Late at night, Zhou Xian, Kang Dinghuang and others hurried to the barracks where the Xue family members were imprisoned.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
Just as the crowd was halfway gone, Zhou Xian's phone rang. He glanced at the number, stopped where he was and pressed the answer button: "Hello?!"
"Commander Zhou, it's a good thing I ran fast, otherwise I would have been in death row shackles by now." Xue Ping'an's voice rang out.
"Haha, you took the initiative to call?" Zhou Xian asked with a smile.
"We have to fight. If the truth is revealed, my remaining relatives will be locked up in the rebel base by you. If I don't show up, they will all be dead." Xue Ping'an said calmly.
"Old Xue, you've gone too far. If you had..."
"Commander Zhou, it has come to this, do you still want to brainwash me? Do you take me for an idiot?" Xue Ping'an asked back, "Don't negotiate with me, and don't make promises. I've heard enough. I just have one thing to say! Send An Qiqi and my family here, and let the rebels open the door and let the armed members of my Xue family in, and I will return these two young men to you."
"Haha, where are you?" Zhou Xian asked.
"Yade County." Xue Ping'an replied.
“How can I believe you’re in Yarde County?”
"You answer the video." Xue Ping'an said nothing.
Zhou Xian licked his lips and reached out to press the video connection button.
Xue Pingan pointed at the landmark building in Yade County, and then pointed at Xu Zhou and Zhu Peng behind him: "Did you see that? I'll wait for you for three hours. If you don't bring the person here, I'll kill one first. That's it!"
After saying that, Xue Pingan hung up the phone.
Zhou Xian frowned, turned around and asked, "Did the Xue family tell us how many people are around Xue Ping'an?"
"There are more than 200." The guard responded immediately: "And their people are not concentrated. Yade County is not small. If we rush in, it will be almost impossible to successfully rescue the hostages. Because once the gun is fired, they will definitely shoot and kill. It is obvious that Xue Ping'an has no place to go, sir!"
Zhou Xian pointed at the guard and said, "Go find Rummeni and ask him to come to my place."
"Yes!" The guard turned and left.
Kang Dinghuang looked at Zhou Xian in disbelief and asked, "Are you going?"
"Who are Xu Zhou and Zhu Peng? They are the favorites of the deputy commander and Army Commander Zhu! How can I explain if they are gone?" Zhou Xian replied softly, "I must go."
"I personally recommend that you...!"
"It's okay. Haha, I know their tricks." Zhou Xian patted Kang Dinghuang on the shoulder: "You take a rest first. When I come back, we will fly to Bana City and talk again."
Kang Dinghuang looked at him: "Okay, be careful!"
"Um!"
…
Ten minutes later.
In the lounge of the Warhammer headquarters, Zhou Xian, wearing a bulletproof vest, whispered to Rumeli, "Don't even think about it. Xue Ping'an must have surrendered to the enemy. Yade County is a trap."
"So what do you think?" asked the Warhammer commander.
"Give me a battalion of troops and a helicopter squadron," Zhou Xian turned his head to look at him and said with a smile, "Do you understand what I mean?"
Rummeni was stunned for a moment: "I understand!"
"There's no need to bring An Qiqi up. It's risky to take her with you. Just leave her in Bana City and let Booker take care of her. I'll keep her for later use." Zhou Xian then instructed the assistant, "You personally take the guards and escort the Xue family members. Let's go to Yade County."
"Okay!" the assistant nodded.
Twenty minutes later, a battalion's convoy set off, and Rumeini immediately summoned three regiment leaders and held an emergency meeting in private.
…
Around 10 o'clock at night.
In the administrative hall of Bana City, Booker took a shot of a stimulant and some medicine to protect his internal organs before he got up and put on his suit.
"Bernardo Manor has been completely controlled. Except for some servants and Boang, all the other people in the house have fled. Our guards are currently stationed there." Jayden, the president of the Legislative Council, said softly while tidying Booker's clothes, "Do you want to go back and take a look?"
"How's Boang?" Booker asked, straightening his collar.
"There's nothing wrong with his body, he's just a little autistic."
"... I'll go back to see him after I've finished talking to those chaebols in parliament." Booker said lightly, turning around and leaving.
"I advise you to go back for a while." Jaden said behind him.
Booker turned and looked at him.
"Boang is a witness to history. He witnessed Tagu's brutality and the fact that the Blackwater Army betrayed his hometown and nation. He suffered inhuman torture and was eventually rescued by us." Jaden adjusted his glasses and said, "As an absolute core member of the Bernardo family and the younger brother of Tagu and Bruna, every word he says to the public will be irrefutable and persuasive. Moreover, he is a disabled person, and such people often gain sympathy from the public."
Booker looked at Jaden with bright eyes, reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "You are really an outstanding politician and my best adviser!"
"Of course, I will always be at your service, Mr. Chief!" Jaden replied with a smile.
"Back to Bernardo Manor, I miss my brother so much!" Booker said emotionally, and immediately turned around and walked out.
…
Half an hour later.
Inside the heavily guarded Bernardo Castle, Booker turned his head and looked at everything in his home that had been restored to its original state. He asked the housekeeper with his hands behind his back, "Where's my brother?"
"Mr. General, he is in a very low mood and has been in the basement warehouse. He has hardly come out." The old butler bowed and said, "He has not eaten dinner either. I am very worried about him."
"I'll go see him."
Booker turned to Jaden and said, "You guys go to the upstairs conference room to discuss the integration plan. I'll go downstairs."
"Yes, Mr. Chief!"
After saying that, Booker and four guards walked towards the basement entrance.
“Swish!”
The police officers guarding the stairwell saluted respectfully.
Booker brought four guards to the basement corridor and pushed open the door of the storage room.
As the door opened, the smell of urine and dampness hit him in the face, and Booker frowned.
"Get out! Get out! You are the murderers who killed my relatives!" Boang, sitting in a wheelchair, roared at the soldiers who entered with a haggard face.
Booker looked at his brother, his eyes reddened for a moment, and he felt guilty. He waved at the guards: "You wait outside."
…
Near Yad County.
The military vehicle stopped, Zhou Xian held the phone and said to Xue Pingan: "I'm here, come out, let's talk."