Supremely Talented Tyrant
Chapter 851 - 850 Very Dangerous...

After meandering through the Mercenary Alliance's base and evading countless waves of searching mercenaries, Hao Jian finally realized that he had temporarily escaped the surveillance of the Mercenary Alliance when he barely saw any mercenaries around.

Glancing at Chi Ruo on his shoulder, Hao Jian shook his head helplessly. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, he wouldn't have wanted to knock this woman unconscious.

He carefully surveyed his surroundings and, relying on his adaptability to the environment and the direction of air flow, Hao Jian dashed towards the exit.

When he pushed open a manhole cover, he found himself in the middle of a grass field with no one around. Seeing this situation, Hao Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

He finally made it out...

Carrying Chi Ruo, Hao Jian briefly determined the direction and then sprinted towards Weiss Supermarket. Upon reaching the roadside, he hailed a taxi and asked the driver to proceed at the fastest speed possible.

This was inevitable; his communication with the headquarters had been cut off, and he couldn't contact Lion and the others, who were still waiting in the basement. Should the Mercenary Alliance find them, with their capabilities, they would certainly not escape the Mercenary Alliance's pursuit.

Hao Jian didn't have the habit of abandoning his comrades to escape on his own.

In the car, Hao Jian also carefully pondered over the illogical incident that had just happened—why did the time bomb on him suddenly start counting down to explosion?

This time bomb was controlled by the headquarters, and headquarters had not received any message from him about detonating it. Otherwise, he would have rescued the people earlier, would they have been discovered by the Mercenary Alliance?

After thinking for a while, Hao Jian concluded that there must be a traitor among them. Lion and the others were in the supermarket's basement, making Bamboo Pole the only suspect, although this did not rule out the agents working at the headquarters.

However, Hao Jian was not concerned about that; if there really were traitors among those agents, the Mercenary Alliance would have received the news much earlier, and Huaxia would have sent people to rescue them from their stronghold.

All of this was discovered by Hao Jian after he entered; considering everything, only Bamboo Pole could possibly be the traitor. Thinking of this, Hao Jian's expression grew even more grim. If he was not currently in the car, he would have smashed everything in front of him.

When have I, Hao Jian, ever been schemed against like this?! If I can't settle this properly this time, I might as well not be called Hao Jian, but a fool!

The taxi driver, seeing Hao Jian's extremely gloomy face and his appearance carrying Chi Ruo when boarding the car, subconsciously thought he had encountered a criminal. Now, whatever Hao Jian asked him to do, he was visibly panicking, wishing he could deliver Hao Jian to his destination immediately!

"Sir, we've arrived..."

Finally, after more than ten minutes, the driver sped all the way, no longer caring about speeding or tickets, and arrived at Weiss Supermarket ahead of schedule by several minutes. When he saw Hao Jian get off with Chi Ruo but did not pull out a gun or anything to silence her, the driver, while breathing a sigh of relief, suddenly slammed on the accelerator, not even taking the fare, and drove off.

"Uh... sir, you haven't taken the fare yet..."

Hao Jian had planned to find a place to put down Chi Ruo and then pay the fare, but just as he had closed the car door, the car suddenly started and vanished from his sight, leaving Hao Jian with a wry smile.

Touching his cheek, Hao Jian was somewhat puzzled. Do I really look like a terrorist? If not, why would the driver leave without even daring to take the money?!

Ah well, it doesn't matter if he didn't take it; after all, I didn't bring any cash with me... I should go check how Lion and the others are doing first...

With no time to dwell on this, Hao Jian, carrying Chi Ruo, quickly walked towards the basement of Weiss Supermarket. As he approached the ventilation shaft he had used to enter the Mercenary Alliance's stronghold, he saw three people waiting anxiously there.

"Leader... why are you here?"

When Lion and the others heard a noise not too far behind them, they immediately turned their heads vigilantly, drew their handguns, and quickly cocked them before carefully walking to the side of the car, slowly peeking their heads out. When Lion looked out, he was stunned to see a man and a woman.

"Is this the doctor?"

After asking that question, Lion quickly shifted his gaze to the woman on Hao Jian's shoulder, his face brightening a bit before uncertain words came out of his mouth.

