Volume 1: The Fierce Tiger Leaves Its Leash Chapter 4: Unyielding in the Face of Danger (Part 2)
Ling Tianxiang slowly reholstered the combat pistol he had drawn, and from the frequency of the footsteps and the lightness of the landing, it was clear that the person approaching him was not a well-trained special forces soldier, and that person had not even detected any danger. Ling Tianxiang gripped the dagger in his mouth with his hand, while shrinking his body as much as possible into the shadow of the jeep. Before long, a swaying figure appeared between the two jeeps, and the person took two steps forward before the sound of opening the zipper was heard.
A pungent smell of stench and alcohol wafted over, Ling Tianxiang shrank in the shadows without moving, while tensely paying attention to the figure. When the searchlight on the tower swept across the person, Ling Tianxiang only then discovered that he wasn't wearing a military uniform, but rather a khaki-colored tactical vest, clearly indicating that he wasn't a soldier, but rather an employee of "Blackwater" company. According to US military regulations, soldiers are absolutely not allowed to drink while on combat deployment.
Perhaps the time was too long, and this bubble of urine lasted for two minutes. Finally, that person shook and pulled back the zipper. Ling Tianxiang didn't care about the man's life. In his opinion, all the mercenaries in "Black Water" company deserved to die. However, his goal now was to rescue Wei Daming, not to kill people. At least before rescuing Wei Daming, he couldn't start killing indiscriminately, lest he scare away the snake by hitting the grass. But that mercenary seemed to be tired of living. After taking two steps, he felt something was wrong and shook his head, turning around unsteadily.
At the critical moment, Ling Tianxiang did not hesitate at all. Before that person turned around, Ling Tianxiang had already taken two steps to his back, and his left hand quickly covered that person's mouth. The dagger in his right hand stabbed into the lower side of the right scapula, cutting off the spine and then inserting it into the heart. At the moment the dagger entered the heart, that mercenary had become a corpse. Due to stimulation, the corpse kept twitching, and the sphincter lost control. A strong fecal odor came out from the corpse. Ling Tianxiang dragged the corpse back between the jeeps, and only after confirming that it was dead did he push the corpse under the chassis of the jeep. The entire assassination action was very clean and swift, taking less than five seconds.
After wiping the blood off the dagger, Ling Tianxiang cautiously looked around and confirmed that no one had discovered him before putting away the dagger and pulling out a combat pistol equipped with a silencer. Now it was time to enter the military camp, but where should he start searching? Ling Tianxiang's gaze fell on the barracks in front of him, but he immediately gave up the idea of searching the barracks. There were nearly 500 US military personnel stationed here, as well as at least over a hundred employees of "Blackwater" company, all crowded inside the two rows of barracks. It was impossible that Wei Daming would also be detained here. His gaze then fell on the command center.
There was no field hospital in the camp, but Wei Daming had already been injured when he was captured. The injury was not light, so would the US military treat him at the command post or rush to rescue him in the nearby warehouse? Both places were possible, and Ling Tianxiang thought so, and also had a clear idea.
After the jeep patrolling around the camp passed by again, Ling Tianxiang quickly left his hiding place and arrived at the north side of the barracks area, which was close to the command post. Just as he had judged outside the camp earlier, there was indeed a mortar position behind the command post, with six sandbagged emplacements, probably deploying 82mm caliber mortars.
Ling Tianxiang hid himself in the shadow of the house, and after seeing those mortars, Ling Tianxiang hesitated a bit. After he rescued Wei Daming, the threat from these mortars would be huge, and they had to think of a way to blow them up. The problem was that in their two-man sniper team, it was the spotter who carried the explosive device, and Ling Tianxiang didn't have any C4 explosives on him. Finally, Ling Tianxiang's gaze fell on the warehouse west of the command post.
Suddenly, a commotion came from the house behind him. Ling Tianxiang immediately raised his pistol and then heard the sound of someone turning over in bed. He let out a sigh of relief as the American soldiers inside were sleeping soundly, which was a good sign. Finally, Ling Tianxiang glanced at the warehouse again, and after the searchlight on the tower swept past him, he quickly rushed out.
From the barracks north to the warehouse, you need to pass through the command post. Ling Tianxiang has been active in the shadows all along. The searchlights on those towers are controlled by computers and have a certain activity pattern. This is one of the major drawbacks of the US military's over-reliance on computers. If it were manually controlled, it would be difficult to determine its activity pattern.
When Ling Tianxiang arrived at the outside of the command post, he stopped his footsteps and heard voices coming from inside. It seemed like several people were discussing something, but due to the obstruction of the wall, Ling Tianxiang couldn't hear very clearly. After confirming that the voices came from the door side, Ling Tianxiang quickly raised his head and glanced inside through the window corner. There were five people in the command post, including two military personnel - a lieutenant colonel and an officer with unclear rank. The other three were middle-aged men wearing ordinary combat vests, who seemed to be mercenaries from "Blackwater" company, and they appeared to be the leaders. Most importantly, Ling Tianxiang had confirmed that Wei Daming was not being held in the command post, so he could only be held in the warehouse. Thinking of this, Ling Tianxiang looked at the warehouse beside him.
Two minutes later, Ling Tianxiang arrived at the back of the warehouse. He quickly glanced at his watch, 2:38, he had already been inside the US military base for seventeen minutes. The patrol car outside had passed by twice, and the US military might discover the hole in the barbed wire fence at any time. They must rescue Wei Daming as soon as possible!
The noise from the warehouse caught Ling Tianxiang's attention, and after the US patrol car passed by on the highway outside the camp, Ling Tianxiang quickly climbed up to the skylight about two meters above the ground, took a glance inside the warehouse, and then fell back to the ground. This one glance was enough, just as he had expected, the warehouse was stocked with a large amount of military supplies, most importantly, Wei Daming was tied to a pillar in the warehouse, several Americans wearing only tank tops were interrogating him, while two others who appeared to be military doctors were treating Wei's arm and shoulder injuries.
"Damn it!" Ling Tianxiang cursed in a low voice, and then quickly calmed down. He repeatedly warned himself in his heart, he couldn't get excited, absolutely not at this time lose control! The sharp blade rolled away like a fierce tiger, the fourth section of "Crisis Averted" (continued)
