Chapter Twenty-Six: Long Time No See
Lin Shuo's sense of smell was far sharper than that of ordinary people, which made him look like a prophet at times.
But this ability also has limitations.
If something was in the water and the smell couldn't come out, Lin Shuo wouldn't know.
In addition, if the wind direction is not cooperative, the smell factor cannot be transmitted, and there is nothing he can do.
The hill was chosen as the new camp because at night the wind blows from the river.
In this way, even if he can't see it at night, Lin Shuo can also know the situation by the river through his sense of smell.
In addition, between the mountain and the nameless river, a two-kilometer-wide primeval forest can also be used as a natural barrier.
Whether it's the Hooked Snake or the Black Water Dragon King, crawling over will definitely make a lot of noise.
When moving the camp that day, Wei Xingshan took out the map, and Lin Shuo's seemingly casual finger was actually well thought out.
But he didn't expect that the change of things would catch people off guard:
First, the hooked snake, which had been well hidden and had begun to be suspected of existing, suddenly came ashore and carried out a surprise attack on Lin Shuo's camp.
In addition, Wei Xingshan took the mercenaries down the mountain and retrieved Lin Shuo's arrows, but Wang Yong failed to come back.
By the time Lin Shuo smelled the smell of blood, it was too late.
......
Wang Yong's body was placed in the open space in the middle of the camp at this moment.
He died a terrible death, the top half of his head was gone.
Wei Xingshan personally carried him back, and after placing his body in the camp, he looked at Lin Shuo covered in blood.
The man did not speak, but there was a hint of pleading in his eyes.
Lin Shuo nodded heavily.
Wei Xingshan saw that Lin Shuo agreed, turned his head and walked into his tent, and when he came out again, he was already carrying the *M95 anti-equipment* in his hand.
Then the two men walked out of the camp without saying a word, and with a murderous spirit.
The other mercenaries were just about to follow, but they were blocked by Liu Qing at the door.
"The other side is a sniper. Liu Qing said with a calm face, "If you go down like this, you are a live target!"
These mercenaries have all been on the battlefield, and naturally they can see that this kind of person who can take off half of his head at once is most likely done by snipers.
It's just the urge to avenge their comrades-in-arms that makes them red-eyed.
Now reminded by Liu Qingyi, reason has finally gained the upper hand. They knew that a sniper in the shadows was the equivalent of a grim reaper who could harvest human lives at will in this jungle terrain.
"How so?" Anne asked, "how can there be snipers here?"
"I don't know. Liu Qing turned his head and looked at the backs of the two men with the group of mercenaries, "Wait for them to come back." ”
......
Lin Shuo and Wei Xingshan were like two fierce tigers descending the mountain, running wildly in the primeval forest below the mountain.
Lin Shuo's heart was depressed at the moment.
Wei Xingshan's group went down the mountain, firstly to investigate the situation, and secondly, to recover his arrows.
Lin Shuo thought that the hooked snake had been repulsed, and Wei Xingshan would not be in any danger.
Unexpectedly, there was a sniper hiding near here.
Who is he?
Why did he want to attack the mercenaries?
Why couldn't I smell him before?
I don't know.
None of this is known.
This kind of situation beyond control made Lin Shuo very depressed.
"Mr. Lin, keep moving, don't stop. Wei Xingshan reminded at this moment, "We are very close to the place of the incident. ”
"Hmm. Lin Shuo answered, and then he twitched his nose, and from the many odor information here, he recognized a trace of smokeless smell*, which was extremely faint, but it was enough for him.
Lin Shuo immediately looked in the northwest direction: "On the opposite mountain." ”
"The gunshots seem to be coming from over there. The continuous running made Wei Xingshan gasp, "It's pretended*, and the movement is very small." ”
"Let's go, let's see. ”
The two of them headed in the northwest direction, and Wei Xingshan suddenly asked, "Mr. Lin, can you stop the bullet?"
