Chapter 480: Life and Death Sniper on the Red Carpet

Had a good sleep.

Link woke up from his girlfriends' side early in the morning and, as usual at home, he ate breakfast, did a morning run, read the newspaper, and then had breakfast with his girlfriends after they got up.

Since my girlfriends come from different countries, they have different tastes and requirements for breakfast.

Some people require rich nutrition, some require low fat and low calories, some do not eat pork and beef, some prefer French breakfast, and so on, which also leads to an unusually rich variety of food on the breakfast table at home.

Link is not picky about food and has a big appetite, so most of his girlfriends' breakfast goes into his stomach every day.

While eating breakfast, the TV on the wall was playing FOX News, and one piece of news caught his attention.

Yesterday, the Los Angeles Police Department's Anti-Gang and Narcotics Division received a report from an informant and dispatched hundreds of special police officers to 18th Street in South Oakland to arrest drug dealers engaged in drug dealing.

After the SWAT team arrived at the scene, they tried to talk to the drug dealers and persuade them to surrender.

Gang members and drug dealers took the initiative to shoot at the police, trying to break through the police encirclement.

There was fierce exchange of fire between the two sides.

Thanks to proper coordination and careful planning by the top Los Angeles police officers, the SWAT team successfully eliminated the gang members' firing points, rushed into the building and arrested a group of drug dealers.

During this operation, the police killed 13 gang members and drug traffickers, arrested 72 people, seized 200 pounds of various drugs, as well as a large number of guns, ammunition and heavy weapons.

The Los Angeles police operation was a great success.

When Chief Robert Luna was interviewed in front of the police station, his face turned red with excitement, he waved his fist and said many inspiring words.

“Why has the LAPD suddenly become so powerful?”

Angelina Jolie asked.

"Maybe I got some new equipment."

"I think it was the work of the informants. They worked together inside and outside to defeat the gang. If only the police were dispatched, it would be impossible to defeat so many people."

"Hopefully they can keep it up and not be as useless as before."

At the dinner table, Sofia, Liv Tyler, Cameron Diaz and others teased the Los Angeles police.

The main reason is that the Los Angeles police have poor combat effectiveness. Last year, four robbers robbed the Hollywood branch of Wells Fargo Bank in Los Angeles. More than 60 police officers surrounded the four robbers, but were beaten back repeatedly.

In the exchange of gunfire, three policemen were shot dead and eight were injured. Finally, the robbers drove away in the police car.

Yesterday afternoon, it was said that more than 20 police officers besieged a group of gang members, but were counterattacked by the gang members, and 3 people were injured.

Prior to this, the Los Angeles police had been repeatedly repelled by robbers, drug dealers, gang members and other criminals during operations, and there were very few news reports of them winning in firefights.

In contrast, Los Angeles police often fight bravely when dealing with people of color or ordinary citizens.

All the negative news has left people with a very bad impression of the Los Angeles PD.

This time, the Los Angeles police suddenly rose up and won a great victory in Oakland, killing more than ten people, arresting more than seventy people, and seizing a large amount of spoils.

Some people couldn't believe that the Los Angeles police could do such a thing.

Link smiled and didn't join in the discussion with his girlfriends.

After breakfast, he walked on the grass with his girlfriends, pushing the stroller and playing cricket.

On the way, I received a call from Blackwater director Kov Black.

Kauf told him that yesterday Blackwater sent a 10-man combat team to participate in the police's encirclement and suppression operation on 18th Street in Oakland, killing 26 gang members and capturing three gang leaders.

They conducted a surprise interrogation last night and got information from three prisoners that the armed team was heading for him yesterday, but they did not take action because they encountered an accident on the way.

The man who hired the gang to do the job was called 'Ladybug', a professional killer. However, in last night's exchange of fire, 'Ladybug' was shot dead by security personnel, and they have found 'Ladybug's' body.

The Inspection Department and the Intelligence Department are examining the body of Ladybug, trying to find useful clues.

Link asks them to continue investigating.

"Link, it's your turn to fight."

On the lawn, Charlize Theron, wearing a suspender and a short pleated skirt, revealing her slender white calves, held a cricket bat in her hand and smiled sweetly at him.

Jolie, Diaz, Mila, Drew, Katherine, Winslet and others also dressed like this.

When you see them in the clear sunshine in the morning, you will feel that the air is very fresh and even your mood becomes better.

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"Hiss~, so many people died, was it Link who arranged for this to happen?"

Killer Jon and Bald Johnson were in the motel and saw the news on TV about the police's exchange of fire with gang members on 18th Street last night.

Yesterday they received information that the group of armed men had links to local Auckland gangs.

Unexpectedly, just one night later, the local gang’s lair was destroyed by the police.

The Los Angeles police showed a speed and combat effectiveness in this operation that was beyond everyone's expectations, which made them suspect Link's involvement in this operation, or Link gave a lot of money to the police top brass, otherwise the Los Angeles police would not have fought so hard.

