Chapter 371 "Hurricane 2" is coming
Chapter 371 "Hurricane 2" is coming
As a sequel film, "Taken 2" has certain limitations and defects in the choice of subject matter and content.
After all, if the same theme is used in two movies, the audience will obviously feel bored.
But if this movie completely breaks away from the routine of "Taken 1", it can no longer be called the sequel of "Taken".
In order to solve this problem, the screenwriting department of Galaxy Pictures had to use their brains.
On the one hand, they changed the location and set the story in Seoul, a big city that can give overseas audiences more freshness. This is more interesting than the original version's relatively niche Istanbul.
On the other hand, they also added more character growth scenes for the daughter in the movie, Liu Qianqian, played by Liu Yifei.
She is no longer the fragile girl in Taken 1 who could only cry and wait for her father to rescue her.
After being kidnapped in Paris, she grew up a lot. After returning home, she mastered a lot of military skills under the guidance and training of her father.
Don't be fooled by her appearance of being a singing and dancing star idol. In fact, when she takes off her feminine clothes, shaves her long hair, and puts on a clean and tight outfit, she looks very heroic.
After learning that his wife (mother) had been kidnapped, the father and daughter took action after some preliminary discussions.
Liu Qianqian took advantage of her identity as a foreign celebrity and first approached the local police in Seoul.
As an international metropolis, although the police in Seoul do not have much ability, they are still local bosses after all. Their actions naturally put great pressure on those foreign gangs in hiding.
In this part of the plot, Captain Li, played by Ma Dongseok, who had previously appeared in the easter egg of "The Man from Lonely Man", personally received Liu Qianqian and led the team to take charge of the case of the kidnapping of foreigners.
This can also be considered a linkage with the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe].
With the help of the South Korean police, the male protagonist and his daughter naturally quickly locked down the approximate location of the enemy.
According to the police's arrangement, they should naturally be responsible for rescuing hostages.
But the male protagonist Brian was not at ease with these Korean policemen whose quality seemed to be questionable. He and his daughter Liu Qianqian took action first. The male protagonist Brian went to the stronghold of the criminals in the open, while his daughter Liu Qianqian went in the dark to support her father outside the scene.
The two men, one in the light and one in the dark, soon arrived near the gangsters' stronghold. The male protagonist Brian also relied on his extraordinary skills to quickly deal with the enemies outside and sneak into the stronghold.
Up to this point in the plot, everything is going so smoothly. When Brian is dealing with the enemies outside the stronghold, his moves are clean and neat, giving the audience a great sense of satisfaction.
But after they suddenly found the stronghold, Brian suddenly realized that his wife was not locked up here. It was all just a trap and someone had already tipped off the gangsters.
Bang!
The loud noise startled the male protagonist Brian. He felt the ground under his feet shaking, and then the whole room shook. Then the windows and doors around him were closed by the iron plates that suddenly fell.
The next second, the entire room was dragged onto a large truck.
It turns out that this stronghold is a house converted from containers, and it is also a trap designed specifically for Brian. The gangsters deliberately released the news in order to lure the male protagonist and then catch him.
Although trapped in the dark cage, Brian did not panic. He once again demonstrated the qualities and level of a senior special forces commander.
Relying on a few seconds, car whistles, music, bird calls, turns, gears and other factors, and comparing them with the map of Seoul he had memorized in advance, he successfully calculated his approximate position in his quad-core processor-like brain.
The only problem might be that there is a signal blocking device on the truck, which prevents him from contacting his daughter.
However, he still trusts his daughter very much.
And Brian's trust was not betrayed. At this moment, Liu Qianqian was driving a small car and following the big truck from a distance.
After witnessing her father fall into a trap and be dragged away by a truck, she used her idol charm to "borrow" a car.
Now, with her skilled driving skills, she was firmly hanging on the back of the truck and following them all the way.
However, those gangsters were obviously extremely vigilant, and their routes were circuitous, as if they were on guard against unknown followers.
Because Liu Qianqian didn't dare to get too close, she eventually lost the truck that towed her father away at a fork in the road.
Sitting alone in the car, facing the outside world that has gradually changed from the dim evening to the dark night, Liu Yifei in the camera shows a firm and resolute expression, showing her unique charm of maturity and bravery.
She did not give up on her father and quickly drove back to the intersection where she lost her target. Then, relying on her beauty, she checked the surveillance footage of the roadside convenience store and quickly found her target.
On the other side, the male protagonist Brian who was being dragged away also felt that the truck under his feet stopped moving.
He knew that he had been taken to his destination, so he did not panic at all and waited patiently.
Soon, the door of the container was opened from the outside, and several black gun muzzles stretched out and aimed at Brian in the trap.
Seeing this, Brian, who was only holding a small pistol, decisively dropped his weapon and raised his hands to surrender.
The gangsters didn't shoot him to death, but tied him up and dragged him to their boss.
Brian finally met the person responsible for the kidnapping, an old man with a haggard face and gray hair.
When the Albanian gang leader showed the photo and told the protagonist that his eldest son died in his hands, Brian directly said, "He kidnapped my daughter!"
"I don't care what he did, I just know I can't see him anymore!"
The old gang leader also said angrily.
This is the unbreakable family bond, the endless love of parents for their children.
The essence of the battle between the two sides this time is not a battle between good and evil, but a contest between two fathers.
But now, it is obvious that the male protagonist Brian is in a weak position.
Faced with several guns pointed at his head, even someone as strong as Brian had no chance of resistance.
Fortunately, the gang leader did not want to kill Brian now. He wanted to take him to his son's grave and let his dead son witness the death of his enemy with his own eyes.
