Ch. 1631..1640
Life at the Top Chapter 1631
More than ten minutes later, Jasper and his gang were invited to a huge office.
When Jasper walked in, he saw several people already sitting in the office. The person in the lead was a middle-aged man with a buzz cut and a solemn expression.
“I am the manager of the central bank who is responsible for handling all business relating to the vault and collateral, Andy Holland.”
After seeing Jasper, the middle-aged man took the initiative to reveal his identity.
Jasper opened his mouth and said, “Jasper Laine from JW Capital in Somerland.”
Upon hearing the name, the corners of Andy’s mouth twitched. Then, he said with slightly gloomy eyes, “We have become very familiar with JW Capital and Mr. Jasper Laine during this period. I wonder if I should be honored or sad.”
Jasper smiled and did not waste time. He took out the original mortgage certificate and put it on the desk. After that, he pushed it in front of Andy and said, “Since we already know each other, then let’s get to business.”
“I pledged 200 tons of gold at Sunrise Central Bank half a month ago and now I plan to repay the money with interest and take back my gold.”
Andy glanced at the mortgage certificate and did not move. Instead, he said, “Mr. Laine, Sunrise Central Bank is the safest place in the world. It is inconvenient for you to take away 200 tons of gold. If you don’t need it, why not store it here for now?
“As for the repayment, don’t worry. Now, everyone knows the strength of JW Capital. No one will believe that you will fall behind in payments, Mr. Laine. We’re not in a rush for it, so why are you in such a hurry to pay us back?”
Jasper chuckled, “Since I personally came to take away the gold in advance, it must mean that I have a great use for it.”
“Oh? I wonder why you’re so anxious to take it back,” Andy asked.
“I plan to take this lot of gold back and use it as bricks for my wall, what do you think?”
Jasper’s words caused Andy‘s face to fall.
“Mr. Laine, are you kidding me?”
Jasper chuckled, “Mr. Holland, who owns this gold?”
Although he was reluctant, Andy braced himself and said, “Mr. Laine, it belongs to you, of course.”
“Then does it have anything to do with Mr. Holland or Sunrise Central Bank if I take them back to use as bricks?”
Jasper’s words made Andy extremely passive.
Even things pawned by a pawn shop could be redeemed within a certain period. This had been the rule since ancient times.
Not to mention that Jasper just temporarily mortgaged this lot of gold to the central bank, and now he was here to redeem it with interest earnestly. This was right and proper. Even if Andy wanted to renege on a debt, he could not deny this truth.
“Mr. Laine, the terms of our mortgage contract stipulate the date of repayment, so we must follow the contract.”
As a last resort, Andy decided to use the contract to stop Jasper.
Jasper sneered but was not surprised by Andy’ s words.
He said, “The contract also stated the penalty in case of a breach of contract. The default is to pay three times the interest for one day. Since you insist on saying that my early repayment is a breach of contract, then fine, I will pay you three times the interest.”
“The contract was signed for a one-month mortgage. Now, just over 20 days have passed, so I’ll consider this as 10 days early. The three times interest for these 10 days is only a few million Somer Dollars. I can afford it.”
Andy gritted his teeth.
Was he after the interest?
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When they were at this level, millions of Somer Dollars was a joke. What Andy wanted was to stop Jasper from taking the gold.
“No, this is not a matter of interest. We at Sunrise Land possess a strict contractual spirit. Since we have agreed on a certain time, we must do everything at that time. We can’t even do it one hour in advance.”
Jasper leaned on the soft chair as he watched Andy making the solemn vow. Then, he crossed his fingers, narrowed his eyes, and smiled, “In other words, Sunrise Central Bank intends to renege on the debt?”
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the spacious and bright conference room suddenly became tense.
Andy stared straight at Jasper, and the fake courteous smile on his face gradually disappeared. Although Jasper was looking at Andy the whole time, he was not bothered by him at all.
He knew that Andy was just a tool sent by Sunrise Central Bank to delay and stop him. If it was not Andy, it could be anyone else.
The one who should talk to Jasper was the real core senior of the central bank. Andy was not enough.
“If Mr. Laine insists on thinking so, I can’t say anything about it.”
After the fallout, Andy did not bother to continue his act. He shrugged and showed Jasper an expression that was equivalent to ‘what can you do to me’. He smiled and said, “If Mr. Laine feels that my service is not good, you can lodge a complaint against me at any time.”
“Of course, you can also directly attempt to sue the central bank and have the court rule whether the central bank should return the gold.”
Complain?
The central bank was the one that initially authorized Andy to do this, so what use would there be if they complained?
Sue them?
