Standalone Tokyo

Chapter 289 Fishing and Grilled Squid
"Madfak, Madfak!!!"

As a Frenchman, Maltz was in a very bad mood, so much so that he couldn't control himself and kept cursing in English.

His emotions are extremely unstable right now, because he would never be happy if anyone else were in his position... unless that person is a madman or a fool!

"Bang bang bang..."

A series of explosions once again rang out from an alley across the street.

Wearing bulletproof armor and a helmet and holding a FAMAS assault rifle, Maltz squatted without thinking and hid behind a car engine.

After hiding, Maltz immediately stretched out the assault rifle in his hand and fired in the direction of the gunshots, using the continuous shooting mode to fire out the twenty-five bullets in the magazine in the shortest time possible.

The FAMAS is a small-caliber bullpup assault rifle. Its recoil is not high, but the shooting method of extending the gun and not showing the person still makes its shooting dispersion large to a certain extent.

Even at the same time, there were more than a dozen Paris sentries who opened fire like Maltz. The scene was very lively, and the sound of gunfire was like the sound of firecrackers during the New Year in a certain Eastern country.

However, every sentry who opened fire did the same as Maltz, basically hiding themselves and firing suppressive fire, which resulted in a large number of bullets being fired, but basically without any accuracy.

The attacker, who was hiding across the street and firing from a distance of fifty meters, was even more cunning.

Generally speaking, attackers would move to another location after firing a burst of bullets. This is a very normal thing.

But the rogue gunman from the poker organization was different. He stood up suddenly and then retreated while firing.

He had an AK74 assault rifle in his hand in a state of continuous firing. Before he had finished firing the first thirty rounds, he had already retreated deep into the alley. The sentries across the street couldn't even see his shadow.

In this case, the continuous firing of the AK74 assault rifle is no different from a string of firecrackers, they just make a noise.

The bullets fired by the rogue gunman all fly into the sky. Unless the guy across the street is disliked by the passing God, he will not be hit.

Of course, if a passerby, or an unlucky person sitting in a car stuck in a traffic jam, is shot by a Paris sentry, it is not the poker organization's problem.

Maltz and his comrades had encountered too many attacks like this, and when they received the order to walk to the Squid Embassy, ​​this purely disgusting intimidation shooting began.

The number of gunmen in the attack is not large, usually one to three. Sometimes they open fire on the side of the road, sometimes they hide behind pedestrians walking away, or even approach on a motorcycle.

Sometimes, attackers would even suddenly shoot at passing sentries from roadside clothing stores or convenience stores.

The attackers' appearance was so sudden and unexpected that the foot sentinels dreamed of the Middle East and were filled with fear.

Because there is no way to guard against such attacks. Before they draw their weapons and open fire, the attackers are no different from ordinary Parisians. You cannot prevent the attacks in advance.

The AK74 assault rifle was okay, although as a long weapon, if you wanted to hide it, you would have to wear a jacket or overcoat, and if the attacker wanted to hide from the sentries, they couldn’t get too close and could only fire from a distance.

It's different with a pistol. You just need to put it in your pocket. It is extremely concealed. Even if you are a veteran with more than ten years of experience, you can't tell if there is anything unusual about the pedestrians on the roadside before the gunman draws his gun.

Fortunately, in order to reduce the number of casualties among his subordinates and to avoid completely offending the French government, Huangmao ordered the rogue gunmen to fire from fifty meters away when launching the attack, whether they were using AK or pistol.

And they fight while walking, the main focus is on excitement, not the actual results.

In addition to shooting, rogue gunmen also throw Molotov cocktails onto the road and set cars on fire at intersections, creating greater chaos, making traffic more congested and forcing police and sentries to walk.

This resulted in the Sentinels supporting the Squid Embassy encountering many attacks, but with few casualties.

The only guy who was injured was the one who encountered the attack for the first time. As he was a newcomer and had no experience, he heard the gunshots and found that someone was shooting at him. He was too panicked and bumped into a street lamp while looking for cover.

Even though he was wearing a bulletproof helmet, the heavy collision with the iron pillar still caused the recruit to suffer a concussion and sprain his ankle, so he managed to get on a stretcher.

