Chapter 21: Sneak in

"Actuary? What do you mean?" Gross frowned and looked at the young man who was tied to a chair in handcuffs. .しw0. Unlike them, this young man does not have the slightest military aura, on the contrary he has too much bookish aura. Some thin physique, and the pair of glasses he wore, made him more like a college student than a military fighter.
"My profession, I used to be called an aide, a teacher, or a staff officer." Mr. Jiang shrugged and said, "It is equivalent to a strategic planner. Now that you have read "Sun Tzu", don't you know the records about temple calculations? But if the temple counts winners, it must be counted as much; if the temple is not counted without a battle, it must be counted as less. The more counts wins, the less counts the less, and in the case of no count! You are responsible for fighting, and I'm responsible for counting."
Gross waved his hand, "I am not interested in this, I just want to know when they will attack at noon?"
"I can't talk about this." Mr. Jiang shook his head. "There are two reasons. First of all, this is just my preliminary judgment. I am tied here and cannot check your tactical deployment. Therefore, I cannot make reasonable decisions based on the actual situation. The second reason is also the most important. I’m here on behalf of Morningstar to conduct a third-party evaluation of your actual confrontation. So I can’t help you, and I won’t make any behavior that affects the direction of the battle.

"Do you want to die?" Gross said coldly.
"Mr. Gross, maybe you are a rogue mercenary who doesn't respect the spirit of the contract. But I am an actuary who respects the contract." Mr. Jiang smiled slightly, "Besides killing me, you are offending the seniors of Morningstar. And Morningstar is a world-class expert on military security issues and has inextricable connections with all parties. Provoking them is much more serious than stabbing a hornet’s nest. So don’t threaten me, and I am not threatened.

