Legend of Tiger Wolf

Xin County is a very small city, with a roaring river running around the city, and narrow roads close to the river bank, which are important transportation links.

At this time, a funeral is being held in the crematorium here.The deceased was a middle-aged lady. There were not many people who came to the mourning hall to say goodbye. Most of them were relatives and friends of the deceased, and some government officials. Compared with them, the husband of the deceased was very eye-catching, because this gentleman-like scholar was dressed in an army uniform. Major General's uniform.

His name is Yuan Ling, he is 45 years old, and he is currently the deputy director of the [-] Research Institute.

Yuan Ling's wife, who was his childhood sweetheart, gave up his studies in order to support him, and worked part-time to earn money, making a huge sacrifice for him.Yuan Ling joined the [-] Research Institute after graduating from University and married her soon after.The relationship between the two people has always been very good, but his wife's health has been exhausted, and she has been bedridden for a long time in recent years. For the convenience of taking care of her, he sent her back to her hometown.However, his wife was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, and it was less than a month from the diagnosis to the death, which caught him off guard.At this moment, looking at his wife's portrait, he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

Seeing his sad expression, people also sighed endlessly.The secretary of the county party committee, the county magistrate, and other government officials all came to shake his hand and persuade him to mourn.

Only then did Yuan Ling try to calm down, and ordered his assistants to arrange the cremation.He fully demonstrated the quality of a general, he did not engage in any ostentation according to rural customs, such as entertaining guests for a few days, but directly buried his wife's ashes in the cemetery after cremation.After the funeral, he only stayed in his hometown for two days, and after taking care of the funeral affairs, he left with his son.

The shortest way back to the provincial capital is through the Changshan Tunnel, which can be reached in four hours.Not long after leaving the city, there is a fork in the middle of the mountain. Go up to Changshan and go down to the valley.When Yuan Ling's off-road vehicle was approaching the fork in the road, a car accident happened behind them, immediately blocking the narrow mountain road.

By the time people persuaded the two drivers who jumped out of the quarrel to get out of the way, the off-road vehicle with the military plate had long since disappeared.

Since then, Yuan Ling has disappeared.

It is late spring and early summer, and Ling Zihan, who came back from Jin Xinyue last year, has healed from his injuries and has been recovering for a period of time in a secret training camp near Beijing, adjusting his state very well.

The hunter team captured Saifula in the Golden Crescent area, and their performance was remarkable, which was highly praised by relevant experts and top leaders.Ling Yi was also very satisfied with his son, but he didn't express it in words.And Ling Zihan's behavior was almost the same as his father's, as if nothing had happened, very calm.

Lu Xin admired this young boy very much, thinking that he was a genius in this field, and even said that "the blue is better than the blue".

After Yuan Ling disappeared, Ling Yi received the notice and immediately rushed to the National Security Committee for a meeting, and then conveyed the mission to Lu Xin.Lu Xin immediately called a meeting of the four hunters who were not currently on a mission.

Ling Zihan, Wei Tianyu, Mei Lin, and Zhao Qian immediately rushed from different places after receiving the summoning order, and quickly gathered in a secret office building in the western suburbs of Beijing.From the appearance, these four hunters are all quite deceptive, none of them will make people feel threatened, so they should be more vigilant, especially Ling Zihan and Mei Lin, they always look innocent and innocent, like children who are still young.

Lu Xin calmly showed them the data on the screen and introduced Yuanling's situation in detail.

The 40 Research Institute is directly under the Ministry of National Defense, and it mainly develops new missiles and space weapons.Yuan Ling graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China and was selected by the institute with honors. His creative insights on infrared guidance deeply attracted the director of the institute.Back then, Yuan Ling was a simple young man full of ideals of serving the country, so he immediately put on his military uniform excitedly and entered this highly secret research institute.Before long, the young man married his childhood sweetheart in the mountainous area as his wife. This kind of fine character of "a wife of dross will not go to court" is even more commendable.Due to his contribution to the missile development work, he was promoted very quickly. He was promoted to major general when he was just over [-] years old, and served as the deputy director of the research institute.

Two years ago, the former director of the research institute retired, and Yuan Ling moved up and down, wanting to be promoted to the director.Considering that he was mainly responsible for the scientific research work in the institute, the superiors promoted another director and talked with Yuan Ling, hoping that he would focus on scientific research.Since then, great changes have taken place in Yuan Ling, who felt deeply unfair. In addition, his wife has been weak and sick, and the medical expenses are expensive, so they have no savings for many years, and their personal finances are stretched. Western intelligence agencies took advantage of this opportunity, It was quickly taken down with huge sums of money.

