Urban Super Soldier King
Chapter 1058: Airport Hero Sacrifice

Chapter 1058: Chapter 1058: Airport Hero Sacrifice

"I’m sorry, our leader is unavailable to take the call right now," someone on the other end said.

"I am Kong Shenghui. I’m trying to reach General Gao regarding Gao Zhitao. Could you please inform him?" Kong Shenghui said politely.

"I’m sorry, the leader has no time at the moment." After saying this, the person hung up the phone.

After hearing the busy tone, Kong Shenghui suddenly had a bad premonition. If nothing major had happened, Gao Mantang would have answered the phone.

The time goes back 23 minutes earlier.

By now, all the locations where bombs were found had been dismantled by the bomb disposal personnel, except for where Zhang Dacheng was still working nervously.

Gao Mantang was being held back by his guards and couldn’t go forward, otherwise he would have rushed up long ago.

When the others finished dismantling the bombs, they tried to help Zhang Dacheng, with only five minutes remaining.

Suddenly, Zhang Dacheng turned his head and sternly shouted, "Stop, everyone stop."

Everyone was intimidated by Zhang Dacheng’s voice. The situation was critical, with less than four minutes left. If they delayed any further, it might be impossible to dismantle.

But Zhang Dacheng did not allow anyone to approach.

Seeing everyone standing still, Zhang Dacheng finally smiled and said to Gao Mantang, "Chief, I failed to dismantle the bomb this time."

"Don’t talk nonsense, hurry up and help him dismantle the bomb, let go of me..." Gao Mantang’s eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to sense something.

Zhang Dacheng shook his head and said, "General, thank you for your years of nurturing. I, Zhang Dacheng, have to go first. Brothers, protect the General."

After speaking, Zhang Dacheng stood there and gave a standard military salute. The cold wind blew, chilling everyone to the core.

"Zhang Dacheng, come back to me," Gao Mantang shouted.

Just then, an explosion occurred behind Zhang Dacheng. Zhang Dacheng was not an expert in bomb disposal, though he had learned it, he was not proficient.

The bomb went off, and immediately the entire plane exploded again.

Gao Mantang broke free from others and rushed forward, but the huge blast wave directly pushed him back.

The guards quickly grabbed Gao Mantang, preventing him from getting closer.

People in the distance were stunned. They had never seen a plane explode up close like this. Moreover, a soldier was saluting in front of the plane, making the scene incredibly moving.

After the explosion, everyone stopped what they were doing and stood there silently, saluting.

Gao Mantang was no exception. He took off his hat and stood there, giving a military salute.

Since the incident had already happened, he was powerless to change it. In the center, fierce flames roared, adding to the chilling cold wind.

The surrounding passengers felt very sad. Without these soldiers, they might have perished in this incident.

A group of people stood there without speaking. Everyone silently wished well for the soldier who sacrificed himself.

"Where are you going?" someone suddenly broke the silence.

At this moment, they all realized that someone must have planted the bomb, and those perpetrators were here.

All the passengers instantly looked at that person. The person, realizing they were exposed, turned to run but was pinned down by a passenger.

The other passengers hurried forward and restrained the individual.

Gao Mantang took a gun from the guard and walked up coldly. By then, guards had come to control the person.

Gao Mantang tore open the person’s shirt, revealing a tattooed eagle on the neck. Without saying anything, he had the person taken away and shot.

There were still ten people over there, and he did the same. As long as there was an eagle tattoo on the neck, they were shot.

No one tried to stop them, and no one spoke. The passengers also understood that the stern military man in front of them was not killing indiscriminately; he was executing terrorists.

After the soldiers had screened all the passengers, the passengers didn’t leave immediately. They helped put out the fire and assisted the soldiers in sorting things out.

Gao Mantang stood motionless, lit by the fierce blaze that illuminated the entire sky. It seemed like something crystalline flowed from his eyes.

At that moment, Kong Shenghui’s call came in. Gao Mantang heard it, but he continued to stand still.

Zhang Dacheng was someone he selected from ordinary soldiers and whom he carefully nurtured.

His feelings for Zhang Dacheng ran deep, and he would have called on him for any task. This time, when Gao Zhitao needed help, he entrusted it to Zhang Dacheng, not expecting the situation to escalate so much.

"Chief, it’s windy outside, you’d better go inside," a worried guard said.

Since Gao Mantang was elderly and had just suffered a huge blow, they were genuinely concerned about his physical condition.

Gao Mantang stayed in the wind for another half hour before he finally sighed and turned to the guard beside him, asking, "Whose call was it just now?"

"He said he was one of your old subordinates, about Gao Zhitao," the guard replied.

Gao Mantang had heard it earlier, but at the time his mind was blank. Now hearing it involved his grandson made his mind buzz.

This information was provided by Gao Zhitao. Technically, he should have been there, but he wasn’t, indicating other places were also in danger.

Gao Mantang took the phone and called back to Kong Shenghui.

Kong Shenghui answered when he saw who was calling.

"Chief, are you alright?" Kong Shenghui asked worriedly.

"How is Zhitao?" Gao Mantang asked directly.

Hearing Gao Mantang’s voice, Kong Shenghui was taken aback; was this still his old chief?

In his impression, although Gao Mantang was already advancing in years, he was still strong and healthy.

But now his voice sounded weak. Anyone who didn’t know him would think it was an old, frail man.

"Zhitao is in the hospital and out of danger," Kong Shenghui replied.

"I know," replied Gao Mantang, then ended the call.

His grandson being alive was much better than those who had already died.

Kong Shenghui stood there, dumbfounded with the phone in his hand. Was this still the Gao Mantang he knew?

The higher-ups all knew that Gao Mantang doted on his grandson. Whenever Gao Zhitao got slightly injured or suffered grievances, he would make a fuss.

But now, after hearing that he was out of danger, he didn’t seem to show much concern.

Kong Shenghui was worried, so he called one of Gao Mantang’s guards. The guard briefly described the situation to him. Hearing that Zhang Dacheng sacrificed himself, Kong Shenghui then understood why Gao Mantang was acting this way.

Gao Mantang valued his subordinates’ lives more than his own, especially since Zhang Dacheng was personally nurtured by him and treated like his own child...