Chapter 110 The State Apparatus
Presented on the screen is a surveillance footage of a certain street.
"At 10:19 p.m., half an hour ago, four men boarded a black Chevrolet with license plate number ACX-7533 from 36th Street in Queens."
At this time, the four bandits were apparently not masked, and their faces were accurately captured by street surveillance, and then their heads were quickly amputated, enlarged, and their facial features analyzed and compared with a database under the control of a powerful computer system.
Each time the facial features of a bandit are confirmed, an identification map pops up next to it.
"Identification, Boham? Carter, male, 42 years old, drug possession, armed possession, robbery, parole......"
"Josh? Gade, male, 37 years old, art theft, smuggling, released from prison half a year ago......"
"Ludlow? Violet, 23, illegal racing, robbery, violent wounding, parole ......"
"Cooper? Din Rakhi, 33, suspect in drug trafficking, robbery, homicide, lack of evidence......"
"At 22:41, the target three got off the bus from 79th Street, already wearing masks, and then walked to the back door of the museum. Violet stayed in the car and was ready to answer ......"
The computer host of the command center can be connected to the military's dedicated server, and its powerful computing power is undoubtedly revealed, and the information of the four people of the entire robbery gang has been turned over to the bottom in two minutes.
Judging from the dexterity and meticulous arrangement of these people, they were already considered professional and fierce among ordinary robbers, but they would never have imagined that they would become the first target of the "Storm" Power Armored Force (SPAU).
When the meticulous, efficient, and strong state apparatus is truly mobilized in full force, the tricks that are usually enough to guarantee escape suddenly become a means of self-deception. Nothing works.
Of course, Li Jie sees that the "Sky Eye" global tracking system plays a crucial role. This is clearly a secret positioning system for the exclusive use of the military. Sensitive issues that are usually limited to public opinion and privacy are reluctant to be exposed, but now that superpower crimes are becoming more and more rampant, especially after the two major sabotage incidents on Wall Street and Sunset Square, these are no longer taken into account.
More importantly, President Sheila has signed an emergency mobilization order, which is now undoubtedly a special exception, giving the command center and the operational forces maximum authority to do it.
These self-assured people are very capable after taking the drug. The simple, rude, and unscrupulous bandits probably never dreamed that they would encounter an unprecedented severe blow, and the tragic end was already predictable.
In fact, this project should have had a pre-research bureau Atley? Hopson and Special Operations Division Marlowe? Chaplin participated, but the two were unwilling to meet with Li Jie and find a reason to shirk it, so the Pre-Research Bureau arranged for other analysts to participate in the operation of the "Storm" command center.
The "Sky Eye" global tracking system that is now in operation is an upgraded version of the original "Insight into the War Zone".
"The Conqueror MQ-1 long-range drone is already on its way to the museum and is expected to arrive at the target area in a minute."
A technician sitting in front of the computer continued to report.
On the right side of the big screen is the head portrait and vital signs of the five power armor transformation fighters of the "Storm" New York First Squad, and of course, the surveillance footage from the miniature high-definition camera they installed on the head of the power armor. Below, you can see the bustling night scene of New York City, which is clearly passing by at high speed over the fashion capital.
The erosion is putting enormous pressure on the federal government. In order to speed up the mobility of the "Storm" special forces, ensure that they can control the situation in time and avoid delaying the fighters, the military has undoubtedly made a bloody investment, and each SPAU detachment has added a Conqueror MQ-1 long-range drone to the formation sequence, using this super mobile and flexible air supremacy as the transportation vehicle of the SPAU detachment, ensuring that the soldiers can reach any corner of the city within ten minutes.
Similarly, such an extravagant equipment configuration has exceeded the number of existing drones of the military, and it has to add a large order to Lockheed Martin, which will replenish the military with more than 300 Conqueror long-range drones within half a year, specifically as short-range transport vehicles and air support forces for SPAU troops.
"No. 1 approached Chevrolet from the rear, ready to take control of the receiving Ludlow? Violet, 2 to 5, remained unchanged as originally planned, and after the three targets had escaped from the museum, they were rounded up, and if necessary, shot on the spot. ”
General McLean's deputy, Colonel Peter? Karakoski was a sturdy black man who, as the commander of the field operation, was in charge of the details of the actual operation, giving orders in a calm and resolute voice.
The camera footage representing Armored Warrior No. 1 can be seen rapidly decreasing in altitude, apparently approaching the neighborhood where Ludlow, who is responsible for driving the pick-up, and directly unlocking from the mounted drone to start an emergency rappelling.
