While Jimmy was in pursuit, Mahong wasn't idle.
He first administered first aid to the three agents, a course he had taken during his academy days, with ample opportunities to practice in his daily work. Besides the emergency kit in his own car, he also ran to Jimmy's car to grab another emergency kit. Finally, this time he managed not to drop the ball. By the time the helicopter arrived with two emergency doctors carrying their own medical kits, he had successfully kept all three agents sufficiently stabilized for further treatment.
The problem was that he had given a strong painkiller shot to the brother with serious injuries, which had a substantial impact. Although it kept the seriously injured agent conscious, it posed somewhat of a problem for the emergency doctors.
When Mahong reported the situation, Agent Raymond was very interested in this information. He was also aware of Jimmy's record. To be honest, among everyone present, no one could claim to surpass Jimmy, no matter which department they were from. Therefore, he believed that if Mahong said Jimmy was already on their tail, there must be an outcome.
Thus, he mobilized two helicopters at once: one to be on standby to transport the injured back, and the other to take Mahong airborne for an emergency pursuit of Jimmy, serving as backup and acting as aerial guidance.
However, by the time they picked up Mahong and took off, Jimmy had already set out over half an hour earlier. Ground agents were also on the chase, while collecting Jimmy and Mahong's vehicles.
Jimmy was moving through the woods, following the traces left by the other party. Every now and then he had to slightly change direction, clearly indicating that they had a precise guide during their escape. Judging by their movement direction, it wasn't a compass; it was most likely GPS guidance, thus necessitating course adjustments along the way.
But this also made things difficult for Jimmy. He couldn't follow a straight line; he had to trace the leads instead. The upside was that he didn't have to worry about ambushes, but the downside was that catching up would obviously take quite some time.
This is a forest park, not a primeval forest. If they're unlucky, the people ahead might still encounter a ranger, and when that happens, the ranger might be in trouble.
Finally, Jimmy discovered a very new trace: a puddle of urine. Clearly, one of them had eaten too much compressed food, leading to heatiness in the body. In fact, Jimmy's nose caught the scent first before he saw it. Very fresh, indicating they were very close; otherwise, in such a wooded environment, it would have seeped beneath the fallen leaves by now.
Soon, using Heart Eye Vision, Jimmy discovered a person. He quietly followed, grateful for the cover of trees; otherwise, being spotted at fifty to sixty meters would have been certain.
There were a total of four people, and the one at the back was clearly acting as rear guard. Acting rashly would alert those ahead, and their distances in the woods weren't significant. Jimmy just needed to get a bit closer to see the others up front.
Suddenly, the person ahead seemed to sense something, stopping to turn and hide behind a tree. Jimmy also quickly took cover, watching him. The man peeked cautiously from behind the tree for about ten seconds before lowering his guard and slinging his rifle back, proceeding forward.
Jimmy didn't see him using a walkie-talkie, but he was clearly speaking, although from a distance, it was inaudible. It seemed he had a throat microphone. These professional mercenaries were really annoying; their equipment was far superior to the agents'. Jimmy's walkie-talkie hadn't made a sound yet.
After tailing him for a while, Jimmy still didn't see the people ahead. He remained undeterred; capturing one person might lead to capturing the whole group. Whether to take one down or the whole group, he could discern. Earlier, he saw when the man turned his head; this wasn't Intelligence Officer Heidel. If eliminating him meant letting Heidel escape, it would be disastrous. Better to follow.
However, Jimmy missed one detail: his walkie-talkie wasn't turned off. While tracking, it suddenly blurted out, "Jimmy! Jimmy! Please respond if received."
Disaster struck. Jimmy's walkie-talkie wasn't connected to an earpiece, so the call came out loud. Even though trees absorbed some sound in the woods, the noise reached the person ahead. Without confirming repeatedly, he instantly turned and pointed his gun at his rear, and Jimmy, first startled by the walkie-talkie, saw his motion, ducking just as the man caught sight of him.
"Bang bang..." The other person didn't waste any words, firing at Jimmy's position. They weren't rapid-firing; instead, single shots hit the tree trunk in front of Jimmy. Luckily, the tree was thick enough that the bullets didn't penetrate.
Facing the tree trunk, Jimmy observed the enemy's movements, took out his walkie-talkie and said, "Jimmy here, in combat."
The walkie-talkie fell silent. Jimmy stowed it away, picked up the rifle, and leaning against the side of the tree, fired two shots at the person ahead before pausing.
The other person hid behind a tree too. Jimmy saw him remove a magazine from his chest and replace it, indicating trouble. Earlier, the shots fired weren't even twenty rounds; the magazine wasn't empty. Under these circumstances, immediately swapping magazines pointed to someone very experienced.
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