Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 619 - 281: Exposed (Part 2)

"Something’s off, Gu Ji, look to the east, could it be..."

"It seems something has happened!"

Gao Bo suddenly pointed forward.

Gu Ji looked up and saw thick smoke billowing from the eastern side of the park, as if something was on fire.

"Where’s the fire this time?"

The motorbike driver muttered casually.

As they turned the corner.

They saw a three-story standalone building on the east side of the park engulfed in raging flames, which was the very gathering point Zhang Wenjun had informed Gu Ji about!

"Bang bang!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat..."

"Ah—!"

Suddenly, intense gunfire erupted from the courtyard.

The vendors nearby were so frightened that they grabbed their carts and fled to the sides. Even the motorbike driver came to a screeching halt, stopping in his tracks, "Buddy, I can’t go any further. This is as far as I can take you!"

"Gao Bo! Monk!"

Without a word, Gu Ji jumped off the vehicle.

He moved along the wall of Jia Sheng Park, taking cover behind the greenery lining the pedestrian path as he approached the incident site, and dialed Zhang Wenjun, "Zhang Zhong, there’s trouble at the assembly point. A big fire is raging, and there’s a gunfight happening inside."

"The operation might be compromised, evacuate the site immediately and wait for us to regroup!"

After hanging up the phone.

Gao Bo and Liu Weijun came over, "That white Toyota SUV at the street corner looks suspicious, like it’s keeping watch!"

"Let’s get out of here first."

The three of them quickly blended in with the vendors and fled toward the east side together.

The next second, the east gate of Jia Sheng Park swung open, and four white pickup trucks drove out, each carrying gunmen with rifles, with two trucks guarding the entrance apparently to prevent an attack, and the other two heading toward the firefight location.

"Whew... could it be that we’ve been exposed?"

Gao Bo ran to the east side of the intersection, leaning against the trunk of a teak tree.

Liu Weijun constantly keeping an eye on that white Toyota SUV at the intersection, said in a cold voice, "It’s possible. Now, with Laos being sealed off save for one exit, it’s hard for the Myanmar Police Force to enter the city with a large number of personnel and weaponry without being noticed!"

Due to historical reasons.

Northern Myanmar has long been under the control of warlords. In order to maintain social stability, the government has temporarily signed a truce agreement with local warlords. Thus, the authorities simply can’t send a large force into the city to take down the Jinyuan Group, which would be tantamount to signalling warfare to the warlords.

So, with the Bai Family holding the border camps at the city gates.

The police force can only infiltrate the city, gather inside, and start the arrest operations.

"I don’t think it’s that serious."

"What do you mean?"

Gu Ji’s remark raised the eyebrows of the other two.

"Judging by the frequency of the gunfire, there are about three pistols and two automatic rifles engaged in the firefight. If the operation was truly exposed, the conflict wouldn’t just be on such a small scale."

Gu Ji’s analysis made Liu Weijun’s eyes light up.

"You’re right. If the Myanmar Police Force was truly exposed, the roads would likely be flooded with militia and armed henchmen, and the Jia Sheng Park wouldn’t dispatch just two vehicles there."

"As long as we’re not exposed, since we’re unarmed, we can’t advance an inch here!"

Gao Bo casually glanced at the street’s pedestrians.

Not to mention the patrol henchmen of the four great families, even ordinary citizens often carried weapons with them.

Gu Ji insisted that they weren’t compromised.

Partly based on his assessment of the scene, and partly on the mission objectives.

If the Myanmar Police Force had indeed been discovered by the warlords or the four major families, they would’ve likely already been tipped off that their mission had failed.

The three of them waited near the incident site for fifteen minutes.

Zhang Wenjun finally arrived with Wu Kang, Zhou Yang, and Zhao Hua, completing the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team’s three squads.

Mr. Bi and Mr. Zhao were also beginning to enter the city.

However, such a large group of young men gathering would inevitably draw attention, so Team One and the anti-drug team members dispersed into the other nearby streets.

"What’s the situation at the scene?"

