Chapter 385: Leader of the Golden Snake Organization
"Then where are they?" An Ran asked.

"Where they should be." Mao Mao always answered.

"Don't force me to use force." An Ran said, pulling out the dagger from her waist and pressing it against Mr. Mao Mao's face, her brows furrowed and her eyes wide open, "Otherwise, you won't be able to save this handsome face of yours!"

Mao Mao's body was shaking and his muscles were tense, but he kept repeating the same words: "I really don't know where they are now! They got out of my control this morning."

Anran stared at him, feeling the sincerity in his words, yet finding it hard to believe.

After all, wasn't Mao Mao always the boss who gave orders? How could he suddenly lose control of Han Ling'er and the others? Could it be that he had already sold them to someone else?

"Then why did they suddenly lose control?" An Ran asked.

Mao Mao sighed and explained, "Actually, I am not the top leader of this organization. There is a mysterious person. I have never seen him. I only receive his orders through messages. He is the real leader of the deadly Golden Snake Organization. Although the messages he sent are brief, they cannot be disobeyed. After each mission is completed, the contact information will disappear."

"What was the content of the last message?" An Ran asked immediately.

"The information told me to send Han Ling'er and Zhi Youce to the parking lot of Building B3 in Wengguli Mansion, parking space F345, and there is no need to intervene after that." Maomao replied.

"Then how did you execute it?" An Ran continued to ask.

"I sent someone to take them to the parking lot, parked the car there, locked it, and left," Mao Mao said. "After that, I didn't dare to take any action, because the leader's orders were iron laws, and any disobedience could lead to death."

An Ran looked at him and could feel his heartbeat quickening, and even see the blood vessels in his neck throbbing violently. In this state, people usually don't lie.

"Come with us and find the surveillance video from that time." An Ran ordered Mr. Maomao.

"...But that parking lot may not have surveillance." Mao Mao said hesitantly, "It's an abandoned parking lot that has never been used since the building was built. The railings at the door can be opened at will, so there are many small animals living in it, and even people urinate and defecate everywhere in it."

An Ran seemed to be able to smell the unpleasant odor, but she thought that even if there was no surveillance inside the parking lot, there should be surveillance on the road outside. Since it was an abandoned parking lot, there should be few vehicles entering and leaving, and the surveillance video should be easy to find.

"No matter what, you still have to come with us." An Ran said firmly, "Let's go to the police station to retrieve the surveillance video on the road."

Mao Mao knew that he had no choice but to nod in agreement. He asked to change his clothes because they were soaked with sweat. An Ran agreed to his request. After changing clothes, everyone took the helicopter behind the mansion and quickly arrived at the scene of the incident.

What came into view was indeed an abandoned parking lot, hidden in the shadow of the building, looking like a stain on the building, and like a hidden snake den. The entrance to the parking lot was half-hidden by two beige railings, which looked like they had been damaged and hastily taped together, hanging limply on both sides.

"Should we go in and take a look?" Pan Honggang turned and asked An Ran.

"You and a team member go in and check it out. We'll be waiting for you here." An Ran ordered.

Pan Honggang nodded in agreement and walked into the parking lot with a team member.

It was even darker inside and filled with a foul stench mixed with cat urine, dog feces and human feces, as if one had stepped into a huge open-air toilet.

Fortunately, both of them were wearing masks, so they were not overwhelmed by the stench. They found the designated location, but it was empty, with only the tracks left by the car in the dust.

"Go and report quickly!" Pan Honggang said to the team members around him.

The two quickly returned to the road and reported the situation to An Ran.

"Okay, I have anticipated this result, but I still need to confirm it. Let's go." An Ran said with a smile, and then led everyone to the nearest police station.

Inside the police station, the police were surprised by the arrival of a group of special forces soldiers.

A slightly fat policeman came forward and politely asked them why they were there.

"We are China's special forces. We have reached a consensus with your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are here to rescue the kidnapped overseas Chinese. Now we need your cooperation to retrieve the street surveillance video at the entrance of the B3 building's parking lot today and find a car." An Ran explained.

The police nodded to show that they understood, and then went to find the sheriff. After a brief greeting, they came to the monitoring room.

