Chapter 389 Codename: Watch (4k)
Although it was early morning, the sky was still dim, perhaps due to the prolonged snowfall or the massive number of phantoms blocking the light.
As a loud noise echoed, countless gazes turned towards the still hazy sky, their eyes filled with various emotions, from fear to curiosity. After all, someone like Kyoungde was not someone they could easily come into contact with.
“Heh heh, Commander Kyoungde, if you don’t plan on harming these refugees, then what caused their various wounds, and what is the situation with the troops outside the hospital?” Robert leaned on his cane, chuckled lightly, then raised his eyes to look at the hospital perimeter, his expression beginning to solidify.
Only one of the friends he contacted had agreed, and that person was on their way from Seattle. They were a top professor from Eagle Country’s number one university, with a certain degree of influence internationally, and might make Kyoungde wary.
“Since we need to catch spies colluding with Mokala within the civilian population, of course, we need a large number of personnel. How can we do without the army?”
Hearing Robert’s disdain, Kyoungde’s face turned a little cold. He said with a forced smile, this was a naked exposure of him… If it were any other time, it would be fine, but now there were thousands of people watching.
“Whoosh—”
As Kyoungde finished speaking, four Battle King level figures appeared at every entrance and exit of the hospital. Then, a large group of yellow-green figures finally slowly emerged, and their appearance quickly caused a stir in the vicinity of the hospital.
Seeing this, the refugees’ faces showed panic. They finally realized who the seemingly peaceful young man in front of them was.
Yela’s three chief commanders – Kyoungde!
Perhaps some people’s eyes glinted fiercely, and they gritted their teeth, saying, “It’s him who caused us to be displaced. Is there really no one who can stop him?”
Soon, someone responded with a bitter smile, “How is it possible to stop a High-Rank Battle King who is like a god?”
“Then, if we are all taken away for examination, will we still be alive? I heard that the Yela soldiers are particularly brutal towards us because they used to have frequent conflicts with us on the border.”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s faces also showed despair. They could only silently look towards the sky, praying in their hearts for more strong individuals to appear and break this deadlock.
Amidst countless whispered conversations in the hospital, the army had completely surrounded the hospital. Kyoungde slowly descended, then stopped at a stone bench, smiling at Robert with his hands behind his back, saying, “Heh heh, moreover, today is three days after the agreed time, and you have been given enough time. Is it not justified to search them thoroughly?”
“You surrounded the entire hospital in advance, preventing everyone from leaving. Is this what you Yela call benevolence and righteousness?” Robert said lightly, looking up at the sky, his cloudy eyes filled with worry.
He hoped his classmate wouldn’t stand him up. It was already too late to be absent now. The people in front of him clearly intended to act forcefully.
“Yela is really in a hurry. Aers in the north is about to arrive, and they have to face the allied forces of Aers within their own country.”
On the top floor of the hospital, with her hands on the railing, Su Jiu and the other person watched the commotion below. She did not intervene immediately. If the other party only intended to take away some refugees for examination, she would not have acted again.
The reason was simple: she had used [Rest] yesterday, which increased the possibility of exposing “International Red Cross – Frost Blade” as the “Angel of Six-Hour Ceasefire.” After all, Su Jiu was considered a not-so-insignificant figure in the Dragon Country’s official capacity, and she had to abide by the Dragon Country’s policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
“Officer Kyoungde, don’t waste any more time talking to him. Let’s take these terrorist suspects from Aers to the concentration camp for interrogation as soon as possible.” Just as Kyoungde’s face darkened, the colonel beside him smiled, his gaze constantly sweeping over the figure he longed for. Finally, his eyes landed on Xu Wutong at the hospital entrance, and he suddenly curled his lips and licked his tongue.
“Found you, little reporter.”
Kyoungde glanced at the colonel beside him and nodded lightly in confirmation, “Indeed, it’s not safe for Bard to guard Isa University alone. Let’s start as soon as possible.”
“You…”
Robert frowned and stood up straight, about to step forward to stop them, when he found that the communicator, the only means of contact with the outside world in the hospital, rang from his pocket. He seemed to have thought of something and a look of joy appeared on his face—
This old fellow had finally arrived.
