Chapter 245 Chapter 242 The Runaway Car
"Save him or kill him?" Zhuang Xuteng asked the question.
"If we want to kill him, it will only be because he does not support the local mercenaries in Peicheng. He is now like a lost dog and can no longer affect the situation. His remaining value is only to issue a commission, and we will complete the commission." Xi waved his hand and said: "You have made money, there is no need to add any unnecessary extravagance."
"Understood." Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said, "The mission requires us to arrive at the designated location at five o'clock this afternoon. There are still six hours left - the two of us will prepare now."
"That's right." Ge Gongdao also stood up and said: "If you can give me so much money, you have to prepare according to the corresponding risk level. Naike, I have to use your armored vehicle this time."
"I put up all the armor plates for maximum protection." Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said, "Brother Dao, you go find a heavy truck and make a few flags. We pretend to be freight drivers and drive the armored vehicles on the road. . What do you think if the banner is written as an advertisement and the Bentu Motor Company is used for promotion?”
"Bringing people out of the city in a big way? I'm afraid it's not that easy to fool." Ge Gongdao frowned and said while stroking the wolf's fur: "The people who intercept you won't check you just because you don't look like a bodyguard."
"He has to catch up first. If we intercept him directly on the road, we will move the truck sideways and continue walking in the armored vehicle. If they follow us, we will go to the rest stop as soon as we leave the city to screen and kill them." Zhuang Xuteng Said: "One more vehicle means more fuel. Let's save some armored vehicles first, and maybe they will come in handy."
"Okay, I'll find a truck." Ge Gongdao asked about the weight and size of the armored vehicle, and then he and Zhuang Xuteng went separate ways.
Three hours later, they reunited and Gogong Road found a truck transporting the car. He said that the driver of this car had nothing to do today and was willing to make some extra money.
"This way we can change the plan a little bit." Zhuang Xuteng said: "You stay with the armored vehicles and trucks and wait at the entrance of the highway. I will bring the sardines over to meet you, and then we will set off together."
In this mission, Sardine is the code name of Jamil Cannings, which means "sardine can", indicating that he needs to be protected in an iron box.
"How are you going? Are you going to drive my car?" Ge Gongdao shook his head: "I will pick up people, and you look at the trucks and armored vehicles. Do you know the vehicle-ship transport port in the dock area? There is one outside its east entrance. Large truck parking lot, you wait for me there."
"This method will work. I have memorized the location. Please pay attention to safety on the way." Zhuang Xuteng said: "Although it is not far from the pick-up location to the intermodal port, the situation in the city is complicated and this section of the road is most likely to cause accidents. Come here as soon as possible. , don’t delay.”
"I understand." Ge Gongdao and Zhuang Xuteng checked their watches, checked each other's equipment, and then high-fived and set off.
The truck driver found by Ge Gongdao was a thin old man, not tall, wearing a white sweatshirt, gray trousers, and black cloth shoes. The skin on the left half of his body was rough, dark, and full of wrinkles, while the right half was as normal. This was caused by driving a truck for a long time, and the left half was exposed to more sunlight and more wind. Zhuang Xuteng came over, handed over a cigar, and chatted for a while. He learned that his name was Gao Jianer, a native of Peicheng, and he had been driving for thirty-eight years.
"I don't ask, I can't hear, let alone tell. I will go wherever you ask me to go, and I will go wherever you ask me to go. As long as this truck can pass, I can do it as required." He put it away, then took the second one handed over by Zhuang Xuteng, lit it, and said: "Thank you, thank you. I understand how to make extra money, please don't worry."
"In that case, let's set off." Zhuang Xuteng said: "The dock area, the vehicle and ship transport port, the truck parking lot outside the east entrance. Do you know where it is?"
"I know, it's easy to walk there." Gao Kenji snapped his fingers, then held a cigar between his fingers and said, "Are you in the front cab or in the back car?"
"Get in the car behind me. I'll watch the road. You can wait there as soon as possible as long as you're safe. Is there any charge to enter that parking lot?"
