The next morning, the eting room of the Fourth Squadron of the Special Service Bureau at the National Security Strategy Bureau.
This is the official review eting after the execution of the first mission, attended by all mbers of the squadron, as well as Wu Jin, the director of the Special Service Bureau, and two deputy directors who were originally the heads of the Intelligence Team and Equipnt Team. Even Mr. Li rarely attended this review eting, which shows the importance attached to the Fourth Squadron.
As the Squad Leader of the Fourth Squadron, Hong ihua first welcod Mr. Li and others on behalf of everyone, then analyzed the lessons and shortcomings of the mission, credited all achievents to everyone, and made the analysis very well, earning admiration from everyone for not seeking personal credit. Applause was enthusiastic.
Then Mr. Li spoke, acknowledging the rits of the Fourth Squadron, offering so encouraging remarks, while the director and the three deputy directors also spoke in turn. Finally, Lan Xue and Luo Zheng also said a few words, and the review eting was over as Mr. Li and the three directors left the room.
Once the high-ranking officials left, the atmosphere in the room beca lively, everyone feeling much freer. Hong ihua, signaling to close the door, said, "Brothers, now that the doors are closed, we speak among ourselves. The first mission was successfully completed, and the higher-ups have given full recognition. This is good, but there is also a problem, which is that we have completely fallen out with the Eight-Nation Alliance. After discussing with the two squad leaders, we decided to fight back one by one for revenge, and the first target is Japan. Are you willing to kill the invaders with us?"
"Willing." Everyone stood up and shouted, their blood boiling with enthusiasm stirred by Hong ihua's words, their eyes shining. Killing others might not be very motivating, but killing invaders is different. The hatred of ancestors, the resentnt for sacrificed brothers, the national conflicts, these are not grievances that can be settled in a day or two, only blood can wash them away.
"Everyone quiet down." Hong ihua signaled everyone to calm down, glanced at Luo Zheng and Lan Xue, and continued, "This is our second mission, to destroy the Chrysanthemum Group. The higher-ups have approved and allowed us to act, but we need a specific plan. Today is just a briefing, I hope everyone keeps it confidential, otherwise, it will be considered treason."
"Yes." Everyone, knowing the dangers of leaking secrets, readily agreed.
"We just received news that over the past month, ninjas have repeatedly appeared at the western border of the country. They've joined drug trafficking organizations, either in groups of three to five or a dozen, assisting these organizations in crossing the border, slaughtering our anti-drug ard police officers. Their thods are brutal and outrageous, everyone look." As Hong ihua spoke, she gave Lan Xing a knowing glance.
Lan Xing understood and projected images onto the big screen. Everyone could clearly see the slaughtered soldiers and police officers, so beheaded, others with their hands and feet hacked off, and so even appeared bluish, clearly poisoned forcibly. The scene was very tragic, and everyone's anger was imdiately ignited, cursing out loud, too outrageous.
Luo Zheng also saw these images for the first ti but did not lose his cool in anger, instead, he began to think deeply. Why have ninjas increased at the western border this past month? Could it be revenge? Last ti in the prival forest, many Japanese were killed, and several ambushes in the country also resulted in many ninja deaths. With national security tightened, the ninjas had no opportunity to act, did they run to the border to cause trouble?
Thinking of this, Luo Zheng's face tightened, his tiger eyes flashing with a keen light, staring fixedly at the screen. The screen was playing a video where an ard police special unit was ambushing a drug-trafficking force. Suddenly, more ard drug traffickers, along with a dozen people dressed as ninjas, launched a pincer attack from behind the ard police. The police special unit was trapped with no way out and heroically sacrificed.
When the video ended, everyone was silent, their faces sullen, an invisible murderous aura brewing in their hearts. For soldiers, this was a humiliation that could only be washed away with the enemy's blood. Everyone looked at Hong ihua, who, in turn, looked at Luo Zheng, signaling him to speak.
Luo Zheng nodded knowingly, stood up, and said coldly, "Brothers."
Everyone's eyes snapped to Luo Zheng, each face stern, ears perked up.
"This is a preditated massacre and a preditated counterattack by the ninjas. Don't you find it strange? Since when have there been so many ninjas at our western border? Also, those drug traffickers look well-trained, their running postures and gun handling resemble soldiers. This ans it's a preditated retaliatory action against our country, possibly directed at us," Luo Zheng said coldly.
Everyone was shocked, their eyes glued to the screen, where the fra was frozen on a scene of drug traffickers charging. Thanks to Luo Zheng's reminder, everyone noticed these drug traffickers indeed seed different, more like soldiers. Everyone's expression grew grave, as drug traffickers and soldiers were entirely different concepts. If they were really soldiers, it implied a larger military operation, a war between nations.
Hong ihua approvingly nodded to Luo Zheng, then turned the topic, saying, "That's right, these people are indeed soldiers. Their identities have been confird. It's a joint retaliatory counterattack by Yue Country and Japanese invaders. They suffered losses in the prival forest and ca to seek revenge. The higher-ups an that it's best if we can also teach these yellow-skinned monkeys a lesson, but we must destroy the Chrysanthemum Group's headquarters."
"Fine, I agree, these yellow-skinned monkeys like to jump around too much, do they really think they are War Gods, just give the order." Ghost Hand said coldly.
"Yes, give the order." Everyone's anger was ignited, echoing in agreent, their eyes fervently looking at Hong ihua, eager to imdiately engage the enemy in battle.
Hong ihua looked at Luo Zheng, who knowingly said, "Don't rush, listen to , this revenge must be taken, the higher-ups certainly know the conspiracy behind this event, so they let us act, it's a sign of trust and a test for us. Therefore, we can't act rashly or blindly."
Everyone quieted down, ears perking up, looking at Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng continued, "Our mission is to destroy the Chrysanthemum Group headquarters, which is at the foot of Mount Fushan in Japan, while the Yue Country monkeys are in the west, they're not in the sa place. I have an idea, an east-west feint. We attack Yue Country first, the Chrysanthemum Group's ninjas will certainly co to aid them, then we suddenly attack their headquarters, what does everyone think?"
Everyone pondered after hearing this, Lan Xue consistently nodded in agreent with Hong ihua, fully supporting Luo Zheng without reservation. Hong ihua also nodded slightly after thinking for a mont but did not express her stance. Such a large operational plan can't be easily made public and needs to be kept confidential, even though the eting room consists of life-and-death brothers.
Hong ihua imdiately announced the eting's end, leaving behind Luo Zheng, Lan Xing, Ghost Hand, Mountain Eagle, and Snow Leopard among the officers. After everyone else left, Hong ihua said seriously, "The battle strategy can be based on the east-west feint, but the specific plan needs to be discussed among us first, to finalize it before reporting up."
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