Chapter 128: Without a Trace
"Shadowless found?"
Zhang Ran's right index finger on the green button trembled slightly at this time, he forcibly suppressed the wild shock in his heart, and carefully retracted his fingers little by little, for fear that he would trigger the button if he was not careful!
Zhang Ran knew better than anyone what that button meant, once he pressed it, he would connect to the "monster" that was cruising in the depths of the world's oceans on the mainland. The kind of monster that can be lurking in the deep sea as long as people can stand it can be called one of the most terrifying war machines in the world, Western countries, including the United States, have been trying to track this monster all day long, but with the progress of science and technology in the mainland, it has been difficult to find a scale and a half claw, and the dragon always sees the head and the tail.
At present, the mainland can help Zhang Ran overseas without triggering international disputes, and the only force is this kind of "monster". When Zhang Ran's request is made, he will definitely pay a huge reward, not Zhang Ran's life, but it is better than Zhang Ran's life.
Someone once wrote such a poem, and the core meaning expressed in the poem is that freedom is better than life and love, above all else.
If he loses his freedom, Zhang Ran doesn't know if he still has the courage to live. When he left the barracks, he chose a difficult mercenary career for his own survival, and he struggled to the death in this business to this day, isn't it because in his heart there is an infinite yearning for freedom?
"Sally, are you sure? Is she okay? β
"Captain Shadowless is all right, but he is a little out of strength, and it is estimated that it will take two or three days to recover, after all," said this, Sally was silent on the other end of the phone for a moment before continuing: "After all, not everyone can cross the strait with their bare hands." β
Did Shadowless really cross the strait with his bare hands?
Although the word "crossing" is not accurate here, even if it is in the middle of the strait of SΓ£o TomΓ© and Libreville, it is by no means much narrower than the strait of Taiwan. The thought of swimming with your bare hands in the endless sea, and making sure you don't lose your way, is already admirable.
You must know that all the planned freehand crossings of the strait are a show, and they are all done with the most complete preparation and protection, there will be no bad sea conditions, there will be no invasion of large predators such as sharks, there is no need to worry about getting lost, and even food and water are completed by special supply ships, and even when necessary, you can rely on the side of the supply ships to rest.
But what is there without a shadow? Zhang Ran didn't know, he wasn't even sure that he would put himself in the position of Wuying, not to mention that it was better than Wuying, and even he might not have done it!
It is no wonder that some scientists always say that women often do better than men in adversity, just because they are engraved in their genes with the code to live desperately, and this code is often activated when life is at stake, giving women more tenacious survival.
"Where's she?"
Zhang Ran, who quickly calmed down, asked.
"In a small town hospital by the sea in Libreville, it was the fishermen there who found the Shadowless Regiment and rescued her and took her to the hospital, and I have informed our people in Libreville that they are rushing over."
"Sally, you've done a good job, I'll give you credit." In a trance, Zhang Ran regarded Sally as a member of the Saber Mercenary Group, so he used such a tone, and Sally, who was also excited, did not find anything wrong.
For Zhang Ran, getting to the hospital in Libreville's small town as quickly as possible is the most important thing at the moment, but it always takes three or four hours of effort, and on the way, he and Lao Zheng got in touch again.
"It looks like you won't be able to use that machine, so destroy it."
"What if I need it while I'm in Libreville?" Zhang Ran asked lightly.
"Impossible! When it comes to the waters of other countries, the transaction between us is null and void. Besides, you can guarantee that you will not run into other people's coastal defense patrols? β
"Come on, Lao Zheng, who are you fooling, which African country has a decent coastal defense patrol boat? Even if there were, could I get past Arius as fast as possible? Zhang Ran still wanted to hold on, but Lao Zheng's attitude was very resolute, and even threatened Zhang Ran that if it was not activated, he could also order the expedition to activate the self-destruction device, and when the Arius was blown up, Zhang Ran would have to cross the strait with his bare hands.
I have to say that Lao Zheng's threat is very in place, after hearing this, Zhang Ran did not hesitate to move the machine out and start self-destruction according to the steps explained by Lao Zheng, and then threw it directly into the sea, and accelerated the Yalius away, that is, seven or eight seconds of effort, on the track of the Yalius that had not disappeared, a white column of water more than ten meters high suddenly rose, followed by a thunderous explosion, which reached Zhang Ran's ears.
"Oh, this power is really not small, Lao Zheng, I was almost cheated by you!"
"Little bastard, how did you speak? When did Lao Tzu pit you? Lao Zheng yelled at Zhang Ran angrily.
