Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The whole atmosphere was indescribably awkward.
Lin Qi went and came back, saying apologetically: “The captain asked you to go over, saying this is your position and no one can replace it.”
Xiao Jing gritted her teeth, picked up her pistol and walked out of the hall hesitantly.
It was a bit chilly around the B&B because it was already the second half of the night and the temperature had dropped sharply.
Xiao Jing lay in the grass, and it seemed as if a flying insect was crawling across her forehead. She did not care whether these insects would bite her, and just remained alert and motionless.
“Are you avoiding me on purpose?” A deep male voice sounded from behind her.
Xiao Jing was alert, so her back stiffened involuntarily. She replied guiltily: “The captain is wrong, I just thought it should be fair.”
“What’s the fair way?”
“The original grouping was Lin Qi and you. You shouldn’t have abused your power and deliberately replaced us.” Xiao Jing blurted out.
“Did I replace you on purpose?” Shen Chengfeng repeated with interest, and then said, “Yes, I did it on purpose.”
“This is unfair to Lin Qi. This is his first mission and he should have your protection.”
“Do you think it’s safer to follow me?” Shen Chengfeng pushed aside the grass, staring at the movement ahead without blinking, and said coldly: “The soldiers who follow me will never feel safer, because they don’t need my protection at all.”
“…”
“Unless you feel you need my protection.”
“I don’t need it.” Xiao Jing held the gun tightly with both hands and whispered, “I was wrong.”
“I don’t know what nonsense Xiao Zheng said to you that made you suddenly resist me, but Lieutenant Xiao, you know in your heart that I have always treated you equally. What I want is for my soldiers to be able to return from every mission safely, rather than deliberately creating a sense of security for them, making them feel that every time they go on a mission, they have no worries, and even if they fail, there are people behind them to support them.”
Xiao Jing went silent.
“We special forces complete every mission with our lives, not by luck. No one can guarantee that we won’t be blown away by a bomb or pierced by a bullet next time. What I can do is to bring out their greatest potential and let them know that they are never weak. Strong people don’t need the security of having someone behind them.”
“Yes, Captain.”
Shen Chengfeng raised his hand and gently brushed away the bugs in Xiao Jing’s hair, his expression as indifferent as ever, “Don’t tell me that I take special care of you anymore, that’s just a sign of your contempt and lack of trust in yourself.”
Xiao Jing thought about it and nodded solemnly, “Yes, Captain.”
“Pay close attention. The second half of the night will not be so peaceful.”
Xiao Jing nodded solemnly, her eyes fixed forward, as she said, “Captain, are we going to the real battlefield next?”
Shen Chengfeng glanced at the small figure beside him and did not respond.
Xiao Jing gripped the gun even harder and said, “If I can’t go back, can you tell my mother a message for me?”
“No need.” Shen Chengfeng refused without hesitation.
Xiao Jing pursed her lips and smiled, “Captain is right, I don’t think it’s necessary. I’m sure we can get out of this mission safely.”
Shen Chengfeng glanced at the figure beside him through the bits of moonlight shining in. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with the kind of smile that could not be helped, very light and faint, but very real.
Xiao Jing felt something crawling on her neck. She rubbed it but didn’t dare to move too much.
Shen Chengfeng raised his hand and calmly caught the spider for him.
Xiao Jing felt his touch and instinctively shrank her neck, tilted her head, and looked into his eyes.
The light was dim and the vision in the bush was hazy. Xiao Jing blinked and saw a face close to her. His breath was slightly hot and it seemed to carry the scent of biscuits when it fell on her face.
The moonlight happened to fall as a tiny dot between his eyebrows. His handsome features were serious, even cold, especially his eyes. They were so dark, so dark that it seemed to devour his body. She seemed to be imprisoned in his pupils with nowhere to escape.
For a moment, Xiao Jing was lost in thought.
“Bang.” A grenade fell from the sky and hit the middle of the yard heavily, and with a bang, the fruit tree that was originally in bloom and bearing fruit was blown into pieces.
A group of people were sitting in a car, with a heavy machine gun facing this half-room house. One of the people in the car said, “Infrared shows signs of life here. Shoot.”
