Chapter 36: The Storm
The woods are very quiet, but this quietness reveals a kind of strangeness.
The Beta team of the S.T.A.R.S. team took another helicopter to the crash site of another plane. Now no one in the Alpha team can guarantee whether they were attacked.
Pierce reported the situation to the subsequent supporting police officers through the walkie-talkie. After confirming that they had received it, he led the members of Alpha Team deep into the forest.
They are the Raccoon City police, and they should deal with such things with all their might.
Jill felt a little uneasy. It was now confirmed that this was a premeditated attack, and the attacker still stayed in place and did not leave.
The enemy's firepower is unknown, and they may face an attack if they rashly penetrate deep.
In the forest not far from Alpha Team, a group of ten armed men were rummaging through the wreckage of the helicopter.
They are an international mercenary organization composed of free people. They received a big order two months ago!
Kill Duncan Aremus, the current leader of Umbrella Corporation, and bring back his body or 500 grams of body tissue.
The employer offered a price that no one could refuse. They tried to assassinate Duncan many times, but every time Duncan left Raccoon City, he would bring a large group of armed security guards with him. Before going out, he would also have people scout the way in advance. The security level was frighteningly high until
Today, their informant provided them with an excellent piece of information.
Duncan will fly in a helicopter to inspect the construction of the industrial park!
The captain of the mercenary action team took action decisively and successfully used rocket launchers to shoot down all three helicopters that were setting out. After that, they only needed to return with the target's body to receive their reward.
"Haven't you found it yet?"
The captain next to the wreckage of the plane was in a hurry. Even though their firepower was not weak, they were no match for the Raccoon City Police Department, which had hundreds of police officers. What's more, there were thousands of Umbrella Private Soldiers in Raccoon City. What kind of weapons did the thirty of them here have?
Can't beat it either.
The protective umbrella may not be able to react at the moment. Because of the threat of rocket launchers, they may not use helicopters and approach by car. It won't be long before the security forces can easily surround them.
Seeing the urging, the team members also stepped up to put out the fire and searched for the target's body in the pried open helicopter.
The employer paid them a large sum of money to kill the boss of a giant company. This kind of breaking of unwritten rules was easily criticized by the capitalists collectively. They went through a long psychological struggle before accepting the business. After it was over, they
They don't want to mess up if they can have wealth and freedom.
"Captain, no body was found!" Several mercenaries said this answer helplessly after rummaging through the wreckage of the plane.
After listening, the captain pressed the earphone and asked: "Cheetah, eagle, have you found them over there?"
"could not find it!"
"Shet, I don't have one here either!"
The response came quickly from the earphones, and the answers were all very consistent.
Intelligence error?
As soon as this bad idea came into the captain's mind, a heavy barrage of bullets came from the woods on their side.
Da da da!
The two mercenaries who were not in a good position fell down immediately. The others hid their bodies behind the trees at the first moment they heard the gunfire. A few seconds later, the mercenaries counterattacked in the direction where the bullets flew.
Suddenly, bullets and sawdust were flying in the woods!
The Alpha team approached them cautiously and wanted to catch them off guard. However, after the actual fight, they found that the people on the opposite side were well-trained. Even if they were attacked by a sneak attack, they were not out of position. They had obviously received professional training and had even been on the battlefield.
"Madefak!" After the mercenary captain replaced the magazine of his rifle, he made a retreat gesture to his companions. They did not want to fight with the Raccoon City police.
The mercenary members laid booby traps nearby, used smoke bombs to obscure the battlefield, and the complex forest terrain covered the battlefield, quickly disappearing from the scene.
After being blocked by smoke, Alpha Team tried to pursue them.
Payton rushed forward, completely unaware of the situation under his feet. When passing by a bush, his keen hearing allowed him to hear the sound of the grenade ring falling, and he was shocked and shouted: "Grenade!!!"
After saying that, he threw himself to one side.
Bang!
The grenade exploded and splashed shrapnel. Fortunately, Payton, who threw himself down in time, was not injured. The others were alerted and threw themselves down in time. They were not hurt by the booby trap, but they did not dare to continue the pursuit.
"Cough cough cough!" Gil waved away the smoke in front of his eyes, carefully watched his steps, and pulled up Captain Pierce who was lying on the ground.
Just as they were about to say something, the sound of helicopter propellers came from the sky.
Looking up, between the gaps in the branches, a large number of armed helicopters with umbrella markings were flying in the sky.
There were also several side-rotor aircraft that looked like Osprey helicopters. These aircraft passed by the woods and projected a large number of interference bombs in front of their astonished eyes. Then they fired a round of rockets at the distant woods.
Everyone in the Alpha team below was stunned for a while. The eye-catching umbrella logo on the side of the aircraft was too eye-catching. Are these aircraft already military models?
None of their police officers have such strong firepower. Does a private company security team need such exaggerated equipment?
In any case, the three plane wreckages were quickly taken over by people from the Umbrella Company. The police were only responsible for maintaining order at the scene, especially not letting reporters get close.
Most of the internationally renowned mercenary team was killed or injured in the bombing, and only seven people escaped through the tunnel dug in advance.
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Perhaps it was deliberately spread by someone with good intentions. The news of the attack on Umbrella Company CEO Duncan Aremes quickly made headlines around the world in the next two days, and the discussion remained high. There were obvious traces of human manipulation.
Duncan's second-hand secretary, Susan, was forced to accept an interview with reporters. She behaved reluctantly in front of the camera, insisting that Duncan was just missing. Her answers were basically led by the nose, giving people the impression of trying to cover up.
Netizens basically didn't believe it. The direction of discussion gradually changed from the attack on the CEO of Umbrella Company to whether Umbrella Company should be broken up, and whether the private armed forces owned by Umbrella Company were too exaggerated?
There are wolves outside the company, and everyone in the company is also panic-stricken.
Susan sat haggardly in the secretary's office, processing documents mechanically according to the Red Queen's instructions, and shelved issues that she could not handle for the time being.
Now she is very confused. Having seen Duncan travel across the world, she does not believe that Duncan would die so easily. However, she has not seen her boss for two days, and it is difficult to confirm the facts.
Coupled with the complicated and exaggerated work, she seemed to have aged several years.
Susan was originally just a flower vase and had no experience in dealing with these major emergencies. After only two days, she began to miss the old days when she could just lie down and throw away a lot of money.
"Miss Susan, I received it again..."
The office door was pushed open at this time, and a brown-haired secretary from the secretarial team put the letter he had just received on Susan's desk with a troubled expression.
After staring at the bald eagle pattern on the envelope for a long time, Susan covered her head with a headache and waved the brown-haired secretary away.
She messed up her hair and looked up at the simple and luxurious office. She felt that it was a breathless place. The pressure was now so great that she had the idea of resigning.
Chapter completed!