A foreigner suing the central bank of Sunrise Land in the court of Sunrise Land. Wasn’t that shooting oneself in the foot?
Even if the judge of Sunrise Land made a judgment in Jasper’s favor, the case would also be delayed indefinitely.
This way, the central bank had also achieved its goals.
Jasper’s eyes were cold.
Although he had expected to meet resistance in taking out the gold from Sunrise Land, things had still developed in the least favorable manner.
“Frankly speaking, since I am here today, I must take the gold away. I will take it away regardless of if you agree or not.”
Jasper’s words sent Andy into a fit of laughter. He shed all pretense of cordiality and asked, “Who do you think you are?
“You despicable punk from Somerland, you used the exchange rate difference to suck the blood of Sunrise Land and you still dare to withdraw the gold? You should have thought of this day when you mortgaged this lot of gold!”
“Let me tell you, it is impossible for you to take away the gold. Compared with the loss you caused to Sunrise Land, this is only a small amount of interest. It can be regarded as a lesson for you. Sunrise Land is not a place where you can do whatever you want.”
Jasper watched insipidly as Andy said this. After he waited for Andy to finish, he slowly said, “Okay, I can rest assured since this is your attitude.”
“I will soon hold a press conference downstairs in Sunrise Central Bank under the name of JW Capital. Trust me, I will use all the resources I have to spread what you just said all over the world at the first chance I have.”
“When that happens, people all over the world will know how despicable the central bank of Sunrise Land is. When that happens, will there still be people willing to partner with you?”
“I will be losing 200 tons of gold, but what you will lose is the credibility of Sunrise Land, your entire nation.”
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Jasper’s words caused the corners of Andy’s mouth to twitch.
He already knew that Jasper could mess up the entire Sunrise Land, so Jasper would definitely not be a simple person.
Yet, he did not expect this guy to be so difficult.
If Jasper were to start a press conference blindly, it would be over. Sunrise Central Bank would really become the laughing stock of the world.
It would be difficult to say what would happen to Sunrise Central Bank and Jasper if that were to happen, but as the tool, Andy would inevitably be fired immediately.
“Jasper, do you have the courage to do that? Do you know how many people out there from all over the world are looking for your whereabouts and how many people want you to die now? Do you still dare to hold this press conference?” Andy asked aggressively.
“Why don’t we give it a try?” Jasper asked.
“…”
Andy gritted his teeth and stood up with great difficulty. He said, “Stay here and give me a few minutes.”
As soon as Andy left, Henry leaned over to Jasper and said, “This kid really cares about nothing. What if they are determined not to give you back the gold?”
“It won’t be so easy.”
Jasper frowned and said, “If worse comes to worst, we’ll just give up on the gold, but it will definitely not make them feel better.”
Henry snorted coldly and said, “How can there be such a simple thing in the world? Are we really going to give it up if they refuse to give it back?”
“This matter is no longer something Andy can handle. Someone who can actually decide this matter will be here soon. Let’s take this one step at a time.”
Jasper frowned slightly.
Sunrise Central Bank’s attitude was more determined and devious than he expected. If this group of people was really determined to renege on the debt, Jasper would be powerless to stop them.
After all, they were on other people’s turf. The main reason was also that he had just deceived them. If Sunrise Central Bank decided to go all out, no one would be able to do anything about it.
After all, this was the will of a country.
Jasper was not arrogant enough to think he could compete with a country.
Soon, the door of the meeting room opened again. This time, Andy came in with a steady old man.
“I’m Vernon Wasser, President of Sunrise Central Bank.”
Vernon’s eyes were bottomless under his white eyebrows. He was looking at Jasper quietly.
The disparity between the old and young man seemed so big.
However, Vernon had to admit that Jasper was great. Andy was defeated within half an hour, so he was forced to come forward.
“Mr. Wasser, I’ve heard about you,” Jasper said.
Vernon waved his hand and did not continue with Jasper’s courteous words. Instead, he said, “I already know your intention. I recognize that early repayment is not a breach of contract as long as sufficient interest is paid.”
Jasper nodded and said nothing. He knew Vernon had not finished. Sure enough, after smiling slightly, Vernon showed his cards.
“However, the Sunrise Central Bank’s vault has recently been undergoing some upgrades. According to the rules, no one is allowed to enter the central bank’s vault during this special period, so Mr. Laine, if you want to withdraw your gold, I’m afraid it may be difficult.”
Upon hearing this, Jasper sighed.
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Was Vernon’s statement any better than Andy’s?
A little, but it was still weak.
