He was so persuasive that he actually practiced extraordinary

Zhang Qing sighed, "I won't be staying in China for long, so I won't have time to deal with your troubles. I only came to see you because I was afraid my lovely little sister would forget about me. You don't even bother to come and play with me."

Zhang Beixing said with a laugh, "I'm in the army, do you think I can just go out and play whenever I want?"

"I don't believe it. You think you're a soldier? Show me your ID!" Zhang Qingyi said sternly.

Let her look. There's nothing shameful about documents; they're printed for people to see anyway. Consider it satisfying the little girl's curiosity.

Zhang Qing snatched the military officer's ID card that Zhang Beixing had taken out and examined it with a scrutinizing look.

However, after seeing that the department on the certificate was marked as 027 Logistics Support Department, Zhang Qing was greatly disappointed and curled his lip in disdain.

"You're making it sound so real. Does being a logistics warehouse worker count as being a soldier?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, a colonel, huh? A colonel in charge of a warehouse?" Zhang Qing looked at him with suspicion. "Brother, is this a fake certificate?"

Hearing the little girl start teasing him again, Zhang Beixing couldn't help but chuckle and shrug helplessly.

There was no other way; the Red Cell Special Operations Group had been a shadowy force since its inception, and its information could not be openly displayed on its credentials.

This is also a military secret, and cannot be leaked. Zhang Beixing could not offer any further explanation.

"Just eat your food, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak."

Zhang Qing chuckled and said, "I'm full. Brother, you must have had a tough time in the army. Eat more."

After she finished speaking, she seemed to suddenly remember something.

"I want to see a picture of my sister-in-law!"

The topic changed very quickly.

Zhang Beixing took out his phone and pulled up one of the few photos of him and Zhang Yingying together.

Zhang Qing smiled slightly as she carefully examined the photos on her phone.

"She's actually a soldier, and she looks quite nice."

As he spoke, Zhang Qing gave a thumbs up.

"Brother, you have good taste! And you look even more handsome in your military uniform. You and your wife are a perfect match."

Zhang Beixing reached out and took the phone back, a pleased smile on his face.

"Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to mention. After the exchange program ends, our school is organizing a music field trip to Africa, and I plan to sign up to go with them."

Go to Africa?
Zhang Beixing frowned slightly and asked, "What are you going there for? Many countries aren't safe there. Why aren't you focusing on studying music at Berkeley? What are you going to do?"

"It's not for fun, it's a musical field trip. You should know that many of the world's existing popular songs originated in Africa, where there are many masters of ethnic music," Zhang Qing explained.

"Sigh, daughters are like birds that can't stay at home once they grow up. You just won't listen to your brother's advice."

"As if I've ever heard of that before?"

Zhang Beixing: "..."

so tired.

After a moment's careful consideration, Zhang Beixing spoke with a solemn expression.

"Go if you want, but be careful and don't go to war-torn countries. If... I mean if, you really encounter danger, be sure to call me."

Zhang Qing chuckled and said, "It's not like you'd fly over to save me like Iron Man if I were in danger."

"I hope you won't need it."

Just after he finished speaking, suddenly, without warning, Zhang Beixing's mind went blank, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

not good.

This is... spider sense!
Is there danger?! ...

What dangers might there be when dining at a hot pot restaurant?
However, before Zhang Beixing could think it through, his body reacted even before his consciousness.

Without saying a word, Zhang Beixing immediately pulled up his sister, who was slumped lazily in a chair, and dashed out of the hot pot restaurant like an arrow.

Completely bewildered, Zhang Ying had no idea what was happening before Zhang Beixing grabbed her and carried her out of the store like a package, squeezing her face out of shape.

Zhang Ying cried out with a mournful face, "Brother, slow down! I'm about to throw up!"

"And another thing! I brought money!"

Zhang Beixing was both amused and exasperated; the little girl thought he was going to skip out on the bill.

Seeing the two customers running out like madmen, anyone would instinctively assume they were trying to freeload. Many of the other diners glanced at them sideways.

A waiter at the door was about to step forward to stop Zhang Beixing.

Zhang Beixing had no time to explain, he just shouted loudly:

"Get out of here immediately!"

But at that moment, suddenly—

A deafening roar!
The entire pedestrian street shook violently as if an earthquake had struck, and the glass in the doors and windows shattered instantly, causing a sharp, piercing pain in people's eardrums.

The violent explosion generated a powerful shockwave that instantly engulfed everyone inside the store.

The force swept through everything in its path, leaving customers who were just enjoying their food screaming as they were thrown out and scattered all over the ground.

