Chapter 250: Extremely Cold (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote) 6400 Words Combined Chapter, Please Recommend

Since 911, the US judicial system has entered a new round of power expansion, especially with the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, which has made the power of the US judicial system unprecedentedly strong. →In 2003, after the Secret Service was merged into the Department of Homeland Security, its powers were also expanded. They no longer just protect the president and his family.

The presidential candidates and vice presidential candidates confirmed within 120 days before the election, the children and grandchildren of the current and former presidents under the age of 16, the visiting foreign heads of state and government and their spouses, the individuals designated by the presidential decree and the national special security events designated by the Department of Homeland Security, also began to enter the protection scope of the Secret Service.

Coincidentally, the presidential candidate named Benjamin Asher also entered the protection scope of the Secret Service.

It was just a bit of a coincidence that just before entering the "120-day" protection period, this troubled presidential candidate and his family suddenly decided to take the last family trip before the election. Going on a family trip before the presidential election... This Benjamin Asher is also very generous.

Generally speaking, presidential candidates at this time should have started to prepare for the election campaign. They need to build momentum for their election, attract more sponsorship, and appear on more TV shows to attract popularity.

But this presidential candidate chose to travel before entering the Secret Service protection period...

This caught the Secret Service off guard. They have begun to formulate a protection plan for Benjamin Asher, but travel is definitely not in the Secret Service's plan.

However, given that Benjamin Asher's travel plan is not long.

It is only one week, and the protection period is about to begin, the Secret Service can only secretly send agents to provide secret protection.

But this goes against the Secret Service's position.

Before the election has even begun, their general statements can be seen as having a biased position, which is a very serious political event. According to the regulations of the US government, various government departments should not take a position on the election, especially the judicial department.

Of course, regulations are regulations, but like all countries in the world, there are very few people in the United States who secretly take regulations seriously. And Benjamin Asher was already far ahead in the polls before the election began. So it is understandable that the Secret Service gave certain preferential treatment in advance.

Benjamin Asher is different from previous presidential candidates. He represents a new trend in the political arena. He is young, British, and humorous, which is very much in line with the preferences of young people.

His political platform is also very attractive. He advocates "change", emphasizes ending the Iraq War, achieving energy self-sufficiency, stopping tax cuts, and universalizing medical insurance. In terms of economy, he promises to strengthen financial supervision, limit its scale and high-risk transactions, so as to prevent new financial risks. At the same time, he also emphasizes increasing jobs and reducing unemployment. He also promises to achieve party unity, rebuild alliances internationally, and restore the leadership of the United States.

This is full of temptation for the current American people. After the start of the Iraq War, the US government was under great pressure from public opinion at home and abroad, and the domestic anti-war atmosphere was very strong. At the same time, due to the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis, the American people's attitude towards Wall Street deteriorated sharply, and they constantly called for strengthening the supervision and control of Wall Street, and even the Occupy Wall Street movement broke out for this.

In short, the appearance of Benjamin Asher perfectly catered to public opinion, so when he planned to start running for election, the polls went up all the way. You have to know that the election has not officially started yet, and the Democratic Party only announced Benjamin Asher as the Democratic candidate three days ago.

Of course, these are all lip service. In fact, there is a very complicated game of interests. Benjamin Asher was nominated by various interest groups. This is the rule of the game that has been passed down in American politics for a hundred years.

Originally, Benjamin Asher was supposed to transfer in Chile and fly directly to the United States yesterday. Unfortunately, something went wrong at this time.

Benjamin Asher took a cruise ship for this trip, but the cruise ship did not arrive at the port as scheduled yesterday!

The Secret Service was panicked. The presidential candidate with the best chance of being elected disappeared! If this gets out, the Secret Service will at least bear most of the responsibility. Although strictly speaking, it is not their responsibility, but when it comes to that time, other people will not care about this, and someone will always have to take the blame.

So the Secret Service needs to deal with this matter and bring Benjamin Asher back. →

But the problem is that the Secret Service has no law enforcement power overseas, and they can only seek help from other forces. So there was the scene just now. In fact, the Secret Service can ask for help from the CIA, but since the establishment of the CIA, there have been too many forces involved in it. So although the CIA is a whole, the twists and turns inside are much more complicated than imagined. If the Secret Service really asks for help from the CIA, it may complicate the situation.

So the Secret Service can only ask for help from the military's special response forces.

Although the military is also divided into many factions, it is relatively much purer than the CIA. Moreover, the military rarely interferes in elections, and they participate less in this kind of political game. Anyway, no matter which president comes to power, the interests of the military cannot be shaken.

