Chapter 201 Connection
In the combat meeting room, everyone looked in the direction of Commissioner Cao's finger.
Zhangshan.
Zhangshan?
Most people immediately expressed confusion. Running into the mountains? That was a deadly place, because behind Zhangshan Mountain was an endless wasteland.
But they soon realized that this was not the case. Judging from the current directions in which Molan Company could evacuate, retreating to the Great Wasteland was indeed the most likely way out.
"But if that's the case, how do they cross the wilderness? How do they solve the logistical supply problem?" an official present at the meeting raised the question.
Zhangshan almost blocks the entire northern part of Yangzhi. There is no road there because there is no need to build one, and it is almost impossible to travel there by car.
The evacuation of Molan Company will not be carried out by just one or two people. There will definitely be a large number of company personnel accompanying them, such as the Blood-Ink Guards, logistics team, technical R&D team, management team, etc., which are the real resources and essence of Molan Company. They are the capital for their comeback and they will not abandon them.
With such a large number of people entering the wilderness, logistical supply becomes a huge problem.
Someone added a reasonable guess: "The Molan Company branch has been deeply rooted in Yangzhi for so many years, so they must have prepared a retreat long ago. Maybe they set up a supply station in the wasteland in advance, or even built an underground base in the wasteland..."
There is some truth in this, but many people disagree. It is possible that there is a supply station in the wilderness, and the possibility is very high.
But to say that building an underground base in the wilderness is overestimating the Molan Company. If it is set up close, it will be useless. If it is set up far away, transporting supplies will be a big problem, and the noise will be huge. It is impossible to keep people from noticing for so many years.
At this time, several officials from the government office whispered to each other for a while, and then one official raised a question that many people were concerned about: "Regarding the evacuation of Molan Company, Commissioner Cao, do you plan to carry out the operation inside the city or outside the city?"
There is a huge difference between taking action in the city or outside the city.
If it happened in the city, the officials of Yangzhi City Government Office would definitely not like to see it. It's not because they care about the property and safety of the citizens, but because Yangzhi City is their political powerhouse, and too much loss is definitely not a plus for them.
Commissioner Cao looked at them and gave a very firm reply.
"This encirclement and suppression battle will be carried out outside the city."
The officials of Yangzhi Government Affairs Office looked a little relieved. In fact, in the past few days, they had been trying to persuade Commissioner Cao not to start a war in the city, but to try to force the people of Molan Company to leave, and hinted that they would give him benefits and various support.
Now that they have heard this positive answer, they believe that their efforts have paid off. In this case, they will also support Commissioner Cao in the next actions and give him the deserved rewards.
There were some who objected to this plan, but no one took the initiative to raise it. Ignoring the loss of civilian life and setting the battlefield within the city was inherently disreputable, and someone with ambitions for advancement wouldn't do that. Those who didn't care had already discussed this before the meeting began.
Seeing that no one raised any more questions, Commissioner Cao immediately started making phone calls and arranging personnel to intercept the convoy heading to the National Avenue. In order to ensure that the Molan Company could evacuate with confidence, he also sent out real people this time, completely putting most of his overt forces on the line.
After arranging everything, I returned to the operations meeting room.
All that’s left is to wait. I believe that after Molan Company receives the news that the convoy is under siege and confirms the scale of the attack, it will start to take action.
But in the next few hours, there was no movement at the Molan Company Building, and everyone could only sit and wait.
Some people couldn't help but begin to doubt Commissioner Cao's judgment, but most people were very certain.
Judging from the news that came back one after another, although the convoy that Molan sent out at the beginning was well-armed and many of its members were elites from the External Operations Department, they were definitely not the main force, especially the members of the Blood-Ink Guard, not a single one was seen.
Molan Company must have some big moves in the pipeline, but we haven't seen them yet.
At this moment, a man hurried over and handed over a translated telegram. "Commissioner Cao, urgent telegram!"
Commissioner Cao took it and looked at it. He looked up at everyone and said, "Our monitoring station has discovered that a large number of people from the Molan Company have appeared in the lower reaches of the Heihe River, near the section of the river near Lijia Goods Store in Jiuzhen."
"What?"
Everyone was shocked, and someone reacted quickly, "Is it the river?"
Commissioner Cao said, "Yes, the land route is risky, but the Molan Company can choose to enter the river through the underground waterway. From their current location, they are heading towards Zhangshan."
Everyone looked up at the map hanging on the wall. Judging from the direction where the Molan Company personnel were, they were very close to Zhangshan, which meant that Commissioner Cao's judgment was accurate.
But judging from the distance, these people will be able to enter Zhangshan soon, and it will probably not take long before they can rush into the wilderness.
Someone at the table asked, "Since Commissioner Cao had anticipated this, then he must have made arrangements at Zhangshan, right?"
