Chapter 53: The Roundup
"Has anyone spotted us?" Avril was shocked.
"It's just a feeling that I don't see anything threatening me in my perception." Ren Wei said to Avril.
"Then we'll get out of here right away, it's better to believe it at this time, not to mention that your intuition is very accurate now, it's very likely that something unknown to us has happened!" Avril immediately picked up important things and prepared to leave.
At this moment, there was a faint "buzzing" sound in the sky.
Ren Wei and Avril looked at each other and shouted in unison: "Helicopter?!" β
At this time, the sound of the helicopter propeller became clearer, and the sound was coming in their direction.
"Let's go!" Unable to pack up any more, Avril pulled Ren Wei up and ran in a direction at right angles to the sound that came.
I don't know if there is a thermal imaging or something like this on the helicopter, but not long after the two of them started to run out, the helicopter changed direction, and at the same time, a voice came from the loudspeaker on the helicopter: "Avril! Ren Wei! Don't run! I'm Charles! β
Avril and Ren Wei heard the shouting, and their footsteps paused.
"Charles?!" Avril wondered. "It was indeed him who listened to the voice, but how did he find us?"
"If it's really him, at least there won't be any ill will towards us, we don't have to run anymore, and as for the reason why he can find us, just ask him in a moment." Ren Wei asked.
"In that case, let's wait for him in front, the woods here are too dense, we can't see him, he can't land, the woods in front are sparse, we can talk conveniently." Avril suggested.
"Alright, let's go!" Ren Wei responded.
So the two of them walked briskly towards the sparsely wooded area in front of them.
As the helicopter approached quickly, it seemed to notice that the two were no longer running, nor did they continue to shout in the air.
The two sides met in an open-air location.
"Avril, Horton and I have worked so hard to find you!" Charles leaned out of the cabin and shouted to the two men on the ground.
"How did you find it?" Avril did not have the joy of reuniting with Charles after a long absence, but asked Charles a question first.
However, Charles did not answer Avril's question and turned back into the helicopter.
The next moment, a rope hung down from the helicopter, followed by two figures descending from the sky, it was Charles and Houghton.
Seeing the familiar face really appear in front of her, Avril couldn't hold back anymore, threw herself into a hug between the two, and said silently: "Captain! Horton! I thought I'd never see you again! β
Charles also felt a lot of emotion, he patted Avril Lavigne on the back and comforted: "Don't cry, don't cry, isn't this a reunion!" It's something to be happy about! β
Horton spoke quickly, and then said, "Yes! Not only that, but I have even better news for you! β
Avril wiped the tears from her cheeks and wondered, "What's the good news?" By the way, you haven't said how you found us? β
"This still depends on the captain, with his understanding of your usual style, it is expected that if you hide your tracks, most of them will look for places that are off the beaten track, so the captain locked on a large area of uninhabited mountains and forests west of Manston Town, intercepted images in this range through satellites, and then used computers to compare, and finally the captain and I manually filtered and screened, and finally found traces of bonfires on a night photo.
We went into the mountain once, but there was a delay in comparing the photos, and it took us more time to sift through them, so by the time we found the location of the photos, you were already gone. But judging by the way you covered up the scene, we're even more sure it's you.
Once we get back, we'll redefine the search area based on the location of the campfire, the length of the delay, and how fast you might be moving. Step by step, we narrowed down and finally found you. Horton said in one breath what they've been doing for most of the month.
Avril found that Charles and Horton's faces were much haggard, and the whites of their eyes were also covered with dense bloodshots.
But what's the point? At the beginning, I just wanted you to dissociate yourself from me, so that I could have a chance to regain the trust of the director. Now that you have found it, haven't all the things you done before been in vain! Avril worried.
"No, it won't!" Horton laughed. "We're here to take you back!"
As soon as he heard this, Ren Wei's face sank, and Avril also changed her face slightly.
Seeing this, Charles hurriedly pressed his hands weakly: "Wait! Listen to me! Not what you think! β
When Horton saw it, he also reacted to the ambiguity of what he said, and hurriedly said, "Yes! It's a misunderstanding, but let the captain tell you why. β
Charles looked at Avril and said, "Actually, the reason why we have spared no effort to find you is because we have received a personal commitment from the director that we will not pursue your violations again, and have provided us with sufficient resources to rebuild the 'Watchmen'." β
"Really?!" Avril was skeptical. "That ......," Avril said, glancing back at Ren Wei.
