[Received.]
After quickly replying to the boss's text message, Ah Cai put his phone back in his pocket and proceeded to smoke a cigarette while enjoying every expression of pain on Lu Ting's face as he endured torture in the pool.
At this moment, Lu Ting, submerged in the pool, was also silently grateful that during the kidnapping process, he hadn't sustained any significant injuries.
At most, when punched or kicked, he might develop some bruises but no open wounds.
Otherwise, if he had any open wounds, being immersed in a pool akin to a biochemical vat like this one would only increase the risk of infection!
You see, soaking wounds in this environment for an extended period greatly increases the risk of sepsis!
Although Lu Ting's body had been strengthened by the super serum, he hadn't reached the point of being invulnerable to all toxins.
With this in mind, Lu Ting's gaze inadvertently darkened as he glanced at the pool where numerous individuals had likely met their demise.
Then, raising his gaze slightly, Lu Ting looked at Ah Cai, the enforcer sitting on the edge of the pool.
In fact, Lu Ting had considered probing Ah Cai for information about Wang Tianyu earlier, but upon considering the feasibility of this approach, he immediately abandoned it. After all, the vigilance level of these fraudsters and kidnappers far exceeded that of ordinary people.
If he worded anything improperly, it could raise suspicion. Ah Cai, being able to attain his current position, was clearly not foolish.
Extracting information from them would be extremely difficult.
While Lu Ting pondered this, his eyes scanned the room, catching sight of a row of torture implements laid out on the edge of the pool to his right.
There were iron tiger stools, handcuffs, ankle shackles, various sharp hooks, pliers, knives... all arranged haphazardly and all stained with blood of varying colors, a chilling sight.
However, Lu Ting's attention was drawn to a wooden armchair placed in the corner of the room.
To be honest, it seemed somewhat familiar to him. In the first ransom video sent by the kidnappers after Wang Tianyu's abduction, Wang Tianyu seemed to be bound to a similar wooden armchair.
But the scene in that video was too dark, and the visible area was limited. Relying solely on this somewhat similar wooden armchair, Lu Ting couldn't confirm whether Wang Tianyu was currently held in the same location.
With this thought, a sense of irritation suddenly rose in Lu Ting's heart. It seemed he could only wait until Ah Cai finished punishing him and took him to the specific detention site to make a judgment based on the situation there.
Calculating the time, it had been over five hours since he was kidnapped from the First Casino of Cangsheng and transported to this compound across the Moei River.
Without any surprises, by now, all members of Task Force 141 should have arrived at the designated location by the Moei River in the Mekong Special Zone, and the personnel arranged by the Dragon Country International Criminal Police should have joined them.
Next, he could only wait until he found Wang Tianyu and then send them a signal to act.
But now, Lu Ting couldn't even be one hundred percent sure if Wang Tianyu was in this compound. If Wang Tianyu was held elsewhere, the situation would become complicated!
At this moment, all the communication devices on Lu Ting's person had been confiscated in the First Casino of Cangsheng. If there were any unforeseen circumstances, he had no way to notify Task Force 141 outside.
In other words, since he was kidnapped in the First Casino of Cangsheng, Lu Ting had only himself to rely on for any events that occurred thereafter!
Now he could only hope that everything would unfold as he expected. If Wang Tianyu wasn't here, Lu Ting would have to create some disturbance to escape!
After all, considering his current importance, the number of guards watching him would definitely be greater than those watching ordinary people. In such a scenario, it would be impossible for him to leave easily.
If things really took a turn for the worse, the difficulty of executing this hire mission would skyrocket.
Thinking of this, the emotions deep in Lu Ting's eyes became more solemn.
However, none of these circumstances had occurred yet. The two possibilities mentioned above were just Lu Ting's worries and guesses.
Following this train of thought, Lu Ting calmed his emotions and focused his attention back on playing the role of "Zhao Ting" as he continued not to dwell on things that hadn't happened yet.
Meanwhile, as Lu Ting endured countless insect bites in the pool resembling a biochemical vat...
On the opposite bank of the Moei River, not far from this "KK" fraud park, in a secluded location surrounded by tall trees and bushes, two off-road vehicles of the same color but different models were parked, one behind the other.
The vehicle parked further ahead was the first to depart and had followed Lu Ting's internal tracking signal to this location. It carried members of Task Force 141 such as Price and Sandman.
As for the occupants of the vehicle behind, it naturally housed Chen Yaoguang, who had spoken with Price on the phone when they departed, and her subordinate Xiao Miao.
"Xiao Miao, stay in the car and keep an eye on the surroundings. I'll go over and talk to them."
In the passenger seat, Chen Yaoguang turned her head and instructed her subordinate before immediately pushing open the car door and striding towards the vehicle in front.
Soon, Chen Yaoguang arrived at the side of the off-road vehicle where Task Force 141 members were stationed.
Inside the vehicle in front, Captain Price, Sandman, Nikolai, Ghost, and Soap were already dressed in full camouflage combat uniforms, with tactical bulletproof vests stuffed with spare magazines, grenades, and other individual combat weapons.
Clearly, they were already waiting for Lu Ting, who had been bound and taken into the fraud park, to convey the order to act as soon as possible.
