C49

Mei Hong went to that place first. Looking at the surroundings, she realized that it was actually a small restaurant downtown.

She had always thought that the drug trade should take place in empty abandoned factories and such, instead of downtown, why did she choose such a place? But then she thought that it was also correct to choose this place because of the safety of the people. With so many people, the police or the army wouldn't be able to attack them recklessly, so the criminals had time to escape.

Mei Hong found a small room in a small restaurant and stayed there. The door was slightly ajar and she just stood there with her ear pressed against the door, listening to the noises coming from outside. She didn't dare to keep staring at the door, afraid that someone would notice her.

After waiting for a few hours, the waiters in the restaurant had almost forgotten that there were still guests in the private room. Only then did two groups of people come in from outside the restaurant, and when the waiters saw these two groups of people, they signalled to the waiters outside to recruit customers and glanced at the scattered customers sitting in the main hall, only then did they lead the two groups to the private rooms on the second floor.

Mei Hong realized this unusual situation in time. As she was about to go upstairs to take a look, she saw four people sitting at a table outside the door. The people sitting near the table and the other guests in the hall were whispering to each other.

Mei Hong guessed that these people were probably plainclothes policemen or something like that. They were trying to evacuate the crowd, so she definitely couldn't show up at this time. Once she appeared, she would be evacuated.

Thinking up to here, Mei Hong looked back at the box and found that the only place where people could hide was under the table. The long tablecloth was hanging down, just enough to obstruct other people's line of sight.

As soon as she hid, she could see through the gap under the tablecloth that the door had been pushed open from the outside. Soon after, a pair of black leather shoes appeared in her line of sight, and the owner of the feet went out again after discovering that there was no one there. However, when she went out, the door was not casually closed, and Mei Hong was afraid that she would be exposed if she went out, so she had no choice but to hide under the table and peek at the bottom of the crack, secretly observing the situation outside.

While they were waiting, Mei Hong saw with her own eyes that a lot of people had quietly come out of nowhere. Without making any sound, they controlled all the waiters at the entrance and in the restaurant and brought them outside.

From start to finish, the boss of the restaurant had never shown his face. Mei Hong guessed that the boss was probably making a deal with someone upstairs.

After a while, Mei Hong saw many pairs of combat boots moving around the restaurant at a rapid pace without making any sound.

Only someone who had gone through long term training would be able to be so nimble like this. Fang Zhijun must already be there, Mei Hong shook her head and paid more attention to what was happening outside, even secretly lifting a corner of the tablecloth to see if Fang Zhijun was in danger.

Very quickly, Mei Hong heard the sound of tables falling and various messy footsteps coming from upstairs. She could not help but be startled, knowing that the fight had already started upstairs.

However, as the saying goes, wealth comes from danger. After leaving Fang Zhijun's side in her last life, she had experienced all sorts of hardships, and compared to that time when her mind and body were being tortured, this kind of fear was nothing today. Furthermore, she knew that with so many people in the army, even if something happened to her, her life would not be in danger.

As the noise from upstairs became louder and louder, the sound of fighting and even some gunshots came from the stairs.

Mei Hong didn't expect to get a gun in a restaurant. With a shake of her hand, the tablecloth fell off, and she couldn't help but shrink back into the restaurant.

Before she could pull away the tablecloth again, she heard footsteps at the door of the private box, and the sound of people approaching.

"Wang Qiang, don't try to resist anymore. The outside world is already surrounded by us. It's better that you surrender."

"Humph!" Impossible!? Then will I still be alive? What I did today is enough for me to eat a dozen or so guns. Surrender is death, if I don't surrender I still have a chance to live.

The person called Wang Qiang evidently did not believe the words of the police. He began to laugh mockingly and ruthlessly as he refuted them.

A few minutes after the conversation ended, Mei Hong did not hear anything else. She could not help but mutter to herself, "What is going on outside?" Why was it quiet?

Out of curiosity, and worried that she would miss the moment when Fang Zhijun appeared, Mei Hong gathered up his courage and slightly lifted up a corner of the tablecloth.

But as soon as she lifted the tablecloth, she met the eyes of the person standing in the doorway.

The member of the special forces standing at the door raised his gun with both hands, while his eyebrows slightly knitted under his helmet. How was there still someone? Didn't they already clear the stage?

In order not to attract the attention of the drug dealers, he quickly looked away.

However, there were always various coincidences when something happened. As the drug dealer was retreating with his gun in hand, his heel coincidentally stepped on the palm of Mei Hong's hand that was propped up on the ground.

