Police officer Chen Shu.

Two hours later.

Chen Shu received a call from Chen Chuan informing him that they had successfully arrived at the Chinese border. Zhu Yiba had also received effective treatment at the border hospital and was out of danger, with no major issues remaining.

Then Wang Yan answered the phone, saying that she had contacted Counselor Li at the embassy and that they would put pressure on the Myanmar government and expedite diplomatic procedures to organize rescue personnel to enter the Dalalin area.

Chen Shu didn't say anything more and turned off his phone.

Ang Suoling, holding his wine glass, looked at Chen Shu and said, "Congratulations, your people are safe."

Chen Shu raised his wine glass and clinked it against Ang Suoling's from a distance, saying without showing any weakness, "Congratulations, General, you are safe now too."

According to the unspoken agreement between the two, Ang Soling released Chen Shu's two colleagues, and Chen Shu provided Ang Soling with certain security guarantees.

From Ang Soling's perspective, one kidnapper is definitely easier to deal with than three, and it would be easier for him to escape danger.

Ang Suling retorted sarcastically, "Commander Chen, now that I'm safe, may I leave the office?"

Chen Shu put down his wine glass and gestured "please" towards the door: "General, this is your office. You are free to come and go as you please."

Angsoring said "Oh," somewhat surprised.

He placed his hands on the armrests of the sofa and slowly stood up, his eyes warily fixed on Chen Shu's hands, as well as the rifle and pistol on the coffee table.

After standing up, Ang Soling walked step by step toward the door of the room. During this process, the senior police officer from China continued to drink, and even took the time to smile and raise his glass to him, swirling it a couple of times.

When Ang Suling walked to the door and even put his hand on the doorknob, he turned back to look at Chen Shu, who was sitting on the sofa with his back to him, not even glancing at him.

Angso was filled with curiosity.

He went back to the sofa and sat down.

Chen Shu was not surprised. He leaned over and poured Ang Suoling a drink, but did not say anything.

The golden liquid flowed slowly down the bottle neck, and the gurgling sound of the liquid flowing was especially pleasant in the quiet office.

Angsoring was silent for a moment before saying, "Then let's talk about our business. Let's make this clear beforehand: don't try to stall for time and wait for someone to come and rescue you. Here, it's not up to anyone else to make decisions for me."

Chen Shu said solemnly, "General, I am willing to stay here not because I am foolish enough to trade my life for yours. To you, my life is worthless."

Ang Suling sneered, "Even if it's worthless, you have to pay with your life! Pay with my adjutant's life!"

"General, what if I told you your adjutant is still alive?"

"What?!!"

Ang Suling's body stiffened abruptly. His prepared mindset was instantly shattered by the opponent, and he gripped the sofa armrests tightly with both hands.

He stared at the high-ranking police officer from China, trying to find even the slightest trace of lying in the man's eyes, but to no avail.

Chen Shu shrugged and laughed, "General, I have no reason to lie to you."

Ang Soling said, word by word, "Since Min Lai is not dead, why can't I get through to him on the phone, and why hasn't he called me?"

"Because his phone is with me."

Chen Shu pulled a cell phone out of his pocket and tossed it onto the coffee table: "Do you remember the last phone call Minlai made to you last night? I was the one who made that call. While you were talking, I was standing next to you, holding the phone for your adjutant..."

Ang So-ling interrupted, "Commander Chen, what you're saying is meaningless. It's just a cell phone; it can't prove that Min Lai is still alive."

Chen Shu pointed to the back mountain outside the window and said, "General, the wooden house on the back mountain is not far from here. Send some troops over to check and you'll know if the person is still alive."

Hearing this, Ang Suling's eyes flickered: "No wonder you didn't stop me from leaving. You were sure I wouldn't kill you."

Chen Shu picked up the cigar box from the coffee table, took out a cigar, cut off the cap with a cigar cutter, and then picked up a blowtorch from the side and burned the cigar at a 45-degree angle.

Without stopping, he slowly rotated the cigar clockwise until the burned side of the cigar turned bright red before stopping.

Chen Shu then handed the cigar to Ang Suling: "General, your adjutant is not dead, and you have suffered no losses, so there is no life-or-death hatred between us."

A few minutes later, Ang Suling sneered, "This guy, it's better if he's dead. He dared to lie to me, lie to me that everything was normal, lie to me that Ma Guofeng had caught you, lie to me that he was going to continue searching for other Chinese police officers!"

Chen Shu was not surprised. Ang Suoling's behavior was logical. He needed a way to prove that being kidnapped was not his fault, but rather a result of the betrayal of the person he trusted most.

After a long while, Ang Suo's eyes calmed down, and he said, "Commander Chen, excellent tactics. I reckon that idiot Ma Guofeng really thought you killed Min Lai and cut off his escape route, so he had no choice but to betray you. You fooled him very well."

Chen Shu shook his head: "I didn't lie to him. I just went into the wooden hut where Min Lai was being held when he happened to see me, and then fired a few blank shots inside. If anyone lied, it was Min Lai who pretended to be dead by throwing herself on the ground."

Ang Suling sat up straight and asked, "Commander Chen, I'm actually quite curious. If it were me, I could have just killed Min Lai after she finished her call and I'd used her. Why leave this potential bomb lying around?"

"Because I promised him that as long as he made the call as I told him, I would give him a chance to live."

"What if Ma Guofeng discovers that Min Lai is faking her death?"

"Then I'll kill Min Lai right in front of Ma Guofeng."

Angsorin was stunned, then laughed and said "good, good, good" three times.

Chen Shu humbly picked up his wine glass and took a small sip.

At the time, Chen Shu was 90% certain that Company Commander Ma wouldn't find out. It wasn't because Company Commander Ma wasn't smart enough; on the contrary, he was too smart. He firmly believed that Chen Shu would kill Min Lai himself in order to cut off his escape route and force him to follow him down a dark path.

After all, when they first captured Min Lai, Company Commander Ma immediately hid her, precisely to guard against Chen Shu's move.

Ang Suling did not pursue the matter of Company Commander Ma's defection further. For him, the reasons were not important; he only cared about the outcome and the subsequent solution.

"By not killing Min Lai, you are actually proving that you keep your word and are a trustworthy person." Ang Suo Ling picked up the cigar that Chen Shu had lit, took a puff, and said that in the past, it was always Min Lai who lit the cigars for him, at just the right temperature.

"Nothing can be hidden from the general's eyes."

"So, this officer who keeps his promise, what kind of deal do you want to make with me?"

"It must be a win-win deal."

I like Policeman Chen Shu.