It's still morning, there's still some time before lunch, no one knows where Xiang Tianliang is going or what he's going to do at this time.

As for the three people to be brought, of course Deputy Director Zhou Biyang counts as one. He has already cooperated with Xiang Tianliang. Among the remaining people, Director Shao Sanhe is the commander-in-chief, and Executive Deputy Director Zhang Meng is responsible for opening the net publicly and cutting off Hong Haijun from the outside world. Du Guilin, director of the bureau office, is tasked with liaison and coordination, and he cannot leave his post.

In this way, the remaining two places are none other than Jiang Xueming and Liu Wei. One is the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade and the other is the deputy captain of the Public Security Brigade. They are both soldiers and have participated in the self-defense counterattack in southern Xinjiang. They happen to be both. It meets Xiang Tianliang’s selection requirements.

We set off quietly, driving an old jeep. Du Guilin didn't know where he got it from. As soon as he started running, the car door banged.

Xiang Tianliang drove himself, first bought food and drinks, and then went to the comprehensive small commodity market. According to the list made by Xiang Tianliang, Jiang Xueming and Liu Wei ran to buy two large bags full of things.

At lunch time, the jeep drove out of Chengguan Town, turned onto the road leading to Jinchuan Town, and drove five kilometers in one breath.

This area is a deserted area, with no villages or shops, and no pedestrians on the road. There are only some small mounds on both sides. Although it is still winter, there are overgrown weeds and shrubs everywhere.

Xiang Tianliang is very familiar with the terrain in this area. He occasionally passes by it when he goes home and takes a few glances to remember it in his heart.

The jeep turned to the left, was driven off the road by Xiang Tianliang, and soon fell into the bushes.

Xiang Tianliang grinned happily, "Zhou Ju, you three must remember that I am not responsible for Du Guilin asking me for a car."

Zhou Biyang said with a smile, "No wonder, when I asked Du Guilin why he got such a broken car, he said you can't drive a new car well."

Jiang Xueming and Liu Wei understood Xiang Tianliang's intention, so they brought a lot of hay from the side and covered the broken jeep tightly.

Xiang Tianliang took out a map, looked at Jiang Xueming and Liu Wei and asked: "Two of you, do you feel like you are back to the time of the battle to defend Southern Xinjiang?"

"Yes, Xiang Zhong went to the battlefield, and I seemed to smell the smoke." Jiang Xueming said.

"The terrain in front of me is very similar to what I experienced back then." Liu Wei also said.

Liang nodded toward the sky, his smile gone, "Yes, from now on, what we are going to carry out is a small-scale special operation. Everything must be based on the standards of special operations. The four of us are an action team." , I am the captain, Zhou Biyang is the deputy captain, Jiang Xueming is the leading soldier, and Liu Wei is the sniper, do you understand?"

"clear."

"What's the problem?"

Jiang Xueming asked: "Report to the captain, do we use the combat sign language of the special forces?"

"I know only a little about what the army does. Deputy Zhou doesn't understand much. We should still use the sign language specially used for criminal investigation by the Binhai County Public Security Bureau."

Liu Wei asked: "Report to the captain, please instruct us on the principles of shooting."

"Just one thing, if you encounter Hong Haijun and Lao Lang, beat them to death. If anyone else makes any move, shoot them down first."

Zhou Biyang smiled, "Is this the gun usage principle of the special forces?"

Xiang Tianliang said solemnly: "This is my principle. When the four of us come out, we must go back together. Just do as I say. If there is a problem, I will be responsible. If I can't take responsibility, I will pull Director Jiang out. be made a scapegoat."

"yes."

He spread out the map to Tianliang and said, "This is the eucalyptus forest and its surrounding terrain map. Let's get familiar with it first."

The four heads gathered together and looked at the map for a long time.

"Everyone, check the equipment and prepare a good disguise." Xiang Tianliang put away the map and began to give orders in a matter-of-fact manner.

They all wore camouflage uniforms, and the most important thing was that everyone wore a luminous watch with a compass.

"We are going to advance along the nearby dry river until 500 meters into the eucalyptus forest. Jiang Xueming, you search in the front. Zhou Biyang and I are in the middle. Zhou Biyang, you pay attention to the situation on the left bank. Liu Wei, you stay behind and cover, paying special attention to the right bank. In this situation, everyone should keep a distance of ten meters."

After speaking to Tianliang, he made a departure gesture.

Jiang Xueming held a sniper rifle in his hand and took the lead in walking close to the ground and sliding into the dry river.

The coast is short of water, and the river has dried up for many years. Even the riverbed is covered with vines. The vines grow all year round and appear strong and lush even in the cold winter, which just brings concealment convenience for movement.

The sandy riverbed, with few people and animals, was in a pristine state. Xiang Tianliang couldn't help but marvel at it. If he hadn't been there in person, he would never have imagined that this was the suburb of Chengguan Town, where the county government is located.

The pace of the four-person team was not very fast, not only because of the soft river bed under their feet and the entangled vines and grass, but also because of Xiang Tianliang's concerns and caution.

Lao Lang is not from Binhai, let alone from Chengguan. When he came to Binhai County, he was an absolute stranger.

However, the investigation operation carried out by Zhang Meng, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, and nearly two hundred policemen carried out a net-like surveillance operation, almost to the point of searching house to house, but no trace of the old wolf could be found.

It was impossible for Lao Lang to hide far away. In order to be able to respond to Hong Haijun's actions at any time, he could only stay near Chengguan Town and its suburbs.