“Cover me.” Before he finished speaking, Shen Chengfeng had already rushed out of the bushes.
He was just distracted for a moment, but he didn’t expect that he would be ambushed while he was staying behind. If the news got out, it would damage his reputation as a general.
Xiao Jing was fully focused and ready to shoot at any time to ensure that any enemy who attempted to shoot Shen Chengfeng would lose his combat capability.
Shen Chengfeng moved very quickly and rushed under the enemy’s car in almost a breath.
“There’s someone under the car.” The driver noticed something alertly, but just as he said a word, his throat hurt. He suddenly opened his eyes wide and fell straight on the steering wheel. Blood dripped down the steering wheel and dyed his military uniform red.
“F**k you, how dare you challenge me.” A man jumped out of the car, opened a grenade, but before he could throw it out, a hand had already grabbed his hand. The next moment, his pupils condensed, and the bullet instantly pierced his heart.
Shen Chengfeng held the burning grenade in his bare hands. The grenade, which could explode at any time, gradually melted in his palm and finally turned into a pool of water and merged into the soil, leaving no trace.
The rest of the people in the car reacted one by one and rushed out of the car with guns in hand.
Xiao Jing pulled the trigger, and the bullet shot out from the hidden bushes like a sharp blade, piercing the enemy’s body in an instant, leaving only a horrifying wound.
“Go to hell.” The man fired a burst of bullets from the heavy machine gun. The bullets slammed into the soil one by one like a sudden rainstorm in the summer.
Shen Chengfeng hid and slipped under the car. He grabbed the car’s bumper with one hand and started dismantling it from underneath.
The man who was shooting wildly in the car suddenly felt the car shake. Before he could react, he lost his balance and fell off the car.
Shen Chengfeng looked face to face at the man who was under his control. He put a gun to his forehead and shot at him at close range without hesitation.
“Bang.” The man’s body was thrown back by the impact and hit the frame heavily. He spasmed instinctively and then fell straight down.
“Everyone, get ready and leave here.” Shen Chengfeng changed his magazine, looked around at everyone, and said, “It seems we can’t wait until dawn, we need to start the action now. Check the clock. If we don’t find the Minister of State before ten o’clock, we will retreat to the church first and disperse.”
Xiao Jing looked back at Xiao Zheng who was also arranging tasks.
Xiao Zheng seemed to feel her gaze and looked back as well.
The two nodded tacitly, and then left.
Xiao Jing followed Shen Chengfeng, getting closer and closer to the capital of XX. The war seemed to be magnified countless times here. Almost the entire block was devastated. What was even more terrifying was that the gunshots came one after another, as if without interruption.
From time to time, one or two explosions would suddenly sound, and the fire dragon would fly into the sky as if it had been liberated, swallowing up the entire street cleanly.
“Wait a moment.” Shen Chengfeng signaled Xiao Jing behind him to stop.
The two men hid in the corner, watching several cars passing by not far away. On the roofs of the cars, men were holding guns and firing wildly, as if they were celebrating their brief victory with the gunshots.
“Let the party begin.” A man in the passenger seat of the car took out a bottle of champagne, shook it towards the sky, and the cork popped out. He laughed and waved the wine.
“General, a secret group of people have been spotted one kilometer ahead.” A motorcycle was heading straight towards the convoy, and a man on the motorcycle had a smug smile on his face that was hard to conceal.
“The prey is here, let’s go.”
Seeing the convoy disappearing on the street, Xiao Jing whispered, “Could it be Lin Qi and the others?”
“It shouldn’t be. They can’t expose themselves so easily. They are most likely the people we are looking for.”
“Are you talking about Minister Feng Qing and his group?” Xiao Jing frowned. Now that their target was exposed, it was very likely that the target would be captured or killed before they could rush over.
Shen Chengfeng stood up straight, his eyes more serious than ever before. He said, “There may be casualties next. Are you afraid?”
Seeing him carefully checking the magazine capacity, Xiao Jing shook her head without question, “Not afraid.”
“Well, follow me closely.”
