Chapter 1177 Level 4 Threat
Walter explained, "There's a Belgian threat analysis and coordination agency called Ocam, and they categorize the public threat level into four levels. If you follow their scale, even the armed kidnapping you experienced last time would probably be a level two threat, and at most, a level three, with level four being the highest."
Xiao Peng was shocked after hearing this: "What the hell, what does this mean? Someone carried a nuclear bomb to Belgium?"
Walter spread his hands and said, "If someone really comes with a nuclear bomb or biological weapons, it will be level four. Do you know how serious the situation is? Kate, what is going on?"
Kate explained, "It's to capture Jurgen Konings!"
Walter was stunned: "Jurgen Konings? Why does this name sound so familiar?"
Kate whispered, "Sir, he's been to Iraq and Afghanistan, too."
Walter slapped his forehead: "I remember! The sniper!"
"That's him!" Kate said.
Xiao Peng was confused: "What sniper?"
Walter explained, "Boss, when Germany carries out military missions abroad, we usually bring several countries along. In your words, this is called 'having a legitimate reason for doing so.'"
Xiao Peng nodded.
Walter continued, "The countries we work with most closely are Belgium and Luxembourg. They basically cooperate with any mission we have out there. We've flown missions together with Jurgen Konings, a veteran with a wealth of combat experience. Compared to him, I'm a 'rookie.'"
"So powerful?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Walter said, "Well, I was very impressed by him. He's a few years older than me, probably around forty-five or forty-six this year. He joined the army in 1992 and has been on military missions in countries such as Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and sighed, "They are all war-torn countries. Isn't this just a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles?"
"Indeed!" Walter nodded. "We call him the 'Super Sniper'. He has excellent tactical and psychological qualities! In short, he's a formidable figure. On the battlefield, you only want him to be your comrade, not your opponent."
Kate interrupted, "Sir, in fact, our old troops and the Luxembourgers also sent people in here to capture him."
Walter was stunned: "GSG9 is here too?" He and Bruch were both from GSG9.
Kate nodded. "They've already entered the national park to capture him. We're responsible for perimeter protection, prohibiting anyone from entering the national park and preventing him from escaping."
Xiao Peng whistled: "You even have to use a tank to capture one person?"
There was a tank parked right next to the gas station.
Kate said, "Not only tanks, but also military dogs, all-terrain vehicles, armored vehicles, and helicopters equipped with thermal imaging detectors. After all, this is our country's only national park, covering over 12,000 hectares. Searching for a single person here is really too difficult!"
Xiao Peng was shocked and asked, "What on earth did he do to deserve such arrest?"
Walter also said: "Yes, I have been in contact with him. He is a good soldier. How did he become like this?"
Kate lowered her voice and said, "God knows what made him crazy to become such a person now."
He then extended his right hand.
"Extreme right?" Walter was stunned after hearing this.
Kate nodded and explained, "I suspect he has PTSD from coming back from the war."
PTSD is the abbreviation for post-traumatic stress disorder, which is a problem that soldiers returning from battlefields around the world may face.
The so-called PTSD refers to a persistent mental disorder that occurs after experiencing, witnessing, or encountering death, or being threatened with death, or being seriously injured. The people who most often encounter this situation are soldiers returning from war zones, so it is also called "post-war psychological syndrome."
Of course, PTSD is definitely not something that only soldiers can encounter. There is an old saying in Daxia that goes, "Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years." Those so-called "childhood shadows" and "psychological shadows" are actually manifestations of PTSD.
"So what did he do?" Walter asked.
Kate explained: "He first got into trouble by making some racist comments on Facebook. After being suspended, he was transferred to the army to teach new recruits. This time he directly issued a death threat to Mark Van Ranst."
"Mark Van Ranst?" Xiao Peng whistled. "How did the old man offend him?"
Mark Van Ranst is basically a household name in Belgium. He is a Belgian virus expert and is basically at the same level as Academician Zhong of Daxia in Belgium. During the global epidemic, it was he who led the Belgians in anti-epidemic activities.
Kate spread her hands and said, "Some people love him and some people hate him."
Xiao Peng nodded in understanding, saying, "There are many birds in the forest." During the pandemic, Academician Zhong devoted himself to combating the disease, yet some still criticized him.
Idiocrity knows no boundaries - and it's more prevalent in the West.
Kate spread her hands. "How should I know? This is incomprehensible."
Xiao Peng said, "What I don't understand is why you're making such a big fuss. No matter how powerful he is, he's just one man! You're even using tanks and armored vehicles... Besides, are you sure he's here?"
Kate nodded and said, "Last Tuesday, a hunter discovered a car in a nearby forest. The car was surrounded by traps and the doors were booby-trapped with grenades. Our men found four anti-tank missile launchers, FN P90 submachine guns, FN pistols, bulletproof vest grenades, and other weapons in the car. We finally confirmed that this was his car. He is a super professional sniper with strong survival skills in the wild. He also knows how to avoid being spotted by helicopters equipped with thermal imaging detectors and uses some techniques to avoid being tracked by military dogs. During the search, we found an abandoned camouflaged tent, which was a hiding place for Conings."
Xiao Peng was dumbfounded. "You mean there are four anti-tank launchers on his car?"
Kate hummed. "We don't actually know how many weapons he has. He used to be an instructor, so he had access to weapons and ammunition. Before he disappeared, he entered the Leopoldsburg military base's arsenal and quietly took away a large number of heavy weapons. Besides these that were discovered, how many more there are... we haven't counted. The supervision there has never been very strict."
Xiao Peng nodded. "I can imagine that even with all the anti-tank missiles brought out—could he empty the arsenal without anyone noticing?"
Kate smiled sheepishly.
Walter said: “Kate, I really want to talk to you more, but considering the safety of our boss, we have to leave first. Which road is safe at the moment?”
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