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Indonesia, late at night.
The assassination team sent by Raphael arrived at the assassination team's secret hideout. However, something unexpected happened. Someone had beaten them to it and completed their mission!
Four corpses were lying on the ground of the assassination team's secret hideout.
The assassination team compared the photos provided by Raphael and confirmed that the four corpses belonged to the assassination team.
The leader of the assassination team was called Hals. He was a middle-aged Caucasian man who looked kind and inconspicuous in a crowd.
Hals checked the four corpses carefully and quickly contacted Raphael. When the call connected, Hals did not report the situation immediately. Instead, he said, "In God We Trust!"
"Go To Hell!" Raphael replied bluntly on the other end of the call.
This was the code that Raphael and Hals had agreed on. Only when the code matched and their identities were confirmed would Hals report the situation.
"Sir, we're in trouble!
Our targets seem to have been targeted by other forces, and they've already completed the mission for us. "Hals explained the situation in a roundabout way.
Raphael understood what Hals meant. "What's the situation?"
Hals reported in detail, "The four targets were all killed in one shot. The location of each shot was in the chest.
Judging from the wounds on their chests, the gun that killed the four targets should be a small caliber sniper rifle.
If I'm not wrong, it should be the SG550 produced by Swiss company Sigar. It's a very rare gun that uses 5.56mm bullets. It has a fast firing rate and high accuracy, but its range is short. Hence, it's not very popular. "
Raphael did not say anything. He waited for a more detailed report.
Hals continued, "Sir, we didn't find any bullets in the corpses of the four targets.
At the same time, we didn't find any bullets at the scene.
So, according to my judgment, the people who killed the four targets should have entered the scene after the incident and removed the bullets from the bodies to reduce the evidence.
However, there are three points that I don't understand. "
Raphael asked, "What do you not understand?"
Hals frowned with a puzzled expression. "Firstly, the four targets are elites among the mercenaries. Although they aren't particularly strong, they aren't rookies either.
The four of them were gathered together, but judging from the wounds on the corpses, they did not make any tactical evasive maneuvers before they died.
Could it be that there was not only one murderer, but four?
Secondly, let's say that the murderer who killed the four targets returned to the scene and took the bullets from the bodies of the targets.
Then, it was strange that there were no suspicious traces left at the scene.
The last suspicious point is related to the second suspicious point. If the bullets in the bodies of the four targets were removed, the wounds on their chests would remain the same! "
Raphael thought about Hals' question in his mind. He asked casually, "Is it possible that the four members of the assassination team were killed somewhere else, and then the murderer moved the bodies to the base?"
Hals directly rejected Raphael's hypothesis. "Sir, that situation is basically impossible.
The bloodstains at the scene indicated that the target was indeed at the first crime scene.
Secondly, even if the murderer had killed the target somewhere else, why would he waste time moving them here?
After all, the murderer had no idea what we were doing.
Unless … "
Raphael spoke for Hals. "Unless there was a traitor among us!
He revealed our actions in advance. "
"Sir, please wait a moment. I will check the specific time of death of the targets."
Hals analyzed the corpses again and said to one of the members, "Marvin, come here for a moment!"
Marvin's forensic knowledge was very rich. She could accurately determine the time of death within 24 hours.
Raphael and Hals needed the specific time of death to determine whether there was a traitor among them.
If the time of death of the four targets was before Raphael gave the order, then there was no traitor among them.
If the time of death was after Raphael gave the order, then there might be a traitor among Raphael's men.
"Boss, what is it?" Marvin asked in a low voice.
Hals' expression was calm as if nothing had happened. He ordered, "Mr. Finley needs a detailed death report. Confirm the specific time of death of the four targets."
Marvin looked at the four corpses with an awkward expression. "Boss, I don't need it.
I don't have any tools with me. How can I determine the specific time of death? "
Usually, the detailed time of death required measuring the temperature of the liver.
This was because after death, the liver was in the body and was not easily affected by external temperature changes.
Therefore, measuring the liver temperature to determine the time of death was more reliable.
Measuring the liver temperature required a liver thermometer inserted into the liver.
