Shen Bing and I took a seat next to each other and listened to Wang Xin talk.
“Have you all heard about Blue Water Street yet?” He asked us.
A single male officer nodded, “Yes, that’s Hangzhou’s most “romantic” street. It is covered with KTV buildings, nightclubs, bars and theaters while also holding the title of having the highest crime rates and shady business deals. Just last year, over 374 accounts of aggravated assault occurred there, which averages out to almost a single crime a day. Not only that but, Blue Water Street is also where all of the underworld gangs of Hangzhou gather at. There are always crimes and tears to be held there and the infamous Blood Scythe Gang roams there for drugs, prostitution, or any crime at all. It’s a shame we could never flush them out and uncover them…”
“Uncover them?” Wang Xin laughed, “Did you kids know that the boss of Blood Scythes regularly eat and drinks with the high level dignitaries almost every week?”
The male officer laughed powerlessly as he sat down, “I didn’t know that…”
Wang Xin stated, “Just yesterday in the southern part of the city, the son of a wealthy merchant was killed at the bar. The killer dropped off the severed hand at his family door for the mother to pick up, leaving behind a note asking for 5,000,000RMB in exchange of the body.”
“What?!” I started to tremble, “They’re that brazen about it?”
Wang Xin nodded his head, “Correct! A week before this happened, we took part in the seizure of the prostitution ring at the nightclub; Maya International. The club was run by people in Blood Scythes and so that same day, 4 officers that were involved in the raid were killed in their homes by bullets through their hearts.”
Every single officer there was horrified.
With a neutral expression, Wang Xin continued, “Don’t be so amazed over this, the battle between Blood Scythes and us isn’t something that happened in 1 or 2 days. The fact that they are asking for ransom for a merchant’s son this time means that they are directly provoking the entire SWAT team of Hangzhou!”
After saying that, Wang Xin clenched his hands and growled, “They treat human lives as grass. Since they are provoking us, then we’ll give them our response tonight. The mountains in the southern part of the city are where the transaction will take place. We won’t bring a single penny to them; instead, we’ll bring 25 SWAT officers armed to the teeth! Today’s orders are simple: shoot dead any evildoer you see!”
All of the SWAT members were moved emotionally, each person was raring to fight the injustice that was happening within their beloved city.
Wang Xin then said, “If the information I received is right, then they are already at the cliffside ready for an ambush. Therefore, we will have 4 teams ready to snipe them from afar. Li Xiao Yao, you will lead a team and scout out the area.”
I nodded, “Yes sir.”
“Good, I’ll say the rest on the road. Go to the warehouse to get your weapons and prepare to leave!”
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At the weapons warehouse, all sorts of sniper rifles were laid bare. One of them was the AWSM and as well as the German G22 model with a night vision scope attachment. This was the rifle I had used while in the army for long ranged assignments. Inspecting the magazines, I loaded the rifle onto my back, and then inspected a M9 pistol. Finally, two army knives slid into their holsters by my legs.
TL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_International_AWM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_M9
At 7 pm, we took off right. Three ordinary cars rode off under the cover of the night.
My team had five members. Besides me, there were two scouts and two snipers. I was in charge of the long range killing as well as the close combat defense. In case the gang members get close, I would be the only one who could take them on.
Sitting in the car, my heart began beating slightly irregularly. The Blood Scythes had angered the police, meaning that they were prepared for a fight.
“If I were the gang members, I would have planted a bomb by the cliffsides, just in case the police got close…” A police officer smiled nervously.
Another officer narrowed his eyes, “Don’t worry, with our observational scans, we didn’t see any sort of explosive materials, you can feel safe about that.”
“Then why did they provoke us into action? In terms of our current technology, they don’t hold any advantages at all.”
“I don’t know…”
The two SWAT members stared at me, “Leader, what do you think?”
I stared outside the window and gave a small smile, “Even I don’t know. But whatever happens tonight, we’ll know. You guys…just have to be extremely careful…”
“Understood…”
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