Chapter 108

"Everyone pay attention, the target may be carrying other weapons, search carefully, ensure safety!" Chen Shanming immediately conveyed the order via the communicator after his call with Fan Tianlei.

It can be said that, among everyone present, no one understands Xiezi better than Fan Tianlei.

He knew that Xiezi was far more than just ruthless and cruel.

This person's thinking is extremely rigorous, his actions rarely have loopholes, and he usually prepares a backup in advance.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have escaped so easily the previous few times.

Now, he has successfully left that small village, and the first place he is likely to go is where he previously hid his weapons and equipment.

Given Xiezi's caution, crossing the border, he would definitely not bring only a few pistols.

Especially in the jungle, if one waits until the opponent enters pistol range, there is simply no way to escape.

In one, at a glance `no, one mistake version%!'

But soon he realized that, in terms of experience and judgment, he seemed inferior to this new recruit.

With this speed, who could they catch? If they delay a bit longer, Xiezi might already have crossed the border, right? Although they had already informed the border defense forces after the operation began, requesting them to increase patrols to assist in the capture, such a long border line is not that easy. Of course, besides the four of them, the several other teams that had been dispersed around the small village for defense are also now converging toward this direction.

"Chen Instructor, I request the command center to perform satellite positioning for me, then report my position to a team, letting them take the point 180 meters ahead of me as the center and quickly close to within 200 meters." Liu Xiaotian reported via the communicator to Chen Shanming.

"Good!" Chen Shanming replied with just one word, then immediately conveyed Liu Xiaotian's request to He Zhijun and Fan Tianlei.

Although Xu Tianlong had fairly rich experience, staying highly tense in the absence of any discoveries or suspicious phenomena is certainly not an easy task.

He Chen Guang and Wang Yanbing followed the instructions, but Xu Tianlong had some doubts.

At this moment, Xu Tianlong really began to doubt Liu Xiaotian's motives.

However, to detour from there toward the jungle or head straight for the border would require at least an additional five kilometers.

"Could Xiezi have water in his brain?" Xu Tianlong asked in a low voice, "Liu Xiaotian, are you sure?"

He absolutely has this confidence.

You let a mason do some carpentry work across trades—it's still a skill, somewhat understandable; but if you let a barber treat hair loss, wouldn't that be going too far? Although Xu Tianlong harbored doubts, Chen Shanming had previously instructed that command of the mission be given to Liu Xiaotian; this officer of lieutenant rank could only temporarily obey orders.

However, after resuming the advance, Liu Xiaotian's speed noticeably dropped.

Just as Fan Tianlei had guessed, Xiezi had indeed made thorough preparations before entering the small village, which also included the wildcat's tunnel.

For a moment, the other three became tense.

And Xiezi, naturally, should cross the border in the shortest possible time and return to his own turf to be considered completely safe.

As long as he has a gun in his hand, no one can detain him!

But this time, he very wisely chose not to speak.

After they had moved forward more than 200 meters in a prone crawl following Liu Xiaotian's indicated direction, the scout leading the way, Liu Xiaotian, suddenly stopped. "Everyone be careful; according to my judgment, the target is right behind that earthen ridge ahead."

"Warning! Danger to the front-left!"

"I'm sure!" Liu Xiaotian's reply was concise and clear.

Therefore, Fan Tianlei judged that Xiezi would certainly hide weapons somewhere around the area before entering the small village, as a precaution.

As for the basis of his judgment, he felt no need to explain, and there wasn't a perfect explanation anyway.

The reason the four of them came this way to search is also because of that.

Twenty kilometers straight ahead is the border, and in between they must cross a jungle about five kilometers wide. To the front-left, however, lies merely a meadow; although the wild grass averages over half a meter in height, a person lying prone would be hard to spot.

"Pay attention to the front-left!" Liu Xiaotian shouted in a low voice after dropping prone.

For example… the Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifle that Xiezi is holding now, and the Kalashnikov automatic rifle in Ahong's hands.

After all, according to normal logic, someone desperately fleeing who has temporarily shaken off pursuit will certainly choose the shortest route to leave and head to what they consider a safe area.

Could it be that he claims he smelled it with his nose? That would be stealing the job of military dogs; crossing borders is permissible, but there must be a limit.

He harbors no jealousy; he merely feels that although Liu Xiaotian, this new recruit, possesses strong military quality—even surpassing his own as a veteran of nearly ten years—in terms of experience, he is still inferior.

"Shush..." Liu Xiaotian almost hit the ground prone the instant Jiaweis's voice hadn't fully faded; the other three, though not understanding why, instinctively followed suit, dropping prone and vigilantly observing their surroundings.

After Liu Xiaotian's group of four left the tunnel entrance and had advanced about 300 meters forward, Jiaweis's voice suddenly sounded:

Once surrounded, a pistol's effectiveness is actually not much greater than that of a slingshot.

The Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifle is the "genuine" version of the Type 79 sniper rifle; as for the AK-47, there's no need to say more.

Gripping that Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifle, Xiezi's perpetually uneasy heart finally settled.

After waiting silently for a moment, Liu Xiaotian gestured with his hand to the three, meaning to increase distance and continue advancing in a fan-shaped encirclement.

Even so, Xu Tianlong still believed that Xiezi now had a higher probability of having escaped the encirclement.

Perhaps the names of these two rifles may seem unfamiliar to some, but if we call them the Type 79 sniper rifle and the AK-47 rifle, they would look more familiar, right?

And these two rifles are merely a part of the weapons he had previously hidden.

Three minutes later, Liu Xiaotian's position fix was completed; Chen Shanming immediately notified the several teams converging nearby to issue orders, directing them to quickly close in according to the position designated by Liu Xiaotian.

As for why Liu Xiaotian didn't directly request the command center… it's because the communicator capable of directly linking to satellite signals is truly too expensive; the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade still cannot apply for such precious equipment.

At this moment, on the three-dimensional dynamic display before Liu Xiaotian's eyes, the figures of Xiezi and Ahong showed no intention of leaving.

It seems Xiezi is waiting for something…

(End of Chapter)