Chapter 1664 - Scheming and Wicked—Ninth Si! (1/2)

His senses heightened, Jiang Hongjie could now feel Ninth Si raising his gun, lowering it, the gust of air passing him by and the danger signals. He was bombarded by all those sensations.

Ninth Si once again lowered his gun.

Jiang Hongjie instinctively dodged that blow. Using his one uninjured hand, he pulled himself along the ground, dragging his immobile legs behind him.

Si Yiyan walked slowly toward him.

Jiang Hongjie could hear his heavy army boots stepping on the dirt floor. The bits of dirt crunched, the sound created was the most dangerous signal of death.

“Stop…” Jiang Hongjie warned as he drew out his own gun and fired without hesitation toward his target.

The whistling bullet sliced through the air toward Si Yiyan.

Si Yiyan reached out and caught the flying bullet. He held it in his hand and shot a look at a shadowy corner. “You owe me one. Remember that!”

With that, he turned and left.

Before leaving, he suddenly flung the sniper rifle in his hand toward Jiang Hongjie. “Use this Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle from Country M as your foundation. It has gone through the most precise enhancements and is the best of the best in terms of distance shooting, single shots, and running fire. I hope that one day, you will be worthy of this sniper rifle.”

Such an expensive weapon—even Xu Zhenyu as the second young master of the Xu family might not be able to obtain it.

The most important thing was that its precision and all its enhancements were the most impeccable in the world. All the money in the world might not get you such a gun. This sniper rifle was one of its kind.

“For… for me?” Jiang Hongjie had already taken off his blindfold and was staring at the rifle in his hand with longing. It gave rise to an emotional stirring that arose from deep within his soul. It was as if he had finally found his destined life partner.

He had a premonition that this rifle would be the most important thing in his life from now on.

The corners of Si Yiyan’s mouth twitched. He said meaningfully, “This is the second favor you owe me!”

He was not just bored and seeking amusement, but he had noticed this Jiang Hongjie was somewhat talented, and so had been willing to teach him a thing or two. It was all up to Jiang Hongjie himself now how much he could comprehend.

Anyway, he never taught someone for nothing.

Xu Zhenyu walked out from the shadows in the corner. He glared hatefully at Ninth Si. “He was the one you taught. Why am I the one owing you? Do I look like a fool?”

Xu Zhenyu had not stepped out to oppose when Jiang Hongjie sought guidance from Ninth Si. He indeed wanted Ninth Si to teach Jiang Hongjie. After all, Ninth Si’s mastery of the gun was surpassed by no one. Even he could not help but admire his skill.

Ninth Si had long noticed his presence and discerned his intentions. As a result, he deigned to teach Jiang Hongjie.

His methods might have been a bit cruel, but they were obviously very effective. Whether it was positioning, technique, feel or aim—Jiang Hongjie’s last shot was extremely skillful.

Even Ninth Si wasn’t confident of completely dodging the bullet, which was why he had reached out to catch it.

Ninth Si replied calmly, “He is a soldier under you.”

In other words, he had only deigned to teach Jiang Hongjie for Xu Zhenyu’s sake. Who else should bear this personal favor?

Xu Zhenyu felt a breath of hot air rising and he just wanted to charge over to fight it out with him. “So what if he is a soldier under me? I am not his father.”

Xu Zhenyu was beyond exasperated.

He now owed two personal favors for no discernible reason. And he was not even the beneficiary of those favors. Anyone would have felt disgruntled.

Jiang Hongjie hugged the sniper rifle tightly as if afraid someone might snatch it away from him. He said ingratiatingly, “Team Leader Xu, from today onwards, you are my daddy!”

Si Yiyan snorted derisively and gazed at Xu Zhenyu neutrally.

“Get lost!” Xu Zhenyu stamped his feet in anger. “Don’t give me that nonsense. I am not even married, how can I have a son as big as you. I can’t afford to be your daddy.” With that, he indicated at Ninth Si. “There, your daddy is over there. He even gave you such an expensive gun. Apart from your own daddy, who could bear to give you such a precious gift?”

Truly, a weak teammate would do more harm than a strong enemy.

Jiang Hongjie said unabashedly, “You are already my senior, so why can’t you be my daddy?”

With that, he looked down and stroked the rifle in his arms. It was as if the rifle was his lover.