"I was just going to tell you about this. If a car like ours is temporarily parked, it costs 100 euros per hour. That's a lot of money!"
"I'll give it to you." Zhuang Xuteng counted the time and took out three hundred euros and gave it to him. "You should wait less than an hour, two at most. You can keep the rest of the money for yourself."
"Thank you then! Let's set off now!"
Zhuang Xuteng climbed onto the back of the truck and walked carefully between the steel frames. He checked the fixing device again, not only to ensure that the armored vehicle would not loosen and fall during transportation, but also to be able to break free from the restraints and leave the truck at a critical moment.
In order to achieve this purpose, the armored vehicle can only be installed at the rear of the truck with minimum stability - Zhuang Xuteng wanted to check this. He wanted to ensure that the current locking device could not resist the power of the armored vehicle. At the critical moment, as long as he stepped on the accelerator, the vehicle could break free directly. At the same time, he used his eyes and body to measure the escape route of the armored vehicle, keeping the surrounding environment in mind so as not to hit the steel frames on both sides when leaving.
I'm afraid that the armored vehicle will overturn the truck and the two of them will roll over together, and it really won't be possible to pull it up.
As the steam engine continued to increase pressure, the truck slowly started and went faster and faster. Gao Jianer's driving skills were good, which could be sensed from the calmness and smoothness of the vehicle when turning. Zhuang Xuteng grabbed the shelf and looked at it for a while, gradually relieved, and then entered from the back of the armored vehicle and observed the movement route of the truck through the porthole.
The road was smooth all the time. Gao Jianer chose a safe route. Although it took a detour, it avoided traffic jams and they arrived at the truck parking lot on time. This Gao Jianer was quite smart. He spent some effort in advance to grab a position that was easy to leave and backed the truck into the parking space. He deliberately parked a little crooked, and the tires pressed the parking line of the next parking space. In this way, the truck driver would not squeeze with him here, which allowed him to occupy a parking space for Ge Gongdao.
The truck did not turn off the engine and kept idling to maintain the pressure of the steam engine. Gao Jianer took out the lunch box from the co-pilot seat, put it on the steering wheel and ate slowly, while observing the surroundings. Zhuang Xuteng was guarding the phone and the battlefield radio. He was waiting for Ge Gongdao, but he didn't want the phone to ring.
The phone didn't ring, which meant nothing had happened. It would be great if everything went smoothly. When the scheduled time came, Brother Ge didn't show up. He was a little anxious, but he could only wait patiently. After half an hour, Brother Dao still didn't show up, and Zhuang Xuteng was a little restless. He looked out the window and saw Gao Jianer sleeping soundly in the cab with his clothes on. Okay, this driver has a good psychological quality, and I can't be compared to him.
Fifteen minutes later, Brother Dao still didn't show up, and the phone didn't ring, but the battlefield radio finally made some noise. Zhuang Xuteng knocked on the microphone, and then heard the signal they agreed on. OK, this means Brother Dao has entered the range of the battlefield radio and is finally here.
"Master Gao, it's coming soon." Zhuang Xuteng lowered the window and knocked hard on the steel frame of the truck, using sound and vibration to wake up the driver. Gao Jianer woke up suddenly, looked back, and then stretched his hand out of the cab and gave a thumbs up. He then rubbed his face and drank a sip of water to get himself into the state.
More than ten minutes later, the gasoline commercial vehicle bought by Ge Gongdao turned into the parking lot. It hesitated at the first intersection, and when it saw the large truck carrying the armored vehicle, it accelerated again and rushed straight. The new car has very good handling and parked accurately in the reserved parking space, and then Ge Gongdao jumped out of the cab.
"Get in from the back." Zhuang Xuteng said.
Ge Gongdao nodded, opened the back door, and pulled a man down. "Get in the armored vehicle, from the back." He whispered, took out two suitcases from the car, and closed the door with his foot.
Jamil Cannings is 45 years old this year, with white skin and blond hair, a strong and agile body, and a pair of sharp eyes vigilantly observing the surroundings. Although he was not wearing a police uniform, which lacked some contrast, he was only wearing a casual jacket and jeans, dressed like a tourist, but his eyes looked very out of place, making Zhuang Xuteng feel that he was conducting an investigation.
