Chapter 181 Counter-sniping!

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"Are you ready If so, let's do it," Gao Tianran said. "You've been monitoring his movements all along. No matter what happens, I don't want to see him return to the capital."

"What about Zhongding" a voice from the other end of the phone asked.

"I want an intact Zhongding Company. But..." Gao Tianran paused for a moment and smiled slightly before saying, "But even if Zhongding is damaged now, there are people who will be more eager to repair it than us. So... so that person planting a bomb at Zhongding isn't such bad news for me."

"I understand what you mean. Don't worry; I can't promise anything, but I'll do my best," the voice from the other end sounded like not Gao Tianran's subordinate but his friend.

"Alright, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Tianran rubbed his sore eyes and let out a long breath.

...

The power of the Li family in Northwest was indeed far beyond Wang Zheng's imagination. While sitting in the helicopter and looking down at the endless stream of vehicles forming a long line below him, Wang Zheng couldn't help but feel more acutely aware of the strength of this northwest Li clan.

Ten thousand people; three hours—疏散多少就疏散多少吧，希望不要引起太大的恐慌。

At this point, Wang Zheng did not dare to ask for too much and could only hope that the bomb would be successfully defused. But in that storage area, how many dangers awaited him

When the helicopter reached the airspace above the tank zone, Wang Zheng realized just how daunting his task truly was. Life comes first; he must evacuate from this hazardous area. As for what rumors will spread among the public, it's beyond Wang Zheng’s control—after all, there are always official experts to dispel rumors after any public incident.

"What's the situation" Li Tianshu asked.

"It's very difficult," Wang Zheng said as he looked at the dense network of tanks. Each tank was at least twenty or thirty meters tall, and the area covered was about one square kilometer!

These massive gas tanks were like super bombs with immense destructive power. If one exploded, it would trigger a chain reaction affecting an entire area. Destroying a single gas tank could lead to the destruction of the whole tank zone, leveling several square kilometers.

Although the thick outer layer of these gas tanks was enough to withstand fragments from ordinary artillery shells, they were relatively thin against high-explosive cluster bombs.

Li Tianshu's order was a bit late; the Black Tiger Special Forces Brigade of Ningxia Military Region had already entered the tank area to search and began定點清除發現的目標。

Wang Zheng had already changed into his gear on the helicopter. He wore a sandy-brown camouflage suit, helmet, an MK51 sniper rifle, and carried a domestically produced Type 95 assault rifle on his back. His face was painted with black and green camouflage paint. At this moment, Wang Zheng looked completely different; even Shang Shaoshi might not recognize him.

Of course, Wang Zheng could have been cool by wearing a trench coat and carrying a sniper rifle, but compared to the current gear, that would look less impressive. However, Wang Zheng didn’t have the habit of showing off on a battlefield where life and death were at stake; it wasn't smart.

Li Tianshu watched as Wang Zheng changed his outfit without hiding his admiration: "I've served in grassroots units for several years but couldn't endure such hardship. At that time, special forces seemed so distant to me. But now I never would have imagined standing before one of China's super elite special operations troops."

As Li Ye Ping’s grandson, Li Tianshu naturally knew about Long Lin.

Wang Zheng half-knelt down and inserted a knife into his boot, self-mockingly saying: "I was forced to join the ranks of the elite."

"Report: All staff in the inventory tank area have been evacuated. The Black Tiger Special Forces Brigade has discovered three suspicious individuals and are carrying out定點清除," an officer reported to Li Tianshu.

Although Li Tianshu wasn’t a formal member of the unit, his status was extremely high in the northwest region, thus naturally becoming the highest commander on site.

"Alright, have the Black Tiger Brigade cooperate with Wang Zheng's actions. Follow all orders from Wang Zheng," Li Tianshu said somewhat fiercely: "These cattle dare to cause trouble in Ningxia; I won't let them off easily."

When the helicopter was still十幾米 away from the center of the tank, a rope lowered down and Wang Zheng descended along it before landing on top of the tank. The helicopter then immediately left.

After Wang Zheng parachuted in, he immediately went prone and scanned his surroundings with his sniper rifle. He knew that the noise made by the helicopter was too loud; if anyone had been lying in wait, he would have become their target at this moment.

However, Wang Zheng’s current level of camouflage meant that even if the enemy spotted him, they’d only think of him as an ordinary special forces soldier. With his headphones on, Wang Zheng could directly communicate with Li Tianshu.

In the vast tank area, it was deathly quiet; not even a bird chirped, making it frighteningly silent. The time now pointed to 12:45.