A fierce flame suddenly erupted from the direction of the kitchen, its tongues greedily licking everything in their path. Dust billowed, and thick black smoke instantly filled the space.

Amidst the choking smoke, the terrified screams of women and the helpless cries of children echoed through the air, chilling everyone on the pedestrian street to the bone.

"Holy crap! What just happened?"

"earthquake?"

"No! That hot pot restaurant exploded! The fire was huge!"

"Another gas leak in the kitchen, isn't it? These shop owners are so careless, they're endangering themselves and others!"

"Call the police immediately! Call the fire department to put out the fire!"

"That was terrifying! Was anyone hurt?"

"What are you thinking? With such a huge explosion, how could anyone be unharmed?"

The once bustling pedestrian street was now in complete chaos. Countless alarms blared incessantly, creating an atmosphere of tension and panic.

Having narrowly escaped death, Zhang Ying stared in horror at the sea of ​​fire before her, completely stunned.

"Brother, did the gas cylinder explode?"

Zhang Beixing had this thought at the moment the explosion occurred.

However, with a little careful observation, it is not difficult to discover the strangeness of it.

Zhang Beixing smelled sulfur and similar chemical agents such as tetrazolium-1-acetic acid in the smoke from the explosion.

These are all raw materials for making chemical bombs.

The gas explosion in the kitchen was probably just a cover for a conspiracy.

Upon thinking of this, Zhang Beixing frowned.

He didn't have time to explain further. He settled Zhang Ying in a safe area, said "Wait here," and rushed into the fire.

Protecting the lives and property of the people is also an inescapable duty of soldiers.

The sudden explosion on the street triggered widespread panic.

Not only were the store customers the first to be hit, but some pedestrians who happened to be passing by were also thrown into the air by the shockwave, and many suffered minor injuries.

Even worse, some were hit by heavy objects and fell unconscious on the spot.

Large bloodstains remained on the ground inside and outside the store, and the scene was chaotic.

Passersby who escaped the attack witnessed the scene and immediately called the police.

Some observant individuals have already begun contacting nearby hospitals.

Fortunately, this hot pot restaurant has a unique location; it is not connected to other shops but is a standalone three-story building.

The explosion triggered a fire, which, fueled by the wind, shot up several meters high.

Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, and a pungent smell permeated the area around the hot pot restaurant.

Such restaurants inevitably store various flammable and explosive materials in their kitchens. To prevent a secondary explosion from causing greater damage, Zhang Beixing immediately rushed into the restaurant.

With his exceptional physical abilities and lightning speed, Zhang Beixing carried several seriously injured customers from the epicenter of the explosion to safety and provided them with emergency first aid.

As for the other injured who were still able to move, Zhang Beixing did not provide assistance to all of them.

It's not that he's heartless or cold-blooded.

Rather, the accident happened too suddenly, catching everyone off guard.

Before figuring out who was behind it and their purpose, Zhang Beixing dared not let Zhang Ying out of his sight.

After completing these tasks, Zhang Beixing immediately withdrew from the fire and quickly returned to Zhang Ying, who was trembling like a frightened rabbit.

Not knowing who the explosion was aimed at, Zhang Beixing dared not let Zhang Ying out of his sight for too long.

But who exactly planned this bombing attack?

Who are those people hiding in the shadows trying to get rid of?
Was it himself? Zhang Ying? Or some other target in the store?
Zhang Beixing was in a state of confusion, completely lost.

—Waaah! Waaah…!
The sirens suddenly blared.

Zhang Beixing looked up and gazed into the distance, where he could vaguely see several large fire trucks approaching from the intersection.

The Donghai City Fire Special Service Team responded extremely quickly.

Upon receiving the alarm, they rushed out of the fire station gate fully armed.

A red fire truck, fully loaded with water tankers, sped towards the scene with its siren blaring.

"Special Operations Team 1, proceed to the scene immediately at top speed! The fire is located in a three-story detached hot pot restaurant building. Multiple people are injured. We must arrive as soon as possible to complete the firefighting mission!"

"Received! Special Operations Team 1 is on its way to the scene!"

The fire trucks, their sirens wailing, sped toward the pedestrian street in the university town.

……

Fire is merciless. Every second saved in arriving at the scene increases the chances of saving lives.

Fortunately, most of the universities in the university town are located in the suburbs rather than in the city center, so traffic is quite smooth.

Soon, seven or eight fire trucks arrived at the intersection where the fire was taking place.

Special Operations Team Leader Jiang Liwei shouted, "Immediately evacuate the crowd! Check all water cannons and fire extinguishing equipment!"

"Captain, let me lead the men." A team member volunteered.

Jiang Liwei waved his hand: "No need. I'll lead the team myself. You set up six water cannons below to control the fire first."