Charles naturally understood what Avril meant, and then said: "The director hurt Mr. Ren in a hurry out of national security considerations, and now he regrets it and has given up the idea of using Mr. Ren, so he will not continue to hold you responsible." When we go back, Mr. Ren can fly straight home. β
"In that case, that's great!" Avril said excitedly, this result is really happy for everyone.
"I'm not going back with you, if it's convenient for you, take me to the airport first." Ren Wei is not too happy, in his cognition, politicians go back on their word is commonplace, for the country's high-level, compared with national security, a foreign civilian is undoubtedly like an ant, the so-called regret is not believable.
The reason why Charles, Avril and others do not suspect it is completely out of habitual trust in their superiors, and Ren Wei has no good impression of Lao Jinsi at all, let alone believe in his empty promises.
Charles was stunned at first when he heard Ren Wei say this, and then said with relief: "It's okay, I understand your concerns, in this case, we can send you to the plane ...... now."
But before Charles finished speaking, Ren Wei looked into the air in horror, and looked back and forth, left and right.
When Charles saw Ren Wei's actions, he was surprised: "What are you doing?" β
Ren Wei ignored Charles's question at all, and asked rhetorically, "How many of you came?" Are there any other helicopters coming here besides the one you're flying on? β
"Huh?" Charles didn't react for a moment.
Ren Wei stared at Charles and Houghton's eyes and expressions, confirming that they really didn't know, and at the same time, he also got the answer he wanted to know.
Avril was the first to understand what Ren Wei meant, and said hurriedly: "Get out of here quickly!" There are helicopters that do not belong to us in approach! β
Although Charles and Horton didn't know how Ren Wei knew that a helicopter was approaching, they could hear from Avril's anxious voice that it was not the right time to ask, so they hurriedly shouted to the two: "Hold on to the rope and let the helicopter take us away." β
But as soon as he finished speaking, the helicopter that had brought him and Horton here suddenly pulled up, and at the same time cut the rope that Charles had just used and threw it out of the cabin.
This change shocked everyone for a while, and they didn't know how to move.
As the helicopter overhead moved away, Charles and the others faintly heard the sound of the approaching helicopter propeller, as if the helicopter that had been parked directly above them had been covering for the helicopter that followed.
The distance that Ren Wei can perceive is only a few hundred meters, and for a high-speed helicopter, this distance is almost instantaneous.
Just as everyone was about to flee into the dense forest, four helicopter gunships appeared from four directions and surrounded them.
The helicopter that was facing Charles and the others fired head-on, and the bullets from the heavy machine guns hit their escape route, and the splashed dirt almost collapsed into everyone's faces.
The four were forced to stop.
At this time, a man's rough voice came from the air: "Mr. Ren, I advise you not to act rashly, otherwise even if you have the ability to destroy all our helicopters here, I am afraid that you will not be 100% sure that you can protect your friends, right?" That's enough time for us to shoot all of your friends into a sieve. β
Hearing this voice, Charles' eyes widened, and he yelled into the air in disbelief: "Shrek?!" You bastard! What do you want?! β
Avril also heard that this person was the Shrek who secretly told her the news of Ren Wei and assisted her to escape from the building, but listening to what he meant now, he wanted to arrest Ren Wei again, the contrast between the front and back was so big, the reason was really puzzling to Avril. However, there was no time for her to speculate on the reason, and seeing that the other party was not good, Avril's mind turned sharply, and she thought hard about how to get out of this situation.
It's a pity that Shrek didn't give them more time to think, and when everyone was still at a loss, Shrek ordered: "Now, Mr. Ren Wei, use what was thrown in front of you to handsome all three of them." β
As soon as the words fell, a half-human-high iron box ejected from the helicopter to the right of Ren Wei and the others.
The box slammed into Ren Wei's vicinity, shaking Ren Wei's feet slightly, and the lid of the box bounced up because of the violent shock, revealing the four pairs of alloy shackles held inside.
Ren Wei was still hesitant to do so, because he wanted to see if Avril had any good ways to deal with the situation in front of him.
But Avril frowned, not bothering to glance at him.
In desperation, Ren Wei had no choice but to walk to the iron box.