This attack, which was only a commotion but with no casualties, was soon discovered by the veteran soldiers in the sentry team.

Oh, these guys want to have a tacit fight with us!
We understand this matter!

We have done this kind of thing many times in Africa and the Middle East, and we are very familiar with it.

Therefore, the sentries who received the order to rescue the Squid Embassy naturally began to "fish" away. When gunshots were heard, they hid and fired in the direction of the attack.

Whether I can hit the attacker or not is another matter. Anyway, the bullets in my magazine have been fired. Every time an attack occurs, a magazine will be emptied. If this happens three or four times, the magazines carried by the sentinels will be empty.

What to do when you run out of bullets?
Wait for support on the spot, wait for the comrades behind to walk over and bring the bullets. After all, we can't fight without ammunition!

So if this is a good thing, why is Maltz angry?

Because Maltz is a French Jew, and Israel is his spiritual homeland.

Now that the embassy of his spiritual motherland has been attacked, how can he not be anxious? How can he not be angry about his comrades' passive resistance?

If Maltz was so angry, why didn't he break away from the team and speed to the Squid Embassy alone with his weapons?

Just like the lone hero in the movie, with fearless heroism, he overcomes all difficulties and saves the world?

Ah, that was not necessary. The spiritual motherland belonged to the spiritual motherland. Maltz felt that it was too dangerous for him to act alone. There was really no need to risk his life for Israel.

If you are really angry, just curse loudly.

So, now Maltz is cursing here... Well, in English, in case those Eastern Europeans who are shooting on the other side don't understand French.

In fact, the sentinels did not intend to slow down the rescue speed deliberately, but the reality did not allow them to speed up.

First of all, on the Paris police side, for some reason, from the senior police officers at the top to the grassroots patrol officers, when they received the order to go to the Squid Embassy, ​​their reaction was very slow.

The police officers on the move initially followed the sentries, but they soon fell behind.

There is an old lady on the side of the road who needs help, or the car over there is on fire and I need to go over to put it out, or someone has been raped on the next street and needs emergency assistance.

The police can always find a reason if they want to.

The Paris sentinels and the police are two different systems. They have no way to deal with the latter's passive sabotage, and without the cooperation of the police, the former are also a little guilty. Although the weapons and equipment and combat effectiveness of the Paris police are not very good, the problem is that in Paris, they are the local tyrants with the largest number of people. Although the Paris sentinels are well-equipped, they are few in number.

In other words, the Sentinels support the Squid Embassy. In case a fight really breaks out with the bandits, they lack backup... and this backup is commonly known as cannon fodder.

Don’t think that the police are a burden. Every time in a movie, they arrive late after the protagonist has finished fighting the bad guys, and this late arrival just shows their value.

There are many policemen and many guns. Even if they engage in religious shooting, with hundreds of guns firing at a building at the same time, even pistols can be used to kill the bad guys hiding inside with a hail of bullets.

If the police can arrive at the scene in time every time to support the protagonist, the bad guys will basically have no chance to succeed.

There is strength in numbers.

Without the backup of the Paris police, the Paris sentries felt insecure. Therefore, the lower-level sentries were procrastinating, and the higher-ups were aware of this and accepted it as they wished.

After a few rounds, Huangmao was surprised to find that the sniper team completed their mission very smoothly.

He originally thought that he could gain fifteen minutes, five of which would be used for the front-line soldiers to retreat. Unexpectedly, he could get more than twenty to thirty minutes of ample time.

The nearest sentry team to the Squid Embassy was less than 1.5 kilometers away and was on duty in a large shopping mall.

If this team marches quickly to the Squid Embassy, ​​it will only take about ten minutes to reach the vicinity.

Although this sentinel team consists of only five people, once they arrive near the embassy, ​​they may cause some trouble to the work of the anti-terrorist commandos and Sea Lion commandos inside.

Therefore, Huangmao arranged two action teams for this team to carry out sniping and slow down their advance as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, this five-man sentry team did not need anyone to stop them. Not only did they march as slowly as a turtle, but they actually got lost and ran to the American Embassy one kilometer away.

