"Jiang Chen, get out now. The IS patrol team has noticed the commotion here and is sending reinforcements. "Nick's voice came from the Bluetooth earpiece.
"Understood." Jiang Chen waved at Robert and shouted, "Quick, quick, quick! Run! "
Then, Jiang Chen dashed out of the courtyard and fired into the sky to disperse the crowd that didn't know what was going on. He then called Robert and rushed into the alley on the side.
"Dammit! There are heavy machine guns. " Nick cursed under his breath and quickly began to move. His position had been exposed during the exchange of fire.
The Toyota pickup with the heavy machine gun sped through the street and drove to the courtyard where the hostages were held. The soldier on the pickup shouted at the other soldiers as he roughly pulled the bolt and was ready to fire.
Tatata!
Bullets rained down on Nick's position. Nick had to get down on the ground and desperately crawl to the stairs. When he reached the staircase, he quickly stood up and dashed downstairs.
The IS soldiers were not to be trifled with. The ten-man patrol team rushed to Nick's position with the intention of surrounding him. But this polar bear was indeed a seasoned veteran. He retreated and fired back with the M27 as he approached the parking spot.
On the other side, Jiang Chen used his EP to control the drone while avoiding the pursuing IS soldiers. He took Robert through the crossfire without any danger.
"Quick, get in the car! You drive! " Jiang Chen opened the door and pushed Robert in. He then controlled the drone to fly in Nick's direction.
"I'm stalled. You guys go first." Nick gritted his teeth and looked at the bloody hole on his left shoulder. He fired a few shots with one hand before fleeing into the alley on the side.
Although he was familiar with the terrain beforehand, how could he compete with the IS soldiers that patrolled this area for a long time? Nick was prepared to die. Or rather, he should have died a long time ago in that small town in Kane.
This way, he could be considered repaying the debt.
A hideous smile appeared on Nick's face as he leaned against the cover on the side of the road.
He didn't plan to run anymore. He wanted to show these bloodthirsty dogs what a true warrior race was!
"Six o 'clock, through the alley, quick."
But the voice from the earpiece made him pause. He gritted his teeth and followed Jiang Chen's instructions to the alley. Almost at the same time, he caught a glimpse of a Toyota pickup truck with a heavy machine gun driving past his original position.
A drop of cold sweat rolled down as Nick began to move according to Jiang Chen's instructions.
"That fruit stall, go through it, there's a back door in the room." With the drone's guidance, the IS patrol's whereabouts were all exposed.
Although it was in the opposite direction of the car, Nick still chose to trust Jiang Chen's instructions. He kicked open the wooden door and ignored the screaming woman, the terrified man, and the innocent child. He aimed his rifle threateningly and rushed to the back door.
Bang!
Nick slammed the wooden door open with his right shoulder and dashed out into the other street.
"Go straight through the street, then turn left into the alley …"
The chaotic footsteps and screams of the IS soldiers came from the distance. Nick endured the pain in his shoulder as he dashed across the street with the rifle.
The footsteps gradually faded away. Looks like they lost them … Nick let out a sigh of relief. He took out the bandage around his waist and bandaged the wound on his left shoulder as he ran. With Jiang Chen's instructions, he quickly turned to the location of the car.
"We have to hurry, more and more IS soldiers are gathering here." Jiang Chen saw Nick and opened the back door for him before he sat in the passenger seat.
Robert sat in the driver's seat as he skillfully started the car. Nick, who sat in the back, took off his shirt and changed into something he prepared beforehand to hide his wound.
"Where are we going?" Robert drove the car out of the alley and looked around.
Jiang Chen extended his hand out of the window and took back the palm-sized drone before stuffing it back into his pocket.
"Drive into the desert, the road is almost completely blocked."
"God … I'm still alive, this is unbelievable." Robert controlled the steering wheel as he exaggeratedly let out a long breath.
"We're not out of danger yet …" Jiang Chen forced a smile. He underestimated the strength of the terrorists. He didn't expect them to react so quickly. His original plan with Nick was to quickly escape from Nick and follow the road back to Baghdad.
"IS is much stronger than other extremist groups. They are definitely not a simple group of people … I thought you had a plan," Nick said after a moment of hesitation.
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before a bitter smile appeared on his face.
[There's really nothing I can do. Looks like I pretended too much …]
He wasn't worried about being captured by the extremist groups since he could hide in the apocalypse, but he couldn't bring Robert and Nick there.
"…" Robert seemed to have noticed the awkwardness on Jiang Chen's face as he smiled. "Whatever, let's take it one step at a time. They can't keep watching us and not fight."
Robert opened the GPS map in the car.
"We still have enough gas. We can go through the desert and go around Lake Tharsal to Tikrit. If we're lucky, that area should be controlled by the government forces. "Robert had a helpless smile on his face. But Jiang Chen couldn't smile anymore.
There was another meaning to this sentence. If Tikrit was under the control of IS …
He had to take a gamble.
[If I knew it would be so troublesome … Whatever, I'm already here, and I've tested the equipment. It's not bad.] Jiang Chen shook his head with a bitter smile as he leaned against the seat and closed his eyes to rest. Surprisingly, he suddenly realized that he didn't feel uncomfortable killing people anymore.
It was hard to say if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
Perhaps it was because the people he killed deserved to die. Jiang Chen thought back to the various misdeeds of IS in the news and comforted himself.
Robert, on the other hand, looked optimistic as he hummed a tune and turned on the MP3 player in the car. This guy wasn't afraid of death. He had seen piles of dead people before, so he naturally wouldn't be affected by this level of blood.
The explosive background music began to play as the car kicked up a cloud of dust on the sand as it drove into the endless sea of sand.
