Chapter 1618: Chapter 1618 Successful
“The target has been sniped.” When Lin Lan casually told him this, Luo Ziling was still a bit stunned.
Because he knew someone was out to snipe him, Luo Ziling felt anxious when he walked out of the hotel lobby.
Lin Lan, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed. After leaving the hotel, she cuddled up to him intimately, resting her head on his.
Without special operations experience, Luo Ziling wasn’t clear about Lin Lan’s intentions for doing this.
However, when he heard a sharp voice in Lin Lan’s ear saying, “Move!”, he somewhat understood.
His reaction was faster than Lin Lan’s. Without any hesitation, his body leaped forward immediately.
As she felt Luo Ziling’s body move, Lin Lan, who was holding his arm, instantly let go and leaped as well.
Lin Lan naturally thought that the sniper would fire again, so she immediately used her body to shield Luo Ziling, blocking all shooting angles.
But then, Shanque’s voice came through the tiny earpiece: “Sniping successful.”
Though Lin Lan didn’t know what method Shanque’s team used to shoot the sniper, she completely trusted the message from Shanque.
Therefore, she immediately reported the situation to Luo Ziling.
But Lin Lan didn’t lower her guard. She immediately protected Luo Ziling, leaving the crime scene, hiding behind a nearby car for cover, and waited for the chance to escape back to the hotel.
Lin Lan didn’t doubt Luo Ziling’s physical reflexes at all, she had felt this before, and from Luo Ziling reacting before her just now, she could feel it too.
After hiding behind the car, Lin Lan called Shanque again, asking her to confirm whether the sniper was dead, and to make sure there were no accomplices. While Shanque, Yang Xiaodong, and Wang Zhenjun confirmed the situation, Lin Lan had already escorted Luo Ziling back to the hotel lobby.
While escorting Luo Ziling back to the hotel, Lin Lan used her body to cover all shooting angles. At such a time, if a sniper fired again, it would definitely hit Lin Lan, not Luo Ziling. It could be said that she was using her life to protect Luo Ziling.
Luo Ziling was aware of this too, but he didn’t act awkwardly. He held Lin Lan tightly and quickly retreated to the hotel, not lingering in the lobby, and quickly took the fire stairs to the second floor.
On the second floor, they didn’t rush into action, instead waiting quietly for Shanque and the others’ verification results.
This sniping operation involved over twenty people, with at least seven Dragon Rise members, and Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun’s team having close to fifteen members. Before the counter-sniping operation started, they had made extremely thorough arrangements, leaving almost no gaps.
As long as the Japanese police or military didn’t interfere, they could effortlessly control the scene.
Neither Lin Lan nor Luo Ziling planned to return to their room, and Lin Lan even considered joining the action.
She is a major figure in Dragon Rise, if she joined, their side would be even stronger.
“If you want to go, you should go. I’ll be fine on my own.” Luo Ziling understood Lin Lan’s thoughts and told her to do whatever she wanted.
But Lin Lan shook her head in refusal, “I’ll stay by your side until the danger is completely over.”
“Why risk your life to save me?” Luo Ziling asked Lin Lan with a smile, “That’s not your style.”
“Because you’ve saved my life several times, this is my first chance to save yours.” Lin Lan said earnestly.
“Why be so calculating?”
“Because I don’t want you to die,” Lin Lan looked at Luo Ziling quietly, “Even though you’re a bit of a playboy, I would rather die than let you get hurt.”
“Silly woman,” Luo Ziling held Lin Lan’s hand, “What’s the point of this? You’re no better fighter than I am.”
“I promised your mother, as long as I have breath, I won’t let you get hurt.”
“What was my mom’s reaction?” Luo Ziling asked curiously.
Lin Lan didn’t expect Luo Ziling to change the subject and, after a brief moment of surprise, she responded in a teasing manner, “Go ask your mom yourself.”
At that moment, Shanque’s voice came through Lin Lan’s earpiece, saying they had checked the scene and confirmed that only one shooter was involved. That shooter was dead, his head blown off by their people, and the danger was over.
Shanque was currently leading a team to clean up the scene and deal with the shooter’s body.
No one wanted trouble, so they needed to take care of the shooter’s body themselves.
“Let’s go back to the room,” Lin Lan said softly to Luo Ziling after receiving Shanque’s message, “Go back and rest for a while.”
Saying this, she reached to hold Luo Ziling’s hand.
Luo Ziling nodded and took Lin Lan’s hand willingly, taking the elevator together back to their room on the second floor.
After returning to the room, Luo Ziling asked Lin Lan about the detailed situation, and Lin Lan didn’t hide anything, telling Luo Ziling everything.
“Who was it that blew the sniper’s head off?” Luo Ziling was quite curious.
“It should be Yang Xiaodong. His marksmanship is excellent. During one mission, he once killed an enemy from a distance of twelve hundred meters.”
“I’m really curious, how did you guys find the sniper’s hiding place? I can hardly imagine how you found the sniper’s spot and executed a counterattack in a flash.” Luo Ziling asked his question out of confusion.
“Beforehand, they had identified several of the easiest places for sniping. When the other side fired at you, they immediately pinpointed the enemy’s position. Because when firing, there would definitely be a spark from the gun barrel, our snipers used this spark to locate the enemy’s position. Generally, after hitting one shot, a sniper will use the scope to check the shooting situation, so the gun barrel’s position is in a straight line with the sniper’s head, allowing us to snipe them by pinpointing the spark.” Lin Lan explained this lightly, as if it was as simple as drinking a glass of water.
“That’s amazing,” Luo Ziling said after listening, pausing for a moment before returning to his senses, “How much experience does it take to make such accurate judgments?”
“Indeed, it requires very rich combat experience to accomplish this.” Lin Lan nodded.
“Can you do it?” Luo Ziling asked again.
Lin Lan nodded slightly.
“You’re terrifying,” Luo Ziling walked over to Lin Lan and pulled her into an embrace, “Will you shoot anyone who troubles you in the future?”
Lin Lan didn’t resist, she leaned into Luo Ziling’s arms and said a bit playfully, “Do you mean that if you disappoint me in the future, I’ll blow your head off?”
“Hopefully, I’ll be an exception.” Luo Ziling gave Lin Lan a kiss.
Lin Lan leaned against Luo Ziling’s arms and said softly, “No matter what, I would never do that to you. I just hope…”
After waiting for a while and not hearing Lin Lan finish her sentence, Luo Ziling couldn’t help but ask, “Hope for what?”
Lin Lan shook her head and didn’t say anything.