Chapter 101

After Shen Changze provided a detailed account of the situation, everyone gathered to discuss it. They realized that the conflict between that important figure of the Alliance Army and his disobedient son could be exploited. If these two individuals were to have a falling out and engage in a confrontation within the film set, it would yield better results than launching a direct attack from the outside.

They decided to wait until tomorrow night for Shen Changze to enter the film set alone. Their plan was to provoke a conflict between the father and son over the mistress. From what it seemed earlier, the son long had an underlying desire to replace his father. Once the tension escalated, the son would go all out and choose to overthrow his father, even if it meant patricide. When chaos erupted inside, they would launch their attack. With the Alliance Army in turmoil and preoccupied with both internal and external troubles, they would have the perfect opportunity to capture Tang Jingzhi.

An extra day of staying here meant exposing themselves to an additional day of risks. During the scorching daytime, they endured hellish heat and relentless desert sandstorms. Their faces were so dry that even a smile would cause pain. What worried them the most was the possibility of being discovered. Although their hiding spot on this hill was relatively secluded and situated at a higher altitude, and despite the scattered armed forces present throughout Sierra Leone, they still feared that someone might take an interest in their identities and their intentions for staying here.

Therefore, Shen Changze’s operation tomorrow night must succeed in one go, and then they will launch their nighttime attack on the set.

After finalizing the plan, everyone went to rest individually. Shen Changze, however, didn’t return to his tent. Instead, he held onto his gun and ran to night watch duty.

Shan Ming had originally intended to go rest, but seeing Shen Changze’s cold and distant figure, he felt strangely uncomfortable. Normally, Shen Changze would always stick to him like glue, suddenly being ignored like this made Shan Ming feel quite uneasy. After some consideration, Shan Ming swapped positions with Big Rock and joined the night watch. He squatted down right in front of Shen Changze, raised an eyebrow, and stared at him with eyes filled with incomprehension.

Shen Changze gave him a cold glance.

“Oh, quite temperamental, aren’t you? The desert heat must’ve gotten to you as well?”

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Despite Shan Ming’s attempts to tease him, Shen Changze remained unfazed and continued to stare at him coldly. It seemed that he was quite angered.

Shan Ming pffted said, “What are you getting mad for? Did you just figure out what kind of person I am after all these years?”

Shen Changze turned his head away and uttered coldly, “Just get lost.”

He was angry at Shan Ming, but he was also angry at himself. The anger made his breathing unsteady and his heart ache. Why did he have to develop feelings for his foster father? How could he possibly like someone like him? He was infuriated with his own stubbornness and blindness.

Shan Ming shrugged his shoulders and went off on his own to smoke and chat with Lily, showing his carefree and somewhat careless nature.

Shen Changze was so bothered that he didn’t sleep for the entire night.

As the dawn broke, everyone began preparing for tonight’s battle. They charged their devices, sharpened their weapons, and made sure everything was in order. They had already been staying here for two days and two nights, and they couldn’t afford any further delays.

During this time, Shan Ming tried to speak to Shen Changze several times, but the child wouldn’t even look at him properly. This started to annoy Shan Ming, and eventually, they decided to ignore each other completely.

The two individuals who were usually inseparable now stood apart from each other, and everyone noticed the unusual tension between them. They couldn’t help but mock Shen Changze for acting like a child. In their eyes, despite Shen Changze being the most formidable fighter among them, having watched him grow up from a young age, they still saw him as a child.

Shen Changze was already feeling frustrated, and the mockery only made his expression darker. He didn’t speak to anyone for the entire day.

After nightfall, Shen Changze equipped himself and prepared to infiltrate the film set once again. The rest of the team waited at the camp, eagerly anticipating news from him.

They waited for a long four hours until they finally witnessed signs of gunfire coming from the film set. Shen Changze communicated via radio to inform them that the plan was successful, and the second-in-command of the Alliance Army, Gato, was injured. Gato’s own son, Gato Jr., had turned against him with his confidants.

Tang Tingzhi immediately spread this news through the network, believing that the Prayers and the Crimson Frost Warriors would soon receive the message and launch an attack while chaos reigned.

As they gazed at the flickering flames rising from the dark film set, they knew that the time had finally come for them to step onto the stage.

Tang Tingzhi had already changed out of his doctor’s attire and donned the uniform matching the rest of the team, the spectrum camouflage suit. He shed some of his feminine demeanor and appeared resolute and commanding. He closed his notebook, adjusted the radio frequency, and commanded quietly, “Let’s go.”

The front of the film set was fortified with reinforced concrete defenses, making it impossible for them to break through forcefully. As a result, they opted to launch their attack from the side. The surveillance cameras provided them with footage that allowed them to gain a clear understanding of the enemy’s forces within the film set. After conducting multiple-angle calculations and verifying the situation on-site with Shen Changze, they identified the visual blind spots of three snipers in the clock tower on the top of the church. That location became their prime breakthrough point.

Shen Changze took advantage of the chaos to eliminate the guard at the watchtower in the northeast corner, while Vulture successfully sniped the guard in the northwest corner using night vision goggles. The team then climbed over the walls and entered the film set.

They spent a full ten minutes climbing over the wall. The most challenging part was getting the ammunition box that Big Rock had on his back over the wall. The others usually carried modified small ammunition boxes weighing no more than 30 kilograms. However, the one Big Rock carried was meant for supplying ammunition to the M134 Gatling machine gun. It was hollowed out and could fit a man who was 1.8 meters tall. Normally, such boxes were transported by armored vehicles, but only someone as strong as Big Rock could carry them alone. They exerted a great deal of effort to transport the ammunition box across the wall. During the process, a guard from a small squad spotted them but was swiftly eliminated by them.

Inside the film set, chaos reigned. Gunshots echoed throughout the place, and nobody noticed that enemies were quietly infiltrating the outskirts of the wall.

Tang Tingzhi communicated to Shen Changze through the radio, “Find a way to take out the snipers.”

“I’m heading towards the church. You guys go around to the main entrance and blow up the defensive fortifications, let the Prayers or the Crimson Frost Warriors come in.”

Tang Tingzhi said firmly, “Half an hour will be enough.”

Tang Tingzhi instructed Tiger Shark to lead a seven-person team to destroy the defensive fortifications at the main entrance of the film set, while he himself continued to lead the team advancing toward the interior. Ten minutes later, Shen Changze relayed the good news that the snipers had been eliminated. Vulture and Misfire swiftly stormed into the church, securing the sniper’s high ground. Meanwhile, Kali and Hawk also occupied the rooftop of the second tallest administrative building in the film set.

The positions of the four snipers were strategically coordinated, forming a deadly crossfire network along the main thoroughfare between the church and the administrative building. Any prey passing through this area would find themselves under the crosshairs of the snipers, providing them with the most advantageous protection for their operations.

The structure of the film set was simple, as it only needed to provide the backdrop for film scenes rather than complex streets. It only had a single main thoroughfare with fully equipped sets for various scenes. The film set had a straightforward layout, with buildings lining both sides of the street. Tang Jingzhi could be hiding in any of these buildings, but there was also the possibility that they wouldn’t find him even after searching all the buildings. Given Tang Jingzhi’s cautious nature, there was likely a hidden passage underground that they needed to discover.

Yang Guan proposed splitting into teams for the search, but Tang Tingzhi disagreed. He was concerned that if they encountered Shen Yao, a small team of four or five people would be no match for him. Therefore, the remaining dozen or so individuals decided to stick together. Facing the relentless enemy artillery fire, they painstakingly searched every detail of the buildings on both sides while advancing further into the interior of the film set.