Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1204 - 1204 One Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Seven Initial Contact

1204: Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Seven: Initial Contact 1204: Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Seven: Initial Contact After being a mercenary for so long, one really can’t be separated from guns.

No matter what you do, you still need your gear to feel at ease.

Moreover, with Tomler’s remnants still around, it’s only right to carry an extra gun with you.

Gao Yang sighed and said to Li Jinfang with a wry smile, “Toad, you’ve really gone astray, huh?

Carrying guns is one thing, but you’re carrying two.”

Li Jinfang responded indifferently, “No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, if you get shot, you’re still going to die, aren’t you?

I’m not wearing a bulletproof vest.

Besides, Peter was so formidable, but a single bullet left him disabled.

It’s better to use guns than to fight with fists.

In this day and age, nobody conquers the world with bare hands anymore.”

Gao Yang waved his hand and laughed, “Alright, we’re not going to war.

Why do you need so many guns?

Just bring the UMP45.

It’s convenient to use in the car.

Take this and let’s go.”

After Li Jinfang placed the guns in a carry bag and added a few more magazines, he grabbed the bag and shouted, “Let’s go, we’re setting off.”

The four of them left the hotel for the parking lot.

Gao Yang himself drove a rented car, while Li Jinfang and the other two took another car.

Then Gao Yang led the way, driving out with the two cars, one behind the other.

The person Gao Yang was going to meet was a war medic recommended by Number Thirteen.

Once he was in New York, Gao Yang inquired about the situation from Murphy, and then he came to Los Angeles to find the war medic.

The role of a war medic is too important.

Andy He could double as a war medic, but Gao Yang felt it was better to find another professional combat medic or battlefield medic.

Having a proficient, dedicated medic, even if not at the professional physician level, is no big deal.

If someone can provide emergency treatment to a casualty and preserve their life before handing them over to Andy He for follow-up care, the chances of survival will definitely increase substantially.

After all, in the actual battlefield when a critical situation arises, there could likely be several injuries at once.

Having an extra person provides additional security, and the war medic recommended by Number Thirteen is a very good one, so it was worth it for Gao Yang to specially check whether this person could be of use.

Information provided by Number Thirteen was quite limited.

Gao Yang only knew that his name was Albert, a Los Angeles police officer.

So, in order to contact him, Gao Yang had to get more details from Murphy.

Originally, Gao Yang wanted to get a phone number directly from Murphy and then make a contact with the person recommended by Number Thirteen.

He was looking to recruit someone, but whether they would be willing to join Satan was another matter.

It would be best to confirm their willingness over the phone first before proceeding with the next step of contact, but unfortunately, Murphy was unable to give Gao Yang the phone number.

Albert was a collaborator of the “cleaner”, and a very external one at that.

At best, when a war medic was needed by the cleaner, he would be invited to participate in a mission for a high mercenary fee.

No matter what, as Albert was a collaborator of the cleaner, they had both an obligation and responsibility to keep Albert’s secrets.

Murphy couldn’t directly give Gao Yang the phone number; he could only tell Gao Yang that Albert’s full name was Arthur Albert and that was all.

However, knowing Arthur Albert’s full name and that he was a Los Angeles policeman, the rest was easy.

Morgan could help find Albert in a matter of minutes.

Now Gao Yang knew where his target worked, what patrol route he took, and he even knew what time he would start his shift today, and the license plate number of the police car he would be driving.

America doesn’t have a unified police force.

The police system is mainly composed of four parts: federal, state, city, and county police.

These four parts operate independently without any hierarchical relationship, with the city police being the most numerous and important part.

The city police have a wide range of enforcement duties, from patrolling and solving cases to catching thieves and issuing tickets, to handling domestic disputes.

Albert, whom Gao Yang was looking for, was a patrol officer whose daily work involved driving around the city and responding to any incidents within his scope of responsibilities.

Speaking of Los Angeles police, it’s worth mentioning that the first S.W.A.T.

team, the Special Weapons and Tactics team, was established by the Los Angeles Police Department.

To this day, the LAPD S.W.A.T.

team remains renowned.

However, it is unfortunate that the person Gao Yang was looking for was not from the famous LAPD S.W.A.T.

LAPD stands for Los Angeles Police Department, so the person Gao Yang was looking for is with the LAPD, but not with the S.W.A.T.

suffix.

But, Gao Yang was in search of a war medic, not a special officer, so not having the S.W.A.T.

as a suffix doesn’t really matter.

City patrol officers generally work in three-shift rotations for 24-hour patrols.

Albert’s shift today was from 4 PM to midnight.

