Chapter 16 — Hiding for Five Years, One Night Becomes Legend

Respect the guy I stood up in that early morning. Respect this new path. Quaff. 【Chapter 14】 Half a year later. "Photo's" reputation in that unknown underground world has gained real weight. Six missions. No one died in battle. This is almost impossible in the history of special operations. Thiet Son said: "You guys are the best team I have ever led." When he said that sentence, his face was still as stiff as a log, but we could all hear the weight in each word. Tonight, there are no missions. It's very rare for people to gather to make hot pots - even though the base restaurant is full, you have to buy your own food to cook the hot pots. Lightning didn't know where to find the induction cooker and ingredients. Eight of us gathered around the table, the heat rising. Baa Ta alone ate three plates of fatty beef. If you like, just pick vegetables — he said you have to keep your fingers sharp. The Viper still kept his face as cold as ice but whipped two bowls of rice, which was extremely exciting for her. As for me, I'm in charge of mixing the dipping sauce — this is my job, 5 years of working as a kitchen assistant in the army is not a waste.

“Tai Chi, your bowl of dipping sauce is amazing.” Sledgehammer chewed and said, "After you retire from the army, open a hot pot restaurant, I will come every day to support."

"If you come every day, I'll definitely collapse."

“Then I would like to reduce the price.”

“If you get a discount, I'll go bankrupt faster.”

The whole group burst into laughter. At that moment Thiet Son walked in. Don't knock on the door. The expression is not quite right. Everyone fell silent immediately. The chopsticks stopped in mid-air. The hot pot is still boiling "gurgling".

“Something happened.” Thiet Son spoke up. His voice was a tone deeper than usual.

“Domestic. City S in the South. A commercial center.”

He gave the phone to Lightning. Lightning glanced at the screen, her expression changed completely.

“What's going on?” Tackle Hammer asked.

Thiet Son opened his mouth: "3:17 p.m. this afternoon. Van Dat shopping center, S city. An armed organization of unknown origin has controlled all the people in the center. Currently, it is confirmed that the number of hostages exceeds 300 people." He took a deep breath.

"They made a demand. They demanded the release of three foreign intelligence agents being held by our side. Deadline —"

He glanced at his watch. “Fourteen hours left.”

“Where is the special police?” I asked.

"The shopping center has been surrounded. But the enemy is very well prepared, bombs are planted in the building's load-bearing pillars. If we force a raid, everyone will die."

Silence for two seconds. Sledgehammer put down his chopsticks. Likes to stand up straight. Viper began checking his equipment.

“The whole team.” Thiet Son ordered, "Depart in one hour."

I turned off the induction cooker. I don't eat hot pot anymore. There are people waiting to go home. 【Chapter 15】 The military transport plane that transported us from the base to S city took only 2 and a half hours. 1 am. We landed at the forward command post 3 kilometers from the shopping center. The scene has been strictly blocked. Armed police, special forces, bomb squads — all departments were present in full force. But no one dared to take action. Because the shopping mall's surveillance camera images were being transmitted live to the command post's large screen — In the main lobby on the first floor, More than 300 hostages were grouped together in one place. Tied up. There are old people, there are young children. Someone is crying. As for the kidnappers — On the screen you can see 12 people. All were equipped with automatic machine guns, their faces were covered, and their movements were very methodical. But according to additional reconnaissance data, in addition to the 12 guys appearing on camera, there are 2 other guys guarding basement B1, right next to the electrical cabinet. And most importantly — The main hall's four load-bearing pillars were each tied to a gray rectangular block. C4.