Probably because of the recent changes, Cannings seems to lack the vigor and eagle-eyed look on TV, and part of the deterrent feeling has turned into a wretched one. Zhuang Xuteng doesn't like his eyes, and he also knows that this is related to the initial impression he established before, and it is actually a bit of judging people by appearance. But he has every reason to knock on the armored vehicle and urge Cannings to come in quickly.
"This is your position, fasten your seat belt. The observation window behind you has only a limited field of view, and it doesn't make much difference whether you look or not." Zhuang Xuteng greeted the "guest" at the back door of the armored vehicle and helped Ge Gongdao take the suitcase. While he fixed the box with a hook rope, he said to Dao Ge: "Don't forget to lock the car, and then knock on the steel frame three times."
"The destination has changed. It has been changed to Jinxiu Reservoir Dam. The distance is the same, but the direction is different." Ge Gongdao said hurriedly.
Zhuang Xuteng frowned slightly, quickly reviewed the map in his mind, and then said: "It's OK, there is no special height restriction, the car can pass. You secure the things, I will go and tell the driver. The gap between the shelves is too small, you can't squeeze through."
As they were talking, the truck had slowly left the parking space and drove towards the exit. Gao Jianer had already prepared the amount of parking fees, and he just threw down the money without asking for receipts or anything like that. He listened to the bell sound of the raised horizontal bar with his left ear, and heard the new destination with his right ear.
"Go around the city first, then go to Highway 10, get off at Exit 1 of Yugucheng, and take Route 103 to the dam." Gao Jianer said, "This road is straighter and easier to drive than going through the middle of the mountain. Some of the turns on the mountain are too sharp, and this kind of car generally won't choose that way."
"The road you chose is the same as what I thought, so let's go. Be careful on the road, let's go!"
Zhuang Xuteng returned to the armored vehicle, closed the back door and asked, "Apart from the destination, has anything else changed?"
"No - but this trip is not easy." Ge Gongdao sighed and said, "Just got the news that the PCPD is looking for him, which means it's more difficult to leave the city."
"What happened? Why are you late?"
"Let me tell you." As soon as Cannings opened his mouth, Zhuang Xuteng stretched out his hand to stop him.
"My partner knows what I want to know better." Zhuang Xuteng looked at Ge Gongdao, and he deliberately ignored Cannings to show that he had absolute command over this operation.
"A total of five groups of decoys were arranged, divided into three groups and two groups, and set off in two batches to deceive others. We were at the end, so we were later than scheduled. Three of the five groups were intercepted and inspected by the PCPD, and one group was The riot control squad has stopped us, and so far there is only one group of decoys still operating.”
Zhuang Xuteng frowned and said, "Has the PCPD issued a wanted order?"
"No, they are just checking. Since every PCPD knows the Chief Inspector, they will definitely recognize him as soon as they see him, and then the news will spread. The person who arranged this matter only needs to speak on the PCPD radio station every once in a while Just ask if you have seen the chief inspector."
"They will not arrest me publicly," Cannings said, squinting his eyes and clenching his fists: "They are worried about their reputation and will only use 'please' and 'request'. Once I fall into their hands, they will Their true colors will be exposed, a group of snakes and scorpions, a group of tigers and wolves..."
"You are talking nonsense. You are completely wasting my time. Shut up!" Zhuang Xuteng quickly asked: "How were those vehicles checked? Did the PCPD stop them directly or did they block the road and check them one by one?"
"I don't know. In order to avoid following the signal, they can only use the radio to send a short signal, which cannot carry complex information." Ge Gongdao frowned and said: "In such a short time, four of the five vehicles have been found. , PCPD does not have such good inspection capabilities, so it must have leaked information. "
Zhuang Xuteng frowned and thought carefully. "The two of us didn't leak the secret, and Cannings had no reason to sell himself. The truck driver was just found, it couldn't be such a coincidence, and he couldn't sell the information of other vehicles. The leak could only happen earlier. stage……"
Cannings snorted and asked, "Is your middleman reliable?"
