The arguments and standoffs in the conference room continued, the sounds noisy, emotions agitated.
But amidst this chaos, Johnny's pupils suddenly contracted.
A familiar yet extremely dangerous sensation, like an ice pick, abruptly pierced his spine!
It was an instinctive intuition for deadly threats, cultivated through countless brushes with life and death!
Something's wrong!
His brain instantly went into overdrive, filtering all information at high speed.
Where was the threat coming from?
His gaze, like the most precise radar, swept across the entire room at an astonishing speed:
Secretary Han and his thugs? Their hands were on their weapons, but the tension and bluster in their eyes outweighed any true killing intent.
Threat level: Medium-low, controllable.
The other directors present?
Most were outwardly fierce but inwardly timid, or fearful, or observing.
Threat level: Low.
The conference room doors and windows? The internal guards were Ding Qing's men, the entrance controllable.
All internal threats seemed insufficient to trigger such a strong sense of crisis in him!
External!
His gaze suddenly shot towards the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the conference room! Outside the window was the cityscape of Yeosu, with several commercial buildings opposite.
The threat was coming from outside! A sniper!
This thought flashed through his mind like lightning!
Almost in the same instant, without any hesitation, his body exploded with astonishing speed like a leopard, no longer lazily leaning against the wall, but charging directly towards Ding Qing at the head of the conference table!
"Ding Qing! Get down!"
He roared in a low voice, not loud but with an undeniable urgency, his left hand suddenly grabbing Ding Qing's shoulder, disregarding etiquette and occasion, and forcibly dragging him backward from his chair with immense strength!
At the same time, on the opposite rooftop.
Through the high-magnification scope, Leo clearly saw Johnny's series of changes, from relaxation to instant alertness, then his gaze sweeping like electricity, and finally, that abrupt fixation towards his own direction.
Although he knew it was impossible for the other party to actually see him, the directional instinct gave Leo the illusion of being directly stared at and the sudden, unprovoked burst of action!
"Damn it! Siba!" Leo couldn't help but curse under his breath, his heart pounding, "What's wrong with this guy?!"
He saw Johnny's movement towards Ding Qing, the target's trajectory instantly changing!
An utterly absurd thought uncontrollably surfaced: Did he know he was being aimed at?!
How could this be?!
After just under a second of astonishment, the qualities of a top assassin made Leo immediately make a decision! He couldn't wait for the perfect moment anymore!
His index finger pulled the trigger without hesitation!
Whoosh—!
The sniper rifle, fitted with a high-performance suppressor, emitted a faint, sharp whoosh, and a.50BMG bullet, spinning at over 850 meters per second, shot out of the barrel, heading straight for the target!
In the conference room.
Almost at the very same moment Johnny forcibly dragged Ding Qing from his seat!
"Bang—Crash!!!"
A tremendous roar accompanied by the sharp noise of countless shattering glass suddenly erupted!
The huge tempered floor-to-ceiling window directly in front of where Ding Qing had been sitting suddenly showed a terrifying spiderweb-like bullet hole crack, with a clear hole in the center!
A deformed bullet, after penetrating the inner and outer layers of glass, continued forward with undiminished momentum, directly piercing through the boss's chair Ding Qing had been sitting in, and visible stuffing splattered out.
But the immense impact and the terrifying sight of shattered glass were already enough to cause extreme shock!
Shards flew everywhere, scattering across the floor!
"Ah!!!"
"Sniper!"
"Get down! Quick, get down!"
The conference room instantly plunged into extreme panic and chaos!
The people who had just been arguing let out terrified screams, clutching their heads and seeking cover, chairs and tables knocked askew!
Even Secretary Han felt an unusual fear at this moment; after all, the feeling of being targeted by a long-range sniper was not good, even though he already knew that the other party's target was not him.
Ding Qing, shielded by Johnny's body, stumbled and fell behind a load-bearing wall, his face pale, still shaken, but his eyes filled with lingering fear and furious rage!
He only felt a huge force pull him away, followed by a deafening shattering sound and a rush of air!
Li Zicheng was also tackled and protected by his subordinates, his heart pounding, watching the shattered window in disbelief.
Johnny half-crouched in front of Ding Qing, using his body as a shield, a glock 34 already in his hand, the muzzle vigilantly pointed towards the possible direction outside the window.
His breathing was slightly rapid, but his eyes were terrifyingly calm, quickly assessing the source of the bullet's trajectory.
"One o'clock direction opposite, high-rise!" he quickly yelled to Ding Qing's bodyguards.
His subordinates immediately reacted, shouting for support, and those outside, carrying riot shields, rushed in from the door, blocking the position of the glass window.
On the opposite rooftop.
Through the scope, Leo saw that the shot had failed to hit the primary target, only shattering glass and damaging a chair; he knew he had completely lost his chance.
A sniper's threat exists only when the bullet has not yet left the barrel; once it has, and if the person opposite is also a top expert...
He knew his opportunity was gone, and the remaining time was to quickly evacuate.
"Aishiba!"
He cursed under his breath, without the slightest hesitation, immediately got up, and with extremely practiced movements, quickly disassembled the sniper rifle, placing it into the long instrument case beside him.
Turning around, pulling down his hat brim, he quickly disappeared into the stairwell like a ghost.
The operation failed.
But that target named Johnny... his danger level and intuition far exceeded his estimation.
This duel of assassination and anti-assassination temporarily concluded with Johnny's astonishing intuition and reaction, and Leo's decisive retreat.
But the storm within the conference room, ignited by this sudden shot, was completely set ablaze and headed in an even more unpredictable direction.
"Secretary Han!! Lee Joong-ku!! You actually arranged a sniper to assassinate me!!"
Ding Qing's face was filled with disbelief; even for a gang internal struggle, things shouldn't have been so openly brought to light.
But at this very moment, that was precisely what had happened, and facing Ding Qing's rage, Secretary Han's body trembled slightly.
It was both excitement and fear. Excitement that the other party had indeed made a move, and fear that he had missed.
Secretary Han clearly knew what kind of outcome he would face if the sniper missed.
Johnny led Ding Qing to hide beside a load-bearing pillar, while Ding Qing's subordinates had already restrained Secretary Han and all the men he brought with him.
"Lee Joong-ku, very good, very good!"
A crazed smile appeared at the corner of Ding Qing's mouth; he softly chanted Lee Joong-ku's name, a storm brewing in his eyes.
Meanwhile, even though Leo had quickly evacuated, because his location was not far from the Goldmoon Group building, the area below was quickly surrounded, and Ding Qing's subordinates were already rushing upstairs with their men.
Taking the elevator made it easier to be discovered and controlled, so Leo chose to take the stairs.
But hearing the footsteps from below, Leo sighed helplessly, "Siba! My white clothes I just bought!"
As he spoke, he had already drawn the glock 19 tucked into his waistband; a flower of slaughter was about to bloom.
There was no fear or excitement in his eyes, but rather an unusual calm.
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