Chapter 7: The Crossfire (I)
The dinner ended after nine o'clock in the evening, and the guests left one after another. Herrera's home was literally quiet at nearly ten o'clock. The policemen sent by the governor of Chihuahua were also well fed, and almost every one of them had drunk, and three of them had drunk so much that they were a little shaky when they walked. For safety, Herrera had to send someone to drive them to a place where they would stay overnight. After seeing off the cops, the Man-Eating Shark Squad sprang into action. As previously assigned, under the cover of night, they came to their respective ambush sites.
Pete, Ellie, and the mysterious woman enter the grocery store under Herrera's lead. This shop sells a lot of miscellaneous things, so the first thing I smell when I come in is a strange smell. For concealment, they did not turn on the lights. I just used a flashlight to look at the situation in the store, found a place away from the door, and sat down directly. Herrera, after bringing them in, left the shop and pulled the shutter down but left it unlocked. This serves as a cover and ensures that Pete and Every get out of here quickly once the operation begins.
Not long after he sat down, the communicator in his ear heard the sound of other people taking their places one after another. After Avery also reported. Donovan's voice came, "This is C1, stay in your position and don't move." Try not to speak unless you find out about it. Complete. ”
After the group responded, everyone fell silent. Pete sat on the floor against the wall of the grocery store, and the mysterious woman sat across from him. The sky was clear tonight, and there was a big moon in the sky outside, and the moonlight shone into the house through a window next to the door. Suddenly, Pete noticed a slight clicking sound in the room from time to time, and looked in the direction from which the sound came, and through some moonlight, Pete saw that the woman was constantly pulling her nails, and this clicking sound was made by him. In addition, Pete also noticed that the woman's breathing was a little short, and the combination of these two phenomena showed that although the woman was sitting there quietly, she was very nervous and uneasy in her heart.
"How?" The woman seemed to notice Pete watching her, and asked softly.
"Nothing. Just looking for where the sound came from. Pete adjusted his sitting position after speaking, "Haven't you ever had a shootout with someone before?" ”
"Don't ask. Do your own thing. The woman replied unceremoniously, and did not continue to play with her nails, and sat down in a darker place.
About thirty minutes passed, almost eleven o'clock. The woman suddenly pulled out her phone, and after a brief glance, she looked at Pete and Ellie and said, "Report to your boss." The men stopped outside the town. Just east of town, not very far from us. As previously estimated, they were to enter the town on foot. ”
Hearing her say this, Pete immediately patted Avery with his hand. Avery immediately reported, "This is D1, this is D1. The other party is already on the east side of the town and is walking here. ”
After each responded, Donovan's voice came again, "C1 received, each team prepares, remember to keep as much alive as possible after the operation begins." Deerta watched the lady's safety. ”
After almost another twenty minutes, Pete, who had been waiting quietly, suddenly straightened up and quietly looked out the window. His movement immediately got Avery moving. But Pete then reached out and pressed her and kept saying "Shhh The voice signaled him not to get excited.
Pete did this because he had just heard a little movement. It sounded like something was hitting a wall. When he looked out the window, he saw three figures on the moon-lit pavement. The three figures were sneakily lined up, most conspicuously with guns in their hands, which looked like AK-47s from the silhouette.
The three men walked slowly down the road outside, and stopped after walking about twenty meters toward the house. Pete retracted his gaze and slowly sat down, and then he whispered: "Three people, it is estimated that they are here to reconnoitre." ”
Avery didn't say anything when Pete said this, but just clenched the gun in his hand. And the mysterious woman is already squatting on the ground at the moment, holding a pistol in both hands, and a posture that is ready to get up and shoot at any time.
About three or four minutes later, there was footsteps outside. Listening to the voice, it should be that the three people retreated. The sound slowly passed outside the roller shutter door, and after completely disappearing, Pete raised his hand to turn on the night vision device and slowly touched the M16A4 in his hand.
"Ready." Pete whispered, "They're coming." ”
Seeing Pete say this, Eli immediately put down the night vision device and squatted against the wall, ready to rush out at any moment. After about another four or five minutes, there was suddenly movement outside again. This time the movement is much bigger than before. It was as if a group of people were trotting all the way to the outside of the grocery store and someone stopped at the same time as someone could be heard whispering in Spanish.
Pete's fingers had reached the trigger, and he could feel the people on the outside getting very close. Although the other party should not know and will not find that there are three people hiding here, Pete is still ready to shoot at any time for safety. He slowly turned his head to look at the mysterious woman, who was so nervous that Pete could even hear her panting as she became more and more rapid and heavy. And Avery beside him kept still as if she was frozen, and she was also nervous.
Pete reached out and tried to pat Avery to make her relax, but before he could reach out, he heard a "bang" outside, followed by an explosion.
“RPG?! These guys used RPGs to blow up the courtyard wall or gate?! Pete shouted inwardly. After the explosion fell, the footsteps outside became louder and rushed quickly in the direction of Herrera's house. After about twenty seconds, the gunshots rang out after another explosion was heard.
The other party actually has an RPG? This made Pete can't help but glance at the woman. And the woman seemed to be a little confused for a while, not knowing what to do.
"Rockets! Damn it! The gate was blown up! Jeff's voice came from his ears.
"Steady! Hippopotamus! It's not the first day you've known about rockets. Hold on, don't worry! Aim for your targets! Donovan said.
"They came in. Doorside. There were about five or six of them, and there were others behind them. Jeff continued.
"Ready. Alpha (Team A), aiming for the near door. Leave the rest on the street and outside the courtyard walls to us. Now you can decide whether to shoot or not. Donovan said.