Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 962 - 103: Taking Hostages

Chapter 962: Chapter 103: Taking Hostages

"What are you doing?" Suzuki Kawako, who had been hassled by the police these past few days, was already quite impatient. When she saw a group of soldiers coming with guns, although she was slightly afraid, her predominant emotion was anger, and she immediately glared and demanded.

"Don’t move, or we’ll shoot!" A military officer who seemed to be in charge gave a stern warning, his gaze sweeping toward Li Yifei and the others, as the gun barrels of the two soldiers beside him immediately aimed at Suzuki Kawako.

By this time, Li Yifei and his people were fairly calm. Knowing that their secret had been exposed, they realized that they could only force their way through, but with around thirty guns aimed at them, they couldn’t make any reckless moves. Even Li Yifei would not be able to dodge the simultaneous firing of thirty guns on such an open beach; after all, he was no Superman, bulletproof.

Suzuki Kawako really dared not to move now, because she could clearly sense that the other side was not joking; they were serious. But still dissatisfied, she demanded, "What on earth do you want to do?"

Aoki Reiko was also quite displeased at this point and said, "I am Aoki Reiko of the Aoki Group. What exactly is this about, can you give me an explanation?"

The Aoki Group had a significant reputation across Japan. Usually, when Aoki Reiko revealed her identity, even if it was the mayor, they most likely couldn’t afford not to give face. But now, when the military officer did not give her any consideration, he snorted coldly, "Search the vehicle."

Aoki Reiko grew even more irritated and shouted, "Who gave you the right to search our vehicle? If you dare mess around, our Aoki Group will definitely lodge a protest with your military department."

The military officer looked at Aoki Reiko and said, "You are implicated in stealing important national secrets. Regardless of whether you’re Aoki Reiko or anyone else, if you dare to resist again, we will shoot you on the spot."

Aoki Reiko’s face turned a furious shade of blue, and she clenched her small fists tightly, yelling, "Fine, then search! If you can’t find anything, you will have to face the wrath of the Aoki Group."

The military officer was not intimidated at all. With a wave of his hand, more than ten soldiers rushed toward the two RVs. Another ten or so soldiers kept their guns aimed at Li Yifei and his party, all on high alert and not relaxed in the slightest, despite their numbers and the presence of firearms.

Li Yifei was well aware that as soon as they searched the vehicle, their items would immediately be discovered, leaving no more room for concealment. The most pressing issue was how to escape. There were only thirty soldiers opposing them, and more than ten had split off; if they took the remaining soldiers by surprise, they could readily take care of them. However, there was still the issue of Aoki Reiko and Suzuki Kawako. Having been drawn into this situation, if Li Yifei and his group killed the soldiers to escape, it would bring a devastating blow to both women’s families.

Li Yifei was no longer the simple operative he had been in the past, so he couldn’t act as he had before when other people’s lives didn’t matter as long as the mission was completed. But now, he couldn’t bring himself to do that. Besides, having spent several days with Aoki Reiko and Suzuki Kawako, Li Yifei had come to consider them as friends. Sacrificing them was something he couldn’t reconcile.

After calculating in his mind, Li Yifei suddenly extended his hand and wrapped it around Aoki Reiko’s neck, a small knife instantly poised at her throat as he bellowed, "Nobody move!"

Li Yifei’s move was so sudden, neither the opposing soldiers nor Aoki Reiko expected it.

"Mr. Mu Fei, what are you doing?" Suzuki Kawako was the first to cry out.

Li Yifei said coldly, "Sorry, we used you. There is indeed something very important in our car that we need to transport away. Miss Reiko, please cooperate, because I really don’t want to kill you."

"Mr. Mu Fei, you... you..." Aoki Reiko became completely stunned, overwhelmed by shock. Mu Fei, who had been so pleasant to be with these last few days, turned out to be a criminal, and now he was even using her as a hostage.

At that moment, Li Yifei said emotionlessly, "You should be aware of Aoki Reiko’s identity. If I kill her now, even if you retrieve what you want, your military won’t be able to explain this away. The Aoki Group certainly won’t let it go."

All soldiers at that point had their guns aimed at Li Yifei and Aoki Reiko, waiting for the officer’s command to fire. But the military officer was now hesitating. If Aoki Reiko was involved in the incident, the Aoki Group would also be in trouble, but now as she was unrelated and became a hostage, if they allowed Aoki Reiko to die at this moment, they would indeed have to bear a great responsibility.

Li Yifei then said, "Now you step back, and we’ll just leave safely, you can take back the items."

