Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

"Da da da".

"Bang bang bang!"

"Boom!"

As night fell, gunfire and explosions could be heard intermittently in the combat zone along the border between Country T and Country J, clearly indicating that fighting was still ongoing between the two sides…

"Squeak! Squeak!"

In the darkness of night, two pickup trucks were parked in front of a hot spring resort hotel.

This place is more than ten kilometers away from the border of Country T!

Looking at the still brightly lit hot spring resort hotel in front of her, Xiaomai asked, "Captain Xiao, is this the place?"

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "This is it. Director Xia and I came here last time. I didn't expect this to be the liaison point this time."

Xia Keke pouted and said, "When we came to rescue Zhao Ruirui and the others last time, I felt that this hotel was very suspicious. I even checked it out, but I couldn't find out who the big boss was. However, the person in charge of the hotel is named Deng Hai, who is from the capital of China. I was very puzzled at the time. How could someone from the capital open a hotel in this godforsaken place? Wouldn't he go bankrupt? It turns out there was a secret behind it. This big boss is really a shrewd and far-sighted schemer."

Xiao Zhan now knows that Deng Zhi is the mastermind behind everything, but he can't say it, mainly because it's not the right time yet.

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Let's not talk about the past. Let's finish this mission as soon as possible. Every minute we stay in this place is an increase in danger."

"When two countries are at war, we can't be cannon fodder, not only dying without knowing why, but also dying in a humiliating way."

Xia Keke smiled but didn't say anything.

"Bang!"

Xiao Zhan pushed open the car door and jumped out.

Xia Keke nimbly jumped out of the car, followed by the other three state security personnel. At the same time, Zhang Guoqiang, Shen Jun, and others in another car also jumped out.

"Splash!"

The remaining eight men simultaneously raised their eight AK assault rifles, the dark muzzles radiating a chilling aura of death…

Not long ago, Xiao Zhan and the others had already gone to the safe house and obtained equipment under Xiao Mai's guidance.

Everyone is now fully armed, each with an AK assault rifle and six magazines, each magazine holding 30 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.

Each person is given a Type 92 pistol with five magazines, each magazine holding 20 rounds of 5.8mm ammunition.

Xiao Zhan chose the AK rifle because of ammunition supply issues. Most soldiers on both sides of T country and J country use AK rifles, so bullets can be replenished on the spot.

In addition, each person is equipped with four offensive grenades, two smoke grenades, a military knife, a tactical flashlight, a wireless headset, and a battlefield first aid kit.

Xiao Zhan made a phone call and said in a deep voice, "Deng Hai, I've arrived at the hotel, where are you?"

Deng Hai said on the other end of the phone, "Xiao Zhan, I'm sorry, I received a last-minute notice to pick someone up at the border. You guys go into the hotel and rest while I wait for you."

"Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, two gunshots rang out over the phone.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Xiao Zhan immediately recognized it as an AK-47 and hurriedly asked, "Deng Hai, what happened here?"

Deng Hai said on the other end of the phone, "It's alright. Soldiers on both sides of the border will open fire at night if they see any suspicious activity on the other side's territory."

Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you the one who helped the people escape from the J-country telecom fraud industrial park?"

Deng Hai didn't hide anything and said, "Yes."

Xiao Zhan: "Any news about Su Zixing?"

Deng Hai paused for two seconds before saying, "No, I lost contact with her ever since Thailand bombed the park."

Xiao Zhan: "Deng Hai, there's no time to lose. Arrange for us to enter J country immediately to find Su Zixing."

Deng Hai hesitated for a moment on the other end of the phone before saying, "I'll send you my location. Come find me now."

"Contact me again if you can't get here in ten minutes."

Xiao Zhan: "Okay!"

Xiao Zhan hung up the phone and gave Shen Jun, Zhang Guoqiang, and the others a tactical hand signal. The group immediately got into the car.

Xiao Zhan judged that Deng Hai was probably also constantly moving his vehicle around, since in the combat zone, one could easily become the target of attacks from both sides if one was not careful.

