When it was getting dark, the Humvee and the truck full of hostages that had come out to reconnoiter the way stopped in a shallow depression. There was no need for Tang Guoming to order, the moment the vehicle stopped, Gu Weisu had already left the vehicle with his sniper rifle and a sand camouflage suit, and walked towards a sand dune a little farther away.

Behind Gu Weisu, Pan Guan quickly controlled several rotary-wing drones to return to the home, and replaced the power modules for the rotary-wing drones that fell one after another.

Pulling out a huge equipment box from the truck, Halbara, who was wearing steel-toed marine combat boots, kicked the ring lock on the equipment box, bent down and lifted the lid of the rather light box, grabbed a few packets of soft-packaged drinking water from the equipment box, and raised his hand to hand it to the young man who assisted Tang Guoming in saving people: "You are responsible for distributing food and drinking water." No problem. ”

Nodding in agreement, the unkempt young man hurriedly took the water bag handed by Halbara: "Leave it to me!" Originally, I was in charge of logistics on the construction site, and I was good at this job - come and come, all queue up! ”

Some foxes shouted in absurd English, and the young men crossed their arms to let the foreign hostages who had gathered around stand in a zigzag queue and waited, and turned their heads to give priority to the Chinese around them with water bags and field rations.

Glancing at the young man who was quickly distributing drinking water and food with his hands and feet, Tang Guoming turned his head to look at Pan Guan, who was fiddling with the military computer: "How is the surrounding situation?" ”

Controlling several rotary-wing drones with replaced power components to take off, Pan Guan quickly switched the picture transmitted back by the drone: "Safety! There is no sign of movement of people or vehicles within five kilometers! ”

With a slight sigh, Tang Guoming sat down relying on the sturdy tires of the Humvee: "Find out the path to the Republic of Dawa as soon as possible!" If possible...... Let's see if you can get in touch with the Chinese diplomats in the Republic of Dawa? ”

Tapping on the keyboard quickly, Pan Guan replied in a low voice: "It's already connected!" Two hours after the hostage's abduction, Chinese diplomats in the Republic of Dawa set up a hotline and collected relevant information through many non-governmental channels, setting up a total of 25 hotlines and four anonymous email addresses. Right now...... How should I respond to the request to identify us and prove that the hostages are in our possession? ”

After hesitating for a moment, Tang Guoming raised his finger and pointed at the Chinese who were gobbling up: "Take a video for them and send it over!" ”

Grabbing a mobile camera from the military computer accessory module, Pan Guan looked at Tang Guoming hesitantly after standing up: "Boss, what do you think...... Is it appropriate for us to show our faces? ”

was just stunned for a moment, Tang Guoming immediately understood Pan Guan's concern: "It's for you to give a hostage video, not for you to take a photo album for yourself!" The rules for limited information transmission will not be forgotten, right? ”

Nodding suddenly, Pan Guan quickly walked to the side of those Chinese hostages: "Don't be afraid, everyone!" We have been in contact with the Chinese diplomats in the Republic of Dawa and now we need to take a video of you to prove your safety! Please report your name, place of origin and job position one by one! ”

Standing quickly in front of the camera held by Pan Guan, the young man in charge of distributing the food shouted urgently: "I'll come first - my name is Qiu Ling, a native of Sichuan, who is responsible for managing the logistics of the construction site and also serves as a cook!" ”

"My name is Luo Weixue, I am also from Sichuan, and I am a surveyor......

Standing in front of the camera held by Pan Guan one after another, it was only a few minutes of effort, and Pan Guan had already filmed all the rescued Chinese hostages. After a moment of thought, Pan Guan held the camera and walked up to the foreign hostages who were gathered together, still terrified: "Report your name, your place of residence and your position!" ”

After hesitating for a while, the foreign hostages gathered together reported their personal information in accordance with Pan Guan's instructions. Although in Pan Guan's eyes, several of the foreign hostages had obvious concealment or false reporting, Pan Guan did not expose it, but just turned around and connected the camera to the military computer after recording it as a routine.

Stretching out his hand and pulling out the communicator on the military computer, Pan Guan easily opened the electronic onomatopoeia system on the military computer, and said while transmitting data: "We are now sending the rescued hostages to the Republic of Dawa, please designate a location on the border between the two countries as soon as possible where personnel can be handed over!" Now I give the geographical range to choose from......"

A series of coordinates were quickly reported, and before Pan Guan had time to catch his breath, there was an obvious surprise response from the communicator: "Who are you?" Can you reveal your identity? ”

Turning his head to look at the Chinese workers who were excited and whispering together after being rescued not far away, Tang Guoming reached out and took the communicator: "It doesn't matter who we are!" There is a piece of information that I think is more crucial, and you had better think about it more - the engineers of the Constantine company have also been kidnapped, and they also happen to be building a hydropower station in the Republic of Dawa, which should have a relatively large connection! ”

The voice on the other end of the communicator was noticeably stagnant: "Constantine...... Well, we'll definitely pay attention to this situation! Can we speak directly to the Chinese workers? ”

Glancing at the Chinese workers gathered together, Tang Guoming replied unceremoniously: "No! It's best to keep them alert and calm before getting them safely to their designated location! Give us the handover location – our time is precious, isn't it? As a personal suggestion, I would like to see enough and controllable armed personnel at the handover site to keep them safe! ”

After a moment of silence, the communicator quickly reported a location coordinates. Looking at the handover position pointed out by Pan Guan on the military computer, Tang Guoming once again brought the communicator to his lips: "It is recommended that you arrive first within four hours, and we will contact you again!" ”

Looking at Tang Guoming, who had terminated the communication, Pan Guan said in a low voice: "The straight-line distance between the handover site and us is less than 100 kilometers, why should we set the handover time within four hours?" ”

Facing those foreigners, Tang Guoming frowned slightly: "I always feel that things are not so simple......

