346: Chapter 345 The Night Ravens Take Action

"Guard No. 1 Modified greets you."

As the voice came out, Zheng Yi was slightly stunned: "You know me?"

"Yes, Ms. Zheng."

A familiar feeling made Zheng Yi seem to think of something, and she pointed to the Drone: "You are..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but the hint of shock and suspicion in her beautiful eyes betrayed her.

She pointed at Ning Hao again: "Tell me, what are you doing? Why do you want to capture him?"

"I am executing a mission, Ms. The person before you has been confirmed as the wanted fugitive Ning Hao, with a 98.78% probability of confirmation. According to Sir's instructions, I need to hand him over to the police."

"Ning Hao?"

Zheng Yi turned to look at the completely unfamiliar man and reached out to grope his neck for a moment, but found nothing.

"You two..."

Zheng Yi pointed casually at the two people beside her.

"Come here and take off his jacket."

The two soldiers were slightly stunned, but they prepared to carry out the order.

"I'll do it myself."

Knowing he couldn't hide it anymore, Ning Hao sighed, pulled open his collar, and lifted a transparent film from his chest.

A miraculous scene appeared. As the film was lifted, the skin on Ning Hao's neck fell away, and the previously lively face, as if weightless, was easily pulled away from the skull.

A young face, completely different from before, deep and slightly gloomy, appeared before everyone.

Even though the five of them were knowledgeable and experienced, they couldn't help but marvel.

"Ning Hao."

Zheng Yi looked at the man in front of her, her face cold: "You really did join this organization after all."

"Captain Zheng."

Ning Hao gave a bitter smile: "We meet again."

Zheng Yi didn't speak, just waved her hand: "Take him into custody."

Two soldiers stepped forward and restrained Ning Hao from both sides.

Zheng Yi looked at the hovering Drone.

"We will take this person; do you have any issues?"

This time, the Drone was silent for a few seconds.

"Judging... Capture of Ning Hao, completed; Investigation of organization information, incomplete; Extraction of organizational clues, incomplete."

Without another word, under Zheng Yi's gaze, the Drone suddenly accelerated, gained altitude, and smashed into a second-floor window at high speed, disappearing in an instant.

"This is..."

A team member looked in the direction where the Drone disappeared and murmured: "Captain, do you know what this thing is?"

Zheng Yi hesitated for a moment, and The Figure flashed through her mind.

But even she couldn't be sure. If this thing really belonged to him, then...

Shaking her head slightly, Zheng Yi said: "The plan has changed. Have the first and second teams close in as soon as possible. I need to control a radius of at least fifteen kilometers around here."

As she spoke, she turned to the two people beside Ning Hao: "You two stay here and watch Ning Hao. We'll go in and check the situation first."

The two people beside Ning Hao were immediately unhappy.

"Captain, isn't it too dangerous for the three of you to go in? If the intelligence is correct, this is one of the organization's strongholds. Who knows what's inside..."

"It's decided."

Zheng Yi didn't let them finish, making the final decision: "When the first team arrives, you will hand him over to them and then come to rendezvous with us."

This stronghold was the only clue they had after investigating for so long. Only by catching the people inside could she uncover the tip of the iceberg of this massive organization lurking in Hanzhong, and even the whole of China.

Originally, according to her plan, they would enter first to scout for information, with the capture team on standby in the rear. Once the authenticity of the stronghold and the target individuals were confirmed, they could surround the entire building at any time to carry out a special capture operation.

She had considered everything, but didn't expect to encounter an emergency. Thinking of the direction the Drone had just left in, the feeling of unease in Zheng Yi's heart slowly deepened.

She had no time to waste here. Ning Hao was not the main target of this operation; the people still inside the building were.

Waving at the remaining two, Zheng Yi plunged into the building without looking back.

Beside her, Ning Hao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Compared to the cold touch that the Drone gave him, he was more accustomed to dealing with living people, and the tension from just before slowly began to relax.

After confirming that the other party didn't want to kill him outright, he even had the leisure to think about other things.

For example, how did that Drone confirm his identity? Or, could The Publisher of the Alpha Organization escape this pursuit? And, should he find a way to leave the organization?

Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet shaking violently. The glass on the building made a fine, cracking sound, and dust fell in sheets, as if there were an earthquake.

"Not good."

