Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 515 Either you die or I die!
The special reconnaissance team crossed another mountain, and a river slowly emerged to greet them.

After traveling for many days, everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene and prepared to find a small flat area to rest for a while.

Since receiving his 95-star rifle, Xiaoqiang, a retired reconnaissance soldier, has volunteered to be at the forefront of the team, reasoning that professional tasks should be left to professionals.

Xiao Qiang, in his early twenties, looked even more dashing and spirited as he wore the SWAT uniform issued by NX and carried a Type 95 rifle.

When Xiaoqiang took the gun, Chen Shu specifically observed the attitudes of Yu Maiken, Captain Zhao, and Wang Hao, and found that they seemed to be used to auxiliary police officers with civil service positions being armed.

Chen Shu leaned on a cane carved from a thick wooden branch, and he and Wang Hao followed behind Xiao Qiang for about ten meters. Yu Maiken and Captain Zhao were a little behind, while Zhu Li walked in the middle of the group, surrounded by special reconnaissance team members, enjoying the good treatment and security that a field medic should have.

As they walked up the mountain step by step, Chen Shu and Wang Hao chatted casually.

"Brother Hao, I heard that your team from Shenchuan also came here this time?"

Wang Hao said with a smug look, "We've been paired with Keshi for over a decade. Now that this has happened, we'll definitely provide full support. Don't be fooled by how fast Keshi City's Public Security Bureau has developed in recent years; once you get to this vast Gobi Desert, you'll realize that those few drones are just a drop in the ocean, and we'll really need your help!"

How many people did you send this time?

Wang Hao's eyes shone brightly, and his words became more assertive: "Our detachment only left one duty team; everyone else is here!"

"Brother Hao, thank you for your hard work."

Wang Hao raised his chin proudly for a moment, then mysteriously leaned close to Chen Shu's ear and said, "Chen Shu, do you know that the capital also sent Snow Wolves to provide support this time?"

The Snow Wolf Commando Team, stationed in Beijing, is a highly trained and renowned anti-K special forces unit, known as the Republic's most elite force.

But Chen Shu thought to himself silently.

Wang Hao smacked his lips: "But they refused."

"Impossible, right? They're soldiers, how could they refuse orders?" Chen Shu exclaimed in surprise, stopping to discuss with Wang Hao.

Wang Hao smiled and waved his hand: "There must be a reason for this, but we certainly don't know what it is. However, it's a fact that they didn't come."

“I know about this. They went to Keji Coal Mine last week. At the time, the scene wasn't cleared; it was all sealed off to gather clues for the criminal investigation. As soon as their people arrived and saw the scene, they vomited. The leaders thought…”

"What haven't they seen? How could it be because of this? I suspect it's altitude sickness."

"NX, where did this plateau come from?!"

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The two men were discussing it animatedly when local police officers Yu Maiken and Captain Zhao, who had followed them up, joined in the conversation.

Chen Shuchao nodded forward: "Let's talk as we walk."

Refocusing his attention on Xiao Qiang, who had walked far away and whose silhouette was now barely visible, Chen Shu, leaning on his cane, offered his opinion:
"Actually, their Snow Wolves' usual training is probably for anti-K attacks in the city. They are definitely not used to open-field combat like ours, so it's understandable that they didn't come."

"They may not be used to it, but do you think we are?" Wang Hao said with a smirk, his words dripping with sarcasm.

Team Leader Zhao nodded in agreement.

Yu Maiken touched the 92 badge pinned to his chest, smiled without saying a word.

Chen Shu treated this discussion as a rare moment of relaxation during the search, following Xiao Qiang up the mountain, continuing to express his opinions:
"I'm telling you, don't be so harsh."

"boom!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, three gunshots rang out from ahead.

In Chen Shu's sight, Xiao Qiang, who had walked far away, suddenly fell heavily to the ground as if he had lost his balance, and convulsed continuously.

Unlike the struggles or shouts depicted in movies or TV dramas, there were no last words, no shouts to stand up, but just a straight fall, like a fallen leaf, silent, except for raising a cloud of dust.

Policeman Xiaoqiang just fell straight to the ground.

"There are snipers!"

