708: Chapter 700: The Grim Reaper with a Smile 708: Chapter 700: The Grim Reaper with a Smile Yelena, seeing that her kick was useless, immediately chose another critical point to attack.
Gao Yang targeted the eyes, and so did she.
As Gao Yang fell to the ground with the old man, Yelena had no reason to be polite.
She fiercely grabbed at the old man’s eyes, and although she only got one eyeball, the fragile eye being hurt still made the old man howl in pain.
The scream had not yet subsided when the old man suddenly let out an even more piercing shriek, like a singer raising the pitch of an already high note even further.
Unlike Yelena, Gao Yang’s eye jab was only a feint.
His real target was the old man’s groin.
After the feigned eye jab failed, he immediately brought his hand chop down hard, striking heavily at the old man’s vital area…
Once one gets used to using dirty tricks in a fight, it’s hard to break the habit.
Li Jinfang’s instruction was to aim the leg cut below the knee, with groin kicks being an occasional move.
Yet Gao Yang had turned it into his killer move, his kicks invariably aiming for the groin.
Even if he couldn’t use his feet, Gao Yang’s hands would still instinctively reach for the groin, because it was just too effective, and it had become second nature to him.
After turning the old man into a doubled-over, weak-kneed shrimp, Gao Yang quickly pounced forward and immediately pressed down on the old man’s neck with both hands, using all his strength to strangle him, leaving the old man’s legs flailing helplessly without being able to make a sound.
The moment Gao Yang got full control of the situation, he only thought of breaking the old man’s neck.
However, right after he had complete control, he heard the repetitive clanging of doors being slammed shut, and Glolov, Frey, and Tommy had already all run to the front of the elevator.
The fight lasted barely a dozen seconds from start to finish.
Glolov and the others came out of their apartments so quickly.
Since the fight had been near the elevator doors the whole time, the doors had remained open.
Now, with Gao Yang’s back against the wall facing the elevator doors, Yelena deliberately blocked the elevator to prevent the doors from closing.
Thus, when Glolov and the others rushed out, Gao Yang was the first to see them.
The old man was already being strangled to the point of rolling his eyes back, but he was still trying to pry Gao Yang’s arms apart.
After seeing the situation inside the elevator, Frey and Tommy were both shocked.
They both had guns in hand, but it was clear they couldn’t shoot at that moment.
So, they rushed into the elevator from the left and right.
Seeing that help had arrived and the situation was settled, Gao Yang relaxed a bit, and his grip loosened somewhat.
Despite the successive serious injuries, the old man—who was strong indeed—hadn’t fainted.
After catching a couple of breaths, he spoke in urgent tones, “Let go of me, and we can end it here.
Let’s pretend this never happened.”
Gao Yang felt something was off because something wasn’t right with Glolov.
Gao Yang had never seen Glolov show fear, not ever.
But now, Glolov stood at the elevator entrance, his face a mix of fear and anger, staring blankly at Gao Yang with the old man in his arms, his right hand holding the gun shaking, unable to move as he looked at the motionless old man.
Just then, Natalia rushed out of her apartment wielding a rolling pin.
When Yelena and her mother first arrived in New York and lived by themselves, Catherine had put in significant effort to find a suitable apartment at a good location with excellent security, but correspondingly, the rent was expensive.
Despite being just over a hundred square meters, it required a yearly rent of sixty thousand US dollars.
At the time, Glolov couldn’t afford an annual rent of sixty thousand US dollars.
In the end, it was Gao Yang and the others who came up with the money for Glolov.
Times had changed, and by now Glolov certainly wasn’t short on rent money.
However, he still had no intention of moving Natalia and Yelena out, since the apartment was close to the Juilliard School and also because of the good environment and security, he was happy to stay.
The apartment building had a security guard on duty twenty-four hours a day, and entry required going through the security checkpoint.
Visitors had to be picked up from inside by residents.
However good the security, Natalia was always concerned for her daughter.
Hearing a sharp scream, she immediately realized it was Yelena calling out.
By the time she grabbed a rolling pin and rushed out, she was still slower than Glolov.
Natalia didn’t know what had happened, but upon seeing the scene in the elevator, she calmly lifted the rolling pin and charged forward.
It was then when Glolov finally said shakily, “Dusselyev!”
The old man, now slightly released by Gao Yang and able to breathe, one eye still bleeding and only able to see out of the other, also seemed stunned upon hearing Glolov.
He, too, said in astonishment, “You are Yuri!”
Gao Yang knew Glolov had encountered someone he knew, but he didn’t know their relationship.
However, he immediately saw Glolov’s mouth twitch up at the corners and his eyes bulge with extreme anger—a sign of his immense fury.
