The last two remaining bodyguards happily thanked Beth after receiving Beth's promise. Beth's investment in security was not stingy at all, especially after experiencing the incident of being chased. The salary she paid her bodyguards was the highest in the industry.
Twice the standard, she is not ambiguous at all about spending money to buy her life.
The other people who were unsuccessful didn't have any objections. They participated in the whole process and it was very fair. Naturally, they had nothing to say if their skills were not as good as others.
Beth's two assistants took the others out, gave each of them a small gift as a consolation prize, and then sent them off.
In the end, the remaining two people were from the Marine Force Search Company and the other from the Rangers. They were both well-known units. The two of them were also very experienced. Owen had a brief chat with them and got to know them better.
The characters of the two people.
There are no very obvious flaws in the two of them yet. They are both cold-tempered and not very talkative, but they are very suitable to be bodyguards.
Not surprisingly, these six people are the final bodyguard candidates, of course, provided they can withstand background checks.
No rich man will 100% trust the information sent by the security company. Although they will not be fraudulent in general, they will definitely be adulterated to some extent.
The rich have entrusted their lives to them, so they will definitely find someone to do a background check. The background check will dig out all the past experiences of these people. If they have any problems with their character, or have harmed their employer in the past,
No matter how excellent your criminal record is, it will never be used.
The bodyguard matter is settled and Owen is ready to leave.
"Beth, if nothing happens I will..."
"Bang bang bang"
Before Irving could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sudden sound of gunfire. Irving made a subconscious reaction in an instant, lying down and observing his surroundings.
"Get down, get down..."
Owen looked back and saw Beth's two assistants still standing there stupidly, and quickly told them to lie down. Except for them, the rest were professionals, and they all made the right move as soon as the gunshots appeared.
response.
Speaking of which, I have to praise the two personal bodyguards. Although the contract has not been signed, both of them were very responsible and threw Beth to the ground as soon as an emergency occurred.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang”
Gunfire rang out again, this time in bursts of shots. Owen identified the sound and finally determined that the gunfire came from upstairs.
"Beth, are you okay?"
"I'm fine"
There was not much panic on Beth's face. She lay on the ground with a self-defense pistol in her hand. Since the last incident, she had carried the weapon with her wherever she went.
Several people crawled along the ground to the load-bearing pillar, then stood up and hid behind the pillar. Even if bullets were fired from the opposite direction, the load-bearing pillar could provide sufficient cover.
"Are there any other weapons?" Owen shouted.
"Yes, in the password cabinet over there, the password is 3367..."
Owen followed her fingers and saw a code cabinet on the table. He ran two steps to the cabinet and quickly pressed the four digits.
After a "beep" sound, the door of the code cabinet popped open, and inside was a Walter P99. This compact pistol looked like Beth had prepared it for herself.
Owen checked the pistol, made sure it could be fired, put the spare magazine in his pocket, and then leaned toward the window to look out.
The "bang bang bang" gunfire above the head continued, and several people were already lying on the square in front of the building. As the shooting continued, one person fell to the ground after every few shots. The gunman's shooting had no purpose at all.
Just be a person from the square.
Farke, this bastard!
Owen cursed in his heart, turned around and ran outside the house, not forgetting to shout: "Call 911, close the door, hide here, don't let anyone get close, if the restraint fails, just shoot, I'll go take a look..."
…”
Before he finished speaking, Owen's people had disappeared at the door, and only the sound kept coming back.
In the stairwell, Irving was running wildly. Wall Street is the financial center of the United States, and tens of thousands of people work in this area every day.
It was the lunch break at this time, and many people were sitting on the steps in the square in front, eating sandwiches or simple meals they had brought with them. There were also many people resting in the outdoor cafe next to it. It can be said that all of these people knew how to
Become a target for shooters.
According to Owen's visual inspection, there were at least close to a hundred people in the square just now. Judging from the gunfire just now, the civilian version of the assault rifle should be used, which can only shoot single shots but not continuous fire. But even so, these 100 people
Not enough to kill him.
You have to be fast. An early step can save several lives. Owen can run faster.
Owen was running three steps at a time in the stairwell, and the square downstairs was already in chaos. There were various shouts, and many people who were hit fell to the ground motionless, with slow bodies underneath them.
Slowly flowing blood.
Most of the people were nervously lying on the ground. Happy America has gun battles every day. As a happy American, everyone has been warned that when they hear the sound of gunshots, they must lie on the ground as soon as possible to protect themselves.
In this country with the largest number of guns in the world, a well-known organization once made a statistics, showing that a total of 355 gun attacks occurred in 336 days. On average, at least one gun attack occurred every day.
What a terrible statistic.
It's just that numbers are always cold and seem to be far away from people, but this time, it's their turn to become those cold numbers.
…
31st floor
Owen rushed out of the stairwell, and the gunshots stopped. Owen didn't know if the gunman had escaped. He held the p99 and carefully looked sideways, but after taking a few steps, the gunshots rang out again.
**
Owen turned and ran back to the stairwell. The gunfire was not on this floor, but still upstairs. The other party stopped just now not to escape, but to change the magazine, which meant that the other party had fired at least more than 30 rounds of bullets. Owen did not dare
Imagine the scene downstairs.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang”
The sound of reaping life continued, and Owen soon reached the 32nd floor. The moment he rushed out of the stairwell, he was sure that the gunman opened fire on this floor.
Irving held his gun and approached the sound. People could be seen lying in a pool of blood on the road. This building seemed to have hotel business in addition to the office building below. The floor where Irving was located was just a room.
Following the sound of gunfire, Owen quickly located the location of the gunman, which was in a room on the corridor that he turned in front of.
Owen took tactical steps, trying to be as light as possible, and approached quietly. When he turned the corner, he saw a figure trembling like chaff.
It looked like he was dressed like a policeman, with a pistol, baton and other equipment around his waist, but his whole body seemed to be paralyzed, not only shaking all over, but also sweating profusely.
The guy's back was turned to Irving. Irving walked over gently, knocked him out suddenly, and fired his gun. It was obvious that this policeman should be a nearby garrison and was the first person after hearing the gunfire.
The time is set here.
It's a pity that his mental quality is not good enough and he dare not take action. If he takes action decisively, he can at least save the lives of many people below. For such a person, Owen does not expect him to help, it is better to knock him unconscious directly.