938: Chapter 928: Postmortem Matters 938: Chapter 928: Postmortem Matters Gao Yang and Justin had been talking for a long time until Gao Yang saw a car approaching in the distance, only then did he hang up the phone.
Seeing the dust stirred up in the distance, Gao Yang had no choice but to heighten his vigilance, for their location was not very secure.
The approaching vehicle might be their allies coming to pick them up, but it could also be the government forces, or worse, the Rebel Army.
Gao Yang gave the order to prepare for battle, but soon someone in his earpiece said, “We’re here to pick you up, I can see your car, please identify yourselves.”
Gao Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Satan, Ram, come to the truck here, but keep your distance and be careful, we’ve been contaminated by Sarin.”
“Understood.”
A convoy consisting of four vehicles stopped about a hundred meters away from them, and then many people jumped out of the cars.
At this point, Gao Yang saw someone speaking into a walkie-talkie.
“Just wait a moment; once we’ve put on our protective suits, you can come over.
Take what must be taken, and leave what isn’t necessary behind.”
“Okay.”
Gao Yang saw two of the people who came to their aid were wearing white protective suits, then shouldered what looked like pesticide sprayers as they walked towards them.
“Get out of the car, grab what you need; anything that can be discarded, discard—it’s a hassle to decontaminate.”
Gao Yang got out of the vehicle, first carefully placing the things he couldn’t abandon behind the car, and he and Li Jinfang carried Bruce closer to the people who had come for them.
Three people wearing white protective suits approached, one of them without a sprayer came up and loudly said, “First, put the essentials on the ground.
After decontamination, I will take care of them.”
Gao Yang pointed to Bruce and said, “Please take care of my brother first, we’re not in a hurry.”
“That won’t do, dead—the deceased is the hardest to decontaminate.
To render him completely harmless to unprotected personnel is a very troublesome process, so we’ll start with the simpler tasks.”
Gao Yang had Li Jinfang put down their indispensable items such as guns, night vision devices, and phones, wrapped in sealed bags, to be sprayed by the individuals carrying water tanks—of course, it wasn’t ordinary water, but water that could neutralize the poison.
While they decontaminated their items, Gao Yang and Li Jinfang removed the large pack Bruce had been carrying.
Bruce’s gun and first aid kit were still on him.
Even though these things were more troublesome to disinfect, they were Bruce’s possessions and Gao Yang didn’t want to leave them behind.
They disinfected the items, and then Gao Yang and Li Jinfang, clothed in their protective suits, stood still to be sprayed with what resembled the pesticide sprayers, undergoing the first step of decontamination.
At that moment, Gao Yang realized that what was being used to decontaminate them was indeed an agricultural sprayer.
After spraying down Gao Yang and Li Jinfang, it was Bruce’s turn to be washed.
During this step, Gao Yang and Li Jinfang turned their heads away; they couldn’t watch.
After a simple first step of decontamination, which didn’t entirely remove the toxicity but was enough to prevent any significant threat to nearby people, safely within range, Gao Yang and Li Jinfang lifted Bruce again and walked towards the vehicles of their rescuers.
Approaching them, Gao Yang noticed that among the vehicles they had brought was a fire truck.
A middle-aged man who looked unmistakably American waved at Gao Yang and said, “Hello, Mr.
Ram, my name is Manol Kich.
Whatever you need, just tell me directly, and as long as we can do it, all will be taken care of for you.”
Not yet completely decontaminated, Gao Yang couldn’t shake hands or speak closely, so he could only shout, “Thank you.”
Manol Kich nodded and said, “Sorry for being late.
We needed a large volume of water, so it took some time to find a fire truck.
Now, please step back a bit— the force of the water flow will be quite strong, be careful.”
Gao Yang spread his arms and stepped back, after which the nozzle on the fire truck opened.
The water jet was so powerful that Gao Yang could hardly stand, but the forceful impact of the water was capable of washing away the already neutralized toxin from his body.
After Gao Yang had been sprayed for a moment, Li Jinfang went through the same procedure, and finally, they could take off their protective suits.
Once they had shed their protective wear, Gao Yang and Li Jinfang were soaked through, tipping out at least a liter of water from inside their suits, which was all sweat.
Gao Yang just drank a few gulps of water before he immediately said, “We can take care of the rest ourselves.”
Manol Kich shook his head and said with a serious face, “My men are trained to know how to clean up after nuclear and chemical weapons.
Do you know how?”
Gao Yang shook his head, and Li Jinfang also shook his head, saying, “We’ve been trained in how to protect against nuclear and chemical weapons, but not how to decontaminate after exposure.”
Mansour Kich spoke seriously, “I used to be a soldier, and I know what it feels like to lose a comrade.
Rest assured, your brother won’t be treated with any disrespect.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Okay, thank you, please, please be careful.”
