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Everyone stood in the corridor on the 88th floor, staring blankly at the doors of the three rooms in front of them.
Zuo Hao looked frustrated: "Isn't that unlucky? Did I run up all 88 flights of stairs for nothing?"
He slapped the wall, causing the white dust to fall down with a rustling sound.
Ling Shi patted him on the shoulder: "It's normal to succeed or fail when carrying out a mission."
He glanced at Lu Tingxiao at the other end of the corridor. The man was walking slowly along the corridor, his eyes fixed on the bulletin board on the wall.
The propaganda column is very characteristic of the United States, promoting the great achievements of the ruling party and devaluing the opposition party.
In addition to a text report, the entire wall is covered with many photos, most of which are group photos of the President of the United States and dignitaries from other countries.
Ling Shi didn't understand what Lu Tingxiao was looking at.
He walked over and was about to speak when he heard Lu Tingxiao ask, "When did you take over the Dragon Horn project?"
Only Ling Shi could follow the rhythm of his thinking in this sudden and incoherent sentence.
He thought for a moment and said, "Beginning of last winter, November 19th."
Lu Tingxiao raised his arm and flicked at one of the photos on the wall: "Look."
Ling Shi came over.
"Of all the photos here, only this one was taken in early November of last year," Lu Tingxiao said. "I've seen the old man to the president's left. He's the president of the North African Senate."
"You mean..." Ling Shi raised his eyebrows.
Lu Tingxiao smiled and said, "I found it."
He pointed at the photo and asked, "Do you remember the North African body found in Ruihua Hospital?"
"They have the dragon's horn in their hands, and North Africa must have been one of the parties involved in the international negotiations at that time."
He moved his finger slightly to the side. "And this guy is the Prime Minister of Ohio."
"So, based on the time you gave and the people in the photo, I can confirm that this is the group photo taken during the Dragon Horn International negotiations."
Ling Shi looked up at the photo carefully: "One, two, three... six people, six countries in total."
"Aside from the two fragments we have in China and North Africa, there are still four fragments scattered abroad."
He pointed at the two unfamiliar faces in the photo and asked, "Who are these two people?"
Lu Tingxiao hit the glass of the bulletin board with his elbow, shattering it.
He flicked the edge of the photo with his fingers, pinched a corner, carefully tore it off, and put it in his pocket: "Go back to the base and check it out, and we'll know who it is."
"roar--"
At this moment, a huge roar came from somewhere.
Everyone was silent for a moment.
"That sound..." Zuo Hao ran to the stairs and leaned down to look: "Why does it sound like it's coming from indoors?"
"It doesn't look like a corrupt person, but more like some kind of beast."
Lu Tingxiao: "Retreat."
Everyone ran down the stairs quickly, moving swiftly and in an orderly manner.
After this period of running-in, the eight people who were not from professional backgrounds actually caught up with the others, running down in an orderly manner like a well-trained team.
Going down the stairs was much faster than going up. Floor after floor...
When we went down to the 48th floor, there was another loud "roar".
This time, the sound was very close to them and very loud, like a firecracker going off right next to their ears, causing pain in their eardrums.
"What the hell!" Zuo Hao couldn't help but speak, completely destroying the neat and orderly military style just now: "What the hell is this thing?"
As he spoke, he stuck his head out and looked downstairs.
This sight almost frightened him.
This "thing"... to be precise, it's not a "thing", but a corrupt person.
This corrupt man was over two meters tall, and the tips of his two claws were like steel nails, extremely sharp and shining with a metallic luster.
It squatted on the handrail of the 45th floor stairs, looking up with its head tilted back.
It just so happened that my eyes met Zuo Hao's.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Zuo Hao’s head shrank suddenly, and he cursed repeatedly: “You scared me to death!”
The others followed suit and looked down. This series of glances seemed to irritate the corrupt man.
It roared again, leaped up, and jumped towards the 46th floor. With a bang, it collapsed a section of the handrail and landed on the 46th floor.
Lu Tingxiao made a quick decision: "Turn around. Ma Minghong, hang up the climbing rope and descend from the outer wall to the 40th floor. Tang Wu, cover the rear."
Ma Minghong & Tang Wu: "Yes."
Everyone immediately turned around, walked onto the corridor on the 48th floor, and ran along the corridor towards the other end of the building.
Ma Minghong led the way, Tang Wu stayed behind, and the others were in the middle.
