345: Chapter 344 Guard One sends his greetings.

Hanzhong City, outside the Third Ring Road, in the suburbs.

In a patch of low grass, The Figure lay quietly on the ground. The shadow cast by the trees fell right over his head, allowing him to observe the sky only through the gaps in the leaves.

Licking his lips, Ning Hao felt a hint of dryness.

It was noon, and the light radiating from the sun in the sky dispelled the chill, but it could not dispel the coldness in Ning Hao's heart.

He didn't even know how all of this had happened.

Just a short while ago, he was comfortably shopping, taking a walk, eating steamed buns and fried dough sticks, enjoying everything a normal person could enjoy, while despising the Chinese police in his heart.

The next moment, the situation changed drastically.

A strange Drone appeared in his field of vision, arriving in front of him in an instant, with a huge black hole resembling a camera lens pointed at his face.

"Suspicious target detected, currently determining the level of suspicion."

"Suspicion level sixty percent, currently screening the database."

"No registration information found for this person, no entry information found for this person... Warning, this person does not exist, suspicion level increased to eighty percent."

"According to the owner's settings, initiating inquiry."

The red light flashed a few times, and a voice broadcast out.

"Ning Hao, you have been surrounded. Drop your Weapon, surrender immediately, and wait for the police ground personnel to arrest you, otherwise, you will be shot on sight."

Heaven knows what Ning Hao felt when he heard this sentence.

He only felt a buzz in his head, especially after seeing the two rows of dark gun barrels exposed on the sides of the Drone's main body; all his reason instantly left him.

He had only one thought: this was a police Drone, and he had been discovered!

As for how he was discovered while wearing a simulation mask, he had no time to think about it.

Staring at the Drone, Ning Hao slowly raised his hands, gradually lowered himself to the ground, pretending to lie flat, but just as he was about to touch the ground, Ning Hao rolled over and rushed directly into the nearby shopping mall.

"Target is fleeing, suspicion level increased to ninety-five percent, confirmed as the mission target, beginning to report."

"Order received, mission target confirmed, hunting mode activated."

Immediately, the three propellers let out a loud buzzing sound, and the Drone shot up into the high sky like an arrow released from a bow, leaving behind a group of onlookers looking up and gasping in amazement.

"Holy crap, is this filming a movie? So cool!"

"Where is my phone? Where is my phone? I didn't record it, damn it!"

At the same time, the other Guard No. 1s patrolling high in the sky seemed to have all received new orders and were gathering towards the shopping mall one after another.

Ten minutes later, Ning Hao changed his clothes, exited the shopping mall through a side door, and jumped into a taxi.

The simulation mask was still on his face, and he dared not take it off. Although he didn't know how that Drone had discovered him, if he didn't wear the mask, he might be recognized by someone in a minute, and the situation would be even worse then.

Peering quietly outside the taxi, he did not see the shadow of any Drone, which made Ning Hao heave a sigh of relief.

Then, he felt a bit strange.

When did the Hanzhong City Police Department start equipping Drones? And using Drones to find people?

After thinking for a long time without coming to any conclusion, Ning Hao could only watch the time and return to the organization's secret base.

He only had four hours, and the time node was not far off. Ning Hao did not want to use himself to test the consequences of being late.

Arriving at the location, he paid the taxi fare. To be safe, Ning Hao wandered around a few times, occasionally slipping into a small shop on the side of the street and leaving through another door.

Feeling that there was no problem, he finally came to a remote small building, observed the surroundings again, found no issues, pushed open the door of the small building, and quickly went upstairs.

Hans was fiddling with his toys.

Watching bullets nimbly flipping up and down in his hands, Ning Hao revealed a hint of envy, then said urgently: "I might have been discovered."

Hans's movements paused, and he said in broken Chinese: "This is impossible."

"It is true."

Ning Hao was a bit anxious: "I was just tracked by a Drone, and the operator behind it clearly called out my name!"

"Drone?"

