they were all dead. I sighed secretly, got up and walked to one side, starting to check other scattered items. The items here are quite messy, looking like they were destroyed in the fighting process.

  I picked up a shell casing, and with just one glance I was certain it was another 95-style assault rifle shell casing. It seems our guards and the enemy had a firefight here, but I didn't see any bodies of the enemy, only two bodies of our soldiers.

  And our soldiers should have been captured by the enemy and then shot dead at close range in the chest. That's what I saw from the wounds on their bodies.

  Next, I saw more shell casings, in addition to the Type 95's, there were some that I couldn't identify at the moment. I collected a few of each and put them in my backpack, planning to give them to relevant experts for identification after I got out.

  After turning around in this tomb for a few rounds, I didn't find anything special. So I walked towards the other door of this tomb again.

  The tomb has been renovated and should no longer be called a tomb, but rather an underground hall. This underground hall has three doors in total. The door I entered through was the first to be ruled out, and I decided to investigate the other two doors one by one.

  The door to my left looked a bit shorter and narrower. When I pushed it open, I saw piles of all sorts of guns at a glance. It turned out that this was an armory, with rows upon rows of neatly arranged firearms.

  I originally had a gun on me, but when I saw that they had the latest laser guns here, my hands itched and I casually picked up two of them and put them in my backpack. Laser guns are powerful and I'm familiar with them, so after picking up these two guns, I felt even more confident.

  The arsenal was full of guns and nothing else. I walked along the remaining path, didn't find any special place, so I left this arsenal and prepared to enter that other door.

  The door was a plain metal one, but I pushed it open with some effort, and it wasn't even locked. Next, I didn't go in directly because I faintly heard strange noises, as if someone who had been tied up was trying to struggle free.

  The sound was coming from inside the door, and after I pushed it open, the sound grew louder. I rushed in and saw a person tied to a stone pillar, struggling with all their might.

  I took a step forward and asked in a low voice: "Who are you?"

  This man was clearly stunned, and then suddenly stopped struggling like he had been scared. It wasn't until then that I realized his mouth had been stuffed with a rag, so he couldn't speak at all. Moreover, this person's eyes were also blindfolded.

  I reached out to remove the cloth from his mouth, then untied the strip of cloth covering his eyes while saying: "I am Jinzang of the Hu Long Team, here to rescue you. Now tell me your position."

  His eyes closed the moment I untied the cloth, probably because they had been covered for too long and couldn't adapt to the electric light outside. He didn't respond to my words, but instead waited until his eyes adjusted to the light here before starting to size me up.

  "I asked seriously: 'Who are you? Why are you tied up here?'"

  The man looked at me with some confusion and said after a long while: "I am Zheng Yiming, the leader of the Gun Squad. Are you really Jin Cang from the Hu Long Tuan?"

  I was shocked: "You are Zheng Yiming, the leader of the Gun Group? What...what is going on?"

  Zheng Yiming looked at me, his eyes full of suspicion: "You don't know our situation? Then what are you doing here?"

  I took a deep breath and said, "I'm here on orders to investigate what's going on with you people... You've lost contact with the military department for many days, and they're getting anxious. They've sent two batches of people to scout out your situation, but unfortunately, there's been no news. I'm the third person to come and investigate this matter."

  Zheng Yiming seemed to have understood, and hastily said: "Colonel, please inform the military department that we encountered an enemy ambush, most of our personnel were captured, and more than a dozen comrades sacrificed. Now the enemy has taken all our people away, leaving only me here... Their intention is to let me inform the military department, so that the military department can pay ransom for us. I... I was just thinking of ways to untie my ropes, didn't expect Colonel you to come and rescue me, really thank you for saving my life."

  I waved my hand and said, "Director Zheng, you said you were ambushed. Who was it that ambushed you?"

  Zheng Yi Ming was slightly stunned, and then said: "I'm really sorry, I don't know who the other party is either. They all had their faces covered, and only one woman spoke from start to finish. I... I couldn't tell their identities apart. Just now... about an hour ago, I heard them take everyone away, and when they left, they told me to inform the military department to come and pay the ransom."

