King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 579 - 557 P·B in Action

Because the power was cut, Tubruq became exceptionally dark after nightfall.

On a street one kilometer away from Joe Ga and his team, four LMVs with iron wire mesh welded to their sides advanced in pairs, escorting 'Gunfire' and a pair of Tuareg people into a street.

Several houses on the street had IR lights shining on their second floors, a type of light invisible to the poor, which did not raise the terrorists' suspicions.

The LMVs were noisy, but this was the outskirts of the terrorist-controlled area. A few sentries noticed the commotion, but faced with the rotating automatic weapons turrets atop the LMVs, they chose to remain silent.

After all, the losses during the day had been too great. Even though they didn't know what these people wanted to do, the terrorists didn't feel like starting a war over an insignificant place at this time.

The small IR lights had been delivered during the day with water and food supplies.

Wrapped around the IR lights was a note...

"If you want to leave, place the light in a prominent position in the house, and we will come to get you."

The terrorists also received the same note and IR lights, but so what?

The moment they started confiscating those IR lights, the more unsettled the residents in the controlled area would become.

The more brutal and inhumane they appeared, the faster Mr. Qiao's plan could proceed.

As night fell, at least 20 IR lights came on within the terrorist-controlled area, and 'Gunfire's' mission was to evacuate as many residents as possible using the armored vehicles for cover, in the safest manner possible.

'Gunfire' was well aware of how challenging this mission was because the terrorists could use the IR lights to set traps.

This experienced SBS operative set strict safety standards for his own people.

No entering houses, check each person, no luggage allowed...

'Gunfire' and his team were sandwiched between four LMVs, with a surveillance drone hovering overhead, keeping an eye on the rooftops around them.

As they delved deeper into the street, approaching a house, 'Gunfire' knocked on the door proactively and whispered in Arabic, "Come out if you want to leave. Don't bring bags. Keep your distance so we can see your hands..."

Following 'Gunfire's' call, a family slowly emerged.

With numerous gun barrels facing them, their expressions were extremely tense. After complying with 'Gunfire's' order to lift their clothes and turn around for a check, a bearded man who was clearly the head of the family said, "Sir, it's not safe here. We need to leave quickly..."

'Gunfire' lowered his gun and nodded, "We're going to evacuate everyone on this street. Do you know which houses have terrorists present?"

The bearded man hesitated for a moment, then pointed to a house diagonally across and said, "Ali's youngest son has joined Al-Qaeda..."

'Gunfire' responded with a wave of his hand, "I'm asking which houses on this street have terrorists as guards. We're going to clear this street tonight, and I don't want any accidental injuries."

The bearded man paused, then said, "There are no Al-Qaeda gunmen here, but there are many of their informants.

Sir, many families here have volunteered to be informants for Al-Qaeda. Someone must be notifying them now; we should leave this place."

Upon hearing this, 'Gunfire' decisively pressed the communicator and said, "Armored cars establish a defensive line, additional forces move in. All houses without IR lights on use Gas Grenades to make an opening. All evacuating personnel are to be marked to distinguish them from others.

Begin the operation..."

After the order, 'Gunfire' called Joe Ga...

"Boss, we have started the operation here. We need some cover..."

As 'Gunfire' made the call, a France SAS squad already deep in the terrorist-controlled area activated their laser pointers. Then drones in the sky released two Blue Sword 7 missiles, striking a nine-story building...

A resounding 'boom' later, the building erupted like a disturbed hornet's nest. Except for the cleared rooftop, a torrent of bullets poured out from within...

The France squad, taking cover in an alley, exchanged fire with the terrorists for a while before decisively beginning to move.

As the terrorists from inside the building came out, intending to drive and chase the France soldiers, two more Blue Sword 7 missiles descended from the sky, engulfing two vehicles and seven or eight terrorists in flames.

A drone that had flown in from Benghazi to provide support had now contained nearly a hundred terrorists inside a single building, preventing them from stepping outside.

Meanwhile, in the small building where Joe Ga and his team were located, a fully-armed Tony manned a PKM, wildly firing at the terrorist-controlled area in the distance.

The tracers visible only through night vision guided the linked ammunition, sweeping the terrorists' machine-gun positions from the daytime.

As the terrorists returned fire, the sporadic bursts of 'Gunfire' became prime targets for Old Cow, Sugar, Menon, and Kuba to pay special attention to.

Whether they hit or not didn't matter; the goal was to keep them on edge.

Joe Ga and his team weren't the only ones in action; Teams B and D on the flanks also commenced similar operations.