"The gunfire stopped five minutes ago. I saw the Huo Family’s pickup truck withdraw from the courtyard, so the scene should have been cleaned up."

Gu Ji reiterated the analysis he had previously done with Liu Weijun.

Zhao Hua squinted slightly, nodding instinctively.

Zhang Wenjun also largely agreed with his judgment, "But I really couldn’t get in touch with the Myanmar Police Force’s leader just now, I’d have to let Bi Xin try to communicate with the Myanmar Police Headquarters."

"Wait a minute."

As they were in the midst of their discussion.

Liu Weijun suddenly interrupted, "That white Toyota SUV is coming again, it’s very likely targeting us."

"We’ve been marked."

Gu Ji squinted his eyes and quickly explained the situation.

After being silent all along, Zhao Hua finally spoke up: "It shouldn’t be a compromise, the closer we got to the city center along the way, the more patrol posts there were on the streets, especially in the northern and western parts of the city."

"Those places belong to the Bai Family."

"Exactly."

Zhao Hua glanced at Gu Ji, "It indicates that the other three great families have begun openly stationing defenses against the Bai Family. I feel that internal strife is imminent!"

"Let’s get out of here first and then talk."

Seeing the white Toyota SUV getting closer, Zhang Wenjun immediately ordered everyone to retreat.

Though Myanmar is nominally an hour and a half faster than China.

In reality, Old Street and Yushan Town share the same latitude, and the sky had already started to darken. Apart from the area near the Jia Sheng Park where the gunfight just happened, the traffic and people on the other streets gradually increased.

Especially the entertainment businesses like casinos and KTVs.

However, the patrols on the streets increased significantly too, with armed pickups passing by them almost every two to three minutes.

It seems just as Zhao Hua said, there’s going to be a big commotion tonight.

But this aligns with the "ideal timing" analysis Gu Ji had done with Bi Xin earlier, as the infighting among the four families, coupled with the intervention of local warlords, could actually help their rescue operation.

"Vrrr."

At this moment, Zhang Wenjun’s phone suddenly vibrated. He answered, listened for a moment, and replied with an "Mm" before hanging up.

"Gu Ji was right, the infiltrated Myanmar Police Force was mistaken by the Huo Family as helpers sent by the Bai Family, causing a clash. However, only the team leader and three subordinates were caught, while the rest of the officers have already escaped with their equipment. The deputy leader, Min Suri, is now in charge. He wants us to meet at the West City cold storage."

"West City? Why head to the Bai Family’s territory..."

Wu Kang couldn’t help but mutter.

Yet, with the equipment in their hands now, they’d have to proceed, even if it meant going into the heart of the Jinyuan Group.

Fortunately, the West City is right next to Longyang Village, and it’s only four to five kilometers from Jia Sheng Park to the cold storage.

At 7 p.m., Gu Ji and the others finally reached the vicinity of the cold storage. By then, Old Street was completely dark. Street lamps illuminated the roads, and colorful neon signs and casino lights lit up the city brilliantly.

Zhang Wenjun put down his phone, "Bi Xin and Mr. Zhao will arrive soon."

Gu Ji kept scrutinizing the situation inside the cold storage, puzzled as to why the Myanmar forces had set the meeting point here.

"Gu Ji, there’s something happening."

Gao Bo suddenly grabbed him from behind and pulled him into the shadow of the roadside greenery.

Once Gu Ji gathered his bearings, he noticed an armed pickup approaching from the roadside. The tall, burly man standing with a rifle in the truck’s bed was one of the Bai Family henchmen they had encountered when entering the city earlier in the afternoon.

What they hadn’t expected was.

The man’s armed patrol truck stopping right at the cold storage entrance. The tall man took out a cigarette and sat on the truck bed to smoke, showing no intention of leaving anytime soon.

Liu Weijun cursed, "Bad luck."

Upon realizing that the rifleman knew Gu Ji and the other two’s faces, Zhang Wenjun decisively took out his phone, "Mr. Bi, we need to think of a way to lure the patrol car’s gunman away! Gu Ji and his team have been recognized!"