Chapter 416 - Decoy (2/2)
The young man put his eyes to the viewfinder, looking uncertain. After a while, he gasped, “Oh, military scopes?” “Your favorite TAC-50 sniper rifle is camouflaged as a camera so we won’t frighten away the tourists. I remember your longest sniping range was three kilometers.”
“3659 meters, to be precise,” the young man grinned, flas.h.i.+ng two rows of pearly whites. “…unfortunately, it couldn’t be made public. Otherwise, I would have been dubbed the world’s number one sniper.”
“I hope you’re half as good as you claim to be,” Vincent said, “Anyway, your a.s.signment is simple. If the two men from the bar show up, kill them.”
“Wow, simple, and straightforward. I like it.”
Leah and Adele finally had all their equipment and protective gear ready and were now lining up for the cable car. From here, the cable car would take them directly to the mountainside or the peak of the mountain. The beginner and intermediate slopes were located halfway up, whereas the summit was reserved for the advanced and extreme ski trails.
With the a.s.sistance of a resort employee, the couple got onto a cable car. Adele went first, followed by Leah, who needed some help from the staff.
It was then that Leah noticed something strange. When the employee with the piercings helped her get into the capsule, he slipped a piece of paper into her palm and whispered something in her ear. When Leah turned to look at him, he winked.
The technician monitoring Leah’s phone took off his headset and ran to Vincent. “Something happened! Someone’s blocked the cell phone signal!” he exclaimed urgently.
At precisely the same moment, the person in charge of looking out for suspicious individuals shouted, “It’s the guy who jumped off the bridge!”
Without any warning, the young man who was playing dead on the chair jumped out of his seat, tossed away the hot-water bag in his hands, and exclaimed, “It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally my turn!”
He ran to the disguised TAC-50 camera, and as soon as his fingers found the trigger, his entire demeanor changed. He no longer looked weak and hungry but transformed into a formidable killing machine with a weapon to match.
But almost immediately, his brows furrowed. “How cunning. He keeps going to crowded places.”
“Do we need to intercept the target?” someone asked through the radio.
Vincent thought about it for a moment before answering. “Let’s split up,” he said, “The rest of you continue following Leah. Make sure at least two pairs of eyes on her at all times.” “Is this a decoy?” The young man pushed another stick of gum into his mouth, “In that case, let’s swallow the bait.”
Piercings knew that his cover was blown the moment he used the s.h.i.+elding device to block the boy’s mobile phone. After running for a while, he saw the people who had taken his bait tailing him. The plan was going well so far, and all he had to do now was to lure this group into a game of cat-and-mouse, shake them loose, and his task would be complete.
Considering the current distance between him and his pursuers, it did not seem too difficult a task, but for some reason, he felt an ominous premonition deep down inside of him.