1100: Chapter 1041: Audacious to the Extreme!

Catching Turtles in a Jar?_2 1100: Chapter 1041: Audacious to the Extreme!

Catching Turtles in a Jar?_2 Tang Xiao and her team’s four vehicles consecutively drove into the aircraft’s cargo hold, two by two, parked side by side.

Once the vehicles were parked, they still needed to be secured.

In case of turbulence during flight, it would be far too dangerous if the vehicles started shaking and crashing into one another inside the cargo hold.

Tang Xiao was the first to get out of the vehicle, approaching the cargo hold’s window to carefully observe the airport.

“How strange!

Where did that group of mercenaries go?”

At this time there were no planes taking off or landing.

Looking around, there were only five military transport aircraft on the apron.

Three of them, it seemed, had just arrived not long ago and were still unloading supplies.

Among the remaining two, one had yet to close its rear cargo door, and the other was being refueled.

But there was no sign of the three armed Humvees used by the mercenaries to create confusion.

Those three Humvees had been ambushed before, riddled with bullet holes, easy to recognize at a glance.

Yet, Tang Xiao couldn’t see them anywhere.

Could they have already been hidden inside the aircraft that was being refueled?

“This airport is merely a transit point for the transportation of personnel and supplies, there’s no hospital.

They claimed they had wounded in urgent need of medical attention, they must be planning to take a flight elsewhere…”

As Tang Xiao was muttering to herself, Zhang Ren went to ask the flight crew a few questions and then hurried back.

“The pilot said they saw three Humvees looking pretty battered, getting on aircraft A4F-501!”

“The cargo door is still open, could it be they’re not in a hurry to take off?”

As Tang Xiao was frowning and muttering, a pilot suddenly asked aloud:

“Xiao, the tower is asking if we’re ready for immediate takeoff, and if it’s convenient for us to take a few wounded to Nabiya City Airport?”

Tang Xiao raised her eyebrows, taken aback for a moment.

What did that mean?

Could it be that aircraft A4F-501 wasn’t able to take off?

It did seem a bit wasteful to use such a large strategic transport aircraft just for transporting three Humvees.

The air traffic controller didn’t know that these individuals were impersonating mercenaries.

Therefore, he must have subconsciously thought, rather than launching two aircraft one after the other, both heading for Nabiya City Airport, it would be better to arrange for one aircraft to complete the task at once.

Moreover, the large strategic transport aircraft probably had other missions, and since the Liuli Continent’s special aircraft was about to take off, it would make sense to take those wounded en route.

But the reality was…

“To be on the same plane as those mercenaries?

This…”

Zhang Ren was somewhat dismayed.

It felt like an opportunity sent by heaven for a ‘catch-all’ operation, but it was also full of danger.

After all, those were twelve extremely brave and fierce mercenaries with rich combat experience, great courage, and ruthless tactics.

They were often active in various war-torn conflict zones, always facing the threat of death, so they had honed their skills.

By comparison.

Zhang Ren’s Snow Wolf Counter-Terrorism Squad, no matter how well trained or equipped, still had practically zero real combat experience.

The reason it is ‘practically’ is that they sometimes take the opportunity to combat drug trafficking and serious crime to train the team.

However, these were all minor skirmishes, nowhere near high-intensity firefighting.

The confrontation they had earlier that night at the armed checkpoint was unprecedented for them.

After all, with peace and stability at home, and the surrounding areas also peaceful, where would they find opportunities for high-intensity, challenging real combat?

Therefore.

To be on the same plane as that group of fierce mercenaries, it was impossible for Zhang Ren to not have a psychological reaction.

Anxious?

Scared?

Terrified?

Uneasy?

Timid?

Zhang Ren couldn’t quite identify the feeling.

Anyway, it was like a diligent martial arts student, suddenly having to travel with a notorious ruffian from the jianghu.

The situation is quite complex!

And the most critical thing is…

That those two desperately sought-after nuclear warheads are definitely in those three armed Humvee vehicles.

If things go south, and a firefight breaks out after the plane takes off,

if it goes well, we catch both the crooks and the goods, and everyone’s happy.

If not, it could mean the plane is destroyed and lives are lost.

“What’s this?

Are you afraid of them?

An army is trained for a thousand days to be used at a moment’s notice.

If your Snow Wolf Counter-Terrorism Squad is afraid of them, how can we defend our homeland?”

Tang Xiao looked at Zhang Ren, whose expression was complex, with a smile that was not quite a smile, and chuckled:

“What a great opportunity to catch both the crooks and the goods!

And even if we don’t exchange fire with them, just being with them will greatly train you and all the team members’ combat psyche.

Why so tense?”

Zhang Ren forced a smile.

He knew that Tang Xiao was not afraid!

When Tang Xiao was making her mark in the special forces, Zhang Ren had just enlisted.

While normal girls were busy studying, dating, and enjoying their youth, Tang Xiao was already in full military gear, armed and ready, defending the country.

Tang Xiao is the kind of person who has both skill and courage, and the stronger the enemy, the more fighting spirit she has.

Afraid and timid before the enemy?

That’s not even in her vocabulary.

“I…

I’m not scared, not nervous!

It’s just that I never expected such an amazing twist of fate!” Zhang Ren explained in a calm tone.

Tang Xiao smiled faintly, not wanting to belabor the point.

She immediately made the OK gesture to the pilot.

Of course, the flight crew was still unaware of the situation, assuming they were only carrying out a humanitarian rescue mission.

The plane was headed for Nabiya City’s airport anyway, so what was the harm in ferrying a few soldiers from the Star Federation along the way?

Though there is intense competition among major nations, there is often more consensus than disagreement on counter-terrorism efforts, and more cooperation than conflict.

However…

The ones about to board the plane were no ordinary people.

Tang Xiao pulled out her service pistol and chambered a round.

With a smile on her lips and a cold look in her eyes, she glanced sideways at Zhang Ren.

“What are you standing around for?

Hurry and make some arrangements, let everyone act normal, don’t be so tense and restrained!”

“If you’re really scared that your acting won’t hold up and you’ll give us away, you’d be safer sitting in the car!”

With that, Tang Xiao switched the safety on her gun, holstered it, and walked unhurriedly towards the flight deck.

This specialized aircraft is different from commercial airliners.

Commercial airliners have a double-decker layout with passenger seating on the upper level, including business and economy classes, while the lower level is for luggage.

This War Statistics Institute’s custom craft is also a double-decker, but there are many differences.

The lower level is used for carrying vehicles, containers, and loose cargo, while the upper level has seats arranged along the walls, with doors on both sides of the cabin and at the rear for parachuting out.

Commercial airliners are not equipped to provide parachutes to passengers, as those not specifically trained for parachuting cannot withstand the temperature and pressure changes, don’t know the correct posture, or how to deploy the parachute in time…

hence, parachuting is tantamount to suicide.

After inspecting the area, Tang Xiao instructed the two pilots to prepare for various emergencies.

In case there was an accident, they would not be caught off guard.

And Zhang Ren was also quickly coordinating things, as this was a prime opportunity for ‘catching turtles in a jar.’

Before long,

Accompanied by the muffled roar, the three armed Humvees drove into the cargo hold, the door closed, but no one got out.

The plane was towed out of its parking spot and entered the runway.

With the engines humming, the plane quickly vanished into the vast night…