"Okay, then be careful."

"Don't you trust me?" Jiang Liwei smiled easily.

After a brief exchange, Jiang Liwei, the captain of the Special Operations Team 1, immediately led his team members, who were ready, into the small building to begin the transfer of the injured people.

Shortly after the firefighters entered the fire scene, the sirens of ambulances echoed throughout the pedestrian street.

Shortly after the explosion and fire, all the hospital ambulances arrived at the scene.

The medical staff on the ambulances acted swiftly, with numerous doctors and nurses in white coats beginning to treat the seriously injured and transfer them on stretchers.

Fortunately, the initial explosion was not widespread, and no one inside the store died on the spot.

However, the shockwave from the explosion still seriously injured many people, and their lives may still be in danger if they do not receive timely treatment.

Jiang Liwei led his men into the hot pot restaurant and searched every corner amidst the billowing smoke.

However, at this moment, he unexpectedly discovered:

All the injured customers of the hot pot restaurant were gathered on the outside waiting for treatment, while there were no injured people inside near the explosion site. This puzzled Jiang Liwei greatly.

"Strange, there were clearly bloodstains near the explosion's epicenter, so why aren't there any injured people?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a team member answered his question.

"I just heard from the people around me that someone went in ahead of time and rescued everyone."

"Just one person? Where did this capable person come from?" Jiang Liwei was quite curious. "But we should thank him properly when we get out. He helped us a lot, otherwise casualties would have been inevitable."

Under the fierce spray of water, the fire gradually subsided, seemingly on the verge of being extinguished.

Seeing that the crisis in the store had been averted, Jiang Liwei breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly to his team members:

"Everyone! Don't let your guard down! Carefully check every suspicious location to prevent a secondary explosion!"

"Search every corner again to make sure no wounded are missed!"

However, shortly after Jiang Liwei finished speaking, a team member suddenly shouted for help:
"Captain! Come quick!"

"What's the panic? What happened?"

Jiang Liwei looked up and peered through the thick fireproof mask.

Two team members, both dressed in fireproof suits, rushed out of a private room in a hot pot restaurant looking extremely anxious, pretending to vomit.

Even through the smoke-filled masks, it was easy to see that the two team members looked extremely unwell.

"Tell me slowly! What's going on inside?"

After catching his breath, one of the team members finally caught his breath and shouted at Jiang Liwei:
"There's someone inside!"

"What are you all standing there for? Get them out of there!" Jiang Liwei shouted, exasperated.

Another team member quickly waved his hand and explained:
"It's not a wounded person, it's... a dead person!"

what?
Upon hearing that casualties could not be avoided in the end, Jiang Liwei's nerves tightened abruptly.

This university town area is under his jurisdiction. Although the fire was an accident, he still bears some responsibility for the casualties.

However, this is not the time to assign blame. Jiang Liwei roared in bewilderment:

"What's wrong with you guys? Is this your first time at a crime scene? Get the people out of there first!"

The two team members suddenly shouted in unison:

"No...no! That man wasn't burned to death, he...he was dismembered!"

what?
Dismemberment!

Wait, what's going on?
Wasn't it a fire caused by a natural gas leak? How did it get involved in a dismemberment case?

Is this more than just an ordinary fire accident?
Upon hearing his teammate shout, Jiang Liwei froze.

A moment later, Jiang Liwei, realizing what was happening, immediately ordered the scene to be sealed off and called the police.

"Quickly! Control everyone who enters the store! Don't let a single person escape before the police arrive!"

He realized that this incident was probably beyond the capabilities of the Special Operations Team 1 to handle properly.

……

After receiving the fire department's alarm, police officers from the vicinity of the university town quickly drove to the scene, set up a cordon, and began evacuating the crowd.

Dozens of police officers worked together to question the hot pot restaurant owner and customers one by one.

One purpose was to investigate the cause of the fire, and the other was to indirectly probe the dismemberment case.

The dismemberment case is extremely heinous and constitutes a major criminal case.

Therefore, in addition to the local police station officers responding to the call, the Donghai Criminal Investigation Brigade also rushed to the scene.

Just as the police officers were questioning the suspicious individuals, Jiang Liwei had completely extinguished the open flames inside the hot pot restaurant and led his men out, looking disheveled.

"Captain, that's the one who saved people."

A firefighter pointed to Zhang Beixing, who was also blocked inside the cordon.

Jiang Liwei nodded: "Okay, got it. Let the brothers go help carry the wounded."

With that, Jiang Liwei strode toward Zhangbei.

Zhang Beixing noticed who it was when someone pointed at him. (End of Chapter)