Huo Haocheng and his group arrived in Haicheng in batches from different places three days later. As soon as they entered Haicheng, the Ministry of Public Security and the military received the news and arranged for people to take them to the assembly point.
When Huo Haocheng and his group arrived at the meeting point, Haicheng Mayor Su Yunmin, Public Security Bureau Captain Zhang Yunda, and military official Ruan Shaokun had been waiting for them for a long time.
"Mayor Su, Director Zhang, Regiment Commander Ruan, Huo Haocheng of the Independent Regiment has come with the entire regiment to cooperate with our work. Haicheng is your home turf. Please feel free to ask if there's anything you need us to do." Huo Haocheng immediately established his position and made his attitude clear. In this mission in Haicheng, you are the main force, and we are the secondary force. Please feel free to ask if you need anything. He also indicated that their Independent Regiment still lacks experience in naval combat, so they can cooperate to complete the work. However, if they want to be the main force, we may need to discuss it further.
The three people present understood the meaning behind Huo Haocheng's words. They had been worried that Huo Haocheng and his team, who knew nothing, would take over their work and disrupt the plans that had already been made. After all, they had heard about Huo Haocheng's Independent Regiment. In the year since its establishment, the Independent Regiment had perfectly completed many S-level missions. If they came and asked to take over, should they give in or not? They had been considering this question when they received the order from their superiors.
However, it now seems that they were judging others by their own petty standards.
"Huo Haocheng, it's been a long time. You must have had a long journey." As Huo Haocheng's brother-in-law, it was best for Ruan Shaokun to step in and break the deadlock.
With Ruan Shaokun leading the way, Mayor Su and Director Zhang also greeted Huo Haocheng.
"Commander Huo, you must be tired from your journey."
"Commander Huo, you must be tired from your journey. You truly are as my father said, young and promising." Mayor Su, as a member of the Shu family, had long heard of Huo Haocheng, and meeting him today, he was indeed as rumored. He was courageous, resourceful, and handled matters with ease.
He had initially thought that whether it was the Ruan family, the Gu family, or the Su family, they all praised Huo Haocheng with a certain degree of sympathy for him. But today, seeing him, he shattered his preconceived notions; Huo Haocheng truly deserved the title of "King of Soldiers."
"I do my job without complaining about the hardship."
Of these three, one was a relative, another was a brother-in-law, and the third was a comrade-in-arms. After all, the military and police are closely connected, so I dared not mention the hardship in front of them.
Upon hearing Huo Haocheng's words, the group, who had originally intended to say something more, all fell silent.
"Let's get back to the main topic, Commander Huo. Come and take a look; this is the list of those already captured. I've heard you have a special powder that can make people give up resistance. So, could you please interrogate these people first? In the days since you arrived, our men have captured all the confirmed enemies, but some are still deeply entrenched."
Director Zhang showed Huo Haocheng the list of people arrested in the past few days before speaking.
The powder that Director Zhang mentioned was developed by Ruan Ruan to save him trouble. Currently, the powder has not been put into use, so military departments and public security bureaus in other places have only heard about it and have never actually seen it.
Upon seeing the list of names, Huo Haocheng immediately spotted Zheng Xuyang's second uncle's name, recalling the first time he met the Zheng brothers, Zheng Xuyang and Zheng Xujie. Huo Haocheng decided to meet this man in person. He wanted to see how someone raised in a patriotic family like the Zheng family could commit treason and betrayal, willing to kill his own elder brother and sister-in-law for just a few dollars.
"Director Zhang, you're too kind. I brought some medicine powder with me. Then I'll trouble you to find someone to show me the way."
Director Zhang was delighted to hear Huo Haocheng's words and immediately said he would personally take him there.
Mayor Su and Ruan Shaokun, who were standing nearby, said they would also go along.
To be honest, they had heard about that medicine before, and now that they could see its authenticity, they certainly couldn't miss it.
Seeing their curiosity, Huo Haocheng said, "Go if you want to. I just didn't expect that even though you're in their positions, you'd still be so curious."
Soon, led by Director Zhang, they arrived at the place where enemy agents were being held. Because there were so many people, the Public Security Bureau could not detain them all at once. So, they found a compromise: they tied them all up with ropes and arranged for them to stay in a remote, abandoned factory, which was not far from the command post for this operation. They also arranged for a squad of soldiers to guard them.
"You can stay outside the gate. There is no antidote for this powder yet. If you accidentally get it on yourselves, you'll have to suffer the consequences." After arriving at the factory gate, Huo Haocheng checked the wind direction. Although they were all inside the factory, there were windows on all four sides. For their safety, Huo Haocheng did not allow them to enter.
After hearing Huo Haocheng's words, the three of them obediently stopped outside the door. Regardless of whether what he said was true or false, it was always better to be safe than sorry.
Seeing that they didn't follow him in, Huo Haocheng stopped a few steps into the factory. Without saying a word, he took out the powder that Ruan Ruan had prepared for him from the inside of his clothes. He then scattered the powder forcefully, and the powder in the air was blown by the wind to everyone inside.
The moment Huo Haocheng sprinkled the powder into the sky, he quickly retreated to the door and watched the scene inside with the three of them.
"Commander Huo, what will happen next?" Director Zhang asked with curiosity. They had seen Huo Haocheng's things, but they hadn't seen the reactions of the people who had been drugged.
Upon hearing Director Zhang's question, Huo Haocheng turned to look at the three people beside him. Seeing their curiosity, he said calmly, "Life would be worse than death."
The moment they heard Huo Haocheng's words, they heard a series of wails from inside. Seeing their pained expressions, rolling on the ground in agony, they finally understood the meaning of the phrase "worse than death."
"Then, then, how long will they stay like this?" They really didn't want to hear so many people wailing and howling together anymore, so the group went out and closed the door behind them.
"10 minutes"
"Only 10 minutes? What if they don't want to talk after a while?" It wasn't that he was worried, it was just that the time was a bit short. Director Zhang wanted to get them to confess all at once, if that didn't work, he would have to use other methods.
Faced with Director Zhang's question, Huo Haocheng hadn't really considered it. Since the drug was first used, no one had been able to withstand it a second time. Therefore, he couldn't answer that question either.
"If they still refuse to confess, we'll try again."
Hearing Huo Haocheng say this, they thought about it and realized that this was the only way. However, all three of them looked at him, scrutinizing him from head to toe.
"How much medicine are you carrying?" Ruan Shaokun asked.
"When I leave, I'll leave the rest for you." Huo Haocheng brought several doses of medicine this time, but he didn't know how much he would need, so he didn't take it out immediately.
Upon hearing Huo Haocheng's words, they expressed their agreement.
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