The soldier standing next to Ning Hao's face changed drastically. Years of training allowed him to immediately distinguish the source of the vibration: "This is the sound of an underground explosion. The Captain and the others are in danger!"

"Li Dan, you stay here and watch Ning Hao. I'll go check."

"No."

The other soldier's expression was also not good, but he still shook his head: "The Captain's order was for you and me to hold our ground and wait for reinforcements. After the first team arrives, I will go in with you."

"There's no time!"

The soldier who spoke earlier said: "You also felt the vibration just now. This is definitely the sound of high explosives being used in a closed underground space. If the Captain encounters any danger, how will you and I face the Chief!"

The soldier named Li Dan was silent.

"Make a decision. You guard, I go to support; or I guard, you go to support."

Li Dan looked up slightly and saw the firm look in his comrade's eyes.

Just as he was about to say something, another violent vibration came.

Li Dan frowned slightly, then said: "Go. Be careful. I'll handle this person."

The soldier nodded heavily, turned around, and ran into the building.

A general in the field may not obey orders from the capital!

Inside the building.

Hans looked at the alloy door in front of him that was constantly vibrating, his face calm.

"The Publisher, if this continues, this special alloy door won't last much longer."

"I know."

The Middle-aged man's expression was calm, as if he were indifferent to the situation before him, carefully operating the equipment in front of him.

"I have already issued a special mission to all organization members in Hanzhong City through the mission platform. They will arrive soon."

"They cannot deal with the Chinese Government. If things get too big, it will be very disadvantageous for us."

Hans frowned and said.

If it were abroad, to be honest, they wouldn't fear any national government. Even the US Government would have to expend some effort to strike at them.

But this is China, recognized as a desert for firearms and a forbidden zone for mercenaries. Here, even they have to go through special channels to obtain small batches of conventional firearms.

As for weapons of mass destruction, that's not even worth thinking about.

The organization is able to develop in China not by relying on armed personnel and military equipment, but on huge profits and sufficient concealment. Once the cloak of concealment is completely torn away, what awaits them will be an overwhelming strike from the Chinese military.

No one can withstand such a strike, and neither can they.

"Isn't the current situation bad enough?"

The Middle-aged man said indifferently: "And I never intended to confront the Chinese Government."

The Middle-aged man reached out and turned on a switch on the device, and the situation in the corridor was immediately displayed on the screen.

Several Drones they had seen before were hovering in the corridor. A moment later, one of the Drones flew out of the formation, got close to a silver-white alloy door not far away, and then the entire screen suddenly erupted with a flash of light, followed by the violent vibration in the basement.

"Stupid."

The Middle-aged man commented indifferently and switched the screen. This time, the screen showed The Figures of three people, two men and one woman, holding pistols and carefully exploring every room.

"Their movements are very standard, and their formation is a standard advance-and-explore formation. They are professionals."

Hans said.

"Anyone coming here at this time must be a professional."

The Middle-aged man glanced at the screen and said: "Ning Hao was right; we have indeed been targeted."

"The security cameras outside the building were destroyed; otherwise, we could have seen exactly who came."

"But it doesn't matter."

The Middle-aged man looked at The Figures on the screen and said calmly: "Capture them, and we can also get the information we want."

The Middle-aged man captured The Figures of Zheng Yi and the other two, imported them into a software, zoomed in, filled in the blanks, adjusted, restored, and finally generated clear front-facing photos of the three.

"Mission Target: Capture the following three people alive and send them to the designated location."

"Mission Acceptance: All members in Hanzhong City, China, carrying terminal devices."

"Mission Reward: 500,000 USD per person, 10 points."

"Mission Duration: Time-limited!"

Meanwhile, at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Wang Shuo was walking on campus, wearing a common Bluetooth headset on his ear.

"Sister Zheng has appeared too?"

Frowning slightly, Wang Shuo didn't stop his pace.

"Yes, Sir. Ms. Zheng blocked the handover plan."

"Hmm, it's fine."

Wang Shuo said indifferently: "Has the purpose of her appearance there been found out?"

"Unknown, Sir. It cannot be inferred based on existing data."

"Forget it, ignore her for now."

Wang Shuo said somewhat helplessly.

His Sister Zheng was powerful and had many missions; it was possible for her to appear anywhere.

