Xiaochuan, what exactly is going on? Deng Mei had already calmed down. Those people shouldn't be anti-government forces, right?
Don't worry, these people are after William Boson. They'll leave once they find him.
Xu Chuan leaned against the door, vigilantly watching outside.
Deng Mei frowned and whispered, Because of his smuggling business?
You know?
Xu Chuan was slightly surprised.
Of course, all of us, the middle and high-level management in the company, know the details.
Xu Chuan gave a thumbs up. You guys are impressive.
Xu Chuan looked at Li Fei, who had finally come out of the bathroom, ignoring her awkward expression. You two stay here. This place has already been searched, so as long as you don't make too much noise, it's highly unlikely anyone will come over.
With that, he pushed the door open and walked out.
Someone's call came through the walkie-talkie. The target's hiding place has been found.
Xu Chuan checked the scarf wrapped around his face again, then raised his gun and ran downstairs to the first floor.
William Boson's bodyguards now deeply regretted taking this job. Only two of them were left by their employer's side. They had no idea what had happened to their other brothers. And now, the terrorists had found the entrance. There was no choice but to fight for it.
The two bodyguards led William Boson out of the underground passage through another exit, moving towards the main entrance under the cover of the main building's shadow.
To search for William Boson, most of the terrorists' manpower had been dispersed. Although many hostages were gathered here, it was the place with the fewest terrorists. And if the others hadn't been killed, there was still a chance to escape by coordinating from inside and out.
Berkhoff, William Boson's signal has appeared. It seems he's been forced out of the underground facility by those people.
I see him, and judging by their direction of movement, they seem to want to snatch the vehicles at the main entrance to escape.
Xia Nan was quite lucky. Thanks to the varying levels of professionalism among this group of terrorists, she and her assistant, Bruce, easily infiltrated Green Valley Energy.
Xia, we're here to investigate William Boson.
Bruce stopped Xia Nan, nervously whispering, We're not soldiers.
I know, but we can't just stand by and do nothing.
Xia Nan crouched behind a nearby bush, observing the guards in front of the office building as she spoke.
Let's observe first. If we just go over there, we might not save anyone and just get ourselves caught.
Seeing Xia Nan abandon the idea, Bruce breathed a sigh of relief.
As they spoke, for some unknown reason, most of the armed personnel quickly entered the office building, leaving only three guards at the main entrance.
It seems our luck is good.
Bruce whispered. He knew he couldn't stop his partner now.
Xu Chuan stood behind a pillar in the corner of the lobby, observing the situation. There were still three armed personnel in the lobby, guarding nearly twenty hostages. Outside the main door, armed vehicles and a Green Valley Energy business van were parked. Some hostages were also in the van, and there were even fewer guards there.
Through the tracker's signal, Xu Chuan already knew William Boson was nearby. He quietly spoke into his Bluetooth earpiece, Berkhoff, turn off the surveillance here.
Understood.
Berkhoff, far away in Djibouti, typed a few keys. Done. I've locked down the entire surveillance system. They won't be able to restore it anytime soon.
Received.
Xu Chuan quietly replied, then walked nonchalantly towards the surveillance room.
Only one armed personnel remained in the surveillance room. The security guard who had guessed the password earlier was tied up, gagged, and thrown aside. The surveillance screen, if not looked at closely, actually showed no change, but the image was already frozen.
Xu Chuan pushed the door open, first looking inside. After observing that there was only one enemy, he calmly entered the room and gently locked the door from the inside.
Until this moment, this armed personnel had not suspected Xu Chuan's identity at all, except for turning his head to look when Xu Chuan first entered.
Standing behind this person, Xu Chuan calmly drew the military knife he had taken from his waist. He leaned in and gently but firmly covered this person's mouth with his left hand, while his right hand plunged the military knife into the neck.
Ignoring his struggles, he forcefully pushed the blade forward. The military knife was unlike the small tea knife from before; its sharp blade almost completely severed this person's neck. The carotid artery was cut, and warm blood spurted out like a fountain.
Xu Chuan threw the body aside, wiped the knife in his hand with the man's clothes, and turned to look at the security guard slumped in the corner.
Xu Chuan's cold eyes and the blood splattered on his face almost made this young man, who had narrowly escaped death, wet his pants. Muffled 'woo-woo' sounds came from his gagged mouth, and his legs unconsciously kicked backward, wanting to get away from the masked person in front of him.
Xu Chuan walked over quietly, putting the military knife back into its sheath. He checked that the zip ties on his hands and the tape on his face were securely fastened. He opened the locked door, grabbed him by the collar, and walked out.
The sound of the door opening startled the armed personnel in the lobby, but seeing Xu Chuan dressed like them and dragging a hostage, they all relaxed their guard.
Xu Chuan threw the security guard together with the hostages in the lobby, then raised his foot and kicked the struggling security guard hard, causing a commotion among the hostages.