Soon, the surveillance video was retrieved.

Throughout the entire day, only one car entered or left the parking lot, making it very conspicuous.

Maomao always confirmed that it was the car he assigned.

Shortly after the man in black left, a young man in a white shirt and polyester trousers walked into the garage and drove the car out.

The car window was covered with white curtains, so it was impossible to see clearly what was going on inside the car, but it was certain that the young man was the driver. He had a handsome appearance, wore red-framed glasses, and drove into the traffic with a smile on his face.

"Immediately investigate this vehicle with the license plate number T**d98!" An Ran ordered. The sheriff quickly arranged for personnel to conduct an investigation.

After a while, the police officer came back and reported: "The owner of the car is a foreign tourist named Fei Lifang. She left the country a few days ago. The car has been idle since then until it was used again a few days ago. In addition, the car is now parked in a small yard east of Ermalu."

"Retrieve the surveillance video from that courtyard immediately!" An Ran said anxiously.

The sheriff frowned and said, "You need to connect to the Internet and ask for help from your superiors." Then he started to make a phone call. However, after the call, he spread his hands helplessly and said to An Ran, "I'm sorry that the network is being adjusted and we can't provide assistance for the time being. If you need it, you can go directly to that small courtyard to check."

An Ran instinctively knew that the courtyard was where Han Linger and Zhi Youce were hiding. She stopped bothering with the police because she knew that the police in Tailaxi were not always so reliable. She thanked the sheriff and quickly led her team to the courtyard.

At the same time, another scene in the Qin Palace Hotel in Hengdian had just ended. The crew was about to fly to Xiangshan Film and Television City to shoot the next scene about the enchanting concubine Zhao Feiyan. Fang Lan particularly liked a scenic spot in Xiangshan Film and Television City, so she specially arranged this flight.

"Isn't it too extravagant for our crew to spend tens of thousands of dollars to fly to a scenic spot?" The actor assistant director said to Fang Lan with a smile.

"We have an investment of over 100 million yuan, so what if we splurge a little?" Fang Lan shook her snow-white hair and laughed arrogantly, "If you want to save money, you and I won't be needed. I can handle the actor management myself."

The assistant director nodded and smiled, "The leader is right." Soon the crew boarded the plane and arrived at Xiangshan Film and Television City. Similar to Hengdian, there are large-scale costume shooting scenes here. The wind in Zhejiang is refreshing and pleasant, and the green mountains and rivers are refreshing. Fang Lan decided to shoot most of the following scenes here.

Lin Chen held Fang Lan's hand and walked leisurely among the green mountains and clear waters. The two of them looked like an old couple.

"How is the progress on Deji's side?" Fang Lan suddenly turned around and asked.

"It's being processed." Lin Chen smiled nonchalantly, "It's impossible that someone like An Ran can't even handle two hostages, right?"

"That depends on who the opponent is." Fang Lan wiped the hair that was blown to the tip of her nose by the wind and said, "If the opponent is the President of the United States, can Fang Lan handle it?"

"Hmph, you always like to argue." After saying that, Lin Chen pushed back the hair that Fang Lan had wiped away, causing Fang Lan to pout, and the two of them started to play around.

After Deji and the staff finished their work, they came over to invite Fang Lan over. They happened to see the two of them fighting and laughed at themselves: "The White-haired Witch vs. Zhang Wuji, what a pair of Condor Heroes!"

The project manager also gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Classic!"

The car stopped in the small courtyard on the east side of Ermalu Road in the Terashi Republic. An Ran and others quickly got out of the car and raised their guns.

This courtyard had obviously been abandoned for a long time, with mosses and black moss growing everywhere, and the ground was wet like a swamp. A big tree grew behind the door, and its leaves were dripping with water like a faucet that kept dripping.

There was a small one-story house in the yard. The doors and windows were broken, obviously smashed by stones thrown by children. But the door and windows were closed. Except for a cat squatting on the wall, staring at them with wide eyes like a searchlight, there was no life here.

An Ran waved her hand and everyone entered the yard carefully with guns in hand. She looked around and found some broken bricks and tiles piled at the base of the wall, which looked like the remains of a building. Maybe the owner had wanted to repair the house but later gave up.