"It's very likely Link did it. I know the police in Los Angeles. They are so fat that they can't even fit in a police car. I can take on an entire police station by myself. With their fighting power, there is no way they can defeat a gang of hundreds of people."

Bald Johnson said with a pout.

"Link is indeed a ruthless person. As soon as he heard that someone was in danger, he took the initiative to attack and uprooted the enemy without waiting to find evidence. He is too cruel. This kind of person is not easy to deal with."

Killer Jon frowned and his expression turned serious.

When he originally accepted the mission, he felt more relaxed when he saw that the target was Link.

Link is a director and a practitioner in the art industry. People like him have not experienced the baptism of war or witnessed gang fights. They lack knowledge about the cruelty of the world and tend to neglect their own safety issues.

According to the analysis of the killer organization's internal data, this type of target is relatively easy to kill.

Only after arriving in Los Angeles and learning more about Link did they discover that Link was different from ordinary directors, he was more like a ruthless capitalist.

Link has a high level of security awareness and is always accompanied by bodyguards whenever he appears in public. Recently, he probably received news that someone was trying to assassinate him, so the number of bodyguards around him has increased significantly.

In addition, Link has a good style and healthy lifestyle. Although he has hundreds of girlfriends, he never goes to irregular entertainment venues, does not have the bad habit of going out to steal people in the middle of the night, and does not touch drugs, health or beauty products.

Link is also a homebody.

When filming, he spent almost all his time on the crew. After returning to Los Angeles, he stayed at home with his girlfriend and children after get off work every day and rarely went out to participate in other activities.

Since Link didn't come out, they couldn't find a chance to take action.

What happened last night also allowed them to see another side of Link. Link was extremely cold and ruthless towards his enemies. As long as he knew where the enemy was, he would never let him go easily.

Assassinating such a person is extremely difficult, but also quite exciting.

"Tomorrow is the premiere of 'The Untamed'. Should we still go there?"

Bald Johnson asked.

"Go and have a look. Observe Link more and find out his habits and patterns in life. As long as we persist, we will eventually find his flaws. That will be the time of his death."

Killer Jon clenched his fists tightly.

Because they had to attend the premiere of "Peerless Tribulation" tomorrow, the two did not chat much and turned off the lights and went to bed early.

The next day they continued to follow Link.

Since the bodyguards around Link were very vigilant, they didn't dare to get too close and only waited in places where Link often appeared, such as outside the Guess What Pictures building and the villa area in the middle of Beverly Hills.

In the morning, they noticed Link's business car coming out of Beverly Hills. After staying at Guess What Pictures for more than four hours, at around 2 p.m., Link joined Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler and others and came to the China Grand Theater to watch the movie "Armageddon" released by Disney.

Killer Jon disguised himself as a reporter and sneaked into the scene, while Bald Johnson had seen Link on the crew and it was inconvenient for him to appear in front of Link again, so he stayed in the car and observed.

"Link is here!!"

When Link's Cadillac stopped at the red carpet entrance, everyone at the scene became agitated. Reporters moved towards the entrance one after another. Killer Jon, holding a camera, was also pushed out by the crowd.

It was very hot in Los Angeles in the afternoon, and he soon broke into a sweat in the crowd.

"Link, look here!"

"Link, I love you!"

"Link, let Liv go, she's mine."

At the entrance of the red carpet, Link, wearing a neat suit, got out of the car holding the hand of Liv Tyler, who had fair skin. The reporters and fans at the scene shouted loudly, the sound was deafening.

The line of fans and reporters grew more crowded, and everyone pushed forward.

Killer Jon looked at the group of people in confusion. He didn't understand why those fans were so excited and crazy, as if they had seen God.

Is a celebrity or a billionaire worthy of their crazy worship?

He also didn't understand why the reporters around him were so excited. Was it so important to interview Link?

But in order to get close to Link, the killer Jon tried to squeeze to the front row with his camera, until he was stopped by the security guard on the scene. Then the people in the front row stopped their actions, stood outside the isolation fence, and waited for Link to come over.

Click!

While adjusting the lens, Jon suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the side. With six years of battlefield experience and five years of experience as a killer, he could accurately judge that it was the sound of releasing the safety of a pistol.

While Jon was checking his camera, he glanced around and saw a middle-aged man with glasses and ordinary looks. He was holding a strangely shaped camera in his hand and was looking at Link who was walking in from the red carpet entrance.

Jon pointed the camera in Link's direction and took a few pictures. Then, pushed by the crowd behind him, he retreated to the second row, behind the middle-aged man.

He used the camera as a cover, stared at the man for a few glances, and quickly sensed a similar aura from the other person. This man was a professional killer, and his weapon was most likely that strange-looking camera.

If the gun in the camera is indeed a modified gun, the middle-aged man has a high chance of successfully assassinating the man.

