He smiled in satisfaction. It was news that was hardly unexpected to receive but no less pleasant to hear confirmed.
By rights, perhaps they should stay to check every corpse for proof of death. But, truth be told, that almost certainly wouldn't be an efficient use of their time. A full secondary sweep would definitely take them well beyond their rendezvous time with their handlers, who would most certainly not be pleased to find them still here at the scene of the massacre when it got closer to sunrise.
"Clean up your position and meet me outside, on the south side of the wall." Particularly, no shell casings be left here at the scene. The actual bullets were, fortunately, chosen specifically to match the types known to be most commonly used by the terrorists, but the less evidence of their presence they could leave behind, the better. With any luck, this would look like nothing more than a deal gone catastrophically wrong. "Well done, Soldier."
That said and done, he slung his shield back into place on his back, unblocked the house's back door, clambered over the south wall, and let himself down onto the other side. There he would wait in the shadows for the other weapon to join him.
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By rights, perhaps they should stay to check every corpse for proof of death. But, truth be told, that almost certainly wouldn't be an efficient use of their time. A full secondary sweep would definitely take them well beyond their rendezvous time with their handlers, who would most certainly not be pleased to find them still here at the scene of the massacre when it got closer to sunrise.
"Clean up your position and meet me outside, on the south side of the wall." Particularly, no shell casings be left here at the scene. The actual bullets were, fortunately, chosen specifically to match the types known to be most commonly used by the terrorists, but the less evidence of their presence they could leave behind, the better. With any luck, this would look like nothing more than a deal gone catastrophically wrong. "Well done, Soldier."
That said and done, he slung his shield back into place on his back, unblocked the house's back door, clambered over the south wall, and let himself down onto the other side. There he would wait in the shadows for the other weapon to join him.