Seeing Chen Yaoguang approaching from outside the window, Captain Price, seated in the front passenger seat, immediately rolled down the window. When Chen Yaoguang reached his window, he asked, "Is there something wrong, Officer Chen?"
At his words, Chen Yaoguang subconsciously glanced at the fraud park across the Moei River and then asked, "Has Mr. Lu's location from the tracking device been determined?"
They had followed the tracking device inside Lu Ting's body all the way to this location, and if they went further, the Moei River in front would block their path!
Actually, Captain Price, Nikolai, and others, who had followed closely from the forefront, saw a white van on the roadside near the 7-Eleven convenience store, a few hundred meters from here, a few hours ago on the surveillance footage.
At that time, several people in the car were buying breakfast at the 7-Eleven convenience store, eating and chatting beside the white van.
Upon noticing them, Nikolai, who was driving, immediately slowed down the car and glanced at the rear seats, but didn't see Commander Lu Ting.
Based on the relaxed and comfortable state of the kidnappers at that time, Captain Price, Ghost, and others instantly realized that their commander Lu Ting should have already been transported across the river and sent to the fraud park in the northern Myanmar region!
Sure enough, when they checked Lu Ting's tracking device location again, the location, which had only a few hundred meters left, suddenly jumped from the Mekong Special Zone to the Kayin State on the opposite bank of the Moei River.
Immediately, Captain Price and others didn't linger on the roadside anymore and drove to the bank of the Moei River. After finding a relatively concealed location, they didn't move anymore.
Meanwhile, Lu Ting's tracking device quickly stopped at the "KK" fraud park on the opposite bank of the Moei River, an area with a large open space.
However, considering the cunning and deceitfulness of these fraudsters and kidnappers, Captain Price, Nikolai, and others didn't immediately confirm that the "KK" fraud park was the final location where Commander Lu Ting was detained.
Therefore, while waiting for a signal on this side of the Moei River, they also kept a close eye on the location of Lu Ting's tracking device, in case it moved again.
And so, they waited for a full twenty minutes!
During these twenty minutes, although Lu Ting's tracking device location had moved, it hadn't left the range of this "KK" fraud park.
So, it seemed that this so-called "KK" fraud park was indeed the place where these fraudsters and kidnappers detained their commander.
So, when Chen Yaoguang came over to inquire, Captain Price quickly gave a reply.
"It should be here."
He reached over and took the tablet from Nikolai, placing it in front of Chen Yaoguang. On the screen was the specific location of Lu Ting's tracking device inside his body.
"KK?"
As Chen Yaoguang looked at the map displayed on the computer screen, her delicate face became considerably more solemn.
Upon hearing this, Captain Price glanced at Chen Yaoguang, thoughtfully asking, "Officer Chen, how much do you know about this KK compound?"
In fact, Captain Price, Nikolai, Soap, and other members of Task Force 141 were somewhat surprised that Lu Ting would eventually be bound to this KK fraud park.
Based on various information they found on the international dark web, the KK compound did not belong to the Bai family's industry. Even the location of the KK compound was not within the main sphere of influence of the Bai family.
According to their analysis, after Commander Lu Ting encountered the pig-killing scam incident and was kidnapped inside the First Gambling Casino in Cangsheng, he should have been sent to the area within the Myanmar border, specifically to the fraud park under Bai Yingsang's name.
Even if he wasn't detained in Bai Yingsang's own fraud park, the choice of another detention location should have been within the Bai family's sphere of influence.
However, now their commander Lu Ting was being held in a KK fraud park that seemed to have no connection to the Bai family at all. This situation made them have to admit that these fraudsters and kidnappers really had played the phrase "a fox may grow gray, but never good" to the fullest!
At the same time, the members of Task Force 141 felt a bit more convinced about their commander. If they had followed their original mission plan from the beginning, even if they had infiltrated Bai Yingsang's fraud park, they might have ended up empty-handed by now! Moreover, they might have inadvertently alerted the kidnappers, causing them to hide Wang Tianyu even deeper!
However, at this moment, although they couldn't be completely certain, the possibility that Wang Tianyu and the commander were detained in the same "KK" fraud park was still relatively high!
This speculation wasn't baseless. First, the commander and Wang Tianyu were both in the same place, subjected to the same pig-killing scam and then kidnapped to this location.
Secondly, the KK fraud park was relatively close to the Moei River, and such geographical features were consistent with the sound of flowing water in the background of the kidnapping video!
Still remember during the initial meeting, although the commander raised objections to their analysis, he never denied the presence of the sound of flowing water in the background of the kidnapping video.
When multiple conditions in an event coincide, the likelihood of that event increases significantly! Based on the current situation, Captain Price could roughly analyze three possibilities. One possibility was that the kidnappers who kidnapped the commander and Wang Tianyu had reached some kind of deal with the mastermind behind the "KK" fraud park!
In their opinion, the deal could involve the kidnappers realizing the security measures of the "KK" compound. They might believe that the large number of armed personnel and strict security made it impossible for anyone to escape, and similarly, it was impossible for anyone to enter from outside.
