1093: Chapter 1037: Precise Targeted Killing!

Stealth Tracking!_2 1093: Chapter 1037: Precise Targeted Killing!

Stealth Tracking!_2 Indeed!

Just as Wu Jie had predicted.

Lemur’s accomplices, who had fled the scene in a panic, those four mercenaries, were hurrying away while quickly reporting.

And they didn’t make it obvious, rather quite cryptic.

“The wind is blowing, the captain is gone, hurry and change boats!”

“What?

How come?

How are you guys?”

“We’ve been marked, we’re fine, see you!”

Brief dialogue, urgent tone.

If someone had directly intercepted this conversation, they would have no idea what was being discussed.

But before using a cement rocket to precisely air-strike Lemur, Wu Jie sent Phantom to quietly approach one of the mercenaries.

That squad of Lemur’s mercenaries, including him, six people in total, had been to the security base, so naturally, their faces were seen.

Therefore, even with many people around in the valley and its surroundings, Phantom wouldn’t misidentify them based on facial features.

Having Phantom follow these four mercenaries to evacuate was also intended to ‘track down the source by following the clues.’

If they were to meet up with the other two squads, then it would be easy; take them out, and the nuclear warheads would be theirs.

After all, without the cunning and deep-plotted Lemur, there should be much less trouble.

Even if they didn’t meet up temporarily, having Phantom tail them closely would still yield significant usable intelligence.

Like the communication that just occurred.

It wasn’t a satellite phone call, but one made using a local Nabiya mobile number.

The satellite phones they had been using before were issued by the Auxiliary Business Association.

Caution is the parent of safety.

With the cunning Lemur, all three squads had betrayed the Auxiliary Business Association, so the issued satellite phones had to be dumped, or else they could easily be intercepted.

And since Nabiya is, after all, poor and underdeveloped, satellite phones are a relatively advanced and scarce communication tool.

Even with money, one might not be able to buy them since the local market demand isn’t large.

In comparison, the mobile wireless communication network that doesn’t implement real-name registration is much more convenient.

One can buy SIM cards, refurbished phones, and second-hand phones freely, as many as needed.

Although signal quality might not be great in remote desert areas, their area of activity was near Seleck Port, a coastal region.

The economy is relatively developed in coastal areas, and with a larger population, telecommunication providers in Nabiya had Tanglong Industrial Group build them a succession of communication base stations.

And now,

the escaping subordinates of Lemur actually used mobile phones to call and inform the other two squads guarding the nuclear warheads.

They were quite shrewd.

Their talk was in code; those uninformed couldn’t understand a thing they said.

Also, the call was very short, meaning even if monitored, it wouldn’t be enough time to locate the positions of both parties accurately using radiolocation and base station positioning.

And after making the call, they would immediately discard their phones to avoid exposing their location through data exchanges between the phone and base stations.

After all, buying SIM cards and second-hand mobile phones is very cheap; it’s no loss to throw them away, and one can buy many at once and use them in rotation.

A mobile phone connects to the network not only through the SIM card identity but also has a unique network access license and device code.

Changing the card but not the phone still makes recognition, interception, and tracking location easy.

Therefore.

For those not short of money, they simply threw away both the card and the phone.

Really damn clever!

Doing this certainly brings great difficulty to communication positioning.

By tracking their recent brief call, locate the other party’s mobile number.

Further tracking could only confirm that it was a mountain top base station located thirty kilometers north of the Seleck port that provided the communication relay service.

And constructing base stations atop mountains is to expand the signal coverage area; such base stations themselves would use high-power components, so that a single station can satisfy a communication demand for a twenty-kilometer radius.

Thus,

It is only possible to generally know that the two squads guarding the nuclear warheads are currently around that base station.

But in their conversation, they mentioned “hurry up and change boats,” which obviously means they want to change their hiding spots.

Where could the next location be?

Right now, the only option is to keep Phantom on their tail.

Following this trail, it’s also possible to eavesdrop on the conversation of four mercenaries.

From their talking and anxious tones, it’s evident that the mercenaries are frustrated with the situation they are facing.

Lemur is gone, losing their most important leader and command; they’re like headless flies.

Without the nuclear codes, the value of the two warheads plummets; how can they fetch a sky-high price?

Moreover, the representatives of the countries willing to spend a fortune on the nuclear warheads have been scared off like birds frightened by a bowshot, scattering in all directions.

Trying to locate them now would probably be very difficult to earn their trust.

Without trust, how can there be any transaction?

Nabiya is currently under a flight and sail ban, making it impossible for them to escape by boat or plane, and undertaking a land journey to smuggle themselves to the countries neighboring Nabiya would be long and time-consuming, with the likelihood of trouble along the way.

Intelligence agencies from various countries are also frantically searching for the whereabouts of those two nuclear warheads.

It’s clear that tonight’s auction bonfire party had already been under surveillance, and how exactly Lemur was precisely killed by an airstrike initiated by which country remains unknown.

The SUV raced along the road; the four inside couldn’t stop talking.

Some felt that they should have persuaded Lemur from the beginning not to do the auction and instead communicate directly with those countries, asking how much they were willing to pay, sell to the highest bidder, nice and easy!

Others thought, why not just sell directly to Wu Jie?

Although the price might not be very high, at least Wu Jie was trustworthy and clear about the payment; perhaps packaging the two warheads could yield a decent price!

And what happened?

Lemur insisted on having a bonfire party, insisted on gathering representatives from various countries.

It was lively, sure, but damn, he really became a living target.

Obviously, there must be a mole among those attending the auction tonight!

Otherwise, for a meeting place decided upon spontaneously and an auction set up on short notice.

Who is clairvoyant enough to predict that?

…

Amid the relentless gripes and curses,

The SUV didn’t drive into the Seleck urban area.

Instead, it turned into a slum in the suburbs, darting down a dark alley.

Four men quickly disembarked, two on guard with guns while the other two removed the camouflage shed, revealing a pickup truck very common in Nabiya.

They swiftly changed clothes, disguised themselves, and soon looked no different from the local people, while the discarded clothing and the SUV were doused with gasoline and burnt to ashes.

Buzz!

With the roar of the engine, amid the billowing flames, the pickup truck sped away.

After several twists and turns, the pickup truck drove into the Seleck urban area at a leisurely pace.

The city thrived economically, with the help of the sea and the presence of a port.

It was assumed they would find a place to hide, but instead, they entered a bar as if waiting for someone.

The bar has a catchy name called Reaper…