Chapter 265 Going into the mountains!

Chapter 265 Going into the mountains!

Chapter 265 Going into the mountains!

Led by the militia captain, Jia Dongming and others came to the entrance where the bandits entered Xiayunling.

Jia Dongming looked at the messy footprints and horse hoof prints on the ground, and did not activate the Eagle Eye skill immediately. Instead, he followed these marks and walked towards Xiayun Ridge.

Jia Dongming led everyone about one or two kilometers deep. The vegetation in front of them gradually became dense. In order to avoid an ambush by the bandits, Jia Dongming activated his Eagle Eye skill and began to scout the jungle in front of him.

Following the tracks left by the bandits, Jia Dongming led the group forward for more than half an hour. Suddenly, Jia Dongming stopped. He stared at some broken branches and trampled grass on the ground with a frown on his face. He said in a serious tone, "Director Li! Captain Zhang! According to the tracks left by the bandits, this group of bandits fled separately here."

"Two of the bandits fled eastward on horseback, while the remaining three fled northwestward on foot. However, based on the footprints at the scene, it is clear that this group of people are very familiar with this area."

After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Li Xidong immediately ordered Zhang Huanchun, "Xiao Zhang! Bring along the Criminal Investigation Team 1 and the Anti-Special Team to continue tracking the two men and the horse. The rest of you, follow me and Xiao Jia to track the other three men in the direction they fled."

When everyone heard Li Xidong's order, they immediately split into two groups. One group, led by Zhang Huanchun, chased towards the east, while the other group, led by Jia Dongming, continued to track towards the northwest.

Jia Dongming tracked the clues left by the bandits and led everyone into the mountains. At the same time, he did not forget to use his Eagle Eye skill to continuously scan the dense woods in front of him.

After they had walked for about ten minutes, Jia Dongming, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. He stared at the dense woods in front of him with vigilance and whispered to Li Xidong who was following behind him: "Director Li! It seems that the intelligence provided by the militia comrades is not accurate. If my judgment is correct, the number of this gang of bandits is definitely more than seven, and their temporary base is likely not far ahead."

When Li Xidong heard Jia Dongming's judgment, he frowned and asked Jia Dongming in a serious tone: "Xiao Jia! What is your basis for believing that the number of bandits is not just the seven people the militiamen saw?"

The reason why Jia Dongming was sure that the number of bandits was more than seven was because he learned it through his Eagle Eye skill, because this group of bandits were holding weapons and hiding on the hillside not far from them, planning to ambush them.

When Jia Dongming heard Li Xidong's question, he reached out and picked up a short branch on the ground, handed it to Li Xidong standing beside him, and introduced: "Director Li! Look at this broken branch. Judging from the broken branch, it is not broken by natural drying. Look at the degree of dryness of this broken branch. If my judgment is correct, it should have been stepped on by someone passing by three days ago."

After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Li Xidong took the broken branch from Jia Dongming's hand, looked at it carefully, and asked Jia Dongming seriously, "Dongming! So tell me, what is your next plan?"

When Jia Dongming heard Li Xidong's question, he answered seriously, "Director Li! Judging from the humidity in the air, there should be a water source nearby. Whether it is humans or animals, if they want to survive in the jungle, they must be inseparable from water. So I suspect that the temporary base of this gang of bandits should be not far from a water source."

"In order to ensure that we can catch all the bandits in one fell swoop, I think we should first determine the exact number of bandits and the amount of their weapons and equipment. So I want to take one person with me and sneak over to conduct close reconnaissance. After we determine the bandits' temporary base and the specific locations of the visible and hidden sentries, we can make other plans."

Li Xidong nodded subconsciously when he learned of Jia Dongming's action plan, and instructed a burly policeman, "Xiao Zhou! Accompany Deputy Captain Jia for a walk."

After Jia Dongming's plan was approved by Li Xidong, he led Xiao Zhou quietly towards the hiding place of the bandits.