After all, the communicator had limited uses, and it was unlikely that someone else would call for no reason.
The army poured in from the main gate like a school of fish, continuously tightening the encirclement of the refugees inside. Xu Wutong’s eyes narrowed, and she turned to shout at the foreign people around her, “Everyone come over. Do as we planned last night.”
As Xu Wutong’s voice rang out, more than a dozen foreign doctors and musicians, according to the previous night’s arrangement, surrounded the refugees, holding hands and blocking the soldiers who were trying to advance.
The colonel then walked towards Xu Wutong, who was also holding hands to form a human wall. His military boots made a “tap-tap” sound on the pavement. His figure quickly reached the latter. After appraising her up and down, he grinned and said, “Nice to meet you again, Editor Wutong. Your eyes are still as beautiful as ever, but it’s a pity why such a captivating you chose to stay with these terrorists.”
Facing the teasing of the Battle King level colonel, Xu Wutong glared back with a calm expression, looking directly into his dark brown eyes, and said coldly, “First of all, they are not terrorists. Secondly, what does my appearance have to do with you?”
“Heh heh, I hope Editor Wutong can still be so tough tonight.”
Swallowing Xu Wutong’s words, a fierceness appeared in the colonel’s eyes. He was losing his patience. He immediately turned to look at Chief Commander Kyoungde, waiting for his order to act directly!
Making a “wait” gesture to the former, Kyoungde’s gaze fell on Robert. Seeing him constantly fiddling with the communicator, he said with a smile, “It’s useless. Those strong individuals will not intervene in war. Do you really think Yela attacking Aers is just Yela?”
“A-I-C.”
He paused again, his lips forming three letters, as if he wasn’t afraid of Robert saying them out loud, because even if he did, no one would believe him.
Hearing these three letters, Robert was stunned for a moment. He suddenly looked up, his eyes somewhat dazed. Thinking of the refusals from his old classmates, he suddenly chuckled and said, “So that’s how it is…”
“Surround them and give our international friends one minute to think. Once the time is up, they will all be considered Mokala accomplices and brought in for questioning together.”
Seeing Robert’s appearance, Kyoungde nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand at the soldiers, and leaned against a pillar. He took out a drawing board from his ring, picked up an alchemy brush, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he casually drew the fear on people’s faces.
This was his unique perversion, and also his so-called elegant style of killing.
Half a minute passed.
Xu Wutong’s expression remained as calm as ever, while the colonel facing her revealed a greedy smile…
Soon, a minute passed. Xu Wutong’s fingertips were slightly pale. She prayed in her heart that her powerful motherland would make these troops wary.
Seeing this, the colonel’s face showed a satisfied smile. He enjoyed twisting and subduing proud women like this bit by bit. Just as he was about to step forward, a black shadow suddenly appeared, and a strong airflow repelled him.
This sudden change stunned everyone. The band members quickly recognized the figure in the black dress.
“Miss Su certainly wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.”
The first person to recover from the shock was Catherine, who was intimately familiar with this back. Her pale, beautiful face instantly filled with unbelievable joy.
“Who are you? This is the jurisdiction of the Yela army. Unrelated personnel are not allowed in.” The colonel took a few steps back and then said in a deep voice. As he retreated, his gaze was fixed on Su Jiu’s oriental face.
Su Jiu looked up at the colonel and extended her slender hand, adorned with a butterfly bracelet, pointing to the ground below, and said lightly, “This is one of the safe zones designated by the United Nations. Since when did it become Yela’s war zone?”
Upon hearing this, the colonel’s expression became uncertain. He looked at Kyoungde again, and finding that Kyoungde was also squinting and observing Su Jiu, he did not act rashly.
After observing for a few seconds, Kyoungde placed his pen beside the drawing board, stood up slightly, resting his elbows on the drawing board, and revealed a smile, “Miss, do you know an unwritten rule in Dragon Country?”
“I have not interfered in the war between your two countries. The female reporter in front of you is from our Dragon Country, and I need to protect her.”
Looking at him with narrowed eyes, Su Jiu naturally knew what he was going to say, which was why she didn’t use [Elegy] to wear a mask and a black cloak.
