HA2 20.4 – Incoming
The sound suppressor helped Hide a lot in managing muzzle rise and recoil. Therefore, he could make a rapid transition from one target to another. Double tap in the face was never failed to put a man down to the ground, no matter how fit and violent the man was. In matter of seconds Hide eliminated four angry goons who approached him.
However, Hide couldn’t be at ease as Shizuka was struggling with her workload. Without delay he went to assist her even though there were only two remaining goons on her way. With ease Hide dropped the goon in the rear with double tap in the head. As for the bald goon in the front, Hide was sure Shizuka would drop him. Under six meter distance Shizuka would nail the bald goon in the head with ease, ended the fight, and then they could proceed to the next phase.
Unfortunately, Shizuka’s VP9 ran out of ammo and before she could insert new magazine, the bald goon threw a chair to her. After that, everything went so fast and Hide could only let out a sigh as the bald goon managed to seize Shizuka’s throat before he could nail his head.
“Drop your gun or I will slit your friend’s throat open!”
The bald goon shouted intimidatingly, but Hide ignored it and continued walking forward. It was not that Hide had no care for Shizuka’s life, but there was no guarantee the bald goon would release her even if he followed his request.
And so, Hide had no other choice but to gamble. He stopped around four meters before the bald goon and immediately switched into conventional stance. His left foot stepped forward half step, his left arm slightly bent downward, while his right arm stayed as straight as possible. Then, he put his right eye behind the rear sight and sight in straight to the bald goon’s right eye.
Normally, human eyes need 1-2 second to sight in using iron sight. However, Hide’s firearm training from both his previous and present life had shaped his body and mind into an instinctive habit. When he started the movement to switch into conventional stance, his brain would immediately prepare his right eye to adjust its focus. Therefore, as soon as his right eye was behind the rear sight, he would instantly get a clear pinpoint sight to anything he wanted to nail.
Hide also knew he won’t miss, but he won’t get the second chance if he passed the exact moment of opportunity that present itself before him. The hunch was not the result of a line of thinking. On the contrary, Hide had no time to think. His mind and body was fully focused on one thing and one thing only, an effort to score a perfect single shot. And so, he gently squeezed the trigger.
Beep!
A perfect single shot nailed the bald goon at right his right eye, and then the projectile came out from the back of his head with a big splash of blood, brain bits, and skull pieces. Then, Hide lowered his aim as his body and mind left the state of super human concentration.
And even though the bald goon already dead, Hide didn’t just stood at his place. With swift steps he jogged forwards and took away the sashimi knife in the bald goon’s right grip to make sure it didn’t cut Shizuka in any way as the bald goon’s body tumbled to the side.
It required many words to explain it, but the event took place only a millisecond from the moment Hide stopped his step. In summary, everything went so fast and even the bald goon went to the afterlife while looking back and wondering what had killed him.
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“Take a deep breath,” Hide said as he looked at Shizuka’s pale face.
Even though she already escaped the mortal danger, Shizuka was still greatly shaken by her first time death and life encounter. When Hide fired the headshot, Shizuka also flinched, a sign that she totally lost her calm. It was normal thing, but if she didn’t recover immediately, it could lead into unwanted circumstance.
“Here, drink it slowly,” Hide said as he handed over a bottle of cold mineral water.
Shizuka took the mineral bottle with shaking hands, and then she took a few big gulps before turning her gaze to Hide, “We need to clear the safe room.”
“It’s empty,” Hide calmly said as he pointed to the widely open safe room. “But still, we need to carry the comb to other room.”
“Okay.”
“I’m fully aware that you just got a rough shit, but you have to pull yourself together.”
“Hide,” Shizuka firmly said, “I can still go on.”
“Good.”
Even though he could see Shizuka was not yet completely recovered from her shock, Hide had no choice but to take her to continue the job. Wasting no time Hide and Shizuka started to clear every nook and cranny in Kamui’s office room by room.
Kamui’s office was big. Other than reception room, safe room, and office section, it also had a lounge with minibar, martial gym, simple dormitory, kitchen, sauna quarter with soaking pool, and even a torture chamber with two small prison cells.
It took times to ensure every room was clear of unwanted spoiler, but Hide and Shizuka did the job through fully without taking any short cut. After that the two went back to the reception room.
“Watch the entry point while I open the safe,” Hide said as he grabbed both sport bags.
“Got it,” Shizuka firmly replied.
“Do you still remember where you should take your position?”
Shizuka firmly nodded. “First corner of left side office section.”
“Why do you take position in this corner?”
“It gives me the visibility to the junction between the reception room and the office section in my front, and to the safe room in my flank.”
“Good. Let’s proceed then”
Without delay Shizuka took position on her over watch position, while Hide went to the safe room. After making sure he could clearly saw Shizuka from inside the safe room, Hide immediately started his work.
The safe room was small and it was also the personal working room for Kamui’s number one. Other than working table and PC, a set of sofa, and a filling cabinet, the room had two units 90-liter office steel safe.
‘The heck,’ Hide muttered as he put both sports bag on the floor. ‘They had two safes here.’
Fortunately the safes were a same model, so the breaching preparation he made would work on both of them. Wasting no time Hide replaced his flu mask with industrial-standard respirator, and then he took out an oscillating saw and set the blade attachment.
Some people maybe were wondering, could an oscillating saw cut through a thick steel plate that was being designed to build a safe box?
The answer was yes it could, as long as the user used the right blade. You’ll be astonished by the list of heavy metal that oscillating saw could cut through with the correct carbide tip blade. It could even cut through a thick bar made of tungsten carbide.
After taking a deep breath, Hide then started the cutting process. His target was a small area around the safe’s locking mechanism, and he would cut it in a rectangular shape. As soon as the carbide flush-cut blade made a contact with the surface of the safe’s door, sharp noise immediately echoed to all direction followed by the spit of metal saw dust and smoke.
Fortunately, the interior of Kamui’s office was fully sound proof so Hide didn’t have to worry people would hear the noise from his work. In a calm mood he carried the cutting process. The safe was made of thick and though steel plate, but the blade did its job as expected. It took some time, but in the end Hide managed to complete the rectangular cut.
With a thumping heart he then pulled the safe’s door, and it smoothly opened while the locking mechanism stayed still in its place. However, Hide didn’t find the prize he was looking for. Inside the safe, he only found four AEK-74SU, four Mini Uzie, a dozen Glox 19, various grenades, silencer, spare magazines, and ammo can.
‘The fuck!’ Hide cursed inwardly. “This is their firearm safe.”
At the same time a radio call from Takeo came in, [Orange to Apple, be advise, Kamui’s number one just entered 3rd basement parking lot.]
After heaving a deep sigh Hide pressed PTT button in his collar, “How many goons he has?”
[His driver and four goons, but he also comes with another six men. I guess they were Kamui’s guest with his body guards, and they look scary as hell.”
“I will check it through CCTV. Orange stays vigilant.”
[Received and understood, Orange over and out.]
Hide then turned his gaze to Shizuka and he found Shizuka was looking straight at him. He then gave her a hand signal to come over, and Shizuka immediately jogged to him.
“Help me loads these,” Hide said as he took three pieces of Mini Uzie’s magazine from the safe.
“Do we change our ambush plans?” Shizuka asked as she received the magazines.
“No.” Hide then took a can of 9 mm round from the safe and put it on the table next to Shizuka as he added, “But we will add some fire power on it.”
“Understood,” Shizuka replied firmly.
Then, while Shizuka loaded the magazines, Hide calmly checked the incoming prey through CCTV. After that, he took a Mini Uzie from the safe along with a sound suppressor.
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