The excited atmosphere froze instantly.
Officer Xie's worries were like a bucket of ice water poured on the newly ignited flames of the pursuit.
Just then, a low growl of an engine and a commotion of people came from outside.
Officer Xie's apprentice burst through the door, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement: "Master! President Gu has delivered the equipment! Everyone come out and see!"
Officer Xie was the first to rush out.
Xia Zhining followed them outside and was also taken aback by the sight before her.
Two large transport trucks were parked in the open space, their rear doors wide open, revealing rows of brand-new, gleaming snowmobiles neatly stacked inside!
The rugged roll cage, wide tracks, and streamlined body gleamed with a cold, hard metallic luster under the snow.
At a glance, there were more than thirty of them, all top-of-the-line imported models, exuding an impressive aura.
Secretary Jiang stepped forward and introduced the vehicles to the police officers: "These are the latest smart snowmobiles that President Gu urgently allocated."
"Their specialized instrument panels can operate stably in extreme environments down to minus forty degrees Celsius, and—"
He patted the vehicle, saying, "It integrates a high-precision terrain perception system, which can analyze the thickness of the snow layer ahead, the stability of the ice surface, and even provide early warnings of potential swamps and ice crevasses."
Officer Xie circled one of the machines twice, then couldn't help but gasp: "My God... these guys, you didn't just airlift them from overseas, did you?"
Secretary Jiang smiled slightly, answering his question: "No, Captain Xie. These were originally special transport equipment that we had deployed in advance in a secret warehouse nearby to safely escort the samples of the traceability reagent to the backup airport."
"Now that the reagents have been stolen, tracking down the criminals has become the top priority, which is perfect, as these reagents can be put to greater use."
Secretary Jiang gestured for everyone to proceed: "Everyone, please familiarize yourselves with the equipment."
The officers rushed forward, followed by a chorus of barely suppressed gasps.
"This feel...this specs!"
"My goodness, this dashboard must be military grade!"
One of the knowledgeable team members whispered to his colleague, "Look at this badge, this thing is worth at least 500,000 yuan on the market! We've never seen anything like this in our usual investigations!"
Secretary Jiang turned and walked towards Xia Zhining and Ji Shuyun: "Expert Xia, Officer Ji. President Gu has also prepared special equipment for you two."
Xia Zhining was taken aback: "We have them too?"
Before she could finish speaking, a completely different sound came from afar—
It wasn't the roar of an engine, but the rapid sound of horses' hooves pounding in the snow, mixed with a few barks of dogs that pierced the wind and snow, full of wildness and excitement!
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
At the edge of the vast snowfield, a gray shadow as swift as an arrow was breaking through the snow waves and rushing towards them!
It was the Dark Star.
The purebred Czechoslovakian Wolfdog leaped through knee-deep snow with astonishing speed.
Behind Dark Star, several riders galloped out as if from an ancient painting.
The person in charge was none other than Gu Huaiye.
Behind him followed seven or eight riders dressed in traditional Oroqen clothing, each riding a strong Oroqen horse.
With bows and arrows and lassos hanging from their saddles, their eyes sharp as eagles, they silently controlled their horses in the wind and snow, like a group of ancient hunters who had become one with the mountains, forests and snowfields.
Horse hooves lightly plowed through the snow, spraying out puffs of white mist.
Gu Huaiye gently pulled on the reins, and the horse's hooves left one last steady rhythm on the snow before coming to a steady stop.
The middle-aged man in Oroqen attire beside him tilted his head back, put two fingers to his lips, and whistled a long, loud whistle that pierced through the wind and snow.
Before the whistle had even faded, two sharp eagle cries tore through the low-hanging sky.
All the onlookers saw were two iron-gray shadows shooting down from the clouds like arrows, with amazing wingspans and a chilling wind in their wake.
It turned out to be the gyrfalcon, which was revered as the "God of Ten Thousand Eagles" by the ancient ethnic groups of Northeast China!
They made a beautiful turn in mid-air to slow down, and then fell precisely.
One arm landed steadily on Gu Huaiye's forearm, which was covered with a leather arm guard, while the other arm landed on the Oroqen hunter's raised arm.
Gu Huaiye spurred his horse forward a few steps and came to stand in front of Xia Zhining.
He bent down towards Xia Zhining, letting the holly on his arm land beside her.
"Expert Xia, this is the outside help we've invited for you."
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