"Sir, we’re on a road trip, but our car broke down suddenly. We’re in this desolate mountain area, and towing services won’t come. Can you please come down and take a look?"

"But I don’t really know how to fix cars!"

"I’m begging you, please help us!"

Seeing the short-haired woman’s pitiful expression, the driver hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement, turned off the engine, applied the handbrake, and got out of the car.

"What’s going on?"

"I don’t know, isn’t this delaying our training time? What if we’re late and the instructor punishes us?"

"This place is indeed desolate, it’s only right to help."

...

The others in the car murmured quietly among themselves.

But Gu Ji felt something was off. From start to finish, only this woman appeared, her companions never showed up, and from the window’s position, the rear and side windows of the car were all covered with dark film.

Just as the driver was about to follow the short-haired woman to the cabin for a look.

Suddenly, the short-haired woman turned around and delivered a back kick, knocking the driver to the ground. In an instant, three doors of the Mitsubishi SUV opened simultaneously, and four burly men in heavy coats jumped out, holding...

"Guns! The people in front, start the car!"

Gu Ji shouted softly.

But it was too late, three of them instantly took positions at the front of the car in three directions, pointing their guns at those inside through the windows, while one stood guard behind the front.

Two pistols, two submachine guns.

"Hands up, everyone, get out of the vehicle immediately!"

Directly ahead, a big burly man in a brown leather jacket, gray knit hat, and full of stubble shouted.

The special forces inside the vehicle were all stunned. They never dreamed someone would dare to hijack special forces on the way to training, and even more unexpected was the appearance of guns, and submachine guns too.

This was extremely rare in the gun-strict Xia Kingdom!

"This is..."

"Rat-a-tat! I said hands up, get out! Now!!"

In an instant, the stubbled man raised the muzzle, fired a shot into the air, and the explosive bang from the gun chamber immediately panicked everyone.

It’s real!!

"Damn, it’s real, Gu Ji, what do we do now?"

Gao Bo stared wide-eyed, with an incredulous expression.

Gu Ji pursed his lips, saying nothing.

Enemy personnel: five;

Rough weapon assessment: three domestic 54-type Black Star pistols, two domestic 79-type submachine guns;

Positions: one watches the driver, one with an automatic weapon blocks at the front, forming a fire suppression, ready to shoot the vehicle occupants at any moment to prevent escape; two stand on the sides close to the vehicle body, muzzles up, away from the doors, avoiding the zone of unarmed attack; the remaining one hides behind the Mitsubishi SUV’s front, setting up a submachine gun to secure support and prevent incidents.

This is a standard police vehicle interception check and control!

The enemy is specially trained!!

"Five people, two automatic weapons, knowledgeable in military and police tactics, impossible to turn around directly. Considering their positions and aim, they at least want to take three, prioritize submachine guns for force negotiation. Gao Bo, Zhou Yang, Zhao Hua cover attack, lure them into unarmed range. I’ll lead with Wu Kang and Monk, watch for their aim zones, follow my signals."

"Understood."

Zhou Yang and Liu Weijun were slightly shocked; from the bus being hijacked to now, only a few dozen seconds passed, but Gu Ji already completed a preliminary tactical evaluation—this calmness and reaction speed were truly terrifying.

As for Gao Bo and Wu Kang, after experiencing the Japan operation together,

they’d long adapted to Gu Ji’s rapid response combat style.

"This plan is extremely risky, likely causing casualties." Behind, someone whispered in his ear; it was Li Yanan from Qizhou Bureau’s special forces.

It turned out she had overheard some of the murmured conversations earlier.

Gu Ji glanced again at the thug hiding behind the car’s front.

"There’s no other choice, vehicle, money... I see no other motive for the hijack."

"You mean..."

"No communication allowed! Hands high, get out of the vehicle! Hurry up!!"

Before Li Yanan finished speaking, the thug by the car side shouted loudly.

The underlying meaning of those words was easy to grasp.

Human crimes always have purposes: money, special items, and... people!

And on this bus, there’s no money, no valuables; the only unusual thing is this bus full of elite special forces.

If the target was indeed the people, causing such a commotion, even using automatic weapons in Xia Kingdom, the plot must be significant.

Either an HVT, High-Value Target, is hidden among the crowd;

or the whole bus is full of HVTs!

Threatening key officials, negotiating with the state, slaughtering police elites, stealing secrets, for deeds like these, only...

terrorists!!

That’s why Gu Ji had no choice.

Because terrorists are often extremists, they stop at nothing short of their goals. They have no phones, can’t call for support, missing the chance to resist results in only one outcome: death!

"Hurry up! Quit stalling! Hands high, lie by the car side!"

"Quick! Line up!"

Gu Ji and Gao Bo descended with hands raised side by side. The two thugs by the car side arranged the special forces, backs turned, to lie against the vehicle.

He intentionally began moving towards the stubbled man at the car’s front.

Having cooperated many times, Gao Bo immediately understood, altering his path to block other thugs’ shooting lines of sight.

"Where the hell are you going! I told you to raise your hands and lie on the car, don’t you understand, or do you want a bullet?"