"Ding-dong."

Deng Hai sent his location.

Xiao Zhan then forwarded the location to Xiaomai and said, "Go to this place quickly, and be there within ten minutes."

Xiaomai glanced at the destination and said, "It should be about seven or eight kilometers from where we are now, no problem."

"boom!"

Xiao Mai slammed on the gas and the pickup truck sped off.

Xiao Zhan turned on his wireless headset and said, "Everyone, test the communication. Report using your code names as before."

"Three, two, one, this is number 1, please reply."

Xia Keke: "Received on the 2nd."

Zhang Guoqiang: "Received on the 3rd."

Shen Jun: "Received on the 4th."

"Received on the 5th, received on the 10th."

Finally, there's Wheat No. 11 and Little Fish No. 12.

Xiao Zhan said in a deep voice, "In a few minutes, we will enter the war zone between the two countries. Our mission is to avoid direct conflict with either side's army, to avoid protracted battles, and to refrain from firing unless absolutely necessary. We are not allowed to shoot at vital areas unless our lives are in danger. Our objective is to quickly advance into the industrial park within Country J to locate our target and complete our mission."

"Did everyone understand?"

The wireless headsets all crackled to life with, "Understood!"

Seven or eight minutes later,

"squeak!"

Xiao Mai slammed on the brakes and parked the car in a ravine, saying, "Captain Xiao, the location is right here."

Xiao Zhan said in a deep voice, "Numbers 3 and 4, take men and keep watch."

"Number 3 understands."

"Number 4 understands."

"Splash!"

Several men, guns in hand, rushed out of the car and dispersed using standard tactical maneuvers.

Xiao Zhan looked up and surveyed the dark, rolling mountains around him, and said in a deep voice, "Deng Hai, we've arrived."

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a black SUV drove out of the woods by the roadside and rushed straight towards Xiao Zhan.

"Danger! Get out of the way!"

Xia Keke grabbed Xiao Zhan's arm and pushed him aside forcefully.

"squeak!"

At that moment, the SUV stopped just a dozen centimeters in front of Xia Keke. It was really close! The car's inertia still made Xia Keke feel a huge pressure and fear.

A distance of just over ten centimeters.

The driver could have easily hit Xia Keke if he hadn't been careful.

In fact, Xiao Zhan had always been on guard.

But Xia Keke's actions still moved him deeply.

Xiao Zhan: "Director Xia, thank you."

Xia Keke smiled calmly and said, "It's okay, we are comrades-in-arms, comrades who entrust their backs to each other."

"Clang!"

A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, dressed in a black tactical uniform with a pistol tucked into his waistband, stepped out of the SUV. He introduced himself and said, "I am Deng Hai. Hello, Mr. Xiao. Hello, Director Xia."

Xiao Zhan saw two young men inside the SUV, both looking at him warily. Since he was inside the car, Xiao Zhan couldn't see if they were holding guns.

Xiao Zhan didn't waste any words and said directly, "Deng Hai, take us across the border immediately."

Since Deng Hai was the contact person Deng Zhi told Xiao Zhan about here, there was no need to be polite to him.

Deng Hai: "Mr. Xiao, Director Xia, I have made arrangements on both sides of the border. You can go there yourselves."

"I'm waiting for someone."

Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow and said, "You're telling us to cross the border ourselves?"

Deng Hai knew what Xiao Zhan was worried about and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Xiao and Director Xia, we guarantee you will be safe and sound as you cross the border along this route. I have taken care of the people on both sides. These people have received a lot of benefits from me and from Boss Su, so they all know the rules."

"However, your car can only go as far as the border of Country T. After that, you will have to get out and walk. Driving across the border will make you too conspicuous and make you easy to be detected by reconnaissance satellites and drones."

Xiao Zhan: "That's fine then."

"Everyone, get on the bus!"

Deng Hai looked at Xiao Zhan and said, "Xiao Zhan, you must find Su Zixing, alive or dead."