Glancing at the frightened foreign hostages, Pan Guan's brows gradually gathered together: "The same hydropower project, the same kidnapping, the same kidnapper...... Too many coincidences! Or...... Before I set off to the personnel handover location, I am looking for the corresponding information? ”

Nodding slightly, Tang Guoming raised his wrist and looked at his military watch, which had obvious signs of wear, and stood up suddenly: "Let's set off in twenty minutes!" ”

Seeing Tang Guoming stand up, Bao Lei, who was resting next to the truck with a gun, immediately greeted him: "Boss, what's next?" I mean...... What about these foreigners? ”

Glancing at the foreign hostages gathered together, Tang Guoming replied in a low voice: "What about your opinion?" ”

Reaching out and scratching the back of his neck, Bao Lei muttered in embarrassment: "If you want me to say it...... Sending these foreign hostages together to a safe place is nothing more than a matter of beating rabbits? But...... I...... I always think these foreigners are a little weird? ”

After taking a bag of drinking water from the truck, Tang Guoming slowly tore open the seal of the drinking water pipe on the water bag: "Tell me specifically?" ”

Staring at a middle-aged man surrounded in the middle of the crowd, Bao Lei replied in a low voice: "This guy should be the leader of these foreign hostages, but when Pan Guan asked for their names and identities just now, this guy said that he was just a surveyor. It makes sense to say that they concealed their identities out of fear. But I looked at the way this guy gave orders, and it seemed like I was deliberately trying to let us see that he was the leader of this group of hostages? It's a bit of a contradiction......"

Sipping water unhurriedly, Tang Guoming nodded without a trace: "The purpose of his doing this." Most likely, it was out of the protection of the real chief. ”

Bao Lei: "Then that's even more so?" This deliberate exposure of his identity can easily arouse the anger of the kidnapper, and then punish him, or even shoot him directly! He would be justified in saying that they were members of militarized or paramilitary organizations. What did an employee of a private water conservancy construction company do? What is he trying to do? If you lose your life, you'll have nothing left......"

With a sharp raise of his eyebrows, Tang Guoming turned his head sharply to look at the gathered Chinese workers: "Qiu Ling, come here!" ”

Listening to Tang Guoming's call, Qiu Ling hurriedly rushed to Tang Guoming's side in a few steps: "Big brother...... Chief, you call me? ”

Showing a smile to the Qiu Ling, who looked very excited, Tang Guoming asked in a low voice, "Qiu Ling, are these foreign hostages locked up with you?" ”

Nodding quickly, Qiu Ling replied with some surprise: "Yes! Locked in two door-to-door mud houses, they can see each other - big brother, what are you asking for? ”

Looking up and down at Qiu Ling's figure and appearance, and then looking back at the foreign hostages gathered together, Tang Guoming asked Qiu Ling again, "Were you arrested first or did they get arrested first?" ”

Reaching out and scratching his head, Qiu Ling hesitated and replied, "When we were caught and locked up in that earthen house, these foreigners were already there. We've talked to them, but they don't seem to be happy to talk to us......"

After carefully looking at Qiu Ling's face again, Tang Guoming reached out and patted Qiu Ling's shoulder: "Go back and tell everyone, if we move the gun later, tell everyone not to be afraid, just lie down on the spot immediately!" ”

Involuntarily shuddered, Qiu Ling opened his mouth towards Tang Guoming, but said nothing, and silently turned back to the gathered Chinese workers......

After a glance at Bao Lei, and then a whistle at Halbara, Tang Guoming turned his head and returned to Pan Guan, who was constantly fiddling with the military computer: "What did you find out?" ”

The screen of the military computer turned to Tang Guoming, and Bao Lei said in a low voice: "There is really something wrong with the Konstantin company - when the water conservancy project of the Dawa Republic was tendered, this company competed with our domestic company, and it took a lot of effort to grab the single job they are doing now. As you know, many foreign construction companies are not comparable to our country's companies in terms of human resources and related costs. Constantine's company grabbed this single job, purely to lose money and make money, this kind of thing is almost impossible for foreigners to do! ”

Nodding slightly, Tang Guoming stretched out his hand and made a 'guarded' gesture in front of Pan Guan's eyes: "Go on?" ”

With his eyes swept slightly towards the foreign hostages, Pan Guan's right hand was placed next to the leg holster without a trace: "According to the current progress of the two companies, our company's company should be completed two months earlier than the Konstantin company." When it comes to bidding for the next larger-scale water project, there is naturally enough advantage. But once our workers have an accident, then Constantine has almost no competitors! So ......"

Turning his head to look at the foreign hostages, Tang Guoming's face suddenly showed a trace of coldness: "Eric confessed to Peinan, he was hired to kidnap those hostages, he must be kidnapped first and then executed, not directly attacked and killed-then this is easy to understand, the workers of our country have been kidnapped and designated to be executed!" ”

Blinking his eyes, Pan Guan asked in a low voice: "Boss, there is another thing here that can't be explained - if it's Constantine's company making trouble, then why are they looking for someone to kidnap their own people?" Just to perform here without three hundred taels of silver? ”

Grabbing the automatic rifle that was resting beside him, Tang Guoming slowly stood up: "So that they can have a reasonable excuse to delay the progress of the project!" And...... These people may not really be the engineers and staff of Constantine! Inform the fried liver, keep the perimeter vigilant, we have to clean up our surroundings first! ”