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

"puff!"

The bullet from Wang Meng's gun instantly pierced Qin Hanwu's left chest, and a spurt of blood shot out from Qin Hanwu's chest a long distance...

The bright red blood spraying into the night sky shimmered with an unusual color, giving off an eerie feeling...

"uh-huh."

Qin Hanwu groaned, a sharp pain shooting through his chest. Instinctively, he clutched his chest with both hands, his eyes fixed on Wang Meng as he roared, "I've already surrendered! Why did you shoot? Are you trying to silence me?"

Actually, his question was redundant. They've already shot at you; you're just asking a question you already know the answer to. It's pointless.

Wang Meng's gaze was cold and sharp, and his whole body exuded a strong killing intent. He said coldly, "Qin Hanwu, your crimes are heinous and you deserve to die a thousand deaths. Letting you die like this is already too good for you."

At this moment, Xiao Zhan had already arrived in front of Qin Hanwu, and helped the swaying Qin Hanwu up, laying him flat on the ground.

Then he raised his head, his deep eyes fixed on Wang Meng, and asked sternly, "Captain Wang, I told you not to fire, why did you still fire?"

Wang Meng's body stiffened, and he said expressionlessly, "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, your order was a second late. The moment I pulled the trigger was almost simultaneous with the moment you gave the order. Furthermore, my orders from my superiors were not to take any prisoners!"

"Answer complete!"

"snort!"

Xiao Zhan snorted and said nothing more. The person was already dead; there was no way to undo it now.

Besides, Wang Meng was just following orders from his superiors...

Seeing that Qin Hanwu was already in a semi-conscious state and would die within minutes, and that his mission was complete, Wang Meng shouted, "Special Forces, listen up! Immediately wipe out the remaining armed men! Take no prisoners! Kill!"

"No prisoners! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Wang Meng led the special forces team to begin searching for and eliminating the armed militants who had been scattered and hiding in various corners...

Xiao Zhan's face was ashen. He knew that Wang Meng had deliberately shot and killed Qin Hanwu. Based on his understanding of Wang Meng, even if his order and Wang Meng pulled the trigger at the same time, Wang Meng could still control his finger in time. This is an instinctive reaction of special forces soldiers and muscle memory brought about by long-term training. Every special forces king must train to the point of being able to control his finger at will!

Moreover, he knew that when Wang Meng said not to take prisoners, the order from his superiors was actually only directed at mercenaries.

Others, especially important parties like Qin Hanwu, can be interrogated to extract a lot of valuable information, and can eventually be used as tainted witnesses.

Looking at Qin Hanwu, who was on his deathbed, Xiao Zhan asked, "Patriarch Qin, do you have any last words?"

"Um!"

Qin Hanwu groaned in pain, his body trembling slightly. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Zhan. His lips moved a few times as he murmured, "Xiao Zhan, if you see Qin Hanwen, tell him that I'm sorry to him. Actually, I was seduced into bed by Liu Yiran back then. Then she had something on me and instigated me to kill Qin Hanwen with her. Afterwards, I found out that the masterminds involved were Deng Zhi and members of the Liu family. I also know that the Deng family and the Liu family secretly reached some kind of agreement. What exactly it is, that bitch Liu Yiran has never told me."

"Damn it, I've been used as a pawn by them."

"Cough cough..."

Qin Hanwu coughed a few times, and large amounts of blood kept oozing from his mouth; the blood was already blackish-purple.

Xiao Zhan knew that Qin Hanwu's strength was merely a last gasp and wouldn't last long.

So he said, "I know all that you're saying."

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Qin Hanwu's lips trembled violently, and gurgling sounds came from his throat. Xiao Zhan knew that his life was coming to an end, so he comforted him, "Qin Hanwu, only heaven knows right from wrong. You should let go of your worries and go on your way in peace."

Suddenly, Qin Hanwu's eyes widened, and he forced out a sentence, "Liu Shiyuan is not dead. The old bastard is secretly helping Qin Hanwen deal with me, just because I didn't agree to his demands. He wants me... wants me... to be his..."