Xiao Jing held the heavy weapon tightly in both hands. She stared at the figure walking in front of her. The sunlight at dawn fell warmly on the blood-stained land. A pair of feet, two pairs of feet, quickly stepped on the bloody street.
“Bang.” The sound of the explosion echoed in the lifeless neighborhood for a long time.
The flames boiled and waves of fire rolled in.
“Wait a moment.” Shen Chengfeng grabbed Xiao Jing who was moving forward and took him to continue hiding in the corner of the alley.
The explosions continued as both sides fired fiercely. Bullets penetrated the water pipes, releasing droplets of water that sprayed out and extinguished a small flame.
“Who are those?” Xiao Jing frowned. The people being besieged were not the ones they were looking for.
Shen Chengfeng lowered his voice and said, “I think we have encountered an enemy. We should retreat first.”
“Boom.” Xiao Jing lowered her head and looked at the thing that rolled to their feet. The grenade was still smoking tirelessly.
“Lie down.” Shen Chengfeng pounced on Xiao Jing and blocked her under him.
“Bang.” The grenade exploded, and the entire wall broke in the middle and finally collapsed with a loud bang.
Xiao Jing was a little confused. When she came to her senses, she smelled a strong smell of blood in her nose.
“Are you okay?” A hoarse male voice sounded from her ear.
Xiao Jing touched her head and found blood on her forehead. She hurriedly lifted the brick that hit Shen Chengfeng and said helplessly, “Captain, Captain, are you okay?”
Shen Chengfeng covered the back of his head, and the bright red blood soaked his entire glove.
“Team leader–“
“Don’t talk.” Shen Chengfeng covered his mouth, listened to the intermittent gunshots behind him, lifted the stone, staggered to his feet, and said, “Let’s go.”
Xiao Jing wanted to support him, but he glared at her coldly.
Shen Chengfeng stood at the foot of the wall and patted his knees, “Use the force to climb up.”
Xiao Jing jumped onto the high wall, and lying on the wall, she stretched out her hand towards Shen Chengfeng and said, “Captain.”
Shen Chengfeng grabbed his hand and also jumped onto the high wall. The two of them climbed down the wall and tried to find a way out again.
“It smells like blood.” The woman who was passing by the alley smiled slyly, holding a high-precision assault rifle in her hand, and took small steps towards the half of the wall that was blown away. Her eyes sank as she looked at the few drops of enchanting red frost on the stone, and the smile on the corners of her mouth became even stronger.
“Lillian, what’s wrong?” The man noticed the woman had stopped and shouted.
The woman walked into the alley and said, “There are fish that slipped through the net.”
The two of them stood at the foot of the wall, looking at the blood on the ground that had not yet coagulated, and smiled at each other.
“I like to tease these disobedient kittens.” The woman’s red lips raised proudly.
“I like it too.” Almost at the same time, the two of them climbed up the high wall together.
In the quiet little neighborhood, broken beer bottles were rolling around.
Xiao Jing stood at the center of the intersection, took a breath, and asked, “Captain, where are we going now?”
Shen Chengfeng held his mouth and said cautiously: “Someone is coming.”
Xiao Jing listened attentively and heard the sound of humming a tune in the air.
“Come out, I see you.” The man’s arrogant voice came from a quiet street.
“Brother, why are you so fierce? You will scare our little pet.” The woman smiled jokingly.
“Little sister is right. I have to be gentle, otherwise I will kill them all at once, and that would ruin the fun.”
The footsteps were getting closer.
Shen Chengfeng found the best shooting position and remained quiet, waiting for the other party to approach.
However, the two did not take another step forward.
The man picked up the sniper rifle and fired a shot in the air.
Xiao Jing frowned, “The other party is tipping off.”
“There’s no other way, shoot.” Shen Chengfeng no longer hesitated. He did not consider that the opponent was hiding in the blind spot where he could aim at the distance, and he fired a shot directly.
“Bang.” The bullet landed on the lamppost and lodged deeply into the iron block, still emitting steam.
The woman picked up the rifle and the cannonball, and with a forceful push of her index finger, the cannonball flew through the air with a long tail.
