"Ridiculous! Outrageous! Disgusting! Obscene! ”

"How can they attack our safe house directly!"

"This is completely out of order, this is a serious provocation to the rules!"

"6 people! 6 Senior Agents! ”

"And two GRS mercenaries!"

"How dare they!?"

"This is Istanbul, not Chechnya!"

"Contact SVR immediately and go directly to their principal! That's right, looking for Alexey! ”

"He's got to give me an explanation, he's got to explain why!"

Istanbul, in a remote staff dormitory at Istanbul University, a man with gray hair and a cold face is throwing a temper in anger.

He was confronted by several trembling agents of the DO Division, who, in the face of his rage, had no intention of justifying anything.

No way, this man is too powerful.

As the CIA's head of Iran and the surrounding region, this man named Andrea is actually the CIA's supreme commander in the entire Middle East.

He orchestrated an unknown number of successful operations that laid the foundation for the CIA's presence in the Middle East.

He almost never made a mistake and had almost no experience of heavy defeat, and this time, while he was still in Istanbul, his men actually lost 6 people in one go!

This is undoubtedly a "great rout", and in the face of such a great rout, his reaction, no matter how radical, is completely understandable.

——

At least, for his men, it was completely understandable.

Looking at the silent agent, Andrea slammed his fist on the table, and after glancing, one of them immediately turned away in amusement, making a gesture of communication.

But of course, this man is just looking for an opportunity to avoid the edge.

It was impossible for him to really contact Alexei of Maozi's intelligence department, because he knew that the consequences of rash negotiations could be worse than doing nothing.

His own commander is just throwing a tantrum

As a subordinate, if you take what your commander says when he loses his temper seriously, that's the stupidest thing!

Give him some time, at least for now, and he won't have to suffer with his colleagues

Seeing the man turn and leave the office, Andrea's anger seemed to finally dissipate a little.

Looking at the remaining people, he spoke:

"Report to me the specific situation, to be the most specific!"

Hearing his words, the agent standing on the far left immediately spoke, and replied:

"Judging by the sound and footage captured by the surveillance facilities we left in the safe house, the other side should be a group of well-trained militants."

"They speak Arabic, but they also have a few words of Russian."

"Their conversations were very simple, almost all of them were single words, plus they were all wearing masks, their voices were muffled, and linguistic analysis failed to catch a flaw in determining whether they were Russian or Syrian."

"However, they deliberately left clues before detonating the explosives, which is suspicious and may be intended to interfere with our investigation."

"Don't worry about this yet, I want to listen to the battlefield situation report!"

Andrea keenly bypasses the topics that are most likely to fall into the trap and goes straight to the very essence of the problem.

The interrupted agent coughed, then said:

"If from an operational point of view, they are somewhere in between. The situation between professional and unprofessional. ”

"They were very decisive, they were very accurate, they were very fast."

"However, they basically didn't use too many complex tactical moves."

"Judging from the surveillance, they rushed in after sneaking and approaching, killing several agents on the periphery, moving quickly while shooting, and sweeping the entire clinic in a very short time."

"It looks like they don't have any real CQB experience at all, they just play on their instincts to attack, defend and cover."

"But on the contrary, this strategy works very well against safe houses that are not heavily defended and have elite armaments."

"Be careful!"

Andrea interrupted again:

"I want to know a few questions."

"One, did they use throwing objects?"

"Second, did they use gestures to communicate?"

"Third, did they leave magazines at the scene?"

"Tell me the answers to these three questions, immediately!"

"No throwing objects, no gestures to communicate, no magazines left!"

"Isn't that obvious?!"

Andrea's voice suddenly became louder.

"Which JD molecule have you ever seen communicate with tactical gestures? Are they fighting some kind of stealth infiltration warfare? They are sabotage! It's in the attack! ”

"They don't want to reveal their identity, but they don't speak Arabic!"

"How many times did they speak Russian?!"

"Only once."

"That's right, someone screwed up!"

Andrea breathed a long sigh of relief and continued:

"This is clearly retaliation for our actions in Syria."

"They lost a lot of people, and I had long guessed that they would retaliate directly, but I didn't expect them to be reckless to this extent."

"This is Istanbul, not Damascus!"

"To attack us here would be to completely tear up the agreement we reached."

"It looks like we're going to have to be ready."

"Before we go to Syria, we have to get rid of all the rats that have infiltrated Istanbul."

"Contact the Istanbul police-—— they should already know how serious the situation is."

"Also, call Alexey."

"Immediately."

Andrea's tone was extremely calm, and at this moment, everyone knew that he had really given the order.

So, the man turned and walked out of the office, and two minutes later, he handed Andrea the phone that had been answered.

"Alexey, do you want to start a war yourself?"

Andrea spoke abruptly, her voice cold.

The reaction of the person on the other side seemed to be completely expected, and he only listened for a few seconds before he lost his patience.

"Alexey, shut up."

"I'm not here to declare war on you."

"I just wanted to tell you that you've gone too far!"

"I know you won't admit it, and if it were me, I wouldn't be able to admit it."

"But the truth is there, and we'll definitely find proof."

"I want you to figure it out."

"We have room to negotiate before I submit the investigation of this matter to EO."

"But once this matter goes to the EO and to Congress, there will be no way back for either of us!"

"You will definitely fail, and the consequences of failure are definitely not something you can bear!"

"Alright, that's it!"

With a snap, the phone hung up.

Andrea was silent for a few seconds, then spoke:

"Alexei doesn't seem to be lying."

"This may not be an action from the SVR."

"Things are in trouble, and they seem to have problems internally."

Either way, stay vigilant."