Every speck of dust here carried a smell of smoke that could not be dispersed.
…
Xia Shiyu was wrapped in a towel as she sat on the sofa. The white towel was coiled on top of her head as it wrapped around her wet hair. Under the towel, seductive droplets of water stained her fair legs. It was the height of summer, and the air conditioning was on. She wasn't in a rush to change as she enjoyed the coolness brought by the air conditioning.
It was a pity that her face didn't lose to celebrities. Even when she was relaxing, her face was still expressionless.
Xia Shiyu lazily leaned against the sofa as she casually crossed her long legs and turned on the TV with the remote control.
"… Let's continue to follow the next news. Early this morning, IS launched an attack on Tikrit. The Iraqi Prime Minister said that he will defend Tikrit at all costs …"
Xia Shiyu didn't care about international events. Like most white-collar workers, she was more interested in the variety shows on Mango TV, especially the funny shows.
It was strange that people who didn't like to laugh liked humor.
… No news today?
Xia Shiyu felt relieved. As to why, even she didn't know the reason.
But no news meant he was safe.
At least there wasn't any news about a Han man being kidnapped in Iraq, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly concerned and warned its citizens.
[Eh? Why do I have to worry about him?]
Xia Shiyu suddenly paused as she subconsciously touched her lips. A trace of confusion and confusion flashed across her eyes.
She shook her head and chased the smile out of her mind. She picked up the remote control and changed the channel.
[It must be because I've been too tired lately.]
Watching the host and guests prank each other on the screen, as well as the burst of laughter from the audience, Xia Shiyu temporarily forgot about her worries.
Her chest that was fluctuating due to her emotions gradually calmed down.
…
Night fell. Jiang Chen leaned against the seat with a Chunghwa cigarette in his mouth.
To prevent the target from being too conspicuous, he couldn't turn on the lights. It was dangerous to drive without lights, so Robert stopped the car.
"Since you can't sleep, why don't you keep watch?" Robert forced a smile as he leaned against the steering wheel. As to Nick behind him, he was already snoring thunderously.
"How far is it?" Jiang Chen blew out a smoke ring and sighed.
"Probably two days. There's enough food and water. Don't be too nervous." Robert shrugged.
Jiang Chen rolled his eyes. [Who is he trying to save?]
"To get rid of these ten tons of gold, I'm working pretty hard." Jiang Chen pouted.
"Ten tons?!" Robert suddenly sat up and slammed into the roof of the car. Without caring about the pain, Robert stared at Jiang Chen with a burning gaze.
"… Fu * k, don't look at me like that." Jiang Chen had goosebumps from the stare as he shrunk back in disgust.
"Ahem, hehe." Robert rubbed his greasy blonde hair as he embarrassedly sat back down. "If I knew there was a hundred million USD deal waiting for me, I wouldn't be in the arms business. I'll just sell gold for you. "
"Don't even think about it. This is all the gold I've accumulated over the years. I'm about to start transitioning." Jiang Chen sighed.
"Transitioning? Is there any good business to do? "Robert couldn't sleep anymore, so he lit a cigarette and started smoking.
"High tech."
"High tech? Even Warren Buffett doesn't dare to touch that. " Robert flicked his cigarette in disdain. "I tried to open my own arms company before, but I gave up after a while. The risk of research is too high. I only sell the finished products. It's faster to make money that way. "
"It's also more dangerous." Jiang Chen didn't deny it.
"That's right, but I love adventure." Robert forced a smile as he touched his nose and avoided the topic.
The desert at night was quiet without a trace of human activity. As the distance between them and Haditha increased, even the occasional gunfire gradually faded away. However, in this quiet night sky, there would occasionally be a short and gradually fading rumble.
"F-22 Raptor. It should be the UA military on a reconnaissance mission. Maybe we just appeared on the thermal image," Robert said as he raised his eyelids.
"Oh? Will the UA soldiers jump down to save you? "Jiang Chen smiled.
"How is that possible? We're just a white dot on the thermal image, and there are a lot of similar refugees in the desert. It's good that there are no weapons on the back of the car, or else there would be bullets. "Robert laughed.
Jiang Chen gazed at the horizon. The clouds were thin, and the moon was clear. But with the moonlight, he couldn't see anything.
"Say, I don't think the IS soldiers are that powerful. Why do so many countries send airstrikes and aid, but they still can't get rid of this problem? "Jiang Chen didn't have a good impression of this organization.
It had nothing to do with politics or nationality. From a human perspective, this organization that slaughtered civilians and abducted women was detestable. Regardless of the reason, it was impossible to justify their crimes against humanity.
And this arrogant organization claimed the Western Region as their territory and provided training aid to the terrorist forces in the Far East?
Ridiculous.
But he couldn't bring himself to laugh.
"It's normal." Robert shrugged. "IS is not a simple terrorist organization, but a terrorist army and an ambitious government. A lot of them are highly educated and have published manuals on how to avoid aerial attacks and reconnaissance. In addition, their opponents all have ulterior motives. Take Turkey for example, his stance towards IS has been wavering for a long time. "
At this point, Robert smiled mysteriously.
"Also, if they agreed to the war so quickly, how are we going to make a living? How are we going to reduce the unemployment rate?"
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before he laughed.
[Makes sense …]
[But who cares, the Middle East is far away from Hua.]
But for some reason, he remembered the world that collapsed because of the nuclear war.
Even the summer sun couldn't penetrate the clouds of radiation, the land where not a single grain of food could grow, the twisted faces instinctively unleashed violence …
Jiang Chen suddenly shivered as he wrapped his clothes around his body.
The desert was too cold at night.
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