"Two months ago, we received a mission notice," said Guo Zhan. He then added, "That's when I mentioned to you that I might come to Sanshan to meet you."
Xia Ruofei nodded slightly. He had a deep impression of this incident.
"According to the notice, the mission level wasn't very high." Guo Zhan said, "I was quite relaxed, but two days ago, after the mission was officially announced, the situation changed …"
Guo Zhan spoke tirelessly and Xia Ruofei listened very carefully. He did not want to miss any details and soon, he roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that the mission was to protect the famous scientist, Mr. Liang Qiming, who returned to China three years ago.
Liang Qiming studied in the United States and worked in the United States. Before he returned, he was a tenured professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a world-renowned scientist and was widely regarded as the most likely Chinese scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
After Liang Qiming returned to China, he was warmly welcomed and received a lot of honors. However, he rejected the invitations of many famous universities in China and chose his alma mater, Sanshan University.
Liang Qiming naturally received the best treatment at Sanshan University. Of course, because of his achievements in the field of science, he quickly applied for a national research project and won a large amount of research funding.
The mission that Guo Zhan received was related to the research project that Liang Qiming had been researching for two years.
Many scientific discoveries in history were the product of accidents.
For example, the famous "Viagra" was an accidental discovery by Pfizer. They originally wanted to develop a drug to treat angina pectoris. However, in clinical trials, they found that the effect of the drug on angina pectoris was not very obvious. They originally wanted to take back the drug that was not taken by the test subjects and improve it.
However, during the process of taking back the drug, Pfizer found that the female test subjects obediently handed the drug back. The young men were also relatively well-behaved, but … none of the middle-aged and old men returned the drug.
Pfizer quickly conducted an in-depth investigation and found that the drug for angina pectoris could expand the blood vessels in the body and allow the blood to easily flow to a specific organ. This caused the organ to be able to hold its head high and stubbornly stand up.
Originally, this was a side effect of the drug that needed to be improved. However, Pfizer immediately launched a plan to use this side effect as a new research direction. Thus, the blue pill that was popular around the world was born.
Liang Qiming's research project this time had the same effect.
Their main research direction was to synthesize a kind of polymer composite material, but in the process of experiment, they accidentally discovered a brand-new composite material as a by-product of the synthesis.
Liang Qiming had an extraordinary scientific acuity. He immediately carried out a preliminary study of the substance he named Alpha 6.
Liang Qiming discovered that the Alpha 6 substance had a wide range of applications, and this discovery was immediately reported to the higher-ups.
It was also at this time that the higher-ups issued a mission notice to the Lone Wolf Commandos through the military. Of course, at that time, the research on the Alpha 6 substance was still in its initial stages, so the mission was mainly to escort the relevant information to the capital.
Due to the fierce competition between various forces on the Internet, there were no secrets in front of hackers. Therefore, the computers of important research institutions were physically isolated from the Internet, and confidential information was never transmitted through the Internet. Instead, they used the most primitive method of manual escort.
However, as Liang Qiming's research on the Alpha 6 substance deepened, the characteristics of this new synthetic material were further explored. He discovered that the Alpha 6 substance could also play an important role in the military industry.
The results of the current research showed that the Alpha 6 substance could be very well applied to a variety of weapons and equipment, and the effect of improving the performance of the equipment was very obvious. It could even improve the performance of several military equipment by a generation, directly putting it at the forefront of similar equipment in the world.
With this, the level of the mission suddenly increased.
The higher-ups quickly decided that the Lone Wolf Commandos would send elite personnel to escort Professor Liang and the relevant research materials to the capital. The next application research would continue in a secret military research institute in the suburbs of the capital.
This research institute was under the protection of the military, and it was located deep underground. It was protected by a layer of reinforced concrete that was dozens of meters thick. It could even ensure the safety of the personnel in a nuclear attack.
Its safety was naturally not something a university research institute could compare to.
Therefore, the mission of Guo Zhan and the others was to escort Liang Qiming and his team.
