Chapter 627: Chapter 285: On-Site Intelligence
Then he grabbed Liu Weijun and slowly retreated down the stairs.
"Click," Gao Bo chambered the weapon, pressed his body against the wall, angled forty-five degrees upward and outward, and pressed the muzzle against the door lock.
"Inhale, exhale..."
"Bang——!"
With a shot, the bullet shattered the door lock. Gao Bo kicked open a crack in the fire escape door, and Gu Ji swiftly tossed the concussion bomb through the gap and then grabbed the collar of Gao Bo’s tactical vest, pulling him back.
Just a second later.
"Da da da da..."
"Bang! Bang!"
An instant barrage of bullets formed a web of firepower, engulfing the area. The Myanmar-made MA-1 MK.1 automatic rifle’s 7.62-caliber intermediate power rounds easily pierced through the metal of the safety door, splattering against the railings and walls of the corridor, leaving dent after dent.
What!?
Liu Weijun, Zhou Yang, and Wu Kang all stared wide-eyed in shock, and Gao Bo was even more frightened, his face drained of blood.
If Gu Ji hadn’t changed the breaching method.
If they had followed the usual approach and rushed in, spearhead Gao Bo and second position Liu Weijun would have already been riddled with bullets. Despite the ballistic plates in their tactical vests, they were useless under such an intense web of firepower.
"Everyone, ’headshot,’ repeat, ’headshot’!!"
Gu Ji tightened his grip on Gao Bo’s shoulder and suddenly issued this command over the tactical headset.
They were still overwhelmed by the danger and pressure from the web of firepower.
Suddenly realizing they had encountered an "ambush," which meant the Bai family’s forces included specially trained professionals, who were likely also wearing bulletproof vests!
"Boom!"
"Ah——!"
When the concussion bomb exploded in the corridor, Gao Bo cleared his mind of fear, kicked open the safety door already riddled by enemy fire, and charged out first under pressure, with Gu Ji following closely.
The two moved in an offset pattern, high and low, left and right, cross-firing.
"Da da da..."
"Spotted numerous hostiles! Da da!"
The armed men hiding behind the walls were gritting their teeth and screaming from the blinding flash and deafening bang of the concussion bomb. Standing in front of Gao Bo and Gu Ji, the two of them alternately fired their gun barrels across the targets’ heads, executing enemy after enemy at their feet.
"Ding! Thud thud..."
"Grenade! Take cover!!"
While firing, Gu Ji never forgot the two people hiding in the office. As expected, in the brief moment of crossfire, a round object rolled out from the office.
He urgently pulled Gao Bo and rolled backward, diving away.
Meanwhile, Zhang Wenjun and the others who had followed them in immediately took cover back into the hallway upon Gu Ji’s warning.
"Boom!"
The explosion’s flash sent shards flying everywhere, shattering the surrounding flower pots and glass partitions. Some fragments hit Gu Ji’s back.
Fortunately, he was wearing a bulletproof panel, strong enough to withstand the 7.62 intermediate power rounds.
"Ah ah ah——!"
After the explosion, one of the armed men, a brawny thug, charged at Gu Ji and the special police with a machete in hand and a heavy vest strapped to his body.
Gu Ji instantly recognized.
This guy was undoubtedly a desperate criminal controlled by "paradise" drugs, and the frightening part was, the vest he wore wasn’t a bulletproof vest, it looked more like...
"Headshot! Zhou Yang! Headshot!!"
He didn’t have time to explain and yelled at the top of his lungs while desperately dragging Gao Bo to retreat.
In the corridor stairwell.
The moment Zhou Yang heard the shout, he decisively moved his gun barrel, targeting and locking onto the thug’s head, "Bang!"
With one shot, the thug’s forehead was precisely pierced by the bullet.
Blood spurted like a pillar.
Then the body collapsed to the ground, and just as Zhou Yang was about to report to Gu Ji, in the blink of an eye, the vest on the corpse suddenly emitted a "beep" sound.
"Shit!"
"Boom——!"
Instantly, the vest on the corpse exploded, shooting up.
