Wilson Grant Fisk, known as Kingpin.
He was New York's biggest gang leader and the controller of the underworld forces in Hell's Kitchen.
Although he had not yet come into the open, he possessed the glamorous facade of a philanthropic real estate developer and the famous Fisk Tower in New York.
However, with his current status and influence, it was naturally impossible for him to be homeless or even hide like those ordinary thugs.
It could even be said that his daily whereabouts were a semi-open secret throughout Hell's Kitchen.
At 311 West 50th Street in Manhattan, near the Hudson River in northern Hell's Kitchen, a luxurious building converted from a medium-sized warehouse was Kingpin's daily residence and the true command center of his criminal empire.
However, even though more than half of the gangsters in Hell's Kitchen knew this was Kingpin's lair, no one had ever thought of launching a sneak attack or retaliating against him.
This was simply because those who had such thoughts had long since died at the hands of Kingpin and his subordinates.
Yet, on this very night, an unremarkable mobile news van slowly and silently drove near the building.
As the news van gradually came to a stop, an inconspicuous flexible camera slowly extended from an opening in the vehicle's roof.
"Damn it, this is just a gang leader's lair? A warehouse renovated so luxuriously, and they even have barbed wire and watchtowers? What the hell, it's so out of place!"
Inside the news van, Lv Niu, with his green hair, muttered softly as he looked at the camera footage on a tablet.
Having previously engaged in commercial assassinations or overseas mercenary missions, they had never expected New York's gang forces to have developed to such an extent.
"Shut up, everyone check your gear."
Dao A Squad Captain Dun Shan glared sternly at the talkative Lv Niu, then asked Wrench, who was in the driver's seat.
"Wrench, can you launch the drone now? We need to confirm information about the enemies inside the building."
"Yes, boss, but the target has very few windows, so I'm worried the intelligence might be too inaccurate," Wrench replied with a slight hesitation from the driver's seat, having just turned on the electronic atomization mode for the windshield and pulled out his computer from under the seat.
"It's okay, first confirm the external situation, as for the inside..."
Just as Dun Shan was about to continue speaking, another voice suddenly interrupted him.
"As for the enemy situation inside the building, I'll handle it."
It was Luca, sitting in the passenger seat, who spoke.
Before Wrench, who was beside him, could ask Luca how he planned to get the enemy intelligence.
Luca lightly pinched the temple of his [Reconnaissance Glasses].
With a thought, the glasses instantly connected to the computer in Wrench's hand, and then, in the next moment, an incredibly clear infrared thermal image appeared on the computer screen.
Wrench's computer screen was already connected to everyone's tablets, so the image was naturally synchronized and shared with the entire squad.
"This... such a clear thermal image? How many walls did it pass through??? And when did Orange Industries release this new technology? No! Young Master, how did you connect directly to my computer system?"
Wrench, who had initially been slightly displeased by Luca's interruption, was now filled with disbelief, and his mouth began to rattle off questions like a machine gun.
Samira in the back seat had a proud expression on her face at this moment.
It was as if she was saying, 'You guys are so provincial, Young Master has many more amazing abilities.'
Dun Shan, however, didn't notice Samira's small gesture; he simply reminded his teammates again.
"Wrench, shut up, mission first!"
However, this time, even he was greatly shocked.
One must know that what Samira said about having seen the 'most versatile special forces operative' was not just a casual remark.
In the field of electronic information technology and equipment, Dun Shan also had considerable expertise.
It was precisely because of this that he understood even more clearly how absurd this technology was, capable of scanning through a dozen walls and still ensuring that all walls and the thermal images behind them were clearly visible.
One must know that even the most advanced military 'Multi-Mimic Battlefield Perception System' currently could only detect situations behind a 20-centimeter thick wall, and this was not a simple thermal imager, but the result of infrared thermal imaging and millimeter-wave radar working together.
In fact, the true purpose of most thermal imagers was to facilitate observing enemies during night operations.
Well, just like the monocular eyepiece hanging on his helmet at this moment.
'So, has our Orange Industries technology become this advanced now?'
However, this thought only flashed through Dun Shan's mind; in his creed, the mission's priority was above all else.
He immediately began to inquire about the others' readiness.
"Longbow, are you in position?"
"In position."
Longbow's cold and brief reply came through the earpiece.
At this moment, 300 meters away from Kingpin's lair, on the rooftop of an abandoned building, beneath a GG sign.
Longbow was using a Nikon camera tripod to secure his M24 SWS sniper rifle, then opened the pre-prepared folding chair and sat down, quietly observing the scene through his scope.
In fact, 300 meters was far from the limit of Longbow's sniping range, but for urban squad operations, he needed to maintain distance from his teammates, and since he had a specially made silenced barrel, he chose this building.
'It's hunting time! One shot, one kill! No one can hide! Let's play!'
Muttering various lines to himself, Longbow's face remained as calm as an ancient well.
In the earpiece, Dun Shan's voice continued.
"Lv Niu..."
"Don't worry, Captain!" Lv Niu patted his HK416A5 assault rifle and grinned, revealing two rows of large teeth.
However, Dun Shan glared at him and admonished.
"Don't bring too many explosives; they won't be needed for tonight's operation."
After speaking, he turned to look at Hammerstone, who was nervously biting his nails, and shook his head helplessly.
"Hammerstone, you're quite noisy, so only act after we've been exposed, and with this..."
As he spoke, Dun Shan's words slightly faltered, then he looked at the tall robot beside him, which was clad in armor and trying to curl up as much as possible to avoid bumping into others.
"Hello, I am Agent Dabai!" (▇ ━ ▇)
".....Hmm... this Agent Dabai, you and he will follow us for now."
Finally, Dun Shan pulled the bolt of the M4A1 carbine in his hand, looked at Samira, who was using the same weapon as him, and said softly.
"Wolf Spider, we'll take the lead and work with Longbow to take out the guards on the watchtowers first."
Samira's face broke into a bloodthirsty smile when she heard Dun Shan call out her codename.
"Understood, Captain!"
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