However, the problem was that Vernon had exhibited the shamelessness of a politician in full glory. He did not talk about the contract, and he did not talk about shameful personal grievances. What exchange rate?
Was it not embarrassing to talk about how Sun Dollars of Sunrise Land was crashed by a foreigner like Jasper?
Despite this, Vernon’s vault upgrade bluff was enough to block Jasper’s retreat.
“Mr. Wasser, let me repeat myself. Since I’m here today, I will definitely take away the gold,” Jasper said.
Vernon said lightly, “Sunrise Central Bank would never deliberately detain any of the properties pledged by a customer, but the transformation and upgrading of the vault is a problem that cannot be avoided, so I’m afraid I have to ask you to wait for a while, Mr. Laine. After the vault is upgraded, we will deliver the gold to your door.”
“And, as compensation, I promise to waive all of your interest.”
Vernon’s shamelessness made Jasper laugh.
“Hey, old man.”
Henry could not help himself anymore. He looked at Vernon impatiently and said, “Do you think everyone from Somerland is a fool? What vault upgrade and transformation? You must be lying! Do you have the guts to take me over to have a look?”
Vernon did not mind Henry’s unreasonableness. He said in relax, “The treasury is the most important place in the central bank. Of course, I can’t let just anyone inside.”
“Stop bullsh*tting! We have 200 tons of gold in it, yet you think we’re ‘just anyone’?”
Henry stood up directly and said with a cold face, “I am always the one reneging on others but this is the first time that others have reneged on me. What even is the central bank? We managed to crash your exchange rate just now.”
“Now, you are struggling with internal strife, right? I heard that the cabinet this term will resign collectively following your head’s coma. By then, it’s hard to say whether your position as the president of the central bank will be safe, yet you still have the nerve to talk sh*t with me over here?”
To be honest, Vernon might be the first central bank president in the country to be scolded and regarded as ‘talking sh*t’.
Vernon’s face turned gloomy.
“Your name is Henry Law, isn’t it?”
Henry proudly replied, “Yes, that’s me.”
Vernon suddenly got up and cursed, “Even if your grandpa were here, he wouldn’t dare to talk to me like this. Who do you think you are?”
“The affairs of the cabinet are highly confidential in our country. As a foreigner, what right do you have to know about it? Now I have reason to suspect that you have an unusual purpose for entering Sunrise Land. I can report and have you arrested!”
After Henry heard that, his temper immediately flared.
When he was about to explode, Jasper placed his hand on his shoulder.
“Mr. Wasser, why bother stepping to the levels of us children? You know from the bottom of your heart that it will be no good for you to detain Henry in Sunrise Land and it will only bring you trouble.”
Vernon gave a cold snort and said nothing. Of course, he knew that Henry was more difficult than Jasper in a sense. It was not about Henry’s talents or skills, but his surname.
The Laws were heroes in Somerland. Somerland would not let anyone wrong their hero.
Even though he was the president of the central bank of Sunrise Land, the grievances between Sunrise Land and Somerland had lasted for hundreds of years. Vernon would not be ignorant of this.
At this moment, Jasper spoke again.
“Mr. Wasser, I don’t care whether your treasury is being remodeled or upgraded. Since I brought the contract today, we have to do things as per the contract. It’s fine if you don’t want to give me the gold. As a foreigner, I can’t do anything to you in your land. However, there’s a place where people will stand up for me.”
“Do you want me to go to the Somerland Embassy in Sunrise Land and escalate this matter into a diplomatic issue?”
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In any era, you would have to be downright stupid to confront a country personally, even if you were just facing a nameless small country.
Thus, the best way to break down the will of one country was to use the will of another country.
Jasper had not reached the point where he could stir the international situation. All he could rely on right now was his homeland.
Vernon narrowed his eyes to look at Jasper. Then, he sneered, “Somerland punk, do you know what you are talking about? Diplomatic issue? Is that something you can say casually?”
“I told you if things escalate to this point, I have to give it a try.”
Jasper suddenly chuckled and said, “Now the total scale of JW Capital is approaching 100 billion Somer Dollars. Its subsidiaries involve all walks of life, providing society with at least 50 thousand direct jobs and paying more than 8 billion in taxes. Not to mention the social wealth created by involving upstream and downstream industries.”
“In any country, such an enterprise is worthy of attention. Mr. Wasser, would you like to see how much weight I carry in in the heart of my motherland?”
Behind Jasper, Seamus and Gary glanced at each other quietly.
When they received the task, they only knew that they needed to protect an important person.
There was nothing strange. After all, the people who needed their protection were all important people. When they first met Jasper, they felt that he was very young and they thought he was just the child of a big shot.