After walking for about two or three minutes, a smell of sweat made Jia Dongming's body suddenly startle. Jia Dongming instinctively stopped and pointed his finger at the location of a secret sentry in front of Xiao Zhou, then made a gesture of wiping his neck to Xiao Zhou in sign language.

Xiao Zhou saw Jia Dongming's action and looked in the direction of Jia Dongming's finger. He saw a sentry holding a ZB26 light machine gun on a small hill not far away, lying motionless on the hill, staring at the direction they came from. This discovery made Xiao Zhou secretly sweat. If Jia Dongming hadn't discovered something wrong, if they followed the traces left by the bandits and continued to move forward rashly, they would definitely be ambushed by the bandits.

Jia Dongming stared at the secret sentry not far away, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and then, under Xiao Zhou's gaze, he moved cautiously towards the direction of the secret sentry.

Soon Jia Dongming arrived behind the small hill where the secret sentry was lying in ambush. Jia Dongming looked at the secret sentry lying motionless on the ground not far away. A murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and his body was like a nimble cheetah, pouncing towards the secret sentry lying on the ground.

Just as Jia Dongming launched a surprise attack on the secret sentry, the secret sentry lying on the ground seemed to realize something was wrong and immediately turned the muzzle of the gun, trying to aim the machine gun at his rear.

"Crack!"

However, the sentry's reaction speed was always half a beat slow. Before he pointed the gun behind him, he felt a dark cloud pressing down in front of him. Suddenly, a crisp sound came from his chest. The huge impact force caused a sharp pain in the sentry's heart, causing his strong body to tremble violently, and then he lost consciousness.

After eliminating the secret sentry, Jia Dongming made a gesture to Xiao Zhou and continued to sneak towards the place where another secret sentry was hidden.

When Xiao Zhou saw Jia Dongming heading in another direction, he immediately came to the small hill where the sentry was lying in ambush. He saw the sentry lying on the ground with a dazed look in his eyes. He then picked up the light machine gun beside him, aimed at the direction where Jia Dongming was moving, ready to provide fire cover for Jia Dongming at any time.

Soon, Jia Dongming quietly eliminated the other two secret sentries with the same method. Xiao Zhou looked at the two eliminated secret sentries, as well as a heavy machine gun and a light machine gun placed on the ground, and immediately felt a cold sweat on his back.

As a former soldier, Xiao Zhou knew clearly that if Jia Dongming had not been there today, if they had rashly followed the bandits' footsteps into this area, they would have fallen directly into the bandits' inverted triangle ambush. With the three light and heavy machine guns equipped by the bandits, none of them would be able to leave the woods alive.

After Jia Dongming cleared all the guard posts outside, he said to Xiao Zhou, who was still in shock, "Xiao Zhou! I have cleared all the guard posts of this gang of bandits. I will go to their temporary base to check it out. Go and bring Director Li and the others over."

Xiao Zhou had just witnessed the entire process of Jia Dongming hunting down the bright and dark sentries. He was in awe of Jia Dongming's individual combat skills and nodded in admiration, saying, "Deputy Captain Jia! I'll bring Director Li and the others over right now."

At this time, outside the temporary camp of the bandits, a man looked at the boss lying beside him and asked in a low voice: "Second brother! Do you think these police officers will be fooled? Why haven't they shown up even a ghost after we waited for so long? Do you think we should arrange for someone to go to the outer sentry post to check?"

The bandit known as the second brother, upon hearing his subordinates' inquiries, looked solemnly at the woods not far away, and replied in a low voice: "I guess the police are worried that we will run away, so they are mobilizing troops to try to completely surround Xiayunling, so they arranged people to search the mountain."

When the gangster heard the second brother's judgment and thought about their mission this time, he said with anticipation: "Second brother! If this is the case, then wouldn't the eldest brother's plan be easier to achieve? As long as the treasure is successfully seized, the brothers can take the treasure and go to Hong Kong to live a life of luxury and debauchery."

When the second brother heard the bandits' longing, he thought of their boss's description of the life in Hong Kong to them, and an expression of longing also appeared on his face. What they didn't know was that behind them, a light machine gun was aiming at them.

(End of this chapter)