"If you think we will send you to the PCPD, you can unbuckle your seat belt, open the car door, and get out at any time." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and continued his analysis: "The two of us are determined to take over the task, and only the other groups of baits will Therefore, it is unlikely that it was them. Now it seems that there may be something wrong with the people around Cannings and leaked the news when the commission was released.”
Cannings frowned and said, "Maria will not betray me."
Both Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao had made preliminary preparations for the commissioned task of finding Cannings' dirty information. They knew that "Maria" was Cannings's nickname for his lover. However, the black material mission had nothing to do with the current escort, and the two of them did not want to expose this dark history, so Zhuang Xuteng pretended to ask "Maria" about her identity, and then expressed his opinion:
"What if she also wants to get rid of you, but is afraid that you will come back to trouble her if you survive, so she arranges for you to escape to get rid of suspicion, and at the same time secretly betrays information to your death?"
Cannings wanted to refute this view, but he had neither solid evidence nor better suspects, so he could only endure the matter with a stern face. At most, he said, "These analyzes of yours are useless." What is the use?"
"If the problem is Maria, then she knows the meeting place and the approximate departure time. Her people can record the incoming and outgoing vehicles and then intercept them specifically. This causes the cars in front to be stopped one by one for inspection. Fortunately, we changed cars midway, This will definitely buy some time.”
Ge Gongdao scratched his head and asked, "Why didn't they just rush in and catch him?"
"First, I'm afraid that he will run away, and second, this behavior exposes too much information, which is not good for Maria. The chief detective can know who is most likely to betray him with just a little thought." Zhuang Xuteng frowned and said : "From the current point of view, the PCPD will only conduct random inspections in Peicheng, but the passages out of the city will be inspected one by one. Cannings, who arranged the location of the dam for you? Does Maria know?"
"I arranged it myself, but she knew."
Zhuang Xuteng gave a thumbs up and said, "You did a great job! There will definitely be interceptions along the way. We must find a way immediately."
There are generally three ways to face an interception: go around, get through, or break through. Zhuang Xuteng carefully thought about the various routes out of the city. Due to the constraints of the mountains and Peihe River, even with the enhanced passing ability of armored vehicles, he could only have a chance after leaving the ring city and taking Highway 10.
But they are expected to be inspected at least at the Highway 10 entrance.
Breaking through must be the last option. Zhuang Xuteng could imagine that they would be attacked by the PCPD or even the riot squad, which was not good news. It's best to get through it, and that requires some maneuvering.
"The car is equipped with a double-layered armor plate. The lower layer can be removed. With the dent in the roof, it can form a closed space. Although it is very crowded, it can fit you in." Zhuang Xuteng's mind was spinning very quickly. Arrangements were made immediately. "I'll give you an injection of oxygenating medicine. The air in it will be enough for you to breathe for at least half an hour. Brother Dao, your identity is too conspicuous and you can't follow the car. As soon as the inspector sees you, he will think of mercenaries performing tasks. You get on your motorcycle, go down halfway with your suitcase, follow from a distance, and then come back up after passing the checkpoint.”
"There are some high-value items in the suitcase! I need to survive on that!" Cannings shouted.
"Brother Dao, just say you are carrying out the commission of transporting goods. They are checking people, they won't bother you too much, if you can't do it, just spend some money." Zhuang Xuteng said to Cannings: "Besides forcing through, this is the best way. Do you have any items and implants with communication capabilities? Throw them away now, don't seal them in the interlayer."
"No, no, I still have some common sense."
"Then let's get started. Brother Dao, I'll leave the motorcycle and luggage to you, I'll go to the roof."
Zhuang Xuteng brought all the tools, opened the back door and climbed onto the roof, using both hands to remove the outer armor plate. After that, he removed the inner layer and called Cannings to climb up.
"Brother Dao gave me an injection before he left, and you also have an injection kit, which is very professional..." Cannings looked at the pit on the roof and doubted whether it could accommodate him.
