Chapter 11 — Hiding for Five Years, One Night Becomes Legend

One month later. Thiet Son convened the entire team for a meeting.

“First real combat mission.”

He slapped a photo on the table. In the photo is a middle-aged man, wearing a suit and leather shoes, with a gentle smile, at first glance he looks like a successful businessman.

"Target: Codename 'Snake Head' (Snake Head). One of the leaders of the largest human trafficking ring in Northern Myanmar. Three months ago, he began infiltrating the country and confirmed that 6 Chinese citizens were kidnapped by his organization and taken abroad."

Thie Son looked at us.

“Mission objective: Penetrate his base in Northern Myanmar, rescue hostages, capture Snake Head alive.”

I looked at the gentle face on the photo. Remember the mercenaries encountered while patrolling the border.

“Is he related to the group of people who ambushed us last time?”

Thie Son glanced at me.

"That time you were ambushed was not a coincidence. That group of mercenaries was his outer armed force. The patrol route was exposed — someone on the inside was in cahoots with him."

I clenched my fists.

“That spy —”

"It's already been controlled. You don't need to worry." Thiet Son interrupted me, "You only need to worry about one thing now."

He tapped his hand on the photo.

“Bring these people back alive.”

【Chapter 10】 The mission is executed 3 days later. Eight people, crossed the border at midnight. There was no mass transport — we entered by road. Cross a valley with no guards on the border, walk 12 kilometers deep into the jungle of Northern Myanmar. The Snake Head's base is located in an abandoned mine. On the outside is a tin mine that has stopped construction. It is essentially an armed barrack containing more than 200 soldiers. Before departing, Lightning used satellite reconnaissance to get a map of the barracks - The outer ring had 3 guard stations, 4 patrol groups, each group of 6 people, rotating every 15 minutes. The core area has a small 3-story building, the Snake Head lives on the top floor. Hostages are held in a deep mine shaft.

“Infiltration plan.” Thiet Son confirmed one last time before leaving, "Bong Ma is in charge of scouting the way and clearing underground guard posts. Tai Chi and Tau Ta are in charge of the frontal assault on the central area. Like to take on sniper missions from above. Viper Snake approaches the hostage position from the underground mine tunnel. Thiet Bich is in charge of planting explosives to clear the way for retreat. The Doctor is on duty as a team. Lightning suppresses electronics throughout the entire line."

The assignment is very clear. 2 am. We reach the outer ring. The Ghost disappeared into the darkness. Three minutes later, his voice rang out in the headset — extremely soft, like the sound of a mosquito.

"Post number 1 has been cleared. Post number 2 has been cleared. The road is clear."

Sledgehammer and I looked at each other. He grinned at me, moving his lips wordlessly.

“Let's fight.”

We slipped into the barracks. The forest was pitch black, only the direction of the mine had a glimmer of light. The patrol is changing guard. I hid behind the bushes, "listening" to the movements around me. 30 meters away, there were 4 guys walking along the small road. Disjointed footsteps. Vigilance is not high. These people were not regular soldiers — probably hired local armed soldiers, not professionally trained. Compared to the group that ambushed us last time, it was far worse. I gestured with my hand Sledgehammer: *I'm up.* He nodded. I stood up and walked past without a sound. The Tai Chi set has a natural advantage in the jungle at night - it's silent, invisible, blending into the environment. The first guy passed by the bushes where I was hiding, completely unaware. I cover it closely from the back. Left hand covers mouth, right hand squeezes neck — not strangulation. It's about pressing precisely on the cervical artery. Apply pressure. Three seconds. He fell down without even making a sound. Not dead yet. Just passed out.