Then when we arrived at the American Embassy, ​​they said they would protect the American Embassy and would not come to destroy the embassy.

Wow, these are five smart people!

Knowing that the American Embassy was safe, they deliberately ran there. Even if they were discovered later, there was no risk because they went to protect Americans. It cannot be said that what they did was wrong.

The staff of the Squid Embassy are valuable, but do the lives of Americans in the US Embassy have no value?
Under such circumstances, the frontline personnel working in the Squid Embassy have plenty of time.

Even so, they strictly abided by the ten-minute time limit set by their superiors. When the time was up, they retreated immediately. They did not act greedily and would not rashly modify the prepared battle plan.

Before leaving, the anti-terrorist commandos did not forget the instructions of their superior and set fire to the Squid Embassy to give the squids hiding on the fourth floor a little surprise, giving them a chance to become grilled squids.

Setting a fire is very simple. Just place some flammable items and liquids everywhere in the house, then close the fire-fighting pipes inside the building before leaving, and finally throw a mechanical lighter, and the fire will naturally start.

Coincidentally, the Paris sentinels arrived late at this time.

Before they arrived at the scene, even though the Paris firefighters had arrived nearby early, they did not dare to rush into the Squid Embassy for fear of being shot dead by "unknown armed elements."

It is glorious for a firefighter to die on the battlefield of a fire, but it is somewhat disgraceful to be shot and killed by a gunman because he is in a hurry to get to his destination.

Therefore, the spiritual Israeli, Maltz, had the opportunity to "force march" with his comrades for half an hour and successfully saw the burning embassy.

"Oh, God!"

Maltz screamed and ran forward two steps. Then he looked left and right, and looked at the burning embassy building in front of him. After making sure that no gunman was shooting at the sentries, he started running again.

"Put out the fire, brothers, put out the fire and save people!"

Maltz shouted anxiously, completely unaware that his other comrades were looking at each other and whispering behind him.

"Is this guy crazy? The Squid Embassy is on fire. What does it have to do with us? Putting out fires is the job of firefighters."

"It's possible that his girlfriend works at the embassy..."

The sentries discussed this, but no one stepped forward.

Maltz was also unable to get close to the Squid Embassy building. As soon as he approached, the heat wave caused by the burning building forced him back.

So, Maltz could only shout and dance, but he didn't know what to do.

The squids hiding on the fourth floor noticed the reinforcements below, and they immediately shouted excitedly at the windows, but it was useless.

The fire was relentless, and soon some squids could no longer bear the high temperature and thick smoke and risked jumping from the fourth floor of the embassy, ​​which was 15 meters high.

One fell on the soft grass and broke his leg, but managed to survive.

Someone was blinded by the thick smoke and didn't see clearly what was below when he jumped from the building. He jumped onto the concrete floor and died instantly.

There were also people who, due to lack of strength, slipped accidentally when standing on the window while jumping, and fell down along the wall and into the fire below, immediately letting out shrill screams in the thick smoke and flames.

Maltz witnessed a tragedy in which a woman in a tight uniform fell from the fourth floor to a balcony on the second floor where a fire was burning.

Then, with a high-pitched, ghostly scream, this probably beautiful lady stood up, flipped over the balcony railing, and continued to fall to the first floor.

Soon, a man covered in flames was crawling on the ground, reaching out to Maltz for help.

Such wailing and terrifying scenes frightened Maltz so much that he retreated continuously, until he retreated behind other comrades, and dared not rush forward anymore.

The Squid Embassy could not be saved. A large group of Paris firefighters had arrived at the scene. When they saw this scene, they also shook their heads.

After such a big fire, the building can only be demolished and rebuilt after the fire is put out, and it is no longer worth using.

As for the squids inside, those who decisively jump out of the building can still be saved, but if they hide inside, there is no way out, because the special vehicles loaded with ladders are stuck in traffic outside.

In addition to the traffic jam, the malicious Fujiwara Masato deliberately released some street thugs to find opportunities in the chaos and throw triangular nails under the slow-moving fire trucks, with the slogan "I don't hurt firefighters, I destroy fire trucks."

(End of this chapter)