Rubbernecking (Part Three)

Iron Mountain was not very tall, but took up a vast area and was next to a great reservoir. The surrounding area was covered in luxuriant vegetation. Man-made slab stone paths trailed through the woods. There were also numerous wild tracks and old roads.

The official had brought with him a special task force. It was the team’s job to take down the target, while the police was in charge of checking the perimeter and dealing with the logistics. The keynote of this operation was explicitly expressed as: "Search in small groups, do not disturb the general public, and subdue the target with a single strike."

Dividing the squad into two teams, the official had one team stay with him and Wang Ruoxu while the other one spread out to check for suspicious people and any traces of recently dug ground.