Next, they proceeded to carry out the mission. A small girl like her certainly couldn't be taken along!
But leaving her alone here made Roach and Yuri uneasy. Setting aside her pitiful background, she was after all purchased by Commander Lu for a hefty sum.
Uncertain how to handle this, the two suddenly felt burdened.
However, at that moment, two knocks sounded at the hotel room door!
Knock, knock—-
Hearing someone knocking, Roach and Yuri immediately turned their alert gaze towards the door.
Soon after, Roach whispered to Yuri, "Soap just said he saw people from the casino downstairs. They must be the ones knocking."
These casino people weren't known for their manners. The fact they were knocking instead of barging in likely meant they were aware of Yuri and Roach, who had been with Lu Ting.
With Lu Ting already in their grasp, these fraudsters wouldn't want others noticing anything amiss before they successfully delivered him to Northern Myanmar.
"Why are they here?"
After hearing Roach's words, Yuri asked with confusion.
But soon, as if he realized something, he glanced towards the master bedroom and exclaimed, "Fuck! They're not here to capture her, are they?!"
How does that saying go again?
Capture people and sell them off?
If that were the case, not only the albino girl Alya, but also two other items Lu Ting had captured, would be taken away.
Roach shook his head upon hearing this. The situation was urgent now; they didn't have time to think about much else.
Following this, he said, "You take her and hide together. I'll find another place to conceal myself. Let's wait and see what they're up to."
Fortunately, Lu Ting had booked a presidential suite, spacious enough for Roach and Yuri to easily hide three people.
Yuri nodded in understanding and quickly walked towards the master bedroom of the suite.
Upon entering the bedroom, he found Alya, the albino girl, curled up on the bed. When she saw Yuri enter, a wary look appeared in her eyes, and instinctively, she moved back.
Seeing her reaction, Yuri immediately raised a finger to his lips, signaling her to stay quiet.
Sensing that Yuri meant no harm, Alya nodded obediently upon seeing his gesture.
Seeing her understand, Yuri approached and quickly communicated in English, "Those people might be here for you. So, you must hide with me now, understand?"
Upon hearing Yuri's words, Alya's face visibly turned grim, as if recalling something unpleasant.
Without wasting time explaining further, Yuri reached out and lifted her from the bed, holding her under his right arm like carrying a bag.
After surveying the room, his gaze settled on the large wardrobe. Without delay, he strode over, opened its doors, and swiftly stuffed Alya inside. At the same time, Yuri grabbed an extra blanket nearby and covered her completely.
Meanwhile,
Along with the sound of a 'beep' from swiping the room key card, the people standing outside the hotel room door finally entered at this moment!
Hidden in the entrance hall cabinet near the door, Roach peered through a crack in the closed cabinet door and saw that besides two men, a hotel staff member also entered the room.
Obviously, Cangsheng Casino had extensive connections, including some shady dealings with this hotel.
The three individuals paused at the door for a moment, exchanging a few words. Perhaps not seeing Roach and Yuri, they inquired with the hotel staff about the situation.
Next, the two men from Cangsheng's First Casino began searching through the room, rummaging through everything.
Seeing their actions, Roach immediately understood—they weren't here for the albino girl, they had another purpose.
Before long, one of them found what they were looking for in Lu Ting's suitcase outside—the items they held in their hands were none other than Zhao Ting's ID card, passport, and other documents.
After obtaining these items, the two from Cangsheng's First Casino didn't linger. They turned and left together with the hotel staff.
As they closed the door and departed, Roach emerged from the cabinet in the hall, peeking through the peephole in the door. After confirming they had truly left, he turned towards the bedroom.
"They took Commander's ID, passport, and those things."
Now that Commander had become their prey, his freedom restrained, obviously these fraudsters couldn't let their guard down. Hence, they specifically sent someone to seize Lu Ting's ID, passport, and other documents.
Only by keeping these documents in their possession could they ensure their prey wouldn't escape. Even if they managed to flee the fraud zone, without documents, they couldn't leave Northern Myanmar. Sooner or later, these all-seeing fraudsters would catch them again!
Finished speaking, Roach glanced at his wristwatch. Nearly ten minutes had passed since Soap's call. They had to act quickly.
Next, after glancing at Alya beside Yuri, Roach made a decision, "Let's get her into the car first. We'll decide once we reach the destination."
Even if they tracked Commander's location and arrived at Myawaddy, they wouldn't immediately start operations. They needed to wait until Commander was locked into the zone and they found their target, Wang Tianyu. Only then would the 141 Special Task Force members begin their series of actions upon receiving Commander's signal.
Thus, they still had plenty of time before that to settle the albino girl.
After hearing Roach's words, Yuri nodded in agreement without any objection.
However, Alya, who had been listening to their conversation, looked puzzled, not understanding what the two were talking about.
"Let's go then."
After making the decision, Roach and Yuri gathered the things they needed to take from the room and, with Alya, took the elevator straight to the hotel's underground parking lot.
Soon after, they drove away from the hotel, heading towards the location shared by the Price team!
