Part-time bodyguard

Chapter 425 Escape
Reed reported: "Seaplane spotted."

Merck looked at the screen. On the seashore of the tire retreading factory, a fishing boat left from the self-built small dock and towed a seaplane out of the warehouse. The seaplane had no wheels, but two large floats instead. Being towed by the fishing boat, the plane glided on the beach toward the sea.

Merck ordered: "Tire retreading factory, everyone attack the tire retreading factory."

The two closest groups responded and ran to the tire retreading factory without caring about anything else.

Merck said: "If the waste water gets on the plane, Duanmu will be trapped."

As Merck finished speaking, four assault rifles appeared from the second floor of the tire retreading factory's office. With a volley of fire, the four gangsters were turned into a hornet's nest in front of the tire retreading factory.

This move made Hoshino unable to deal with it, and he looked at Merck: What should I do now?
The video transmitted by the drone shows that Cui Jian and Duanmu both boarded the seaplane, which was then towed into the sea. Driven by the propeller, the plane began to glide, and its speed increased.

At this moment, Cui Jian opened the cabin door, threw Duanmu out, and jumped off the plane himself.

The pilot also opened the door, but he was a step too late. A helicopter came in from a low altitude and hit the seaplane. The main body of the helicopter flew several dozen meters and then crashed into the water. A big hole was knocked open in the seaplane, and because of the water resistance, the entire plane seemed to be bent at a 90-degree angle and sank into the sea. This was still a shallow sea area, and the seawater did not completely cover the seaplane.

Everyone in the command center stared at the sea, no one spoke. About a minute later, Cui Jian appeared first, stood up and staggered towards the beach. On the other side was Duanmu, who was in a bad condition, with one arm hanging and his body swaying.

Seeing this, Merck's mentality collapsed, and he slammed his fist on the table and said, "It's really too hard to kill him."

The four mercenaries on the beach ran into the sea, and one of them on each side carried Duan Cui out of the sea and headed towards the tire retreading factory office building.

Merck made a phone call: "Now we can ask the Indian security forces to take action."

Five minutes later, two mercenaries with rifles hanging on their chests opened the big iron gate of the tire retreading factory, and two modified jeeps drove out of the iron gate. The road in front of tire retreading factories is relatively wide. The cars accelerated wildly as soon as they went out. The ambushed criminals bravely stood up and shot at the cars, but they could not shake their bulletproof skin.

Merck: "All units start following, don't get close, someone will take care of them."

Twenty minutes later, the jeep drove out of Dharavi and entered the city. Ten minutes later, the jeep rushed into a private hospital. Four masked mercenaries immediately took control of the emergency area and took hostages. Two mercenaries entered the emergency area and pushed two carts, put the people on the back seat, and sent them to the emergency room.

Ten minutes later, Indian security forces arrived and, in coordination with surrounding police stations, completely surrounded the private hospital. The commander demanded that the criminals surrender within two hours. The mercenary asked the emergency doctor to talk to the commander, who said the operation would take at least five hours. After contacting his superiors, the commander agreed to the five-hour time limit.

Mo Ke was worried that Duanmu might be planning to take action, so he asked, "Are Duanmu and Cui Jian still at the tire refurbishment factory?"

The person in charge of the tire retreading factory replied: "All the remaining mercenaries have evacuated, and there is no one left in the factory."

Merck asked, "Is it possible to evacuate with the mercenaries?"

"The mercenaries have a jeep and a pickup truck. The jeep should be fine. If there are any hidden people, they should be hiding in the pickup truck. There are drones chasing them, and they haven't stopped yet. Judging from their route, they are heading southeast towards Hampi. In addition, weapons and ammunition soaked in disinfectant and bleach were found in the tire retreading factory."

Merck said: "Contact the police, stop the vehicle and search it. Detain both the person and the vehicle."

“They abandoned the car.”

The footage was sent to the headquarters, showing two cars parked at a busy market. Five men dressed in local clothes got out of the cars and went into the market in small groups. In less than ten seconds, the drone could no longer find them.

Xingye said on the side: "Cui Jian may be among them, but Duanmu is unlikely to be one of them."

Merck asked, "Any news?"

Xingye said: "Experts reviewed the beach video and believed that Cui Jian suffered a head injury and a mild concussion, and no other physical problems were seen. Experts evaluated Duanmu's injuries and believed that his right hand was dislocated, and his left leg may have been sprained or otherwise injured. He may not be able to use his left leg normally for several days. In addition, the impact on his brain should be more serious than Cui Jian's. Other problems cannot be seen from the video alone."

Xingye said: "I still say that. I will try my best to provide what you need. I have only one goal: to kill Duanmu and not let him leave India."

Merck said: "It is not completely certain that Duanmu is in the hospital. I need to recruit more mercenaries, preferably locals."

