Chapter 289: Capturing The Target Lao Pao’s Problem
“Getting involved with you guys is really my good fortune!”
Geng Jihui deflated; they were all good brothers, how could he sell out Lao Pao.
He had to think of a way to muddle through this matter, at least to make Lao Pao take less criticism.
“Told you to run! Still gonna run?”
Ostrich’s humorous voice came from the forest. He was seen using a rope to string Ma Boss and Lai Tou together, with the medic escorting them back and forth, one in front and one behind.
“I caught this kid and brought him back. He’s pretty good at running.
If Chang Ning hadn’t been clever and made a mark, he would’ve slipped away long ago.”
After saying that, Ostrich kicked Ma Boss’s buttocks.
At this time, Ma Boss looked at the clothes worn by Chang Ning and the others gathered together, very puzzled.
How come the ones who caught him weren’t police or military unit? Could it be that the military unit was also involved in this operation?
When Ma Boss went out, he heard Ma Shichang mention it in passing: the fluctuations in this “business” were planned by the police, but no one expected the military unit to be part of it too.
After figuring out the key point, Ma Boss’s face turned ugly.
Deploying the military unit and the police was completely different in nature; the scorched earth in front of him was proof.
Looking at half a corpse of one of his subordinates not far away, Ma Boss felt bitter inside. If he’d known the military unit was involved, he wouldn’t have come.
Lai Tou, the number two survivor of the crime group, was even worse off than his boss. His legs were trembling; he could barely stand, even feeling like he might lose control of his bladder.
“Hey, Mountain Wolf, you went pretty big there.”
Grass clippings and black soil all over the ground, with human tissue visible here and there—Ostrich couldn’t avoid seeing it; it was too obvious.
“Average, average.”
Lao Pao’s smile was very complex; he knew he’d gone too far this time.
“Alright, enough chit-chat.
Evil Wolf, send a radio message to the police to come pick them up.”
Geng Jihui didn’t want to discuss this in front of outsiders, so he interrupted everyone.
“Yes.”
Qiang Zi received the order, carried the radio to a flat spot, and started sending a message to the police.
The mission was complete; B Group could rest easy.
They’d been busy almost all night last night. Once the matter was fully settled—after capturing the mission targets—the sky began to lighten.
Even though the targets were caught, they couldn’t let their guard down.
To prevent Ma Boss and his younger brother from escaping, B Group’s seven people split into two groups: one to rest, the other to watch the two criminals.
They were just one step away from handing them over to the police; they couldn’t let carelessness allow the two to escape.
About half an hour later, the police helicopter hovered above B Group.
Surrounded by jungle with no place to land, the police helicopter hovered above B Group.
The cabin door opened, and a bundle of rope was thrown down.
B Group understood; they took the rope, securely tied Ma Boss and his younger brother, and tied a dead knot.
After doing this, Chang Ning signaled to the police officer half-crouching at the cabin door that it was ready.
The police officer received the signal, activated the machine to pull the rope back up, and Ma Boss and his younger brother slowly rose until they disappeared into the cabin.
“Alright, next let’s talk about Lao Pao’s issue this time.” Geng Jihui looked at Lao Pao expressionlessly.
Lao Pao knew he’d gone overboard and, under pressure from Geng Jihui, had no intention of defending himself.
The facts were right there; he had no way to defend himself—he did it, and that’s that.
“It’s just that he didn’t leave any alive; no need to make a big deal out of it.” Ostrich laughed it off, trying to defend Lao Pao a bit.
“Is this about leaving survivors or not?”
Geng Jihui glared fiercely at Ostrich several times, deflating him completely.
At the same time, Ostrich apologetically glanced at Lao Pao; Xiao Geng was really angry this time and couldn’t help him.
Lao Pao smiled at Ostrich to show it was fine; he’d messed up, so getting scolded was normal.
“The police didn’t require leaving survivors, and the people they specifically wanted are still alive. Why get so worked up about it?
Calm down.” Chang Ning advised.
He felt Geng Jihui’s anger was inexplicable.
The criminals were annihilated, and the people the police wanted were handed over—what was there to be dissatisfied about?
“I said, this isn’t about life or death.
It’s that he used several dozen kilograms of high explosive to wipe out twenty or so criminals who had no heavy weapons, directly plowing the ground.
Don’t you think it’s too exaggerated and too wasteful?
Most importantly, take a close look: in this area, twenty people can’t even make one complete body!
After the operation, back at Wolf Fang, how am I supposed to write the report?
Don’t forget, when we get back to Wolf Fang, we still have to do psychological evaluations; our behavior during the operation is important reference material.
Lao Pao, what do you think the doctor in charge of psychological evaluations will do with this material?”
Geng Jihui spilled out all his worries in one breath. After hearing it, everyone realized they’d wronged Xiao Geng.
“Hey, I say you’re just worrying unnecessarily.
Blown up by high explosive—it’s normal not to find complete bodies.
Lao Pao’s mistake at worst is getting criticized for wasting explosives by placing too much.”
Chang Ning interpreted Lao Pao’s error from another angle, which could barely pass.
After Chang Ning’s interpretation, everyone understood.
Right, bodies blown up by explosives—how could they be complete?
Though Lao Pao was B Group’s demolition expert, asking him to control the explosive amount to keep bodies intact seemed a bit unreasonable.
With Lao Pao’s skills, it was possible, but on the battlefield, there weren’t that many niceties.
Besides, the police didn’t require anything on that front; taking out the criminals was fine—whether bodies stayed intact in the explosion was up to fate.
Under everyone’s persuasion and Lao Pao’s sincere guarantee, Geng Jihui finally calmed down.
He wasn’t really mad at Lao Pao; he was mainly afraid this would affect Lao Pao’s service in Wolf Fang or lead to disciplinary action.
Special forces had very strict requirements for soldiers’ mental states; their missions were mostly behind enemy lines or outnumbered situations, so even a little psychological issue wasn’t allowed.
Lao Pao knew Xiao Geng was worried he’d get disciplinary action from the captain and was concerned for him; he felt warm inside.
After his comrades’ persuasion, Geng Jihui let it go.
“We must take this as a lesson. Though everyone knows He Captain and Gao Squadron Leader won’t be too harsh on us, better safe than sorry.
If disciplinary action really comes down, it might mean taking off the military uniform.
Comrades, brothers!
We can’t afford to gamble, and we don’t dare to.”
Geng Jihui repeatedly explained the seriousness to the rest of B Group, looking at Chang Ning several times in between.
Clearly, he knew exactly who the unstable element in the team was.
Seeing everyone’s attitude was decent, Geng Jihui didn’t continue.
