CHAPTER XXXIX

The attitude of the "Little Bird" helicopter flight is indeed dazzling. When it does not carry much load, it is able to make a variety of pleasing flight attitudes, which is probably one of the reasons why the AH-6 helicopter is called "Little Bird". From the MH-60, you can see that a "bird" without a crew is performing its own stunts up and down, and the members of the "big sickle" team whistle one after another, expressing their appreciation for the pilot's skills.

Only Kurt, who had been worried about Cole, was not attracted to the performance. The roar of a helicopter was his favorite sound, and he loved the feeling of being in a helicopter, and the smell of aviation fuel that permeated the cockpit, but now, he was just wondering what had happened to Cole, and the mysterious voice on the phone made him uneasy.

"Damn John, stop tossing that poor plane, we're on a combat mission and not showing off to those idiot chicks!" Bell scolded his subordinates over the loudspeaker on the plane. "Otherwise, you won't even want to touch the driver's lever again, you won't even be able to handle a woman without that thing!."

The flipped "Little Bird" did not answer, but simply accelerated from the side to the side of the "Black Hawk" in a beautiful wakeboarding style to join the formation. A puffing Bell raised his middle finger in the direction of the bird.

Three helicopters flew over Lakin Peak at maximum speed. After circling at an altitude of 800 meters for a week and making sure that there was no threat to air force, one "little bird" carrying sharp soldiers plunged headlong to the ground to observe the target area, while the other expanded its surveillance area and began to patrol and fly over a wider area.

The smoke of the battlefield has not yet dissipated, and along the smoke, the "little bird" immediately found dozens of corpses below, and after a little observation, the little bird landed smoothly, and Martin and Lee, who were sitting on the pry, quickly jumped out of the helicopter to reconnoiter and evaluate the scene.

Receiving Martin's message, Kurt lifted his M4A1 carbine and gestured to the whole team to prepare. His face was grim, and the team knew that now was not the time to joke, and they neatly and loudly reported their status on the individual radio. Kurt tapped on Bell's seat and made a downward gesture with his thumb to signal that it was time to land.

The "Black Hawk" landed in an open field between the slope and the cave where the battle was taking place, and the members of the "Big Scythe" flew out of the helicopter. This time, Kurt ordered the helicopter to stand by, and the Black Hawk slowed down the propeller to make the crew member who remained to guard the boarding area feel better. Martin and Lee had already entered the cave to search, and both had disappointed looks on their faces.

The butterfly is missing, and Cole is dead.

Kurt felt the hot blood rush to his head all at once, and it was certain that it was the Chinese who raided here, and their actions must have been both stealthy and fast, because even the always alert Cole did not have time to react. "Little Bird" discovers another place where there is a fierce exchange of fire, and Kurt sends Martin and one of the team members over to instruct them to pay attention to the corpse, while the rest of the team begins to identify the people in the cave and carry Cole's body and backpack to the helicopter.

"The battle has just ended, and the Chinese have certainly not gone far." Lee picked up the shell of a smoke grenade, put it under his nose and sniffed it. "Without a vehicle, on two legs, and with hostages, where can they go?"

Kurt immediately divided the remaining team members into two teams and asked them to set off to search the valley area with the two "Little Birds".

Kurt was a little distraught. He walked over to the helicopter and looked at Cole's body, the sturdy Texas cowboy dying silently on a foreign land. At the time of his death, the safety of the M9 pistol, although it had been opened, did not have time to shoot a single bullet, which shows how suddenly the enemy appeared.

But what are the Chinese going to do next? Kurt came to his senses from the initial panic. This is not Afghanistan, they have to get out of here in the shortest possible time, but there is no means of transportation here except airplanes, and it is impossible to get out of the mountains here on two legs. What will they do? As Li speculated, the Chinese must still be in the valley and have not left!

Their goal is their own helicopter!

It was at this moment that he heard a pull on the bolt behind him.