  I heard Dongfang Yonghao say something similar before, but he didn't mention anything about a woman, so I asked: "A woman? What kind of woman?"

  Zheng Yiming didn't hesitate: "She's a very beautiful woman, looks like she's mixed-blooded, looks very much like a white person, but her eyes and hair are still black."

  I slightly furrowed my brow: "Then can you describe this woman's appearance?"

  Zheng Yiming said: "I can draw her portrait right now. I've studied sketching, and drawing portraits is still quite realistic."

  I nodded and untied the ropes on him: "Then hurry up and draw a picture of the woman, so we can find her according to the picture."

  Zheng Yiming didn't hesitate, turned around and walked away: "There are pens and paper in my office, I'll go draw it out for you right now."

  I didn't say a word, but followed Zheng Yiming to his office as he spoke. He didn't lie, his office was right next to where he was tied up, I saw him pick up a pen and paper from a desk, brush brush brush a few times, and drew down a portrait of a woman.

  I took the portrait and glanced at it, feeling that this woman was really not ordinary. She had a clear white complexion, but her eyes and hair were black. Perhaps she was indeed of mixed blood, which is why she looked so different.

  I remembered the appearance of this woman and then said to Zheng Yiming: "Take me to check your communication equipment, hoping to contact the military department."

  Zheng Yi Ming hesitated: "Boss, when the enemy attacked us before, they destroyed our communication equipment. I think it's probably still not usable now."

  I took out my phone and took a look, the communication has been restored, I knew that the enemy had taken away the device that blocked the signal here when they left. So I directly called Lao Chen.

  The phone was quickly connected, and Chen's voice also came over: "Jin Cang, what's going on?"

  "I said: 'The gun squad was attacked by the enemy, and all personnel except for Zheng Yiming were captured. The gun squad sacrificed more than a dozen soldiers, and many things inside were destroyed. We now need assistance, please send someone over to support us as soon as possible.'"

  "Reinforcements are already on their way and will arrive in 15 minutes," said Old Chen. "For now, don't make any rash moves, wait for the reinforcements to arrive, then we'll act together."

  I was taken aback: "Action? What does that mean?"

  "Old Chen seemed to take a deep breath, then said: 'After the top leader knew about this matter, he strictly ordered us that we must rescue all the people in the gun group within twelve hours. Our military department has notified the whole army, and all tasks have been temporarily cancelled. All personnel in Beijing, except for those on duty, including public security and armed police, are fully mobilized to rescue the people within twelve hours.'"

  "My heart suddenly felt hot and I said loudly: 'Then what is my task?'"

  Chen Lao said: "Your task, of course, is to lead the Linghu Dragon Team to go and eliminate the enemy. The enemy has just left your area, our satellite has locked them down. Now everyone is waiting for orders, as soon as the order arrives, everyone will attack them in the shortest time."

  I hastily pulled out the tactical terminal from my backpack, took a look at the enemy's position that had already been marked on it, and said to Old Chen: "I know what to do now."

  Chen Lao said: "The people of the Hu Long Tuan will arrive soon, and after you meet with them, you must follow the enemy's escape route and eliminate all the scattered enemies along the way. Also, if any of our people escape, no matter what method you use, you must bring them safely to the Hu Long Tuan."

  "Yes! I guarantee to complete the task!"

  Chen Lao hung up the phone, and I stared blankly at Zheng Yiming for a moment before saying: "Military orders, we are to join forces with the Dragon Guard troops who will be arriving soon to rescue the kidnapped members of our team."

  Zheng Yiming was overjoyed: "The military department's order is so timely, it seems that our gun squad people are saved." He paused for a moment: "Boss, you mean I'll go with the Hu Long Squad too? I...I can also go?"

  I nodded: "We'll go together, you're familiar with the personnel situation of the gun team, at that time you'll be responsible for identifying the people in the gun team, don't let the enemy take advantage of the loophole."

  "Don't worry, I will definitely not let a bad person go!"

  I saw his eyes full of murderous intent, knowing that he was being driven by the enemy to have a killing intention like fire in his heart, and couldn't bear it anymore. So I said to him: "The task of killing the enemy will be completed by the Hu Long Tuan and other troops, your task is to identify the personnel of the gun group."