Meanwhile,
On the highway between Pathum Thani Province and Myawaddy Special Zone, the white van carrying Lu Ting was speeding at a steady 80-90 kilometers per hour.
Since it was early morning, there weren't many cars on the highway, allowing the white van to accelerate.
Nevertheless, even at this speed, it would still take 4-5 hours to travel from Pathum Thani Province to Myawaddy, a distance of over 600 kilometers!
Inside the white van, Lu Ting was still covered by a black sack. He knew it would take some time to reach Myawaddy from Pathum Thani Province, so he rested with his eyes closed.
Otherwise, once they entered the fraud zone, it would be impossible to rest properly. Now, he needed to seize the time to rest and gather strength.
Presumably, when he left Cangsheng's First Casino, the 141 Special Task Force members who had been stationed there had also discovered the tracking device starting to move on Lu Ting's body. If nothing unexpected happened, they should be rushing over here in sync!
Everything was proceeding smoothly according to his plan!
Soon after, Lu Ting settled his thoughts and stopped thinking about other things. The situation inside the fraud zone was likely to be complicated, and their subsequent operational plans needed to be adapted according to the circumstances.
With various intelligence missing, any situation could change drastically at any time. Now, it was futile to think too much. It was better to rest properly.
Next, Lu Ting completely entered a state of rest.
In reality,
The situation was indeed as Lu Ting had anticipated. As soon as the tracking device on him left Cangsheng's First Casino, Captain Price, Nikolai, Sandman, Soap, and Ghost—five of them—immediately set off in pursuit!
Several hundred meters behind the white van carrying Lu Ting, Nikolai drove a black SUV, maintaining a discreet distance from the van.
These fraudsters were overly vigilant and cunning. To avoid any suspicion, Captain Price did not order them to tail closely; they just needed to ensure they didn't lose sight of the van.
"Captain Price."
At this moment, Soap, sitting with Sandman and Ghost in the back, lifted his head from his phone screen and reported to Captain Price, "Roach and Yuri are on their way."
Upon hearing this, Captain Price, seated in the passenger seat, glanced over and nodded, indicating he understood.
However, after a brief pause, Soap continued, "But right now, there's a little girl with them in the car."
A little girl?
Soap's words immediately drew the attention of the other four, who looked at him with puzzled expressions.
Seeing this, Soap continued to explain, "It's the girl Commander bought at the auction. Earlier, the people from Cangsheng's Casino went into the hotel and took away all of Commander's documents."
"Roach and Yuri are worried they might return to the hotel, so they decided to bring everything the Commander bought to the car."
Upon hearing this, the faces of Captain Price's group showed understanding. However, settling another girl was not something they were concerned about.
They could simply hand her over to the Chinese International Police, who were also secretly stationed in Thailand, to assist in this rescue operation.
Thinking this way, Captain Price immediately took out his phone and dialed a few keys before putting the receiver to his ear.
Soon, the person on the other end answered the call. A clear, cold female voice came through the receiver, "Hello, Captain Price?"
The person who answered the call at this moment was none other than Chen Yaoguang, who had communicated with them about hiring tasks a few days ago in Ivya.
Based on Wang Fujun's strong request, Chen Yaoguang and two of her subordinates were dispatched to Thailand. They were responsible for escorting Lu Ting and the 141 Special Forces members, rescuing Wang Tianyu from northern Myanmar, and escorting him back to China.
Of course, Lu Ting and his group had no objections. After all, these were reasonable requests made by their employer.
Therefore, when there were new developments on Lu Ting's side, Captain Price, who was responsible for contacting and communicating with the Chinese International Police, notified them immediately.
"Yeah, it's me."
Hearing the voice from the phone, Captain Price asked, "Where are you guys now?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yaoguang, sitting in the car on the other end of the phone, glanced at the road sign and quickly replied, "Just entered the expressway to Myawaddy. I'll speed up to catch up with you."
"No rush, we still have plenty of time considering the current situation."
Following this, Captain Price continued succinctly, "Your team needs to be prepared. If everything goes as planned, within five hours at most, they'll receive a ransom call from these fraudsters."
Commander had just been controlled by these fraudsters. Before reaching northern Myanmar completely, they wouldn't initiate contact with Zhao Ting's family prematurely. It would serve no purpose to alert these people too early.
"Be careful what you say. Don't give away any clues that might alert them!"
It was important to note that all of Lu Ting's identity information was fabricated, including his father who supposedly owned a mining company.
In reality, it was agents from the Chinese International Police playing the role of Zhao Ting's false identity father. If the fraudsters in northern Myanmar wanted to extort money later, they would actually contact them.
Therefore, Captain Price reminded them of this, emphasizing the caution they must exercise when communicating with the Chinese International Police.
Commander Lu Ting was in the hands of these fraudsters now. If due to their side's actions, the enemy sensed something was amiss or discovered that Commander's identity was false, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Captain Price could easily imagine how these fraudsters would react once they realized they had been deceived.
Although they had faith in their Commander's abilities, it was impossible for the 141 Special Forces members who had never fought alongside him to have no worries at all.
