Gao Bo immediately took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the flashlight, and pressed it twice with his finger.

A moment later, two flashes of light also flickered from the distant forest area.

As the figure approached, it was indeed Jingshang Gaoming, responsible for circling around to deal with the sniper.

He wore a forest green bulletproof vest stripped from the sniper, held a P230 pistol, and carried a jungle-patterned sniper rifle on his back, similar to an AWSM but longer and thicker. The top of the receiver, including the barrel shroud, had Picatinny rails and was equipped with a side-folding adjustable stock for easier carrying.

Gu Ji often used this rifle in "Escape from Tarkov" for performing thousand-meter headshots with stylish moves.

Judging from the bolt details on the side barrel shroud, it was a high-precision sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International, the AXMC military model, also known as the G22A2 sniper rifle used by the German Bundeswehr, with a larger caliber than the civilian model.

Liangben really spared no expense.

This thing isn’t cheap, with a civilian version priced over eight thousand US Dollars, not to mention a fully equipped military smuggled one, with just the silencer costing no less than 1500 US Dollars.

Abe Shigehide’s downfall lay in being too "underestimating the enemy".

Just like the earlier conversation between Gu Ji and Sasa Kana, Liangben had already uncovered the Xia Kingdom police identities of Zeng Dan, Chen Zhiyu, and others, yet they overlooked that the three of Gu Ji were special police.

Otherwise, Abe Shigehide would likely have equipped the sniper with an additional spotter to prevent rear infiltration attacks.

This would have made it difficult for Jingshang Gaoming to make the kill.

However, from where did Abe Shigehide get the information?

Even if he had people watching at Yokohama Pier, noticing that something was off with Chen Zhiyu and others, instinctively they should presume them to be Japan police. Could it be an embassy leak?

No.

If that were the case, the enemy wouldn’t possibly be unaware of their special police identity.

Then it’s a domestic leak.

But if it’s domestic, then wouldn’t the fact that the National Security is handling the 10.17 case...

Gu Ji’s pupils suddenly shrank, and he immediately realized everything.

The reason Liangben is pursuing them to the death has finally been discovered.

Because of the domestic matter concerning Shao Liang and the special amine hallucinogens, to silence them;

It also serves as a brutal warning to Xia Kingdom’s National Security!

It’s an extremely grave international incident for a gang to gun down Xia Kingdom police, and due to diplomatic relations, the Japan Government will certainly severely punish and suppress Liangben. However, if they knew the true identities of Chen Zhiyu and the others were from National Security, then the nature of the incident changes.

Just like at the Laird Airport checkpoint, Jillian and Jamie didn’t want to expose their FBI identities.

No sovereign nation welcomes foreign special agents conducting operations on their soil, let alone intelligence personnel.

[Ultimate Objective: Eliminate Liangben and successfully rescue the 9.12 kidnapping victim: Liu Meiling!]

(High difficulty level)

Perhaps because Gu Ji chose option C at the time.

Even the difficulty of the final mission has been elevated considerably.

You must be joking, Liangben is such a huge gang organization, it’s not something he can easily take down now?

"The sniper had a satellite phone on him, and I’ve already contacted the Police Headquarters’ Criminal Division. The superiors said someone has already provided intel about the funeral violence shooting incident and explained our being hunted. I estimate that support will be arriving soon."

Jingshang Gaoming took out a phone with a folding antenna, like an old-fashioned button phone, from his pocket, "But I suggest we leave here as quickly as possible, since Liangben will certainly send more people once they lose contact with these gunmen for too long."

"Did someone report it first? Did they provide their identity?"

Shi Zhengmin was a bit surprised.

This time, Jingshang Gaoming did not beat around the bush, directly saying, "It was the family member of the kidnapped victim you’re currently investigating."

"Jian Na?" Zeng Dan looked surprised, not understanding how she knew about the funeral situation and the fact they were being hunted, and when she exchanged glances with Shi Zhengmin, her gaze quickly changed.

Gu Ji observed silently.

It seems they’ve mistakenly assumed it’s the power behind Jian Na that’s helping them.

But indeed, this was information Gu Ji passed on to Jian Na via a Ghost Server.

He suddenly had an idea. Since everyone needs intelligence so desperately, perhaps they can attract the forces of the Police Headquarters, National Security, and DIA to deal with Liangben together!

"Let’s do as Jingshang said, stick to the original plan, and continue heading northwest!"

Gu Ji adjusted his rifle and exchanged for a new magazine from Chen Zhiyu.

After walking about two kilometers, the sound of a helicopter became faintly audible in the sky ahead. Upon closer inspection, it was a Bell 412EPX helicopter with a white base and blue stripe, printed with "Police Headquarters" and a black identification number.

Everyone hurriedly took out their phones, waving the flashlights to signal for help.

The helicopter landed on a clearing in the woods, and the cabin doors opened, disgorging six Japan police officers in dark blue tactical suits, black full helmets and bulletproof vests, with five wielding HK MP5A5s, an improved version with a fully automatic A3 retractable stock and burst fire capability.

The remaining officer was armed with a black HK PSG-1 police sniper rifle.

The only ones able to get such equipment would be the Special Assault Team, under the Special Operations Division of the Police Headquarters, in other words, real Japan special forces.

Evidently, the gunfight at the funeral had incensed the higher-ups at the Police Headquarters.

They specifically dispatched the SAT unit to support them.

"Everyone put down your guns first."

Jingshang Gaoming raised his hands, urging Gu Ji and the others to drop their weapons.