"Abdul Rahman", leader of the Syrian Liberal Party, now wants to investigate the whereabouts of this person, which is a reason why several major countries ask for assistance from Syria.

This reason sounds very reasonable. China, the United States, the Soviet Union and other major powers expressed deep concern about the situation in the civil war in the Middle East, and even carried out decisive force intervention through the Security Council. If the culprits who caused all of this cannot be arrested and sent to the International Tribunal of the Hague for trial, it can be imagined that the superpowers who have put into military action will be very unhappy.

Damascus naturally expressed its full cooperation in this regard. Anyway, the civil war in Syria is no longer a matter of internal affairs of the country, and it is no big deal to have more strong intervention from the international community now. Although President Hafiz Assad has repeatedly publicly stated that Abdel Rahman is the number one public enemy of the Syrian people and will eventually be sent to the gallows of justice, if he can make a final decision in the international court and bring it to justice in the name of war criminals, it will also have some positive effect on quickly eliminating the remnants of the Liberal Party and restoring the stability of the situation.

"Gentlemen, there is not much progress yet in the pursuit of the 'War Criminal No. 1'."

Facing contingents from different countries, Major Beret, who was appointed to coordinate with the "Special Investigation Team", spoke out bluntly, and briefly introduced the overall deployment of the government forces.

Under the overall situation of the battle of full-scale siege, Damascus still sent several teams to infiltrate in accordance with the requirements of the Security Council's special investigation team, contacted the underground resistance organizations and lurking intelligence personnel in the city, organized several arrests of senior Liberal Party officials, and a group of people listed on the "War Criminal Poker Cards". At present, nearly ten people have been arrested or directly killed in fierce firefighting; however, due to the complex situation, more Liberal Party war criminals are still missing. Among them, Abdul Rahman, who is particularly concerned by several major countries.

According to information from all parties, the Liberal Party’s “leader” disappeared from the rebel command in Aleppo about three days ago, and no one has seen him since then. Considering this, the government forces suspected that Rahman had fled Aleppo. Of course, this is not yet certain, and all searches are intensifying:

"So far, - to be precise, at 6:30 pm, the search team has not found any trace of the "War Criminal No. 1". The "War Criminal No. 2" close to it has also disappeared.

Before this, we had sent a report to our superiors. Witnesses said that about two days ago, an aircraft had taken off the airplane at the eastern airport, with unknown destinations; however, combined with our army's battlefield monitoring report and air information notification from multiple countries, no enemy aircraft leaving the Aleppo airspace was found in the past two or three days, so the authenticity of this report is still questionable.

Based on the above considerations, we are still highly suspicious when Aleppo is surrounded by three sides and no one can easily cross the front line. The "No. 1 War Criminal" has now left the main urban area and may be heading to Turkey, or has crossed the Turkish border."

"Oh, Mr. Major, this speculation may be incorrect."

Because the two sides were not familiar with each other, they politely waited for Major Beret to finish their words. A young man from the eastern side who was sitting on the folding chair raised his hand and signaled, "In the blockade of the northern path, the multinational forces have spread a large number of induction mines in accordance with the authorization of the Security Council. The possibility of rebels evacuating Aleppo from this road is almost non-existent."

"And on the other hand, your army probably knows that the European Community, represented by Turkey, has solemnly stated in the Security Council that the border between Syria and Turkey is now completely closed! To put it bluntly, old Europe should have realized that it is not beneficial to them to accommodate the hot potato "No. 1 War Criminal" and the hot potato. The observation team sent by the Security Council are supervising near the border line. No Liberal Party and civilians cannot approach the border, even Abdul Rahman."

Then the young man said, and the sergeant from the United Kingdom next to him also stated a few words, and these situations were completely public information; it is obvious that as the number one war criminal who is very concerned by all parties, it is difficult to keep Abdul Rahman's whereabouts completely confidential, and now the possibility of his person continuing to stay in Aleppo still exists.

In short, there is certainly the possibility of "war criminal No. 1" fleeing, but it is almost impossible to cross the border and enter Türkiye.

The implication of these words is obviously to urge Damascus to step up its search. Even if the "No. 1 war criminal" cannot be found in Aleppo, the Liberal Party is now surrounded by forces from all sides, probably this person cannot fly away all of a sudden. As long as the search continues to increase, with the large-scale advance of the government forces, the entire Syrian territory will soon be liberated, sooner or later, this person can be captured.

