"Hm?"
Song Heping felt something was off.
The opponents were too weak.
They were nowhere near the level of the AGLAN team members he had faced before.
However, when he clearly saw the insignia on the enemy's camouflage uniforms, he realized that things were bad.
Chirp, chirp—
Chirp, chirp—
He pinched his lips and mimicked the sound of bird calls twice.
After a short while, Morins appeared at the scene, crouching.
Seeing the bodies on the ground, he exclaimed, "Did you kill them all?"
"No, they killed themselves."
Song Heping was searching the bodies and took off the opponents' headphones to wear them himself.
Soon, he realized that this was futile.
So, he handed the portable radio to Morins.
"They're speaking Spanish, I don't understand. Listen to see what's going on. I feel something's not right. Take a look at these people's uniforms and insignias. Which unit are they from?"
Upon hearing this, Morins squatted down to inspect and after a while, said, "Army."
Looking up at Song Heping, he said, "They've also mobilized the army."
Song Heping sighed, "Just as I thought; they've also sped up the search, probably worried about a leak. Did you hear what they were saying? What routes are they taking?"
Morins listened to the radio channel for a while and then shook his head, "I couldn't understand. There are people everywhere, it seems like many groups... everywhere..."
Song Heping said, "Let's not worry about that for now. We need to head to the mountains first, find the signal. Time is critical. They will soon realize one group is missing and will surely come looking for them. Before that, we must establish contact with the outside world, otherwise, we're dead!"
The two dared not delay any longer and immediately started making their way.
Both sides are at a critical moment now.
From the government army's perspective, if they can't catch Song Heping and his team within the next couple of days, the media will notice this large-scale military operation near the Tame region, and it will inevitably attract the attention of the ELN militants.
From the perspective of Song Heping and his companion, the government army has increased its search efforts in the area, and the two of them can't break through. If they can't contact the outside world, they might not hold up for the following days.
However, what they did not know was that the "Musician" company had also turned upside down during these two days when Song Heping disappeared.
"The boss is missing!"
Two days ago, Dominic, who had been waiting in a Venezuelan hotel for news from Song Heping, called Ferrari, opening the conversation with alarming news.
According to the original plan, after crossing into Colombia, Song Heping was supposed to follow Rash to meet Morins and, if the negotiation went well, he would contact Dominic and Collins Wang in Venezuela the next day to prepare to meet him at the border.
However, by noon the next day, there was still no news on Dominic's phone. Unable to hold back, he sought out Major General Rama to discuss the situation.
As per the meeting requirements at that time, Song Heping did not carry any communication devices.
Since Major General Rama was the liaison between both parties, finding him should have enabled contact with Song Heping.
However, when they drove to Rama's office to explain the situation, Rama contacted the ELN liaison in front of them, only to discover the call didn't go through.
Of course, it didn't.
Because he was dead.
Killed during a government army raid.
At this moment, neither party knew what had happened.
So, Rama told Dominic and Collins to return to the hotel and wait, promising to do everything possible to make contact with the ELN to find out what exactly had happened.
The next evening, Major General Rama finally called Dominic with some bad news—
"My friend, I'm sorry to tell you that according to the information from ELN… Boss Song was killed in an assault by the Colombian government army."
"Killed!?"
Dominic jumped out of his chair.
"Impossible! What exactly happened!?"
"Just watch the news, it's being reported on…"
Dominic immediately turned on the TV and switched to the international channel.
The channel was indeed covering the latest action by the Colombian military in the Tame region, and the camera even showed rows of bodies laid on the ground...
The news of Song Heping's death during a Colombian government military operation reached Illiguo's Green Zone, and Ferrari, who was in charge at the company, could not sit still any longer.
Song Heping was the backbone of the company, to call him the soul of the company was no exaggeration.
Is he dead?
Then what was the damn point!
"Dominic, I believe this matter isn't confirmed yet; you wait in Venezuela for now, and I'll fly over immediately,"