The frequent leaks attracted the attention of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff. After a year of careful investigation, they had conclusive evidence of Yuan Ling's betrayal of state military secrets. Just as they were about to arrest him, his wife died suddenly.Out of the consideration of soilism, they did not take immediate action, but planned to release Yuan Ling back to his hometown to finish his funeral, and then arrest him.Unexpectedly, Yuan Ling escaped in a planned way after the funeral.

"From the place where he disappeared, we speculate that he has five destinations." Lu Xin introduced the five departure channels in detail, and then, "According to our judgment and the current feedback from various places, Yuan Ling has probably arrived. China-Myanmar border, but it is not sure whether it has left the country."

The four young men read the materials carefully, without making a sound.

"The boss instructed us that our purpose is to prevent him from falling into the other party's hands and get out what he has. Therefore, we don't necessarily have to catch him alive, and we don't necessarily have to kill him." Lu Xin looked at the serious-looking elites in front of him, Solemnly, "Our people don't have to make unnecessary sacrifices, they can go to school if they can complete their tasks"

"Yes." The four answered in unison.They didn't have any problems. Lu Xin had a clear mind when assigning tasks, and the data and plans were clearly expressed in words and images, which they all understood.

Lu Xin waited for them to finish downloading the information, and seeing that they didn't raise any questions, he said, "Okay, let's start."

Four young hunters formed an action team, with Ling Zihan as the team leader.They left Lu Xin's office and immediately went to the studio dedicated to them to discuss the action plan.

They sat on the comfortable smart sofa, looking at the large screen on the entire wall. Wei Tianyu sat in front of his computer and quickly operated it, and the relevant data appeared on the screen one after another.

"Yuan Ling has a son, Yuan Jun, who is 19 years old and a freshman in college. Yuan Ling took him back to his mother's funeral, and he also took him with him when he defected." Ling Zihan said quietly, "Yuan Jun has a daughter Friends, I must not know that they have absconded, and Yuan Jun will probably contact her. Zhao Qian, go find that girl, and see if you find anything."

"Yes." Zhao Qian got up and left.

He quickly went downstairs and drove straight to the airport.On the way, Wei Tianyu sent all the data of Yuan Jun and his girlfriend to his portable computer, and booked him a ticket for the nearest flight.

Two hours later, he met the girl on a university campus in a bustling city in southern China.The tall and cute girl is the main force of the school volleyball team and is training on the court with her classmates.She was full of youthfulness and always had a smile on her face, apparently unaware that the young man she loved had followed his father on a road of no return without knowing it.

When Zhao Qian pretended to be a college student and walked around the campus vigorously, Ling Zihan and Wei Tianyu were still staying in the building in the western suburbs of Beijing.

Mei Lin has already set off for Xin County to trace clues from the place where Yuan Ling disappeared. Ling Zihan and Wei Tianyu still need to collect more data for analysis before they can determine the possible exit route Yuan Ling chose.

The person who responded to Yuan Ling's defection came from the F country's intelligence agency, but it is estimated that there are people behind it, because F country is not big, even if it is to do it carefully, it is impossible to do such a big thing.

Wei Tianyu quickly filtered the relevant data he found, and passed the useful ones to Ling Zihan on the big screen.The two studied together for a whole night, and both believed that the intelligence experts in the headquarters had done a good job of analyzing it. It was very likely that Yuan Ling would leave the country from Yunnan and leave Asia by plane in Burma.

"It's hard to believe." The corner of Ling Zihan's mouth twitched slightly, "Are they going to take the devil's passage?"

"I also feel a little surprised." Wei Tianyu smiled, converted a frame of satellite infrared imaging into a normal picture, put it on the big screen, and said casually, "These people are very suspicious."

The people in Ling Zihan's photos were condescending when the satellite shot them, and their faces were not very clear. After extremely precise calculations by the computer, they believed that two of them were very similar to Yuan Ling and his son, which helped them confirm previous judgment.He said indifferently: "It is understandable that the water, land and air traffic in various places is closely monitored. If they want to escape safely, they can only leave the country through the most dangerous passage."