Commissioner Cao said slowly, "There's a gang entrenched in Zhangshan for a long time. I've given them some weapons. They'll use the fortifications left over from the Great Development Era to stop the Molan Company for us. All we have to do is follow them." He looked at the crowd, "From now on, I hope all departments will cooperate as much as possible."
The Chain Gang?
Everyone suddenly realized, but many frowned. The Iron Chain Gang was just a gang, not an army. Even with support, it didn't look like they could stop the Molan Company. If Commissioner Cao had anticipated that the Molan Company would go down the river, deploying some personnel there to intercept them would have been much more reliable.
But now that this has been said, according to the prior communication, we can only follow this arrangement.
So people from all departments stood up, some made phone calls, some sent telegrams, and sharp whistles continued to sound inside the Police Bureau Headquarters. With the sound of military boots stepping on the ground and the sound of troop carriers starting, a large number of patrolmen began to gather.
At a certain section of the lower reaches of the Heihe River, five directors came out of the river. With the help of company employees who had come ashore earlier, they peeled off the outer membrane wrapped around their bodies that was specially used for underwater diving.
Around them, there were more than 200 Molan guards standing, not the 90 people shown in the intelligence. Each of these people was wearing thick dark red protective uniforms, goggles on their faces, and was fully armed. In addition to the firearms they carried with them, most of them had a black-bladed long sword on their backs.
These people have a slightly glowing black orchid implanted in their faces, as if it is deeply embedded inside, covering the entire front face. Everyone has a blank expression at this moment, and even their standing posture is the same, as if they were cast from the same template.
The five directors are very confident in them because the members of the Molan Guard will undergo a brainwashing process after joining. They are absolutely loyal to them and will not hesitate to give their lives for them.
At this time, a member of the intelligence department came over and reported: "Directors, Zhangshan is ahead. The members of the Iron Chain Gang entrenched there seem to have made preparations."
The five directors looked at each other when they heard the news.
"There really is a plan here. They let us out on purpose, intending to use the old fortifications in the mountains to block us, then chase us from behind and annihilate us here."
"It's simple and effective, but they seem to have overlooked the technological gap."
"Perhaps they also provided technical support to the Chain Gang?"
"This is expected. Send a telegram to activate all the insiders planted within the Iron Chain Gang. Have the Blood and Ink Guards deploy with combat weapons. Give them one hour to eliminate all those above them."
As the order was passed down, boxes loaded with combat weapons opened one by one. With the injection of high-energy nutrients, two hundred and fifty combat mantises jumped out from them, flashing their cold and ruthless compound eyes.
Under the command of a technician's gestures, the mantises spread their wings and leaped into the mountains.
Inside the Molan Company building, Manager Luo stood in the empty conference hall. Next to him was a radio. A telegraph operator was sitting there wearing headphones, seemingly waiting for something.
At this time, he looked at his watch. When the pointer reached two o'clock, the telegraph operator seemed to hear something and quickly translated a string of numbers.
Manager Luo walked over quickly, picked up the number, and then quickly dragged out a safe. When he dialed the last number, the thick safe door opened with a click. He reached in and took a syringe of medicine from it, and quickly gave himself an injection in the heart.
Soon, his expression relaxed.
In addition to brainwashing, the control personnel of Molan Company also used various drugs. Before evacuating, the five directors asked him to be responsible for defending the building and delaying possible attacks, but they had to give him hope, so they left behind the clearing drugs that had been confirmed in person in advance.
At this point, it doesn't matter even if he tells the truth or even if he chooses to evacuate, because the company's directors have already arrived at where they should be.
And next, he has to think about himself.
He immediately asked the telegraph operator to send a message on a designated band:
"I'm about to evacuate the company's underground sewers. I'll take with me the information I've collected over the years. I've also prepared the gold notes. I hope you'll keep your promise."
After a while, the telegram replied:
"I'll send someone to pick you up and give you a new identity. When you come over, I'll first help you find a position in a local department. After a year or two, I'll transfer you back to work for me."
"It's a deal."
"Where are you planning to meet?"
"Wujia Town, Old Factory Cargo Dock No. 2, 4 o'clock."
"Wait there when you get there, my people will be here soon."
In the operations meeting room of the General Police Bureau, everything was being arranged busily and in an orderly manner as orders were sent out one after another. At this time, a staff member came over, whispered a few words to Commissioner Cao, and handed a note to him.
A cold look flashed in his eyes. He put the note away and asked the people around him to take over his work temporarily. He then walked into the lounge nearby and told the staff on duty, "Go get student Chen."
A few minutes later, Chen Chuan walked in, holding the Xuejun Knife. Without waiting for him to say hello, Commissioner Cao immediately said to him sternly, "Student Chen, I need you to do something immediately. Go to the old factory dock in Wujia Town and find Luo Qi, the director of the Molan Company's operations department, and deal with him. Bring back everything he has with him."
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(End of this chapter)
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