  Zheng Yiming's face was somewhat dim, but he still said: "Understood."

  I took a glance at the ancient tomb converted into an underground base and said to Zheng Yiming, "There's still some time left, you and I will split up to search for any remaining gunners who might be hiding here. Remember, if there are any enemies left, kill them without hesitation!"

  Zheng Yiming's face flashed with a fierce killing intent, and he said harshly: "Understood! Let those enemies see my prowess!"

  I didn't say anything else and instead took a look around the environment, then walked out of Zheng Yiming's office and started searching in one direction.

  I suspect that there are still people hiding from the enemy's search and have gone into hiding. Now that the enemy has left, I will find them and take care of them, so that when I leave, they won't be kidnapped by someone else again.

  I searched quickly, didn't stay in a room-like basement for more than a minute, first loudly announced my identity, then took a look at each possible hiding place, and left afterwards.

  If someone is really hiding here, after hearing what I said, they will definitely try to come out.

  The passage here is very complicated, and the basement is as numerous as cow hair. I searched one by one, which was too slow, so after searching for more than a dozen basements, I stopped. At the same time, Zheng Yiming, who was sweating profusely, also searched to my side.

  I signaled to Zheng Yiming to stop, then took a deep breath and said: "I am Jin Cang of the Hu Long Tuan, sent to rescue you all. If you can hear my voice, please come to Director Zheng's office and meet up with us. We will blow this place up in ten minutes, so please hurry to Director Zheng's office!"

  These few words of mine have mobilized the true energy within me and spoken out loud, although the voice is not loud, it can be transmitted to every corner here.

  Zheng Yi Ming looked at me in surprise and said in a low voice, "Boss, how can your voice travel so far? It's already this late, but I can still hear the sound coming back from afar."

  I smiled and didn't answer his question, but instead repeated what I said earlier three times before stopping.

  Zheng Yi Ming stared at me in surprise, his face full of incredulity.

  I knew he must have had no contact with Chinese martial arts, so he was completely ignorant of Chinese martial arts, which is why he was so surprised. I didn't have time to explain all this, but instead returned to Zheng Yiming's office, opened the door here, and stood at the entrance, waiting for someone to come over and join us.

  Time slowly passed, five minutes later, just when Zheng Yi Ming and I both thought no one would come, a timid voice came: "Excuse me, are you really Jin Cang, the leader of the Hu Long Tuan?"

  I smiled slightly and turned around to glance at the middle-aged woman in white standing on my left: "Hello, I'm Jin Cang of the Dragon Guard."

  The middle-aged woman looked at me, then looked at Zheng Yiming who was standing beside me, and seemed to believe us a bit. She said: "Are we saved? Where is the enemy?"

  "I smiled and said, 'The enemy has taken some of our comrades from the gun squad and escaped. Now we are about to unite with other troops to go rescue them. Since you're all right, come over here and wait a few more minutes, then we can head to a safe place.'"

  The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to believe us. She turned around and waved her hand, then said to me: "We are from the medical team, there are five of us in total. When the enemy rushed in, we hid in the medical room of the base and were lucky not to be found by the enemy."

  I smiled: "You are very brave, worthy of everyone's study. You must be hungry, I have some compressed biscuits here, do you want to eat something first?"

  The middle-aged woman was overjoyed and rushed forward: "We are starving to death. You don't know, we have been trapped in the medical room for several days, there is no food at all. We survived these few days with just a few bottles of glucose..."

  I didn't say a word, reached out to take down the backpack, took out several compressed biscuits from inside and handed them over to the middle-aged woman. At this time, the other four people who were with her also slowly walked over, all of whom had anxious faces, seemingly worried that I wasn't really there to rescue them.

  I didn't say anything, I just handed over the compressed biscuits in my hand to Zheng Yiming and let him distribute some to everyone.

  With the first person who believed in us and was not harmed by us, things became much simpler. Many people hiding here gradually approached us.

  What I didn't expect was that there were more than a hundred people hiding in this place. It seems that everyone's will to survive is very strong!