However, they did not expect that Jasper not only had the confidence and courage to threaten the central bank president of Sunrise Land, but they he also possessed such terrifying strength.
They did not know that Jasper’s heart was also racing when he said that.
After all, it was taboo and it would violate the rules of the higher-ups if one was arrogant simply because one relied on favors and had huge power on their side. However, Jasper did not think of this. He was only saying this now to use as a bargaining chip to force the Sunrise Land Central Bank to regress.
After hearing these words, Vernon was silent for a long time.
His fist that was hidden under the table loosened and tightened continuously.
To put this matter simply, Sunrise Land was very upset and wanted to cause some trouble for Jasper.
To be more complex, it had elevated into a political game between the two countries.
At present, the higher-ups of Sunrise Land were in turmoil and were unstable. This was because of the health problems of their head and the economic problems caused by the exchange rate.
At this moment, it was hard to say whether Somerland had any thoughts or plans toward them.
Vernon had the feeling that Jasper understood that it would be difficult to get his gold this time, but he still came and was even so impatient about it. Was he doing this because this was the wish of the Somerland Government?
If this was the case, then this was Somerland’s attempt to sound out the politics in Sunrise Land. A small central bank president like him could not make such an important decision at a time like this.
After weighing the pros and cons, Vernon looked at Jasper and suddenly smiled.
“This is just a small matter between us, so I don’t think it’s necessary to elevate it. The gold can be withdrawn at any time.”
“But Mr. Laine, this is a choice you made yourself and you can’t regret it.”
Jasper raised his eyebrows and said, “It’s justifiable for me to take back my own things. Iwon’t regret this.”
“Very good.”
Vernon seemed to let out a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and said, “Holland, take Mr. Laine to go through the formalities. Since he wants to take out this lot of gold, give it to him.”
Andy was stunned.
He thought that after he asked the president to show his face, Jasper would definitely leave in disappointment.
However, he did not expect the president to retreat faster than himself.
Moreover, he was so quick to promise Jasper too, which obviously did not align with what the president had told him earlier.
However, after he got the order, he did not have time to contemplate it. He nodded and said, “Yes.”
Vernon stood up to leave. Before leaving, he suddenly turned to Jasper and said, “You are young and you’re very exceptional, but… It’s a pity, you made the wrong choice.”
Jasper said lightly, “I don’t think so.”
Vernon smiled deeply, turned around, and left.
“What does that old man mean? Why is his smile so creepy?”
After Vernon left, Henry turned his head and asked Jasper.
Jasper narrowed his eyes and led his gang behind Andy to go through the formalities. Halfway through, Jasper suddenly said, “Henry.”
“Yes?”
“You should contact your dad immediately and ask him to find a way to get a ship to us in the shortest possible time. Then, you and Julian will get on the ship with the gold and return to the country immediately. You will return to Harbor City first, which is closest.”
Henry was taken aback and asked, “If we go back, what about you?”
“We have to go on separate routes. I have a bad feeling about this,” Jasper said solemnly.
Henry widened his eyes when he heard the words, He said, “Seriously? Will Sunrise Land take action against you for the 200 tons of gold?”
Jasper glared at Henry and said, “200 tons of gold is nothing. Their goal is me, so it is safest if you take the gold with you.”
“No, what about you?”
Henry refused. “We will leave together. What will you do if something happens? Don’t worry, I will contact the old man right away. You can definitely board the ship within 5 hours. Will they dare to bomb us with warships then?”
“It‘s not that simple. Listen to me. Just go first.”
Jasper shook his head. He was far less optimistic than Henry.
Unless Sunrise Land was crazy and wanted to cause a conflict between the two countries, it would be impossible to use the state’s military to attack Jasper at this point.
The more terrifying thing was them taking action against Jasper in the dark.
What Vernon insinuated just now was obvious.
Since the problem could not be solved through official means, then they would get rid of the person who started this in the dark
Who else would this person be beside himself?
“Julian, you must bring Henry back home safely.” Jasper turned his head and said to Julian.
However, Julian’s expression was serious, and for the first time ever, he did not respond to Jasper’s orders.
“Julian!”
Jasper’s tone became serious. “This is not the time to be indecisive. I have Seamus and Gary to protect me. They are more professional than you in this regard. What are you afraid of?”
Julian gritted his teeth and said, “Then I will send him back before I come to find you again.”
With a smile, Jasper said to Julian, “I would have probably left Sunrise Land by then. Don’t worry, I made so much money and finally achieved my current status. I am more afraid of death than anyone else.”
Julian looked at Jasper blankly before nodding slowly.