"I'm not a god. Lin Shuo said, "The current gun, when the bullet is out of the chamber, no one in this world can be hard connected." ”
"Oh. ”
"But there's a lot I can do before the bullet comes out. Lin Shuo added, and then asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"Mr. Lin, don't get me wrong. Snipers have a common tactic of firing a shot and then changing places, aiming at the location where they were originally shooting. Wei Xingshan said, "And there may not be only one sniper on this mountain, otherwise I would have brought my brothers over to kill him." ”
"There's only one sniper, and he's no longer around. Lin Shuo said.
"Are you sure?"
"Sure. Lin Shuo nodded, "It's an Asian, and the body odor is indeed very light, but this distance can't hide it from me." He should have frogman gear and is now in the water. ”
As he spoke, the two of them had already passed through the primeval jungle and ran up the mountain.
This hill, more than two kilometers away from Lin Shuo's camp, is not high, and is close to the river.
The two came halfway up the mountain, and Lin Shuo stopped under a tree.
"This is it. Lin Shuo pointed to the bushes next to the tree, which clearly showed signs of being crushed.
"Fuck it. Wei Xingshan looked around, scolded with red eyes, "Let this kid run away." I knew I should have rushed up!"
"It's right to be cautious. Lin Shuo said, "This person can kill Wang Yong with one shot, if you dare to rush up, I don't think he minds firing one more shot." ”
Wei Xingshan smashed his fist on the tree next to him and let out a heavy "hey".
Throwing the * in his hand to the side, the giant man turned his back to Lin Shuo and slowly squatted down, his shoulders constantly trembling.
He didn't cry, but this suppressed grief was even more moving.
Wang Yong died in front of him.
Lin Shuo didn't bother him, but continued to distinguish the composition of the smell here.
Everyone has their own unique body odor. Some of this body odor comes from the body itself, and some comes from lifestyle habits.
This sniper is a person with a very light body odor, except for Asians, who are naturally born with a light body odor, most of the skin on his body is wrapped in a set of surface treated frogman equipment.
While lurking here, the surface of the frogman's gear has been slightly worn, so there is an extremely subtle smell of chemical fibers left here.
He wears a special mask on his nose and mouth.
And his skin exposed to the air should have been sprayed with some kind of odorless antiperspirant, and there was almost no body odor.
If he hadn't fired a shot and his body was stained with the smell of gunsmoke, it would have been really difficult for Lin Shuo to find his traces through the smell.
But now, he has gone into the water, sneaked into the distance and then plunged into the forest, and Lin Shuo couldn't do anything about him.
This person's meticulous scent management ability made Lin Shuo feel as if he was being targeted.
Because it stands to reason that no matter how competent a sniper is, he will not be so strict with his smell management.
Then Lin Shuo remembered that Wang Yong had said before that he had the feeling of being stared at.
But when I returned to the makeshift camp, I didn't notice anything. Wei Xingshan led people to investigate for a day, but he didn't find anything abnormal.
It seems that Wang Yong's feeling is right, but he is dead now.
During this trip to the Outer Xing'an Mountains, Lin Shuo expected that there would be casualties, but he didn't expect that the first death case was actually beaten to death by someone with *.
Here, things get more complicated.
But right now, the sniper has already run away, and he and Wei Xingshan came out to find someone, so they naturally took the risk, and the people in the camp would definitely be worried after a long time.
Lin Shuo took two steps forward and patted Wei Xingshan's shoulder, meaning that it was almost here, go back and talk about it.
Wei Xingshan took a breath and stood up.
Then the two of them were stunned for a moment.
The place where Wei Xingshan squatted was next to the tree. As he stood up, Lin Shuo's gaze moved up, and he suddenly found that there were words carved on the tree.
Wei Xingshan also saw it, he wiped his tears, and then suddenly his eyes widened.
This line was engraved on the side of the tree, and before the two of them went up the hill head-on, their attention was quickly focused on the bushes next to them, and they did not see it.
The other two also subconsciously thought that since they were snipers, they would definitely clean up the scene before leaving, leaving no obvious traces, and they didn't expect that there would be words on the trees.
On this pine sylvestris sylvestris, seven Chinese characters are engraved crookedly:
"Wei Xingshan, long time no see. ”
Lin Shuo saw these seven words clearly and said, "It seems that he knows you." ”
After Wei Xingshan was shocked, his expression became complicated again, and he was silent for a while before he said, "Let's go back." ”