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"So… why would this guy go traveling at this time?" Kai didn't care much about other things. He was more curious about what Benjamin Asher was thinking?

Lin Jobs was silent for a while, and then said helplessly: "His marriage has had some problems recently, so he plans to travel together to ease the relationship between the two..."

Kai was speechless now. This politician was showing off. He actually went on a trip to save his marriage at this time. It seemed that he and his wife were in love.

"So, can you tell me where they are?"

...

Almost two hours later, Kai and his team were ready to go again, which made the other people in the team very unhappy. As the strongest team in the entire special response force, they had always been on missions frequently, but no matter how high the frequency was, they had not set off again just after returning home.

"Fuck... my vacation is ruined again! When was our last vacation? Six months ago?" Portman, the team's sniper, complained loudly while sorting out his own weapons on the plane. The noise of the transport plane was relatively loud, so he had to speak loudly.

"Hey! Man, how did you plan to spend your vacation before?" Heavy firepower Duke asked Portman loudly while applying black paint on his face. Duke was a typical American soldier, white, Protestant, square face, square figure, and from a middle-class family.

"I will go to San Juan, and then lock myself in the hotel, drink a lot of wine, and have sex with pretty boys!" Portman's wretched face showed a disgusting smile.

Yes, Portman is a pervert. He is bisexual, and he never hides it, and even takes pride in it, so he is called a pervert. The discrimination against homosexuals in the army is very serious, and the fact that Portman can still live so comfortably under such circumstances is enough to show his own strength.

"Fuck, you are really a pervert!" The Destroyer, who is also a heavy fireman, sneered at Portman. He is the kind of person who discriminates against homosexuals. The Destroyer and Duke are from the same hometown, they are from Washington, DC. The two have a good relationship and have been in the same unit since they joined the army.

"What do you think we are going to do on this mission, and why did the Secret Service come to us?"

This is the commando meatball Frederick in the team. He is a Russian-born strong man, tall, two meters tall, and extremely powerful. His neck and nose are always red like he is drunk. But in fact, this guy doesn't look like a Russian at all. He doesn't like drinking, but he loves sweets. He is the teammate that Kai personally selected when he first led the team alone.

Although Meatball looks fierce, he is actually very gentle.

"Maybe let us assassinate a politician? You know, Nixon once planned to do this!" This is Xiaogui, a medical soldier and a communicator. Xiaogui is a new member who has just joined. A member of the original team retired, and Xiaogui is a new member who has just been added to them. This guy has a baby face just like his nickname. If he didn't come to the army, he would definitely become a dead otaku. He is proficient in computers, likes anime and figurines, and is a senior conspiracy theory enthusiast.

"Don't dream! Politicians will not let us go if they do this kind of thing. They have their own lackeys under their hands! We soldiers are not qualified to serve big men." This is another commando in the team, "Sergeant" Saji.

Adam, the provider of Sage and Kai's 'body', is from the same hometown, Minnesota. They are even from the same city, but Adam has never seen him before. Kai was in the same team with him when he first joined the special response team. It was at that time that the two knew that each other was a 'fellow countryman'.

Sage is not white. He is also a descendant of immigrants. He is Samoan. Samoan men are generally tall and strong, so some people call them "the strongest nation in the world". Although Sage is mixed-race, he perfectly inherits the advantages of Samoans. He has a typical refrigerator-like figure, dark skin, and very Latin American features.

Unlike his appearance, Sage is not the kind of rude and reckless man. On the contrary, his command level is very high. His command sequence is after Kai, and he is considered a deputy captain.

A group of people were chatting happily, but only one person seemed out of place.

That was another sniper in the team, Goat. Goat is of German descent, and like the impression of Germans, he is rigorous, calm, and taciturn. At the same time, he is also a fanatical Catholic and the most loneli one in the team. Except for Kai, he doesn't like to communicate with anyone. Others in the team don't like him very much, but everyone trusts him at work. He is the kind of person who will definitely complete the order as long as it comes down.

He is the favorite person of any commander. He will only complete the task and never ask why. At this moment, this guy is reading a Bible that has been almost torn apart.

"Okay! Everyone, now I will introduce the mission situation! So, all shut up!" Kai's appearance interrupted everyone's chat.

Kai's command style is that there is no extra nonsense. He rarely talks nonsense with other people in the team, but everyone trusts him very much, because everyone in the team has been saved by Kai at least three or four times. This kind of leader who can ensure the safety of soldiers' lives is liked by everyone.

"Yes Sir!" Everyone stood up and rested.

This is the habit that Kai brought from the People's Army. He is serious, earnest and lively. He must be serious when he should be serious.