Xiao Jing crawled on the ground and rolled twice, then raised the AK, pulled the trigger without hesitation, and fired continuously.
The man pushed away the woman who was still gloating beside him. The bullet thus pierced his arm and he cursed, “Damn you.”
The woman came to her senses when she saw her injured brother. She then picked up her gun again and fired two shots in anger, “Go to hell.”
The shell exploded ten meters behind the two men, waves of fire shook the sky, and the ground shook.
Shen Chengfeng aimed at the target, his eyes darkening, as he fired two bullets at the same time.
“Ah.” The woman felt a shot in the heart. She staggered, leaned against the wall and slowly sat down.
The man luckily avoided the shooting. Looking at the woman who had closed her eyes, he rushed towards the shooting location frantically with bloodshot eyes.
“Bang.” A bullet then hit the man’s forehead. His pupils shrank, his vision became blurred, and finally he fell on his back.
Jiang Xin and Lin Qi climbed down from the high wall, and after making sure that the man who attacked them had lost his ability to fight, they hurried forward.
“Captain, I just received news that the Minister of State is in the south of the city and is likely to have been captured.” Jiang Xin reported directly.
Shen Chengfeng nodded, “Let’s go.”
Lin Qi was about to leave, but he saw the woman who had closed her eyes suddenly open her eyes. She was holding a sniper rifle in her hand, with the muzzle pointed directly at Xiao Jing who was one meter in front of him.
“Bang.”
“Xiao Jing.” Lin Qi threw himself forward subconsciously. The bullet penetrated his right waist and bounced on the wall, leaving a bright red mark.
“Bang, bang, bang.” Bullets fell on the woman’s body like a torrential rain. Shen Chengfeng stopped shooting only when the magazine was empty.
“Lin Qi, Lin Qi?” Xiao Jing supported Lin Qi who was lying on the ground. Looking at the blood spreading under him, her hands couldn’t stop shaking.
“I, I’m fine.” Lin Qi shook his head, trying to make himself more sober.
Shen Chengfeng squatted down and carefully checked Lin Qi’s injuries. He said solemnly, “Although the wound avoided the vital parts, it penetrated his body. For safety reasons, he can’t move any further. Xiao Jing, take him to the church, meet up with Jin Shan and the others, and leave immediately.”
“But Captain—”
“This is an order.” Shen Chengfeng replaced the magazine with a new one, glanced at Lin Qi who had fainted, turned around, and left without looking back.
Xiao Jing half-knelt on the ground, staring intently at the two overlapping backs leaving. She then gritted her teeth, lifted Lin Qi up from the ground, and ran towards the church following the map in her memory.
“Lieutenant Xiao, put me down. Don’t worry about me. The most important thing is to complete the mission.” Lin Qi said drowsily.
“The captain and the others have already left. My current mission is to take you away.”
“My injury is not serious. It will be very dangerous for the captain and the other two to rescue the Minister of State.” Lin Qi shook Xiao Jing’s shoulders with a heavy look in his eyes. “Our mission from beginning to end is only one, to protect the Minister of State and leave. Leave me here, I will protect myself, and after you complete the mission, come and take me away.”
Xiao Jing tightened the gun in her hand, “I can’t abandon my comrades.”
“This is a battlefield, casualties are inevitable. In the face of national honor, our death is worthy.” Lin Qi leaned against the wall to steady himself.
Xiao Jing bit her lip, “But what if we encounter an enemy?”
“Don’t you trust your comrades? Although I’m injured, my abilities are still there. This group of ordinary soldiers can’t hurt me.” Lin Qi gasped, blood gushing out of the wound. He knew that although the wound looked terrible, it was not too dangerous.
Xiao Jing weighed the pros and cons.
“There are tens of thousands of them, Xiao Jing, the overall situation should be taken into consideration.” Lin Qi said again.
“Yes.” Xiao Jing stood up straight, her eyes slightly red. She held her head high and raised her right hand to salute Lin Qi.
Lin Qi weakly raised his right hand and said in a low voice, “Be careful.”
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