However, the information that had been edited in advance in the pocket of Brian's underwear had been sent out because he had escaped from the signal jammer. As for the content that was sent out, it was of course the final destination that Brian had just vaguely judged from the route of the truck in the car.
At this moment, he raised his eyes and secretly looked around, and found that as he expected, this was a warehouse located at the Seoul Port.
Obviously, facing the Korean police, these foreign gangsters were also worried that the night would be too long and they were ready to leave here as soon as they caught Brian.
Yes, it was just Brian. As for Brian's wife whom they had captured earlier, she had been dragged out by several gangsters. Then they inhumanely cut a hole in her neck, preparing to let Brian watch his wife bleed to death with his own eyes.
Faced with such a situation, Brian was naturally furious and struggled hard, but the suppression of four or five gangsters made him unable to move. He could only watch his wife's face becoming paler and paler.
Blood stained Brian's wife's clothes red. Just when Brian was about to despair, an explosion and smoke suddenly occurred in the dock warehouse not far away.
It was Liu Qianqian who finally arrived after receiving the news from her father. She used the "special" knowledge she learned from her father to transform some daily supplies in the convenience store into explosives, and used this to make a noise, distracting the attention of the gangsters.
The gang leader, who was worried that the explosion would attract the police, quickly arranged for his men to go and check it out. At the same time, he got in the car and prepared to escape and change location.
Just when the gangsters were putting the male protagonist into the car, Brian, who had already used the mechanism on his wedding ring to cut the ropes in advance, suddenly fought back and took the opportunity to kill two gangsters in the small space.
The shaking of the car only lasted for a few seconds. When the movement stopped, Brian got out of the car with a wound on his cheek, holding the stolen pistol. He slammed the door shut, and his eyes were as fierce as a tiger or a wolf as he stared at the old gangster who was sitting in the car not far away.
The old gang leader slowly lowered the car window and looked at Brian with the same indifference, as well as the sticky blood oozing out of the gap of the tightly closed car door behind him.
Now, the hatred between them deepened a little bit.
Hatred as deep as the sea can only be repaid with life!
Brian raised his gun and shot, but the bullets either missed or were blocked by the bulletproof car body.
Seeing the gang leader walking away, Brian did not chase him, but hurried to check on his wife.
Fortunately, although Brian's wife lost too much blood, she was still in a coma and did not die completely.
So he quickly gave his wife first aid, stopped the bleeding, and then rescued his daughter who was surrounded by the remaining gangsters.
During the reunion between father and daughter, they also discovered the secrets hidden by the gangsters at the dock.
It turns out that they not only came to Korea specifically to hunt down the Brian family, but they also had a certain mission.
When Liu Qianqian heard the noise and opened the door of a container, she was immediately stunned by the scene inside.
In that sealed container, there were actually seven or eight young foreign girls, the youngest of whom even looked childish.
These Albanian gangs have expanded their human trafficking business to South Korea!
Not only that, Brian opened another container and found some Asian girls locked inside. It was obvious that this transnational human trafficking incident was not a one-way thing, but a two-way thing.
No wonder those Albanian gangs dared to deal with the Brian family in a foreign country. It turns out that they have partners here too.
Just at this moment, the sound of sirens rang out at the dock, and the Seoul police finally arrived.
Looking at the mess at the scene and the abducted girls in the container, even a ruthless character like Ma Dong-seok was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
Fortunately, he was not an ordinary person and reacted quickly.
"Save people first!"
Captain Li, played by Ma Dong-seok, shouted and his men immediately took action. At the same time, Captain Li also found Brian and prepared to control him together with his subordinates.
This involves foreigners, not only did people die, but there was also a case of transnational human trafficking. This is no small matter.
Brian's performance was quite cooperative. Facing Captain Li, his foreign colleague, he directly explained all the key information and then requested:
"My wife needs medical attention. Please allow my daughter to accompany her mother to the hospital."
Captain Li looked at Liu Qianqian, who had a beautiful appearance and seemed to pose no threat. He hesitated for a moment, then nodded and ordered a female police officer to go to the hospital with the mother and daughter.
As for Brian, of course he had to be escorted back to the police station, and the other party's consulate had to be notified.
Brian was very cooperative as he watched his daughter and wife get on the ambulance and drive away.
However, on the way to the police station, he suddenly took action, knocked out the two escorts, seized the car, and drove away.
Brian knew that his feud with the old Albanian gang leader was not over, but became even bigger because of this incident.
With new and old grudges piling up, this matter is no longer something that can be resolved easily. Compared to trusting the local police, he trusts himself more.
"Mr. Brian, please stop your crazy behavior. We can still not pursue this matter, otherwise your private actions may cause international disputes!"
Captain Li's voice came from the intercom in the car.
Brian picked up the intercom.
"Captain Li, do you think you can find out who is involved behind this?"
With just one sentence, the person on the other end of the intercom fell silent.
The experienced Captain Li certainly knew who this dock warehouse belonged to. He also vaguely realized that this was not only related to a big shot in the country, but was also likely related to another big country across the ocean. This was a human trafficking network that was likely to cover the entire world and was a horrific crime.
It is conceivable that if he is really allowed to investigate, the best outcome would be that nothing will be done about it. On a darker note, everyone involved in the matter might suffer.
“…Duh…”
There was a slight knocking sound from the intercom, and Brian knew that the person on the other end of the intercom could give him another hour.
One hour is enough!
Brian's eyes focused, and he stepped heavily on the accelerator, causing the car under him to shake and roar.
The time to fight back begins now.
(End of this chapter)