HBWnovel Chapter 99: The Cleanup Begins
Chapter 99: The Cleanup Begins
At 6 a.m., sunlight streamed through the porthole and fell on Lorraine's face, waking him from his sleep.
The first thing Lorraine said after sitting up was to ask Cleveland.
"During my break, did you notice anything unusual?"
[Commander, everything is normal. The target floating on the water has been completely incinerated by the incendiary bombs.]
"Begin recovering combat equipment."
[Received. Currently, one intelligent torpedo and three unmanned underwater vehicles remain. Recovery is expected to be completed in 15 minutes.]
"Launch a communication relay drone to contact Platinum."
[Drone is being launched; communication is expected to be established in 5 minutes.]
After confirming that nothing had been missed, Lorraine stood outside the driver's seat and washed her face with water.
"Commander, how's the situation on your end?"
Only after hearing Platinum's voice did Lorraine completely relax.
"The hunt was a success, the spoils were plentiful, and we are ready to return at any time. Liu Yufeng and his team can begin their operation now."
"Understood, I'll contact him right away."
Then, Lorraine heard Platinum give instructions to the patrol team.
Once things quieted down at Platinum's place, Lorraine asked a question she had previously forgotten.
"Platinum, can that professional's hypnotic abilities take effect quickly?"
After asking the question, Lorraine heard Platinum laugh.
"Commander, the abilities of professionals enhance the individual, and the realization of these abilities must still adhere to objective laws."
"Isn't this because we're afraid something might happen to them during the riot control operation?"
"Hmph, by the way, you're not hurt, are you?"
"Everyone is safe, there was a minor problem with the hull, but it's been repaired now."
"Okay, don't rush to show your face when you come back."
"I'll follow your orders."
After hanging up the communication, Lorraine retrieved the communication relay drone and began to examine the kill reward he had just obtained.
Shortly after, Bai Jin received a message from Liu Yufeng.
"I'm all ready. I'll bring my men to collect the guns once they start work."
"Okay, remember not to attract too much attention."
"Understood, expected to arrive in 40 minutes."
After receiving the specific time, Bai Jin hung up the call and then turned to look at Ouyang Nian.
"Liu Yufeng will be bringing people over to collect the guns later. You take Ms. Lin Shu and Bai Zhi and hide well. Don't let them find out that there are other people here besides me."
"clear."
Ouyang Nian picked up his light machine gun from the side and inspected it. After confirming that it was in good condition, he went to Lin Shu's room.
Platinum, with Roy's help, acquired half of his own body.
After a humming sound from the motor, Platinum completed its self-test.
Platinum then hung his shield and longsword behind him, took out a pistol, attached a silencer, and holstered it.
After Bai Jin finished arming himself, he looked at the mechanical dogs in front of him.
"Diting, you take the remaining 5 patrol type 1 mechanical dogs and follow Liu Yufeng."
"Kitty, find a suitable sniping spot from concealment."
"Xuan Tie, you stay here."
"Tengu, Keshige, Roy, find suitable positions near the crowd to keep watch."
"receive."
Platinum connected to Cleveland's subroutine, allowing her to plan the patrol routes for the reconnaissance drones and process the information transmitted back by the drones in real time.
After doing all this, Platinum and Roy dragged two boxes of weapons and ammunition into the hall and waited for the special forces to arrive.
Half an hour later, Liu Yufeng arrived at the location on time with the remaining eight special operations officers.
After entering the lobby on the first floor, Liu Yufeng and eight special operations officers saluted Bai Jin.
"Snow Leopard B Team, 9 members expected, 9 members present. Please issue your orders, Commander."
Platinum returned the gift, and then gave the order.
"Ceremony complete, take the gun."
Platinum then pointed to two boxes in the corner of the hall.
"There are a total of 9 semi-automatic air rifles: 6 SCARs and 3 AKs. You can distribute them yourselves."
"Each person has 3 gas cylinders and 5 30-round magazines. Each gas cylinder can support 60 rounds of ammunition."
"The effective range of the air rifle is 35 meters. Pay attention to controlling the distance during combat."
After they were fully armed, Platinum began to explain some important points.
"First, this operation must not result in any civilian casualties."
"Second, eliminate all unstable elements, leaving no survivors."
"Third, call for support promptly in case of special circumstances."
Fourth, we must avoid rash actions.
"clear."
Bai Jin nodded and let them test the firearms' performance at the makeshift indoor shooting range, while she discussed the current situation with Liu Yufeng.
"A total of 29 destabilizing factors have been identified. We have separated them from the shipyard workers, and they are now working with the original security team."
Liu Yufeng then marked the current locations of these people on the factory map.
Platinum synchronized the locations of these people with all the robotic dogs, and then deployed a reconnaissance drone to the vicinity of the warehouse to carry out reconnaissance work.
The reconnaissance drone is in position, and reconnaissance footage has been transmitted back.
After receiving the message from the subroutine, Platinum used its built-in projection device to project the drone's image.
"The surrounding environment is safe; we can begin the operation."
"clear."
Immediately, the special operations agents installed new gas cylinders and magazines on the guns, and Bai Jin and Liu Yufeng led the special operations team and robotic dogs to the scene.
On their way to the site, the robotic dogs had already arrived near the warehouse and found a suitable location.
"Cat is in position, launching a hummingbird drone for forward reconnaissance."
Platinum received.
Then, the cat discovered through a hummingbird drone that something was amiss in the warehouse.
"Special circumstances have been discovered."
Cat sent the footage captured by the Hummingbird drone to Platinum.
"What are they trying to do? Select steel to make weapons?"
In the video, several people run out of a warehouse full of machines and into another warehouse full of steel.
In this warehouse full of steel, twelve people were gathered, picking and choosing among piles of steel.
Bai Jin looked at their current location, called out to Liu Yufeng and the others, and told them the information they had gathered.
"These twelve people are definitely a destabilizing factor. Their job today is to maintain the machines in the warehouse that are not currently in use."
"The people maintaining the machines in the warehouse are scattered. If you can control the situation as soon as you enter, then we can launch a simultaneous attack from both sides."
Bai Jin stared at Liu Yufeng, waiting for him to make a decision.
Liu Yufeng shook his head. They didn't have enough manpower. Even with the five mechanical dogs, it was impossible to control the 17 people in the warehouse immediately.
Upon hearing Liu Yufeng's reply, Bai Jin ordered Roy and Qiexue to block the gate of the steel warehouse, while she led Tengu and the special forces team to storm into the warehouse.