After dawn, the shocked reporters were sent back to Beirut by Lebanese officials, for fear that these guys holding the public opinion microphone would cause problems again.
To be honest, Zhong and Rong made a lot of money this time, because many reporters' equipment was damaged by the armed men. The few guys who hid didn't take any particularly exciting pictures. Only the two of them witnessed the whole process. everything.
No, as soon as they returned to the safe zone, many colleagues came to the door, hoping that the two of them could share some clips to help them make a difference in the country.
Last night's conflict has attracted widespread attention in the Middle East. Now every TV station is waiting for their own reporters to get the first-hand news. Zhong and Rong are now the most popular...
They have not forgotten what Zhang Liang told them, especially those colleagues who were hiding on the second floor of the hotel. No one knows what the guys holding the microphone exchanged. Anyway, after TV stations from various countries have reported on the conflict last night, , that sound of "Baga" spread throughout the world...
Japanese netizens were immediately confused, especially the staff of Japan’s embassies in several countries in the Middle East. Faced with the overwhelming questioning coming from the country, they really couldn’t express their suffering...
But this has nothing to do with someone. After he returns the gun to the embassy, he is ready to leave here to enjoy a real vacation.
"What the hell?"
As a result, just after arriving at the airport, someone was dumbfounded again after listening to the order coming from the phone...
"There is a temporary situation at BI. You have to fly to Baghdad."
Liaison officer Rong Aiyu repeated the instructions just now in his unique lazy voice.
"No, I only have seven days of vacation in total. This has delayed me for three and a half days, and they asked me to fly to Iraq..."
Zhang Liang felt his heart ached so much. God knew how difficult it was for them to take a vacation!
"Then you tell the boss and I call him?"
Rong Aiyu casually said that these two people were of higher rank than her, and she was only responsible for delivering messages anyway...
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to listen to him"
Zhang Liang finished speaking feebly, and had no choice but to buy a plane ticket to Baghdad in frustration.
Because the distance was not far, he walked out of Baghdad International Airport more than three hours later. A guy who was about the same height as him but not as handsome as him was already waiting outside the airport wearing shabby sunglasses.
"You better give me a perfect explanation!"
After throwing his luggage into the car, Zhang Liang said dissatisfiedly after getting into the passenger seat.
"What does it have to do with me? My mission is over. It was a temporary situation that suddenly occurred."
Zhen Ye shrugged and returned to the safe house with someone with a depressed face.
"What kind of mission can't you handle alone?"
Zhang Liang found a place to sit down irritably. He wanted to go home!
"I don't know either. I just bought a plane ticket this morning to go to Turkey, and I was told to stay put."
Zhen Ye said angrily, the subtext was, why are you so angry with me?
“Contact the headquarters first”
The two opened their laptops and expertly accessed a certain channel. A short-haired woman in business attire appeared on the monitor.
"Let me tell you the general situation"
Intelligence and tactical analysis officer Wan Xiaoling directly talked about this temporary mission without any ink.
"At 8 o'clock this morning, a group of terrorists hijacked a bus from Baghdad to Tikrit and kidnapped 11 civilians on board."
Wan Xiaoling said while sending photos and a video of the scene.
Zhang Liang and the two listened quietly, and took a look at the information on the computer. They knew that if it was just like this, it would be impossible for the above to let the two of them reunite urgently. There must be something else going on.
"According to the news from the embassy, there are two Chinese nationals among them, two employees sent by China to prepare to build the Halfaya natural gas processing plant in Iraq."
Sure enough, the next sentence confirmed what the two of them were thinking.
"According to the information provided by the Asia Overseas Group, the perpetrators should be extremists from the Islamic State (IS), and the purpose is temporarily unknown."
"Although the embassy contacted Iraqi officials as soon as it received the news, which highly demonstrated our serious attitude, and the Iraqi side also promised to try its best to rescue the kidnapped people, but..."