Killer Jon secretly regretted that the weapon modified by his colleague was too sharp and he had no chance to snatch Link's head from his colleague.

However, something unexpected happened. When Link walked onto the red carpet, more than a dozen security guards with sharp eyes came to the isolation fence. They stood guard two or three meters away, and walked forward with Link's steps, staring at the reporters and fans outside the isolation fence as they walked.

"Shit!"

Jon heard the middle-aged man in front of him cursing inwardly. The middle-aged man tried several times to pick up the camera, but was forced to put it down every time after being scanned by the security personnel.

Jon curled his lips, feeling sorry for his colleague.

"Director Link, please stay. We have a few questions for you."

a group of reporters shouted.

"I have two minutes to answer your questions, please ask quickly."

Seeing Link stop, Jon immediately looked at the middle-aged killer. A hint of surprise flashed across the middle-aged killer's face. He quietly stepped back a few steps and tried to shoot in a more hidden place.

Jon held up his camera and took pictures, his eyes closely following his companion's movements. He noticed that the other person raised the camera several times but did not shoot.

As a killer, he knew very well that if the distance was too close, he would be easily discovered, while if the distance was too far, it would be difficult to aim with such a strangely shaped gun.

If they are not 80% sure, they will not act in public to avoid being exposed.

Link answered questions from reporters on the red carpet.

The first question is how do you evaluate the new movie "The Last Thing" and how much box office revenue you predict.

The second question was asked by a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, asking whether the recent rumor that a crew member was injured due to an accidental discharge of a gun during the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean was true or not.

Link replied that it was true, the staff member was slightly injured and has been discharged from the hospital, not dead as rumored.

The third question was asked by a reporter from USA Today and was about "Armageddon."

When the reporter was asking questions, the killer Jon noticed that the middle-aged killer in front of him had already put down his camera and was communicating with his companions using headphones. He seemed to be saying that there were too many people here and he could not interview Link at close range, so he asked his companions to try to interview Link from a distance to see if they could.

After the middle-aged killer finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the building on the right. It was one of the branches of the American Kanglong Group in Los Angeles. It was an office building more than ten stories high.

Jon took a few steps back again, and using the camera as a barrier, he turned his head to look at the tall building on the right. Suddenly, he noticed a flashing spot in a window on a high floor, which was about two kilometers away from the red carpet.

If that person is an experienced sniper with a sniper rifle with a higher range.

Link is dead today.

Jon secretly felt regretful that he probably wouldn't be able to earn the $200,000 from his employer.

"Mr. Link, don't go. I have another question."

"Link, I heard that Diana is pregnant. Is this news true?"

On the red carpet, the interview time was over, Link waved and walked forward, and the reporters at the scene started shouting relentlessly.

Jon stared at the scene closely, waiting for the killer on the high-rise building to pull the trigger.

puff!

A bullet flew in from upstairs. Link lowered his head to talk in Liv Tyler's ear. The bullet passed over his head and hit the movie poster behind him.

Because the fans' shouting was so loud, everyone's attention was drawn to Link and no one noticed anything unusual.

"Your shooting skills are terrible!"

Killer John curled his lips and expressed disdain for his fellow sniper's shooting skills. If there were a Marine Corps, there would be many snipers who could accurately hit the target from a distance of two thousand meters.

etc!

Jon came to his senses and found that Link was holding Liv Tyler and walking towards the cinema at a faster speed, as if they were running away from something.

Did he discover the bullet hole?

Link walked very fast, and before the sniper could fire the second shot, he had already walked out on the red carpet and stood among a group of actors waiting for him.

Jon secretly sighed.

Such a good opportunity but failed to kill Link.

It won’t be easy to find such an opportunity next time.

The middle-aged killer in front also had a look of regret on his face. He looked back at Jon, made a warning gesture, and then walked out.

Jon was stunned for a moment before he realized that the other party might have discovered his existence a long time ago but just didn't reveal it.

After Link left, the reporters at the scene did not leave, but continued to interview the next guest and take pictures of the stars on the red carpet.

Jon didn't leave either. He planned to sneak into the cinema to take a look.

Buzz buzz buzz!

When Jon was queuing outside the cinema, the cell phone in his pocket rang. It was Bald Johnson calling.

Johnson excitedly told him on the phone that someone had just been arrested in the parking lot. The men who committed the crime were in plain clothes and their movements were quick, steady, accurate and ruthless, just like the style of the Marines.

Jon quickly asked what the captured person looked like.

Johnson told him that the man was of medium height, wore glasses, and looked like a reporter, and that his glasses were knocked to the ground when he was arrested.

Jon was stunned when he heard this. The person who was caught must be the middle-aged killer.

But he didn't understand, how could those people find the middle-aged killer if he didn't take any action in the crowd?

Will I be exposed too?

Jon didn't dare to stay there any longer, so he quickly found a trash can to throw the camera into, changed into a T-shirt, and quietly left the scene while calling Johnson.

(End of this chapter)