Yu Maiken reacted the fastest, pinning Zhao and Wang Hao to the ground with his body. He glanced up and saw Chen Shu still standing there, looking in the direction where Xiao Qiang had fallen.

He shouted, "Get down! Chen Shu, get down!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shu snapped out of his daze, lunged forward, and hid behind a large rock, peering out with his eyes fixed on his surroundings.

No matter how closely he observed, he couldn't find any trace of the enemy. "It's the sound of 95, the gun that was stolen from us at Keji Coal Mine, it's them!" Chen Shu gritted his teeth, his breathing becoming increasingly heavy.

As Xiaoqiang's convulsive movements became slower and slower, Chen Shu became extremely anxious, fearing that the enemy would finish him off.

Damn it!
With a determined look, Chen Shu suddenly darted out from behind the large rock and rapidly approached Xiao Qiang in an S-shaped trajectory.

The three people lying behind watched with trepidation.

Team Leader Zhao hurriedly said, "Team Leader Yu, do you have any smoke grenades? Throw them up! Block the line of sight!"

Wang Hao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, hurry up and seal the cigarette!"

Yu Maiken smiled wryly: "None of us carry these things."

Wang Hao stared ahead, and after a few seconds, he decisively said, "Use tear gas; the effect will be the same!"

Team Leader Zhao was taken aback: "Xiao Qiang is already injured. If we use tear gas again, he might die!"

Wang Hao pointed to a large rock behind Xiao Qiang and calmly said, "If we don't use tear gas to block the enemy's line of sight, both Chen Shu and Xiao Qiang will die! The enemy is most likely further ahead. As long as we fire the tear gas further away to cut off their vision, we'll be fine! This is outdoors, such an open space won't be able to suffocate anyone!"

Yu Maiken took a deep look at Wang Hao and realized for the first time that the police officers who came to provide support from these coastal cities were not as useless as they had imagined.

At this moment, the special investigation team members who had noticed the anomaly crawled over one by one. After receiving Yu Maiken's instructions, they fired tear gas canisters as if they were free, aiming them further ahead of Chen Shu and Xiao Qiang's location. They also began to fire forward in a targeted manner to suppress the enemy.

Chen Shu reached out to Xiao Qiang's side, leaned down and nudged him, calling softly, "Xiao Qiang, Xiao Qiang? Can you hear me?"

no response.

I pushed it again, but there was still no response.

Chen Shu pulled Xiao Qiang behind a boulder, took off his bulletproof vest, and then tore his own shirt into strips to wrap Xiao Qiang's wound.

Despite the movement, Xiaoqiang still didn't react at all.

A sudden feeling of unease rose in Chen Shu's heart, and he reached out with trembling hands to Xiao Qiang's nose.

He had already stopped breathing.

Chen Shu's face turned pale instantly, and his eyes blurred with tears.

A wave of sorrow welled up in his heart, so oppressive it drove him mad. Even though they were on the battlefield, he couldn't control his thoughts.

When Xiao Qiang first started working at the Zhongshan Police Station a few years ago, when he shyly followed the security team to arrest people for the first time, and when he bravely ran to the Silver Triangle to rescue people for the first time.
And just a week ago, he was in the hotel room where Chen Shu was staying, rambling on and on, saying that he had finally fulfilled his lifelong dream in NX.

Be a real police officer.

Become a hero.

"Xiaoqiang."

Thinking about it carefully, his expression at the time must have been shy.

The last glimmer of hope in his heart shattered. Despite having prepared himself mentally, the overwhelming grief still engulfed Chen Shu at this moment.

He held Xiaoqiang's increasingly cold body tightly.

"If only I had replied to Captain Zhao's text message asking for help in time..."

"If I hadn't bravely returned while I was at the airport..."

"If we were at Keji Coal Mine, I would have insisted that Xiaoqiang, who shouldn't have been on the front lines, not come along."

"if."

Chen Shu carefully laid down Xiao Qiang's body, slowly stood up, and coldly stared ahead. Regret and sorrow grew wildly in his heart, finally condensing into a raging rage.

The phrase that Yu Maiken always kept repeating filled Chen Shu's mind.

It's not you who will die!

I'm going to die!

(End of this chapter)