Big Bird did not land with Jiang Yan Hai. He still had his own patrol mission. As Jiang Yan Hai descended, he pulled a white streak across the sky above the airfield, then accelerated from another direction toward high altitude to rendezvous with his wingman.
Jiang Yan Hai landed smoothly on the runway. Following the Control Tower's instructions, he quickly taxied his fighter near a hangar before jumping down from the aircraft with the ground crew's help.
When Jiang Yan Hai came down, people were already waiting for him: the base's highest-ranking officer, a Senior Colonel, and a colonel.
"Hello, sir." Jiang Yan Hai saluted them. On the Red Star side, subordinates usually addressed their superiors as "sir" rather than "chief."
"Hello, Comrade Haidongqing. You've worked hard. Let me introduce myself. I'm Li Ping, and this is Bai Yang, our base's political commissar." The Senior Colonel returned Jiang Yan Hai's salute, then smiled as he introduced the colonel beside him.
"Hello." They shook hands.
"How are the Sharp Blade Team members?" Jiang Yan Hai asked.
Sharp Blade could definitely stay in contact with the base. "They're out of danger now. Kamalov's people will send a helicopter to take them near the border later, and our helicopters will pick them up there."
"That's good. We don't know whether Zakayev was eliminated, so we can't confirm that. But their base has been destroyed. Even if they have other plans, they probably won't be able to carry them out anytime soon." Jiang Yan Hai nodded.
"You did an outstanding job this time!" Li Ping said excitedly. "According to the information we received, without you, there was a high chance they would have failed. Kamalov and his men would have had little chance of obtaining the nuclear self-destruct codes. And if those nuclear weapons