Wang Zheng carefully scanned his surroundings and found nothing unusual within his line of sight. The closer one gets to a major battle, the more calmness is needed; if he panicked before the enemy arrived, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"I've done a scan and haven't detected any unusual electronic reactions," Li Tianshu said into his headset: "It doesn’t seem like the bomb was triggered remotely."

"Alright, I understand.

Wang Zheng was squinting his eyes, aiming carefully when suddenly a gunshot echoed through the air; one of the Black Tiger special forces members fell to the ground!

The sudden sound of gunfire reverberated throughout this petrochemical zone, causing everyone who heard it to flinch.

Far away, the soldier shot was lying on the ground, convulsing a few times before going completely still.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zheng's expression remained calm and unflinching, but his eyes tightened even further.

"This pack of beasts!" Li Tianshu had also heard the gunshot; he punched hard onto the chair in front of him with a dark expression that looked like it could drip water. "Search all buildings within two kilometers for any sign of these creatures! I want to make sure they come here but have no way out!"

Since the enemy dared to kill special forces members, it showed that they had already set up ambushes in this petrochemical zone and were not afraid of Chinese military. Clearly, their intent was to cause turmoil in the northwest.

Li Tianshu realized he and Wang Zheng both overlooked one thing: while focused on evacuating civilians and searching for bombs, they neglected the possibility that the enemy could have set up other traps or ambushes!

"Liang Li! What are you doing The boss only wanted to take out Wang Zheng; if we kill these special forces members, the Chinese military will mobilize all their resources to hunt us down. That's not a smart move! Idiot!"

In an office building one kilometer away, a black-clad person hissed into the phone.

"But that wasn't me who fired the shot! I haven't even drawn my gun yet!" The voice on the other end sounded aggrieved. "Besides us two, there must be someone else hiding in ambush."

"Someone else You really didn’t shoot" the black-clad person was taken aback.

“Of course I didn't! I couldn't even see where Wang Zheng was! This is a frame-up. We’re being framed for this crime! With one special forces member dead, we can never explain ourselves no matter how many times we do—there’s no way to escape our responsibility!”

The black-clad person didn’t speak; he clearly realized the severity of their situation.

Even though they weren't afraid of military retaliation, this put them in an unforgivable corner. If his guess was correct, Chinese forces had already started searching nearby buildings for signs of enemy presence.

The black-clad person immediately made a decision: "Just now, someone parachuted off the helicopter and landed on top of the central tank. Your position is better to shoot from; take your chance when it comes and then we’ll evacuate. Time’s running out."

"But who's to say he isn't Wang Zheng" Liang Li asked doubtfully.

"I feel we should just do it. Otherwise, we won't even know how we died," the black-clad man said impatiently.

"Alright." Li Liang agreed and fell silent. From his position, he could see exactly where Wang Zheng's gun was pointing and half of his shoulder.

If everything went as expected, this shot would eliminate him.

However, an unexpected event occurred right then and there. As soon as Li Liang aimed and prepared to pull the trigger, he saw a flash of fire from Wang Zheng's gun barrel. In an instant, he felt his skull being blown open by an immense force!

In one of the bathrooms in Zhongding Office Building, a man was half-pinned against the window with only half his head remaining, red and white brain matter splattering all over the walls!

"F*ck! What's going on Respond!" The other black-clad man heard the gunshot and immediately called out to his teammate through the radio. However, he could only hear static.

The black-clad man knew things were bad and turned around with his gun in hand, intending to leave.

But just as he turned, another bullet whizzed past and exploded into a large blood hole right at the center of his back!

The black-clad man fell on the ground and never got up again.

"Two down," Wang Zheng said after firing that shot. He immediately flipped to the edge of the tank, held onto the ladder with his elbows, and slid down it at lightning speed!

Upon hearing those two shots, Li Tianshu's heart tightened. However, when he heard Wang Zheng's voice through the radio, he could finally relax.

Wang Zheng quickly slid down the ladder, performed a somersault upon landing, and immediately took cover to one side with his gun in hand, then threw away the radio.

He dug out a smaller earpiece from his pocket and put it on. He growled into the receiver: "You f*cking He Yan, have you found where the bombs are yet"

"Wait another moment," He Yan's voice responded gravely, "it will be done soon. My people are working with Black Tiger to conduct thermal reaction tests. The area is too large; it takes some time."

Wang Zheng remained silent upon hearing this. There was no point in rushing now; patience was necessary.

However, the larger the scene, the more chances a sniper hiding somewhere could get to take shots at them. Although military forces had begun searching nearby civilian houses, it still took quite some time for that process to be completed. the cousin.Wang Zheng shook his head and sighed. He didn't have the heart to continue listening, so he buried his head under the blanket and went to sleep, hoping that Ning Yuan wouldn't suffer too m...