Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 309: The Ambush and the Trajectory

Xiao Ying had seen Qing Chen’s dossier before. Zheng Yuandong had even personally walked him through all the clues, so he was well aware of what Qing Chen had done.

The man who had wiped out the criminals on Laojun Mountain also had opted for an easier path now.

So what right did he, Xiao Ying dream about carving out a future for himself with his own hands…?

However, Xiao Ying still harbored doubts. Could it be he was overthinking things, and Qing Chen wasn’t that kind of person at all?

Qing Chen looked up at the rearview mirror and caught Xiao Ying’s gaze.

Then both of them shifted their eyes away, pretending not to recognize each other.

“Mind keeping the ride smooth, thank you,” Qing Chen said to Xiao Ying.

“Okay, got it,” Xiao Ying replied.

In the past, Qing Chen hadn’t felt much even seeing Xiao Ying in a car crash, but now that he was in the car himself, it was a different matter.

In the back seat, Li Changqing looked at Qing Chen with a smile. “You must have seen the sniper rifle in the trunk just now. I fully support your desire to practice with a sniper rifle. Not to mention getting you a sniper rifle, people too, if need be.”

Xiao Ying finally confirmed his suspicions. Alright, it was indeed the kind of relationship he had imagined…

In the backseat, Li Changqing leaned closer to Qing Chen, who quietly moved to the side by the door without a word.

If Li Changqing came any closer, Qing Chen would have to jump out of the car.

“Where are we headed?” he changed the subject.

“Taking you to join in the excitement,” Li Changqing said with a smile. “Tonight, several societies in city number 18 want to join forces to wipe out the Heng Society.”

“Why do these societies want to gang up on Heng Society?” Qing Chen asked.

“Over the years, Heng Society has expanded too quickly. Li Dongze, backed by his hard power after being promoted to A-Class, has squeezed the other societies almost out of existence,” Li Changqing explained patiently. “Actually, the societies that are acting tonight are in a do-or-die situation. If they don’t band together to resist Heng Society, in two more years the entire underworld of city number 18 will be under Heng Society, and they will all have to pack up and leave.”

“Eh, if Li Dongze is A-Class, would these societies dare to make a move?” Qing Chen remembered that the highest-ranking members of other societies were only D-Class or C-Class at best. What emboldened these people to seek out Li Dongze and face death?

Li Changqing laughed. “This time, the student protests have reached the Upper Three Districts, which has seriously angered some big shots. Li Dongze played a big role in this, touching on some fundamental interests. Some big shots don’t mind dirty things happening under their skies; after all, crystal-clear waters harbor no fish. But if there’s a hint of rebellion, it must be snuffed out.”

“So, the major societies banding together is your conglomerate’s doing. No wonder those societies have the confidence to go after Li Dongze,” Qing Chen said.

And he realized that what had brought disaster to Heng Society was not its imminent control over the entire underworld of city number 18.

It was Li Dongze’s participation in the student protests, which had crossed the conglomerate’s red line.

Qing Chen looked at Li Changqing. “So, are you out tonight for the siege on Heng Society?”

“Of course not, Li Dongze is Seventh Brother’s man. I currently have no interest in moving against him,” Li Changqing shook his head. “Tonight, those dealing with Li Dongze are Li’s Big Room and Qing’s Fourth Room, whereas we have our own adversaries to face.”

Qing Chen was momentarily stunned; he had thought Li Changqing was targeting Heng Society, but that wasn’t the case?

How was he supposed to take the opportunity to capture the members of He Sheng Society then? Qing Chen was still waiting for Liu Dezhu to bring out the Taboo item ACE-011!

Before, he might have thought that if they really couldn’t save Liu Dezhu, then so be it…

Now that he needed Liu Dezhu to transport the Taboo ACE-011 “Moral influence”, Qing Chen had to think seriously about a solution.

“Aren’t you always riding in a hover car? Why switch to an off-road vehicle this time?” Qing Chen asked.

“Hover cars are indeed fast and don’t have to worry about traffic jams, but they are not as reliable as ground vehicles in dangerous situations,” Li Changqing explained with a smile. “If someone interferes with the hover car using a special weapon in mid-air, and it falls from the sky, even if the car is bulletproof, the people inside will still die.”

From the passenger seat, Old Six thought to himself that he had never seen the boss so patient with anyone before, explaining so much.

The convoy sped out of the half-mountain villa.

But just as they entered the Fourth District, a massive articulated truck suddenly burst out from a street corner up ahead, completely blocking the intersection.

At the rear, a truck also blocked their way, effectively trapping the convoy on this street within just a dozen sec

Qing Chen suddenly looked towards the car window and saw a hand-sized crack, like a spider’s web, on the bulletproof glass on Li Changqing’s side.

