Upon hearing Soap, Sandman, and Yuri's words, Lu Ting also showed a dismissive smile. Clearly, in his eyes, as long as they rescued the target individual, nothing else mattered!
Although there were indeed numerous armed militants in this "KK" scam park, and they might possess various powerful weapons, if Lu Ting and the 141 Special Forces wanted to leave, these people had no capability to stop them!
Therefore, after making this decision, Lu Ting immediately turned to Price beside him and asked, "Is there anyone arranged on the other side of the Moei River for pickup?"
Upon hearing Lu Ting's inquiry, Price promptly responded.
"At present, only Inspector Chen from the Chinese International Interpol and one of her subordinates are stationed in a concealed position across the Moei River, waiting to pick up the target individual after rescue and rush to Thailand Airport for departure back to the country."
Hearing this, Lu Ting furrowed his brow in thought for two seconds, then continued to speak to Price, "Inform her that we've located the target individual. Also, have her arrange a few boats in a hidden position to wait. Once we successfully leave the park and reach the bank of the Moei River, they should immediately come over to pick us up."
The Moei River is about seventy to eighty meters wide, not a difficult river for Lu Ting and the 141 Special Forces members to cross. However, for Wang Tianyu, with his current injuries and weakened state after being held captive in the park for so long, crossing this river alone would be impossible.
At that time, these scam kidnappers and armed militants would definitely not willingly let them leave like this. There was an eighty to ninety percent chance that they would pursue them.
By then, Lu Ting and the 141 Special Forces members would have to deal with them, and they might not have the time to take care of Wang Tianyu.
Therefore, the safest approach, as Lu Ting and Price discussed earlier, was to have Inspector Chen Yao Guang waiting on the other side of the Moei River, ready to immediately transfer the primary target, Wang Tianyu, to a safe area once they arrived at the riverbank.
"No problem, I'll communicate with Inspector Chen right away."
Upon receiving Lu Ting's orders, Price quickly agreed. Immediately, he took out a satellite phone used for contacting Chen Yao Guang and pressed the dial button.
In less than two seconds, the call was answered.
"Hello?"
The familiar voice of the girl came through the receiver. Price briefly and succinctly explained to her, "Inspector Chen, long story short, we've successfully reunited with the commander and rescued the target individual!"
"Rescued him?!"
Before Price could finish, Chen Yao Guang's excited confirmation came through the phone, sounding particularly thrilled.
And indeed,
At this moment, concealed in a vehicle at a hidden location along the Moei River, Chen Yao Guang was just as excited and thrilled as her tone suggested!
Although she believed that with Lu Ting and the 141 Special Forces' capabilities, rescuing Wang Tianyu shouldn't be difficult as long as he remained in this "KK" scam park, the speed at which they rescued Wang Tianyu now was much faster than she had imagined!
Moreover, everything seemed to be going too smoothly.
However, Chen Yaoguang also understood clearly that the reason the rescue operation went so smoothly was entirely due to Lu Ting's strategizing!
Overall, rescuing Wang Tianyu was very good news for them.
After quickly calming down, Chen Yaoguang also asked Captain Price, "So, what do we need to do next?"
From Captain Price's tone, it was clear there was something else they needed to do.
Sure enough, right after this, Chen Yaoguang heard Captain Price on the phone say, "Commander's orders are to have you arrange boats on the shore, ready to take the target individual across to Thailand territory as soon as we bring him from the park to the riverbank."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yaoguang almost hesitated, immediately responding, "No problem, I'll have the boats ready and waiting before you retreat to the Moai River."
But before she could finish her sentence, she heard another voice from the phone, not Captain Price this time, but Lu Ting, who had been out of contact with them for a long time!
"Inspector Chen, it's better if the boats you use to pick up the person aren't ordinary boats. If possible, they should be armed boats capable of retaliating, but if not, then forget it."
At this moment, Lu Ting's voice in the receiver sounded as calm and casual as ever, as if he were on a vacation rather than in a dangerous situation surrounded by armed militants!
To be honest, Chen Yaoguang thought Lu Ting's mental resilience was truly terrifying!
"Inspector Chen?"
After being called by Lu Ting again, Chen Yaoguang suddenly snapped back to attention and responded, "Okay, I'll figure something out as you suggested."
"Oh, by the way, how is Alya doing?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yaoguang subconsciously glanced towards the side where Alya, the albino girl previously brought over by Roach and the others, was curled up and sleeping in her seat.
Immediately, she responded, "She's doing fine, just sleeping now."
Upon hearing Chen Yaoguang's update, Lu Ting raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly surprised that Alya could let her guard down enough to sleep beside Chen Yaoguang.
It appeared that Chen Yaoguang wasn't as aloof and cold as she appeared on the surface, at least showing some warmth towards children.
Lu Ting quickly collected his thoughts and simply responded with a "Got it" before ending the call.
"How is it, Captain Chen?"
Little Miao, seated in the driver's seat, saw Chen Yaoguang hang up the phone and couldn't wait to ask eagerly, "Have they rescued the person?"
"Yeah."
Chen Yaoguang quickly sent a message to Hong Bureau back home, who was also anxiously awaiting the latest information, and then replied, "They've said they've rescued him and are preparing to withdraw from the park."
"That's great!"
Upon receiving the captain's definite answer, Little Miao couldn't contain his excitement and let out a cheer.
Immediately after sending the message, Chen Yaoguang looked up and continued, "But Lu Ting has asked us to prepare a boat, preferably an armed one capable of defending itself."
