Everyone took their positions as per Gu Xiaoxi’s instructions.
The vehicle started up again.
With weapon in hand, Gu Xiaoxi opened the sunroof and, at her command, she and the other team members opened fire on the positions she had designated.
Clearly, the enemy had not expected them to counterattack so swiftly. In fact, they had been killed before they even had a chance to react.
What distinguished Gu Xiaoxi’s abilities from others’ was that she could hear further away and anticipate the enemy’s movements a step ahead of everyone else.
Her strategic planning was rapid; she could analyze the situation thoroughly in just a few seconds and determine the optimal time to counterattack.
Just like now, she struck preemptively. As the vehicle neared the group, by the time it reached a dangerous proximity, very few of the ambushers remained, having been caught off guard in their own attempted assault.
Gu Xiaoxi put away her weapon and said to everyone, "Drive fast to the airport! They probably won’t be able to so quickly now."
Even if there was a series of traps, they would definitely not ambush them in Continent A.
Yun Xiao felt that as long as Gu Xiaoxi was with them, they would never be too hard-pressed on the battlefield.
Her nimble tactics and foresight greatly increased the chances of mission success.
Before Gu Xiaoxi joined the team, they had also carried out several major missions.
Fifty percent of those missions were near-death experiences, and on a few occasions, they nearly failed. Some were injured and, within just one year, they had lost two members.
Whether it was last time escorting Qing Lian or this time picking up people in Continent A, she handled everything with composure.
Everyone felt very secure undertaking missions with her.
At the airport, Gu Xiaoxi greeted three gentlemen aboard the plane with respect.
She walked in front, and only after personally checking everything inside the plane did she allow the three men to take their seats.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at her watch; they were to wait for Jing Haoran and Zhao Zilong at the airport.
Three minutes later, the two of them rushed back.
Jing Haoran reported to Gu Xiaoxi, "We almost caught someone; if he hadn’t run so fast, we would have definitely captured him as a prisoner."
Gu Xiaoxi nodded and said to the pilot, "We can go now!"
"Aren’t you the least bit curious about who is targeting us, Gu Xiaoxi?" Zhao Zilong couldn’t understand.
As the team leader, Gu Xiaoxi should be more eager than anyone to find out who the enemy was.
Yet Gu Xiaoxi simply smiled nonchalantly and said, "My mission is to escort these three gentlemen. Until it is completed, these matters are trivial. As long as they continue to target me, I will find them someday."
With that, Gu Xiaoxi took out red wine from the cabinet and poured for the three scientists.
Afterward, she started discussing weapon matters with the scientists.
What Gu Xiaoxi hadn’t expected was that these three had designed forty percent of the current powerful, high-tech weaponry. They held a crucial position in the world’s military center. If Liuli Country hadn’t given substantial benefits to Continent A, they would never have sent these three to assist them.
This showed how important these three were.
During the trip back, there could be no mishaps.
The return flight was ten hours long.
During the flight, Gu Xiaoxi watched the radar unwinkingly to ensure their route was safe.
If the enemy acted recklessly to obstruct them and intercepted the plane with a missile mid-journey... that would be quite normal.
Of course, they would be in trouble then.
Gu Xiaoxi guessed correctly.
As the plane was about to land at Imperial Capital International Airport, the radar showed an unidentified flying object straight ahead of their aircraft.
Gu Xiaoxi detected it early and the plane changed its flight path before landing smoothly.
"Captain, what is that unidentified flying object?" Shao Changfeng asked, looking at the radar, perplexed.
"A remote-controlled aircraft!" Gu Xiaoxi said expressionlessly. She looked up at the clouds; there was no doubt that there was a helicopter hidden within them.
"I’ll settle accounts with them after we land," Gu Xiaoxi declared with an indifferent tone.
International airport.
Quan Shaoqing had already dispatched a motorcade to greet the professors in the secret passageway of the airport.
With her team, Gu Xiaoxi handed over the three men to Quan Shaoqing; at this point, the mission should have been mostly completed.
"You go ahead with them. I’ll follow behind!" Gu Xiaoxi quietly told Quan Shaoqing.
Quan Shaoqing nodded, "You did a good job!"
Actually, with Gu Xiaoxi’s outstanding performance, she should have been promoted again.
Now, she had completed another mission.
He felt this issue could no longer be delayed.
Moreover, everyone had contributed to the success of this mission, so it was indeed time to reward them accordingly.
Quan Shaoqing first catered to the three distinguished guests, while Jing Yuan had already arranged everything.
As long as the three were safely delivered into the hands of Jing Yuan.
The reception mission would then be truly successful.
Jing Yuan’s secret military base was a four-hour drive from the airport.
Gu Xiaoxi had already noticed someone was following them.
Thus, during these four hours on the road, she must lead her team to apprehend those tracking and intending harm to them in one fell swoop.
Quan Shaoqing’s vehicle was in the middle.
His subordinates were in front.
Gu Xiaoxi led her people from the rear.
After driving for about two hours and leaving the bustling urban area,
they headed towards a military base outside of City A.
Gu Xiaoxi held binoculars in her hands, and suddenly, she told the driver to stop the car.
Then, she got out of the vehicle by herself.