Xingye said: "It's not a big problem. The staff will be in place tomorrow morning. I think they are in the hospital. Don't be suspicious."

Merck was somewhat helpless: "It's too difficult to kill him. As long as I don't see Duanmu's body, I won't feel at ease."

……

Cui Jian and Duanmu certainly did not go to the hospital, nor did they leave the tire retreading factory. They hid in the sewage pipe under the tire retreading factory. This pipe was an illegal pipe, buried in the ground and connected to the sea. Some factories would extend the sewage pipe hundreds of meters into the sea to avoid environmental inspections. The sewage pipe of the tire retreading factory only went ten meters deep into the sea, and industrial wastewater was secretly discharged into the sea through this pipe.

Blatantly digging a ditch to drain sewage is no longer acceptable. Even in India, there are some journalists who are dedicated to making trouble for the authorities.

Cui Jian and Duanmu did not stay in the tire retreading factory for long. Firstly, they were not sure whether the criminals would find the real sewage pipe, after all, the target of this thing was only the environmental protection department. Secondly, Duanmu hired mercenaries after all, and the so-called mercenaries were loyal to whoever fed them.

After opening the pipe gate, the two crawled more than ten meters toward the sea and reached the edge of the sea. While waiting by the sea, Cui Jian checked Duanmu's injuries. This guy was in a very bad condition and he had to find a place for him to recuperate and rest.

Cui Jian explained: "Your left chest rib is fractured. Don't squeeze your chest when doing the movements." If bones are broken, there is a chance that the broken bones will puncture the heart, and even gods cannot save you.

Cui Jian said, "Also, you'd better not use too much force on your left leg." After a casual inspection, Cui Jian leaned aside, feeling sore all over, and couldn't help complaining, "This money is so hard to earn."

Duanmu laughed in a weak voice, "I finally believe now that India is Luke's territory. Maybe the destruction of the plane is a good thing."

Cui Jian was puzzled.

Duanmu said: "I plan to take a seaplane directly to southern Pakistan. If Luke's influence in India is really that great, the plane can't cross the border." India-Pakistan relations are tense, and a large number of soldiers are deployed on the border. Ordinary civilian seaplanes cannot break through the blockade of the border. However, if there is no order from a senior official, the soldiers will not attack civilian aircraft.

Duanmu said: "I should make my plan more detailed. I should fly to Shimla or Amisa and enter Pakistan legally by land."

Duanmu coughed twice and spat out a mouthful of blood foam. Cui Jian could see clearly through the headlight that Duanmu might have injured his lungs.

After chatting for a while, a beam of light shone in. Cui Jian took the lead, Duanmu lay on his back and pinched his nose. Cui Jian entered the water, dragged Duanmu's collar with his left hand and pulled him into the water. He moved forward along the pipe in the water and got out of the pipe half a minute later.

The water here is only two meters and a half deep. To avoid being exposed, the two water ghosts lie on the seabed and wait. Water ghost A meets Cui Jian and asks him to carry a medium-sized oxygen cylinder. Cui Jian bites the breathing regulator, which is also called mouth-to-mouth breathing. You can only breathe through your mouth, and it should be long and not short.

Cui Jian took two breaths and gave a thumbs up to Submariner A, indicating that the equipment was normal.

Water ghost A nodded and swam to Duanmu's side to help. Water ghost B checked Duanmu's basic condition and made a few gestures to water ghost A. Water ghost A took Duanmu's oxygen bottle, and water ghost B put a rope around Duanmu's arms and pulled it in front. The rope was very short, so as to prevent Duanmu from floating to the surface without the weight of the oxygen bottle, and also to reduce Duanmu's physical consumption.

Submariner B kept checking his watch to locate himself. Since Cui Jian didn't wear a diving jacket or flippers, Submariner A took Cui Jian's speed into consideration. The four of them shuttled through the seabed without any fear, after all, any shark that came here would be poisoned by the industrial wastewater.

20 minutes later, Submariner B stopped and looked up to see the shadow of a yacht. Submariner B surfaced first, confirmed the situation and then came down. The two of them sent Duanmu up first. Cui Jian went up second and saw the beautiful Hailan with the blue sky as the background. Cui Jian couldn't help but smile: "You are getting more and more beautiful."

Hai Lan knocked Cui Jian on the head with her outstretched hand, then reached out to pull Cui Jian up.

Two water ghosts boarded the boat without taking off their equipment. Water ghost A talked to Hai Lan for a few words, and seemed to ask in English if she needed any help.

Hai Lan refused, and the two water ghosts went back to the sea. There was also a speedboat behind the yacht, and the water ghosts got on the speedboat, attacked Hai Lan and Cui Jianju, and then turned around and left.

Hai Lan also started the yacht, and the yacht went in another direction. Cui Jian saw that Duanmu was thrown on the deck and no one paid attention to him. He felt sorry for him, so he went to the cockpit and asked, "Are you going to dry Duanmu or use it as bait?"

