Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2170 - 2233: Terrifying Presence
With this device, Li Yifei could reach his destination quickly, so he looked at the two rebel generals and said, "I’ll borrow this helicopter first. If it gets damaged, I’ll compensate you."
"Uh... we can discuss that later. Saving people is more important now. But are you sure you want to fly to Kananga? It’s a government stronghold; even dozens of armed helicopters might struggle to get in."
"I’m not going for an assault!" Li Yifei boarded the helicopter, checked the controls, and found the helicopter was almost new, without any signs of damage. Then he heard General Lion beside him explaining, "This helicopter was a recent order from the government, but it seems to have been smuggled. I happened to raid a camp, saw this machine, and brought it back."
"Okay, you guys get off, just refuel it, and I’ll go by myself!" Li Yifei said.
"I... we’ll go with you. We can be of some help."
"Are you sure?" Li Yifei asked.
General Lion glanced at Bare-ass General, and they both nodded vigorously, saying, "We’re going to rescue, not attacking Kananga, so it shouldn’t be too dangerous."
"No one needs to guard here?"
"It’s arranged, and according to the intelligence, the government forces have suffered significant losses this time and have retreated. However, it won’t be long before we become their main target."
"As you wish, sit tight, I’m ready to take off." Li Yifei sat in the driver’s seat, fastened his seatbelt, turned on various control panels, and prepared for takeoff.
Watching Li Yifei’s incredibly skilled operation, both generals were amazed. Being highly skilled individually is one thing, but handling a helicopter proficiently means he is definitely not an ordinary person. In the East, ordinary people don’t even get to touch a helicopter, let alone fly it.
Realizing this, the two became even more eager to follow along for the adventure.
The helicopter took off, set the direction, and Li Yifei accelerated the flight, heading almost at top speed, yet the flight was incredibly smooth.
Since it was an armed helicopter, though it wasn’t loaded with missiles, it was equipped with aircraft machine guns, capable of retaliating and suppressing ground attacks.
Midway, Li Yifei finally received a call from Zhang Xi and found out what had happened. Wu Shuwei had been kidnapped. It should be noted that this wasn’t the first time. After signing the agreement and when everyone was preparing to leave, a group of people rushed out and kidnapped Wu Shuwei.
At that time, it wasn’t that Zhang Xi and others didn’t protect Wu Shuwei; they were just overwhelmed by the sudden attack, where the opposition had many people and everything happened so fast. Wu Shuwei had just gotten into the car when suddenly a group of armed men rushed in, started suppressive fire, and Zhang Xi’s team, having failed to keep up, got separated. Trying to rescue Wu Shuwei was impossible, and two of them were shot dead while hiding in the room, and three were seriously injured; it was a dire situation. The attackers didn’t delay, immediately leaving with the hostages, taking only three to four minutes for the entire operation.
No wonder Li Yifei heard gunfire over the phone. But what use is kidnapping Wu Shuwei? If someone wanted to disrupt the signing, they should have acted earlier. If it’s for ransom, they should have taken more hostages, not just Wu Shuwei.
Zhang Xi and his team were cooperating with the local government to track them down, but the local government wasn’t very cooperative, making the investigation difficult, and there was the fear of something happening to Wu Shuwei during this time. Li Yifei then inquired about Lu Youx, who had gone with them. Considering Wu Shuwei’s kidnapping, Lu Youx was the highest-ranking officer with them, didn’t he care?
"Chief Lu left after the signing. We don’t know where he went either, and he’s unreachable. Manager Wu, however, was going back to the company’s station, so..." Zhang Xi explained.
"Do your best to investigate and track, keep the phone lines open, and I’ll get there quickly. If you receive any message, inform me immediately."
"Sure, Brother Li, I will." Zhang Xi assured.
Something seems off; how did those people know to kidnap Wu Shuwei? Although kidnappings were common here, randomly rushing to kidnap someone, especially with so many people and guns, was unlikely.
Something didn’t add up, and late at night, Li Yifei landed on an open space a few kilometers away from Kananga. Upon landing, Li Yifei met Zhang Xi, who had been waiting there; he had also scouted out the location.
"Mr. Li, it seems we’ve identified the kidnappers as a local tribe’s clan chief, who led the kidnapping of Manager Wu, but we still don’t know his motive."
"What did the government say?" Li Yifei frowned.
"The government... their efficiency is really slow. It was through a local gang I found this information; someone recognized one of the kidnappers, and that’s how we got the news."