"The enemy's offensive has just begun, and we can't afford to lose any more agents!"

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Istanbul, Sultanbeyli.

After going ashore from the Golden Horn, the Dongfeng Corps did not stop for a second, crossed the sea directly from the Martyrs' Bridge, spent an hour and a half and forcibly marched 11 kilometers to the vicinity of Sharloin Park, and completed the rendezvous with Xia Xing, who was already waiting there, and then took another 20 minutes by car to reach Sultan Bailey.

It is one of the largest slums near Istanbul and is in the same condition as any other slum in the world.

There is a large population, and there are many people who are illegally residing.

Theoretically, hiding in a slum is the safest option.

However, instead of entering the slums, Chen Shen went directly into the Edis Forest in the south of Sultan Bailey after bypassing Sultan Bailey.

The vehicle was abandoned on a wasteland in Sultan Bailey, as if it had been deliberately left behind.

At this time, the time was only 8 o'clock in the morning, and the 11 members of the Dongfeng Corps were exhausted after a whole night of high-intensity combat and marching.

Sitting in the open space in the dense jungle, everyone was gobbling up the food brought by Xia Xing, trying to quickly recover their strength in the shortest possible time.

Sitting next to Chen Shen, Xia Xing gulped down the protein-rich grilled sausage like everyone else, and at the same time opened her mouth to report to Chen Shen what she had done after leaving.

All food and water were purchased separately and went unnoticed."

"According to your request, the car was stolen and it is expected that it will not be long before it will be found and tracked."

"I've set up a timed detonator in the car, and in two hours, whether the other party finds it or not, the car will be blown up."

"In addition, I re-contacted the arms dealer and focused on consulting him about the content of the bazooka, and he really has it."

"He has made it clear that he can get the night vision device you want, and it will be delivered tonight, and the delivery location will be notified when it arrives."

"But this time, I don't recommend that you pick up the goods again."

"Underground arms dealers are the focus of CIA surveillance, and we can't guarantee their professional integrity"

"I understand, of course I can't mention it."

Chen Shen swallowed the last bite of bread in his hand, took a sip of water, and said:

"You're doing a great job, you're calmer than I thought you would."

"I'm glad to have you this time, otherwise, many problems would still be a lot of trouble to deal with."

Chen Shen's words were obviously and deliberately flattering, but on the other hand, this was indeed a recognition of Xia Xing.

And after hearing his words, Xia Xing also shook his head a little helplessly, and continued:

"Actually, I'm not that useful—I kind of understand that according to your plan, you may not need me at all."

"You're really a bunch. Wolf, I guess if I hadn't provided you with a vehicle, you'd have just grabbed it, right? ”

"Of course."

Chen Shen nodded calmly and replied:

"Nothing else matters in front of the task."

"Understood."

Xia Xing replied noncommittally, and then continued to ask:

"But I don't understand, if you want to go back to the city of Istanbul, then why go to the trouble of going out of the city to Sultanbeyl first?"

"You can arrange for me to drive over and drop you off somewhere, and."

"Don't underestimate the power that the CIA can mobilize."

Chen Shen smiled and continued:

"Probably because you don't have direct conflict experience with them, so you underestimate their ability to organize in extreme situations."

"In fact, it's not just the CIA's own team, it's very likely that the entire Istanbul police and military forces are already cooperating with the CIA."

"Every inch of land within the city limits of Istanbul will be turned over, and all possible hiding places will be raided."

"Parks, bridges, cemeteries, stations. The only place we can hide is a house. ”

"However, as long as you come into contact with people, you will definitely leave clues and flaws."

"That's the last thing we want."

"So, instead of staying in the city and taking risks, it's better to run out first, and when you find an opportunity, you can go back again."

"The time, we can set it at noon."

"There's no point in conducting a late-night raid anymore, seize the time of noon, when all the police force is resting, and we will have a chance."

"But you're probably not going back."

Xia Xing frowned slightly and said:

"They're going to block all the bridges, how do you get there?"

"Swim over."

"Tonight, we went into the water near the Moda Lighthouse, swam 7 kilometers in arms, and disembarked from Mustafa Park."

"Rest for a few hours and then launch a raid on the tobacconist at midday."

"7 km?!"

Xia Xing was dumbfounded.

"Can you swim through?"

"Aren't there so many plastic bottles?"

Chen Shen replied calmly:

"The Sea of Marmara is calm almost every day, and the seven-kilometre swim isn't too difficult."

"In addition to the relatively low temperature, all we need is grinding time."

"I need you to be prepared, and when we get ashore, we're likely to have hypothermia."

"We needed a reliable place to recuperate – remember, it had to be searched."

"Understood."

Xia Xing nodded decisively, at this moment, she had a new understanding of the action power of this mercenary group.

7 km armed swim crossing.

She had basic military training, so she knew exactly what that meant.

Admittedly, this is not a feat for some front-line special operations units, after all, those people are tied to five kilometers at every turn, and it is not too difficult for them to swim seven kilometers without restraints.

But the fact that he dared to take risks to engage in such tactics in continuous high-intensity combat is enough to prove that the man in front of him has been confident in himself and his teammates' abilities to a certain extent.

Thinking of this, Xia Xing spoke again:

"I'm leaving now, and I'll help you get everything you need."

"It's 8 o'clock. What time do you depart? ”

"It's 8 o'clock tonight."

"That's it. See you tomorrow morning. ”

"It's not tomorrow morning, it's the middle of the night."

Chen Shen opened his mouth and corrected:

"We'll be there by two o'clock tomorrow morning, and you'll have everything ready within those 18 hours!"

"Understood!"