novelraw Chapter 432 - 203: Seeking Rescue
Chapter 432 - 203: Seeking Rescue
Gu Ji started the vehicle, stepped on the gas, and set off north along the dirt road.
With the experience of the second go-around, he was prepared to drive directly into the Mexican town this time to seek help from the military and police. Otherwise, even if they went back now, with three people, two pistols, and one AR rifle, how could they fight an armed drug cartel?
Inside the car, the three were fiddling with their phones according to Gu Ji’s instructions.
Soon, a game prompt appeared before his eyes.
[Objective: Contact Panama Airlines, successfully get external support!]
[Choose your reward!]
[Firearm Mastery (Medium)] or [Stamina Boost (Medium!)]
Gu Ji directly chose the first option.
[Secondary Objective: Eradicate the hijacking drug-trafficking gang!]
[Ultimate Objective: Organize AM649 flight disaster event, keep civilian deaths under 20!]
[Secondary Objective: Successfully eradicate the hijacking drug-trafficking gang!]
[Current civilian deaths on the flight: 2/20]
As expected.
Catching the woman in sunglasses early completed the mission chain.
The only tough part for Gu Ji was that the ultimate mission’s death count was suddenly reduced by 10. In the second go-around of the story, a drug dealer sprayed an M2 heavy machine gun, causing a total of 17 deaths including accident casualties!
Hope Bolton can handle this hijacking...
Gu Ji wasn’t a superman, he couldn’t manage every situation. All he could do was step on the gas, heading to the nearest city: Torreon, to quickly find the Mexican military and police!
"Mr. Yassen, the headquarters’ general manager says they’ll do their utmost to dispatch more aid, they’re currently negotiating with the Mexican authorities and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration."
"Uh... the U.S. DEA hung up on me, saying the crash isn’t their jurisdiction."
"Call again! Say that Federal Air Marshal Rooney has fallen!"
Gu Ji couldn’t believe that the TSA would ignore the lives of those American passengers.
The only thing that went relatively smoothly was Salih, who posted all the photos on public platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, then threw the phone out of the car.
Crossing over the hill.
The scenery on both sides began to change from mountains to grasslands, and then from grasslands to semi-deserts.
Looking around, aside from the green mountains connecting to the horizon, both sides were all flat yellow sandy ground, densely covered with green shrubbery like hedgehog shapes, and occasionally a cactus or two. It looked like a leopard skin with green spots.
And seemingly getting closer to a town, the dirt road gradually became a cement road, with electric poles planted densely on both sides of the road.
At this time, Riddle finally finished his call and let out a big sigh.
"Phew... those damn federal cops, sorted it out! TSA says they’ll have a meeting with the FBI headquarters’ anti-hijacking response team and the DEA, and they might jointly deploy elite squads with Mexico to conduct a joint operation."
"FBI headquarters?"
Gu Ji’s eyelids inexplicably twitched when he heard this word.
For some reason, he thought of Jillian and Jamie, the two "good brothers," hoping they wouldn’t get involved in this matter, or they might cause who-knows-what trouble.
"Hey! Hey! There seems to be something up ahead!"
Betty, sitting in the passenger seat, tapped him on the shoulder.
Following the direction of her finger, they saw the ground ahead starting to dip, revealing a town area with white houses mixed with green patches, appearing in everyone’s sight.
"It’s a town!"
"We’re finally saved!"
Riddle excitedly pounded his thigh, secretly glancing at Gu Ji in the driver’s seat, only to unexpectedly meet Gu Ji’s half-archer eyes in the central rearview mirror, giving him a fright that made him shiver.
Fifteen minutes later.
The vehicle finally reached the edge of the town, but unexpectedly, there was a temporary checkpoint at the town’s entrance, with two black police pickups parked around, and a black machine gun mount akin to a drug dealer’s setup in the back, not sure who copied whom.
There were two policemen on the car and at the checkpoint, holding black G36 automatic rifles, wearing black helmets, dark blue combat uniforms, with black tactical vests on top, with two lines of white Spanish words printed on the back: Police, Federal!
Gu Ji had to slow down.
The woman in sunglasses in the back seat, upon seeing the police, started shaking violently and tried to shout with her neck stretched, but with a towel stuffed in her mouth, she could only make faint noises.
Salih was a little worried.
"Mr. Yassen, what do we do? The police will definitely notice her!"
"Tell the truth first, then act according to the situation, put the gun away."
Gu Ji squinted his eyes, following the convoy.
For every car the police stopped, they checked the documents, then had the driver open the trunk for inspection. Presumably, it’s because this area is close to Sinaloa State’s territory, preventing drug dealers from bringing heavy weapons and drugs into the city.
It was Gu Ji’s turn.
A tall policeman glanced at the license plate and then at Gu Ji behind the windshield, quickly walked to the front driver’s seat, and tapped on the glass.
"Please show your driver’s license, open the trunk, sir."
"Sorry..."
Gu Ji lowered the car window, just about to explain, when the woman in sunglasses suddenly lunged toward the center front seat, shaking her head violently.
Seeing the towel in the woman’s mouth, the tall policeman instantly retreated and raised his G36 rifle.
"Someone’s being held hostage! Raise your hands! Put your hands where I can see them!"
"Do it now! Resia, there’s a kidnapping here!"
Another policeman also raised his rifle and loudly called out to his companion. The next moment, the alarm bell sounded, the armed police car on standby also started up, the U.S. military M249-E2 SAW squad automatic weapon on the back immediately aimed at the car window position, the golden chain of bullets glinting with a dangerous cold light.