This kind of escort was naturally the most suitable for a special warfare unit like the Lone Wolf Commandos. This was because even if the military was sent to escort, it was difficult to guarantee that nothing would go wrong. A large-scale operation could easily alert the enemy forces. They could completely carry out a decapitation operation under the protection of the military, or even use some more extreme methods to achieve their goals.
With the elite team of the Lone Wolf Commandos taking action, it was safer to secretly escort them.
After Guo Zhan read the mission brief, he immediately realized that the difficulty of this mission was extremely high.
This was because Liang Qiming's early research was completely carried out in the research institute of the Tri-Mountain University. The confidentiality of this kind of research institute was not as strict as the military's. It was difficult to say if the enemy forces had already received some information.
If they were already targeted, it was completely a situation where the enemy was in the dark and they were in the light. It was always easier to destroy than to protect, and they were in a completely passive state.
Therefore, Guo Zhan immediately organized the backbone of the team to study the mission implementation plan and drafted a mission selection. He included the most elite forces in the Lone Wolf Commandos, including the old Captain Luo. There were a total of seven people, and Guo Zhan personally led the team.
At the same time, he also chose another seven people to form a backup team. The two teams split up and went to the Tri-Mountain.
This way, when necessary, the backup team could be used to set up a diversion and provide support at any time.
Guo Zhan gathered the members of the two teams together overnight and studied a detailed plan, including the entire escort route, transportation method, handling of various unexpected situations, emergency contact codes, and so on.
The plan could be said to have been done to the extreme.
However, plans were always slower than changes. This was an irrefutable truth.
In fact, Liang Qiming's team had already been targeted by the enemy forces.
After Liang Qiming discovered the Alpha Substance No. 6, he had already taken a lot of precautions. At the same time, he had organized and controlled the core data of the experiment. He was the only one in the entire team who had complete control of the experimental data.
However, because there were no strict confidentiality measures in the early stages, the news still leaked out.
After Guo Zhan led the elite team to the Tri-Mountain, he also contacted Liang Qiming. However, when they arrived at Liang Qiming's laboratory at Tri-Mountain University, they were suddenly attacked.
Completely unprepared, Guo Zhan's team was caught off guard.
Old Squad Leader Luo rushed in front of Guo Zhan in a split second and blocked the fatal bullet for him.
Guo Zhan and the others quickly returned fire. The opponent's firepower was very fierce. During the exchange of fire, Jin Gang was unfortunately shot.
Because of the sudden attack, the opponent had the absolute advantage, and the fact that they were on campus, Guo Zhan and the others were a little cautious. They were worried about accidentally injuring innocent teachers and students. Therefore, although Guo Zhan's team also killed two of the opponents, they still managed to successfully escape.
And they even took the two bodies with them.
Guo Zhan organized his team members to rescue the old Captain Luo and Jin Gang while he rushed into Liang Qiming's laboratory with two people. However, the inside was already a mess. Liang Qiming and his experimenters were all gone.
This was the first time Guo Zhan had suffered such a heavy blow in his 20 years in the army. The target he was protecting disappeared under his nose. He didn't know if the experimental data had fallen into the hands of the enemy. One of his team members was sacrificed and another was seriously injured. It was a complete failure.
Speaking of this, Guo Zhan couldn't help but punch the wall heavily. He gritted his teeth and said, "Blood Wolf! If we can't catch this group of people and save Professor Liang and the experimental data, I really won't have the face to report back to the chief, and I won't have the face to explain to the old Captain Luo … "
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but be speechless. The other party was too bold. They actually broke out a gunfight on the university campus.
This also reflected the importance of the Alpha 6 substance. This unexpected product of the experiment had risen to a strategic position and become an important target for the enemy forces.
Yesterday, Xia Ruofei was busy arranging many things to protect Lin Qiao. He really didn't know that such a big thing had happened at Tri-Mountain University.
Of course, after the incident, Guo Zhan must have coordinated with the relevant military units, so the possibility of this news being exposed was actually not high.
After listening to Guo Zhan's story, Xia Ruofei pondered for a long time before he said, "Wolf King, the most important thing now is to stop this group of people from leaving Tri-Mountain, especially to stop them from leaving the country!"