The night in Tubruq came alive with activity!

'Gunfire' faced little resistance due to the main force of the terrorists being tied down, and his operations proceeded very smoothly.

Homes with IR lamps on were calmly called out to, while those without had gas grenades thrown in to flush people out. After pinning them to the ground for a check and ensuring they were not a threat, they were put on trucks and sent to the controlled area of P·B.

Those who signaled for help with lights could receive a full set of supplies, while those who didn't, sorry, you won't be short of supplies, but you'll be out of work for the short term.

These civilians suspected of supporting Al-Qaeda would have to live on welfare for a while. Only after Tubruq became completely quiet would they have the chance to fully integrate into the new order.

There would certainly be collateral damage among them, but that was unavoidable.

If you really find it unacceptable, you can go anywhere you want after collecting your supplies, as the P·B-controlled areas are open for you to come and go as you please.

This was Qiao's plan - one street today, two streets the day after tomorrow. Gradually evacuate the civilians and bit by bit, like slicing through flesh, slowly demolish the psychological defenses of the terrorists and the local citizens.

Once the terrorists lash out in madness, they will cause a certain degree of loss, but at the same time, they will also hasten the change in civilian sentiment.

To withdraw from under the cauldron's fire is not only to draw away the people but also to strip away civilian support and empathy for the terrorists.

Qiao is no saint; he can't save everyone, but he will rescue as many civilians as he can within his abilities, provided it doesn't affect his plan.

The 'leniency' standards the outside world has for military contracting firms afforded Qiao a lot of leeway.

While 'Gunfire's operation was progressing smoothly, Joe Ga, Karman, Dorian, Ayu, and the medical officer Bird, along with two SAS teams from England and France, entered the terrorists-controlled area under the cover of night from another direction.

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Their target was the building that Antar had locked onto during the day...

Antar had kept an eye on the building's exits, but since Basavich and Madeline, the two snipers, still appeared, it indicated that the building might have an underground passage, where the presence of such a passage meant it likely linked to some important places...

Joe Ga knew the three dirty bombs had already been moved, but he couldn't disclose that because it would expose Aaron's existence and could lead to unnecessary suspicion.

Originally, Joe Ga himself could have stayed put, but now he had to meet France's demands, actively cooperating with the special forces operations.

Whatever was discovered or whoever was captured had to be kept in P·B's hands. Then as a key resource, it would be shared with the people from England and France, so as not to offend anyone while still reaping benefits.

Most importantly, he had to figure out a way to convey the intelligence about the three dirty bombs to England and France.

This was the most crucial reason for Joe Ga's involvement in the operation!

If P·B played a key role in this operation, it would become the most trusted military contracting company.

Once the company's stance is seen as 'correct' in others' eyes, most of what Joe Ga would face in the future would be within the rules – matters that could be resolved through mediation.

As long as Joe Ga's efforts in Tubruq were visible to all, he didn't care whether the dirty bombs exploded or not.

Because he would have secured the core benefit – 'trust'!

However, it would be preferable that the dirty bombs didn't explode. Qiao couldn't benefit from such an explosion; on the contrary, controlling the dirty bombs would increase the value of this favor.

While the terrorist-controlled area was under heavy frontline assault, with a French SAS team internally harassing the terrorists' main maneuvering force, plus the actions of 'Gunfire' and his team...

When Joe Ga and his team neared their target, they met almost no resistance.

As they approached the target building under the cover of darkness, Karman, ever the spearhead, voluntarily fell back, giving the leading position to the two SAS teams.

"Release your dogs inside; we need to know if there are bomb traps," said the leader.

'Knight' from England and 'Hatchet' from France exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously, then called over their handlers. Soon, two silent military dogs wearing special ballistic vests with cameras on their backs darted out.

Joe Ga had seen military dogs before but had never before witnessed how the special forces used them.

Two dog handlers with tactical computers on their arms could connect to the cameras on the dogs' backs and issue commands via radio.

This device really was quite miraculous. The two dogs, like ghosts, ran along the rubble, and the sentries inside the building failed to detect them.

When the dogs neared the building's entrance, they sat down simultaneously...

Seeing this, the 'Dog Leash' handler of the 'Knight' team marked it on the tactical computer and said, "There are booby traps at the main door; we need to get closer to defuse them."

'Butter,' the handler from 'Hatchet' team nodded and said, "You take care of disarming the bomb; I'll have 'boss' take a lap around to see if there are more traps surrounding the building."