Northern Xinjiang, Altai Mountains, Kanas National Nature Reserve.

A convoy of three off-road vehicles sped along the narrow mountain road, and in the second vehicle, in addition to the two plainclothes agents in the front seat, there were two passengers in the back. On the left is Luo Jinyong, a professor at Tsinghua University who is less than 30 years old, and on the right is Zhang Xiaogang, a senior agent who is two years older than him. The difference between the two is very obvious, Luo Jinyong's resolute appearance reveals the delicate look of a scholar, and Zhang Xiaogang is a strong man with an indifferent expression.

No matter how you look at it, these two people are not like fellow travelers, and they should not sit in the same car.

Closing the personal file marked with the word "top secret", Luo Jinyong let out a long breath and said, "Do you really think this guy is the best candidate?" ”

"Professor, you have to trust my vision." Zhang Xiaogang took out a cigarette and handed one to Luo Jinyong. "Two years ago, after you launched the Doomsday Force project, I was on the lookout for the right person, and he was in the top 10 at the time. What happened in Somalia last month proved that I was right. ”

"The Somali thing? There's no mention of it here. Luo Jinyong threw the file to Zhang Xiaogang.

"It was a covert operation, and it was about us."

"Hijacking?" Luo Jinyong frowned.

Zhang Xiaogang nodded and said, "The key to the hijacking incident is not the hostages, but the cargo on board. You also know this very well, because we were guarded, so the Yankees did not take advantage. In the operation to rescue the hostages, he and his partner Wu Haiyuan were responsible for supporting and covering. ”

Luo Jinyong sighed, he was indeed very clear about this matter.

"Before the end of the operation, communication contacts were disrupted, and the intelligence officer in charge of the front command ordered an emergency evacuation, leaving the two snipers on the battlefield."

"What?" Luo Jinyong was very surprised, "Why do you want to do this?" ”

"The interference came from the air, and intelligence officers thought that the covert operation had been revealed, and feared that they would get into more trouble, so they issued an emergency evacuation order."

"He escaped?"

Zhang Xiaogang nodded and said, "After Wu Haiyuan was killed, he killed dozens of pirates alone and shot down a helicopter gunship. Because the military intelligence agency's unmanned reconnaissance plane malfunctioned, no one knew that he was still alive at that time. A few days later, a special forces unit found the wreckage of the drone and confirmed that the drone had been shot down, and that it had been shot down by a large-caliber sniper rifle bullet. ”

"How is that possible!?" Luo Jinyong looked even more surprised.

"The ballistic test report proved that the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a bullet fired from an M200 sniper rifle, and they were carrying one of these sniper rifles at the time."

"Someone else can't do it? For example, pirates. ”

"Not likely." Zhang Xiaogang shook his head and said, "The global possession of this special light and high-precision sniper rifle is less than 1,000, and the Military Intelligence Bureau has not been able to get it with a lot of effort. There is only one in our army, which he captured from a Navy SEAL sniper during his mission in Afghanistan last year. According to the rules of the LTTE, the gun was kept and used by him. ”

"It is really not easy for him to shoot down an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft with a sniper rifle." Luo Jinyong began to believe in Zhang Xiaogang's vision.

"These are nothing, the most amazing is yet to come." Zhang Xiaogang lit a cigarette. More than a decade later, an intelligence officer died in a gas explosion at home, and several more in the following week. At first, Lao Yuan thought it was a retaliatory action by the enemy's intelligence agency, and launched a comprehensive search, but did not get the slightest clue. It wasn't until five days ago that it became clear that all of the intelligence officers who died in the accident were involved in the Somali operation, and that their deaths had nothing to do with enemy intelligence agencies. ”

"He did it all?" Luo Jinyong's eyes widened. "Lao Yuan" is Yuan Dezhi, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

"It's just speculation, there's no evidence that he did it."

"What is the basis for the speculation?"

"Initially, we all thought he was dead. It is understandable that the CIA was behind the hijacking, and with thousands of pirates nearby, even the best special forces may not be able to escape, and the hope of returning to China is even slimmer. Half a month later, intelligence officers were killed one after another, and even if he was still alive, no one believed that he would be able to return to China within half a month and plan and carry out revenge. ”

"Then why do you think he did it?"

"Relating to one person."

"Who?"

Zhang Xiaogang sighed and said, "Wu Haiyuan's son, Wu Guoxiong. ”

"This ......"

"He is Wu Guoxiong's godfather, and Wu Haiyuan must have asked him to take care of Wu Guoxiong before he died. Because Wu Haiyuan participated in the secret operation, Lao Yuan sent people to secretly monitor and protect Wu Guoxiong. Five days ago, after the killing of the intelligence officer directing the Somali operation, Mr. Wu disappeared from under the noses of surveillance officers. The man who picked up Wu Guoxiong avoided all the surveillance, and Liu Zhanbo, the captain of the Tiger Brigade, was tight-lipped about the matter, from which we deduced that he was still alive and had already returned to China, and after avenging Wu Haiyuan, he took Wu Guoxiong. ”

"Why is he hiding?"

