Chapter 728 - 326: Midway Ambush (Part 2)

Chapter 728: Chapter 326: Midway Ambush (Part 2)

"No problem, it was really too sudden just now. Driving smoothly on the street, then suddenly attacked. You can’t even imagine this happening back home!"

Sitting at the back seat, Yao Zhan couldn’t help but exclaim.

Li Yaoguang placed his hand on Gao Bo’s shoulder and gave Gu Ji a thumbs up. "Gu Ji, Gao Bo, your reactions were incredibly fast. Honestly, before coming to Brazil for the Golden Shield Operation, our team specifically strengthened our city combat skills, yet we still couldn’t match you. Even Li Yanan performed better than me!"

He was naturally referring to the moment when Li Yanan used a stun baton to drive the attackers out of the assault vehicle at a critical moment.

Listening to Li Yaoguang’s praise, Gao Bo was about to feel a bit smug.

But then he thought, his current reflexes mostly arose from the instinct and experience gained from his long-term collaboration with Gu Ji.

"Personal reaction is one thing, but it’s mainly about the point I emphasized earlier at the embassy: risk assessment and situational awareness ability."

Gu Ji naturally possesses the two risk perception marks: "Enhanced Risk Judgment, Emergency Evacuation Mastery" along with fast response combat skills in his tactical field, combined with his strong Central Nervous System reaction capabilities. In such sudden dangerous situations, these would naturally maximize their effectiveness.

Yet he believed what truly enhanced his combat capability during emergencies.

Actually came from the counter ambush tactics in the anti-large-blade combat system after the domain reinforcement, which Gu Ji employed during the air crash checkpoint skirmish with drug traffickers in Mexico.

"Situational awareness..."

Li Yanan, sitting in the front, savored these words repeatedly.

Gao Bo, through the broken car window, looked at the parade of police vehicles outside and repeatedly clicked his tongue, "I thought the riot was just minor chaos. Didn’t expect even common thug attacks to be so perilous!"

"I’m somewhat puzzled as to why these thugs participated in the assault. Those people don’t look like civilians at all."

Li Yaoguang followed up.

And then, always silent and responsible for gathering intelligence, Xv Guangpeng finally spoke up, "I checked earlier on the computer, the main reason gangs are involved in the riot is due to a Brazilian gang leader’s young nephew dying in conflict during the rally two days ago."

"So, you mean these thugs are causing the chaos, burning cars and trash bins, destroying public facilities, actually for revenge?"

Gao Bo touched the back of his neck, where marks from the fireworks’ burn remained.

"Regardless of the specific reason, this time could count as a pre-rehearsal. Let’s set off first and talk further at the hotel where the target is located."

Gu Ji was about to instruct the driver to continue driving.

Just then, one of the black armored vehicles in the police convoy abruptly stopped in front of them.

The door opened, and first to jump out was a police dog in black tactical gear.

Then an elderly man dressed in full SWAT gear hopped off, carrying a short AR rifle equipped with a holographic sight and vertical grip, seemingly installed with a camera on the handle.

He’s called elder because he indeed looked no less than fifty, with light brown hair combed back, reddish skin, and drooping eyelids.

Despite his age, he didn’t show any sign of feebleness but rather exuded a sharp aura. Under his tactical vest, his forearms were muscularly taut, with veins intertwining like they harbored astonishing explosive force.

"BOPE, the legendary Brazilian skull-head SWAT unit?"

Gao Bo looked at the white letters printed on the elder’s tactical vest, raised an eyebrow, puzzled why they stopped them, "Could they have mistaken us for troublemakers?"

"Gu Ji, what are we supposed to do now?"

Li Yaoguang secretly called out.

Pulling Gu Ji out from distraction, because the formidable elder before them was none other than the air crash checkpoint character: Antonie Yassen!

Originally, he anticipated various opportunities to activate Yassen, but couldn’t predict it to be so straightforward.

However, investigations indicate Yassen had retired from BOPE long ago and turned into an outdoor adventure expert. Why did he suddenly return to the SWAT unit?

"Woof... Woof! Woof!"

Watching as they approached closer, the German Shepherd police dog raised its nose sniffing in the air, ultimately fixating on Gao Bo, immediately uttering a wary sound.

Gao Bo squinted his eyes, instinctively sidestepping.

The still-shaken driver was startled by the sound, hastily explaining in Portuguese.

"Vigard!"

Yassen sternly commanded, and the police dog instantly sat down obediently, then smiled at the vigilant Gao Bo, speaking in English, "Sorry, perhaps it smells the nitrate on you. I’m Antonie Yassen, BOPE Special Operations team leader. Don’t worry, I just wanted to ask if anyone among you was injured, as my team informed me of an intense conflict with the biker gang."

Hardly had he finished speaking when a black drone flew overhead.

Suddenly recalling, Li Yanan remembered Gu Ji mentioned seeing a reconnaissance drone on their escape route earlier, which she initially thought was just a casual way to soothe the driver’s nerves, unexpectedly, it turned out real.

Such sharp observation maintained under crisis.

What on earth does Gu Ji eat to grow so sharp?

"Hello Mr. Yassen, my name is Gu Ji. I am a special police officer from Xia Kingdom. These are my team members. Thanks for your concern, we haven’t sustained any injuries."

As it was officially acknowledged operations, Gu Ji directly revealed his identity.

"So you are Xia Kingdom police. I’ve heard your stories from colleagues, no wonder you escaped the biker gang’s encirclement so quickly."

Yassen seemed quite chatty and proactively extended his hand, winking at Gu Ji, "Welcome to Brazil, although this welcome might have been a bit perilous, haha, just kidding. So, where are you heading, I can personally escort you!"

"That would be great, on behalf of my team members, thank you, Mr. Yassen."

To everyone’s surprise, Gu Ji surprisingly accepted.

Li Yanan was the first to counter-ask, "Gu Ji, why would we bother the Brazilian special police to follow us, is there more danger ahead?"

"I guess he just wants to foster good relations with BOPE!"

Being true comrades indeed understands each other’s intentions.

Gao Bo’s sentence was half right.

Gu Ji truly wishes to collaborate with Yassen.

On the other hand, he felt there was something fishy about this.

Although Yassen claimed his drone-operating subordinate witnessed their assault and thus politely checked in, yet if it were ordinary patrol police, it’d make more sense.

How would elite units like BOPE engage in regular police work?

Plus, if Antonie Yassen, a senior veteran, returned to frontline, he’d likely carry special missions, focusing on trivialities seems unlikely.

Additionally.

While Yassen frequently appears on TV shows and surely can talk well, Gu Ji yet found his warmth slightly excessive.

This was something Chen Zhiyu specifically reminded him of before departure.

Thinking now, Yassen might long have been aware of their identity, possibly even their task!

Contemplating briskly, Gu Ji’s mind flashed with information provided by Baron.

According to intelligence reports, PM has insiders aiding at Congress, with its hierarchical power level, even if oblivious to "Golden Shield Operation" specifics, at least knowing additional police dispatched to protect Xia Kingdom military industrial enterprise delegation.

This suggests...

The biker gang assault just now possibly schemes pre-arranged by PM Company!