Kai nodded and clicked on the personal computer.

"Mission objective: bring back the target person safely. Target person: Benjamin Asher, Democratic presidential candidate!" At this point, Kai couldn't help but complain. "I hope none of you vote for him."

"Sub-goal: Bring back Benjamin Asher's wife Margaret Asher and their son Connor Asher. The requirement is to try to ensure the safety of innocent people while ensuring the safety of the target. Mission Location: Luxury cruise ship "Yago". Okay, what else don't you understand? "

"Report!" Goat raised his hand.

"explain!"

"What do you mean by trying to keep everyone else safe?"

"That cruise ship is full of rich ladies with rich wealth and jewels... So if the situation permits, we need to ensure the safety of those rich gentlemen. But if the situation does not allow it... you know, our mission will not happen On any official document. Do you understand what I mean?"

What Kai means is that if the situation doesn't allow it, they just need to bring back Benjamin Asher, and the rest... let them die. Anyway, they won't keep any files for this mission, and even if someone complains, they won't be able to find anyone.

"clear!"

"Report!" This time it was Portman. This guy usually doesn't care much about tasks, but this time he took the initiative to ask questions. "The Yago is the world's number one luxury cruise ship that just made its maiden voyage?"

Kai rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Yes, this time I fulfill your wish for a vacation!"

Special response force salaries are very generous. Taking their team as an example, each of them earns a monthly salary of approximately US$6,246, but each mission has a subsidy ranging from approximately US$2,000 to US$8,000. A team like theirs can earn about 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. dollars in a month, plus some random subsidies and benefits. In a year, they can earn more than 300,000 U.S. dollars, and the U.S. military enjoys special tax treatment. High-tech!

Unfortunately, since it is a front-line combat unit, especially Kai's team, it is basically always in high-intensity combat. Therefore, in order to relieve pressure, everyone in the team spends money lavishly. In addition, Americans do not like the habit of saving. These people In fact, they are all paupers. It’s still a bit difficult to enjoy the world’s most luxurious cruise ship.

No wonder Portman was so excited when he heard about the Yago. After all, under normal circumstances, he probably wouldn't have much chance to enjoy that kind of treatment.

"Okay, do you still have any questions?"

"Report!" This time it was Saji. "So who are our enemies? What threats do we need to deal with?"

This was a key point that Kai didn't mention at all in the mission description, so Sage was curious.

"Anyone who hinders our mission is an enemy!"

The reason why Kai didn't say it was because he didn't know either. Until now, no one knows what happened on the cruise ship. Because all communications with that cruise ship were cut off more than ten hours ago!

Maybe they were on a rescue mission this time, maybe it was a combat mission.

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About twelve hours later, the plane arrived off the coast of Chile. There was a storm blowing on the sea at the moment. Very few pilots dare to continue flying in this kind of weather, but most of the pilots assigned to the special response force are the kind of brave and talented maniacs who also have some nerves. The transport plane was so bumpy that it was about to fall apart, but the pilot continued to move towards the target sea area.

"Damn it! When can we change a group of pilots? Hal is a madman! I hate flying on his plane. This idiot will turn the plane into a roller coaster every time!" Portman struggled to fix his body while going crazy. complained.

Hal Jordan, the guy who has the same surname as the God of Basketball, is as much of a genius as Jordan. He is an airplane genius, and there is no airplane that he cannot fly. But the only problem is that he likes excitement and pursues excitement. Even if it is the most ordinary flight, he can find excitement. If there is no excitement, he will create it himself.

Kai was very puzzled that the US military did not kick such a magical person away, but kept him in the special response force.

Of course, complaints are complaints, and Hal's technology is still worthy of trust. No matter how dangerous the environment is, this guy can get them to safety.

"Hello! Ladies, move your noble butts! You are here!"

"Fake Squid! Hal! Fake Squid!" The Destroyer covered his head that hit the cabin wall and cursed Hal loudly.

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment!" Unfortunately, Hal, a lunatic, has become accustomed to this kind of 'praise'.

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Hal is indeed a genius. Under such weather conditions, they still sent them to the sea near the cruise ship. The wind is much lighter on the sea near the cruise ship. They can safely parachute and land near the cruise ship. As for whether they can get on the cruise ship, it all depends on their appearance.

Of course Kai has always been the European Emperor, even if he is unlucky, he can still cheat. Although Kai has only recovered to less than one-tenth of his peak strength (strength: 5; agility: 4; spirit: 4), some low-level spells can already be used, so cheating is no problem.