Mei Hong was in extreme pain. Although she covered her mouth in time to avoid making any noise, her trampled hand couldn't help but tremble.

Because it was not easy to shake, the drug dealer quickly discovered that there was someone under the table.

The special forces standing at the door immediately realized that things were not going well for the current situation. They also knew that if these criminals were to find out that there was an ordinary citizen under the table, this person would probably be taken hostage. At that time, considering the safety of the people, their actions would become very passive.

Initially, he had wanted to capture him alive, as it would be beneficial for him to fish out the big fish behind him. However, with the current situation, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep him alive.

The special forces standing behind immediately used their headphones to report the situation in front of them.

Fang Zhi Jun and Zheng Qi, who were sitting in the command car, heard that there was still someone inside, and couldn't help but raise their heads to look at each other. The two of them saw an instant of astonishment in each other's eyes, and they repeatedly confirmed that the ordinary citizens inside had all withdrawn, and the results were always the same.

"Adjust the cameraman's position so that I can see his appearance." Zheng Qi quickly gave the order. In order to command conveniently, every commando's helmet was equipped with a mini camera. Right now, as long as they slightly changed the direction, the control car's computer screen could display this person's appearance.

"Plum Blossom!?" When he clearly saw who had been pulled out of the dining table, Fang Zhijun couldn't help but shout out.

It was only when Zheng Qiqi looked at him with a frown that Fang Zhijun realized he had lost his composure. He quickly stopped and softly explained to everyone in the command car, "This person is a friend from my hometown. He is definitely not an accomplice of the drug dealers."

"Why is she here? It was you who leaked the news? " Zheng Qi lowered his voice and asked Fang Zhijun the question that was in his heart. When he asked, he even looked around. She did not want to make things difficult for Fang Zhijun because of this unfounded conjecture.

"No, how is that possible? We haven't seen each other for over two months. This mission is so confidential. Other than the people who participated in the mission, it was impossible for me to tell anyone else. "

Fang Zhijun also lowered his voice and explained. He was also afraid that if this matter was not settled well, not only would Mei Hong lose his life, his career as an official would come to an end as well.

"Now that the drug dealers have hostages, we need to revise our plan. My opinion is to give up our plan of capturing them alive and let the snipers be ready. If there's a chance, we will directly attack the enemy's vital points." Zheng Qi thought for a moment before revealing his intentions to the crowd.

"Isn't this too risky? If the sniper fails to hit the target, I'm afraid that it will anger these fugitives. At that time, Mei Hong's life might not be saved." Fang Zhijun knew that Zheng Qi's thoughts were correct, but right now, the one shivering under the gunfire of the drug dealer was no other than the person who had grown up together with him. Moreover, this person had once been his most intimate person, so there was no way for him to not think too much about it.

"Then what do you think we should do? "Let the drug dealers take the hostages and take them out of the restaurant's gate. You have to know, this is downtown, so if they succeed in getting out, it's not important if they take advantage of the large number of people to escape. What's important is that if they accidentally hurt so many ordinary people outside, what should we do?"

"Let me think again, there must be a way to achieve the best of both worlds." The purpose was to clear his mind a little. Whether it was because of past relationships or the contributions Mei Hong had made to the Fang family in the past few years, he did not want anything to happen to Mei Hong.

"Can you not be emotional at a time like this? "If you don't make a prompt decision now, when the drug dealer recovers his strength, it will be too late if you still want to use this method." Seeing that Fang Zhijun was still so indecisive even at such a crucial moment, Zheng Qi couldn't help but loudly remind him. Because the situation was urgent, his tone of voice naturally couldn't be good.

Fang Zhijun raised his head to look at the screen, then turned to look at Zheng Qi, a hint of doubt actually appearing in his eyes, "Why are you in such a hurry to get a sniper to take action?"

"Why!? You're asking me why? I'm a soldier, and I don't take anyone's life as a joke. All the decisions I make are based on the bigger picture. " Having said so, Zheng Qi quickly took the protective vest and put it on. As he hung the weapon on his body, he tilted his head and added, "It doesn't matter if you believe me or not."

Fang Zhijun looked at Zheng Qi's actions and could not help but be taken aback. "What are you planning to do?"

"Since you still need time to think of a plan, you are the commander of this operation. I will respect your decision. I will go down first to delay this group of drug dealers. I hope you can decide on the course of action as soon as possible."

Finishing this sentence, Zheng Qi quickly opened the door and got off the car. He quickly told the special forces in the restaurant to be on high alert through his headset as he quickly moved into the restaurant.