Chapter 57

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An Jia Ning hid below the embankment, not daring to stick her head out. She followed Li Xiangdong's instructions, only extending her pistol and firing in the direction of three o'clock as quickly as possible.

Soon, the six bullets were all fired, and the rhythmic gunfire from the three o'clock direction was disrupted by her sudden attack. However, the enemy quickly adjusted, and even two guns, one long and one short, were aimed at her direction. Bullets whizzed over her head, and some even hit the trees behind her, sending splinters flying and stinging her face.

She flipped the cylinder of the revolver to the left and shook the gun upward, causing the spent cartridges to clatter to the ground. Then, from a small pocket under her tactical vest, she took out a speedloader with six bullets. However, the speedloader wouldn't align with the revolver's cylinder, and the six bullets wouldn't load.

Only then did she realize that the problem wasn't with the revolver or the cylinder, but with her trembling hands. For some reason, when Li Xiangdong crawled out from beside her, she felt a sudden emptiness in her heart, followed by an inexplicable sense of fear.

Despite her repeated attempts to calm herself with mental suggestions, this usually effective method didn't work this time. The gunfire above her head grew closer, indicating that the enemy was slowly approaching. This made An Jia Ning increasingly anxious, but the more anxious she became, the harder it was to load the bullets.

Finally, the gunfire above her head stopped, and she could hear the bandits breathing heavily above her. She turned her head and saw a dark figure standing on the edge of the embankment, a mocking smile on his lips, slowly raising his gun.

A wave of indescribable despair washed over her, but at that moment, a crisp gunshot rang out. An Jia Ning had never thought that the familiar sound of the gun would be so pleasant to hear again. The dark figure standing above her fell like a felled log into the drainage ditch.

Another gunman, standing on the other side, turned his head sharply, but a bullet to the head ended his life. An Jia Ning saw the other man turn, but as his body turned, a cloud of blood mist exploded from his head, and his body fell like a失控的麻袋, headfirst into the drainage ditch.

Li Xiangdong's two shots quickly dispatched the two gunmen heading straight for An Jia Ning, and he immediately turned his gun to aim at another group of gunmen. These men were engaged in close combat with Wei Zhonghang and his team, who were using a truck as cover. Wei Zhonghang's team had more people, and they hadn't been injured because Li Xiangdong and An Jia Ning had drawn the enemy's fire.

However, the enemy had a mix of long and short weapons, including a 56 assault rifle and two short-barreled five-shot repeaters, with the rest being large-caliber pistols. Despite being five against seven, they had completely pinned down Wei Zhonghang's team.

Fortunately, Li Xiangdong had taken out two of them; otherwise, with the enemy's overwhelming firepower, Wei Zhonghang's team would have been overwhelmed.

The five bandits soon realized something was wrong, as Li Xiangdong's lateral threat was too great. With just two shots, he had taken out a man with a shotgun.

A double-tap, one shot to the forehead and one to the chest, and the man who had been firing the five-shot repeater was dead. This left the remaining four men feeling anything but satisfied.

The man with the 56 assault rifle was the first to react, turning his gun and firing a burst at Li Xiangdong. This man was a seasoned shooter; the rhythm of his short bursts indicated his experience and skill.

Firing a burst at Li Xiangdong was not a sign of panic but an attempt to suppress him. With only a 54 pistol, Li Xiangdong dared not engage in a direct confrontation and quickly took cover behind a tree.

Fortunately, the tree was thick enough to shield him from the bullets, which sent splinters flying. Li Xiangdong remained unharmed behind the tree.

The gunfire soon stopped, likely due to a lack of ammunition. Li Xiangdong didn't rush to peek out, as he remembered that the enemy still had a shotgun and two pistols waiting for him.

If Wei Zhonghang's team wasn't foolish, they would know what to do. Sure enough, gunfire erupted from Wei Zhonghang's side, followed by the deep response of the shotgun, and then the 56 assault rifle quickly fired again, this time in a rhythmic long burst.

Not good, the enemy is trying to escape. Li Xiangdong rolled out from behind the tree and saw that the bandits had already climbed into two vehicles, and the two Mitsubishis were charging forward like mad.

This was a national highway, not a freeway, with no enclosed barriers on the side, only two shallow drainage ditches. The road ahead was blocked by the truck and Wei Zhonghang's vehicles, but the two Pajeros could easily drive through the ditches, given their impressive off-road capabilities.

Wei Zhonghang's team clearly hadn't expected the enemy to be so decisive, choosing to flee at this critical moment. If the enemy managed to escape through the ditches, they would be impossible to catch, as they only had two police cars, one a Iveco and the other a Jinbei van, which were better suited for transporting people than for a high-speed chase.

The two Pajeros quickly charged past them, and the operation seemed to be on the verge of failure, with the enemy slipping away right under their noses. Wei Zhonghang was so angry that he stomped his feet.

Li Xiangdong emerged from the darkness and ran forward, firing as he ran, aiming at the tires of the vehicles. However, the 54 pistol, though powerful, was still a handgun, and its accuracy began to waver beyond 25 meters. In the stormy night, even if Li Xiangdong were a gun god, he couldn't guarantee hitting the tires.

"Here." A soft voice came from beside him, and he turned to see An Jia Ning handing him a 56 assault rifle, the weapon of the bandit he had just killed and who had fallen into the ditch.