Although they did not receive a reply from Anna and could not contact her, the bracelet signal detected by the headquarters was still normal. Considering that she might be lurking and investigating, the Interpol headquarters flatly rejected Lao Han's suggestion to contact the special police to rescue her, and warned him not to meddle in other people's business and to go back to China for vacation.
Because he was "injured" on duty in the Amazon rainforest, bitten by a piranha on his leg and knocked out a front tooth, Lao Han got a paid vacation as soon as he returned to China. When Yuan Xiaoxiao called him, he had just had his teeth fixed and was being forced by his family to go on blind dates.
Probably because he was used to having the authenticity of intelligence questioned by the headquarters every time, Lao Han did not feel disappointed at all. He muttered that at worst he could just do the job himself.
But when they looked for a helicopter in Yakutsk willing to take them to the Verkhoyansk Mountains, they were rejected again.
"Tell him not to talk nonsense to me. Money is not a problem! Just ask!"
In a blue-roofed building beside Highway 005, Gu Laosan and Han Daxia surrounded Yuan Xiaoxiao, the only one who could speak Russian, and stood at the counter, trying to use money to solve the flight problems caused by altitude and air currents.
Yuan Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and wanted to call someone an idiot, but suddenly she remembered that this guy was an idiot and could not be reasoned with, so she sighed and translated his words word for word to the Yakut guy opposite her.
Upon hearing this, the young man glanced at Gu Lao San, his contempt evident in his words.
It is true that the fighting civilians are brave, but that does not mean that they are all reckless. Judging from the altitude of the area coordinates provided by Yuan Xiaoxiao, the helicopter would be blown into the valley by the strong northwest wind before it could reach the top of the mountain, and there would be no chance of survival.
After a long period of rambling, the other party finally agreed to send them to the foot of the mountain reluctantly under the condition of paying more money and showing his Interpol credentials.
After paying the money, the guy contacted the pilots who were willing to work overtime at night, and everyone returned to the car to pick up their luggage. Wang Ping, who was waiting in the car, had already changed his clothes. His vulgar red cotton jacket made everyone stunned, and Old Han almost laughed out his newly implanted teeth.
Yuan Xiaoxiao opened the trunk and pulled out a suitcase in front of him and Gu Lang. In addition to three guns of different lengths, there was also a small bag full of grenades. Old Han's hair stood on end when he saw it. His smile disappeared in an instant and he couldn't curse out loud.
When he put his luggage in earlier, he thought it was in the way and pushed the package in twice. If he had known that these were inside, he would not even take this car.
Gu Laosan's face changed several times. He always felt that it was a bit awkward for him to hang out with these two guys and fight with swords and guns. He was a good citizen.
But I don't know whether it was Yuan Xiaoxiao's sudden "high profile" that put pressure on him, or whether he was more worried about Wang An than entangled, but this time the usually outspoken salted fish didn't say anything. Even when Yuan Xiaoxiao generously asked him to choose first, he hesitated for a long time and really stretched out his hand. He just picked a knife after two tries.
“Good vision!”
Yuan Xiaoxiao patted Gu Laosan's shoulder, with a sincere or fake expression on her face, and said in a serious tone: "Compared to these garbage, I also prefer to use a knife!"
Gu Xianyu swallowed his saliva and wanted to say that he actually wanted to use a mine, but he was afraid that it would explode in his hand. However, he only thought about it in his mind, and considering the consequences of saying this, he made a rare correct decision.
The three of them each picked up their luggage. Wang Ping also got out of the car and squatted in the outer pocket of Gu Laosan's down jacket with his feet tucked in. Then he saw Sama, who was sitting in the passenger seat, move to the driver's seat and drive away.
"Why, she doesn't want to participate?" Han Daxia asked with a frown.
After all, he came out of the training camp, so he can be more useful than Gu Laosan.
But Yuan Xiaoxiao shook her head.
"She's injured!"
“Oh~”
Han Daxia suddenly understood, and even Gu Laosan and Wang Ping understood. No wonder the girl looked pale and silent since they met. She coughed all the time, as if she had a bad cold. But neither of them knew what kind of injury she had suffered, and Yuan Xiaoxiao obviously had no intention of explaining.
The group returned to the building and, led by the young man, walked through the back door and headed for the helipad. On the way, Han Daxia quietly approached Yuan Xiaoxiao to gossip.
"Hey, she's a mercenary after all. She's going to be with you from now on? What does she want?"
"She was the one who was injured when you were attacked last night, right?"
"Do you think she would be interested in being an informant?"
Wang Ping put his paws in the sleeves of the small cotton-padded jacket and squatted in the pocket of the down jacket in the posture of a farmer, with only half of his furry face exposed, looking at the two people in front of him in silence.
Old Han and Old Third Gu seemed to have suddenly changed souls. The usually talkative Xianyu didn't say a word this time, but it was Han the hero who suddenly opened up and chattered non-stop.
The lights ahead gradually brightened, and a paint-stained helicopter was parked in the night not far away. It looked vaguely like a Mi-20 military aircraft, except that it had no weapon racks and its paint had turned blue and white.
Thinking of the time when this type of helicopter was designed and produced, Wang Ping's heart began to tremble. No wonder people don't want to fly up the mountain. If there is a strong wind, the helicopter will probably fall apart before it deviates from the route.
The three of them didn't know whether they really didn't know each other or didn't pay attention, so they just got on the helicopter. The young man helped to close the door outside, and then left the helipad. The rotor on top of the helicopter began to rotate slowly.
The bearded pilot sitting in the front with his flight cap tilted on the side shouted twice at the top of his voice. Gu Laosan and Lao Hantou followed Yuan Xiaoxiao's reminder and fastened their seat belts, but they couldn't find the helmet for in-cabin communication.
Wang Ping shrugged his nose and vaguely smelled the scent of vodka. His eyelids jumped suddenly. The boss reluctantly took out his claws from his sleeves and grabbed Gu Laosan's seat belt tightly.
As the helicopter took off northward into the night, the wind and snow had begun to pick up deep in the Verkhoyansk Mountains.
"Ahem..."
A faint coughing sound was heard from a cave with firelight, but it was blown away by the mountain wind when it reached the cave entrance.
Wang An frowned, looking at Anna's pale face, he couldn't tell whether he was worried or regretful. He sighed slightly, and ended up coughing himself, with a layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Hey, are you okay?"
Anna took a few breaths, held back her cough, and asked. Wang An turned his head to look at the bloodstained cloth on his arm, smiled bitterly, and shook his head.
The cave they were in was originally the hibernation place of a brown bear, and there were feces and fallen bear hair in it. But for some reason, the brown bear, who should have been sleeping at home, disappeared, saving the two from sleeping outdoors in the snow.
Looking up at the hole on Anna's jacket and the bloodstain on her forehead, Wang An was silent for a while, then whispered, "Actually, you don't have to follow me. I can't find this place by myself. Revenge is just a momentary impulse."
“Heh~”
Anna grinned, not caring about the blood coming out of her cracked lips. The look she gave Wang An was inexplicably kind, which made her feel strange, as if she had met her elementary school teacher again.
"In fact, even if you hadn't come to take the risk, I would have come. After all, Team Four had an accident here, and Team Five is far away in Africa. Team One is on vacation and can't come in time, so I'm the only one free. He... Luke is a traitor to the security team and a traitor to Team Three. I have the responsibility to clean up the mess."
Wang An lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then his sigh-like words drifted into the cold wind.
"Sister-in-law, you take a nap. I'll keep watch."