If there was no measuring tool, there was another way, and that was to measure the anal temperature.
Measuring the anal temperature was much simpler. Even without a thermometer, experienced personnel could measure it with their fingers.
Of course, if they wanted to measure it with their fingers, they would have to stick their fingers in!
Hals glared at Marvin and snorted. "Mr. Finley needs to know the specific time of death. I will give you three minutes!"
Marvin smiled bitterly and nodded. He scanned the surroundings and finally found a plastic bag. He put it on his middle finger and revealed a disgusted expression as he began to measure the anal temperature of the four corpses.
While Marvin was measuring the anal temperature, Hals carefully observed the expressions of his subordinates.
Apart from Raphael and Kata, only the robber team he led knew about this operation plan.
Raphael and Kata were naturally ruled out as suspects. The only ones who could have leaked the information were the assassination team led by Hals.
If there really was a traitor, Marvin would have guessed that Raphael and Hals were preparing to use the anal temperature to determine the time of death. He would also know that he had been exposed!
However, Hals didn't notice any of the members of his team showing any abnormal expressions. This comforted Hals a little.
To be honest, Hals did not wish for a traitor to appear in his team.
Three minutes later, Marvin came to Hals' side. He carefully sniffed his middle finger to make sure there was no strange smell. He reported to Hals in a low voice, "Boss, their specific time of death should be roughly six to six and a half hours.
If we want to be accurate to the minute, we will have to use a liver thermometer. "
Hals relaxed. If it was more than six hours, then this matter had nothing to do with his team.
Hals reported the specific time of death to Raphael.
Raphael also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the situation was still unclear, at least it was not an internal problem.
"Hals, you guys stay in Indonesia and hide for now.
Be careful. Indonesia has not been peaceful recently.
It's best if you guys leave Jakarta and hide in the nearby areas. I will arrange an identity for you. "Raphael instructed.
Leaving Hals and his team behind in Indonesia at such a dangerous time was something they had no choice but to do.
If possible, Raphael did not want to leave them in danger.
However, the situation in Indonesia was unclear. A mysterious force had actually killed Raphael's chosen targets. This made Raphael inexplicably nervous.
"Yes, Mr. Fini. I understand!" Hals replied with certainty.
After ending the call with Hals, Raphael racked his brains. Just what kind of force could have killed the four members of the assassination team?
The murderer of the assassination team was definitely not someone from Country A's government.
If it was the government, they would definitely capture the assassination team alive.
Similarly, it could not be the government of Lijian Province. Lijian Province had been labeled as a terrorist organization. If the government of Lijian Province discovered the existence of the assassination team, they would definitely expose the assassination team to the world's media and remove the terrorist label from their heads.
Raphael thought for a while, and his face suddenly froze as he thought of a possibility. Could it be Stone?
Stone had created a worm virus in Indonesia to target the management system of the Jakarta Power Plant. His original intention was to cause a blackout in Jakarta.
Could it be that Stone's subordinates realized that the assassination team was better than them, so they wiped them out in anger?
Thinking of this possibility, Raphael quickly rejected it. No, no!
Stone always said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The assassination team had caused the explosion in the Jakarta Power Plant in the real world. According to Stone's logic, the assassination team is his friend. He would not do anything to them!
Then what kind of force could have killed the four members of the assassination team? Raphael thought for a while, but he could not come up with an answer.
Time passed quickly. It was February 26th, 11: 20 a.m. in the morning.
Shi Lei always slept until he woke up naturally. Unless there were special circumstances, Shi Lei rarely woke up on time.
After washing up, Shi Lei put on his LIP lens processor and asked Izur, "Izur, what's the situation in Indonesia?"
The LIP lens processor's virtual screen showed the relevant information about Indonesia. Izur reported, "Sir, the situation in Indonesia is very complicated. The security investigation team sent by Lijian Province to Indonesia was attacked by a mysterious sniper when they arrived at the airport in Jakarta. The entire team was wiped out!"
"What!?" Shi Lei had a surprised expression on his face. The security accident investigation team of Lijian had actually been attacked?
Moreover, he had died a clean death?
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