Seeing that there was still no movement, An Ran fired several shots at the door lock.

The door lock was broken and the door fell back with a creak. A musty smell hit me as if a demon lived in the house.

Everyone was wearing masks and continued to move forward without being affected. There was some coal ash piled in the corner of the house and moss grew on the walls.

But An Ran found footprints! Those footprints were chaotic and led straight into the depths of the house.

"It's strange that there are no footprints outside?" An Ran thought that the other party might have neglected to clear the footprints inside the house when committing the crime and ignored those outside.

"Captain, could these footprints be bait?" Pan Honggang reminded An Ran when he saw that An Ran still wanted to go in.

An Ran was shocked and realized that Pan Honggang's words might make sense. But now they had no other choice but to move forward. She gritted her teeth and said, "Everyone be careful! There may be a trap ahead!"

Then An Ran waved her hand and led everyone to go deeper. When they reached the end, they found a staircase winding down to the underground.

An Ran turned on the flashlight and shone it downwards. She was shocked! She saw more than a dozen layers of it.
"This is definitely an underground bunker left over from the war!" An Ran asserted to Pan Honggang, and reminded everyone to be careful.

Everyone nodded, and the flashlights gathered in an instant, illuminating the way forward. An Ran continued to lead the way deeper.

The footprints were still clearly visible, accompanied by the pungent smell of cat urine and dog feces. This was obviously just an ordinary staircase, with no rooms on each floor, leading directly to the bottom floor.

Large pieces of wall paint have fallen off, revealing the red bricks underneath.

After more than ten minutes of trekking, everyone finally reached the bottom floor.

A row of rooms came into view, all pitch black.

Dozens of flashlights shone at the same time, and the corridor was instantly as bright as day. The floor was paved with cement, and the walls were painted with green putty, which had now peeled off in large pieces. Five rooms were lined up in a row, and the doors and windows were all made of wood, also painted with green paint, which was also peeling off.

Every door and window was locked tightly, and no sound could be heard.

An Ran secretly rejoiced in her heart because the footprints were still obvious, pointing to a room at the end.

She waved her hand, and everyone quickly followed. When they reached the door, An Ran aimed at the lock. "Da Da Da!" A burst of gunfire sounded, and the door unlocked, and the door creaked and flipped back.

"You're finally here!" A voice full of surprise came into An Ran's ears, and then Han Linger cried and threw herself into her arms, hugging her tightly.

Zhi Youce stood there with tears in his eyes, muttering to himself: "What a disaster! For a few dollars, we have fallen to this point!"

In the huge room, there were only Zhi Youce and Han Linger. They were both wearing shackles, like iron chains for tying dogs, tied to a corner of the room.

Pan Honggang raised his gun and quickly broke the chains. Zhi Youce and Han Linger finally regained their freedom.

"This is probably the prison where the Sakura Country's army detained serious criminals during World War II. It has been sealed for decades. I didn't expect you to find it." Pan Honggang looked around the room and smiled at the two of them.

"Alas! If you had come a little later, I would have bitten my tongue and committed suicide." Zhi Youce sighed, "Luckily, Han Linger is here with me, otherwise this place would be really hopeless!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Get out of here!" An Ran urged, "Don't let anyone seal it off!"

Everyone quickly left the room and walked up. The stairs were rusty and the ground looked loose, as if it would collapse at any time. Everyone could only step carefully, knowing that these decades-old stairs were no longer solid. Fortunately, the buildings in Sakura Country were still solid, and no accidents happened until they were almost at the exit.

Seeing the sun right in front of them, everyone couldn't help but quicken their pace. At this moment, there was a loud noise from above, "Bang!" The sun in front of them disappeared in an instant!

"What happened?" Han Ling'er asked in horror, her heart beating to the extreme.

"The house collapsed!" An Ran, who was walking in front, said coldly. Her face looked resolute and stern under the light. "The road is blocked!"

What’s worse is that there were explosions from below the stairs. Apparently someone had placed explosives under the stairs. The stairs collapsed instantly, and several team members fell down and were crushed to death on the spot!

The floor where An Ran was was spared. She held on to the railing tightly.
(End of this chapter)

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