A calm and capable male voice came from the other end of the communication channel, with a hint of shock followed by decisiveness: "Received the 'Hunter' agreement! Consultant, confirm the situation! I repeat, it involves organ trading?!"
"Confirmed!" Duan Shuce said firmly, his voice icy. "A professional refrigerated organ transport box was found at the scene! The target is highly suspected to be connected to the 'Scavenger' network! I have uploaded the preliminary information from the scene and the suspect's characteristics (stocky, short and strong, tall and thin) to the shared database!"
"Fugitive Description: Male, approximately 1.75 meters tall, thin, wearing a cheap gray sportswear, carrying a silver-white cooler! Extremely dangerous! May be armed (a hatchet)! Capture the target before he escapes the blockade area! Life or death is irrelevant, but physical evidence must be preserved!"
"Understood! Protocol 'Hunter' activated! Air support Hawkeye One has taken off from the nearest base and is expected to arrive at the target airspace in 7 minutes! Ground response team 'Blade' has been dispatched, ETA 25 minutes!"
"The local police have received the joint investigation notice and are rushing to the entrance of Qingshi'ao Village to set up surveillance! Advisor, please pay attention to your own safety! I repeat, pay attention to safety!"
"Got it! Keep the communication open!" Duan Shuce cut off the encrypted communication, stepped on the accelerator almost to the bottom, and the engine roared to the limit.
He glanced at the faint, intermittent light on the screen that represented Ning Xiwan's cell phone signal, and his heart felt like it was being tightly gripped by an ice-cold hand.
Wanwan...you must hold on! Wait for me!
His mind uncontrollably flashed back to the trembling Ning Xiwan had been trying to suppress on the phone, and the icy tone she had used when she described how she had instantly crippled two armed criminals...
He knew how ruthless she was, a survival instinct honed by her dark childhood.
But he also knew that facing such a professional criminal gang that was so cruel and might be armed with weapons or even drugs, any accident could happen.
Especially the skinny monkey who escaped with the refrigerated box. He would do anything to keep this priceless "cargo".
He forced himself to remain calm, transforming all his emotions into cold calculation and action.
His fingers flew across the keyboard, calling up a detailed topographic map of the area. Combining it with real-time satellite images, his brain, like a high-speed supercomputer, instantly planned out several possible routes that Ning Xiwan might follow and the escape direction that the skinny monkey would most likely choose.
"Eagle Eye One, this is Advisor Duan Shuce. Key scanning area: From the cliff behind Qingshi'ao Village to the northwest of 'Broken Dragon Stream'! The target fugitive is carrying a silver-white cooler. Profile transmitted. Pay special attention to mountain streams, cave entrances, and areas with unusual vegetation!"
"Ground personnel, 'Sharp Blades,' split into two teams. One team will head straight to the cliff to support the scene and protect the hostages, while the other team will encircle along the upper reaches of Broken Dragon Stream! Make sure to block the entrance to the underground cave leading to the neighboring province! The 'Scavenger' network is very likely using that as a secret passage!"
He connected the communication again and issued precise instructions.
After doing all this, Duan Shuce loosened his clenched teeth slightly, his eyes fixed on the outline of the dilapidated village that was getting closer and closer in front of him, shrouded in the blood-red sunset.
Wanwan, hold on a little longer! I'll be there soon!
Deep in the dense forest, the light was dim, the air was damp and cold, and filled with the smell of rotten branches and leaves and soil.
The jagged rocks are like dormant monsters, the twisted tree roots are coiled like dragons, covered with moss and extremely slippery.
Ning Xi was like a silent ghost, swiftly moving through the complex terrain. She completely abandoned her vision and pushed her tracking senses to the limit.
His ears caught the subtle sounds of branches being scraped and broken in front of him, and the rustling sound of heavy objects dragging through dead leaves; his nose keenly distinguished the faint smell of sweat and blood in the air, which belonged to the skinny monkey (he might have suffered some internal injuries when he was knocked away).
His feet stepped precisely on the soft soil or moss that the skinny monkey had trampled on in his panic.
The traces were becoming clearer and clearer! The opponent was clearly exhausted, his steps were stumbling, and the traces he left behind were becoming increasingly messy and obvious.
Ning Xiwan's heartbeat beat against her eardrums like a drum in the silence. Adrenaline was secreted crazily, dispelling the fatigue and discomfort of her body. Her mind was highly concentrated, and all her senses were like fully drawn bowstrings, ready to go.
After passing a huge, vine-covered rock wall, the road ahead suddenly opened up.
A deep, narrow, fast-flowing mountain stream stretched ahead. The water was icy cold and hit the black rocks on both sides, making a thunderous sound and stirring up white foam.
On the other side, about seven or eight meters away, is an almost vertical, slippery cliff.
At the bottom of the cliff, near the water, there was a dark cave half-hidden by dense vines.
The skinny monkey was standing on a protruding rock by the stream, only a few steps away from the cave entrance.
He obviously also saw Ning Xiwan chasing after him, holding the silver-white refrigerator tightly, as if holding on to the last straw.
He turned around to look at Ning Xiwan who was chasing him with murderous intent, then looked at the cave entrance which was so close at hand, and a hint of crazy determination flashed in his eyes.
"Stop! Put the box down!" Ning Xiwan shouted sternly, her voice piercing through the roar of the stream.
The skinny monkey didn't listen at all. He knew that if he was caught, he would die.
He let out a strange cry and jumped into the rushing and cold stream while holding the heavy box.
"Splash!" A huge splash of water!
Ning Xiwan's pupils suddenly shrank. She didn't expect the other party to be so crazy that he dared to jump into this cold, fast-moving and unpredictable mountain stream with the box in his arms.
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