Therefore, they chose to detain the commander, disguised as the super-rich second-generation 'Zhao Ting', here. After the successful completion of the operation, they would give the mastermind behind the "KK" fraud park some benefits.
As for the second possibility, the "KK" fraud park might not be the final location where the commander was detained. The "KK" fraud park might only serve as a transit point.
It was after considering these two possibilities that Captain Price asked Chen Yaoguang these two questions.
After all, the International Criminal Police Organization's knowledge of the situation inside the fraud parks in the northern Myanmar region was definitely much greater than the intelligence they had obtained through temporary investigations.
If Chen Yaoguang could provide more information about the "KK" fraud park, Captain Price might be able to analyze which possibility was more probable.
Upon hearing Captain Price's inquiry, Chen Yaoguang's expression also dimmed significantly. Despite the fact that many people from China were tricked into the northern Myanmar region every year, the police had very little intelligence on the fraud parks in the region.
There was simply no way to obtain more information from these fraudsters and kidnappers because of the tight security measures in these fraud parks. Very few people who managed to escape from the northern Myanmar region over the years had returned alive, and many of them had developed PTSD, making it impossible to expect any additional information from them.
The International Criminal Police Organization had previously sent undercover police officers, undercover journalists, and so on, disguised as people who had been deceived to conduct undercover filming. However, the vast majority had been discovered and then...
Therefore, Captain Price's inquiries to Chen Yaoguang about the fraud parks in the northern Myanmar region at this time were essentially in vain.
Immediately, Chen Yaoguang shook his head and responded, "Sorry, Captain Price, all the intelligence information we have at the International Criminal Police Organization has been shared with you. Besides that, we don't have any more."
Upon hearing Chen Yaoguang's words, Captain Price just showed a knowing look, not continuing to ask anything. Meanwhile, Nikolai, Soap, Sandman, and Ghost, sitting in the car, also exchanged glances at this moment.
In this case, all they could do now was wait quietly.
During the previous meeting regarding other operational details of this hiring task, they had specially discussed how to transmit signals.
Considering that all communication devices on Lu Ting's body would be confiscated when he was kidnapped, after some discussion, everyone unanimously decided to use the tracking device hidden in Lu Ting's body to transmit signals to the external Task Force 141 team.
If the commander successfully found Wang Tianyu, then he would destroy the tracking device hidden in his body. When the external Task Force 141 team saw the disappearance of the tracking signal, they would know that Lu Ting had successfully found the person, and they would go to provide assistance as soon as possible.
Of course, if there were any unexpected situations during the operation that required the support of the Task Force 141 members, they could also notify them using this method.
Therefore, the Task Force 141 members waiting outside couldn't have a clear understanding of the situation on Lu Ting's side. But they knew that when the commander destroyed the tracking device, it would definitely be when the commander needed firepower support the most!
However, even though they were waiting for the commander's signal, they were not completely idle at this time.
"Soap,"
Captain Price, sitting in the front passenger seat, turned his head slightly and asked, "Where are Roach and Yuri?"
Once all the team members were gathered, they could discuss and formulate tactical plans for the follow-up actions.
Although Roach and Yuri were the last team to set out, they shouldn't be this slow. They had been waiting here for more than twenty minutes, and the two of them were still nowhere to be seen.
At this, Soap just raised his phone and said, "I sent a message ten minutes ago, saying they were almost here, but now there's still no sign of them. I'll give them a call to ask."
Before Soap could finish his sentence, the sound of car engines gradually approached from the rear of the off-road vehicle.
Hearing this commotion, Soap suddenly smiled and, while looking in the rearview mirror, said, "No need to call, aren't they coming now!"
Bang!
With the sound of a door closing, Yuri, with an aggressive demeanor, got out from the rear seat and headed straight towards Captain Price's car.
When he reached the side of the car, Yuri first glanced inside, then immediately opened the door with swift movements. He grabbed Soap's neck with one hand and, gritting his teeth, said in a low voice, "What the hell kind of location did you send?"
They should have arrived ten minutes ago, but because this guy Soap got the location wrong, Roach and Yuri took the wrong route. Roach felt something was wrong as they drove on, and only after checking the map did he realize that the location Soap sent was wrong.
After realizing Soap's mistake in sending the location, Roach and Yuri exchanged glances. They only had one thought in their minds: they had given this guy too much trust!
"What the hell! You're late, and you're blaming me?"
Soap tried to struggle free from Yuri's grip around his neck while opening his phone to check the location he sent to Yuri just now.
After a careful look, he realized that he had indeed messed up. He felt quite helpless!
The two routes were too close, not only physically but also in their names. And, most importantly, being in a foreign country, there were problems with the map's translation!
After verbally entering the location, Soap had directly sent it, but then, he was distracted by the van that had kidnapped the commander on the roadside. His attention was drawn to it, and he didn't double-check.
Immediately, Soap's confident demeanor deflated, and he smiled awkwardly, saying, "It's not my fault, bro. The translation function of this map has a problem!"
"Heh!"
Upon hearing Soap's feeble and pale explanation, Yuri sneered twice without humor. Then, with an impatient gesture, he released his grip on Soap's neck.
(End of the Chapter)