Then came the second shot.
This bullet hit the original bullet mark with exceptional precision. The deviation was so small that it was negligible. An astonishing muffled sound rang out, and the window that looked like it was blooming like a flower petal started to waver again. In the spring breeze, it looked like it was drifting, but in fact, there was no substantial damage.
Judging from the sound of the bullet exploding and the smooth movement of the heavy black car on the road, the sniper should be using a light anti-material long-range firearm. This type of firearm could directly penetrate the side armor of the Federation military armored vehicle. The accuracy of the two consecutive shots also fully demonstrated the exceptional military skills of the sniper.
However, this time, Xu Le didn't even bother to turn his head to look. He looked at the screen thoughtfully, as if he didn't feel anything. He was as calm as the wind and clouds, like a damned artistic youth who was quietly reading in the midst of a sky full of bullets.
The terrifying bullets heavily knocked against the window beside his face, but he was so calm. It definitely wasn't because he needed to act calm in this situation to win the excited screams and cheers of the girls, nor was it because he had the thickest nerves in the universe, even thicker than Huai Caoshi's. It was because as the best of the best engineers, under the premise of having a plan in place, rational analysis and deduction gave him enough calmness to face all of this.
He didn't want to see a shooting scene that would shock the Federation on the streets of the southern suburbs of the capital special district. Therefore, after splitting into two groups, Team 7 quietly bypassed the snipers on the rooftops of most of the buildings. As for the sniper on the southeast side of the six-story residential building, Team 7 had already been monitoring him.
As for the possible damage this sniper could cause, Xu Le firmly believed that the light, long-range anti-material gun could penetrate the side armor of the armored vehicle, but it definitely couldn't penetrate the black car he was in.
Years ago in the underground parking lot of the Linhai State Gymnasium, the Federation's M52 mecha's six-barreled Darlin's autocannon fired wildly at close range. The Tai family's specially made black car seemed to be hopping up and down miserably, struggling and whining. However, in the end, Butler Jin gently stepped on the gas pedal, and the black car was still full of power and escaped with the skinny crown prince.
What's more, he was enduring a long-range attack today. The effect of these two shots was at most like a tree branch poking at a bison's body, making it itchy and restless, but they couldn't pierce through that layer of solid skin.
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Xiong Linquan, who was hiding on the hill, silently pulled the trigger. Through the optical scope, he could clearly see a plume of smoke rising from the corner of the top floor of the six-story residential building. He couldn't see the person's movement, but he knew that he had succeeded. He quickly tore off his camouflage and rushed to the military vehicle that was waiting at the bottom of the hill.
At the top of the residential building's balcony, the military sniper wearing a dark green stealth windbreaker leaned against the wall. He held the bullet wound on his left shoulder and breathed heavily. Blood kept flowing out from between his fingers as he stared at the beautiful bullet point on the opposite wall. His face was very pale.
The wooden door in front of the balcony was kicked open, and three members of Group 7 rushed in at high speed. Their triangular formation was flawless, and they found their targets in the shortest amount of time possible. Furthermore, they used the black muzzle of their guns to announce the victory of this ambush.
A member of Group 7 named Shi Hang looked at the sniper in the corner who was trying to take out a military knife. His finger quickly pressed the button on the flashlight and advised in a low voice, "Brother, there are no casualties on either side right now. Don't make things too difficult."
The sniper quieted down. He held his left shoulder and stared at the dark green windbreaker that was getting redder and redder. He stood up with great difficulty and made a decisive decision.
He looked at the three members of Group 7 and smiled apologetically. His body suddenly leaned back, and just like that, he flipped over the wall and jumped down.
He reached the top of the six-story building in an instant. His body landed heavily on the ground, making a muffled cracking sound. All the blood in his body that was wrapped in the dark green windbreaker seemed to have gushed out in an instant. The cold concrete floor was like an oil painting, and the flowers in the painting were as red and as beautiful as the flowers in the painting.
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In the back of the black car, Gu Xifeng stared at the electronic monitoring map on the screen of the workbench and listened to the reports of the various groups. His chubby fingers kept sliding and swiping across the screen, and his slightly furrowed brows showed the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart.
"We didn't manage to capture him alive." He took off his headphones and looked at Xu Le beside him. He said in a low voice, "I checked the body of the one who jumped off the building. The proportion of rust on his body was too high. I hacked into the Coastal Defense team's database to do a comparison … This sniper is from the Sea Wolves Special Forces."
Xu Le was not surprised. He narrowed his eyes and looked through the popped flower on the window. He looked at the green forest that quickly passed by the side of the road and seriously considered the situation he was facing.
Mr. Shi killed his way into Parliament Hill. Many people on the list died and many were injured. He originally thought that there was not much left for him to do, but when he found out that the general was actually the most powerful and hidden hand, he realized that he had still underestimated his opponent's strength.