"After landing, arriving at the predetermined position, you can see the target, the vision is good, and there are no ordinary people."
With precise control of the small parachute, Armored Warrior No. 1 landed accurately on the street corner behind the target, and his enhanced night vision allowed him to clearly see the black Chevrolet parked not far away and the back of the man sitting in the driver's seat in the dim light.
Due to the fact that it was late at night and there were not many people nearby, especially in order to avoid attracting attention, the bandit Ludlow parked his car on the side of a secluded path, which invisibly facilitated the silent approach of armored soldiers.
Throughout the process, both Lee Jay and Gilbert stood silently beside General McLean, equally concerned about the situation in front of them, while Carmen? Researchers such as Hawthorn and Eugene are responsible for monitoring the power armor of the modified warriors' equipment and providing remote technical support in case of possible problems.
Seeing these well-trained elite soldiers acting in an orderly and accurate manner according to the plan, Li Jie couldn't help but admire in his heart, regardless of combat effectiveness, at least the transformed warriors carefully selected by the military are worthy of recognition in terms of execution, efficiency and awareness, and in some respects they are even better than the experimental subjects collected by the Corona Company through various channels, and the tactical coordination and adaptability to power armor are also much stronger.
The combat qualities and experience tempered by mankind in the history of wars over thousands of years. There are indeed a lot of bright things to be desired.
In comparison. The demons are stronger individually. But when it comes to the sense of cooperation and tacit understanding, I am afraid that it may not be comparable to these human warriors who have been professionally trained for a long time.
"Sir, the three targets in the museum have already retracted their backpacks and started to leave the showroom, and it looks like they're ready to retreat."
The technical analyst sitting in front of the computer was engrossed in observing the target's movements, and saw three masked bandits hurrying out of the showroom with their backpacks, rushing to the periphery with a familiar car, and immediately reported loudly to Colonel Karaksky behind him.
Behind the backs of several bandits. What is left is a showroom full of messes and many cultural relics that have been swept away.
In fact, one of the bandits, Josh? Gade has been engaged in art theft for many years, and there are more cases that have not been discovered and linked by the police, and the channels for selling stolen goods and smuggling groups are also surprisingly wide.
From the constantly switching surveillance screens, it can be clearly seen that one of the bandits quickly took out a walkie-talkie and put it in his mouth, as if he was contacting someone.
After all, it is an action in the downtown area. There are far more scruples than on the battlefield, in order to avoid destroying the collections inside the museum. At the same time, he was also worried that the complex environment in the museum would affect the round-up operation. Colonel Karaksky chose to wait for the target to contact the receiver and then rush out of the museum before proceeding in the open area in front of the door.
As the contact bandit put down the walkie-talkie, and the headlights of the Chevrolet car in another shot were lit up and ready to start, Colonel Karaksky decisively gave the order!
"Units in place, electronic silence in 5 seconds, 4, 3, 2, 1, action!"
In front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the shrill sirens pierced the night sky, and they were so terrible that they could be heard far away in the middle of the night. This astonishing movement made the occasional pedestrians and cars passing by in the vicinity all frightened and overwhelmed, and they fled as quickly as possible.
And at the moment when Colonel Karaksky gave the order, all the lights within a kilometer radius of the entire museum became flickering and dimming, and the originally loud sirens came to an abrupt end.
It was the armored soldier who received the order to activate the electromagnetic pulse radiator equipped with itself, which can instantly cut off radio, telephone communication, television transmission, computer and other equipment within one kilometer to ensure that the target loses contact with each other, and the military aircraft communicator loaded with the armor itself has been equipped with a shielding device in advance and will not be affected.
Birham? Carter and three other masked bandits are rampage through the museum, rushing to the periphery. According to the plan, they will rush out of the museum as soon as possible, and then take the pick-up vehicle and drive away, the whole process will not take more than 10 minutes, except for the security of the museum itself, the police have no time to respond. With their modified physical fitness, their movements are surprisingly fast, and the risk is extremely small.
However, the sudden disappearance of the alarm and the completely dim light suddenly gave a bad feeling to the hearts of the people who were running wildly.
"Why is the siren gone!?"
"What's the situation!"
"Forget it, hurry up and rush out, Ludlow should be almost there!"
On the side road not far away, the receiver on whom several people had pinned their hopes had just dropped the walkie-talkie to start the car, when a loud voice came from ahead.