Since he can't be found in the city, he is most likely hiding near the suburbs.

Xiang Tianliang knows Chengguan Town and its surroundings quite well.

After attending the county middle school for three years, in addition to memorizing rice, sweet potatoes and pickles twice a month, Xiang Tianliang had plenty of free time to visit the small Chengguan Town. For him with a super memory, just seeing it once was enough , now it’s just a matter of reading it out of my mind.

Five or six years have passed. Apart from a few more buildings, Chengguan Town has become more popular, some new houses have been added, and the urban area has expanded a bit, the changes have not been great.

The surrounding area of ​​Chengguan Town has hardly changed at all and still maintains its original style.

Chengguan Town, which runs east-west, has two longest streets, each nearly 4,000 meters long, called Beiyanhe Road and Nanyanhe Road, both of which are built along the Xiaonan River.

The Xiaonan River flows into the sea from west to east, dividing Chengguan Town into north and south parts.

On the Xiaonan River, there are four stone bridges connecting the north and south urban areas. The distance between the four bridges is nearly 500 meters. From west to east, they are called West Stone Bridge, Zuo Stone Bridge, Right Stone Bridge and East Stone Bridge. Among them, Zuo Stone Bridge The bridge and the Youshi Bridge are also commonly known as the Zhongxi Bridge and the Middle East Bridge respectively. The name of each bridge has the word "stone" because the only construction material of the four bridges is stone, not an inch of wood, not a single iron nail, or even Not a bit of cement.

Since the appearance of the mysterious man and the old wolf, the police have blocked all entrances and exits in Chengguan Town, except for the four stone bridges, but not a single soldier or card has been deployed.

This is Xiang Tianliang's decision. His theory is that increasing the mobility of criminals also increases the possibility of detecting criminals. The four stone bridges are undefended precisely to make it easier to detect the old wolf that comes and goes without a trace.

However, after analysis by Xiang Tianliang, it was unlikely that Milao Lang was hiding on the north bank.

First of all, although Hong Haijun's home is on the north coast, according to the principle of keeping partners apart, Lao Lang will not stay at Hong Haijun's home. Especially after Hong Haijun is under surveillance, the real partnership is when they are together when they are in action and not together when not in action. If the old wolf hides in Hong Haijun's house, it will not only be inconvenient for the operation to be carried out, but it will also be easier to gather and annihilate him.

Secondly, it is unlikely that the old wolf is hiding in the suburbs of the North Bank. It is a world of stone mountains. It is difficult to find even a tree. Although there are many caves, Tibetans are easy to find. Moreover, one-third of the stone mountains are made of stone. Mine, and the other half is a geological disaster area, where entry by humans and animals is prohibited, and it is not suitable for people to enter.

Therefore, Xiang Tianliang judged that the place where the old wolf might be hiding was on the south bank.

The suburbs on the south bank are more colorful than those on the north bank.

The eastern suburbs are vast stretches of saline-alkali land, which cannot hide people at all.

The western suburbs are the only way from Chengguan Town and even the entire county to the outside world. Not only is the land fertile, but the villages are densely packed with militiamen in every village, and joint defenses are set up in every village. Lao Lang, a foreigner, does not dare to stay here.

The southern suburbs are a vast area with many mountains, including the location of the county party committee compound. There are eleven mountain hills in total, such as Nan'ao, Xi'ao, Dong'ao, He'ao, Chang'ao, etc. Each mountain has its own village. If someone, Old Wolf, dares to hide here, he will definitely reveal some clues.

The junction of the western suburbs and the southern suburbs is an uninhabited land with an area of ​​more than ten square kilometers. In addition to a navigable river leading to Jinchuan Town, there is also an earthen road leading to Jinchuan Town that was built only two years ago.

The more than one hundred acres of eucalyptus forest is in the center of this no-man's land.

The meeting place between Hong Haijun and Zhang Sicheng was in the eucalyptus forest, and Hong Haijun set the place where he would meet his master in the eucalyptus forest.

This eucalyptus forest is favored by Hong Haijun, and it must have inner meaning.

Based on this, Xiang Tianliang boldly hypothesized that the old wolf's hiding place was most likely in this uninhabited land, and it was near the eucalyptus forest.

So, in all directions, why should Xiang Tianliang choose the distance from the near side and search from the south?

To the west of the eucalyptus forest is a road and a river, and it is only more than a hundred meters away from the road, so it can be ruled out first.

The north side of the eucalyptus forest is closest to the urban area of ​​Chengguan Town, and beside the eucalyptus forest is a quicksand river more than 300 meters wide. It is unobstructed and the old wolf does not dare to come out here.

To the east of the eucalyptus forest is the famous southern suburban wetland of Binhai County. This area is dominated by swamps. It is difficult for people to survive in it. It is called Death Valley. No matter how capable the old wolf is, he will not take his own life for fun.

Only the south side of the eucalyptus forest is full of shrubs and weeds, making it suitable for hiding.

The old wolf is a wolf, and this is the best place for wolves to survive.

It's a pity that there are no people and animals here, and there is no prey that the wolf needs...

The four-person team carefully searched and moved forward in the dry river.

Caution is necessary.

In peaceful times, human life is more important. In order to reduce sacrifices, material resources, financial resources, mental resources, everything that can be repeated can be invested in more.

And human life cannot be repeated.

Suddenly, the leading soldier Jiang Xueming stopped advancing.

He raised his right hand.

That's a fist.

It's to stop moving forward.
Chapter completed!