Chapter 343: A Hero’s Dilemma

Chapter 343: As Formidable as 007

“Got something on your mind?”

Staring at his brother dozing on his lap, Mu Qingwu pinched his handsome cheek.

“National Security has a messy case that could get complicated.”

Coming back to her senses, Xiao Yu pressed his ear against his sister’s pregnant belly, his face lighting up as he listened to the baby’s occasional kicks.

“Matters of state wait for no one.”

Gently stroking his brother’s cheek, Mu Qingwu smiled tenderly.

Gazing at the gentle warmth on her delicate jade-like face, Xiao Yu knew he could never forget Mu Qingwu’s beauty.

A woman who needs no external adornment, solely attracting men with her inner charm,

is utterly irresistible!

“I don’t wanna hear this.”

Rising, Xiao Yu softly embraced his sister, nudging her with his head as he looked up and said, “Give me a kiss.”

Once again acting spoiled… Mu Qingwu, like a resigned little mother to a mischievous child, lowered her head and planted a kiss on her little brother. “How can a great hero, celebrated for countless cases and heroic deeds, always act spoiled in his sister’s arms? Aren’t you ashamed?”

“I don’t care.”

Wriggling deeper into his sister’s arms, Xiao Yu mumbled, “They won’t see a thing!”

“Ha ha.”

Cradling her huge belly, Mu Qingwu coaxed, “Be good, and don’t keep people waiting.”

“Okay!”

She savored the last moments of tenderness in her sisterly embrace.

Lifting his head, Xiao Yu pressed his lips against Mu Qingwu’s red ones…

……

Outside the building.

Watching the armed helicopter with its roaring propellers overhead, Xiao Yu was exasperated.

Why does it always have to be this way?

Simply because it’s faster?

Then why not use a fighter jet?

No runway… oh, never mind!

Climbing the rope ladder, he boarded the armed helicopter.

Glancing at Shen Mei seated inside, Xiao Yu waved at Mu Qingwu down below.

Mu Qingwu reciprocated with a wave of her own, her eyes filled with reluctance and deep tenderness.

As the helicopter disappeared into the distance, a thought crossed her mind.

When leaving home, you were a vibrant youth riding spirited steeds.

Returning, the hero is already…

No, as my little brother said—even if you have to climb, you’ll make it back.

He’ll return adorned with medals and flowers.

Gently caressing her pregnant belly, Mu Qingwu’s exquisite, jade-like face glowed with a mother’s tender radiance.

“Let’s wait for Dad to come home together~!”

……

Six hours later.

The armed helicopter landed on a highway.

Xiao Yu and Shen Mei stepped off the helicopter and boarded a business car.

A convoy sped off in a neat line…

“Brother Zhou.”

Inside the car, Xiao Yu shook hands with Group Nine’s leader, Zhou Lie.

A smile broke on Zhou Lie’s normally cold face.

Yet Xiao Yu just couldn’t smile.

If even Group Nine is dispatched, this case must be huge.

The convoy headed straight to the outskirts of a county town.

Half an hour later, they stopped outside a pig farm.

A troop of armed police, with full weaponry and ammunition, had already cordoned off the farm, on high alert.

Some special forces were busy investigating something.

Iodine-tungsten lamps illuminated the entire farm area as if it were daylight.

Accompanied by two team leaders, Xiao Yu stepped cautiously inside.

Under the watchful gaze of Falcon’s Eye, his eyes shone deep like night skies, flickering with wisdom and icy determination as they scanned every corner.

The trio eventually reached a livestock area, where a pigpen had been completely excavated, revealing an underground passage leading downward.

Xiao Yu’s expression grew increasingly complex as he inwardly grumbled.

What era still hides treasures like this?

Yet, it was right there before him.

Is this the difference between reality and a novel?

With a twitch of his lips, Xiao Yu stepped toward the underground passage.

The passage was long and gently sloped, stretching over twenty meters.

Constructed entirely of concrete and rebar, it still bore ancient marks of history, though it was remarkably sturdy—no cracks after decades?

Xiao Yu simply couldn’t fathom it.

Had cement and construction techniques been so advanced back then?

Until their footsteps halted before a dismantled iron door.

Suddenly, his heart pounded as he looked intently toward the door frame.

He saw that the inner threshold of the iron door was completely damaged.

The damage was clearly inflicted from the outside inward.

A few stray steel wires lay scattered about.

“What are these for?”

Xiao Yu’s pupils contracted as he asked.

“Detonator devices,”

Shen Mei replied coldly. “If the door isn’t destroyed first, opening it by just five centimeters would trigger an explosion!”

“Huh?” Xiao Yu frowned.

Could explosives from decades ago still be detonated?

The answer was yes.

If kept dry, shielded from weather, and sealed with oil wax, they could still explode.

But that preservation method is rather complex, requiring high standards for the gunpowder quality.

Take pressure-sealed mines, for example.

Even if weathered, they can still detonate!

Recalling Shen Mei’s words about the initial discovery of seven covert stashes, four of which had been exploded,

he guessed this must be the reason.

Without blueprints of the hidden sites, you never know where the explosives are concealed, and venturing in recklessly

could only lead to disastrous consequences!

The space within the hideout was vast, and some items hadn’t been removed yet.

Inside some opened boxes were piles of silver dollars and gold bars, along with documents sealed in oil wax.

Xiao Yu, indifferent to these items, inquired, “They’re just data, right?”

Group Nine’s leader, Zhou Lie, handed him a military tablet.

After glancing at it, Xiao Yu felt an unease stirring within.

Wu Hanran, Male, 48 years old. Joined the military at 16…

At 16?

Exactly. In those days, joining the military at 16 was indeed possible.

At 19, he was transferred to an intelligence unit, entered a military academy at 20 for two years,

and due to his exemplary performance, was recruited into National Security at 22 as a special forces operative.

There was nothing questionable about that.

Real special forces within National Security were mostly ex-military. (Money talks.) For example,

Group Five’s leader Shen Mei and Group Nine’s leader Zhou Lie were both ex-military.

Even within the police system, many are ex-soldiers who transitioned into law enforcement.

That’s perfectly normal.

At 22, Wu Hanran started receiving National Security training.

By 27, he became a member of the Fifth Special Forces Group.

Then he served twenty solid years in Group Five Special Forces.

He earned one first-class personal merit, four second-class merits, six third-class merits, and collective honors…

Until retiring at 47 due to injuries, his contributions were immense.

Yet, just two months ago,

this man found himself on the opposite side of the state…

Xiao Yu raised his head, his expression complex.

A veteran special forces operative with over twenty years of experience,

and one as formidable as 007, made capturing him a formidable task…

【Ding, case triggered successfully.】

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