Operation: Special Warfare Episode 7 Recap
> Operation: Special Warfare Recap
To secure the squad leader's job, Qin Guan drank numerous glasses of liquor offered by Ms. Ding, his first alcoholic beverage in over a decade. The squad leader, who suffers from a severe alcohol allergy, tried to stop Qin Guan, stating he would rather give up the job. However, Qin Guan insisted he could not let the squad leader return to his hometown with his family after so many years of military service.
Ms. Ding remained insistent, even threatening Mr. Cao, who had arranged the meeting, with business orders. Qin Guan continued to drink, his eyes red from the alcohol and emotion. Mr. Cao, recognizing Qin Guan’s distress and refusing to let him be further humiliated, warned Ms. Ding not to go too far. Qin Guan, hearing Ms. Ding’s full name, Ding Zongkun, remembered a drug dealer arrested the previous year named Ding Zongshu, who he realized was Ms. Ding's brother.
His posture stiffened, and he asserted that anyone who breaks the law must face consequences, recalling his role in assisting the police to arrest her brother for drug dealing and resisting arrest. Mr. Cao then immediately terminated his partnership with Ms. Ding, stating that character is paramount in business and he would not collaborate with someone of poor character. He then expressed his admiration for the camaraderie between Qin Guan and the squad leader, concluding their business over tea.
Ning Meng, still recovering from a foot injury, had been taking painkillers to keep up with training, which made her constantly drowsy. During a training exercise, Qin Guan instructed Ning Meng to guide Yang Shu in a shooting drill. Ning Meng, in a drowsy state, began to drift into a dream. In her dream, an alarm sounded, and they were deployed to capture a killer hiding in the woods.
She found the killer, only for her brother, Ning Lei, to step in front of a knife attack, shielding her. Ning Meng jolted awake, realizing it was just a dream and her actual training with Yang Shu was underway. Yang Shu, blindfolded, noted Ning Meng's unusual silence. Ning Meng forced herself to concentrate, giving commands. However, a misdirection from Ning Meng caused Yang Shu to lose trust. Consequently, Yang Shu stopped following Ning Meng's instructions, triggering an alarm.
Qin Guan admonished Yang Shu, explaining that the exercise was a trust training. He also noticed Ning Meng’s unusual state and kept her back after dismissal. Ning Meng reported a sudden stomachache and admitted the day’s performance was her fault. Seeing her discomfort, Qin Guan did not press further. Wen Jing later informed Ning Meng that Dr. Liu had diagnosed her stomach cramps as being caused by excessive psychological stress and gave her medication.
Later, Yang Shu angrily confronted Ning Meng, questioning her performance. Yang Shu, proud of her marksmanship and Ning Meng's data analysis skills, believed they should have been the strongest pair, yet they finished last. Ning Meng apologized, explaining she felt unwell. Yang Shu, however, accused her of making excuses and unfavorably compared her to her brother, Ning Lei, who she said would sacrifice himself without hesitation. Ning Meng clenched her fists at the mention of her brother.
Wen Jing intervened, reminding them that comrades should support and care for each other, not blame and criticize. Meanwhile, everyone was speculating about the Commander's visit. Tong Mengyao, however, confidently stated he wouldn't come. She secretly showed Xu Dongdong her hidden phone, revealing she had tracked the WeChat steps of the Commander's full-time driver, noting he had been walking a lot, indicating he hadn't driven anywhere.
Qin Guan soon discovered the hidden phone in Xu Dongdong's possession, confiscated it, and ordered her to run fifteen laps. As Qin Guan was reprimanding Tong Mengyao in his office for leaking the Commander's whereabouts, the Commander himself unexpectedly arrived. Amused by Tong Mengyao’s clever deduction based on WeChat steps, the Commander praised her sharp reconnaissance awareness. He then asked everyone else to wait in the conference room, keeping Tong Mengyao behind.
In the conference room, Qin Guan was being criticized by the detachment leader and commissar for Tong Mengyao's actions. With a pleasant demeanor, the Commander asked Tong Mengyao about her other abilities. She explained her skills in technology and electronic fields, confessing that she could hack into any electronic device and even impersonate senior officers to issue commands. The Commander's expression grew serious, acknowledging her demonstration as a "vivid warning lesson."
He then invited Tong Mengyao to sit beside him and elaborate on modern high-tech cyber warfare to everyone. Tong Mengyao spoke on several points for remaining invincible in the face of such warfare. The Commander praised the Blue Lightning Commando, a compliment Qin Guan had not anticipated. He concluded by encouraging everyone to abandon conventional thinking and embrace information-based, intelligent, and unmanned warfare to triumph in modern anti-terrorism operations. Later, Qin Guan invited Ning Meng to eat hot pot.
Ning Meng was apprehensive, questioning why he invited her when Tong Mengyao was the one who had brought honor to Blue Lightning. Qin Guan, with a gentle expression, simply stated it was a farewell meal. He informed her that she would be sent back to her original unit, citing her unauthorized downing of six drones as a disregard for discipline, and her reckless handling of a crisis that almost cost her life as contempt for life.
He concluded that Blue Lightning had no need for a soldier like her. Ning Meng vehemently rejected these reasons, arguing that the drones were shot down because the exercise was rigged, and she jumped from the building because the "hostage" had turned into a terrorist and was firing at her. She asserted that Qin Guan had been trying to get rid of her since her first day in Blue Lightning and demanded a proper explanation.
When he didn't reply, she declared defiantly that she couldn't live without Blue Lightning. Meanwhile, James’s close confidant, Shen Bo, had covertly returned to Yanzhou with the data backup of James's new energy technology, intending to sell it to Yida Technology, a rival of Wu Jie's company. Wu Jie’s side, having learned of the transaction through Li Li's hacking, prepared to ambush Shen Bo and retrieve the data, believing it couldn't be a police trap since Shen Bo was desperate.
Just then, the detachment leader received an urgent call on the red phone. It was revealed that the police had set up a trap for the terrorists, and the Blue Lightning Commando was to cooperate in the operation. Using Tong Mengyao's "trigger dynamic simulation system" with multi-layer encryption, they successfully deceived Wu Jie's team, making them believe Shen Bo was still in the meeting room. Upon realizing they had been tricked, Wu Jie’s team scrambled to break the encryption.
As soon as the surveillance feed was restored, they saw the corridors of Yida Technology were swarming with special forces. Li Li, quickly formulating an escape plan, instructed Ma Ming and Dali to move from room 303 to 306, where a ventilation shaft led to the underground parking lot. She then hacked into the surveillance system to cover their escape. Tong Mengyao swiftly pinpointed the hacker's location within a nearby residential community, and Qin Guan immediately ordered Ning Meng, Li Sisi, and Xu Dongdong to proceed with the apprehension.