Running to the window at the end of the corridor, Ma Minghong took off his backpack, took out a bundle of ropes from it, and hooked one end of the rope to the window frame: "Qiu Bao, you go down first."
Qiu Bao put on the figure-eight ring descender, fastened the main carabiner, and climbed onto the windowsill. He pulled the rope and said, "See you later."
The whole person kicked his legs and disappeared instantly.
After a while, the rope moved, and a voice came from below: "Safe."
Everyone felt relieved, and each of them carefully put on the eight-shaped rings they were assigned.
Ma Minghong arranged them to descend in order.
Peng Gaoxuan, Yi Yan, Xiao Gang... then Zuo Hao, Ning Fu... then Mu Ye, Chu Yi...
When most of the people had left and only Ma Minghong, Tang Wu, Lu Tingxiao and Ling Shi were left, a loud roar was heard and the corrupt man appeared in sight.
It caught up.
Tang Wu was already prepared. He raised his rocket launcher and fired a burst of bullets at the corrupted man.
Boom——
The bullet hit the target with a loud explosion.
The corrupt man was knocked back several steps, his entire figure engulfed in flames.
In just two or three seconds, the figure of the corrupted man suddenly jumped out from the flames and landed not far in front of Tang Wu.
Its clothes were burned to tatters, but there was not even a trace of burnt ash on its body!
The rocket launcher can't hurt it at all!
Lu Tingxiao pushed Ling Shi and said, "Go down with Ma Minghong."
Before Ling Shi could say anything, Ma Minghong had already resolutely carried out the order. He hugged his waist and leaned back, and both of them fell out of the window.
Seeing Ling Shi leave, Lu Tingxiao felt a little relieved.
Seeing the corrupt man about to rush over, he grabbed Tang Wu's waist and said, "Drop the bazooka."
Tang Wu didn't think at all, loosened his hands and threw the rocket launcher at his feet.
Just as the corrupt man pounced on him, Lu Tingxiao dragged him back and jumped out of the window.
roar--
The corrupt man was obviously angry, and he slapped the hook at one end of the climbing lock.
The force was too great, and the hook broke with a snap.
The rope shook, then suddenly loosened and fell straight down.
Lu Tingxiao and Tang Wu fell straight to the bottom of a building more than 40 stories high like a broken rope!
Ling Shi had just reached the 40th floor and stepped on the ground when he saw the rope and two living people falling from above.
He didn't even have time to change his breath. He just stretched out his hand instinctively and grabbed it hard, just in time to grab Lu Tingxiao's figure eight ring.
The weight of two people was falling down. If Ling Shi relied on himself alone, the slightest thing would be that his arm would be dislocated!
Almost at the same time, Lu Tingxiao exerted force with his hands and threw Tang Wu directly into the window.
Tang Wu fell to the ground, and Ling Shi was the only one left in his hands. However, due to the reaction force of throwing Tang Wu, he fell even faster!
Ling Shi grabbed the window frame, using it to steady himself. At the same time, Lu Tingxiao grabbed his arm and kicked against the wall. With a loud creaking sound, he finally stopped falling after falling half a meter.
Almost at the same time, Ling Shi took a deep breath and pulled him towards the window.
Unexpectedly, Lu Tingxiao's legs were too long and he didn't have time to retract them, so he tripped on the window frame. His center of gravity fell forward and he fell on Ling Shi.
Throw him to the ground, cover him tightly, and press him from all sides.
Both of them were stunned for a moment.
It took a full two seconds before Lu Tingxiao lowered his head, buried his face in Ling Shi's shoulder, and his body began to tremble.
Ling Shi felt an itch on his neck from the sticky hair, and it took him a moment to realize that this guy was actually laughing.
He used some force and slapped Lu Tingxiao on the back: "What are you laughing at! Get up!"
Lu Tingxiao finally let out a laugh: "Sorry. It's been a long time since I made such a low-level mistake. Let me laugh for a while."
Ling Shi was a little breathless under his pressure, and pushed his shoulder hard: "Get up! You're too heavy!"
Lu Tingxiao finally propped himself up with his arms, looked down at him, and examined him from head to toe: "Are you okay?"
Before Ling Shi could answer, Zuo Hao couldn't help but interrupt: "Hey, two leaders, you two are embarrassed in front of your teammates. Forget about losing such a person."
"We're not out of danger yet. Should we reflect on this once we're in a safe place?"