Before coming to the iron box, Ren Wei reached out and picked up the shackles, and his heart sank, because the shackles not only fixed his hands near the neck, but also were unusually heavy, roughly estimated, almost the same weight as a normal adult man.
If you wear such shackles, not to mention whether you can still run, even if Charles is strong and can bear such weight, there are still two difficulties to face, one is that the hands are limited to the neck, and it is difficult to grasp the balance when moving; The second is that wearing these iron shackles, you can't see your feet at all, and if you run fast, you can easily fall. So once the handcuffs are locked, it means that Avril and the others have no chance to escape at all.
"Rubbing what? Don't hurry up yet! Give you two minutes, and after two minutes, if anyone is not already in chains, I can't guarantee that person's safety. Shrek on the helicopter saw that Ren Wei was moving slowly, so he threatened.
Ren Wei had no choice but to grit his teeth and pull out the shackles from the box with one arm.
Seeing the appearance of these shackles, the faces of Charles and the others immediately became ugly and abnormal. Clearly, they knew the shackles and what kind of felony they were used for.
"Shrek! We are acting on the orders of the Director, and you dare to do this to us? Who borrowed your guts?! Horton roared angrily.
"Humph! Houghton, you've been mixed up for so many years, doesn't it feel naΓ―ve to ask such a thing? Since I have done it, I naturally have my reliance. Do you have the kung fu or worry about your own fate! Mr. Ren, time is running out, you have to hurry! After Shrek taunted Horton a few words, he ignored him anymore, turned his head and urged Ren Wei again.
"Your dependence?" When Avril heard Shrek's words, she paid attention.
"Are you an undercover agent arranged by other forces in the CIA?! I was helped before just to get Ren Wei out of the control of the CIA?! So that the forces behind you can easily start? Avril couldn't help but exclaim.
"Hey, hey!" Shrek sneered, noncommittal.
This reaction only made Avril more certain of her misguided speculation.
At this time, Ren Wei brought the three pairs of shackles to Avril and looked at her with inquiring eyes again.
Avril was waiting for Charles to come up with an idea.
Charles sighed and apologized to Avril, "It seems that I have caused you trouble this time." β
Then he turned to face Ren Wei and said resolutely: "Mr. Ren, you don't have to worry about us, just leave here now, it seems that you do have a unique ability, maybe you really have a chance to escape, after you leave, we have our own way to deal with Shrek." β
A trace of hesitation flashed in Ren Wei's eyes, and his heart was constantly struggling, and in a moment, he made a decision, reaching out and putting the shackles on Charles.
"Mr. Ren! You ......," Charles exclaimed.
"Don't think I'm easy to deceive, just with the light weapons you and Horton carry, if you want to fight against four helicopter gunships equipped with heavy weapons, you can have a fart room to maneuver, that what Shrek took this opportunity to appear, is to blackmail me with your life, and want me to cast a mouse trap.
As soon as I show that I don't care about you, he will immediately open fire without hesitation, and then you will not be alive? So, let's do what he instructed first, get out of this dead end, and then say, as long as we live, we will have a chance next. As he spoke, Ren Wei put the shackles on Horton and Avril's bodies.
In fact, there is one thing Ren Wei did not tell Charles, that is, in addition to his strength and the fact that he can perceive a few hundred meters away, his combat effectiveness is not as strong as Charles imagined, although his intuition told him that in the extremely dangerous situation of being targeted by four heavy machine guns, he has a very high possibility of entering that combat state, but whether he succeeds or not, the price he has to pay is unbearable for Ren Wei, so he still did not choose to gamble now.
"Excellent! Mr. Ren! Looks like we're having a great time working together! Then you just keep doing what I ask you to do, and they won't get hurt. Shrek's smug voice came from the plane, and then he said, "Okay, Mr. Ren, you go to the plane where you dropped the box first, there is a special place for you." As for Charles, the three of you board the other three helicopters and have to act one by one. Let's go! β
Ren Wei looked at Avril, Horton and Charles with complicated eyes, he didn't expect Shrek to be so cautious, if they were separated from each other, none of them would dare to act rashly. But now, I can only take one step at a time.
Ren Wei turned around and walked towards the helicopter.
Seeing that he was about to walk to the location of the helicopter, Ren Wei's body suddenly shook.
At the same time, the mutation abruptly appeared, and three rockets dragged a long flame tail, from behind Shrek, attacking Shrek's location, as well as the helicopters in front of him on the left and right.