Because of the existence of the general, the Federal military had naturally formed a thick wall. This wall was trying to suffocate him and bury him directly in the ruins of history. Even if they could not do this for the time being, they had successfully blocked him from the official residence.
Unless President Pabre did not want to see him, it would be very difficult to explain the problems that had happened in the past few days. However, this situation was impossible.
"There are a few locations that I need to pay attention to in the Department of National Defense building. I don't want to be the first colonel of the Federation to have his head blown off when he walks out of the building."
After a moment of silence, Xu Le calmed down. He pointed at a building on the electronic map and said to Gu Xifeng with a smile, "You don't have to deal with the locations A and B, those are the department's daily sniping and surveillance points. Also, remind Da Xiong and the others to be careful and not cause any misunderstandings. "
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The secretary tactfully left the minister's office after making the tea. Ever since Secretary Jiao committed suicide due to treason, the secretariat of the Department of National Defense was very careful about this.
Minister of National Defense Zou Yingxing took off his metal-rimmed glasses and gently rubbed his forehead. He did not hide his tiredness in front of Xu Le and said in a low voice, "Every action has a purpose. You violated military discipline and orders from your superiors and forcibly returned to the capital ring from the West Woods. What's your purpose? Of course, it's not as simple as just collecting Shi Qinghai's body. I just received a report that there was a shooting incident in the residential area of Yan Shisan in the southern suburbs. There was a large amount of firepower and firearms in the incident. Does this have anything to do with you? "
"Someone in the military wants to kill me. When I came back from the West Woods, I encountered three battleships. They came from Quasi-355 Base. In order to kill me, they did not hesitate to sacrifice the entire battleship I was on. As for the shooting incident you mentioned, I don't know if it's the aftermath or the beginning of a new story. What we found out now is that the sniper was from the Navy Special Forces. "
Xu Le would not hide anything in front of Minister Zou. On one hand, it was because he trusted this low-key and sincere Federation General. On the other hand, the conflict of interests between the two sides was too deep. It would be difficult for Zou Yingxing to gain anything by betraying him.
"Quasi-355 Base is very remote. The Federal Fleet usually does not use their battleships." Zou Yingxing said calmly, "As for the Navy, which is in a semi-disbanded state, the management of its special forces is relatively lax. It is very difficult to find out anything. Also, you should know that even if I can find out, I can't."
It had nothing to do with the balance of the overall situation. It was Zou Yingxing's direct description.
In the Federal military system, there were three people who assisted the President in defense. They were the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Security Advisor, and the Minister of Defense. Especially the Minister of Defense, as a member of the government cabinet, had the most direct power to mobilize the military.
However, this was under normal circumstances. If there was a serious problem inside and outside the federal government, and the troops began to disobey the federal government's orders, then the head of the civilian organization, the Minister of Defense, because he didn't have a field army that he could directly command like the commanders of the military region and had extremely far-reaching influence, he would become marginal.
"Mr. President once ordered you to thoroughly investigate the case of the Ancient Bell. All the problems after that were caused by this investigation. Although Mr. President's order was revoked, I think with your personality, you will definitely continue to investigate."
"Yes, Shi Qinghai and I have found enough evidence to prove that Vice President Byron, several members of parliament, the current Director of the Bureau of Proclamation, and several generals were involved in the Ancient Bell incident."
"They stopped me from coming back because they were worried that I would continue to investigate, or they were worried that I would use the evidence found to send them to court." Xu Le held the teacup in front of him. After a moment of silence, he continued, "The problem now is that if we want to go through the judicial channel to investigate, I need Mr. President to authorize or directly sign an order for the Ministry of Justice to take over."
"I'm very happy that you have this idea. We are the soldiers of the Federation. The military is not a tool for private people to vent their anger. However, when it comes to the special authorization of the Ministry of Justice, Mr. President … "
Minister Zou looked out of the window at the green trees that looked like stars in the sky and said slowly, "Since the Parliament Hill incident, I haven't seen Mr. President."
"I didn't participate in the Parliament Hill memorial ceremony. I didn't participate in the cabinet meetings. Sometimes when I sit in this office and look at the ant-like people on the streets of the Capital Special District, I feel very uncomfortable sitting in this chair. Because now in the military … most people don't seem to want me to continue to be the Minister of Defense."
Xu Le looked at his tired and calm face and said, "You are the Minister of Defense appointed by Mr. President and voted by the Parliament Hill. The ordinary soldiers don't understand that the Federation's continuous attacks on the homeland of the Empire have been winning. But don't the generals understand the important role you played? Why should they ask you to step down? "
"Reasons are always the most abundant thing in the universe."
Minister Zou sipped his tea and said with a smile, "My secretary was involved in the Ancient Bell incident, suspected of treason, and murdered the commander of the West Woods Military Region. This alone is enough reason for me to step down."
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