Chapter 363 Christmas (VI)

No. 2 dragged Lin Hai's body away with one hand. The scene was very quiet. Cui Jian simply turned on the speakerphone so that all the hostages could hear: "Excuse me, do you agree to my first condition? If you complete the first condition, 17 hostages and 5 staff members will be released."

Commander: "Excuse me, why is it 17?"

Cui Jian answered honestly: "It's easier to calculate if we take 40 as an integer."

As soon as Cui Jian said this, Ye Lan's heart skipped a beat. She didn't dare to look at the criminals in the face, and now she didn't dare to look at Cui Jian. She even stopped herself from thinking about it, and kept saying to herself: Coincidence, it must be a coincidence, Cui Jian is not the only one who would say this.

The commander said, "I don't have the authority to make the decision. Give me some time to contact my superiors."

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Cui Jian hung up the phone and stood on the stage: "Fight for a chance to be released for yourself, or follow Lin Hai's footsteps, the decision is in your hands."

Duanmu raised his hand and asked, "How are you going to select the 17 hostages to release?"

Cui Jian replied: "It will be based on the principle of voluntariness. The first 17 people who raise their hands will become the first batch of conditional hostages. If they meet the first condition, the 17 people will be released. If they fail to meet the first condition, the 17 people will be executed."

Duanmu raised his hand again without hesitation: "I sign up."

Cui Jian vetoed: "You can't, you have other uses."

Duanmu: I have a swear word to say, but I don’t know whether I should say it or not?
Dale raised his hand first: "I'd like to be the first to try it."

崔建点头，示意道：“3号桌的人转去4号桌，2号桌转去5号桌。报名的人坐2、3号桌。”

Dale was the first to sit at table 2, and soon four people also moved to table 2. In about two minutes, the 17 hostages completed their selection. Then an interesting situation was formed, the 17 selected hostages frantically dialed the phone, while the others were in a conflicted mood, holding their phones and not knowing whether to continue dialing.

If I don't help them, they will die, which will not benefit me. If I help them, they will leave, and those left behind will inevitably feel a little lost and unbalanced. No one knows what the criminals' second and third conditions are.

However, even though no one offered help due to the sense of disappointment in their hearts, no one took advantage of the situation, after all, it was still unknown who would live and who would die.

Yun Xueshan at the main table covered her face with one hand and supported her elbow on the table. Ye Lan pulled her chair closer and found that Yun Xueshan was crying, so she sat closer and comforted Yun Xueshan in a low voice.

Yun Xueshan explained with tears in her eyes, "No. Li Jie is missing, Lin Hai is dead, and I don't know when the North American United Company incident will be delayed. When I think of this mess, I want to cry, and then I cry."

Ye Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and took out a tissue and gave it to Yun Xueshan: "It's okay, it's okay, I can help you."

This is not just a simple consolation. Yun Xueshan is basically sure that Ye Lan will not die. Even if Ye Lan goes up and slaps Yue Yao, she may not kill her. If Ye Lan is willing to take responsibility for this sentence, the matter of North American United Company will be much easier.

Yun Xueshan and Ye Lan talked about the difficulties they were facing, and Ye Lan analyzed the situation and expressed her own views. The two chatted excitedly and wanted to call their subordinates to hold an emergency meeting immediately.

The command center was extremely busy, constantly answering and making phone calls. They had to give Cui Jian a reply within a limited time. The inner hall was back to a harmonious scene between the host and the guests. Some hostages even thought that it was good enough now that the police didn't show up anymore.

Duanmu asked to move to the main table and said to Cui Jian who was sitting opposite him: "I have a question that I can't figure out."

Cui Jian gestured: Ask.

Duanmu said: "You asked not to attack the planes and not to send fighter planes, but do you know satellites? They are the things that fly regularly in the high sky? Don't be angry, I mean, how can you get rid of the pursuit of satellites? Which country's airspace can your plane fly to?"

Before Cui Jian could speak, Yun Xueshan answered, "You can parachute."

This is a solution, and Ye Lan also joined in the fun: "We can fly south and reach Southeast Asia in a few hours."

After that, the three of them looked at Cui Jian together, and Cui Jian replied, "I don't know." He really didn't know. His mission didn't require this information, so he wouldn't know it. Previously, they were concerned about the situation of the battle on Meihua Island, so they asked Shengzi about it. In fact, they didn't know how to attack Meihua Island at all.

The phone rang, and Cui Jian answered it: "Hello."

The commander said, "We agree to your request in principle, but we have a few conditions."

Cui Jian: "Please speak."

The commander said: "The first condition: you cannot go to the Northern Circle. The second condition: you cannot use aircraft to attack any targets. The third condition: South Korea is just a small country. In order to ensure your safety when flying abroad, you must inform us of the airspace you will pass through half an hour before entering the airspace of other countries."