Guo Zhan nodded and said, "Yes, I have coordinated with the relevant units to seal off the airport ports and key roads. At the same time, the chief of the military region has also issued orders to the garrison units in Southeast Province. The soldiers of the 36th Mechanized Infantry Division have entered a state of second-level combat readiness. The division's reconnaissance and special forces have all been dispatched to search for this group of gunmen without disturbing the normal order of society! I believe it is unlikely that they will be able to escape the encirclement so quickly! "
Hearing this, Xia Ruofei thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Then the second issue that needs to be confirmed is the safety of Professor Liang and the safety of the experimental data."
Obviously, Guo Zhan had already analyzed this and said without hesitation, "According to the current situation, Professor Liang's life shouldn't be in danger for the time being. Of course, this judgment is based on the premise that the experimental data is safe. The other party is obviously after the experimental data. Before they get all the data, Professor Liang will be fine. At most, he will suffer some physical pain."
Xia Ruofei immediately asked, "How can you be sure that the data is safe?"
Guo Zhan said, "Of course I can't be sure, but when I contacted Professor Liang yesterday, I could feel that he was a little uneasy. Maybe he sensed danger. And although it wasn't convenient to say too much over the phone, Professor Liang still told me that he was going to take me to a place after we met. I think he most likely hid the data in a secret place in advance. "
Guo Zhan paused and said, "Our people checked the computers in the laboratory and found that the hard drives of all the computers were completely physically damaged. It was almost impossible to repair with current technology, so the group of attackers didn't take them away at all. It was useless even if they took them back."
Xia Ruofei raised his eyebrows and said, "Obviously, Professor Liang deliberately destroyed the data. If it was done by the enemy, they would have either taken the hard drives or copied the data. There was no need to destroy the hard drives in such a short time."
"Yes!" Guo Zhan said, "Based on this analysis, I think Professor Liang is safe for the time being, and it is very likely that the enemy only kidnapped Professor Liang and didn't get the experimental data!"
Xia Ruofei asked, "Captain, did you find any useful information about the origin of these people?"
Guo Zhan shook his head slightly and said, "Yesterday was an encounter. Both sides were caught off guard, but the other side was obviously more prepared. Not only did they have strong firepower, but all of them were masked. When they retreated, they even took the bodies with them. We didn't get much useful information."
Speaking of this, Guo Zhan changed the topic and said, "But according to the comprehensive analysis of the information we have so far, yesterday's group was either from the east or the south. These two possibilities are the most likely."
Xia Ruofei's eyes lit up when he heard this.
The east was naturally the Nihon people, and the south was the Luzon people.
Xia Ruofei didn't have a good impression of either country.
"No matter where they came from, this time they must not return!" Xia Ruofei said coldly.
Then he said, "Captain, let's analyze where this group of people is most likely to be hiding, or which direction they escaped in?"
"Well! Let me say it first! " Guo Zhan had been thinking about this problem since yesterday, so he directly said his analysis. "The possibility of them taking a plane is the lowest. After all, although their identities haven't been exposed yet, they have Professor Liang with them. It's basically impossible for them to leave the country without anyone noticing. In addition, we have arranged for people to guard all the exits on land. The possibility of them escaping by car is not high, so …"
"So there are two possibilities!" Xia Ruofei continued, "Southeastern Province is mountainous and dense. If I were them, I would probably choose to kidnap Professor Liang and escape into the mountains. It would be easier to avoid being searched in the jungle. Moreover, they could use this time to interrogate Professor Liang. Once Professor Liang could not hold on and confess, they could directly obtain the core data of the experiment. By then, Professor Liang would be of no use to them. They could kill him and leave the country in batches. After all, we do not have the detailed information of these people yet!"
Guo Zhan said with a trace of worry on his face, "My judgment is the same. Hopefully, Professor Liang will realize that if he doesn't say anything, he may still live. Once he confesses, he will die … Ruofei, I'm going to coordinate with the 36th Division to send out two regiments. With Sanshan University as the center, we will conduct a dragnet search of the mountains and forests around the city! "
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