Chapter 847 Unwavering Devotion

"Aya, do you know what you're saying? Do you remember why you became a police officer in the first place?" I asked, firmly gripping her shoulders, speaking with solemnity.

"I... I..." Su Yaxin was distraught, her eyes vacant, her body wracked with tremors.

"Yaxin, pull yourself together. Everyone is here. Do you hear me? The fight is still raging outside. What we need to do now isn't to wait here, but to rejoin the others and fight our way back!" Liu Yuning clenched his fists, offering encouragement.

"You guys..."

"Yaxin, do you remember how you took your oath when you graduated from the police academy? 'I, Su Yaxin, voluntarily pledge to become a People's Police Officer of the People's Republic of China. I pledge allegiance to the Communist Party of China, to my motherland, to the people, and to the law; I will obey orders, follow instructions; I will strictly observe discipline and safeguard secrets; I will enforce the law impartially and maintain integrity and incorruptibility; I will dedicate myself to my duties and fear no sacrifice; I will serve the people wholeheartedly. I am willing to devote myself to the noble cause of the People's Public Security (Judicial Administration) and strive to fulfill my oath!'"

Su Yaxin's soul seemed to be awakened by a ray of light, the light of justice. Yes, why did I become a police officer in the first place? Why? It was because I was willing to devote myself to the noble cause of the People's Public Security (Judicial Administration) and strive to fulfill my oath!

"I will resolutely be loyal to the Party, serve the people, enforce the law justly, and maintain strict discipline, unswervingly acting as a builder and defender of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics!!"

With this realization, Su Yaxin stood up resolutely, clenched her fists, and declared, "I, Su Yaxin, will resolutely be loyal to the Party, serve the people, enforce the law justly, and maintain strict discipline, unswervingly acting as a builder and defender of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics!!"

She wiped the tears from her eyes, her emotions calmed, but a raging fire ignited within her heart. This fire transformed into countless reserves of courage, propelling her forward fearlessly!

At this moment, He Xin handed her an assault rifle, "Miss Ke Ban, do you know how to use it?"

"I can!"

We immediately picked up our weapons and ran towards the outside of the aquarium, for I knew that Gao Mingqiang and the others were close to their breaking point!

We circled around to the prisoners' rear and suddenly unleashed a fierce barrage of gunfire from the bushes. Gao Mingqiang and his team had been pinned down by an endless hail of bullets, unable to move. However, our surprise attack threw the prisoners into disarray. Gao Mingqiang seized the opportunity and shouted, "The team leader succeeded! I order a full counterattack!!"

Countless police officers raised their assault rifles and coordinated with us. Numerous prisoners were immediately gunned down. We gradually closed in, until only a few remained. The mercenaries threw down their weapons, raised their hands, and dared not resist. We bound them with ropes and took them away.

Along the way, some mercenaries even wanted to join us, but I said, "Do you know who you are? It's impossible. You'll have to wait to face judgment!"

Upon hearing this, the mercenaries looked filled with regret. When we returned to the performance company, Dao Zhiyong and He Xin were with Su Yaxin, asking her about the location of the others. She shook her head and said, "I don't know. After I was taken away, I was imprisoned in that giant container. Fortunately, the water couldn't get in, or I would have drowned."

Recalling the events, Su Yaxin still felt a lingering fear.

I patted her shoulder, "Don't forget what you just told us. You even took an oath!"

"I was just saying it casually. Don't look at me like that. I'm actually quite resilient."

"That's right, Yaxin. Remember, there's a long road ahead. Even if we destroy Polaris one day, we can't stop."

"I understand. We'll never stop? Our task force?"

Everyone fell silent, and then gradually walked towards me, surrounding me. We reinforced our defenses at the performance company and replenished our food supplies. As Ya Xin ate, she wolfed down her food again. Her appearance told us how much hardship she had endured recently.

She even drank several bottles of water. She had quite an appetite, at least among the girls in our team.

After Su Yaxin was rescued, the next targets were Xia Hou, Xiao Yuande, and the others.

He Bailing, belatedly, helped us locate Xia Hou, but Xiao Yuande was still at large. Moreover, if they were separated, we wouldn't be able to rescue them together. Our current manpower was insufficient for a simultaneous rescue; if we split up, we might fail to save anyone.

He Bailing opened the map of Zhenshui Island and pointed in a direction, "Xia Hou is located here. This should be the island's shelter."

"Shelter? A place to hide from typhoons?" Su Yaxin asked.

"Yes, behind a steel barrier, there's a building resembling a laboratory. But I've been watching, and it's a shelter, theoretically also a safe house. Xia Hou's people are imprisoned there. I learned this from the mercenaries and even witnessed them escorting Xia Hou myself."

"Then it must be correct. Based on the actual environment, we'll study it carefully before preparing our action."

As I spoke, He Bailing drew a rough sketch for me, detailing some aspects of the vicinity of the shelter. There were windbreak iron plates on the sides, waterproof materials overhead, explosion-proof windows on the walls, and even iron bars. The main gate was a fingerprint lock. Numerous mercenaries defended the shelter from all four directions, making an assault difficult. However, the top only had a few sentry posts with minimal defenses. But without a helicopter, we couldn't enter from there.

Everyone recognized this problem. Gao Mingqiang pointed to some elevated positions and said, "In a place like this, they'll definitely deploy snipers. Even if we had a helicopter, it would likely be shot down."

"I agree. But a frontal assault from land is also unrealistic, as our manpower is less than half of theirs, or rather, less than a tenth. A frontal assault is clearly not wise." Liu Yuning replied.

"Not unwise, it's suicide," I said. I hesitated for a moment, then looked closely at the sketch and the map again before saying, "This time, autopsy, evidence examination, digital forensics, and document examination are all useless. These are all tough fights. Since we have to fight and rescue people, we need to use our brains more. What about the waterway around this place?"

"Waterway again? They won't fall for the same trick, will they?" He Xin asked doubtfully.

However, Liu Yuning shook his head at this moment, "I don't think so. From a psychological perspective, they might also think that we wouldn't repeat the same tactic. But if we do it again, they'll definitely be caught off guard. The problem is, there's no waterway near the shelter!"