"There is a remote-controlled machine gun station here. You can squeeze in by curling up. Pay attention to the position of your hands, avoid those screw holes." Zhuang Xuteng looked up at the road sign and said, "Don't waste time. We will reach the highway in another 20 minutes. I still need to install the shell!"
Cannings nodded, lay down quickly, and then moved his body according to Zhuang Xuteng's instructions, curling himself up like a baby. Zhuang Xuteng covered the outer layer of armor and quickly screwed it in, thus completely sealing Cannings inside. He knocked on the armor plate to ensure that it was tight and strong enough, and then checked with the Shadow Eye. Cannings's shadow signal was almost completely blocked-he felt a little relieved.
The removed inner armor plate was laid on the pit where the motorcycle was originally fixed. Although it was not very beautiful, they at least had a reasonable use: floor. Finally, check the armored vehicle to make sure there was nothing of Cannings-Zhuang Xuteng locked the armored vehicle from the outside, then climbed outside along the steel shelf, and then went around into the cab.
Gao Jianer wiped his sweat and said, "I was scared to death just now. Fortunately, I held the steering wheel firmly. How did you climb in from outside?"
"There may be an inspection ahead. My name is Naike, and I am your new apprentice. We are delivering a car to someone now. It is a private job. You can think of a destination and a reason." Zhuang Xuteng paused and said, "Sorry for making you think hard. One thousand euros to replenish your body."
"Open the drawer in front and give me the big envelope with red tape inside. Come, hold the steering wheel to control the car. No need to come over. I will step on the speed steadily. Call me if you need to brake." Gao Jianer opened the envelope and pulled out a form that looked a little old. "This is a freight bill. Just fill in the things. It's the same as the real thing. I usually don't need such a good thing, but I think you are very sincere. Maybe there will be a chance to cooperate again in the future."
"Next time." Zhuang Xuteng held the steering wheel with one hand and waited for Gao Jianer to fill in the form. Just when they saw the long team of cars lined up at the highway entrance, he finally finished filling it out.
"Okay! It seems that there is indeed an inspection ahead." Gao Jianer touched his cheek and said, "What's going on behind? What do I need to know?"
"Now it's just the two of us plus the truck and the goods, and the other two people will take a detour from below on a motorcycle and meet up in front." Zhuang Xuteng would definitely not hand over the real bottom, so he asked directly, "Is there anything I need to know about you?"
Gao Jianer felt a huge pressure from Zhuang Xuteng's eyes staring at him, swallowed nervously, and then told all his social information. Zhuang Xuteng wanted this information not only to pretend to be Gao Jianer's apprentice to deal with the inspection, but more importantly to control him. In case Gao Jianer needs to face pressure, he must always be alert in his heart: the mercenary named Naike is likely to settle accounts later, so don't offend him.
The long queue at the entrance of the highway is indeed for inspection. PCPD has sent at least four police officers to each entrance. In addition to the identity of the driver and passengers, each car needs to open the door and trunk for inspection, and there are also police officers using searchlights to check the bottom of the car. The reason given by the road guide was to search the goods of the Gardener Organization, but many people thought of the TV station incident and speculated that there might be a bomb and chose to turn around and leave.
PCPD didn't care about those who turned around, they only cared about those who wanted to pass. Zhuang Xuteng and Gao Jianer followed the truck and kept moving forward. After more than 20 minutes of queuing, they finally arrived at the checkpoint. Gao Jianer put on a mercenary smile and used the rich experience of an old driver to build a relationship with the PCPD. Zhuang Xuteng stared at him and "studied hard".
There was no problem with the ID cards of the two people, and the hastily prepared list also passed the check, but the armored vehicle behind aroused the interest of the PCPD. They asked to open the car for inspection. Gao Jianer refused for a while on the grounds of fear of damaging the goods, and played enough drama. Finally, he "helplessly" asked his apprentice Naike to open the car for them to check.
"Don't damage the things! I'm just a freighter. I can't afford to pay for Fu Ge's things."