Chapter 1145 Surrender
"You FBI kidnapped my daughter, I can't let you die." Mason's reason was a little perfunctory.
Except for Jack, no one present could be said to have any friendship with him. Since it was the old man who offered to accompany Jack on the adventure, the others were only a little surprised, but no one would strongly object.
The members of Team B would also make various suggestions during operations, but following orders is the basic quality of a soldier. After Captain Jason gave the order, although everyone was still a little worried about Jack, they quickly packed up their equipment.
They had a long way to go. First, they had to return to the sewer to retrieve their diving equipment, then go half way around the island to the bottom of the lighthouse cliff, and then find a way to climb up.
Although Jack promised to attract the enemy's attention for them, the risks faced by the seals were not low at all.
It is 20 to 30 meters high. The cliffs that are eroded by the sea wind all year round are easily broken. There are two guards on the lighthouse who are always monitoring the direction of the sea. If they are discovered during the climb, they will also end up with a narrow escape.
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"Don't shoot, we surrender!"
"Who are you?" Looking at an old man and a young man coming out of the prison hospital with their hands raised in the air, the general standing upright next to the hostages asked sternly.
"We are the people you are looking for, general." Jack, whose eyes were blinded by the searchlight, turned his head and replied loudly.
"Nonsense!" As Hammer yelled angrily, the adjutant Major Buster beside him waved his hand at the two soldiers, motioning them to come forward for investigation.
The two soldiers looked at each other hesitantly, then reluctantly left the bunker, carefully passed by Jack and Mason, and protected each other as they entered the prison hospital.
When Jack and Mason slowly walked up the steps with their hands raised, and were about to come in front of a group of people, the searchlight moved away from their faces.
As the two men raised their heads, one face looked too young, and the other looked too old, which made General Hammer couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
His eyes kept wandering around the faces of the two people, and finally stopped on Mason's face. "I thought I was the only old guy here. Tell me your name and rank, old sailor."
Major Buster and another soldier stepped forward and pointed their guns at the backs of Jack and Mason to check whether they had hidden weapons.
"Actually, I'm an Army soldier." Compared with Jack's awkwardness - after all, he usually checks criminal suspects like this, Mason, who is often searched by prison guards in prison, is much calmer.
"Answer the question! And use the honorific!" Major Buster pressed his gun on his back.
Mason sighed, put down his hands, stood up straight, and replied with the attitude of a junior officer facing his superior, "I am Captain John Mason, respected general, attached to the Royal Airborne Service. Of course, I am now retired."
"British? Captain, how did you get involved with this matter?" Hammer was a little surprised by the answer.
Mason glared at Jack next to him angrily, "I'm quite familiar with this prison and have been a guest here before."
"What about you? Young man." Hammer followed his gaze and looked at Jack next to him, "Show your identity."
Jack also put down his hands, "I am not a soldier, but an FBI agent, Jack Tavole, general. Just call me Jack."
"FBI? Not Special Forces? Why are there only two of you? Where have the others gone?"
Before Jack could answer, the two soldiers who had just entered the prison hospital ran out in panic, "Damn it, they dismantled all the missiles, and all the poison warheads inside were missing."
Hammer's lieutenant general couldn't hold on anymore. He reached out and grabbed Jack's collar. He thought about it and let him go. He turned around and grabbed Mason's collar.
"What exactly have you done? Where are your companions?"
"Of course we evacuated with those dangerous VX poisons." Jack ignored the sad look in Old Man Mason's eyes, "Don't embarrass Mr. Mason, he is just an unlucky guide who was coerced and lured by the above."
Even though he was a general who had experienced hundreds of battles, Hammer was confused by this operation, "Evacuate? I still have 81 hostages and two missiles that can be launched at any time. Why do you want to evacuate?" Who allowed you to do this?"
"Of course it's an order from the Pentagon, General." Jack said casually, "The military believes that the remaining two VX missiles are nothing to fear. As for the 81 hostages."
He blinked and showed a confused expression, "Isn't it your request, General, to block information from the outside world? So there were no terrorist attacks, just ferry accidents caused by sea conditions.
Or maybe there was an accident in the prison facility that was in disrepair, or there was an accident in the undiscovered old arsenal on the island, etc.
You know, what the FBI is best at is covering up the truth, right? "
He felt as if his chest was blocked by a big stone. The general's face turned green and white, and blood almost spurted out.
"You damn bastard!" A soldier stepped forward and slammed the butt of his rifle into Jack's handsome face, which looked extremely hateful at the moment.
Jack turned his face slightly to avoid the bridge of his nose, and the gun butt hit his forehead. Blood immediately extended along the brow bone to his cheek, and finally dripped down his chin.
"Stop!" Hammer stretched out his hand to stop the soldier from making further moves, and continued to ask with a sullen face, "Then why did you two come out to surrender?"
"Of course it's for the sake of those 81 hostages. It's time to stop. General, we take the initiative to become your prisoners. You can take us and the remaining two missiles to safely evacuate by helicopter."
Jack answered matter-of-factly, and Mason also helped.
"Your blackmail plan has gone bankrupt. The Air Force may be dispatched at any time to turn this place into a sea of fire. Whether it is for the sake of the 81 innocent people or the lives of the subordinates who followed you, it is time to admit the failure of the operation with dignity."
While Mason was speaking, Jack's eyes scanned the faces of everyone present one by one, comparing them with the information he had received before.
As Rhett expected, the composition of the general's soldiers has changed.
The only ones confirmed to be Hammerites were Major Buster and a captain who looked to be over 30 years old. The rest should all be "mercenaries".
The guy who impulsively attacked him was a thick-lipped black soldier with a jarhead, and he was one of the "mercenaries".
"Blackmail?" Hammer looked at Mason, who was speaking for Jack, "I'm not a terrorist, so they just used you to lead the way, and they didn't tell you the purpose of what I did, right?"
Mason spread his hands and started to pretend to be stupid, but the old man kept remembering that Jack said the purpose of their trip was to delay time, so he talked a lot at the moment.
"Although I have been in prison, I have also seen you on TV, that famous war hero, right? I think you probably didn't do this for money."
"As a former excellent soldier, you should also understand the pain of being betrayed by those fucking superiors. Captain Mason, we should be on the same side."
Hammer stood in front of Mason with his arms folded, as if he felt that he had nothing to say to Jack, the FBI.
