Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 650 - 646 On the Way to Beijing 02

Chapter 650: Chapter 646 On the Way to Beijing 02

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"Alert! Target sighted, two strong men at the nine o’clock position to the southeast on the left; one strong man at the one o’clock position to the northeast. Under the thickest banyan tree on the right, two men are lying in ambush."

Xie Jingchen’s cold, hard voice rang out, smoothly informing his team of the enemy’s positions.

"Roger that." Hu Zhengjie’s voice immediately came through; by then, he had finished loading his bullets and, following the leader’s voice, exchanged a look with Ma Shan Ding, tacitly assigning their tasks.

Hu covered the front left while Ma Shan Ding watched the banyan tree about three hundred meters to the right.

"Chun Mei, try to lay low and don’t be scared, we will protect you." Despite focusing on the target ahead, Ma Shan Ding reminded the frightened Wang Chunmei.

"Okay." Though Wang Chunmei was terrified, she didn’t hesitate in the face of a threat to her life, quickly following the Military Car soldiers’ instructions to hide behind the passenger seat, curling into a small ball, daring not to even look at the situation outside.

Especially when Hu Zhengjie sternly snapped "Stay down and quiet", Wang Chunmei found a strange sense of calm in her fear.

"Boss, should I get out and check?" Once in alert mode, Yan Jinchang was tensely observing their surroundings.

"No." Yan Jinsu spoke before her husband could, her scalp tingling at the thought of opening the door. With her children sitting next to him and unaware of what weapons the opposition might have, it was not the time to act rashly!

Xie Jingchen glanced at Yan Jinchang through the rearview mirror and commanded coldly: "Make sure to protect the children and trust your teammates!"

Following Xie Jingchen’s statement, a sudden gunshot warning sounded from the car ahead, and at the same time, Hu Zhengjie’s voice bellowed fiercely:

"Fucking bastards, dare to mess with Mr. Rong’s car? Who gave you gangsters the courage?"

Xie Jingchen’s spiritual power was spreading out with maximum intensity, taking advantage of his comrade’s threatening moment to scout the surroundings even more carefully.

Fortunately, the opposition seemed to be common highwaymen as there was no return gunfire, allowing their group to relax a little.

But only a little—the enemy might want them to let their guard down.

However, there was no response from the opposition, and Xie Jingchen, through his spiritual power, noticed individuals further afield suddenly retreating as if they had suddenly come to a realization.

Except for a few particularly tall and sturdy men that Xie Jingchen had spotted early on, who had great agility and advanced instead of retreating, clearly undaunted by the fact that Xie Jingchen and the others were Military Car soldiers.

Anomalies presaged malice.

"Watch out, they’ve got shotguns," Xie Jingchen’s eyes narrowed into slits as he warned coldly.

Had the opposition dared to strike again after learning their identities?

This was no ordinary banditry. It seemed like a deliberate trap!

"Roger that."

Yan Jinsu stroked her pregnant belly and glanced quickly at the quiet backseat, feeling a fire burning within her.

Damn it, this is never-ending!

But there was nothing to be done about it. At present, gun control among the public wasn’t as strict and enforced as in the future, and with the laws not being fully implemented, even the crackdowns were a few years away from happening. The police, too, were willing but powerless.

Moreover, in the countryside, there were mostly Civilian Camps still in existence, which weren’t exactly standard military villages. Typically, the leaders would have homemade shotguns and the like. How could firearms be banned?

Hu Zhengjie’s roar indeed frightened some hooligans hoping to take advantage of the chaos; they skulked away.

But the number of people remaining was still considerable. Many who ran a dozen meters away stopped making noise, clearly waiting and watching.

"Brother Chen, who are these people?" Yan Jinsu had faced the inhuman apocalypse and, though she had a healthy respect for bullets, she didn’t fear them.

After all, people naturally fear guns and bullets, but given the capabilities of Xie Jingchen and Yan Jinsu, as long as they weren’t a few meters away, it wouldn’t be easy to get shot with their keen senses.

"Those who ran away are probably hooligans from the remote villages nearby. Those who stayed... it’s not certain yet," Xie Jingchen spoke with a cold voice, still calmly explaining. His hand soothingly caressed his little wife’s clenched hand resting on her protruding belly before becoming vigilant again.

Yan Jinsu peculiarly found her anxious heart gradually calming down.

"Hmph, the country is clearly getting better, but some areas are too remote. Even the officials can’t control them. The villagers are illiterate and wild, with thieves and bandits too powerful, which gradually leads to the creation of highwaymen and bullies. This situation can’t be cleaned up overnight," Yan Jinchang explained reluctantly.

He and his brother-in-law Xie Jingchen both served in the military and often went on missions. Many of the current missions involved assisting the government in driving away these types of bandits, so they were quite rational in dealing with them.

Previously, he had just been thinking about the children in the car, and wanted to get out quickly to resolve this ’unexpected incident.’

After listening, Yan Jinsu simply responded "Mhm" and then fell silent, staring ahead.

Both of the jeeps they were in had been specially modified by Xie Jingchen. Although the workmanship was a bit rough, bullets couldn’t penetrate in just one shot, so Yan Jinsu wasn’t too worried about the enemy’s gunfire.

Given the distance between them, it was impossible for their children to get hurt under her and Xie Jingchen’s watchful eyes.

Xie Jingchen narrowed his eyes, grabbed the communication mic in his hand, and calmly reminded, "Ma Shan Ding, be careful, you’re being targeted, seven o’clock direction."

Upon hearing the boss’s words, Ma Shan Ding didn’t have a shred of doubt, immediately made a decision, and lowered his body, instinctively firing a shot in the seven o’clock direction.

With a "bang," the bullet hit a tree, startling the audacious ambushers hiding behind it. They were so alarmed that they no longer cared about money or benefit, shouting "Help, they’re really shooting!" among other phrases, and then ran away.

Suddenly, the crowd that remained thinned out significantly.

However, those who were previously at a distance seemed to take advantage of the current chaos and incredibly grew bolder, approaching closer again.

"They really aren’t afraid of death!" Xie Jingchen snorted and continued to command, "Hu Zhengjie, three o’clock direction, a burst of fire."

As for whether someone would die after the burst of fire? Humph, impossible.

At most, someone might get a lower limb injury. Daring to attack the Military Car meant they were wildly bold. Getting injured was just the lightest punishment.

"Brrr..." Hu Zhengjie instinctively followed the boss’s orders. As soon as Xie Jingchen’s words fell, his actions were perfectly executed.

"Ah, ah~~"

But unexpectedly, following the burst of fire, the first sounds to emerge were from several thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls. Their cries of fear and loud screams indicated they were extremely frightened—