“After all, this is just my guess. I hope I guessed wrong,” Jasper exhaled and said.
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Sunrise Central Bank seemed to have completely abandoned its plan to obstruct Jasper.
The following procedures went well.
After the repayment was completed, the mortgage was released immediately. Within half an hour, Jasper saw 200 tons of gold withdrawn from the Sunrise Central Bank vault.
At this moment, Henry had also contacted Zachary.
The Laws’ power should not be underestimated. As Jasper and Henry and his team escorted several trucks of gold to the port, a commercial freighter arrived at the port.
Freighters were no taxis, so one could not get them by waving hands.
The sailing cost of any freighter was hundreds of thousands of dollars per day for small ones and millions per day for large ones. The route had to be pre-booked a few weeks before the departure of the freighter and it could not be changed easily.
However, Zachary used his connections and power to mobilize the freighter that Jasper wanted to get it to the port immediately.
Watching the truck enter the warehouse of the freighter, Jasper once again told Henry and Julian, “Don’t worry about anything after boarding the ship. Tell the captain to constantly keep in touch with the domestic side and immediately ask for help from the government official in the event of an accident.”
“Especially you, Henry. Now is not the time to try to be brave, so you have to keep a low profile this whole journey.”
Henry frowned upon hearing the words and asked, “Are you really not going with us? Why don’t you just come with us? We will be back in the country in two or three days.”
Jasper shook his head and said, “If their goal is me, then I will greatly increase your risk if I go with you. The most sensible thing to do now is to leave separately.”
Henry gritted his teeth. “Okay, then I will listen to you, but if there are any troubles, you must contact me.”
Jasper patted Henry on the shoulder as an agreement.
Then, Jasper took Gary and Seamus before turning around and leaving.
“Mr. Laine, where are we going now?” Gary asked.
Jasper thought for a moment and said, “The embassy.”
Gary nodded and immediately turned toward the embassy.
Since it was a temporarily rented car from a car rental agency, Gary was driving and Seamus was sitting beside Jasper instead of in the passenger seat.
The car left the port. When the car entered the main road, there was a lot of traffic and the road was busy. Everything seemed normal.
At this moment, in the office of the president of the central bank. Vernon was answering the phone.
“We’re fighting for national honor in this matter. It can only be entrusted to you. Regardless of the success or failure of the mission, the benefits promised to you will not change.”
“If you die in battle, your family will be supported by a pension fund. You already know the rules. If you perform the task, you will never be allowed to show up in the country, you can only go to other places abroad.”
After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, only one word was heard, “Understood.”
After hanging up, Vernon stood on the glass deck in his office and looked down on the ground. He said slowly, “Jasper, I told you that you’ve made the wrong choice.”
The port and the embassy were not close. If there was no traffic jam, it would take about 40 minutes. However, as Eastern Capital was one of the most prosperous and busiest mega cities in the world, it was impossible to avoid traffic jams.
Seeing that the traffic ahead was getting increasingly crowded, Gary intended to make a detour.
However, just as he drove the car onto the frontage road and was about to merge and cut into the main road in the other direction, he suddenly glanced at the rearview mirror.
At the same time, Seamus’s voice came from behind.
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“There are two suspicious-looking cars that have been behind us for more than three minutes.”
Gary looked at the car in the rearview mirror, which changed its direction in accordance with their car, and said, “Pay closer attention to it.”
Seamus looked serious and took out a device from a black box he was carrying with him.
When Jasper saw a drone appearing in Seamus’s hands, he was very surprised.
“Are there drones now?” Jasper asked.
Seamus nodded and said, “This is the most cutting-edge equipment even in the military. We’ll only be distributed one when we go out to carry out important tasks.”
Jasper looked at the drone in Seamus‘ hand. It was the size of a palm and it had four propellers, just like the famous civilian drone in later generations.
Many civilian technologies appeared after military technologies were simplified and some special functions were modified and deleted. The same applied to drones.
Seamus rolled down the window of the car, released the drone, and then skillfully controlled the drone through the sky. After that, he observed it through the electronic display on the remote control.
The moment the drone appeared, the cars behind them realized that they had been exposed.
After the car swayed for a while, one of the cars accelerated sharply and charged toward the car Jasper was in.
“Enemy spotted. We’re under attack and we’ve entered a state of emergency!”
Gary’s eyes turned cold while driving and he shouted at Seamus while stepping on the accelerator to accelerate. “Roger!”
Seamus took out two pistols and six magazines from the black toolbox. Right after this, before Jasper could recover from the shock of seeing a real gun the first time in both of his lives, he heard a gunshot from outside the car.
