“That’s right! It’s you!” A capable young man behind the hawk-eyed man stepped forward, his arm like an iron clamp instantly grabbing Li Hongmei’s wrist as she tried to close the door. His other hand swiftly covered her mouth, and he pushed her inside!

Li Hongmei struggled with "woof woof" sounds, but was easily controlled like a chick and dragged aside.

Things changed too fast!

The moment Huang Weiguo saw the figure outside the door, his face turned ashen!

He suddenly sprang from the stool, his eyes flashing with the ferocity of a trapped beast! Without the slightest hesitation, and without even glancing at the restrained Li Hongmei, he swiftly grabbed at Mingzhao, who was sitting at the corner of the table, like a vicious wolf pouncing on its prey!

The moment he stood up, Mingzhao's body instinctively wanted to dodge, but she forcefully suppressed it! The arrest operation had begun; with professionals present, she couldn't be exposed! She was just an oppressed little girl!!

She let Huang Weiguo's rough, sweaty hands grip her arm tightly, the immense force almost crushing her bones! She cooperated by letting out a short, terrified whimper, and Huang Weiguo pulled her in front of him like a shield!

"Don't come any closer! I'll shoot anyone who touches her!" Huang Weiguo roared, his voice distorted by extreme fear and madness.

He dragged Mingzhao along, staggering backward toward the inner room—his and Li Hongmei's bedroom!

The three state security officers outside the door were clearly taken aback by Huang Weiguo's decisive and ruthless takeover of a hostage, and their movements faltered. In that split second, Huang Weiguo had already dragged Mingzhao into the bedroom and slammed the door shut!

"Damn it!" the eagle-eyed man cursed under his breath, his face turning ashen. The men he brought quickly subdued the still struggling Li Hongmei and guarded the entrance to the main room and both sides of the bedroom door.

The bedroom door was locked from the inside.

The small bedroom was dimly lit. Huang Weiguo leaned against the door, panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

With one hand tightly gripping Mingzhao's slender neck, he suddenly drew a gleaming Type 54 pistol from his waist with the other! The cold muzzle pressed directly against Mingzhao's temple!

"Damn it! Damn it!" His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the thin wooden door, as if trying to pierce it. "How could we have been discovered? How could this be?!"

Mingzhao was almost suffocating from his strangulation; the cold metallic touch on her temple instantly cast a shadow of death over her. But her mind was racing. She saw it! Just moments before, as she was dragged into the bedroom, she had seen the courtyard through the open door of the main room!

A tall, upright figure, dressed in a familiar grass-green military uniform, was standing with others blocking the entrance to the courtyard.

It was Howard! His face was equally grim, his brows furrowed, and his sharp gaze pierced through the crowd, landing directly in the direction of the bedroom, filled with anxiety and gravity.

He came too!