“Sniper,” Number Six’s eyebrows almost twisted together as he spoke into the walkie-talkie, “Xiao Gong, send out a drone to locate the sniper. We can’t leave the car until we deal with the sniper! Hurry, you have one minute to find the sniper for me!”

At this moment, the best strategy for the convoy was to get out and move. If they didn’t leave the car, they would just be sitting ducks.

Although the vehicles were bulletproof, the enemies ambushing Li Changqing were definitely not few in number, breaking into the vehicles was only a matter of time.

But if they wanted to move, the first thing was to locate the sniper; otherwise, as many people as got out of the car would die.

Xiao Gong’s voice came through the walkie-talkie: “Number Six, the buildings on both sides are too high, with at least a thousand windows. One minute is definitely not enough! This is a residential area, and every room has people in it; life reaction detection systems also can’t pinpoint which one is the sniper!”

Number Six said fiercely, “Who knows how many assassins are hidden in this building. If we don’t leave the vehicle within a minute, we’ll be surrounded here.”

He also knew it was hard to find the sniper among these thousands of windows, but they had to try.

Just then, as everyone anxiously looked out the windows,

Li Changqing suddenly saw Qing Chen moving closer to him inside the car, seriously examining the bullet marks on the window.

The woman sat stiffly in the back seat, her body not as bold as her words. She smelled Qing Chen’s scent, pondering what he was doing.

Soon, Qing Chen stood up and said calmly, “Number Six, direct the drone to search the airspace in the 11 o’clock direction, between altitudes of 351 meters to 359 meters.”

Everyone in the car held their breath for a moment, Li Changqing stared at Qing Chen, thinking, you just glanced at the bullet marks on the window, and you can determine the sniper’s position?

Qing Chen said, “Everything leaves a trace, and clues will speak for themselves. The irregular spiderweb of bullet marks on the window is from shooting at different angles, leaving different crack patterns. I was just observing the clues and trying to backtrack the bullet trajectory.”

Recalling the scene where Qing Chen ‘familiarized himself with firearms’ at the venue, Number Six no longer hesitated and passed the message to Xiao Gong.

During their conversation, the trunk of car number 6 opened, and more than ten ‘Borderline’ drones soared into the sky, buzzing loudly.

When the sniper upstairs saw the drones coming straight at him, he had no choice but to shoot down the drones one by one.

Xiao Gong said, “Position correct, the enemy sniper has been exposed.”

Number Six looked at Qing Chen, pondering one thing: if Qing Chen truly became a sniper one day, would any other sniper have a chance against him on the battlefield?

As long as the enemy sniper fired a shot, his position would definitely be traced. Qing Chen’s ability to calculate bullet trajectories was enough to see through the opponent’s every disguise and uncover the truth.

Just then, someone suddenly threw several grenades from a window.

Strangely, the grenades seemed to have a very short fuse, and they exploded in midair.

Instead of bursting into flames, the grenades emitted a flash of electric light.

“EMP grenades,” Xiao Gong exclaimed over the communication channel.

EMP grenades primarily cause damage with electromagnetic pulses, targeting not human flesh but any equipment that contains electronic components.

This device was standard issue in the Federal Army, and each EMP grenade was numbered and strictly controlled as military equipment.

The enemy had not used them initially, probably to avoid exposing their identity. But now that the sniper’s position was revealed, they had no choice but to use them.

In an instant, the drones flying toward the sniper were destroyed and fell to the ground.

A few more grenades fell near the convoy, instantly destroying the communication channels and vehicle equipment, turning all seven off-road vehicles into junk, unable to start again.

Number Six narrowed his eyes, “Knowing the boss’s itinerary and ambushing here indicates there’s a mole inside the Li Family. The use of EMP grenades shows it’s a small unit of the Federal Army infiltrated into City Number 18.”

Li Changqing sat calmly in the car, “This isn’t a troop conscripted by the Li Family; I just confirmed this afternoon that the troops the Li Family can mobilize are still stationed in place, they haven’t moved.”

Qing Chen looked at Li Changqing, “Apart from someone inside the Li Family, who else wants to kill you?”

Li Changqing smiled and said, “That would be too many—Deer Island, Jindai, Qing’s Family, Chen Clan.”

“That many?” Qing Chen wondered.

Number Six explained, “The boss took over control in City Number 1 and offended too many people. Among them, Deer Island and Jindai were completely driven out of City Number 1; they hold the greatest grudge and have the strongest motives. The boss is a core figure in the Li Family who advocates war against Jindai and Deer Island.”

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Thanks to bankerzhi and SAYBYESAYHI for becoming new allies of this book. May the bosses make a fortune and never run out of water and electricity at home!

Another chapter tonight