"Do you need to say anything?" Zhang Xiaogang glanced at Luo Jinyong. "So many intelligence officers have been killed, and even if we can't prove that he did it, sooner or later we will think of him. Before forgetting about this matter, the military intelligence will definitely go all out to hunt him down, or even hunt him down. ”

"Why do you want to bring Wu Guoxiong?"

"Wu Guoxiong is his only concern."

"This ...... Isn't he worried about his parents? Luo Jinyong remembered that it was mentioned in his personal file that he was not married and did not have a long-term girlfriend.

"Before the first intelligence officer was killed, his parents left Beijing, and the military intelligence only tracked down Chongqing, and then lost the lead." Zhang Xiaogang extinguished the cigarette butt and said, "If I were him, I would definitely settle my immediate relatives first, and then go to avenge my comrades-in-arms." ”

"In this way, he is very cautious."

"Don't forget, he's the best sniper in the LTTE, and he's been working with military intelligence for a long time." Zhang Xiaogang opened his personal file. "Over the past nine years, he's spent tens of millions on training, more than he has spent on training an Olympic champion. This guy is a fighting machine. All the skills he has mastered are designed to kill people efficiently and not be killed by others. ”

"He's just a member of the Tigers, not the only option."

"It's the best choice." Zhang Xiaogang glanced at Luo Jinyong and said, "Professor, the Doomsday Force is about to be formed, and we have to send people over within a week." He's the best sniper in the Tigers, do you think you can train a sniper like him in a week? Even if he could, except for special forces like Liu Zhanbo, who has served for more than ten years, no special soldier has as rich actual combat experience as him. As for Liu Zhanbo and others, you also know very well that age is not only the natural enemy of women, but also the natural enemy of special forces. ”

"Can you convince him?"

"I'm not going to waste my time on this damn mountain road if I'm not sure."

The convoy began to slow down, and it was already possible to see the timber-framed house at the end of the mountain road. After the convoy stopped, several of the accompanying agents got out of the car first.

When Zhang Xiaogang and Luo Jinyong got out of the car, a middle-aged man with a beard and a double-barreled shotgun walked out of the house.

Although he had a beard, Luo Jinyong recognized it at a glance, he was the person he was looking for on this trip, Major Chu Tianjiang of the Tiger Brigade.

"You're going the wrong way, and if you go down the mountain, you'll have to go back the way you came." Chu Tianjiang walked to a stop ten meters away from Zhang Xiaogang, holding a double-barreled shotgun.

Several agents were on standby, and someone had already put their hands in their arms to draw their guns.

"I advise you not to mess around, there is nothing you want here." Chu Tianjiang was very calm, and it seemed that the situation was under his control. "If you want to buy mountain goods, come back in a few days. It's getting dark, if you don't hurry down the mountain, wait until the fog lifts, and you'll be trapped on the mountain. ”

"Step aside." Zhang Xiaogang stretched out his hands and asked all the agents to step back, and at the same time told Chu Tianjiang that he had no malicious intent. "Major, we're here for you."

"I don't know you, and you're not a major."

"I know you, and I'll delay you for five minutes at most, can we come into the house and talk?"

Chu Tianjiang glanced at the others, then nodded.

"You stay outside, Professor, you come with me."

"Wait, who is he?"

"Luo Jinyong, a professor at Tsinghua University, my partner." Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "Major, you won't be afraid of a teaching gentleman, right?" ”

Chu Tianjiang looked at Luo Jinyong carefully, and seemed to feel that Luo Jinyong was not a threat, so he agreed to let Luo Jinyong enter the house.

"No one is allowed to come in without my command." After another order to the six agents, Zhang Xiaogang called Luo Jinyong and entered the cabin.

The wooden house is not large, only more than 10 square meters, and is divided into a living room and a bedroom by a curtain.

Although it is now the equinox of August, the temperature in Kanas, which is 3,000 meters above sea level, is only a few degrees Celsius during the day and drops below zero degrees Celsius at night.

There was a bonfire in the fireplace and it was very warm in the room.

"You've only got five minutes."

"It won't take five minutes." Zhang Xiaogang took off his coat, threw it on the chair by the door, and said, "I'm Zhang Xiaogang, an agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and I'm here to find you." ”

"So, you're here to get me?"

Zhang Xiaogang smiled and did not speak.

"Next time, remember to bring more people." Chu Tianjiang sat down, still holding a double-barreled shotgun. "If you're brave enough, you can try it and see if you can take me back. But it's better not to do that, if you want to get me back, at least bring a platoon of soldiers. ”

"I'm not here to arrest you, and I don't work for Military Intelligence now."

"You're here to take refuge in me?"

Zhang Xiaogang shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm here to invite you to join our organization." ”

"You can find this place, and you know who I am, you should know my past." Chu Tianjiang pointed to the door, "I don't have any interest in your invitation. ”

"What about Wu Guoxiong's future?"