Jasper did not have time to see what happened before Seamus pulled him down to squat under the seat. His head was firmly pressed against the front passenger seat in an extremely uncomfortable position.
In his previous life and current life, he was being the subject of an assassination for the first time, seeing a real gun for the first time, heard a gunshot for the first time, and he might have to experience death for the first time. He was genuinely afraid that he might lose his life here.
Jasper smiled bitterly. Today, too much history had been written.
“The drone was knocked down.”
Seamus’s voice made Jasper realize that the shot was not directed at a person, but at the drone flying overhead. After that, Jasper felt the car jolt suddenly as if it was hit by something. Then, it began to sway violently.
“Mr. Laine, don’t lift your head.”
Seamus’s voice was drowned by the sound of explosive gunfire.
Jasper could not see the outside because he could not raise his head, but he could hear more and more intense and brakes, screams, collisions, and gunfire. He did not know how long it took when he suddenly felt a loud bang from the car. Then, his head hit the back of the seat in front. At that moment, he felt as if the whole world was spinning.
Jasper was in a daze, completely unaware of how he was pulled out of the car by Seamus.
Turning his head and looking around, Jasper realized that the car he was sitting in had overturned on the side of the road. Not far away, there was a car in blazing flames with a man lying beside it. He could not tell whether this man was still alive or not.
Seamus grabbed Jasper, raised his hand, and fired continuously. Each shot elicited the screams of several people hiding behind the car not far away.
After suppressing their opponents, Seamus did not say a word. He pulled Jasper into an alley, while Gary, who was watching their backs, activated a smoke bomb, threw it into the middle of the road, turned his head, and ran.
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Since all this was too exciting, Jasper did not realize that his forehead had split open. Seamus was dragging him and he was following behind the man, running mechanically. The surrounding enemies seemed to be endless as they would suddenly appear from every corner and direction.
Had it not been for the precise marksmanship of Gary and Seamus, the three of them would have been finished.
Even so, Seamus was shot in the shoulder when he was covering Jasper.
Watching Seamus gritting his teeth and taking out a first aid kit to bandage his shoulder to stop the bleeding, Jasper said, “We can’t go on like this. How far away is the embassy?”
“Two kilometers,” Gary replied.
“We should run to crowded places.” Jasper gritted his teeth.
They were in Eastern Capital, which was still a territory in Sunrise Land. Hence, the streets would be filled with Sunrise Land citizens.
If Sunrise Land wanted to kill Jasper, then Jasper should escalate this. He would not be the one picking up the mess anyway.
Gary and Seamus glanced at each other. They agreed that Jasper’s approach was feasible. Because of Seamus’s shoulder injury, the task of retreating with Jasper was handed over to Gary.
“I can do it by myself. You’ll charge forward and I’ll follow behind.”
Jasper did not want to be a burden. Their firepower was way weaker than their enemies, so if Gary needed to hold him with one of his hands, they would be at a disadvantage. Therefore, he had no choice but to pull himself together and say.
Gary looked at Jasper deeply and nodded. He said, “If that’s the case, you have to follow closely. Don’t run when there’s danger. Find somewhere safe to hide. We’ll survive as long as you can make it to the embassy.”
Jasper let out a breath and nodded with a resolute look in his eyes.
Then, the three of them looked at each other and ran out of cover at the same time. When they appeared, intense gunshots could be heard from all around them. Jasper could even feel one of the bullets whizzing past his scalp.
The burning sensation on his head caused Jasper’s body to turn cold immediately.
He was scared. He had never experienced this kind of thing in his previous life or in this life.
Whenever someone was faced with the threats of death from a rain of bullets, they would be lying if they said they could keep their cool and chat as per normal.
Jasper lowered his head and followed Gary. They kept running forward as Gary handled the enemies in front while Seamus kept an eye out from behind. The three of them were running in an S formation and would not charge head on.
Under Jasper’s suggestion, Gary would go into different crowds. They caused a huge commotion on the way and at the same time, caused a lot of trouble for the enemies. Screams and gunshots could be heard all over the place as the bustling Eastern Capital became a living hell.
Jasper did not know how far and how long he had ran. He could only feel that his legs were as heavy as lead. His lungs were also burning as if they were on fire. Suddenly, Gary stopped in his tracks.
“We should rest at the cover in front.” After Gary said that, he led the two of them into a shop.
Once Gary entered the shop, he lifted his arm and fired two shots at the ceiling.
“F*ck off if you don’t want to die!”
Gary was speaking in fluent Sunrish.
The normal civilians who were taking cover in the shop all ran out while screaming.