Lu Tingxiao supported himself on the ground with one arm, jumped up, and turned his head: "Go back and do 100 push-ups, and finish them before dinner."
"Ah?" Zuo Hao was stunned.
Ma Minghong and the others were laughing secretly on the side.
Qiu Bao whispered, "This guy looks even dumber than me. He even dared to challenge Team Lu."
Ma Minghong shook his head with emotion: "It's okay, the price of blood and tears will teach him a lesson."
Lu Tingxiao glanced at everyone, and everyone immediately shut up.
Ling Shi had also gotten up. He didn't know whether to complain about Lu Tingxiao, Zuo Hao, or the group of onlookers.
He seems to be the only victim.
After dodging the strange corrupt man, everyone returned to the stairs and ran down quickly.
Fortunately, the corrupt people did not catch up this time.
They successfully reached the first floor, left the municipal building through the main door, and returned to the aircraft cabin.
Makino started the plane and flew towards the residential area where they were staying.
Ling Shi sat next to Lu Tingxiao: "What do you think?"
The strength of that corrupted person just now was beyond their imagination. Even if they had two second-level people, they were still powerless to fight back.
Lu Tingxiao raised his eyebrows: "This is your area of expertise. I should be the one asking you this."
Ling Shi frowned and said nothing.
Lu Tingxiao extended his thumb and pressed firmly between his eyebrows. "This Corrupted One is definitely more than just Level Two. Fortunately, we've only encountered one so far. However, the worst-case scenario is that Corrupted Ones advance faster than humans. It's possible that in the near future, Corrupted Ones will be everywhere. We must be prepared in advance."
Ling Shi was lost in thought, his brows furrowed even tighter.
Everyone returned to the community in shock.
Yi Yan was standing at the door waiting for everyone.
When he saw Peng Gaoxuan, his eyes flickered noticeably, and he deliberately avoided him and asked, "Captain Ling, is everything going well?"
Ling Shi nodded: "Peng Gaoxuan said you were not feeling well, are you feeling better?"
Yi Yan's face immediately turned red. He lowered his head and said in a voice as small as a mosquito: "No, it's okay."
Lu Tingxiao glanced at him and said, "We came back specifically to pick you up. Pack up and leave in 10 minutes. Back to base."
Yi Yan was stunned: "Ah? Oh, right away!"
He quickly ran back into the house to pack his bags.
Peng Gaoxuan glanced at him, took a few steps, but finally stepped back and waited with everyone.
Ten minutes later, everyone was seated neatly in the plane cabin.
Although this mission did not achieve its goal 100%, there were no casualties, and we also got the photo we wanted most.
Especially the treasures in that cabinet, which made everyone's strength soar.
Everyone was generally very satisfied.
Makino set a course and took off towards the base.
The clouds in the sky were thick, blocking out most of the sunlight.
Only a few rays of light shone through the gaps in the clouds, illuminating the plane's path forward.
Just like Ling Shi and their journey, although it is still in the dark, the road ahead is long and the ending is unknown, but there is always a glimmer of hope leading the way forward.
It was almost dusk when the plane arrived at the base.
The base had already learned of their return, and Xiao Yang sent his subordinates to greet them.
As soon as Ling Shi and his friends got off the plane, they saw Lin Chu waiting on the lawn.
The other party had a stern face and routinely welcomed them back to the base.
Ling Shi and the others didn't care. Without waiting for Lin Chu to lead the way, they walked towards the base first.
After going down the tunnel and passing through several doors, when they returned to Maple Leaf Avenue, the vehicle was already waiting there. It was still the same shuttle truck with the lid open.
As usual, they didn't wait for Lin Chu and got into the car on their own.
After everyone stood still, the vehicle started.
Ling Shi patted Lu Tingxiao and asked, "Where's the photo?"
Lu Tingxiao patted his left chest: "Here."
There are sealed pockets inside the combat uniforms, which are specially used to store important information.
Ling Shi stretched out his hand: "Give it to me."
He couldn't wait to know who the two unfamiliar faces above were.
"No." Lu Tingxiao refused directly: "If I gave it to you, would you go straight to work?"
Ling Shi's thoughts were revealed by him: "It's still early."
Lu Tingxiao snorted, "You just completed a mission and survived a dangerous siege of corrupt officials. You need to rest now."
Ling Shi was a little annoyed. He reached out and unzipped Lu Tingxiao's combat uniform. His other hand reached towards his left chest: "Stop talking nonsense! Give it to me!"
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