Outside the window, it was quiet.
Downstairs, however, cars came and went; although the traffic wasn't heavy, it still exuded the city's vitality.
At this moment, the phone on the nightstand in the hotel room vibrated.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."
A moment later, an arm reached out from under the covers, fumbled on the nightstand, and retrieved the phone.
"Hello?"
A female voice came from the other end of the line, "Jackal, there's a new mission. Are you interested?"
No sound came from under the covers, but the call wasn't hung up.
"500,000 usd to save a person."
The woman on the other end of the line spoke calmly, as if stating something perfectly normal.
There was a long silence from under the covers before a voice slowly said, "Time, place."
"Brooklyn Marine Terminal, now."
Hearing this, the man suddenly sat up, "Really? Are you sure you're not messing with me?"
He glanced at the time on his phone: 1:05 AM.
Although it was close to him, Brooklyn Marine Terminal was only about 15km away, the problem was who accepts a mission late at night, especially to save someone?
"Yes, you heard correctly, it is indeed to save someone. You just need to provide remote support."
After some thought, the man agreed.
The tone on the other end of the phone suddenly became relaxed, "At this hour, you're the only one who answered the phone and is willing to take on the mission."
With that, without waiting for the man's response, the call was disconnected.
After hanging up, the woman made another call, then said into the phone, "Old man, I've completed the mission you assigned. Does this favor count as repaid?"
Then, the woman hung up the phone and leaned back in her office chair.
Looking at the night view outside the window, she found it hard to imagine that the old man would waste such a favor just to save one person.
However, since such a decision had been made, she naturally wouldn't interfere. Even the money was paid by the other party; she merely helped him find a killer.
For her, there was no loss.
Although the man accepted the mission, he was still surprised. Saving someone in the middle of the night, and it seemed quite urgent.
Soon, his phone lit up again, displaying the person to be saved and the location for this mission.
"Location: Brooklyn Marine Terminal, save an Asian person. As long as he's alive, it's fine."
This was the first time he had seen such vague mission information, but for the sake of 500,000 usd, he reluctantly got up.
The moment the room lights came on, his freckled face appeared.
Then the man got dressed, took his room card, and left the room.
He went straight to the hotel's basement, opened the car door, got in, and drove away. On the way to Brooklyn Marine Terminal, his car was moving very fast.
At this moment, Ye Xiaoxiao was outside Brooklyn Marine Terminal. She dared not walk in because she knew who was in those two Humvees.
But she couldn't let her savior die under their guns, so she called her uncle.
Her uncle, Ye Haihan, was also conflicted for a while upon learning that his niece's savior was in danger before finally deciding to help.
"Don't worry, girl, since he's your savior, Uncle naturally can't stand by and do nothing. Wait a moment, I'll see who can help."
So, a call was made to that woman. This woman owed him a favor, which he had originally intended to save for a junior's possible future use, but unexpectedly, Ye Xiaoxiao used it this time.
If it's used, then it's used. People of their Ye family have always valued loyalty and righteousness. Since their benefactor was in danger, it was only natural to help.
While the man was driving to Brooklyn Marine Terminal, the Massacre Squad had already begun investigating suspicious locations.
Although Ye Xiaoxiao was anxious, there was nothing she could do. Flesh and blood couldn't resist those firearms.
She could only pray that her uncle's support would arrive as soon as possible.
Soon her phone rang, and Ye Xiaoxiao quickly pressed the answer button, "Uncle, how is it?"
"Don't worry, girl, support will arrive very soon, but I hope your savior can hold on a little longer. After all, it takes time for him to get there."
Ye Haihan could only truthfully say this over the phone. As for anything else, he had truly done his best.
With that said, Ye Xiaoxiao had nothing more to say; it could only be this way.
Cutting back to the terminal.
At this moment, Zhang Jie's situation was extremely dangerous. Although the three shots just now wounded David, turning him into a casualty and successfully delaying Matthew and Thomas.
But this delay was only temporary. After all, he was the only one in the entire port, merely giving that person a place to rest in situ.
He quickly ran backward on the containers. His position was exposed, which was extremely dangerous for him.
Matthew and Thomas, on the other hand, were furious at being ambushed by this guy; it was dishonorable. So, Matthew pursued from below, while Thomas directly climbed onto the top of the containers.
But they found no trace of Zhang Jie.
The other two teams also came to rendezvous. When they saw the injured David, they were also enraged. At the same time, they realized that their opponent this time was an extremely difficult one.
It should be known that the probability of the Massacre Squad being injured was very low. Their professionalism and caution made them the fourth-ranked existence in KH.
Today, David was injured, though not seriously, and he had promptly stopped his own bleeding.
But he truly couldn't participate in the upcoming battle anymore.
The remaining six immediately dispersed, surrounding this area of containers.
The drone in the air also descended, beginning its aerial reconnaissance.
The multi-dimensional encirclement made Zhang Jie's situation extremely dangerous, and Evil Wolf, who had been sitting outside, still hadn't gotten up. He had already learned from his earpiece that David was wounded, but his expression showed no change.
In his opinion, it was very normal for team members to get injured. As long as the injuries weren't serious, they weren't a big deal. After all, not everyone was Superman, and injuries had long become commonplace.
And where was Zhang Jie hiding at this moment?
He was hiding in the gap between two containers. This position was quite opportune because the other end was blocked, leaving only this side, and this spot happened to be in a blind corner, making it hard for anyone to notice.
The footsteps below confirmed his guess.
This was indeed a very professional tactical squad, working very closely together. Their counterattacks and judgments were also extremely excellent. He was truly in danger this time.
Although he had just wounded that guy, the remaining number of people was still considerable, and the crisis had not yet been resolved.
One of the reasons Zhang Jie was hiding here was in the hope that the drone would descend. As long as he could deal with the drone, he might still have a glimmer of hope.
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