"Storm Power Armored Force (SPAU)! Ludlow? Violet, your actions have already constituted a terrorist attack, immediately get your hands off the steering wheel, get out of the car and lie on the ground, otherwise the military has the right to shoot you on the spot, and this warning will not be repeated a second time! ”
Through the front window of the car, Ludlow clearly saw a figure covered in gray armor speeding towards him at high speed, and his momentum was amazing, although he didn't know what kind of mechanism the bullshit SPAU was, but the familiar appearance of the hideous metal armor made his heart flutter......
Damn it! What is the situation!
Ludlow is just a street racing gangster, because of his excellent driving skills and many crimes, he was promised a lot of profits by several people in Birham, and he was privately approached as a responder, and he has seen the police round-up at most, but he has never encountered such a situation in front of him.
At a distance of tens of meters, he crossed in an instant under the astonishing speed of the power armor warrior, and seeing that he had reached the front, he didn't have time to hesitate, he stepped on the accelerator under his feet, the engine roared, the tires rubbed against the ground and made a sharp noise, and the Chevrolet body rushed forward at high speed, obviously panicked with the idea of forcibly rushing through.
And the No. 1 armored soldier, who had already rushed a few meters away, accurately captured the sound of the car starting, and the armored attachment with the high bulge on his right shoulder suddenly opened the hole, aimed at the front of the car, and burst into dazzling fire!
"Boom!"
At such a close distance, the shining fire hit the front cover of the Chevrolet in the blink of an eye, and the powerful jet and explosion destroyed the entire front of the car in an instant, and the body was even more unbalanced under the force of the impact, and it rose into the air several consecutive rolls, flying over the head of the No. 1 armored warrior, between the sparks and parts, it fell heavily to the ground, and continued to slide forward on the narrow street road due to the strong inertia, and the steel and cement friction made a sharp sound, bringing up a large spark.
The "Beetail" directional restraint missile, 9.8 inches long and weighing 0.7 kilograms, can be said to be one of the world's smallest imaging guided (launch and forget) missiles, with many advantages such as low price, fast speed, and small collateral damage.
The design of the fire control system of the power armor has been basically completed, and coupled with the massive resources of the Ministry of Defense, it is now being used to arm the SPAU special forces in the first place. After repeated research and design by the Kobist laboratory and military technicians, the shoulders of this batch of SPAU armor are loaded with two 10X10-inch special weapon parts, a miniature missile launcher on the right shoulder, equipped with 4 "beetail" missiles, and a small automatic weapon platform on the left shoulder, equipped with steel-core armor-piercing shells, all of which are specially aimed at these thick-skinned superpowers, and at the same time can avoid accidental injuries in urban areas to the greatest extent.
Poor Ludlow, who was nothing more than a drug-addicted thug, had the honor of being used to sharpen his knife and become the first test subject of this batch of killing machines.
The upside-down Chevrolet was like an overturned turtle shell, helplessly sliding on the street pavement for more than ten meters, and finally lost power and stopped, and although Ludlow, who was dizzy by this fierce concussion, was not too injured, but only had time to clumsily unbuckle his seat belt and barely climb out of the car door, he was firmly pressed on the shoulder by a heavy and powerful palm, and before he could react, the cold metal neck ring had been put on his neck.
"Ludlow? Violet, you have been arrested on suspicion of a terrorist attack, and if there is any resistance or escape, the military has the right to detonate this butterfly bomb. ”
The tough voice of the No. 1 armored soldier came, seemingly without half of the emotion, but it was secretly murderous, which completely made the bloodied Ludlow frightened, lost the will to struggle, and lay on the ground obediently with his face like ashes, no longer daring to move, and shouted loudly in panic.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me...... Please, I'm just a ...... driver."
Ludlow's decision was wise, in fact, even if he wanted to resist, he wouldn't be a match for a reformed warrior in power armor.
On the other side, the front door of the Metropolitan Museum.
Several other SPAU fighters who received the message from No. 1 had stopped the EMP radiation, and in the faint exclamation, the street was lit up again after a short period of darkness, and the street lamps and the lights in the nearby buildings were flickering, and the power was restored piece by piece.
(PS: Some book friends are worried that this book is going to collapse, cough cough, I don't think there should be any need to worry about this, because the general direction of the entire plot is designed from the beginning, not where to write, more of a small plot flawed.) There is also a chapter tomorrow, which will end the fourth volume and enter the fifth volume, which will gradually introduce the background of the world of the book, and the reason why the protagonist appears on Earth. (To be continued......)