Kane looked at Johnny, feeling quite helpless. He truly couldn't understand how this guy got involved.
It would be one thing if it were anyone else, but this guy happened to be his good friend's apprentice, which made things a bit tricky.
Now even Kane felt it was a thorny issue.
The mission itself was very complex; after obtaining the so-called pandoras box, there were follow-up matters to deal with, but now Johnny was also mixed in.
"Kane, is this your friend?"
A woman walked out from behind him, patted Kane, and then sat opposite Johnny.
She just looked at Johnny; Kane hadn't introduced Johnny's identity to her.
"Mina, nice to meet you."
Mina extended her hand, her eyes on Johnny.
Kane didn't speak, but Johnny smiled and extended his right hand, lightly grasping Mina's fingertips, pausing for a moment before withdrawing it.
"Night Owl."
When you're out and about, how can you casually reveal your name to others?
But Mina didn't pay attention to this detail.
Instead, she placed her bag aside, then took out a grenade from inside.
"Let's play a game, a game for the brave."
Looking at the grenade Mina took out, Johnny was stunned. What kind of game requires a grenade?
This was an RGD-5 offensive grenade produced during the Soviet era, with a body diameter of 58mm, a total length of 117mm, a total weight of 310 grams, and filled with 110 grams of TNT explosive.
It used a URGZ / UZRGM fuse, with a delay time of 3.2 - 4.2 seconds, detonating the explosive via a firing pin after activation.
Relying on the shockwave and pre-fragmented shrapnel, its effective killing radius was about 5 meters, but the shrapnel dispersal radius could reach 15-30 meters, posing a risk of accidental injury, hence it was classified as an "offensive hand grenade."
Its advantages were low cost, about 5 US dollars per unit, simple structure, easy mass production, and controllable lethality.
Seeing Johnny's somewhat strange gaze, Mina shook the grenade in her hand, "This is a specially modified grenade. After the pin is pulled and the safety lever pops out, there's a 2-second delay before the internal fuse activates."
As she spoke, Mina pulled the pin, holding the safety lever with one hand and placing the other hand on the dining table.
"But if you press the lever back in, it will stop this process, and the internal fuse will not be activated."
Mina said this while letting go of her hand. The safety lever popped open with a crisp 'ding', and then Mina pressed the pin back in.
The safety lever clicked back into place with a 'kacha' sound, and indeed, nothing happened.
"Very interesting modification, but what's the use of such a modification?" Johnny asked, expressing his confusion.
Normally, shouldn't a grenade be thrown quickly after the safety lever pops out?
To avoid accidental injury or blowing oneself up, but what was the point of modifying this grenade in such a way?
"It's just a small device I made when I was bored, and it can also serve to confuse enemies," Mina shrugged, explaining the original intention of the design.
So that's how it is?
As Johnny was pondering this question, Mina suddenly loosened her grip, and the held-down lever popped out again with a 'ding'.
Then, Mina rolled the grenade towards Johnny. Johnny, quick as a flash, grabbed the grenade and pressed the lever back in firmly with his thumb.
"Kacha!"
A 'kacha' sound rang out.
Johnny looked at Mina, a little speechless, "Come on, can we please not play this game anymore? It's really scary!"
It was truly unexpected, catching him off guard. If Johnny hadn't reacted just now, wouldn't he have been finished?
Then, Johnny directly threw the grenade to Kane.
"Oh ho ho! That's not a good habit." Kane laughed as he calmly held the grenade in his hand, pressing the lever back in with his thumb.
Then he released the lever again and threw the grenade to Mina.
Mina calmly took the grenade and pressed the lever back in, "One grenade, three people. I like those odds."
Then, he released the lever again and threw the grenade to Johnny. At this moment, Kane took out another grenade from Mina's bag, which was on the chair, pulled the pin, and threw it out.
Mina once again took the grenade Kane threw, holding down the lever with her finger.
Johnny looked at the two, raising the grenade in his hand, "Three people, two grenades. I like these odds even more."
This modified grenade was actually safer, but as a game of 'pass the parcel' type, it also carried greater risk, because you couldn't guarantee how long the other person would hold it.
But one thing was certain: no one wanted to die, so they would definitely throw the grenade out in the shortest possible time, and the other person would absolutely quickly grab the grenade and firmly hold the safety lever.
Then, Johnny looked at Mina, and Mina also looked at Johnny. Both simultaneously released their thumbs, and the lever popped out with a 'ding'.
The next second.
Both threw the grenades directly to Kane. Kane, quick as a flash, grabbed one grenade in each hand, then pressed down the safety levers with his thumbs.
"Oh ho ho ho!" Kane laughed, raising his index finger and pointing at the two of them, "You two, this really isn't a good habit."
If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't have reacted in time, but who was Kane?
His movements were extremely agile, and he wasn't flustered at all by such sudden situations.
"Looks like everyone's having fun."
Kane looked at the two, then he turned his gaze to Johnny.
"The situation here is quite complex, and I can't explain it clearly to you all at once, but what I can tell you is that if you take pandoras box back, it will definitely cause even greater conflict."
Faced with Kane's warning, Johnny fell silent.
Although he was only there to accept a mission, the current situation seemed to be beyond the scope of the mission. What should he do?
Seeing Johnny deep in thought, Kane threw one of the grenades to Mina. After Mina took it, she calmly reinserted the safety pin.
Then, Kane also reinserted the pin of the other grenade, and took out a black box from a nearby bag, placing it on the table.
"This is the mission item you need to take back, the thing that can control satellite crashes, but you need to think carefully."
Kane pulled out a dagger and plunged it into the table.
Looking at the mission item right in front of him, Johnny suddenly calmed down. He glanced at Kane, then at Mina.
Then, he reached out and took the black box. Mina originally wanted to stop him, but Kane held her back.
Johnny opened the box. Inside was a screen and a few buttons, but it was silent now.
Johnny was a bit puzzled, then he saw the switch's location. He pressed it, but there was still no response.
He turned his gaze to Kane, "Are you sure the item you got is real?"
Kane looked at him, somewhat confused.
"Did you use this thing a few days ago? To control a satellite to crash."
Johnny recalled what Dominic had told him, so he asked Kane.
"Although this thing has always been in our hands, we never thought of using it," Kane shook his head, indicating that he had not used it.
Johnny understood.
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