"The devil's passage is not easy to walk, but as long as you go out, you can get on the plane and leave." Wei Tianyu sent another photo. There is a light vertical lift aircraft in the jungle on the Burmese side of the mountain. The ability can reach all the way to the Indian Ocean in the south.As soon as they're on the high seas, boarding a ship or submarine to meet them there, it's less accessible.

Ling Zihan nodded slightly, and said calmly: "Yuan Ling is a civilian officer, has no experience in field survival, and brings his son with him. Even if they are escorted by experts, it will not be so easy for them to get out of the devil's tunnel."

"Yes." Wei Tianyu agreed with his judgment, "They must move very slowly, and they must find a guide."

Ling Zihan turned his head to him, and said lightly, "Let's go. You contact Mei Lin and ask him to rush to Yunnan and wait for orders in Gongshan."

"Okay." Wei Tianyu immediately got up to pack his things, and asked casually, "Where's Zhao Qian?"

"If he doesn't find anything unusual there, let him rush to meet Mei Lin." Ling Zihan replied simply, "The boss must have sent someone to keep an eye on that girl, so there is no need for Zhao Qian to stay there."

"Okay, I'll inform him right away." Wei Tianyu worked on the computer for a while, packed and sent Ling Zihan's orders, action routes and relevant materials to Zhao Qian, and then went with him to the equipment warehouse in Linxia's room.

The two quickly packed their things and left here at dawn to the airport to take a private business jet and fly south.

Although we are now in the age of high technology, the natural environment on the China-Myanmar border is similar to what it was half a century ago, or even more sinister.

On the rolling hills are large tracts of tropical and subtropical jungles, and Eupatorium adenophorum has undergone several mutations all over the mountains and plains. This poisonous weed that is harmful to humans and animals and inhibits the growth of other plants has extremely strong vitality. Several times of culling with this method still can't wipe them out, but they become more tenacious after several mutations.Ordinary civilians dare not enter this area at all, only criminals will venture through the area where Eupatorium adenophorum grows, and travel between the two countries, so that they can avoid the interrogation of the Chinese special police, and the insurance factor is relatively much higher than going through the official route .This road is high in mountains and dense in forests, full of poisonous weeds, poisonous snakes, poisonous scorpions, poisonous ants, poisonous mosquitoes and other poisonous creatures. Poisonous water and poisonous miasmas also appear like ghosts and ghosts.

The Gaoligong Mountains straddling the Nu River are part of the Nyainqentanglha Mountains in Tibet. They stretch across the China-Myanmar border in western Yunnan from north to south. It faces the Nu River Grand Canyon to the east and the Ayeyarwady River to the west.The road across the Gaoligong Mountains is part of the Southern Silk Road. Originally, there were three lines: North and South. In recent years, due to the growth of Eupatorium adenophorum, the middle and south lines have been abandoned. No tourists dare to touch those horrible poisonous weeds. Only the North The line is still available for backpackers to explore and explore.

Those who escorted Yuan Ling and his son took the southern route, but it was not the mature route that tourists had traveled for many years in the past. Instead, they went through the place where Eupatorium adenophorum grew most lushly to the top of the mountain, and then descended into Myanmar.Those people must have gone through careful planning and deduction before, so they arrived at the border under the cover of the intricate terrain in the western mountainous area, preparing to embark on this dangerous passage.

This road is full of dangers. In addition to the threat of nature, there are also people who use this devil's passage to engage in illegal activities. As long as you walk this road, there will be no good people, and all of them are desperadoes. The people in Yuanling also knew about this situation, so they had sent someone over to fix a guide, and they would go up the mountain as soon as they arrived.

Since Yuanling's disappearance, the Chinese military and intelligence agencies immediately set up a net. These people penetrated into the Hengduan Mountains, and under the cover of complex terrain, they finally arrived safely in Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County in Yunnan. This is the most remote, impoverished and backward country in China. It is one of the areas with difficult access, and rarely communicated with the outside world in history. Biluo Snow Mountain, Gaoligong Mountain, Nujiang River, and Dulong River run through the territory. More than half of the county's area is Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, with beautiful scenery. , Jiangshan picturesque.Because it is located in the junction of China and Myanmar, Yunnan and Tibet, where many ethnic groups live together, the four religions of Catholicism, Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism and primitive religion coexist, forming a tolerant atmosphere for all foreign people and things, making this place a place of all kinds. An ideal hideaway for such a person.