Jasper collapsed on the floor and gasped for air. He felt his vision was gradually turning black but he forced himself to open his eyes. Then, he saw Gary smashing the glass door of the vending machine and taking out two energy drinks for Jasper and Seamus.
After opening the cap and taking a huge swig, he asked, “How far?”
“About 500 meters. 1 could see the red flag of the embassy just now,” Gary replied.
Jasper’s spirit was raised after he heard that. As a normal civilian, he felt that he was almost at his limit. If they did not get to the embassy, he did not know how long he could hold on.
“But there’s bad news.”
Gary did not let Jasper feel happy for too long and he continued.
As he said that, he found a cap from the shop and threw it out of the shop.
Jasper watched the cap fly out of the shop and in less than a second, it was as if it was tugged by an invisible hand in the air before it turned into pieces.
After the pieces fell on the ground slowly, they could hear a muffled gunshot.
Even though Jasper did not know much about guns, he could tell that the sound of this muffled gunshot was different from the sound of a normal handgun.
“It’s a sniper,” Gary explained.
Seamus was lowering his head as he took care of the bloody wound on his shoulder. He lifted his head and said, “Right now, we can confirm that there’s at least one sniper and more than ten gunmen. The remaining 500 meters will be much more dangerous than before.”
“Do you have a plan?” Jasper asked.
When it came to doing business, Jasper never trusted others and only trusted himself, but some people specialized in certain professions while others were experts other fields. In this kind of situation in which you could die if you were careless, Jasper still chose to believe in the professionalism of Gary and Seamus.
“Is it possible for the embassy to come and help us?” Seamus asked.
Gary shook his head with a serious expression and said, “This is the land of Sunrise Land after all. According to international law, the embassy is an exempt area and a military restricted area. If it happened inside the embassy, the embassy can help, but it’s impossible if it’s outside the embassy.
“Otherwise, it will immediately cause a diplomatic conflict between the two countries!”
Seamus thought for a while and said, “We’ll split up and I will act as bait to cover you and Mr. Laine’s retreat.”
Jasper suddenly raised his head and looked at Seamus. He knew that Seamus would definitely die if he acted as bait. However, Seamus’s expression was very calm. It was as if he was doing a very normal thing, like a driver driving or a teacher teaching.
“Okay.”
Just as Jasper was about to say something, Gary spoke calmly.
“He’s already injured. He will die if we let him cover us,” Jasper said.
“We have no choice. Our mission is to protect your safety, even at the cost of our own lives. This is our rule. If necessary, I would make the same choice,” Gary said in a deep voice.
“Don’t spew this kind of nonsense with me, we might not have reached a dead end.”
Jasper waved his hand irritably, thought for a moment, pointed to the clothes on the shelf in the store, and said, “We’ll put on the same clothes and put on caps. Now, listen to me.”
Life at the Top Chapter 1639
At Jasper’s insistence, Gary, Seamus, and Jasper changed their clothes as quickly as possible. Fortunately, this was a supermarket and the same clothes were available in different sizes, otherwise, it would be really troublesome.
After changing their clothes, Jasper and the gang squatted in the corner and said, “There must be a front door and a back door in such shops. We have to go out through the back door.”
“If we can think of it, then the enemies who are more familiar with the environment than us can certainly think of it, so the back door is not necessarily safe,” Seamus said.
With a smile, Jasper said, “Who said we were going out through the back door? I noticed before I came here that these are three or four-story buildings that stretch into one. We have to go out from the roof of the back door and walk directly on it.”
“No, this way the target will be too exposed, and the risk will greatly increase. The sniper is a professional and it’s easy for something bad to happen,” Gary said.
“As Seamus said before, our enemy will certainly think of what we are thinking now. Now, that sniper is probably in distress whether he should watch the front door or the back door. He would never have thought that we would deliberately run to the top of the building Do you know the approximate location of the sniper?”
When Jasper finished speaking, Gary said in a very affirmative tone, “He’s on the left side behind us. About 800 meters southeast.”
“Then there will be no problem. Since he is on the left side behind us, we will run towards the front right and rush to the embassy at the fastest speed. If we get there, these people won’t dare to barge into the embassy even if we give them balls of steel,” Jasper said.
Gary and Seamus glanced at each other. In truth, they thought of this method before, but it would greatly increase the risk, so they would never propose this kind of plan themselves. However, Jasper brought it up by himself, which surprised Gary and Seamus.
Seamus suddenly asked, “Mr. Laine, I have participated in protecting many important people before and some dangers did happen during these incidences, but you are the most special one. You don’t seem to be afraid at all.”