Cui Jian: "Wait a moment, I'll call you later."

Cui Jian made a phone call: "This is Yue Yao, they put forward three conditions... Yeah, yeah."

Cui Jian contacted the commander: "We accept the first two conditions. We don't need you to guarantee the safety of the aircraft abroad, so we reject the third condition."

Commander: "Wait a moment, I'll call you back."

Duanmu couldn't help laughing. Seeing Cui Jian looking at him, Duanmu explained, "You two workers are just mouthpieces."

Cui Jian said: "You are one of ours."

Duanmu's expression immediately changed: "I'm not, don't talk nonsense."

Duanmu explained to the people sitting at the same table: "I'm really not, I just know some of them, no, I don't know them either." Damn, how can I explain to the police later? No wonder they say the Seven Killers are all single-celled organisms. That's right, otherwise there would be no hellhounds.

Cui Jian tilted his head and found Ye Lan looking at him. When he turned his head, Ye Lan tilted her head with force, obviously too much force. Cui Jian knew what was going on and looked towards the corridor on the second floor. His left hand fingers jumped a few times on the table.

Ten seconds later, the phone rang and Cui Jian answered: "Hello... me? Who are you?..."

Cui Jian handed the phone to Ye Lan: "It's for you. I'll give you ten seconds. I have to answer the call."

Ye Lan answered the phone: "Hello."

Cui Jian's voice: "Sister, do you miss me?"

Ye Lan covered the phone: "I'll call you later."

Lao Tu took out his phone and typed: "Who is that man?" The voice was converted into Cui Jian's. The process was a bit laggy, but it was an overseas call after all, so it was normal to have bugs.

Ye Lan: "Let's talk later. I'm very busy here. Don't call me yet."

Corny and funny: "What's the reward?"

Ye Lan blushed and buried her head under the table, saying, "Omit a few dozen words." Without waiting for the other party to reply, Ye Lan hurriedly hung up the phone, handed the phone to Cui Jian, and covered her face with her hands, it was so hot.

Cui Jian picked up the phone and it started to ring. Cui Jian answered the phone: "Hello."

The commander said, "Hello, we agree with your request. However, we need to communicate with the bacteria and arrange flight avoidance, so it takes more time. According to the time you mentioned before, three planes will take off from Meihua Island Airport at 15 o'clock in 9 minutes. The solution we give is that you can take off at 10:30." "Wait a minute." Cui Jian hung up the phone and made a phone call: "They said to take off at 10:30 because they need to communicate with the bacteria and arrange flight avoidance."

Cui Jian hung up the phone and called again. Duanmu said, "South Korea's aviation industry is relatively developed, and there are many planes in the sky. We must take this factor into consideration."

Cui Jiandao said: "This is not what I am considering. Hello, we agree to your conditions, but the additional condition is that officials are not allowed to enter Meihua Island before the plane leaves South Korea."

The commander answered readily, "We agree. Do you need a midnight snack?"

“Although your friend is leaving Korea, we still have a lot of time to spend together,” the commander explained.

Cui Jian asked: "Can I order food?"

The commander replied: "Of course."

Cui Jian raised his hand to call the hotel staff and said, "Place their order. Each person can only order one portion. Order normal food. Don't order anything like black pine mushrooms or caviar. Please."

The staff nodded and left. Duanmu was puzzled: "You don't need to take the risk."

Cui Jian was puzzled: "Where is the risk? If they are full, will they have the strength to resist?"

Duanmu originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, but then he thought of the chaos that had occurred earlier and didn't know what to say.

Is he similar to Cui Jian? No. Duanmu thinks Yueyao is a wise but foolish person, while Cui Jian's IQ fluctuates.

Besides, Cui Jian had just talked to Ye Lan on the phone, so it was impossible for Duanmu to think in that direction.

Duanmu touched his chin, and finally couldn't help asking, "Do you really believe that they delayed the time to 10:30 for no other reason?"

Cui Jian replied: "This has nothing to do with me." If the two-headed dog says yes, then it's yes.

"Really?" Duanmu said nothing more, thinking: You underestimated the power of the American father. It seems that Qi Sha is doomed this time.

The headquarters has already started calculating the possible routes of the three planes. First, the westward route is ruled out because it would cross China, and China would not allow terrorists to enter its airspace. After all, after THAAD, Sino-South Korean relations have deteriorated, and there is serious hostility among the people. The second option is the eastward route. To the east is Japan, and beyond that is the Pacific Ocean. Japan has the ability to monitor aircraft, and with a large population and small land area, they can capture them as soon as they land. The possibility is not high.

Then rule out the possibility of heading north. The Russians are so bored that they even attack civil aviation for fun, let alone the Seven Kill Flights.