Hailan looked at Cui Jian: "Why do they think you are honest?"

Cui Jian: "Maybe I'm just very honest, and you are prejudiced against me."

Hailan said, "Hold an umbrella for him. Dolan asked me to take him to Jijirat State. Is it okay if he lives or dies?"

Cui Jian smiled. It seemed that Hai Lan didn't know that Duanmu was the captain of the special forces. Maybe the secret of Duanmu being the captain of the special forces could be kept. If the secret could be kept, Duanmu would either kill him to silence him or he would have to be his grandson in front of him for the rest of his life.

Cui Jian dragged the half-dead Duanmu to the beach chair on the deck and put him on it. The sun umbrella blocked the sun, and Duanmu closed his eyes and moaned, "Iced Americano, sunscreen, thank you."

Cui Jian pretended not to hear and lay down on another chair. The aches in his whole body came back again, and he felt so comfortable.

Hailan came out of the cockpit, put a can of iced cola in front of Cui Jian, and took a bottle of mineral water for Duanmu. Seeing that Duanmu was in a bad condition, she unscrewed the lid and poured it on Duanmu's face. Duanmu was aroused by the ice water and felt a little refreshed. He took the mineral water. He had a lot of questions, but he didn't have the energy to ask them now, and he didn't even have the energy to think.

Hailan prepared several steaks. Although they tasted bad, they were top-quality beef and were very tempting. Cui Jian could no longer bear it and cooked them himself. Five minutes later, the steak score rose by two levels. Hailan, whose cooking skills were despised, did not humbly ask for advice, but took away Cui Jian's steaks and forced him to cook again.

The yacht has an automatic driving system. Hai Lan prepared a few drinks and sat aside to chat with Cui Jian. Cui Jian concealed Duanmu's identity and explained the situation in detail.

Cui Jian basically understood the Knights' mode of action at this time. For example, Hai Lan only knew where to pick up whom, but didn't know why she picked them up. For example, Jin Ying was responsible for driving to the tire retreading factory, but he didn't know what was in the tire retreading factory.

This is a very common command system, which is very different from the Seven Killers. Before the Seven Killers go on a mission, they know what to do, who the enemy is, whether there are reinforcements, etc. When encountering emergencies, they have the right to make decisions on the spot. This is what is called "a general is not subject to any restrictions when he is away from home." As the nominal commander, Hellhound is responsible for paying for the Seven Killers' temporary decisions and cleaning up the mess.

The Knights' system is more like a military system, with a hierarchy. Obeying orders is the duty of a soldier. No matter what the order is, they must execute it unconditionally. The Seven Killings system is a service-oriented system. Whether it is a butler or a hellhound, they must serve the Seven Killings first. In comparison, the Seven Killings system has obvious shortcomings. There is no unified dispatch, and it is difficult to fight a big battle. The advantage is that it is flexible and easy to complete the task at the lowest cost.

From the many encounters, Hai Lan doesn't think highly of Duanmu. It was only after Zhou Bao, as a supporting character, saved her once that she became more friendly to Duanmu. She is a staunch supporter of the special forces captain. She thinks Duanmu is a small captain who does not do his job and spends his days in debauchery.

Hai Lan asked: "Cui Jian, is Baili Xiong really a traitor?"

Cui Jian nodded: "It should be."

Hai Lan shook her head and said, "Bai Li Xiong might have been sentenced to death at that time. Even if it was not death, it would have been a severe sentence." Bai Li Xiong's comrade was killed in battle, and his comrade's daughter was bullied. Bai Li Xiong killed people in the street for revenge, and the person he killed was a well-known local rich second generation. Although Bai Li Xiong was disguised, the victim's father insisted and invited the best criminal investigation expert, who finally locked Bai Li Xiong.

Duanmu persuaded the victim's father to give false testimony. The general process was: Your son is dead anyway.

In the end, Baili Xiong's crime changed from intentional homicide to excessive self-defense. There is no such thing as excessive self-defense in the United States. The defense standard is very broad, and 30 states have implemented stand-still laws. Baili Xiong's real crime is unpremeditated involuntary homicide, which is a branch of unpremeditated intentional homicide. It is similar to the crime of manslaughter.

Duanmu made his move because of Baili Xiong's resume. He had served in the Navy for 8 years, the Navy SEALs for 5 years, and held important positions in private military contractors. But Duanmu did not expect that Baili Xiong's 13 years of military career had patriotism engraved in his genes. He betrayed himself without hesitation and became Luke's undercover. After all, Luke was an important person in Washington, and the captain of the special forces was just the boss of a criminal group. Baili Xiong did not have to consider how to choose.

But Hai Lan couldn't understand Baili Xiong's betrayal. The Special Service Knights treated their subordinates very well, with money, vacations, and they could help you solve problems, so why would you become a traitor?
(End of this chapter)