Jasper wiped the blood from his forehead, put on his hat, and said, “How can I not be afraid? The bullets flew past me a few times. If I was not careful, my life would be over, but I know that in the current situation, fear is the most useless emotion. You can only forget about fear for now until you get to the embassy.”
Seamus laughed and said, “Mr. Laine, you are really special.”
Shaking his head, Jasper did not continue this topic because Gary had already made a gesture, meaning that the three of them were about to take action.
Gary took out the last smoke bomb from his arms, removed the safety latch, and threw it to the front door. The smoke bomb came into play very quickly and thick smoke surrounded the area within a radius of ten meters.
This was the perfect time for Jasper and the gang to rush out of the back door and to the top of the building. Just as the smoke bomb was emitting heavy smoke, a sniper and his assistant were lying on top of a building nearly a kilometer away. They were staring at the store where Jasper was hiding through a pair of binoculars and a scope respectively.
“It’s a smoke bomb. We have no vision,” The assistant said hurriedly after smoke at the front door through the binoculars.
“Turn on infrared thermal imaging.” The sniper calmly gave an order.
At the same time, the two were stared at the front door, preparing to give them a fatal blow. However, after turning on the infrared thermal imaging device, he did not see any target rushing out of the smoke.
“Damn, we were fooled!”
The assistant suddenly roared. At this time, they could see from the binoculars and scope that three figures had rushed to the top of the building.
“We lost our best chance. Let’s continue to look for the next opportunity.”
The sniper gritted his teeth, he felt humiliated.
At this moment, Jasper and the gang had already run more than a hundred meters. The bullets were landing near their heels and they caused loud banging as they hit the floor. The scene was terrifying.
The red flag of the embassy was getting closer and Jasper’s heavy and exhausted body seemed to regain energy.
“Jump down!”
It was a dead end in front, but the very adventurous few hundred meters on the rooftop successfully allowed Jasper and the gang to escape from the area under the most intense attacks.
Life at the Top Chapter 1640
Gary’s roar could be heard before he jumped up and rushed to the ground. The moment he landed, he raised his hand and fired a few bullets.
The first gunmen who rushed over immediately scrambled away.
At this moment, Jasper had also run to the edge of the roof, which was about seven or eight meters above the ground. Normally, Jasper would never jump down at the risk of breaking his legs, but he could not care much at this time. If he did not jump, the next bullet may end his life.
As soon as he gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, Jasper braced himself and jumped. He felt his body losing weight as violent wind whizzed past while squeezing the flesh on his cheeks.
Before he had time to experience the thrill of jumping off a building, Jasper felt like he had hit a piece of plastic. He opened his eyes and saw that Gary had pulled over the trash can next to him, which helped Jasper cushion a lot of the impact.
“Thanks.” Jasper hurriedly said.
He was just an ordinary person without professional training, so he would most likely have injured himself if he jumped from a height of seven or eight meters. If his legs lost the ability to move, it would be no different from asking for death.
Gary did not have time to be courteous. Seamus also jumped down at this time. With a beautiful roll, be dispersed most of the kinetic energy.
“Go!”
Gary yelled and lowered his head to run to the embassy. They were getting closer and closer.
Jasper could see the military attache at the door of the embassy who had received the news. They were already fully armed and were on stand-by.
“Hurry!”
Jasper could even hear the anxious roars of the military attaché. At this moment, a red dot appeared on the back of Jasper’s head.
This was the iconic infrared spot of a sniper rifle aiming.
Seamus, who was behind Jasper, was shocked. Before he could call out to Jasper, he quickly increased his speed and pounced on Jasper.
At that moment, the sniper who was hiding in a secret spot fired.
Blood poured out of Seamus’ back as the strong impact caused him and Jasper to fly a few meters forward. Jasper could feel pain in his back, and when he lowered his head, he saw a bullet flying out from his chest.
The speed of the bullet was too fast and Jasper could not see it, but he could see blood spilling out from his chest.
Jasper knew that if Seamus did not pounce on him at the critical moment and if did not use his body to change the course of the bullet, Jasper would be a corpse right now.
He did not have the time to feel fear and Jasper did not know where he got the energy from. A moment later, Jasper lifted Seamus who had his eyes closed and ran toward the embassy frantically.
At this moment, he could still see the anxious expression on the military attachés’ faces in front of the embassy.
50 meters… 20 meters… 10 meters…
Getting closer and closer…
When Jasper thought they would succeed, Gary suddenly pushed him, and then he could hear a loud boom from behind him. After that, he was lifted off the ground by the strong impact.
With this, Jasper lost consciousness mid-air. However, his body also fell heavily into the courtyard of the embassy.