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How can I foil this dastardly ambush?
1 of 6: Scan the area ahead carefully using the zoom feature as soon as you climb to the top of the ladder.
2 of 6: You'll see that two cops are on a raised walkway ahead, poised to release some exploding barrels from the back of a truck.
3 of 6: The most obvious way to deal with this is to move forward until the barrels are released (or just shoot one of the cops with the pistol), then quickly dive back into the water and swim back along the tunnel a short way until the barrels have all exploded.
4 of 6: Another thing you can do is go forward with the SMG ready and quickly shoot the barrels the instant they start rolling. You should be able to blow them all up safely and take out both cops, too.
5 of 6: A third way would be to run all the way up to the far wall, making sure all the barrels roll by next to you and don't hit you.
6 of 6: In any case, you need to take care of several cops besides the ones next to the truck once you've dealt with the barrels.