Some people disagreed, thinking that as long as the money was paid, not only could they enter Russian airspace, they could even visit their intelligence agencies. Some people objected because Qi Sha didn't have that much money.

In the end, everyone agreed to head south to Southeast Asia, most likely to the Philippines. The Philippines is known as the country of a thousand islands, and as long as there are ships to pick them up, it will be difficult for the authorities to catch them.

The reason for the delay is that the South Korean side is contacting the Americans, hoping to use early warning aircraft and other technical means to monitor the three planes. In addition, the United States and the Philippines have a strategic cooperative relationship. With the help of the Americans, the probability of capturing Qi Sha will be increased. In addition, the General Command does not rule out the possibility that Qi Sha went to Japan, so it is always a good idea to communicate with the Americans first.

Cui Jian didn't care about this at all, for the same reason he thought: as long as the two-headed dog agreed, it would be fine. Besides, the empty line retreat should be the top priority in the plan, which is related to the future foundation of Qi Sha. The two-headed dog should have a lot of cards hidden.

The order was taken in 5 minutes and at 9:30, the midnight snack was delivered to the inner hall and the scene became lively again.

“Whose chicken drumstick rice?”

"Whose kimchi rice? Medium spicy."

"Whose plain noodles are these without any noodles?"

"I ordered the spicy chicken, which is not spicy."

After delivering the food, the police closed the door and left, and No. 2 hung the bomb back on the door handle.

While eating fried noodles, Duanmu asked Cui Jian across from him, "Don't you want to eat something?"

Cui Jian: “No need.”

Zhao Shu, the president of Incheon Zhao Group, who had been acting as a background, said, "Mr. Yueyao, can I ask a few questions?"

Cui Jian gestured: Yes.

Zhao Shu said: "My name is Zhao Shu. I was once abducted by human traffickers. Fortunately, I am a member of the Zhao family, so I was found as soon as possible. I always thought that you were victims. You killed bad guys and hurt some innocent people. But today you killed innocent people. These people have nothing to do with the target."

Cui Jian nodded. "That's right. There is no connection. Mr. Zhao may have misunderstood our philosophy. Our philosophy is not to eliminate all human traffickers, but to intimidate potential traffickers from becoming traffickers. As for killing many innocent people today, yes, but we never claim to be good people, nor messengers of justice, nor do we think we will go to heaven after we die."

Zhao Shu plucked up the courage to ask: "Do you feel guilty about the people you killed?"

Cui Jian thought for a long time and said, "I can't say I feel guilty, I'm sorry at most. There were three young men who were to carry out this mission, and one of them had doubts about the order to kill, so he was excluded from the mission. Maybe it's a good thing for him. But I think that only those who can abandon their guilt and walk down a path of no return are true heroes."

Duanmu said: "What you mean is somewhat similar to suicide. Death is not difficult, what is difficult is to live. In fact, the reason why a suicidal person gives up suicide is never because living is more difficult, so he chooses to live." A typical example of trying to endure hardship without suffering.

Cui Jiandao: "It's belief."

Zhao Shu asked: "Is a belief that kills innocent people a good belief?"

Cui Jian replied: "No, but it has to be. I am a victim of human trafficking, but no one has been punished by law for it. It is not a big deal for the authorities, and it is not even recorded in the files, but for me it lacks fairness. Let me ask you, if you evade taxes, will the authorities let you go?"

Zhao Shu shook his head: "The tax department is the trump card department of most officials, which has already shown the attitude of the officials." In the United States, you can sell flour, but you can't not pay taxes. The tax inspectors are more powerful than FBI agents.

Cui Jian: "Tax evasion means you violated the interests of the government, so the government will not let you go. The human traffickers and my biological parents violated my interests, but the government let them go. No, the government doesn't care about this at all. Our belief was born from this. No one cares about us, only we care about ourselves."

Zhao Shu didn't understand: "But what does this have to do with you killing innocent people?"

Cui Jiandao: "Because I don't care about others. Qi Sha never needs the support of public opinion, because we don't work for the people, we don't fight for justice, we just want to reduce the number of victims."

Duanmu said: "As far as I know, every country takes human trafficking cases very seriously. It's not that they don't pay attention to your group. Crimes happen every day, but some crimes go undetected."

Cui Jiandao: "From the data, the existence of the Seven Killers has effectively curbed the international human trafficking. Apart from this, whether it is the appeal of the United Nations, the actions of the United States and other countries, or the orange alert of the National Criminal Police, none of them can have a significant impact on the international human trafficking data."

Duanmu said bluntly: "You are just a result-oriented person."

Cui Jian replied: "That's right, so the process is not important. For this result, we can kill bad people, we can kill innocent people, we can kill good people, and we can even kill ourselves."

(End of this chapter)