Hans's expression was a bit strange: "Does the Hanzhong City Police Department have Drones?"

"I don't know, perhaps they were equipped recently."

Ning Hao didn't even dare to think that the Police Station equipped these Drones specifically to catch him, and said anxiously: "I already circled around a few times and confirmed no one was following me before coming in, but this place is no longer safe. We must evacuate immediately!"

"This is impossible."

Hans shook his head and said: "The Hanzhong City Police Department has our people. If they were equipped with Drones, we would know."

"Perhaps his position is not high enough, and he couldn't access these?"

"His position is indeed not high."

A voice sounded from behind, in pure Mandarin. Ning Hao turned his head to look and quickly lowered his head: "The Publisher."

The Middle-aged man smiled and nodded: "If what you say is true, then reconnaissance Drones must have already been equipped on a large scale. In that case, it is impossible for our people to have no information."

Patting Ning Hao on the shoulder, the Middle-aged man said with a smile: "Rest assured, it is very safe here. You can still stay here."

Ning Hao nodded reluctantly and wanted to say something more, but his head, which had just been lifted, froze. His pupils dilated sharply, and he pointed his finger at the window behind Hans.

"Drone!"

The Middle-aged man and Hans both turned to look. Sure enough, less than a hundred meters outside the window, a pale yellow Drone was floating!

Meanwhile, not far outside the building, in a hidden corner.

"Is the information accurate?"

A female voice asked indifferently, the voice cold and clear.

"According to the clues we have had over the past few months, it can be confirmed that this organization has a stronghold in Hanzhong City right here, and its level is not low."

"Has the government been notified?"

"Notified. All follow-up work will be handled by the police."

"Mm, good. All team members, pay attention..."

The woman nodded slightly, and just as she was about to say something, she saw a Drone descend from the high sky and hover outside the building's window.

"Whose Drone is this?"

The woman said coldly: "Are you all treating my words as wind in your ears?"

A man behind her immediately replied: "Captain, this is not our team's Drone. Our Drones haven't started to be launched yet."

"Not our Drone?"

The woman was stunned. She looked up at the high sky and found that this was indeed not the Drone model she had configured; she had never even seen that tri-rotor design before.

"Bang!"

At this moment, a soft sound came from inside the room, and the hovering Drone fell in response.

The woman's expression changed.

"Attention everyone, the opponent is armed, quantity unknown, pay attention to concealment!"

"Received!"

Inside the room.

Ning Hao looked at the fallen Drone, then at the calm-faced Hans, and heaved a long sigh of relief.

The Middle-aged man looked out the window and said indifferently: "It seems that this place is indeed not safe anymore. Prepare to evacuate."

The appearance of the Drone made it impossible for him to settle down with peace of mind.

"Hans, go and take the Weapon, we will leave through the secret passage."

Hans nodded gently.

"Ning Hao, you go out through the main entrance and draw them away."

Ning Hao's expression was conflicted, and he was somewhat indecisive.

The Middle-aged man looked at him and smiled: "Rest assured, they will not shoot you on sight; they will only try to catch you. We can save you once, we can save you a second time."

"And when necessary, you can tell them part of the truth I told you. I think this will be enough to save your life."

Seeing the other party's firm attitude, Ning Hao could only nod in agreement.

"Very good." The Middle-aged man smiled: "If you are not caught, go to the place where you retrieved the secret sand, and someone will tell you where to rendezvous."

Just as Ning Hao was about to nod again, his pupils shrank sharply, and he suddenly rolled to the side.

A metal projectile grazed the Middle-aged man's scalp, brushed past his ear, and splattered against the wall.

A loudspeaker voice resounded throughout the area.

"People inside, listen up. You have been surrounded. Drop your Weapon immediately and walk out of the building. If you resist arrest, we will execute you on the spot!"

The Middle-aged man turned his head. He saw that outside the window, a Drone exactly the same as the previous one had appeared there, he didn't know when.