Gross turned around in silence, walked to the command room, and said to the men next to him, "From now on, let everyone be on guard. In addition, find two more people and show me Mr. Jiang. As long as he is If there is a change, kill him immediately. This person is very dangerous."
"He is just a company accountant, and I can kill him with one finger." The Israeli mercenary said disapprovingly.
Gross shook his head, "This person is not simple. He is definitely not an ordinary security assessor. I suspect that he has another purpose. Maybe Silver Wolf Michelle sent the undercover agent. You know that Silver Wolf has a certain degree in Morningstar. Influence. In order for his people to be able to win, he might put a spy in in the name of a military security assessor."
"Just him, that gentle guy came to be an undercover agent? He's almost a college assistant or a librarian, and Silver Wolf won't look at this kind of person even if he is blind?" The big mercenary sneered.
"Not the best, but we have to guard. As long as we watch him hard, he won't be able to turn the sky. Seventy-two hours later, the confrontation will end. Then he won't matter." Gross groaned. "However, what he said just now reminds me that the enemy does not have to attack at night. Now let everyone strengthen their guard. The key position is to add double posts. Don't leave a chance for the opponent."
On the hillside not far from the military fortress, Lin Rui and others were observing the movement of the fortress through telescopes. Qin Fen put down the binoculars and frowned slightly, "The situation is not so good. Gross seems to have a premonition. The fortress has been clearly strengthened and mobile inspections have become more frequent. Xiaolin, are you sure, otherwise we will wait. It should be more advantageous to drag it until the evening."
"No, they will be more careful at night. Now they can be surprised and caught off guard." Lin Rui thought for a while, "OK, arrange the task. Qin Fen, Peng Lefeng and Chen Nanqing and I are responsible for sneaking in. Tiger, you are responsible for coping with the outside. Are the tools ready?"
"Get ready early. Diving suit is a small underwater gas cutting equipment." Qin Fen took out a camouflage bag with a complete set of underwater gas cutting equipment. Lin Rui nodded, and several people quickly put on diving suits and silently arranged their weapons. In order to prevent water from affecting the performance of the weapon, these weapons and equipment must be put into a sealed bag when they dive. Only after coming out of the water can it be taken out and used.
After everything was prepared, Lin Rui put on his diving goggles and made a gesture to Ahu who was left behind. Then the four of them touched the hillside and dived quietly in a hidden place. The water in the mountains is a bit cold, and the water is a bit muddy, and the visibility under water is not very good.
It took Lin Rui and others some time to find the entrance to the sewer. He turned around and made a gesture to Qin Fen. Qin Fen took out the gas cutting equipment. This torch is specially made and can be ignited underwater with electronic ignition. Originally used for underwater operations such as cabin repairs, steel plates can be easily cut. The iron fence used to deal with the sewers is of course not a problem. They easily cut open the underwater iron fence and smoothly sneaked inward along the pipeline.
A series of blisters slowly appeared on the cold water of the sewer, and a person wearing a diving goggles slowly exposed his head, followed by another. The four members of the fifth team have successfully sneaked into the waterway under the military fortress. Lin Rui took off the diving goggles, looked around, took out the building drawings and looked at it, and said in a low voice, "We are here. This is the sewage pipe. The door in front should be the sewage pump house marked on the drawing. ."
Qin Fen also came up underwater, took off the diving goggles and respirator on his head, and looked around and said, "I just want to know, where is the exit to the ground? The smell here is really unpleasant."
"Do you expect any good taste in the sewer?" Peng Lefeng, another team member, smiled.
"Okay, don't talk nonsense." Lin Rui knelt down and said, "There are many exits to the ground, but it is very difficult to not be found. Look at this, and here are all within the fire control area of ​​the sniper tower. , As long as it shows up, it will be discovered. So we have to find another way. I personally think that this place is the most suitable." His hand pointed to a certain position on the building plan.
"Are you crazy, that location is only more than five meters away from the sniper tower." Qin Fen's expression changed.
"I'm not crazy, the closer the distance is, the less people on the tower will find it. Because the horizon on the tower is wide, he won't stare at his feet instead." Lin Rui smiled slyly.
Chen Nanqing nodded and said, "Yes, standing on a high place, with wide eyesight, but there are also limitations and blind spots. This is the same as the traditional black under the lamp."
"But when we got to the sniper tower five meters away, we couldn't advance, nor could we retreat. It's easy to be spotted with a little movement, but we can't always squat there, right?" Qin Fen said helplessly.
"Of course we can't wait like this. In fact, we only need to go out for three to five minutes before we have to withdraw to the sewer." Lin Rui looked at them and said, "The reason why we went out there was to clear the sniper tower. Shooter, clear obstacles for our next move."
Qin Fen thought for a while and said, "I observed before coming. There should be two people at this sniper spot. One is a sniper and the other is an observer. As long as they are removed, then at least this area will be safe."
Lin Rui nodded and said, "For the sake of safety, Peng Lefeng and I went up secretly. You are responsible for the cover. After clearing this sniper spot, Peng Lefeng is responsible for taking over the sniper spot. When other teams enter, provide them with remote assistance. And we must rush to the next target before the patrol passes through this area. Lefeng, remember to keep wireless contact. You have a good view from above and can provide us with guidance when necessary to avoid danger."
Peng Lefeng nodded and said, "No problem."
After the discussion, Lin Rui walked in front and waved slightly to signal Peng Lefeng to follow. But as he approached the exit, he suddenly stopped and clenched a fist with one hand to stop.
"What's the matter?" Peng Lefeng whispered.
"The situation is a bit wrong." Lin Rui frowned.
Peng Lefeng looked around vigilantly, looked up again, and lowered his voice, "Nothing is wrong, I didn't find anything abnormal. The manhole cover of the sewer exit is on it. And Ahu is still outside the fortress. Observe in situ on the hillside, and he will notify us if there is an abnormal situation outside."
Lin Rui shook his head and said in a low voice, "Still wrong."
"What's wrong?" Peng Lefeng frowned.
"Look at these metal ladders." Lin Rui said solemnly, "This military fortress was built during the Cold War in the last century, and the sewers were too humid. Therefore, the metal ladders are corroded severely. But you see, the top ones Compared with the following iron steps, the degree of rust is obviously lighter."
"What happened then?" Peng Lefeng said inexplicably.
"Don't understand? This means that someone has been here recently, but they didn't go down to the bottom, but only a few steps. So the rust of the upper iron steps was stepped on, but the ones below didn't. So It seems that the corrosion of the upper iron steps is better than the lower ones." Lin Rui frowned, "The key is why this person didn't come down. If it was Gross's mercenary team to inspect this sewer, they have no reason not to come down. Unless. ..."
"Unless what?" Peng Lefeng asked in surprise.
Lin Rui seemed to remember something suddenly, and immediately held Peng Lefeng, and pulled down the infrared monocular on his helmet. After careful observation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It's dangerous. Lefeng, we have already played back and forth at Guimenguan just now. Look at the top of the well wall, where is the position more than one meter closer to the manhole cover?"
Peng Lefeng also opened the infrared monocular. Under the display of this monocular with thermal imaging function, there is a clear heat source above the well wall near the manhole cover. Peng Lefeng's heart jumped wildly, astonished, "Inductive bomb."
"Yes, it is a booby trap, which is well hidden against the wall of the well. It uses inductive triggering, so you must bring your own battery. However, the battery will slightly heat up during use, so it will be under thermal imaging. Shows the source of heat. The people from Gross have been here, but not to check the sewer, but to install a bomb at the mouth of the well. They also thought of the way we can think of sneaking." Lin Rui lowered his voice.
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