When the magic flower blooms

Focusing on the issue of hostage exchange, this afternoon, the task force held a closed-door meeting for a full three hours.

The case against the hostage exchange seems strong: "No negotiation with terrorists" is a basic principle of many countries and organizations.Once the other party's request is agreed, the other party is very likely to continue to kidnap more people as threats.

Second, Chimera is notorious for its treatment of hostages.In the video, Naga's head has many suspected surgical wounds, which shows that he has been used by Chimera for human experiments.Under such a premise, even if he is successfully rescued, the possibility of him surviving is less than [-]%—it can be said that the rescue is almost a useless effort.

As for Naga himself, perhaps it is precisely because he knows that his chances of life are slim that he will take the initiative to hint that the organization will give up on him.He was born as an orphan and didn't have a family, so even if he sacrificed, his impact on society would be extremely limited.

Conversely, this kind of hostage exchange without a third-party guarantee is inherently highly uncertain. If more police officers are lost because of saving people, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

But those who are unwilling to give up Naga are by no means a minority.

The one with the strongest emotions was the Naga's immediate boss.Naga was his proud disciple who caught a glimpse of him back then and brought him all the way from the police academy to the Yaan Bureau.He exchanged Naga with the spy from the Science and Technology Department, and he thought it was worth the money.

Supporting him is also the head of the scientific research institute.His point of view is that a lot of intelligence and evidence are currently obtained from that locked lockbox.Without Naga's personal risk, the rear work would never have been carried out so quickly.Even if the spies of the Science and Technology Department are returned to Chimera, it is still a profitable business for us.

Many people also expressed their views one after another.The long table in the meeting room turned around, and the deputy director who presided over the meeting finally fixed his eyes on Ming Ruoxing.

"Xiao Ming, you and Naga are in the same class, and you are always compared with the two of you. Come, tell me your opinion."

Sensing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Ming Ruoxing took a deep breath and put the ballpoint pen in his hand on the table.

"Naga, should be saved, and must be saved."

With the arrow on the line, he knew that no matter it was right or wrong, he had to speak out loudly and confidently.

"The reason for not negotiating with terrorists is, on the surface, that they are worried that they will eat the essence and kidnap more people as bargaining chips. In essence, they are not confident that they can deal a fatal blow before the other party continues to commit crimes. Through last month's surprise attack Action, the core of Chimera's armed forces in our country has been basically destroyed. Although a few remnants have been transferred, most of them are scientific researchers of the organization... In short, it is only a matter of time before the remnants of Chimera are completely eradicated. If only To sacrifice a good police officer over the course of a few months is, I think, a colossal and totally unnecessary waste."

At this point, he paused, emphasizing the point clearly and calmly.

"Simply put, as long as we can ensure that the Chinese branch of Chimera is quickly and completely eliminated, then the hostage exchange will not be a problem... To put it in a less correct way, if the hostage-taking incident happens again, the mistake is not to exchange the Naga decision, but our actions are not fast enough and thorough enough, and our strike force is not strong enough."

"It seems that the two of you are not as opposed to each other as it is said on the outside."

The superior leader was sitting at the other end of the conference room, and Ming Ruoxing's expression could not be seen from Ming Ruoxing's position.There was a faint chuckle from the auditorium in the back row, and Ming Ruoxing coughed twice unnaturally.

"Maybe I'm a bit too self-righteous, but I've been working hard to dig out information during this time, and part of the reason is also to hope...if a similar situation arises, at least we won't be too passive."

"It looks like we've got a clear idea and now is the time to make a decision."

The leader at the top nodded and signaled everyone in the auditorium to leave the meeting first, leaving only a few important officials with the right to speak.

An hour later, the task force command officially issued an order to prepare for the secret implementation of the hostage exchange plan.

-

At five o'clock in the evening, Ming Ruoxing knocked on the wooden door of Office 1101, the main building of the Yaan Bureau.

The spacious interior is covered with plush carpets, tall green plants are placed beside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the most eye-catching is the towering bookshelf in the corner, and the huge solid wood desk in front of the bookshelf.

The owner of the office sits at the desk.This is a calm male about 35 years old, five points similar to Ming Ruoxing in appearance, but more imposing, not even angry.

Ming Ruoxing quickly walked up to the man and stood up straight.

"Please send me to carry out the hostage exchange." He cut to the chase, "I guarantee that the task will be successfully completed."

The man seemed to have expected this scene a long time ago, and concentrated on arranging the documents on the desktop without even raising his head.

"Why don't you go to the director of your committee? He is the executive director of the task force."

"If I get your support first, and then convince Director Chen, I will be more confident."

"Why should I support you?" The man finally glanced at him, "Give me five reasons."

"Reason one, as an intelligence analysis officer, I followed up the whole process and grasped the whole picture of this incident."

"The second reason is that I have excellent personal abilities. I can rank in the top ten in all subjects every year in the competition in the game. I have the ability to protect myself and rescue others."