Wan Xiaoling shook her head when she said this, and Zhang Liang and the others also understood what she had not finished saying.
As a branch of "Al Qaeda", the extremist terrorist organization IS, which has been active in Iraq and Syria all year round, can be said to be the culprit of many violent attacks in the two countries. It is also a serious concern for the US military in Iraq.
After "Al Qaeda" leader Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 and the U.S. military began to withdraw, IS quickly expanded its scale, broke out in conflict with "Al Qaeda" and became completely independent. It even prepared to "establish a state" in the Syrian city of Raqqa. .
This is an enemy that requires a coalition of 54 countries including the United States, Britain, and France, plus the European Union and NATO to jointly attack it.
Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, was captured and occupied by the group last year.
Last month, they teamed up with the Arab branch of "Al Qaeda" to attack the headquarters of "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, France, killing 12 people. You know how brave they are. If you are kidnapped by them, what will happen...
There is no need to count on the government forces. They are now frightened by IS. They will not move if the US military does not move...
"Can you trace where the person is now?"
Zhen Ye frowned and asked, this is a bit tricky...
"Colleagues from the overseas team are pursuing the investigation. Based on the current situation, it is estimated that this group of people should have fled with the hostages back to a temporary stronghold near Mosul."
"Where are the numbers and weapons?"
Zhang Liang paid close attention to the intelligence that Wan Xiaoling came over one after another. They were a two-person combat team. If there were too many people, they might not be able to ensure the safety of the hostages...
"According to the information left at the scene, there should be no more than 8 people involved, and the estimated total number of people is around 12 to 15 people."
Wan Xiaoling gave the data she calculated, which made the two of them relax a little.
Zhang Liang and Zhen Ye looked at each other and nodded slightly. "Okay, okay, the number of people is not too large, and they can handle it with their own skills."
"Is there any logistical support?"
Zhen Ye asked the last and most critical question.
As a special incident response team independent of the regional overseas team, they often go around the world to deal with various temporary emergencies that other overseas teams have no time to take care of.
There are three such groups in China, and Zhang Liang’s codenames are also very domineering, that is,
Penglai!
They can be said to be China's most elite force overseas. Their only purpose is to eliminate all enemies who target or harm national interests in advance, and they enjoy the right to fire freely!
But compared to other overseas groups, they have fewer people, and although their mobility is better, they sometimes rely more on logistics...
For example, their team only has 7 people at full capacity, including liaison officers and technical staff who will rarely be present...
Most of the time, only Zhang Liang takes action. Occasionally, the commander and tactical analysis officer can perform tasks together, but it is relatively rare...
"Sorry, the team's focus has been on Yemen recently, and the boss has just gone to a meeting, so I can only rely on you two."
Wan Xiaoling spread her hands, which means that except for weapons, this time the operation team can only provide some information support at most...
"Okay, I can't count on you anyway..."
Zhang Liang curled his lips. From the time he joined until now, he had only experienced an action involving more than three people once...
just one time!
"As for the equipment, there is ready-made equipment in the basement of the safe house. I will be on standby for the time being and wait for the intelligence to be updated. That's it."
Wan Xiaoling pretended not to hear. She had no choice. The boss was away and the task was not very difficult, so she could only guard the house.
If there is another temporary mission, the team will not be left without anyone available...
"I originally wanted to go home..."
Looking at the darkened screen, Zhang Liang lit a cigarette and said sadly, it seemed like he was in trouble again...
"Not necessarily. I heard that the higher-ups have also taken our situation into consideration, so they may give us a holiday to go home this year. Of course, we don't have to think about it during the New Year. It has to be after the New Year anyway."
Zhen Ye was too lazy to light it himself, so he took the cigarette from someone's mouth and told him some surprising news.
"real?"
Zhang Liang's eyes lit up and he lit another one for himself.
"The probability is very high. I accidentally heard the boss talking to someone on the phone that day."
Zhen Ye nodded. He hasn't been home for almost three years...