Therefore, Gao Yang and his group left a little after 3 PM, which was perfect timing.

Once they arrived in Albert’s jurisdiction and waited a bit, they would definitely encounter him.

Los Angeles is actually a large metropolis made up of multiple city clusters.

However, since Albert was associated with the Los Angeles Police Department, he would definitely be patrolling within the city limits of Los Angeles, where the public safety is far from good.

To say it’s poor would not be an exaggeration, although not as dire as Detroit, its public safety is still one of the worst in the United States.

Many areas within the city are bustling during the day but become deserted at night.

Moreover, the delineation between good and bad neighborhoods in Los Angeles is not very clear; you might find a couple of streets with decent public safety at night, but two streets over might lead you into a bad area with poor safety.

Even the exceedingly famous tourist attraction like the Hollywood Walk of Fame is the same—don’t go out at night, or else getting robbed would be the least of your worries; it’s quite possible you could get shot.

As it happened, the area Albert was patrolling was one of the notorious bad neighborhoods in Los Angeles, where security is so poor that one is advised against carelessly stepping outside at night.

Gao Yang found a street where Albert was certain to appear and parked the car, while Li Jinfang and the others parked about thirty meters behind Gao Yang’s car, ready to provide support if anything happened.

Gao Yang knew very well that Albert was no pushover, and American police are notoriously tough, ready to fire at the slightest provocation.

So, it was better to be cautious.

Gao Yang glanced at his watch; it was now 4:20.

According to the timeline, Albert would be on duty and could show up at any time.

Gao Yang sat in his car, attentively watching every vehicle that came from the opposite direction.

After waiting for half an hour, he finally saw two patrol cars, but neither had the license plate number he was looking for.

The patrol routes of police cars aren’t fixed; they simply wander back and forth in their designated areas.

Being unfamiliar with the territory, it would be pointless to drive around searching; thus, Gao Yang decided to patiently stake out the location.

After another half hour, Taylor suddenly exclaimed from the car behind: “The police car we’re looking for!

It’s coming from behind!”

Gao Yang looked in the rearview mirror and saw a patrol car with its siren wailing speed by so quickly that it passed beside his car as he leaned out to look.

The police car was moving too fast for Gao Yang to stop it.

After checking the license plate number, Gao Yang urgently said, “That’s the one, chase after it.”

The car was already running; Gao Yang floored the accelerator and took off in pursuit.

Patrol cars generally move at a leisurely pace.

If one is driving fast, it usually indicates an emergency response is required.

Gao Yang didn’t want to wait any longer; who knew when Albert would patrol this way again.

Gao Yang drove fast, but he lost sight of the police car after it took a turn.

As Gao Yang took the corner, he could still see the flashing siren in the distance and urgently said: “Go faster, keep up with me.”

Cui Bo responded helplessly through the radio: “Brother Yang, why don’t we just go to the police station to find him?

That would be so much more convenient.”

Gao Yang retorted irritably: “You don’t understand a damn thing.

It’s inconvenient with so many people and prying eyes at the police station, and the matters I need to discuss can’t be mentioned there.”

Without wearing an earpiece, Gao Yang threw the radio onto the seat beside him.

He stopped talking and focused on driving at high speed behind Albert’s patrol car.

After another street, Gao Yang saw that the police car had stopped; he too slowed down and, upon approaching, realized Albert’s patrol car was parked in front of a convenience store, accompanied by two other patrol cars.

About fifty meters away from the convenience store, Gao Yang parked on the roadside.

He then picked up the radio and said in a low voice: “Looks like something happened; there are several cops there.

Don’t approach now; we’ll follow him when he leaves.”

Not wanting to approach Albert when too many people were around, Gao Yang continued to wait patiently, observing the police going in and out of the convenience store.

After about ten minutes, as the cops returned to the three patrol cars and drove off in different directions, Gao Yang quickly started his car.

Keeping his eyes peeled for Albert’s car, once it started moving again, this time much slower, Gao Yang picked up the radio and said firmly: “Alright, move forward.

I’ll go ahead and stop him; you guys just wait in the car.

I’m going now.”

Gao Yang intended to overtake the police car, turn on his hazard lights to signal it to stop, and then converse directly with Albert.

However, just as he began to accelerate, he saw the police car in front of him brake sharply.

Gao Yang was following close behind, the abrupt braking forced him to slam on the brakes as well, narrowly avoiding a rear-end collision.

Next, the doors of the patrol car flew open, two cops jumped out quickly, and one of them immediately drew a gun and aimed it at Gao Yang, bellowing,”I order you to put your hands on the steering wheel now, quickly, do as I say!” (To be continued.

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