129: Preemptive strike

Seeing this, Talia quickly comforted her, "It's okay, Jelina, when we leave here tomorrow, the next stop will be the Black Sea."

"I've been very high-profile all the way, everyone is watching me, so no one should notice you."

Jelina nodded, "I hope so..."

She silently prayed in her heart: I hope father is safe and sound...

At the same time, Kadeyafu opened the car door for Xu Ning and invited him to get in.

Xie Biao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw the two seated and winked at the driver, San Pao, signaling to depart.

As soon as the car started, Kadeyafu excitedly said to Xu Ning, "Mr. Xu, there is a saying in our country called 'The Great Roc Spreads Its Wings', which is very fitting here."

Xu Ning shook his head helplessly, "That's 'Great Ambition', and this phrase is not very appropriate here."

San Pao in the front driver's seat glanced at Xie Biao in the passenger seat, and the two couldn't help but laugh, trying hard to suppress their amusement.

Kadeyafu was very fluent when speaking Chinese, almost making Xu Ning forget he was a foreigner, but when using idioms, it revealed his flaws. This is a common problem for many foreigners, and Kadeyafu was already considered quite good.

He smiled, apparently not minding. At this moment, he was carried away by excitement, after all, this was the first time he had received such a warm reception from a big shot like Makarov.

Even when his friend Adrian was still around, he had never received such treatment. Utopia is not as remote as Chechnya. This is an important strategic location, and here, Kadeyafu's status can only be considered ordinary, with few opportunities to interact with Makarov.

"Forget it, anyway, Makarov agreed to meet us both, and the ship cannon issue finally has some direction!" Kadeyafu said.

Xu Ning replied, "Who said I was willing to meet Makarov."

This stunned Kadeyafu. He turned to look at Xu Ning and asked, "You mean, we are not continuing the ship cannon deal?"

Xu Ning smiled and shook his head, "You can go to Makarov's side; I don't need to show up in person."

He thought to himself, since he had already received Talia's support, he should make full use of this opportunity. He expected Talia to contact him very soon, so after returning, he would have to have Zhao Zhide prepare information about the Nikolaev Shipyard.

With Talia's help, he could directly contact the high-level officials. Makarov's side was not that important anymore. He planned to meet Makarov's brother directly!

Just as Kadeyafu was pondering Xu Ning's words, Xie Biao in the front seat suddenly said seriously, "Someone is following us."

Xu Ning looked back through the car window and saw the streetlights on the road flashing by in sequence. The headlights of one car were particularly dazzling, following closely behind, and getting closer and closer.

Xie Biao said calmly, "Something is wrong, Boss. They are clearly coming for us."

Kadeyafu nervously looked at the rearview mirror and said hopefully, "We just got here, we shouldn't have made enemies so quickly, right? Maybe they are just passing by?"

Xie Biao replied, "Impossible. This car has been following us since we left the banquet. There are no other vehicles on the road now, so they are definitely targeting us."

"Boss, should we strike first?"

Xu Ning stared at the car behind, watching it get closer and closer.

"Better to strike first. Prepare for action, try to capture them alive!"

"Understood!"

Following Xu Ning's instructions, Xie Biao took out his pistol from his chest and leaned halfway out of the car window.

The night was deep and quiet, with no buildings on either side of the road, only vast grassland. From above, only two cars were driving on the dark road, one in front and one behind.

The target was quickly aimed at, the trigger was pulled, giving the vehicle behind no time to react. The muzzle flashed with fire, and the weapon fired rapidly.

Two bullet holes immediately appeared in the driver's seat of the black car in front. Before long, the car went out of control and crashed into a lamppost by the roadside.

Xie Biao did not stop shooting and fired two more shots.

After a bang, the left wheel of the black car burst, and the car completely lost control, violently hitting the lamppost.

The lamppost was broken, and the car body was embedded in the broken lamppost.

After confirming that the car in front had been stopped, Xie Biao told San Pao to turn around.

San Pao had already slowed down and quickly turned the car around after hearing the instruction, driving towards the burning car.

The jeep stopped about fifty meters away from the accident scene. Xie Biao got out of the car and walked alone towards the wreckage of the black car, leaving San Pao in the car to stay alert.

Through the broken car window, Xie Biao saw that there was still a person alive in the back seat.

He quickly opened the car door and dragged that person out.

It was a foreigner with brown hair and blue eyes. Just as Xie Biao was about to question him, he noticed that the person had a grenade in his arms, and the pin had been pulled off.

Instinctively, Xie Biao immediately rolled away, followed by a huge explosion behind him, and the shockwave knocked him to the ground.

Xu Ning got out of the car and witnessed all of this.

He rushed over, followed closely by San Pao, leaving only Kadeyafu trembling in fear inside the car.

Although the fight was short, it once again triggered his fear.

"Hiss..."

"Cough, cough..."

Xie Biao struggled to turn over, gasping for air. If he had been a little slower, he might not have survived.

Xu Ning quickly helped him up and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine... I just fell. Don't worry, Boss, I'm okay." Xie Biao said with a smile, but the bloodstains on his back revealed the truth.

He was injured, but he didn't say anything to keep Xu Ning from worrying.

Xu Ning turned to look at the black car that had been destroyed by the grenade. The people inside definitely didn't survive. He gave up the idea of capturing them alive and, with San Pao, helped Xie Biao back into the car.

They quickly drove away from the scene, realizing that the enemy might have other means. They had to get back to the Malyshev Military Factory as soon as possible to ensure their safety.

On the rest of the way, San Pao floored the accelerator and drove at full speed, not daring to relax his vigilance at all.

After about half an hour of speeding, they finally reached the Beryslav District. It would take another ten minutes of driving along this road to reach the town of Polavtsy, which was Malyshev's territory.

After entering the town, Kadeyafu breathed a slight sigh of relief. Xie Biao tore off some strips of cloth and simply treated the wound on his back. Due to excessive blood loss, his face turned pale. Xu Ning saw this scene and asked with concern, "Can you still hold on?"

Xie Biao smiled and said, "It's okay, Boss, this little injury won't kill anyone."

Before he finished speaking, two black cars suddenly rushed out from a hidden spot by the roadside and headed straight for their jeep, obviously wanting to ram them directly.

Xie Biao and San Pao had already become alert. One immediately opened fire, while the other quickly turned the steering wheel, avoiding the head-on collision.

San Pao increased the throttle, and the car turned, attempting to collide head-on with the other vehicles.

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