After a brief exchange, the government forces' intentions to operate were confirmed, and the members of the special investigation team left one after another and continued their mission in infantry fighting vehicles.

A hasty meeting seemed to have ended successfully.

However, after careful reminiscing about the process, the deep meaning revealed was not noticed by the Syrians present.

In the conversation just now, when Abdul Rahman's whereabouts were investigated, Major Beret accidentally mentioned the "No. 2 war criminal", that is, a staff member of the Syrian Liberal Party with the pseudonym "Karif", and a confidant around the "leader".

As a real power figure in the Liberal Party, Kharif, who ranks second in the war criminal list, naturally bears a heavy responsibility for this civil war catastrophe. The major countries that proposed to severely punish war criminals should have paid close attention to this person; however, at the meeting, the special investigation team members present seemed to have never heard of it, and no one asked about the whereabouts of the "No. 2 War Criminal" and whether he has been arrested now.

The apparent indifference is actually just a cover-up, and the whereabouts of the "No. 2 War Criminal" is what the Special Report Investigation Team really cares about.

A set of crown rhetoric was put forward, entering Syria under the banner of capturing "war criminal No. 1". Multinational troops armed personnel directly commanded by the special investigation team can act at will and participate in the government's clearance operation.

However, compared with the Damascus army busy searching for remnants, capturing important figures and beginning to maintain order in the city, the multinational forces that were replaced with government uniforms focused on several important areas in Aleppo City. A team of soldiers with live ammunition quickly came outside the heavy-hit Syrian Liberal Government Office Building, tightly blocked the scene and prohibited all personnel from entering and leaving.

The Liberal Party's core political authority was quickly controlled, and the actions of other personnel were roughly the same. The special forces in khaki camouflage uniforms had very clear goals. They ignored the TV stations, substations, and major transportation routes that must be occupied in time after capturing the city, but rushed directly to the Liberal Party headquarters building, ordnance repair factories and other places guided by intelligence personnel. They hung blue-bottomed UN flags in these places, and controlled these areas in the name of the Security Council, so that even the Syrian government forces could not enter.

Mixed among the army that captured the city, completing these puzzling occupation activities, the real mission of the special investigation team, the Syrians who were busy in suppressing the rebels were actually ignorant.

If we only look at Aleppo, after the war and the dust settled, everyone is actually paying attention to the same issue:

Where is the person who should be responsible for all these disasters now?

To answer this question, it is basically considered to be still stranded in Syria. It seems that it will be a matter of time before the arrest of "No. 1 War Criminal". However, it is not easy to find clues in the chaotic city of Aleppo. It was not until late that night that day, a temporary government military field hospital was temporarily established, lying on the camp bed. Lieutenant Colonel Hathum, who had been unconscious before, opened his eyes and saw several uninvited guests in black.

He claimed to be from the Damascus intelligence department. After entering the battlefield hospital, these people conducted a temporary interrogation in the tent.

Facing the interrogation of the visitor, Hatam, who had walked in front of the god of death, looked indifferent and seemed to care nothing. He had just experienced a concussion and had a little blurry memory. After asking the visitor, he slowly recalled some details and told these mysterious guys that he had received an order from "Karif" three days ago and also saw a black aircraft appearing on the airport with his own eyes.

With just a few words, the information disclosed was not simple at all. Hatam's words obviously made people interested, so they immediately verified the identity of the rebel officer.

Having confirmed that Hatam's identity was correct, several people immediately announced that Lieutenant Colonel Hatam was arrested on the spot by the national security agency, and ordered medical soldiers to carry the Liberal Party wounded onto a btr-80 armored vehicle with an engine "boom" and idle speed. He refused to explain to anyone present and quickly left.

The battle is coming to an end, and the snowy night is particularly quiet. After checking government office buildings, rebel commands and other important locations, the Security Council's special investigation team still finds nothing; at the same time, they are eager to capture war criminals, especially the Syrian government forces of "war criminal No. 1" Abdul, who have found no clues, and no one knows the valuable information that Lieutenant Colonel Hatam who was captured that morning.

Night fell until the rising sun vaguely rose, the snow in the cold winter had already stopped, and the muddy city of Aleppo could no longer hear the sound of firefighting, and only the rumbling explosions came from the far north.
Chapter completed!