"Gurgle."

A lump of blood surged up and blocked his throat. Qin Hanwu's head lolled to the side, and he died before he could finish his last sentence...

Xiao Zhan reached out and closed Qin Hanwu's unclosed eyelids, whispering, "When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. May you have a safe journey."

Xiao Zhan stood up and looked at Xia Keke, asking, "Have you found Qin Hanwen and that Qing Xuanzi?"

Xia Keke shook her head and said, "We haven't found it yet, but don't worry, we have three layers of encirclement. It's harder for them to escape than to climb to heaven."

Xiao Zhan frowned and said, "Not necessarily!"

Xia Keke: "Could you please stop leaving things unsaid?"

Xiao Zhan glanced at Xia Keke, then looked in the direction of the gunshot and said calmly, "Don't you think there's a problem with the order given to Wang Meng? 'Don't take prisoners.' This doesn't comply with military regulations. Whether on a real battlefield or when cracking down on organized crime, prisoners must be treated well if they lay down their weapons and surrender. However, this regulation is an exception for foreign mercenaries, because mercenaries are not protected by UN treaties and are a key target of our country's crackdown. This gives Wang Meng a reasonable excuse to shoot Qin Wenwu."

Xia Keke's expression changed slightly as she said, "You mean the higher-ups intentionally issued such an order, deliberately leaving a loophole so that Wang Meng and his men could exploit it without bearing any responsibility, and therefore Wang Meng would not bear any legal responsibility for killing Qin Hanwu, let alone face a military court."

Xiao Zhan said with a solemn expression, "Just now, Qin Hanwu said before he died that Liu Shiyuan was not dead, which is consistent with our previous speculation. Moreover, Liu Shiyuan had also looked for Qin Hanwu, but Qin Hanwu died before he could finish speaking."

Xia Keke: "So, the big boss behind Qin Hanwen must be Liu Shiyuan, and the weapons used by the mercenaries were also provided by Liu Shiyuan. Therefore, the information Deng Zhi gave us is correct."

"So what was Liu Shiyuan's purpose in providing weapons to Qin Hanwen? Wasn't he afraid of exposing himself as a result?"

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "I think there must be some conspiracy we don't know about. With Liu Shiyuan's cunning, he wouldn't do something that would be thankless. Now, if we find Qin Hanwen, we might be able to find Liu Shiyuan."

"At least we'll know whether he's a pawn or not."

"In addition, Qing Xuanzi has gone missing. This old Taoist priest should know many little-known secrets of the Qin family. You should inform the authorities to focus on finding Qing Xuanzi. We must find him alive or dead."

Xia Keke: "Okay."

Then he spoke into his headset and ordered, "Attention all members of the action team, focus your search on Qing Xuanzi. Find him dead or alive."

at the same time,

Qing Xuanzi quickly escaped the battle scene alone under the cover of night, but the Shougang factory area was really too big, with dilapidated factory buildings everywhere.

Qing Xuanzi crouched low, weaving left and right until he arrived at a dilapidated house. He stopped, panting heavily; after all, he was over fifty years old, and his physical strength was not what it used to be…

suddenly,

"Click, click."

An unusual sound came from not far ahead: someone's footsteps hitting broken glass.

Qing Xuanzi quickly slipped into the dilapidated house, crouched in the corner, and raised his pistol to aim at the broken door. He could sense several people approaching him...

"Boss, there's no one here, let's take a break!"

Then a voice spoke.

Immediately, a voice that Qing Xuanzi recognized said, "Alright, let's rest for two minutes. Ren Qiang, call the person who will be picking us up and have them drive to the agreed location to wait for us."

Upon hearing this, Qing Xuanzi was immediately shocked!

He recognized the speaker as Qin Hanwen.

Holy crap! What a twist of fate!

Just then, a mercenary appeared in a flash at the doorway.

Although it was dark, the mercenary and Qing Xuanzi's eyes remained locked in the darkness...

The mercenary reacted quickly, shouting, "There's someone hiding in the room!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The mercenary and Qing Xuanzi fired their guns almost simultaneously...