Gao Yang instinctively tightened his grip again, and at the same time, the old man he was holding made a fierce effort to break free, forcing his hand through the crook of Gao Yang’s arm and pushing outwards with all his might.
It was clear to everyone that while the old man and Glolov knew each other, their relationship was certainly not friendly.
Frey knew he couldn’t shoot, and he couldn’t kill the old man either.
He grabbed the old man’s hair, yanked it forward, and the butt of the gun in his right hand crashed down onto the old man’s head, while Tommy delivered a heavy kick straight into the old man’s stomach.
Both men struck with full force, but the old man neither fainted nor fell.
Instead, he struggled even harder to break free from Gao Yang’s grip.
Frey became ruthless, striking the old man’s head with the pistol grip incessantly.
The blows caused blood to gush from the old man’s head, but he still didn’t pass out.
After the fourth strike, just as Frey was about to raise his hand again, his gun’s magazine snapped off and fell to the ground.
At that moment, Glolov rushed forward and smashed the old man’s head with the butt of his gun.
Although the old man had little strength left, his head only shook and he still didn’t lose consciousness.
“Move aside!”
After a low shout from Natalia, she wielded a rolling pin a half-meter long, as thick as an arm, made of hardwood.
With a crack, she swung it onto the old man’s head.
This time, the old man’s head drooped, and he stopped moving completely.
It didn’t matter if the old man was killed; Gao Yang was just worried that the noise had already alerted others.
Fortunately, everyone here minded their own business, and no one would come out to investigate what had happened.
It was unclear whether the old man was unconscious or dead, but he certainly couldn’t be left in the elevator.
Gao Yang whispered, “Move him back, Tommy, Frey, clean the blood.
Yelena, Natalia, you two go back, quickly!”
Yelena wanted to say something, but Natalia grabbed her hand and said in a low voice, “Let’s listen to Gao and go!”
As he waved Yelena and Natalia away, Gao Yang shouted loudly, “Hey, police, we’ve got a drunkard here.”
Although no one would come out to check, Gao Yang was afraid someone might call the police from inside their home.
So, he immediately shouted as if he were calling the police, trying to make others think that the authorities had already been alerted so they wouldn’t call themselves.
Having given a trivial excuse and after mentioning the address, the old man had already been dragged into Glolov’s home by the time Gao Yang was done.
Watching Frey and Tommy hastily wiping the blood in the elevator with clothes, Gao Yang urged in a low urgent tone, “Quick, clean off the bloodstains.
Frey, go get some alcohol to drink, sprinkle some on yourself too, and wait here with Tommy for a while.
If the apartment’s security guard comes to check, try to bluff your way through, the same if the police come.”
Frey and Tommy handed their guns to Gao Yang, and then Tommy whispered, “Go see Glolov first.
I think something serious has happened; we might have to kill him.
We need to be ready to leave immediately.”
Looking around, Gao Yang said, “Understood.
It’s clean now, no more bloodstains.
Wipe off your fingerprints, then shout a couple more times, creating the impression you are ending a fight and going back home, but don’t be too loud.”
At that moment, Frey said urgently, “Remember, there are cameras when entering the apartment.
Don’t forget that.”
There were cameras at the entrance of the apartment, and the security guard could see the footage.
They also could save the footage of him, Yelena, and the old man entering the elevator.
This was a bit of a problem.
Gao Yang nodded and said, “I know.
Okay, let the elevator go.
We can’t wait any longer.
I’m going in first.”
Carrying the blood-stained clothes of Frey and Tommy, Gao Yang hurriedly entered Glolov’s apartment,
The old man was thrown on the ground, and Glolov was sitting on the couch, holding a gun, just staring blankly at the motionless old man.
Gao Yang threw the bloody clothes to the side and asked Glolov, “Who is he?
What’s your relationship with him?
What happened?”
Glolov swallowed, struggling to say, “They have come after me.”
Gao Yang frowned and said, “Keep calm, you look scared.
Be clear, who is he?”
Looking utterly lost, Glolov said, “His name is Dusselyev.
He is KGB, and he is Russian Mafia.
He is the number one executioner under the godfather of the Russian Mafia’s Saint Petersburg Gang.
He was one of the people who went after me back then, chasing me all the way to Ukraine.
He is an executioner, known by the nickname ‘Smiling Death’.”
After finishing, Glolov glanced at Gao Yang and said softly, “He almost took my life back then.
If it hadn’t been for Ivan, I would have died.
I knew they wouldn’t let me go, but I didn’t expect to still be found by them even after coming to America.
There’s no escaping them.
Gao, you must take care of Natalia and Yelena for me.
I entrust them to you.” (To be continued.
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