Kai landed gently on the top deck of the cruise ship and closed his parachute. Get in touch with your own team members through the ‘AWIS Army Global Military Command and Control/Information System’.

"Everyone report their location! Repeat! Report their location!"

"Codenamed Destroyer, on the west side of the third deck!"

"Codename Goat. I'm on the south side of the cruise ship. I'll board the ship in about ten minutes."

"Codename Portman...Fuck, there seems to be something in the sea. Is it a shark?"

"Portman, I don't want to hear your nonsense before your little brother is bitten off!" Kai was really helpless about Portman, a pervert, whose attention was always in some strange places.

"Okay, I'm at the twelve o'clock direction of the goat, and I will board the ship with him." Portman was also helpless about Kai, because Kai was the only one who could subdue him. Even if he was a pervert, he was grateful. Kai saved him the most times in the team.

"Codename Duke, I'm on the stern deck."

"Codename Saji, I'm on the sea at the stern, I saw Duke, I will meet him."

"Cost meatball, I'm on the west side of the sea, with the equipment, I'm very close to the cruise ship, and I will be able to board the ship soon." Meatball was with the equipment they needed, including an 11-meter RHIB rigid inflatable boat, and a sufficient number of weapons, ammunition and explosives. These were finally dropped by the transport plane.

Kai waited for a while, because he didn't hear the voice of the little ghost, he was waiting for the report of the little ghost.

But after a minute, he still didn't hear the voice of the little ghost.

"Little ghost! Report your position! Little ghost! Repeat! Report your position!"

There was still no reply from the little ghost.

"Attention all units! Little ghost lost contact! Little ghost lost..." A team member lost contact, which may indicate trouble, so Kai must remind other team members and tell them the specific location of the search for the little ghost.

But before he finished speaking.

The voice of the little ghost came out.

"Wait! Wait! I need a little time!"

Kai frowned.

"Little ghost? What are you doing? Report your position!"

"Sir, I saw the little ghost... He was hung on the radio transmitter of the cruise ship, and he is now trying to get down from it." Meatball reported at this time.

There was silence in the communication. Then there was laughter.

"Fuck! Fuck! I was just careless! I will come down soon! Soon!"

Kai was also at a loss for words. He knew that newcomers liked to make jokes, but the little ghost seemed to be born with this talent. Including this time, he and the team had only carried out three missions in total, but he made jokes all three times magically.

Last time he accidentally fell into the enemy's septic tank and almost nauseated himself to death. The last time he fought in the jungle, he somehow provoked a nest of wild bees. Fortunately, the wild bees were not very poisonous, otherwise the little ghost would have become a joke.

"Meatball, get that idiot down. Then we will gather where you are."

"Yes, sir!" Meatball replied with a smile.

"Fuck, I'm a joke again." This is the little ghost's lament.

"Others gather at Meatball's location and investigate the situation on the ship!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Uh... sir, I seem to have discovered something here." As soon as Kai finished speaking, Portman said in the communication.

"What's the situation?" Portman was still swimming in the sea at this time? How could he see the situation?

"I saw a... yacht next to the cruise ship?"

...

Kai walked along the top deck towards the west deck of the cruise ship, but strangely he didn't meet anyone along the way. He walked for ten minutes and passed three entertainment halls, but he didn't see anyone except a mess!

"...I didn't see anyone."

"Me too."

"Fuck...Are we on a ghost ship?"

Soon a group of people gathered on the west deck, and after gathering, they immediately began to reorganize their equipment. When they parachuted, they couldn't carry all the equipment with them. After sorting out the equipment, a group of people moved towards the central hall of the cruise ship according to the cruise ship blueprint prepared in advance.

Two commandos moved forward alternately as arrows, followed by the fire group behind, and finally the commander and two snipers.

They passed through the lifeboat deck and entered the cruise ship.

They didn't see a figure until they entered the cruise ship.

It was an armed person holding heavy firepower, with no obvious markings, and they should not be soldiers. The equipment they wore was very professional, with micro-talkies, Kevlar bulletproof vests, and Chinese-made three-round submachine guns.

Especially the three-round submachine gun, which is rarely seen in the world. But it is very powerful, with a six-barrel rotating barrel, a crazy ammunition load, an automatic cooling system, waterproof, dustproof and shockproof, and can be regarded as a semi-heavy machine gun.

Since China has very strict control over arms, this type of heavy weapons rarely flows out. And the armed personnel are clearly Westerners. Now it is basically certain that these people are definitely not good people.

Kai made a tactical gesture, signaling Saji and Rouqiu to get rid of him.

After seeing Kai's gesture, a group of people immediately dispersed and ambushed the armed personnel on the road they had to pass.