"I've informed Hong Bureau about this and asked them to find a way to contact the International Police of Thailand to quickly send over an armed boat."
Although Chen Yaoguang was the captain, her authority was still limited. Even if she tried to communicate with the International Police of Thailand, they might not cooperate with her. Especially in operations like this rescue tied to the Mianbei District's scam park, it was something even the police in Thailand disliked. Therefore, Lu Ting's request could only be handled through Hong Bureau.
However, preparing another backup boat was something Chen Yaoguang felt she could manage. If Hong Bureau couldn't get the International Police of Thailand to cooperate and send an armed boat capable of defending itself, at least Lu Ting and his team wouldn't be completely without a usable boat!
At the same time, in the Mianbei District on the other side of the Moai River.
Inside the "KK" scam park area, after Lu Ting and the members of the 141 Special Operations Team had a brief conversation with Chen Yaoguang, they decided to start their retreat!
Seeing that they were actually making preparations to take action, Wang Tianyu suddenly felt a bit anxious and couldn't help but speak up, "Are you really not going to reconsider?"
If the situation was as they described, with a large number of armed militants lying in ambush on the route they had to take for retreat, Wang Tianyu believed it would be quite threatening!
After all, since the armed militants were already lying in wait, it meant they were definitely fully prepared, just waiting for Lu Ting and his mercenaries to jump right into their trap!
But unexpectedly, when Wang Tianyu voiced his concerns for himself and also on their behalf, not a single person in the mercenary team paid any attention to him!
It seemed they completely ignored him!
Feeling quite speechless about this, Wang Tianyu looked at Lu Ting helplessly and complained, "Aren't the people in your mercenary team supposed to be so arrogant?"
Although he had been rescued, wasn't he still half an employer?
How could they completely disregard what he said?
Is this how you treat an employer?!
After hearing Wang Tianyu's words, Lu Ting patiently explained with the last bit of patience he had left, "What seems very dangerous to you appears as simple as eating and drinking to us, understand?"
With that said, Lu Ting continued to lower his head and quickly checked the weapons and equipment in his hands.
As for Wang Tianyu, he didn't refute at this point. After all, with Lu Ting's strength, his words did carry weight.
Soon, Wang Tianyu's gaze swept over Lu Ting and the members of the 141 Special Operations Team one by one. Even now, they seemed relaxed, showing no signs of nervousness for the impending battle.
Recalling Lu Ting's extreme prowess in individual combat, Wang Tianyu believed that even the mercenaries brought out by him wouldn't be lacking much in combat strength. Thinking this, Wang Tianyu settled his mind. Even if they had to protect themselves with seven people, at the very least, there was Lu Ting, right?
Following a brief moment of contemplation, he quickly walked up to Lu Ting and said, "I'll stick close to you, or rather, you protect me!"
As half an employer himself, he felt entitled to make such a request, right?!
Upon hearing this, Lu Ting, who was just about to issue the command to move out, raised an eyebrow and glanced over Wang Tianyu. After sizing him up for a moment, he smiled and jokingly asked him back, "Are you that afraid of death?"
Wang Tianyu: "."
Seeing Wang Tianyu's expression change but remaining silent, Lu Ting casually added, "If you're afraid of dying, don't come to these places to play, otherwise... it'll cost you money and your life!"
After saying this, Lu Ting didn't wait for Wang Tianyu's response but turned to the members of the 141 Special Operations Team who were already prepared beside him and said, "Let's go."
Immediately, under Lu Ting's lead, the members of the 141 Special Operations Team automatically split into two columns, one on the left and one on the right, proceeding with lowered bodies along the concealed route they had used before.
Lu Ting, Captain Price, Roach, and Nicholas formed the left column, while the target individual Wang Tianyu was protected in the middle. As for Somnus, Yuri, and Soap, the three combat-oriented individuals were positioned ahead on the right side to scout the situation for Lu Ting and the others.
After passing through an area shielded by tall buildings on both sides, they arrived at a relatively open area.
At this point, Lu Ting and the members of the 141 Special Operations Team advancing silently on both sides of the path had switched to silent mode, completing all action commands through gestures, even making their footsteps almost inaudible.
The reason for doing so wasn't because they were overly cautious about the armed militants but rather due to years of combat habits that made their bodies subconsciously react this way.
After advancing hundreds of meters further, Lu Ting signaled to halt the 141 Special Operations Team members immediately after raising his hand. They had arrived at the location where Captain Price and others had been bombarded by mortar shells from the enemy, a desolate small factory side that had been mostly reduced to rubble by the mortar shells but appeared to have decent visibility upon initial inspection.
After standing guard against the wall and observing for a second, Lu Ting pressed the operational communication terminal on his body and asked, "Ghost, can you see our current position?"
Upon hearing this, Ghost, stationed at the highest point on the opposite mountain ridge facing the rear gate of the park, glanced at the small tablet lying beside him, concealed under camouflage netting. It displayed the positioning coordinates of every team member within the park.
The next second, Ghost simply responded, "Yes, I can see your position."
But as if knowing what Lu Ting was going to ask next, he continued, "However, Commander, your position is still within the residential area, surrounded by tall and varied buildings. My visibility is limited to observe enemy movements."
In areas with numerous tall buildings like this residential district, it was clearly unfriendly for snipers lurking in the shadows. Even with high-powered scopes, it was difficult to see every enemy position.
(End of this chapter)