"Isn't it? If you make such a powerful self-destruct bomb follow me, when will I be disobedient, and you secretly activate it, won't you directly up to the sky? It seems that in the future, I will have to put a few more thoughts into cooperating with you. β
"Get out! You little lamb, don't you have enough thoughts? Really don't know Lao Tzu? Forget it, I won't talk to you, what are you going to do after you find Wuying? Although she ran away, the manpower and weapons she got from the manor were gone. β
Speaking of this matter, Zhang Ran actually has no bottom in his heart, even if he can cooperate with Wuying and Lao Dao to sneak into the other party's camp to save people, but if he wants to take all the hostages away, let alone be 100% sure, Zhang Ran is not even half sure at this time.
"Unless you can provide me with a weapon."
"Impossible!"
Before Zhang Ran's request was finished, he was already interrupted by Lao Zheng, in fact, Zhang Ran himself knew that this request was difficult to meet, if he really had manpower and weapons, why did Lao Zheng still need him?
Waving his hand at the air, Zhang Ran said: "Forget it, I'll just talk about this matter, wait until you get to the ground, and then talk about it after seeing no shadow, how did she do it, I'm still very curious." β
At this time, Zhang Ran's mood was relaxed, so relaxed that he could let go of a lot of unnecessary concerns. In Zhang Ran's opinion, as long as the shadowless person is fine, plus the old knife, it is not necessary to complete the task, but at least the two people can be rescued safely, after all, saving one person will have more combat effectiveness, if other hostages also have the level of fast hands and cold-bloodedness, the certainty of saving people is naturally much higher.
The Arius was sprinting at almost full speed.
Even if Zhang Ran himself said that African countries basically do not have real coast guard fleets, but just in case, Zhang Ran still wants to arrive at the seaside town that Sally said before it really lights up.
Just relying on the members of the Blood Rose Mercenary Group, Zhang Ran may not be very relieved, only when he personally sees the shadowless, the stone hanging in his heart can fall to the ground.
Three or four hours were fleeting, and even the old and simple radar on the Arius had already sounded the alarm, telling Zhang Ran that it was approaching land.
With GPS positioning to determine that the African continent was ahead and not a small island, Zhang Ran had to slow down gradually, he didn't know what was going on on the seabed around him, and squeezing the engine too much would only bring more noise, but it might not be able to increase the speed of the ship much.
The sky had begun to get brighter, and Zhang Ran had already found a suitable beach and rushed the Arius directly. This is not the first time Zhang Ran has done this kind of thing, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is a very delicate high-speed yacht, and for people like Zhang Ran, it is just a tool.
Probably erasing the traces he had left on the Arius, Zhang Ran packed up his things, determined the direction and set off on foot, he looked at his watch, it was exactly seven o'clock in the morning local time.
Generally speaking, the local time is the most accurate, and at seven o'clock in the morning the sun is actually already rising.
As an area with few people and many places, even if the sun has risen high, Zhang Ran, who has been walking for more than half an hour, still can't see a figure other than him, and there is only an eternal desert in his sight.
Yes, the most visible scenery in Africa is the desert. The so-called desert is different from the desert, which can basically be understood in this way, the desert is the area where you can still see green plants, but it is very close to the desert.
In fact, such an area is no longer suitable for human survival, there is no fixed water source, sandstorms and storms can hit at any time, and it is necessary to prevent large groups of migratory wild animals, and the living environment of the vast majority of African natives is actually very harsh.
Fortunately, Zhang Ran had satellites in the sky to help locate him, and he finally walked on a rudimentary road after walking for two hours. Even if it's just a simple road, there will be cars with them, so that Zhang Ran doesn't have to continue to walk on his legs, and a hundred-dollar bill can stop the car and get him where he wants to go.
Africans are still quite enthusiastic, but if it weren't for the guns that Zhang Ran "inadvertently" exposed, they might be even more enthusiastic, and even kill and bury a dragon to serve Zhang Ran in place.
As Sally said, the place where Shadowless is located is really a small town, from the edge of the town to the center of the city is not more than a kilometer, even in the most central area, the density of buildings seems to be about the same as the village, and the most conspicuous is the building that hangs the national flag and the international Red Cross flag at the same time, the hospital.
In Africa, many hospitals are built by the Red Cross because these countries are so poor that they don't even have the capacity to build their own hospitals. The area of the hospital in front of Zhang Ran is probably the size of a community medical institution in the mainland, and the ambulance at the door that I don't know how many years has been in use is enough to show the dilapidation of the hospital.
After Zhang Ran walked in, he found that there were actually a lot of medical staff in this hospital, but there were more patients.
This book is derived from reading the rim