Fifteen ethnic minorities, including the Dulong, Nu, Tibetan, Lisu, Jino, Delang, Wa, Bai, Naxi, Hani, and Zhuang, live in Gongshan. Most of them cannot speak Chinese, and The people who took Yuanling didn't understand their language either, so they had to find a Chinese guide.There are only two Han people living here who walked through the devil's passage. Mei Lin and Zhao Qian stared at them respectively as soon as they arrived, and then found their target through them.

That group of people looked like ordinary tourists from the mainland, but they were very silent. They didn't have the elation and eagerness of the first-time tourists at all. They looked like a professional mountaineering team with complete equipment and well-trained training.After resting overnight at Mopanshi, Lujiangba, they took their guides and embarked on the Devil's Passage.

Since they had all undergone disguise modification and carried jamming devices, Ling Zihan and the others could not fully confirm that Yuan Ling and his son Yuan Jun were among the group of people, so they had to observe nearby to confirm further.Although Yuan Jun fled with his father, he himself did not know his father's actions, so he was an innocent being coerced, and his safety should be ensured as much as possible during the operation. difficulty.

Ling Zihan and Wei Tianyu repeatedly studied on the way, and then asked the backup team to prepare in advance, and they will get the things as soon as they arrive at Gongshan.The two had already changed their outfits before boarding the plane. At this time, there was no delay and they quickly entered the mountain.

Mei Lin and Zhao Qian took a short-distance plane to Ingra, a border city in Myanmar, and then entered the mountain, heading east along the Devil's Passage, forming a front and back attack with Ling Zihan and Wei Tianyu, supporting each other.

Walking up the devil's passage, what you see in front of you is Eupatorium adenophorum all over the mountains and plains.Now is the season for this poisonous weed, and its beautiful lilac and white flowers cover the hillsides and rise to the top.Other plants have already been squeezed out by them, and the animals that depend on those plants have also migrated. There is no other life here except poisonous insects and weeds.In countless battles with humans, Eupatorium adenophorum has mutated for generations, and it is more severe than before.They are about two meters high. The pollen and the fine hairs on the surface of the branches and leaves are blown by the wind. Humans and animals will suffer from asthma, difficulty breathing, and even shock if inhaled. Its juice is poisonous. If it touches the skin, it will corrode and fester, so it is very dangerous .

Ling Zihan and Wei Tianyu were wearing black clothes and gloves, and their heads were tightly wrapped in black scarves, leaving only their eyes. If the locals want to go up the mountain, they basically wear this kind of dress. They look fierce and primitive. wild.Both of them were carrying exquisite rectangular Dulong panniers with a cover covering them tightly so that the wind and rain could not see through.They walked lightly, quickly passing through the tall Eupatorium adenophorum, and rushed up along the sheep gut that was stepped out by the predecessors.

The flowers of Eupatorium adenophorum are very beautiful, but the smell they emit is unbearable. Although Ling Zihan and Wei Tianyu are wearing scarves, they can still smell the disgusting smell.They didn't expect this poisonous weed to be so unbearable, so they had to take out the filtered oxygen mask and put it on, which made them feel much better.

Wei Tianyu muttered in a low voice, "Can't this thing be killed?"

"Their vitality is too tenacious." Ling Zihan sighed, "The Tao is one foot tall, and the devil is one foot tall."

"It seems that all chemical and biological methods are used, but instead stimulate them to mutate rapidly, making them even more difficult to deal with." Wei Tianyu frowned slightly, "Actually, we can try using genetic methods to deal with them."

"Scientists should be researching." Ling Zihan smiled and changed the subject, "Although the southern route is dangerous, the northern route is beautiful. We can come and play together for a few days during our next vacation."

Wei Tianyu was startled, then overjoyed, and quickly said, "Okay."

After returning from Jin Xinyue, he has always been a little uneasy, always afraid that Ling Zihan would avoid him because of his feelings, and he was unwilling to talk to him after work, but he did not expect that he offered to take a vacation together, which made him feel a burst of pain Hi, I just feel a big stone falling into the rain, and I suddenly feel relaxed.

The two chatted along the way, but the speed of going up the mountain has not slowed down. It was almost noon when a few figures appeared and disappeared among the large patches of Eupatorium adenophorum.They stopped talking and hurried forward in silence.