"The third reason is that I am good at communication and cooperation, and have some experience in actual combat command. Field work is by no means a problem."

"Reason four, the spy that Chimera wanted to redeem was dug out by my team. I know his situation very well, which is conducive to immediate response."

He paused at this point, seeming to carefully consider his next words.

"Reason five, Naga and I still have a score to settle. Now no one hopes more than me to rescue him safely."

After answering the five reasons, Naga took a deep breath and waited for the other party's judgment.

The man finally put down the document in hand, but his tone was still not gentle.

"What account do you have with him?"

"It's a personal matter."

"I'm asking you now as a brother."

The man, namely Ming Ruoxing's elder brother Ming Ruochen raised his volume slightly.The two brothers, who are both cats, have very similar intuition and stubbornness.

Ming Ruoxing was about to open his mouth to fabricate a lie, when suddenly a gentle voice stood in front of him.

"It's impossible for brothers to have no secrets at all. The first four reasons given by Xiao Xing are enough to explain the problem, aren't they?"

The two brothers looked at the door at the same time, and a gentle and elegant man walked in.

Ming Ruoxing is Ming Ruochen's younger brother, so he can knock on his brother's office door without an appointment.However, there is probably only one person in the entire Yaan Bureau who does not need to make an appointment or even knock on the door.

This is the absolute trust exchanged for more than 20 years of friendship.

"gone?"

Ming Ruochen glanced at his watch, and began to tidy up the items on the table.After get off work, if there was no other business, he and Wu Fei would occasionally go to a members-only club in the city, which was a secret kingdom where young demihuman bureaucrats exchanged information.

But today, before getting a satisfactory answer, it seems that his own brother is not ready to let him go.

"Brother, I have already answered according to your request, you have to promise me and help me fight for it!"

"What is there to fight for?"

Ming Ruochen became impatient with his younger brother's stubborn persistence.

"Exchanging hostages is always a thankless job. Leaving aside the risks and costs, even if everything goes well, some people will question the necessity of the exchange. Why should you go through this muddy water? The price/performance ratio is too low."

"Value for money?"

Ming Ruoxing caught this harsh word.

"If Brother Feifei is kidnapped now, will you rescue him?"

Wu Fei, who was innocently shot beside him, let out a soft "Huh" and naturally turned his gaze to Ming Ruochen.

The feeling of being paid attention by two people at the same time seemed a little uncomfortable. The stubborn man was silent for a moment and raised his hand.

"I see, you go back and wait for the news."

"elder brother……"

Ming Ruoxing still wanted to push forward, but Ming Ruochen suddenly widened his eyes, and a powerful oppressive force came towards him in an instant.

It was an absolutely authoritarian look that did not allow anyone to refute.

There is no room for bargaining.

"I see, then please."

The sound of Ming Ruoxing's footsteps quickly faded away, and finally disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"Is this really good?"

After closing the door for him, Wu Fei went to the desk again: "You can't keep him in the office building of the Yaan Bureau forever."

"Do I mean that?"

Ming Ruochen put the last document into his bag, took out two gold sleeve studs, and fastened them on the cuffs, one on the left and one on the right.On it was the family crest of the Ming family—an Asian tiger with ruby ​​eyes.

"A cat will always be a cat. I just want to give him the right amount of training, no more, no less."

"Is this the idea of ​​a brother?" Wu Fei helped him button the cuff studs of his left hand, "It's still a tiger's contempt for a cat."

"You think I underestimated him?"

"From the perspective of an outsider, Xiao Xing is indeed excellent. Although the desk work of the committee is stable, it is a waste of his talent. A young man like him cannot be shut down."

The cuff studs had been fastened, and Wu Fei adjusted the position of another cuff stud, then fetched the coat.

Seeing him busy for himself, Ming Ruochen finally relaxed his brows a little.

"Hasn't he always had a bad relationship with that Naga?"

"Whether it's good or not is not what you say. Don't you know how awkward your own brother is?"

"...Sometimes, I think you are more like his brother."

"Some things, maybe the real brother can't see clearly."

Wu Fei watched Ming Ruochen stand up and put on his suit, and took two quick steps to open the door for him.Then when the man passed in front of him, he made a final summary for the episode just now.

"Give him a chance and you'll be proud of him."

-

At ten o'clock the next morning, Ming Ruoxing received an order to appoint him as the chief negotiator for the hostage exchange.At this time, it was less than 48 hours before the exchange time requested by Chimera.

Time is running out, and everyone involved in the rescue plan must run at high speed.

As for Ming Ruoxing, there are still two days before Naga can go home.

The author has something to say:

Yes, the elder brother is an Asian tiger, and the younger brother is a long-haired earth cat

As for how the brothers are different types, it is because each demihuman has several different animal genes at the same time, so when parents have children, they choose among these types according to probability (yes, this is complete nonsense set up)

The next chapter Xiao Ming is handsome