Flames and smoke covered the entire area, the powerful shockwave deafening, shattering the remains of those killed by Gu Ji into pieces, flesh flying everywhere, and the entire glass of the fourth-floor corridor shattered, sending countless tiles splintering in all directions.
Suicide vest!!
"Team Three! I heard a massive explosion upstairs, report the situation immediately! Report immediately!"
"Cough cough cough... this is Team Three! A massive explosion occurred on site! Gu Ji! Gao Bo!"
"Report! We’re fine!"
At the corridor corner, Gu Ji helped Gao Bo to stand against the wall, the air thick with the acrid smell of gunpowder and burning substances. As the air flowed, the smoke and dust raged on, creating an intense heat.
"Phew... No casualties on site!"
Zhang Wenjun immediately relayed the situation to Bi Xin.
Meanwhile, Gu Ji hurriedly raised his gun, aiming at the direction of the office from which the grenade had been thrown. Without a doubt, the ones orchestrating the ambush and sending suicide-vested assailants were behind those doors!
"The ’Fourth-floor Hostage’ is likely false intelligence! Watch out for enemies ahead! Da da da!"
"Quickly support Gao Bo and Gu Ji! Quickly!"
On the massive LED screen, they could clearly see Zhang Wenjun urging Liu Weijun, Zhou Yang, and Zhao Hua to rush up and support Gu Ji and Gao Bo.
Xia Kingdom, Ningzhou, Dragon and Tiger Assault Team Command Center.
Wearing a white shirt, Li Ruilin, and Lei Wanshan in his combat uniform, stood before the screen showing the transmitted front-line footage, analyzing and directing operations.
Seeing this scene, Li Ruilin let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, no casualties on site."
Just a moment ago, when Gu Ji and the others were attacked by the gunfire behind the door, his heart was secretly tense.
After all, Team Three had just been formed as a new unit. Despite Zhang Wenjun’s rich experience as a veteran member, he had been away from Dragon and Tiger for years, and his reflexes and tactics had become somewhat outdated.
When the explosive vest detonated,
The shockwave briefly disrupted signal transmission, compounded by the site being covered in smoke and dust, which made Li Ruilin anxious, fearing that his eagerness to train these elites would "push them too hard," leading to tragedy.
Fortunately, Gu Ji and Gao Bo were ultimately unharmed.
Otherwise, Li Ruilin would regret it for life.
"You know, at critical moments, this kid Gu Ji has quite the sharp mind. His observational skills and experience probably even outmatched yours, isn’t that right, Mr. Lei?"
"That requires long-term extensive combat experience and keeping nerves consistently tense to the highest degree."
Lei Wanshan slightly squinted his eyes, fixating on the screen, watching Gu Ji’s gunholding stance. Whatever this kid had been through was unknown, but he decisively pressed the intercom button: "Zhang Wenjun, hand over command of Team Three’s operations to Gu Ji!"
"Understood!"
Inside the fourth floor of the Jinyuan Building.
Upon hearing Lei Wanshan’s voice over the tactical headset, Zhang Wenjun, acknowledging Gu Ji’s night combat experience exceeded his own, shouted without hesitation: "Gu Ji, you take command of the operation."
"Received." Gu Ji responded with just one word and continued to pull the trigger, providing suppression against the mercenaries in the office, "Advance! Suppress their living space, Monk!"
Upon hearing the command, Liu Weijun saw Gu Ji make a gesture with his left hand, as if signaling to split with his fingers before his eyes. He then drew a concussion bomb from his tactical vest, pulled the pin, and hurled it into the office.
"Boom!"
"Advance! Quickly!"
At the moment the concussion bomb exploded, Gu Ji pushed forward with Gao Bo, the two entering the room at a corner angle. Eyes fixed on a shadow behind the diagonal office desk, they quickly pulled the trigger, "Da da!"
A shot rang out beside him.
Gao Bo equally hit a shadow.
Fearing the opponent might still be wearing a bulletproof vest, rendering them capable of resistance after falling, Gu Ji decisively pulled the trigger again, aiming for the head.
"Target confirmed dead."
"God, why are these militants so dark-skinned? They’re not from Asia!"