Xu Chuan said nothing, leaning against the back wall of the lobby. From this position, all three armed personnel were within his sight.
Xu Chuan tightened the strap on his rifle and quietly used his right index finger to switch the safety to semi-automatic.
William Boson and his two bodyguards had made their way to the main entrance along the outside wall of the building. At this time, Xia Nan was also preparing to rescue the hostages. Of course, in this world, plans never keep up with changes. The armed personnel, who had been on standby for a long time, finally caught up with William Boson, and the long-awaited battle finally began.
First, the armed personnel encountered William Boson's bodyguards. Undeniably, the Vector submachine gun, firing .45ACP pistol rounds at a terrifying rate of 1000 rounds per minute, was formidable. The two bodyguards fired alternately, successfully suppressing the pursuing enemies.
At the same time, Xia Nan and Bruce stunned one person with tasers, and the hostages in the car also worked together to take down another. Several bodyguards among the hostages displayed excellent tactical skills, using retrieved AKM rifles as cover behind the car and engaging in a chaotic fight with the large number of reinforcements that had arrived.
In the fierce battle, no one noticed the eerie silence in the office building lobby. Undoubtedly, the three armed personnel who should have rushed out upon hearing gunfire were quickly taken down by Xu Chuan the moment the shots rang out, with an additional shot to the head for each.
The speed was so fast that even the hostages present didn't react. Xu Chuan lowered his body, crouching to dodge the occasional stray bullets that entered the lobby.
He drew the military knife from his waist, cut the zip ties on a hostage's hands, and thrust the military knife into his hand, quickly saying in English, Release them all, and try to hide.
Then, he paid no more attention to these hostages, raised his gun, and ran towards the back passage of the lobby.
At this point, the hostages finally reacted. Without even waiting for this person to help them untie their hands, some of them loudly shouted and ran outside, while some smarter ones, seeing the fierce battle outside the door, quickly dove behind pillars and tables in the lobby.
The fierce battle outside also did not last too long. Bruce finally started the business van, and William Boson, under the cover of his bodyguards, got into the car. He and another SUV drove straight out of the main gate.
The armed personnel, of course, would not let the target go. Most of them also jumped into pickup trucks and chased after them. The area outside the Green Valley Energy Company building became eerily quiet, but the battle inside the building had not stopped.
Through surveillance, Xu Chuan knew that not all of these armed personnel had entered the underground passage to pursue William Boson; some were guarding the entrance to the passage. Through his walkie-talkie, Xu Chuan already knew that these people had entered the passage behind the first floor.
If he couldn't stop them, none of the hostages in the lobby might survive. Although these people had nothing to do with him, since it didn't conflict with his current objective, of course, he would save as many as he could.
He stopped at a corner, quickly unloaded the rifle's magazine, and replaced it with a full one. He pulled out two M26 grenades from the satchel at his side.
Listening to the footsteps not far away, he quickly pulled out the safety pin, released the safety lever, held them in his hand for two seconds, and then threw them out forcefully.
In such a passage with no rooms on either side, explosives were absolutely lethal. There was no cover on either side of the passage. After two explosions, only screams remained in the entire passage.
Xu Chuan slowly pressed against the wall, extended the muzzle of his gun, and peeked around the corner with only one eye into the passage. About seven people lay on the ground, two leaning against the wall, groaning.
Xu Chuan showed no mercy. First, he shot the two wounded in the head, then gave each person lying on the ground two more shots. Only after doing all this did he cautiously emerge from around the corner.
Xu Chuan lowered his gun slightly. Although they all appeared to be corpses, at a time like this, one could not be too careful. He stopped a short distance away to observe, confirming there were no survivors before moving forward again.
Berkhoff's voice came through the earpiece, Berkhoff, someone is coming down the stairwell.
Got it.
Xu Chuan quickly replied, swiftly crouching down to wipe some blood from the ground, then skillfully smeared it on himself. He then dragged a complete corpse, pretending to be rescuing a wounded person, and loudly shouted in the local language at the four people rushing out of the stairwell, Help me! Enemies attacked us!
These armed personnel, seeing Xu Chuan covered in blood, showed no suspicion whatsoever. Seeing their comrades lying all over the ground, they quickly ran over.
Xu Chuan pretended to struggle as he dragged a corpse. One of the armed personnel quickly slung his gun over his back and came to help, while the other three hurried forward to check the other bodies.
Xu Chuan feigned injury and exhaustion, stumbling as he handed the corpse in his hands to his comrade, then retreated two steps to the right to clear his line of fire. He calmly raised his rifle and pulled the trigger, firing all the remaining bullets in the magazine.
At such close range, for Xu Chuan, it was basically no different from target practice. The four targets fell in response. Xu Chuan first changed magazines, then gave each person an additional shot to the head, and then replenished two new magazines from a corpse before quickly flashing into the stairwell.