Upon hearing Li Yifei’s words, the military officer internally relaxed. His primary mission was to retrieve important military secrets, and if he could bring those back, he would have completed his task. Capturing Li Yifei on the spot would be to add to his accomplishments, but facing the Aoki Group’s vengeful fury was not worth it.

After a brief pause, the military officer spoke gravely, "You release Miss Reiko, and we will let you leave."

"You think I would believe that? Don’t worry, as soon as we reach a safe place, we will naturally release Miss Reiko. Now, step back."

Li Yifei, holding Aoki Reiko hostage, retreated a couple of steps back, and the soldiers immediately moved a couple of steps forward.

Li Yifei’s hand pressed against Aoki Reiko’s throat once more as he shouted, "Don’t come any closer."

The officer waved his hand and the soldiers behind him stopped moving. He then coldly said, "Don’t think that abducting Aoki Reiko will allow you to escape. In Great Japan, you only have one path—death."

"That’s our concern."

"Fine, I want to see if you can really walk out of here."

At this point, Li Yifei shouted again, "I don’t like being sent off by the muzzles of your guns."

The officer’s eyes bulged, and upon seeing Li Yifei’s dagger press against Aoki Reiko’s neck again, drawing blood, he was finally forced to order, "Put down your guns."

All the soldiers immediately lowered their weapons. Just then, Li Yifei suddenly acted, shooting several Flying Needles, striking down several soldiers. He could have left earlier if he really wanted to; it wasn’t necessary to go through all this trouble. But considering he had already transported the goods to this location, Li Yifei certainly planned to ship them back to his country.

Once he moved, the four experts who had been motionless by Li Yifei’s side all sprung into action, drawing their guns and unleashing a barrage of bullets.

The officer clearly hadn’t expected that Li Yifei’s side, with only five people, would dare to strike, and strike so fiercely at that. By the time they reacted, already about twenty soldiers had fallen to the ground.

The remaining dozen soldiers hurriedly raised their guns to return fire, but their skills were no match for Li Yifei’s, nor could they compare to the four men with him. Moreover, in their panic, their accuracy was even poorer, posing no threat to Li Yifei and his men.

In less than two minutes, the area had fallen completely silent.

"Let’s go!" Li Yifei still hadn’t released Aoki Reiko and started dragging her toward the vehicle.

Aoki Reiko, who had been completely petrified, suddenly came to her senses and began struggling violently while shouting, "I won’t go, I won’t go! You murderous demon, you devil, let me go!"

Li Yifei raised his hand and knocked Aoki Reiko on the neck, causing her body to go limp and to collapse into his arms.

"What have you done to Reiko?" Suzuki Kawako cried out in distress.

"Miss Kawako, if you don’t want me to lay a hand on you, it would be best not to struggle pointlessly."

"Mu Fei, you bastard, you won’t escape, you’ll definitely pay for all you’ve done."

"You talk too much." Li Yifei, impatiently waving his hand, knocked Suzuki Kawako unconscious as well.

With both women in tow, Li Yifei and his group drove off in two cars, one after the other. Soon after hitting the highway, the two vehicles sped off in two continuous, same-direction bursts.

Meanwhile, inside the vehicles, they rapidly activated some devices—equipment that jammed radar signals—rendering their cars invisible to satellite surveillance. Otherwise, with the present technology, locating their vehicles would have been too easy. Now, anyone trying to chase them had to rely on their own eyes and surveillance cameras.

Li Yifei and his group weren’t planning to completely dodge the pursuit of the Japanese military and police. In addition to evasion, many times they needed to force their way through.

After Li Yifei and his team left, a soldier struggled to his feet, checking on his comrades to find he was the sole survivor.

Struck by one of Li Yifei’s needles, he had been unable to move, yet remained fully conscious, hearing the words Aoki Reiko and Suzuki Kawako had said to Li Yifei. Knowing these two women were unrelated to those five men and had simply been deceived, he immediately contacted his superiors to report the situation, emphasizing, "Five individuals on the other side have now taken two hostages, one of whom is Aoki Reiko from the Aoki Group."

This was the effect that Li Yifei desired. If he had wanted to kill, this soldier wouldn’t be alive. He purposely left a witness to create this illusion, to disassociate Aoki Reiko and Suzuki Kawako from the incident. That way, the Japanese military and police would at most investigate Aoki Reiko and Suzuki Kawako, but it wouldn’t majorly affect them, given they had been deceived as well.

Had Li Yifei not done this, it would likely have been difficult for the two women to clear their names. Abducting them was truly meant to aid them.

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