"Okay!" Li Yifei squeezed his hand into a fist, knocked on the car door, and said, "Do you know where the tribe is?"
"Just found out, it’s a hundred kilometers away. The tribe has about twenty thousand people, believes in primitive religion, is quite feudal and isolated; not sure why they kidnapped Manager Wu this time!" Zhang Xi’s face, normally expressionless, now showed a touch of worry. Li Yifei had entrusted him to take care of people while he was away, yet now... Li Yifei had even helped him locate his brother-in-law. Speaking of whom, Jimms was also here, dressed sharply, carrying an American-style M4 rifle, though his hat was slightly askew. Originally standing, now kneeling with his knees to the ground, shaking as he looked at General Lion.
General Lion recognized him indeed and understood that Jimms had defected upon seeing him here. However, not knowing the details, he didn’t say anything.
"He’s my friend’s brother-in-law, and from now on, no longer your man," Li Yifei turned and explained, and General Lion immediately nodded. On the other side, Bare-ass General had put on clothes this time, wielding a long military dagger with swift precision. Jimms had been frightened by these two figures, two well-known generals, who appeared here.
Observing their attitude towards Li Yifei, Jimms swallowed hard and said to Li Yifei, "Sir, I know where that tribe is, but that tribe has many people, we’re simply too few to face them, and crucially, we lack suitable weapons..."
"You know?" Li Yifei questioned him.
Jimms nodded repeatedly, to which Li Yifei responded, "Mark it on the map for me or take me there."
"I..." Jimms hesitated. Marking it would be easy, but leading Li Yifei there could yield more favor. So, he decided bravely, "I’ll take you."
"Alright, Zhang Xi, you stay here!" Li Yifei turned and looked at Zhang Xi and his team, only to see Zhang Xi collecting the group’s guns and loading them onto the helicopter. Upon hearing Li Yifei, he shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Li, I’ll go with you. I have good marksmanship, and my accuracy is high in pinpoint shooting."
"Okay." Li Yifei didn’t stop him. He could go alone, but having more people for support would make for a better exit strategy.
Of course, General Lion and Bare-ass General were coming along too. As they boarded the helicopter, Li Yifei piloted it once again into the sky. Surprisingly, Zhang Xi could also fly it, practicing a bit and managing stable control.
On the way, Li Yifei asked about Lu Youx, when Zhang Xi’s brother-in-law Jimms interjected, "Mr. Li, I have something, but I’m not sure it’s right to say."
"Say it."
Jimms quickly said, "Well, last night while wandering, I seemed to have overheard Manager Wu and Chief Lu arguing about something, but I didn’t understand your language. When I looked over, Chief Lu appeared to be pulling Manager Wu, who broke free and returned to his room, but I don’t know the details. Unfortunately, I don’t understand the Chinese language, or I might have known more."
"Are you sure?" Li Yifei raised his eyebrows, turning to Jimms, who vigorously nodded, "I swear on my honor!"
Li Yifei then turned to Zhang Xi, "Did you notice anything odd about Lu Youx?"
Zhang Xi pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "I didn’t feel anything peculiar. Today, I was only on security duty and was far during the signing. But, speaking of unusual behavior, Chief Lu did seem somewhat cold today; I’m not sure how to describe the feeling, might’ve been me overthinking."
"But he has yet to show up!" Li Yifei scoffed.
"This... it is indeed strange!" Zhang Xi whispered.
If not for Jimms’s statement, Li Yifei wouldn’t have linked the two incidents. But with this, it was hard to ignore the connection.
Meanwhile, on a grassland five to six hundred kilometers away, a person shrouded in a robe with only two black eyes exposed, radiating an inexplicably ominous aura, moved at an incredibly fast speed. Traversing hundreds of meters seemed to take hardly any time. If someone was nearby, they might notice that his feet were half a meter, even a meter, off the ground. His alarming presence caused all animals to flee: even the fiercest predators on the savannah, like lions, would quickly retreat. Elephants and hippos would also avoid him; if they couldn’t avoid him in time, they would bow down, trembling fearfully.
This person’s speed was mind-boggling, though his method was unclear. The robe flapped in the wind, creating a sharp noise as his target was in Li Yifei’s direction.
After crossing several kilometers, the robed figure suddenly halted, revealing a hint of puzzlement in those eyes beneath the robe. A sound, like metal scraping, emerged, speaking a local dialect, "Seems to be in an aircraft, moving very fast."