Moreover, if these fraudsters suspected that Commander had infiltrated to rescue someone, this employment task would become even more difficult. It might even lead to the worst-case scenario!
That is, the ultimate failure of the employment task!
Therefore, not only was Lu Ting's situation critical, but their handling of various situations that might arise next was equally crucial. They had to be extremely cautious and careful.
After hearing Captain Price's words, Chen Yaoguang on the other end of the phone naturally understood his meaning.
Immediately, she spoke with a particularly serious tone, "Rest assured, Captain Price. We are more eager than you to rescue the target, and we will definitely not hold back Mr. Lu, who is alone in danger!"
To ensure the flawless execution of this operation, Hong Bureau of the Chinese International Police Bureau took the initiative to undertake the task of handling the extortion calls from these fraudsters!
As a veteran international police officer with decades of experience, Hong Bureau's handling of such situations was beyond repSandman. Thus, with him in charge, there would be no room for error in this task.
Upon hearing this, Captain Price furrowed his brow slightly and responded briefly, "Okay, make sure you're well-prepared."
With that said, Captain Price had said all he wanted to ask and say. Immediately, he changed the subject, "We'll contact you when we reach Myawaddy."
After that, Captain Price hung up the phone on his own initiative.
It was at this moment that Nikolai, driving the SUV, noticed that the white van ahead seemed to be gradually increasing its speed.
Seeing this, Nikolai glanced at the speedometer and warned, "Hold on tight, following them might get a bit exciting!"
While speaking, the pressure on the accelerator under his foot increased significantly. The performance of the off-road vehicle they were driving clearly surpassed that of the white van. Therefore, for Nikolai, keeping up with them was just a matter of effort.
Time flew by like a white horse crossing a crevice. With each passing minute and second, the distance between them and the Mekong Special Zone grew shorter and shorter!
Covering over 600 kilometers, with their continuously increasing speed, they managed to shorten the journey to just over four hours, arriving in the Mekong Special Zone in nearly five hours.
Since they had departed in the middle of the night, by the time they arrived in the Mekong Special Zone, the sky was beginning to lighten.
Inside the white van, Lu Ting, wrapped in a black sack, observed through the small gaps in the sack as the sky outside the window began to change, realizing they had likely entered the Mekong Special Zone.
Next, if all went as expected, this white van should take him closer to the banks of the Moei River.
The Moei River served as the boundary between the Mekong Special Zone and the Myawaddy, KK Fraud Park in Kayin State.
People kidnapped in Thailand and sold to Myanmar typically relied on such clandestine smuggling methods, first being sold into the Myawaddy area.
Moreover, crossing by boat from the Mekong Special Zone to the opposite Moei Wadi was the fastest, most convenient, and least costly way to enter Myanmar.
As expected,
After driving for some time, Lu Ting lying inside the car clearly felt that the terrain beneath the vehicle gradually became uneven.
And uneven road surfaces could only mean that they were driving on rather remote paths!
Before long, this car, which had driven all night, finally stopped for the first time after a bumpy journey.
"Swish—"
Immediately after, the sound of the car door being violently pulled open was heard. A pair of hands grabbed Lu Ting's bound feet and dragged him straight out of the car.
Before his hands and feet could be untied, Lu Ting, just out of the burlap sack, struggled to stand, and an all-too-familiar female voice reached his ears.
And the person speaking was none other than Xingyue, who had let him witness firsthand a real pig-butchering scam in the casino a few hours earlier!
He had known from the moment he got into the car that this vicious woman was sitting right next to him. Even though she hadn't said a word, her overpowering perfume was unmistakable!
Xingyue spoke in Thai, which Lu Ting couldn't understand at all. After she finished speaking, the person holding him pulled off the black cloth bag covering his head.
As soon as he could see again, Lu Ting immediately began to survey his surroundings.
He found himself on a secluded path by a wide riverbank, surrounded by waist-high shrubs and tall, dense trees, making it hard for anyone to notice their presence unless they got very close.
His eyes scanned past the wide river in front of him to the opposite bank.
Unlike their side of the river, the other side was barren with hardly any tall or dense vegetation.
One glance could take in everything: rows of three to four-meter-high concrete walls topped with barbed wire!
Within these prison-like walled areas stood buildings of varying heights.
As for more detailed observations, Lu Ting's current position didn't allow him to see further.
It was clear that this river was the Moei River, and the walled area across the river was naturally the infamous KK fraud park, known as the terminal of the human trafficking chain!
"Mr. Zhao,"
At this moment, Xingyue, who hadn't spoken a word along the way, suddenly approached Lu Ting and asked him with a very fake smile, "Do you know where this is?"
Hearing this, Lu Ting, who was fully aware of everything, instantly put on an Oscar-worthy performance of looking confused, scared, and panicked.
Even though he didn't directly answer her question, his expression said it all.
Xingyue then continued to smile and explained, "This is the Mekong Special Zone. Across the river is Myawaddy in northern Myanmar."
"Of course, that's where you'll be heading next!"
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(End of the Chapter)