Xu Wutong and the others were slightly stunned and looked at Su Jiu. They could see that she also had a hint of helplessness in her eyes, and the refugees who had initially rekindled hope suddenly showed disappointment on their faces again.
They thought she was a savior, but unexpectedly, due to national policy, she could only save one person.
“I’ll give you three minutes to take your companion away.”
Kyoungde squinted his eyes, suddenly smiled, and sat down again, continuing to draw.
Su Jiu’s expression was somewhat gloomy. Her worst-case scenario now was to lead these doctors and the band away from here and immediately apply to the United Nations for intervention…
Hearing the argument, Robert turned his head, glanced at the suddenly appearing Su Jiu, was slightly stunned, and then secretly shook his head, “As expected, someone who can be a captain in a world competition is an extraordinary person. It’s normal to have Battle King level strength. It’s a pity… an Initial Stage Battle King is useless in such a scene, and with Dragon Country’s policy, she cannot act.”
Then he continued to use the specific password to open the communicator, but when he inadvertently glanced at the IP address, his heart skipped a beat, “Dragon Country? Why would Dragon Country suddenly call me?”
Speaking of Dragon Country, Dragon Country suddenly appeared, what was going on?
“Hello, Director Robert of the Elias International General Hospital. This is the Dragon Country Command Center. I am here on behalf of the Dragon Country Night Watcher Organization to request the transfer of this call to the Elder of this Organization – Jiu.”
Soon, the other end of the communicator was connected by a female operator. The operator stated what she had to say in very standard English, but her words made Robert somewhat dumbfounded.
Night Watcher, and an Elder, hidden in his hospital.
Without giving Robert time to think, the other end of the communicator continued:
“The long night of Aers is approaching. Eight Chinese nationals who have not evacuated have been assigned a special mission by the Night Watcher [Jiu], codenamed – [Watch]!”
After the communicator hung up, Robert no longer hesitated. He suddenly looked up and repeated what he had just said, word for word, shouting towards the sky. His old voice echoed through the sky once more:
“…Guard any person related to Dragon Country, and use any means during this period to await the arrival of the review team.”
Hearing Robert’s words, the refugees and ordinary soldiers showed inexplicable expressions, but those with higher status had various expressions.
“The Elder of that organization!! Who is it?”
Hearing Robert’s words, Kyoungde suddenly stood up with a “swish,” knocking over the drawing board. His face showed a look of horror, his gaze swept across everyone, and finally landed on Su Jiu. He glanced at the white coat she was wearing and stared intently at it…
Could it be her?
When Xu Wutong heard this mission assignment, her face showed extreme astonishment. Her gaze involuntarily turned to Su Jiu. Only she and herself were from Dragon Country…
An Elder?
She must be sent by the country to investigate the truth.
As for the others, Catherine’s gaze directly fell on Su Jiu. She had obviously guessed something, but her face still showed great surprise.
“Such a clumsy trick. Night Watchers do not go abroad easily, let alone an Elder.”
However, not far from Kyoungde, the colonel just smiled. Just as the time was up, he prepared to act.
“This night, Jiu guarded it.”
Hearing Robert’s words, Su Jiu was stunned for a moment, then chuckled lightly. She replied in the international common language, and with a “boom,” a golden mask began to form on her face. The butterflies on her wrist became brighter, and an ineffable aura spread outwards!
“It’s… you?”
The cold laughter was like a sharp blade piercing the colonel’s heart. He swallowed his saliva and subconsciously took a step back. As if thinking of something, he emboldened himself and chuckled, “At worst, I won’t understand this editor. The higher-ups said that as long as we don’t understand the overseas Chinese from Dragon Country, you can’t attack us.”
“Indeed.”
She replied softly, Su Jiu turned around, subtly touched her ring, and her palm opened to reveal a tube resembling fireworks. She opened it again, poured out the bright red flag inside, and handed it to Xu Wutong.
“Unfurl this flag and surround everyone.”
Taking the flag, Xu Wutong stared blankly at the blazing red on it, with a touch of inexplicable emotion. She chuckled softly,
“I didn’t expect my motherland to have not forgotten us.”