"Indeed, she's our target, but she reacted too strongly when we rescued her, so I temporarily knocked her out..." Hao Jian nodded, quickly waved his hand, and said, "No more idle talk, hurry up and get in the car, I'll explain the details once we're on the road..."

After speaking, Hao Jian quickly carried Chi Ruo out of the basement; outside, his car was still parked there, while the three in the basement, Lion, listened to Hao Jian's words, exchanged glances, and then got into the Mercedes-Benz van, started the engine, and followed Hao Jian.

Casually throwing Chi Ruo onto the passenger seat and fastening her seatbelt, Hao Jian started the sports car and quickly drove out of the parking spot to meet up with Lion and the others. Simultaneously, he took out his phone and dialed Lion's number.

"Lion, I've encrypted this call, do not hang up. What I'm about to say is very important..."

Upon the phone connecting, Hao Jian's somewhat heavy voice came from Lion's phone, making Lion's expression stiffen slightly.

The equipment they used in the field, being special agents, was all state-provided; the features on their phones were all for surveillance and counter-surveillance, very different from typical smartphones, so encryption wasn't strange.

"First, we have a mole among us! Because of this mole, I almost couldn't make it out alive. Damn it, a ticking bomb nearly took my life, Hao Jian's life."

Upon hearing this, Lion's expression grimly darkened. He glanced at Ling Hai and Ling He behind him, and with some calculation in mind, hesitantly asked, "Are you saying the mole is Bamboo Pole?"

"Yes, besides him, I can't think of anyone else who could have had the chance to set me up!" Hao Jian did not hold back; he knew Lion was not that kind of person. While Lion might engage in plotting, when it comes to loyalty, perhaps even Hao Jian couldn't compare.

After all, according to the information provided by Secretary Zhang, Lion had risked his life multiple times for national matters. It was for this reason that, during their first confrontation, Hao Jian directly shattered his psychological defenses, as only by doing so could he make a proud person like Lion willingly follow him.

That's also why Hao Jian trusted that Lion wouldn't commit such an act, as he had no opportunity to do so, and there was no need to mention Ling Hai and Ling He; they followed Lion everywhere like shadows. With someone like Lion watching, how could they have the opportunity?

"Leader, let's investigate this matter once we get back to headquarters. Let's talk about the Mercenary Alliance matter first…" Lion didn't know what to say; he saw the situation as extremely serious, but everything would wait until they returned to headquarters and checked on Bamboo Pole's condition before making a final decision. For now, the pressing matter was the situation with the Mercenary Alliance…"

They had stormed directly into the Mercenary Alliance's base, creating chaos and rescuing their kidnapping target, Dr. Chi Ruo. The research Dr. Chi Ruo held was extremely important for the Mercenary Alliance, crucial enough that their forthcoming deals couldn't proceed without her…

Hence, they might have to face a desperate counterattack from the Mercenary Alliance. If it were at home, Lion would not fear, but now, they were in Los Angeles, USA! The methods that worked back home wouldn't work here!

Since they dared to establish a base in Los Angeles and were equipped with so much firepower, if they didn't have some connection with the local authorities in Los Angeles, Lion absolutely wouldn't believe it.

"Once we get back to the headquarters, order them to run! As far as they can!" Hao Jian's grave voice slowly transmitted, "The Mercenary Alliance is not like other powers; their international influence is enough to affect the political landscape of some small countries. If it weren't for this woman, perhaps the nation wouldn't want to have any relations with the Mercenary Alliance."

"Next, they might directly come gunning for us…"

As Hao Jian said this, Lion's expression turned grim, heavily asking, "Are you saying they really dare to openly come after us?!"

Hearing this, Hao Jian's eyes flickered contemplatively, his expression turning even more solemn as he answered, "Yes, based on my past experiences, they will definitely come after us here in Los Angeles!"

"They might even deploy some heavy weaponry!"

"The people from the Mercenary Alliance are a bunch of madmen who disregard their lives for money. Now that we've rescued this woman, we've cut off their money flow. Once their financial source is severed, what kind of actions do you think these madmen will take?!"

"Very dangerous…"

In the end, Lion could only conclude with this chilling answer…

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