Chapter 524
Chapter 524: Didn’t All Die?
‘Is this the real Xiao Luo?’
Tang Wantian contemplated as she quietly observed the man in the seat next to her. His sharp eyes and the handsome face that was as cold as a knife’s edge felt so familiar, but also strange at the same time. She found that this man was the most indecipherable and mysterious one among their classmates.
Around 14:00 in the afternoon, They finally arrived at Steining City!
Steining City had been hit heavily by artillery fire and the shops, tall buildings, roads, etc. were almost completely destroyed. There were also bullet holes, deep pits and crumbled bricks everywhere. It was not so much a city and more like a ruin. Desolation was the main theme here.
When the special operations team arrived, they met the government forces in light-colored military uniforms. They repelled the rebels and recaptured the city. Towards the soldiers in China, the government forces were very friendly. After hearing about the purpose of the special operations team, the supreme commander of the government forces enthusiastically sent people to lead them to Xiahe Electronics Factory, where there were more than 50 compatriots of China.
“Have you seen this Caucasian woman?”
Xiao Luo asked their guide and took out Sarah Michelle’s photo.
This person already introduced himself to Xiao Luo and his party previously. His name was Khamis, a staff sergeant, also one of the most Asian Libyan he met along the way.
Khamis carefully studied the photo in Xiao Luo’s hand, and then shook his head, “I am very sorry, we have not seen her. In fact, we have never even met Caucasian people. When they learned that there will be a war here, the embassy of Shemei Guo Country closed early and led the people from Shemei Guo Country out from this country.”
“Thank you.”
Xiao Luo put the photo back in place. Although Khamis didn’t provide any substantial help, he still said thanks.
“You’re welcome, it’s my pleasure.” Khamis smiled.
Xiao Luo speaks fluent Arabic?!
Tang Wantian was shocked. Xiao Luo’s ability was beyond her imagination, but she quickly composed herself. She saw the photo Xiao Luo took out just now and hesitantly asked, “Xiao Luo, are you looking for Sarah Michelle?”
Xiao Luo turned his head and asked in surprise, “Do you know her?”
Based on Tang Wantian’s reaction, he could naturally guess that she recognized Sarah Michelle from the photo, but he still asked to be sure.
Tang Wantian nodded, “She is a celebrity among the journalist circle. She’s a leading figure in reporting news about wars all over the world. There was not one among us journalists who didn’t admire her. Although she is young, many journalists aspire to be her. She is brave and fearless. She was also one of the reasons why I made up my mind to come to Libya.”
“Even then, I stand by what I said, you are stupid. Remember that she is backed by the powerful Michelle family. Indeed she came to this war-filled land to report news but she is accompanied by at least a dozen well-trained bodyguards with live ammunition. You on the other hand came here alone. That is like walking a tightrope in the sky and she has a safety rope, but you don’t. Once you slip, you’ll end up in pieces, understand?” Xiao Luo couldn’t help but scold her again.
Tang Wantian flushed from his words. Indeed, it just further proved that she was too naive and stupid. If God hadn’t blessed her this time, she would have been humiliated and tortured slowly to death. Just the thought of it made her tremble.
“Here we are!”
At this moment, Khamis looked at the front in a very friendly reminder.
When the motorcade stopped, Jiang Zhiming and his team got out of the jeeps.
The factory in front of them was no different from the factories in China. The gate was equipped with an electric sliding door, just that the sliding door had already rotted. The gap between the gate could accommodate a large truck coming and going. There was also a security guard post next to it that was hit by an artillery shell. There was a huge hole that was surrounded by cracks and spread like cobwebs, and the ground was scattered with broken bricks.
Khamis took the lead and went in. Xiao Luo and Jiang Zhiming and others followed.
“Dear friends from China, your compatriots are in the building ahead. My stomach is not acting up and I have to go to the toilet first. Please help yourselves.”
Khamis suddenly clutched his stomach and painfully said. Immediately before Xiao Luo and Jiang Zhiming could even respond, he turned and ran towards the side trail in a hurry.
“Are Libyan soldiers’ constitution so bad? He’s having diarrhea at this time? How embarrassing!” Kong Yunhong said with some disdain.
“Be careful, something feels off!”
Jiang Zhiming continued, “Make sure your bullets are loaded, and the safety is off. Be ready to fight.”
“Captain, what’s the problem? Steining City is occupied by the government forces. They are friendly to us. Look, they even enthusiastically guided us to Xiahe Manufacturing Factory.” Kong Yunhong was trying to convince others and himself.
“But what if these ‘government forces’ are just rebels in disguise?” Xiao Luo faintly said.
His words stunned everyone. They broke out in cold sweat. If it was really the rebels in disguise, then this was a terrible situation.
Kong Yunhong’s face showed an extremely unnatural smile, “This… this is impossible…”
“Why is it impossible? Both the rebels and the government forces are Libyans. Intermixing identities between them is very simple as long as they change into the other’s military uniform.” Xiao Luo replied.
Gulp~
Kong Yunhong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and cold sweat poured down like a waterfall. He really hadn’t given it much thought. And if the situation was as Xiao Luo said, this had just become a very dangerous place.
Just then, Xiao Luo’s ears keenly caught the sound of a gun rubbing against the concrete, and turned to take a look. On the second floor of the building in front of him, he saw a muzzle stretched out from the dark window. He immediately recognized it as a 62-type general machine gun.
“GET OUT OF THE WAY!”
Xiao Luo’s eyes flashed. He shouted and at the same time pulled the stunned Tang Wantian out of the way.
Jiang Zhiming and other’s nerves were already tight after their chat just now, so when they saw Xiao Luo move to dodge, they also responded quickly and moved out of the way.
From the second floor, the 62-type general machine gun started firing, gunshot sounds rang out and countless bullets swept over the members of the special operations team. The bullets hit the solid ground, splashing sand and gravel.
Two unfortunate members of the special operations team got hit by the bullets, and their bodies instantly burst open like blood bags, turning into two meat sieves. Fortunately, the rest of the team found bunkers and were temporarily in a safe state.
“Mmm, they didn’t all die? This group of soldiers from China seems to be a bit capable!”
Khamis, who had been hiding in a corner, looked at Xiao Luo through binoculars and couldn’t help exclaiming.