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Chapter 12 - Night in the Desert

"After receiving the video, we immediately analyzed the masked terrorists within a visible range. Then, we used a new identification system to infiltrate the entire surveillance system of Afghanistan."

"We can capture everything, whether it's public or private surveillance, even cell phones, laptops, tablets, and so on, as long as they're connected to the internet."

"Two days ago, we identified the terrorists from the video in a restaurant in this town. The similarity of their eyebrows and eyes was over 85%, so, if nothing goes wrong, this should be the place."

On a sand dune in the Desert, Black Widow was connecting a monocular Binoculars to her laptop.

The Off-road Vehicle was parked behind the sand dune, covered by a yellow Desert camouflage car cover by Black Widow.

The small town in the distance was still just a black dot in Qin Xiao's vision, but after Black Widow finished connecting.

Qin Xiao noticed that everyone entering and leaving the town would be automatically focused and captured by the Binoculars.

Then, the image was directly transmitted to the computer, and the computer's software would automatically analyze and identify it.

"Are we just going to sit here and stare at the computer all day?"

Qin Xiao wiped the sweat from his brow. The high temperature in the Desert was indeed quite torturous during the daytime.

"The system will automatically alert us once it identifies something!"

Black Widow stood up and stretched lazily.

Her devilishly perfect figure was on full display with the movement, especially paired with her pure yet alluring angel face.

"I should have gone to Chinatown to buy some iced tea beforehand."

Qin Xiao swallowed hard.

Black Widow noticed Qin Xiao's gaze and smiled slightly.

"Hurry and set up the tent. I'll place a few small things to help us keep watch. If we're unlucky, we might be stuck here for a week."

Due to the border issues, they couldn't enter on a large scale.

They could only find the people secretly, follow them to scout the area, and determine the number of people and weapons the enemy had, especially Tony Stark's exact location.

Then they could decide what to do next.

Although it was said they might need a week, Qin Xiao had just opened the tent when the computer issued an alarm.

"That lucky?"

Qin Xiao rushed to the computer, although he wasn't very familiar with the software.

But the close-up showed an off-road vehicle with four people inside. The facial feature match for the two in front was 87% and 89%!

This fool understood everything.

"It should be them, let's go!"

The binoculars had been locked on them the whole time, and Qin Xiao quickly got himself ready.

The two of them got in the car and followed behind the vehicle from a distance.

They followed it westward, bouncing around in the Desert for about three hours.

That's when they found their hideout.

Qin Xiao was incredibly fortunate to have Black Widow by his side. Trying to track a car in the Desert was tricky; getting too close was dangerous, and getting too far away meant losing them.

Because the tire tracks were quickly buried by the sand.

Plus, he was naturally directionally challenged. Even with a GPS, if he was alone in the Desert, finding someone would be the least of his worries. He'd be lucky to not get lost himself.

He walked along, constantly observing with Binoculars. Finally, the Off-road Vehicle stopped again behind a sand dune.

The two of them lay on the sand dune and took out their Binoculars.

The Terrorists were really good at picking locations. This place could be considered the Tri-Border Area of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. (Marvel Cinematic Universe, don't compare it to reality! Those who are geographically proficient, don't criticize.)

It was geographically closer to Pakistan and was an uninhabited Desert.

They didn't know where they found such a patch of sandy slopes and small hills with a sandy and stony structure.

They opened several Caves in the small hills. The other side was a sandy slope, with a crack running through the middle.

It created a small terrain similar to a Canyon.

If you were on the ground far away, you wouldn't be able to see anything.

Even from high up, you had to observe very carefully at close range.

No wonder so many people couldn't find Tony Stark.

Finding the place was just the beginning. Over the next three days, Black Widow showed Qin Xiao what professionalism meant.

From the vehicles entering and exiting, and the transportation of supplies, she deduced that there were about 70-80 people in this small base.

From the food and water that the Terrorists regularly sent into a cave, as well as some other materials, she could determine that not only were hostages being held there, but it was highly likely that Tony Stark was also there, because they might be manufacturing weapons in the cave.

What impressed Qin Xiao the most was that she could spend almost an entire day lying on a sand dune, using Binoculars to watch the Terrorists' camp.

Digging out a small pit, and covering it with a camouflage uniform for sun protection, allowed her to go without water all day, minimizing the need to relieve herself.

This, remember, was in the Desert.

Compared to certain flashback scenes in the movies, this gave Qin Xiao a more direct sense of just how brutal the training she had endured was.

To facilitate observation, they had set up a small Tent on the back of a sand dune.

Although they were far enough away from the Terrorists' camp, they still didn't dare to light a fire at night.

Tonight, the moonlight was good. Under its glow, Qin Xiao looked at Black Widow's exquisite face.

Qin Xiao felt a pang of sadness for no particular reason. This girl was only twenty-four years old, at most.

"If you had the chance to live a different life, I mean a normal life, would you accept it?"

These past few days, Qin Xiao had the rare opportunity to spend every night alone with this absolute beauty, and he usually couldn't resist teasing her a bit. Today, however, he suddenly blurted out something different.

Black Widow was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Impossible. That's impossible for me. I've done a lot of wrong things in the past, a great many, and now, for me, it's more like atonement. I'm very fortunate to have this opportunity."

Black Widow's smile carried a touch of guilt, a touch of shame, and an indescribable bitterness.

Qin Xiao also became serious.

"That wasn't your fault, Natasha. Remember my words: you're just a sword. You're not an executioner. The mistakes lie with those who wield the sword; the weapon itself has no right or wrong."

This was the first time Qin Xiao had called Black Widow "Natasha," and also the first time he had spoken to her with such seriousness and comfort.

Natasha was silent for a long while before finally uttering, "Thank you!"

"We're moving tonight, so get some rest. We need to be sharp. Someone will be supporting us soon. You take the first watch!"

After saying this, Black Widow turned and entered the Tent.

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