Mansour Kich gestured, and two people in protective suits cut away all of Bruce’s clothes and began to clean him.
Gao Yang and Li Jinfang didn’t turn their heads, only staring fixedly.
At last, two people in protective suits carried Bruce onto a mat laid out on the ground, and then covered Bruce with a large white cloth.
Mansour Kich nodded and said, “That’s fine.”
Gao Yang spoke in a heavy voice, “Thank you, we can handle the rest ourselves.
Sorry, could you give us some time alone?”
Mansour Kich nodded and waved his hand, after which they all moved to the other side of the convoy.
Gao Yang pressed the headset hanging from his ear and spoke in a deep voice, “You can come over now.”
Gao Yang and their three vehicles drove over, and everyone quietly gathered around Bruce.
Lucica, holding a carry bag with clothes and shoes inside, handed the bag to Eileen beside her, and then Lucica crouched down, reaching out to lift the white cloth covering Bruce.
Seeing Bruce’s face with a smile, Lucica covered her mouth with one hand while tears started to fall silently.
Glolov, who was behind her, wrapped his arms around Lucica and said softly, “Go rest on the side for a bit.
Eileen, help her leave.”
Gao Yang and Eileen went to help Lucica, but Lucica shook her head and said, “Bruce is naked, he wouldn’t like others to see him like this, he definitely wouldn’t.
I’ll do it myself.”
Gao Yang, afraid that Lucica would be overwhelmed by grief, said softly, “Let us do it.”
Lucica wiped her tears and said, “I should do it.
I’m fine, you don’t have to worry, really don’t worry.
Eileen, give me the clothes.
Please wait until Bruce is dressed before you come look at him.”
Gao Yang and the others looked at each other and eventually left in silence.
Gao Yang and the rest of their group went to the other side of the convoy, joining up with the twelve people Mansour Kich had brought.
Mansour Kich had brought two Caucasians; the rest were but enemies, and under the blazing sun, a group of people surrounded him, talking.
After seeing Gao Yang and the others, Mansour Kich waved them over and said, “It’s a pity to be helping you with this, but I must say, death is inevitable in our line of work.
Don’t be too saddened.”
Gao Yang nodded slightly and said, “Thank you for coming to help.
We’re all very grateful, thank you very much.”
Mansour Kich pulled out a pack of cigarettes and started to distribute them to Gao Yang and the others.
Normally, except for Eileen, none of Satan’s crew smoked, but this time, everyone accepted the cigarettes offered to them.
After Mansour Kich distributed a round of cigarettes and found himself without any left, he casually crumpled and threw away the empty pack and took out a lighter to light other’s cigarettes.
Eileen then pulled out her own cigarettes and handed one to Mansour Kich, speaking solemnly, “Smoke mine.”
“Thank you.”
Having lit a cigarette for Gao Yang and himself, Mansour Kich said in a somber voice, “Polovich told me, he traded his life for eleven of yours?”
Gao Yang nodded and said softly, “Yes, he used his hand to plug the leaking Sarin, trading it for the lives of eleven of us.”
Mansour Kich also nodded and said in a deep voice, “He was a tough guy.
Escaping at the first sign of trouble is human nature, and the one who died is Test Tube, right?
I’ve heard of him; he saved Ivan in South America, though I’ve never met Ivan.
But I have heard of him, and Polovich asked me to bring a bunch of flowers for him.
He couldn’t come, but he is very sad.
I know you have a good relationship with our current boss, Uriyangko, but do you also know Polovich?
Or are you friends?”
Gao Yang said softly, “We used to know each other, now we are friends.”
Mansour Kich shrugged and said, “Polovich is actually a good boss, he just made a mistake.
Well, it’s not my place to say this.
Let’s talk about something useful.
Your flight has been arranged, but you can’t leave through Syria, you have to go via Lebanon.
I will escort you there, you can’t go directly to America, you’ll have to go to Mexico first, and then sneak into America.
Once in America, you’ll have to make your own way forward; this is the most we can do.”
Gao Yang exhaled and said, “Thank you, we’re very appreciative.
Can I ask you a question?
Are you in touch with Uriyangko now?
Oh, if it’s inconvenient, then never mind.”
Mansour Kich gave a wry smile and said, “No contact, everything now is operating according to routine.
We’re still selling the stock of arms, but soon we will run out because there is no one in charge.
Our connection with the upstream suppliers has been severed.”
Gao Yang sighed and said, “I hope everyone is okay; I think everything will be better soon.”
Gao Yang and the others smoked in silence for a while, and after finishing Eileen’s cigarettes, Lucica finally came over and said softly, “It’s ready, please come over.”
Gao Yang and the others started walking back, but at that moment, Mansour Kich suddenly said, “Please wait a second.”
After a short wait, Mansour Kich returned to his car, retrieved a bunch of white flowers, and then walked over to Bruce’s side with Gao Yang and the others.
(To be continued.
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