People in the distance quickly spotted them, and felt that the two men in black seemed to be from the local Dulong tribe. They were careful but a little different, and their appearance was a bit suspicious.Those people were immediately on high alert, while holding the handles of their guns, ready to fire at any time.When Ling Zihan and Wei Tianyu approached, someone sternly asked, "Stop, who is it?"

Wei Tianyu said coldly: "Since you've taken this path, each of you has your own business. You and I will go back to the bridge, and the road will go back to the road. The two have nothing to do with each other. It's best not to meddle in your own business."

Ling Zihan didn't say a word, his exposed eyes were as clear as water.When Wei Tianyu was talking, he stood there and looked around, as if looking for another way to go.

Those people looked at them for a while before they relaxed a little, and they reached a consensus after taking a look at each other. The leader smiled at Wei Tianyu: "If that's the case, then we won't ask any more questions, please go first."

Wei Tianyu nodded, "Thank you."

He walked non-stop, one after another with Ling Zihan, walked past them very vigilantly, then speeded up, and soon disappeared into the poisonous grass in front of him. Those people were all dressed up as tourists, and they also wore filtered oxygen on their faces. The face mask was unclear, so it was still uncertain whether Yuan Ling and his son had walked far away before Zheng Weitianyu, and then said in a low voice, "There are two people inside who are very similar to Yuan Ling and his son Yuan Jun."

"Yes." Ling Zihan agreed.Those two people were too easy to identify, they were not as professional as the others, and their posture was unguarded, and one could feel that the older man was a little flustered and fearful, while the younger man's eyes were full of confusion and confusion.

The two did not rush to do anything, but continued to move forward, and reached the top of the mountain in the evening, stopping to rest in a dilapidated wooden house.

This is the only shelter on the way of the devil's passage. Although there is nothing inside, at least there is a roof to shelter from the wind and rain.The weather in the mountains is unpredictable. It was still sunny at noon, and it began to rain in the afternoon, and it rained heavily at night. The wind howled, and it was very dangerous to stay in the wild. This house can shelter the wind and rain, and the feeling is much better.Those people will definitely camp here for the night. Wei Tianyu and Ling Zihan sprinkled a circle of powder to drive away snakes, insects, mosquitoes and flies along the corner of the house, and then quietly waited.

Wei Tianyu took out his computer, quickly found the satellite above his head, and confirmed the whereabouts of those people.Ling Zihan contacted Mei Lin and Zhao Qian, told them the situation, and asked them to ambush outside the house first, and then wait for the opportunity to act after those Randa.

The strong wind blew away the bad smell, and the fresh smell of the rain was refreshing. Wei Tianyu took out the Dulong rainbow blanket and spread it on the ground, and sat on it with Ling Zihan, leaning against the wall to have dinner.A wind lamp using solar cells is placed in the middle of the house, and the orange light shines through the windows, giving people a sense of safety and warmth in the dark night.

The mountains outside the house were dead silent, and the sound of wind and rain seemed to come from the far-reaching universe, arousing scattered echoes in the night. Countless fresh lives in the past were forced away by the spreading poisonous weeds, making this once extremely beautiful place look like In the primitive wild land, there is only danger, but no vitality.

After eating, Ling Zihan went out and buried the packing bags and other sundries in the soil.Wei Tianyu packed his things, put his watch on, and when Ling Zihan came back, he lay down with Ling Zihan and covered his body with another Nu blanket.According to the usual situation, they were already very sleepy after driving the mountain road for a day, and they had to continue trekking the next day. Now they must rest, it is impossible to sit there and chat, only to sleep so that they will not be suspicious.

Wei Tianyu has established a strict monitoring system around the house, but they didn't fall asleep together, there is always one person who stays awake and responds at any time.After lying down, Wei Tianyu said, "You go to bed first, I will watch over."

If it really starts tonight, Ling Zihan will be the main force, so he'd better keep up his energy.Ling Zihan was not polite to him, closed his eyes after saying "um", and soon fell asleep.

Although it was early summer, the night in the mountains was still cold, but for a well-trained and strong hunter, this was nothing at all, but Wei Tianyu was a little worried.Ling Zihan was seriously injured in Jin Xinyue last year and lost a lot of blood. Although he has recovered completely after recuperating for so long, he is still worried.Hearing the sound of wind and rain outside, he gently hugged Ling Zihan, tucked the blanket tightly, and then closed his eyes.Ling Zihan's gentle breathing sounded rhythmically in his ears, making him feel as calm as water and extremely satisfied.