The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 305: Rooftop Battle Just Ended, Airstrike and Sniper Attack Arrived

After Lei Tao's fight with the ninja on the factory roof ended, the battle between the Military Control Commission and the "Netherworld" members in the factory to encircle and suppress Japanese spies had just concluded. The air was filled with the pungent and strong smell of gunpowder and blood.

Xu Keming climbed up the factory roof via the staircase and corridor next to the Military Intelligence Bureau agents. He was met with a gruesome scene: debris scattered across the floor, bloodstains, and horrifying evidence of a struggle. Lei Tao, carrying the unconscious Yoshijima Yuko, handcuffed behind her back, strode toward them.

"There are still four ninjas, and I don't know if they're dead or alive." Lei Tao said, pointing to the messy rooftop. Xu Keming looked in the direction he pointed and saw four ninjas lying or sprawled, motionless, their lives uncertain.

Xu Keming frowned and waved his hand, signaling his men to come forward and investigate. Several agents cautiously approached, pointing their guns at the ninjas, to confirm their condition. "Two dead, two still breathing!" one agent reported loudly.

"Take him back and interrogate him thoroughly if he's still alive!" Xu Keming said sternly, turning to look at Lei Tao. "Thanks to you this time, otherwise it would have been difficult for us to deal with these ninjas."

Lei Tao threw Yoshijima Yuko aside, wiped the blood and sweat from his face, and said with a heavy breath: "Stop talking nonsense, I caught this Yoshijima Yuko for you, prepare the big yellow croaker for me, real gold and silver can move people's hearts better than anything else.

At this moment, the air raid sirens sounded again...

As the shrill blast of the air raid sirens pierced the sky, everyone's nerves tensed. Xu Keming's face suddenly changed. He looked up at the sky with a serious expression: "Oh no! It looks like a Japanese air raid!" Just as he finished speaking, the roar of airplane engines could be heard in the distance, getting closer and closer.

Lei Tao frowned. He looked at the unconscious Yoshijima Yuko and the ninja lying on the ground, wondering how to deal with this sudden crisis. "First, find a safe place to hide!" Xu Keming shouted, directing the Military Intelligence Bureau agents to act quickly.

As they hurried down the stairs, carrying the unconscious Ninja and Yoshijima Yuko, they suddenly heard a gunshot. A bullet, spinning from the hillside over 300 meters away, struck a Military Intelligence Bureau agent in the head. His body fell backward like a puppet with its strings cut. Blood instantly splattered where he had fallen, staining the gray ground with a startling crimson. The surrounding agents were startled for a moment, then erupted in exclamations.

"Sniper! Take cover!" Xu Keming reacted quickly, shouting loudly as he dragged the agent beside him behind a nearby bunker. Panic erupted, and the agent carrying the injured man stumbled and nearly fell. They hurriedly lowered the unconscious Ninja and Yoshijima Yuko to the ground and sought cover.

Lei Tao's pupils shrank suddenly, his eyes filled with anger and vigilance.

"Damn it! This bastard chose this moment to snipe!" He cursed under his breath, his voice laced with uncontrollable rage. At the same moment, a chill ran down his spine, breaking out in a cold sweat. His heartbeat quickened as he recalled the fight with Yoshijima Yuko and the ninjas. Back then, he had been completely exposed to this mysterious sniper, completely unaware of it.

At that moment, in the woods on the mountainside, the sniper lay steadily on the ground, his body almost blending into the earth. His eyes were glued to the scope of his sniper rifle, observing the movements of the people on the rooftop. His finger rested lightly on the trigger, like a lurking cheetah, waiting for the next target to appear.

At this critical moment, Lei Tao swung his right hand back and, with his mind, retrieved two concentrated smoke bombs from the Bagua Gyro space. Pulling the safety pin, he hurled them forward with all his might. With a whoosh, the smoke bombs arced through the air like two meteors streaking through the haze. Then, with two muffled bangs, the smoke bombs exploded, sending billowing clouds of thick smoke billowing out, instantly filling the entire battlefield.

In the blink of an eye, the thick smoke formed a thick barrier, completely blocking the view of the crowd and the sniper. The once clearly visible mountainside was now hidden in a vast expanse of white, and the threat lurking in the shadows was temporarily obscured by the thick smoke.

"Retreat! The air raid is coming!" Lei Tao yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice piercing through the smoke and sirens. As he shouted, he quickly lifted the unconscious Yoshijima Yuko onto his shoulders and scurried down the stairs to the rooftop.

Just as they reached the bottom of the building, a shell exploded not far away, sending a powerful gust of wind swirling in the air, mingled with gravel and dust. Lei Tao stumbled and nearly fell, but he continued carrying Yoshijima Yuko towards the factory's air-raid shelter. Xu Keming and the other agents also groped their way forward amidst the thick smoke and gunfire. Shells exploded nearby, sending flames soaring into the sky, illuminating their flustered yet determined figures.

After finally reaching the air-raid shelter, Lei Tao discovered that the "Ghost" team and the others had already arrived. Everyone watched as Lei Tao lowered the unconscious Yoshijima Yuko, who was handcuffed behind her shoulders. Meng Xiaoyu quipped with a hint of jealousy, "Brother Lei, you left the four of us guarding the factory's back door, but we couldn't catch a single spy. And you, on the other hand, were so rushed, carrying an unconscious woman. Anyone who didn't know would think you'd encountered a thief."

Lei Tao rolled his eyes at Meng Xiaoyu and replied angrily, "Don't talk about some flower-stealing thief. In my eyes, this female spy is just a commodity worth a few yellow croakers." Even so, Lei Tao's eyes unconsciously fell on Yoshijima Yuko, and his brows furrowed slightly. He looked Yoshijima Yuko up and down, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart, "What a pity to waste such a delicate face and such a graceful figure! If she weren't a Japanese spy, I would definitely introduce her to Li Shuiniu as a wife."

Meng Xiaoyu noticed Lei Tao's strangeness, curled the corners of his mouth, and said teasingly: "Brother Lei, looking at your eyes, you are not reluctant to do it, right?" Lei Tao came back to his senses and glared at Meng Xiaoyu: "Don't talk nonsense, I just think that prying information from her in exchange for gold bars is the real business."

At this time, Xu Keming strode over, his expression solemn. "Stop making trouble for now. Although the airstrike is almost over, we still don't know where the sniper outside is hiding. We have to be careful. Since Yoshijima Yuko is a key figure, we have to find a way to pry her open."

Lei Tao nodded, squatted down, grabbed Yoshijima Yuko's collar and tried to wake her up: "Hey, stop pretending to be dead, wake up quickly!" Yoshijima Yuko's eyelids moved, and she slowly opened her eyes, her eyes full of vigilance and hostility. She struggled to break free from Lei Tao's grip, but was handcuffed and unable to move.

Everyone nodded and found a place to sit, their eyes fixed on the cave entrance. Lei Tao leaned against the wall, his mind replaying everything that had happened today, from the capture of Yoshijima Yuko to the fierce battle between the ninjas, to the appearance of this mysterious sniper. It felt like there was an invisible hand behind the scenes, controlling everything, but the other party had left no clues.