"Have the organization's people been found?"

"Two suspected organization members have been discovered, Sir."

Wang Shuo took out his phone, which displayed photos of two people. The location where they were taken seemed to be next to a window.

Because of the close distance, The Figures were very clear.

One was Asian, and one was a tall white man.

This was consistent with his expectations; this organization was indeed not a local product of China, but very likely an international organization.

"What about the people? Were they caught?"

Wang Shuo asked.

"Capture unsuccessful, Sir."

Ling's gentle voice came through the headset: "The targets have hidden underground. The Guard No. 1 Modified has initiated self-destruct mode. It is estimated that it will take five minutes to break through the door, requiring the continued self-destruction of eleven Guard No. 1 Modified units."

Eleven units. Wang Shuo grimaced in distress.

Each one of these is money.

"Continue with the mission process. After breaking through the door, try to ensure the safety of the targets' lives as much as possible. You may use non-lethal control methods."

"Order confirmed, Sir."

"Hmm."

Wang Shuo nodded gently and was just about to take off the headset when Ling's voice suddenly came to his ear again.

"Sir, Guard No. 1 has detected traces of anonymous digital information transmission. It has been cracked, and the content has been sent to your mobile terminal. Please check."

Wang Shuo was slightly stunned and took out his phone again.

When he saw the content displayed on his phone, he stopped in his tracks, stunned.

"Capture Sister Zheng and the others?"

Wang Shuo couldn't believe his eyes. On Chinese territory, surrounded almost entirely by the Chinese Government, these people were not thinking about how to escape, but were preparing to capture the others in return?

How arrogant is this?

He knew that the people in this organization were arrogant, but he had severely underestimated the extent of their madness.

"Ling."

Wang Shuo said coldly: "Immediately mobilize all Guard No. 1 units to rush to the target area! Except for necessary surveillance, all other Drones are to go underground. I want you to break through the door as fast as possible and track the targets' traces."

After thinking about it, Wang Shuo was still not at ease. After all, Drones were inanimate, and although Ling was very intelligent, it was far from being a match for humans at the current stage.

"Ling."

Wang Shuo pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Start activating Night Crow."

"Understood, Sir."

Wang Shuo nodded gently and quickly walked out of the campus gate to the commercial vehicle that had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Get to the storage area as fast as possible, the faster the better. You can run red lights if it's safe."

The driver didn't ask why, just started the vehicle, quickly drove into the traffic, and disappeared.

Driving wildly all the way, accompanied by the frantic honking and cursing of other vehicles, the journey, which originally took more than half an hour, was compressed by the driver by nearly half, arriving at the storage area in just over ten minutes.

The vehicle stopped, and Wang Shuo said indifferently: "You go back first. Don't wait for me. I will handle the traffic violations and fines."

After speaking, he opened the car door and walked into the warehouse that had already been opened.

At the deepest part of the warehouse, a temporarily built metal box stood straight.

The box door had already been opened.

"Sir, the initial activation process of Night Crow is complete. Some systems have not been tested and may have potential security risks. Please confirm whether to continue with full activation?"

"Full activation."

Wang Shuo said indifferently.

As Wang Shuo's voice fell, the thing in the box slowly revealed its full appearance.

This was a set of humanoid armor slightly taller than Wang Shuo.

Unlike the Powered Exoskeleton, this armor was covered in black matte material, looking very sturdy.

A helmet, one circle larger than Wang Shuo's head, was hanging on the side wall of the box.

On the chest of the armor, a huge control module was very conspicuous, and the lights on it indicated that the armor had entered standby mode.

Walking slowly closer, the armor automatically opened up.

His body slowly embedded into the armor. Feeling the wrap-around sensation brought by the armor, Wang Shuo was very satisfied.

He took the helmet, put it on his head, and twisted it gently until it made a slight click, and only then did Wang Shuo open his eyes.

What he saw were lines of status information displayed under the glass of the helmet.

This was not a hologram; it was just a reflected light screen constructed by Wang Shuo using the principles of the UHD system.

Ling's voice came to his ear.

"System is initializing, starting full system warm-up."

"Power system self-test in progress..."

"Energy system self-test in progress..."

"Display system self-test in progress..."

"Weapon system self-test in progress..."

"Self-test complete. Welcome to using—Night Crow."