Chapter 312: Chapter 312 Dispute_1
The four of them finished preparing and continued on their way with Ye Fei.
After about a thousand meters, they stopped again.
"Bao Ji, from here on out, if we continue forward, I believe we’ll be entering the enemy’s encirclement. You have ten minutes to scout. See how many of them there are, what equipment they’ve got, and their exact positions!"
"Yes!"
Just as Bao Ji was about to leave, Ye Fei stopped him.
"Hold on, it’s not necessary. I’ll sense it myself."
Having said that, Ye Fei closed his eyes, taking on the air of someone breathing in nature.
The four men watched, completely baffled, wondering what in the world this guy was up to.
Quickly, Ye Fei opened his eyes: "Centered on the enemy’s nest, there are twenty people each to the east, south, west, and north. The positions are here, here, and here."
As he spoke, he marked the ambush locations on the map with a pen.
Long Wei, Hu Meng, Bao Ji, and Lang Nue stared in dumbfounded confusion, nearly bursting into laughter.
"Mr. Ye, don’t you think you’re treating this mission as a joke? If we could determine the enemy’s ambush details with just a guess, wouldn’t that make all our years of hard training and researchers’ relentless development a joke?"
"You misunderstand, I’m not guessing, I’m..."
Before Ye Fei could finish, Long Wei interrupted him forcefully, "Alright, Mr. Ye, we’re the experts in this area, so let’s leave it to us to handle. Bao Ji!"
"Yes!"
Bao Ji saluted, activated his heat detection device, and vanished from their sight with the speed of lightning.
In less than ten minutes, Bao Ji returned to his starting point.
He was looking at Ye Fei with an incredulous expression.
"Bao Ji, what are you dazing for? Hurry up and report your reconnaissance to the squad leader!" Lang Nue urged.
"Oh."
Bao Ji spread out the map, pointing to the spots Ye Fei had marked earlier while his mouth twitched.
"The information I scouted is exactly the same as what Mr. Ye said."
"What?!"
The other three men stared in surprise.
"Bao Ji, are you sure you didn’t make a mistake?"
"Damn! Are you questioning me? Have I ever screwed up all these years?"
"Well, that’s true..."
Now the four were even more confused and turned their gazes to Ye Fei.
"Mr. Ye, did the captain send you the latest intel just now? Why didn’t you tell us earlier instead of playing mysterious games? This isn’t helpful, is it?"
"Exactly, Mr. Ye, we’re here to help you. If there’s intel, you need to share it with us right away. Keeping things to yourself could cause problems!"
The group did not believe that Ye Fei could discern the enemy’s positions just by sensing.
They thought Ye Fei was deliberately mythologizing himself, so their tone became somewhat discourteous.
Ye Fei couldn’t be bothered to explain. Seeing that it was getting late, he urged them on.
"Alright, let’s get on with the next step."
Long Wei sighed and unfolded the map: "Hu Meng, Bao Ji, the two of you take care of the twenty people to the south. Lang Nue, you and Mr. Ye handle the twenty on the north side. I’ll take the east."
"Once all three groups of enemies are taken care of, we’ll converge and annihilate the enemy to the west. Everyone got it?"
"Got it!"
"Good, let’s go!"
"Wait a minute."
Ye Fei interjected, "Look, in two more hours it’ll be dark. To avoid complications, we should end the battle quickly. Your plan is too complicated."
"Complicated?"
All four of them laughed in unison.
Over the years, they had carried out hundreds of high-level missions and had numerous achievements.
No one had ever questioned their meticulous planning.
What right did this outsider have to make such comments?
Although they were quite displeased with Ye Fei, out of respect for their captain, they did not cause a scene right then and there.
Lang Nue, laced with a hint of mockery, said, "Mr. Ye, you say the squad leader’s plan is complicated, so what bright ideas do you have?"
Ye Fei, unapologetic and in the interest of saving time to prevent Diku Venerable from escaping, simply stated, "Long Wei, Hu Meng, the two of you deal with the enemies to the east; Bao Ji, Lang Nue, you guys take care of the south side. I’ll handle the remaining two directions."
"What?!"
All four were taken aback.
Hu Meng laughed loudly, "Mr. Ye, this is a war. Can you stop joking around? Even with Bao Ji’s speed and my strength, we wouldn’t dare claim to eliminate enemies from two sides quietly and quickly!"
"That’s forty fully armed thugs there, are you kidding?"
Bao Ji and Lang Nue also laughed, "Mr. Ye, we know you’re capable, but this arrangement seems a bit overconfident, don’t you think?"
"How about we stick to the captain’s plan? If you can’t deliver, it’s a minor hiccup; but if you expose us prematurely affecting the whole mission, that would be real trouble."
Ye Fei smiled faintly and insisted, "Don’t worry, as long as there are no issues on your end, there won’t be any problems."
"I’m saying..."
"Enough! No more arguing, let’s do as Mr. Ye has suggested."
Hu Meng wanted to make fun of him but was stopped by Long Wei.
Then, the five of them proceeded according to plan.
They dashed off in three different directions.
In the radio chatter among the four.
"Squad leader, why did you actually listen to that Ye guy? Isn’t this just reckless? How can he possibly eliminate the guards on two fronts without being exposed? It’s utterly implausible!"
"I don’t believe he can do it either, haha, let’s just get ready for when we’re exposed. Let’s not get dragged down by him."
"Man, I’ve seen the arrogant, but never anyone this arrogant. I don’t get it, what was the captain thinking to befriend such an idiot."
"Enough, enough! We came here as a favor to the captain anyway. Whatever he says, we listen. Just be alert and ready to clean up after him if necessary."
"Yeah, got it. We’ve really hit rock bottom this time!"
