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However, even though Mary hoped so much that Shirakawa Kiyoshi's second trip to London would not be disturbed, the accident still happened as expected.
I don't know if Shirakawa Qing himself has a physique that makes him prone to encountering special events, or if it was triggered because the two of them got together again.
In short, the day after returning to London, Mary received an urgent mission from MI6.
At that time, a terrorist attack occurred in London, and the mastermind behind the incident was an illegal terrorist organization that wanted Scotland to be independent.
According to MI6's investigation intelligence, although this terrorist organization has existed for a long time, it has only held private meetings among its members for many years and made some inappropriate remarks that were not conducive to the unity of the British Empire. It has not caused any substantial harm to the society of the British Empire.
In addition, there are actually quite a few similar organizations in the UK, so MI6 has only maintained a certain degree of surveillance on them and has never taken any compulsory measures.
Unexpectedly, the terrorist organization got a batch of dangerous weapons from somewhere, broke into a shopping mall in London and launched a terrorist attack, taking everyone in the building hostage, trying to use this method to force the UK to recognize Scotland's independence.
Just downright stupid.
The British responded quickly. On the one hand, they used negotiations to stabilize these terrorists. On the other hand, they drew some elite agents from MI6 and MI5 to form a temporary special operations team with the London Police Department in an attempt to carry out a decapitation operation against this group of terrorists.
Mary, who had just returned from San Francisco and was on vacation, was naturally among the candidates for elite agents.
After receiving this task, Mary told Shirakawa Qing immediately.
Although this was not in compliance with MI6 regulations, given the scale of the terrorist attack at the time, it had already been reported in the news.
Moreover, with Shirakawa Qing's extraordinary reasoning ability, and the fact that he was also aware of her identity as an MI6 agent, Mary believed that even if she wanted to hide it, she probably couldn't, and Shirakawa Qing would definitely be able to guess the purpose of her sudden departure soon.
In that case, it would be better to tell him the truth.
Anyway, no matter from the motive or the friendship between the two, Baihe Qing had no reason to reveal her actions.
And that is indeed what happened...or rather, the development of things was completely beyond Mary's expectations.
After learning about her next move, Baihe Qing actually directly asked to act with her, and his attitude was somewhat tough.
This was a result Mary had never expected.
At that moment, the idea of "wanting Shirakawa Kiyoshi to join MI6" popped up in her mind again, and she agreed to his request for some unknown reason.
However, what she didn't expect was that Bai Heqing had an accident during this operation and almost lost his life.
At that time, Mary did not realize what the "accident" really meant.
It's just that from now on, this "unexpected situation" that she had subconsciously ignored for ten years might be the most direct reason that prompted Baihe Qing to plan her second fake death...
Chapter 513 Actions Ten Years Ago
At the beginning, the anti-terrorism operation actually went smoothly.
After all, that group of terrorists essentially had no relevant training, so even if they picked up modern weapons, they could not be a match for the specially trained agents and police.
At that time, the anti-terrorist task force decided to split into several groups and use several sewers in the large shopping mall to carry out the assault. Shirakawa Kiyoshi disguised himself as a sanitation worker and sneaked into the shopping mall building through one of the sewers that was not in the anti-terrorist task force's plan.
After the operation began, the battle situation was almost one-sided. In order to facilitate management, the terrorists concentrated most of the hostages in the central area of the building. Therefore, for the anti-terrorism task force, they only needed to rush to the central area as quickly as possible in the most covert way to eliminate the terrorists left there. This operation was basically a success.
As long as there are no hostages to worry about, the police outside will immediately launch a surprise attack and catch all the terrorists in one fell swoop.
Unlike the rest of the assault team, the mission of Mary and the special agent team she belonged to at the time was to find and capture the terrorist leader in the building alive.
After all, he is the chief criminal who committed the crime of undermining the unity of the British Empire. Regardless of whether it is for the sake of domestic public opinion or international image, the parliamentary masters must hold a public trial for this heinous criminal.
But Mary's team's operations did not go smoothly at that time.
Because the other teams responsible for rescuing the hostages started a fierce battle with the terrorists in the central area too early, the remaining terrorists in various parts of the building became agitated, causing Mary's team, which was approaching the shopping mall radio station, to expose their whereabouts.
The shopping mall building instantly turned into a chaotic scene. The terrorist leader who was originally in the radio station realized that something was wrong and immediately fled with his cronies. However, Mary's team, who were responsible for arresting him, were trapped by terrorists who surrounded them from all directions and could not move.
At the critical moment, thanks to the fact that the various assault teams completely attracted the attention of the terrorists, Bai Heqing, who had already sneaked into the building and acted alone, successfully asked several lone terrorists about the location of their leader in the building, and successfully blocked them on their way to evacuate the building.
Ignoring Mary's dissuasion, the battle between the two sides was about to break out. With his unique eyes and excellent skills, Shirakawa Qing knocked down the cronies of the terrorist leader in almost an instant.
To be honest, this situation was somewhat beyond Mary's expectations.
This is not to say that she was not aware of Bai Heqing's strength. On the contrary, as early as the first time they met, Bai Heqing's combat power that far exceeded that of ordinary people left a deep impression on her.
But she didn't expect that Bai Heqing, who had been a "homebody" for ten years, had not yet abandoned his fighting skills. No wonder he was so confident and took the initiative to ask to come with her...
By the time Mary broke through the terrorists who had surrounded her and hurried over to Bai Heqing's side, the battle there had already ended...
Ten years ago, in the emergency passage corridor of a shopping mall building, Shirakawa Kiyoshi pinned a bearded man to the ground. At the corner of the corridor in front of him, Mary, wearing combat uniform and panting, arrived.
"coming?"
Using her knees to hold down the struggling bearded man beneath her, Bai Heqing looked up at her and smiled.