No, not just one. With a few buzzing sounds, five yellow lights descended from the sky, lined up next to that Drone.

The Middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly. The burning pain coming from his ear let him know that the person calling out was not joking.

However, looking at the Drone almost within reach, the Middle-aged man couldn't figure out where that bullet had been fired from.

"Bang."

Hans, who was at the side, raised his hand and fired a shot, but this time, no Drone fell. The targeted Drone seemed to have anticipated it; it just dodged slightly, nimbly avoiding the pistol projectile.

Hans's face darkened. He wanted to continue shooting, but he was stopped by the Middle-aged man.

"Don't waste bullets. Go pack up your things. We are retreating. These things can't possibly come inside, right?"

Hans nodded slightly, stopped paying attention to the Drones outside, and ran quickly into the building with the Middle-aged man.

Ning Hao watched blankly. Although he was fierce, he had never encountered such a situation, and for a moment, he couldn't react.

Not until the five Drones rushed into the window, hearing the gradually increasing buzzing sound in his ears, did he wake up as if from a dream. He hurriedly chased after the Middle-aged man's back, shouting: "Run, the Drones have chased inside!"

The Middle-aged man turned his head and glanced, then snorted coldly: "Hans, shoot at his feet."

Hans, who was running, looked back and raised his hand to fire a shot.

A bullet shot onto the ground in front of Ning Hao, creating a small pit, causing Ning Hao's steps to halt immediately.

"These bastards."

Ning Hao cursed under his breath. Seeing the Drones approaching rapidly, he kicked open the door of the room next to him, quickly slipped inside, and came to the windowsill. Looking at the ground, which was a full two stories high, he hesitated slightly.

If he jumped down and broke his leg, he would have to surrender without a fight.

He looked back at his behind. The five Drones had split up, one separating, while the other four chased in the direction of the Middle-aged man and Hans.

Gritting his teeth and recalling the essentials of the donkey-roll action from movies, Ning Hao jumped down.

Fortunately, the movement was performed very standardly, and he did not suffer any injuries.

Getting up cleanly and neatly, without bothering to dust off his body, Ning Hao, who was preparing to sprint with all his might, froze on the spot after seeing the situation around him clearly.

Around him, five or six people had already completely surrounded him. A woman leading them was looking at him, frowning slightly.

"Who are you?"

A slightly familiar voice. Ning Hao's memory was not bad; he quickly recognized the woman in front of him as the female military officer who had captured him before. At this moment, he was still wearing the simulation mask, so she had not recognized him.

But... how could they be here?

Could the organization's stronghold have been exposed?

Ning Hao immediately denied this conjecture. Looking at the posture of the few people in front of him, it didn't seem much like it.

If the stronghold had been exposed, a large number of armed police should have come, or at the very least, police, not like this, just a few people, and all wearing plain clothes.

"I..."

Just as he was preparing to find an excuse to slip away, a buzzing sound came from overhead.

A Drone flew out rapidly from the window he had just jumped from. With a stylish turn, it hovered steadily in front of him. The huge black camera lens stared fixedly at him, as deep as hell.

"You have been arrested. Please drop your Weapon and accept inspection by the ground personnel."

A cold mechanical voice rang out.

Ning Hao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and all the excuses he had prepared were blocked in his throat.

The bullet that had just been fired at the Middle-aged man was still vivid in his mind. If the aim had been a bit more precise, the Middle-aged man and he would be corpses by now.

This thing could really kill people.

Gently raising his hands, Ning Hao had resigned himself to his fate.

With this thing here, plus the five people around him, he could not escape even if he had wings.

"Wait a moment."

A female voice rang out. The only woman among the five walked forward, took out her ID, displayed it to the Drone, and said indifferently: "I don't know if you can hear me, but before you prove your identities, you cannot take this person away. He must be handed over to us for processing."

The Drone turned slightly, aiming its lens at the woman. A mechanical voice came out:

"Senior Colonel Zheng, hello. Guard No. 1, modified No. 079, greets you."