Gordon's house was now a complete mess.
Anyone who did not know better would have thought it had been burglarized. Drawers and cabinets had been rifled through, everything was scattered about, and the place looked like a garbage dump.
Barbara, the culprit behind it all, pulled a wooden box out from beneath the table and blew away the thick layer of dust on it.
She did not know how long it had been there, but Barbara remembered that it was a souvenir her father had brought back from the army.
She opened the box. Inside was an M14 battle rifle. It looked like a bolt-action rifle, with a magazine beneath it.
This rifle could indeed be modified into a sniper rifle, but Barbara had no time to worry about that now.
She needed to survive. It was a somewhat ridiculous mission, but when she saw the amount of the bounty on her head on the dark web's reward forum—
Barbara herself wanted to take herself out, let alone those desperadoes who would do anything for money.
She set the M14 battle rifle aside. Next to it were two police guns Gordon had once used: a Colt revolver and a CZ75 pistol.
There was plenty of ammunition, even several unopened boxes. Barbara put on a slightly damaged bulletproof vest.
There were two bullet holes in it. This vest had once saved Gordon's life. There were several more like it in that grimy wardrobe, collected by Gordon like military medals.
Now, Barbara could only pray that she would be just as lucky. She had actually wanted to flee, but there was no longer any chance.
After loading the guns, she found that the front door and windows had all been blocked by wardrobes, cabinets, and sofas she had dragged over.
Barbara was