"Really..."
In the corridor, the bodies of the bearded leader's cronies were lying all over the ground. In addition to the gunshot wounds, there were also fatal knife wounds and bruises on vital parts. It was obvious that there had just been a fierce battle here.
The sweat on Baihe Qing's forehead also proved this.
After scanning Bai Heqing's entire body and making sure that he was not injured, Mary breathed a sigh of relief, her tone helpless.
"Didn't I tell you not to act on your own and wait for me to come over..."
"I'm sorry, that was my original plan, but since they didn't seem very strong, I wanted to take action in advance." Bai Heqing's tone was slightly apologetic.
"Why are you the only one here? Where is the team of agents following you?"
"I asked them to support other teams in the central area... How are they? Are they not hurt?" Mary walked over and put the rifle in her hand back on her back.
"Not bad. Although this bearded guy has some strength, I am still slightly stronger in the end. I barely beat him."
Mary obviously heard that this was a humble remark.
"Da da!"
The two chatted for just a few words when they suddenly heard hurried footsteps in the front of the corridor. The sound was very loud and it was not the sound that the tactical boots of the action team would make at all.
Obviously, the people coming over were not their teammates.
"Ah! I'm here!" The bearded man, who was originally held down by Bai Heqing, began to struggle desperately after hearing the voice.
"Be careful." Mary quickly turned around and took off the rifle she had just put on her back, aiming towards the corner where the sound came from. Baihe Qing also freed one hand, picked up the pistol on the ground beside him, and aimed in the same direction.
"There's an ambush!"
Amid the bearded man's shouting, the source of the sound finally rushed out from around the corner. As expected, it was the terrorist's accomplice who came to support.
"Bah!"
Without hesitation, the two men pulled the trigger, and several terrorists who had just rushed out were knocked to the ground before they could react.
The remaining terrorists retreated behind the corner and fired blindly at the corner with their guns raised.
Of course, as soon as they hid back around the corner, Shirakawa Qing and Mary quickly dodged and hid in the shops on both sides of the corridor.
Among them, Bai Heqing directly grabbed the bearded man's neck, and before he could resist, he shot and smashed the glass door of the shop next door and threw him directly inside. At the same time, he quickly stepped forward, handcuffed the bearded man's arms behind his back again, and pressed him to the ground.
“Bang! Bang!”
In the corridor outside, two different types of gunfire rang out in succession. It was obvious that Mary was still dealing with the terrorists who came to support her.
"Huh... I'm so tired." Inside the shop, Bai Heqing let out a light breath, freed one hand and wiped the sweat from his head.
I don’t know if it’s because he has lived a leisurely life in recent years. I don’t know when it started, but Bai Heqing vaguely felt that he seemed to be getting more and more tired.
It’s nothing at normal times, but the feeling is particularly strong after such strenuous activity.
Of course, Bai Heqing attributed this reaction to the fact that he had had too many good days in recent years, so his fighting skills had been somewhat neglected.
Thinking of this, he looked down at the bearded man who was still struggling underneath him, and persuaded him with a smile: "Okay, don't waste your energy. I know it's uncomfortable for you to be held down like this by me. In fact, it's the same for me. Don't worry, after Mary finishes dealing with those people outside, I'll ask her to get a pair of handcuffs. Then... Ugh!!"
The words stopped abruptly, a strange sound came from his throat, the smile on Bai Heqing's face froze instantly, and a sharp pain came from his heart.
Chapter 514: The Madness of the Organization
"Don't worry, after Mary has dealt with those people outside, I'll ask her to get a pair of handcuffs. Then... Ugh!!"
Bai Heqing's voice suddenly stopped halfway through his words, the smile on his face froze instantly, and a sharp pain suddenly came from his heart.
The pain came so suddenly that Bai Heqing was caught off guard and his body suddenly stiffened, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
【what happened? 】
The bearded man who was originally pinned to the ground by him seemed to notice the sudden relaxation of the strength in his hands and began to struggle desperately again.
[Why did it suddenly...]
Taking a deep breath, Bai Heqing, who was almost blown away, endured the severe pain from his left chest, forced himself to take a deep breath, and pressed the struggling bearded man back again.
[I am injured? ]
At this moment, this was the first thought that popped into Baihe Qing's mind, but the next moment he denied this idea himself.
It's absolutely impossible. The previous terrorists didn't even touch him, and he hid in a shop before the previous wave of terrorists who came to support him opened fire. There was no possibility of him being injured!
But why...
In just a few breaths, the pain in Baihe Qing's left chest not only did not dissipate, but instead began to spread rapidly throughout Baihe Qing's entire body.
"Uh!"
With his eyes wide open, Bai Heqing subconsciously groaned at the intense pain, and all the strength in his body was completely washed away at this moment.
"Go away!"
His brain was completely unable to think effectively, and the bearded man who was originally pinned down by him finally broke free from his control. He shouted and pushed Bai Heqing, who was on his back, away.
"cough!"
After falling heavily to the ground, Bai Heqing knelt on the ground with a pale face. He was breathing violently like a drowning man, and beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping to the floor beneath him. His right hand was tightly clenched over his chest, and his whole body was shaking with severe pain.
"You guy..."
The vision gradually became darker, and Bai Heqing vaguely saw that the bearded man was walking towards him and seemed to be saying something.
However, because the tinnitus in his ears almost covered all other sounds at this time, he could only barely hear a few vague syllables and could not hear what the bearded man said at all.
Although his brain was unable to think effectively due to the pain that almost exceeded his tolerance limit, this did not prevent Shirakawa Qing from making the correct response based on his instincts.
"Bah!"
Raising his hand with force, Bai Heqing pulled the trigger in the direction of the bearded man he last saw.
The reason for saying this is that his eyes are now blind.