He turned his head in surprise and saw a man wearing a ski mask standing a few meters away, and the quick-eyed Li was aiming his rifle at him, but the man raised his left hand high, and in his hand was a mobile phone-sized remote control with a green light flashing.

"There's C4 explosives here, enough to blow us all to hell." Only a pair of black eyes are visible under the ski mask. "So it's best not to shoot."

"Where's the explosives?" Kurt looked coldly at the man in front of him and reached out to press Lee's rifle.

"You think I'm scaring you?" Someone smiles. "Look at Cole's backpack."

Kurt glanced at the body in the cabin, standing there motionless, and Lee immediately ran over to open Cole's backpack.

"We pass the word." Kurt looked at the man in front of him. "What shall I call you?"

"You can call me Mr. X if you wish." The visitor seemed to be smiling. "Actually, I don't mind whatever you call me."

"Don't move!" The visitor suddenly raised his voice and pointed an ugly PB whispering pistol at Lee. "Anything stupid you do will bring everyone to bad luck, not just you."

Kurt glanced at Lee, who was about to take the explosives out of his backpack, and winked imperceptibly. Lee let go of his hand and took a few steps back, at which point the helicopter completely covered Lee's body, and no one could see Lee's movements, nor did he know that Lee was aiming his rifle at him through a tiny gap between the entrances and exits on both sides of the cabin.

"What would you think if I called you 'dead'? Anyway, you've pretended to be dead, does that taste good? Kurt smiled. Mr. Dead Man, this is cool. ”

The person who came pressed the remote control in his hand, and the green light suddenly turned red.

"It's a pressure-controlled remote control, and now as long as I relax the power in my hand a little, everyone is finished. Isn't that cooler for you? "The English of the people who came here was an authentic New York accent, and it would not be misunderstood." Now tell that idiot to stand where I can see. ”

Kurt had no choice but to let Lee stand by his side. "You know I'm not going to compromise, Mr. X, or Mr. ASS?"

The visitor shrugged his shoulders. "I know you won't compromise, but there will always be compromises, depending on how long we can wait."

By this time, Bell had already realized that something was wrong, opened the cockpit door and jumped down.

"What the hell is going on?"

"If you don't let me fly your plane, I'm going to blow it up like a pile of scrap metal and blow ourselves into a cloud of air." The man explained aloud to Bell. "The decision is yours now."

Bell looked at Kurt in surprise. "Is what he said true? Kurt? ”

Kurt didn't even look at him. "Then you just let go and see how you yourself were blown into a bloody mess."

The visitor looked at Kurt with a heavy mockery in his eyes. "One for three, I don't think there's anything unacceptable. But have you asked your subordinates? ”

Lee didn't speak, but his nervousness was palpable, and Bell was not so calm, and he jumped in front of Kurt at once.

"Give him the plane, let him and his bomb get out of here, Kurt, we don't have to risk ourselves."

Kurt still didn't take his eyes off the face.

"He's bluffing, Bale. No one will die, and even if someone dies, it won't be us. ”

The visitor did not speak, but took turns on the faces of the three men with an interested gaze.

There was a dead silence.

"Why don't you let go?!"

Kurt suddenly raised his voice, but the visitor was unmoved, and instead of blinking his eyes, he showed a smile.

"Then why didn't you shoot yet?"

Kurt gritted his teeth, raised his M4 carbine, and slowly aimed at the incoming brow.

Bell hugged him. "Kurt, what are you doing? If you do this, it will hurt me and Lee! ”

Kurt hesitated.

The man slowly walked towards the helicopter, and when it was closer, everyone could see that it was laughing.

"If you don't mind, then I'll take this helicopter away. If you change your mind, you can shoot me at any time, and since you are all doomed, then I personally have nothing to complain about. He held the remote in his hand again. Suffice it to say that the keys are in your own hands, and everything is up to you. ”

"God, will you fly this plane?" Bell cried out worriedly. "Don't fall out of the air!"