NABC Chapter 43 Brothers, get your guns ready!
Chapter 43 Brothers, get your guns ready!
"Captain, I request to go scout ahead first!"
Li Zhi picked up the letter and placed it on the table, his tone resolute.
He Bin's brow furrowed deeply. "What are you thinking about this?"
Li Zhi touched the police badge on his old police uniform and said calmly, "We don't have any extra weapons. Even this police station was built by ourselves, brick by brick."
“I’ve read a lot of books over the years, thanks to Uncle Laogen. I borrowed them all from his house. One of them is called ‘Strategies of the Warring States’. There’s a line in it that I remember well: ‘Never forget the benefits you’ve received.’ Now Uncle Laogen’s granddaughter, Er Ya, has been arrested. She’s a little girl who’s usually very timid. She would hide in a corner and cry when her parents had a fight. Now that she’s been kidnapped by those drug dealers, she must be terrified.”
He spoke indirectly about borrowing books and Er Ya's timidity, but never mentioned his safety.
"Captain, we can't hesitate any longer. Waiting for reinforcements from above won't be enough." Li Zhi was anxious; he knew about Er Ya's capture before his captain did.
He had just left home when he was stopped halfway by Uncle Lao Gen, who was limping. He threw down his cane, knelt down, and was about to kowtow to him. Tears streamed down his dry, withered face, which looked like tree bark, as he begged him to save Er Ya.
It was then that he learned that the drug dealer named S had left a letter for every family that had been arrested, but it contained only one line of text.
Let the police come find me, and I'll return your family intact.
He was very calm when he helped Uncle Lao Gen up.
He Bin asked He Kuang to give him the bulletproof vest and the pistol he was assigned to, as he was the first to go out and fight.
He Bin attached a small tracking device to his waistband. "You go first, we'll set up a perimeter and then follow soon."
Li Zhi put on this bulletproof vest again after ten years, but by then his temples were already gray.
He faced He Bin with his palms facing outwards, standing straight and saluting, "Captain, I'm leaving now."
"Okay, be careful in everything."
He Bin watched Li Zhi leave and immediately turned on his listening device.
Li Zhi seemed to have walked for a long time before speaking softly on the other end of the line, "There are suspicious people near the black cable, 3km east of the police station."
The masked man in black turned his back and stood behind the cable, raising his gun and aiming at Li Zhi. "Police are not allowed to get close."
Li Zhi looked at him with a sneer. How dare he be so arrogant? Can't the police even approach?!
Who among them is the police and who is the criminal?!
He shouted, "Didn't you say you'd replace one person with one policeman? I'm here! Show your boss to me!"
The man in black, wearing an earpiece, seemed to have received an order; he put away his gun, his eyes defiant.
Li Zhi didn't look at him, and walked inside expressionlessly.
Suddenly, a soft "plop" sound came from the air—the sound of flesh being pierced.
Li Zhi stared wide-eyed at his chest, where crimson blood was gushing out.
With a thud, he fell down.
His eyes were fixed on the entrance, filled with resentment.
The masked man in black lifted his mask and looked towards the entrance, clearly somewhat surprised. "Boss, aren't we going to take him hostage?"
He never expected that his boss would kill someone so suddenly and without warning.
A chilling voice came through the earpiece: "Search him. There's a signal coming from him."
The man in black looked down and suddenly met the old policeman's wide-eyed, unseeing stare. He felt a chill run down his spine, and he nervously closed his eyes before searching the man.
After a while, he took out a tracker.
"Boss, there's a bugging device!"
"Oh."
The man in black lowered his head, and a voice humming a tune came through his earpiece, "I'm in a bad mood today, so I'll kill one to appease the flag."
He looked up in confusion. Why wasn't his boss paying any attention to the bugging device?
……
The sound of a comrade falling came through the headset.
As soon as He Bin arrived at the location, he lay down on a small hillside not far away. He remained motionless, his fists clenched, and tears streaming down his face.
The eleven teammates behind him were heartbroken and their eyes were bloodshot.
No one expected them to act so quickly, even before Li Zhi entered the door.
They wiped away their tears, quickly calmed down and analyzed the situation. Did they really want them to come and exchange for the hostages?
It seems not; rather, it was a simple act of premeditated revenge.
They were retaliating against those who had arrested their associates and repeatedly cut off their sources of income and livelihoods.
“I’ll lead four men along a shortcut to the back of this hillside. There’s definitely a way in there. If we see the hostages, we’ll signal you. Besides, the rest of the people are yours.”
He Bin quickly adjusted his plan, intending to optimize the use of personnel as much as possible.
Moreover, he didn't say anything, but instead gave a thumbs-up and bent it slightly to indicate that he understood.
"The rest of you, grab your guns. Once the captain spots the hostages, the rest of you come in with me to distract them."
He Bin cautiously led his men down the small hillside and took a side route.
Moreover, his eyes were constantly darting around, observing the surrounding terrain and defensive positions.
The enemy is in the shadows, while we are in the light; we must be on guard.
"We'll split into three teams of six, two people per team. I'll go first and cover the men in black at the door. You guys take the opportunity to hide on either side of the door and see if anyone is hiding inside. If so, shoot them."
"yes! ! !"
During the battle, every second was a psychological tug-of-war, and the atmosphere seemed to become even more tense.
Soon after, He Bin's message came through the earpiece, his tone strange: "Besides, the hostages here are fake..."
Soon, a series of footsteps came from the other side.
He Bin's voice was urgent: "Besides, quickly take the men and retreat... quickly!"
Moreover, it was like being doused with a bucket of cold water, chilling him to the bone. He maintained his remaining rationality and directed his comrades to retreat.
We can't leave... The back mountain is also surrounded.
"Brother Kuang, if we can't leave, then we're not leaving. We'll fight them to the death."
Moreover, the group of six actually looked relaxed; they were determined to fight to the very end and would not be deserters.
Moreover, he immediately realized, "There are many trees around here, let's find cover, quick!"
A group of desperate thugs fired machine guns in rapid succession.
They quickly hid after the surgery, some lying behind large rocks.
Moreover, with quick reflexes, he fired a shot that killed the man in black in the middle, the one-eyed drug lord's henchman.
He narrowed his eyes and fired every single bullet with undiminished force.
The other teammates were also very helpful; as soon as someone got close, they took advantage of the terrain to shoot them.
However, the strength of six people was simply too weak, especially since they had run out of pistol bullets.
He threw down the gun in his hand, drew the dagger he had prepared before leaving that day, and was ready to fight at any moment.
Even if he dies today, he will take one or two troublemakers with him!
The disadvantage in weaponry and the disparity in numbers.
All of this is enough to drive one to despair.
The other five men also ran out of bullets.
Just then, Ye He, who was standing next to He Kuang, suddenly smiled at He Kuang and said, "Brother He, we're all having a bad day, but we're going to make it out one or two of us. I'm always the one causing trouble in the team, so I'll cover for you guys now."
There were several guns on the ground near them, all belonging to the enemy.
Moreover, she immediately realized that his words were inappropriate and tried to stop him with quick reflexes.
Ye He moved quickly, walking towards the group. "Friends, grab your guns and fight!"
He used himself as a human shield to create opportunities for everyone.
Ye He was known for his agility in the team, and now he is leaving in this way.
Besides, they got the gun from the ground.