Chapter 291 - 289: Infighting Among the Enemy
"What do you mean? Are you saying that even if we complete this mission, there won’t be a bonus?" Zhou Qianghan seemed to catch on to something.
"That’s right, not only is there no bonus, there might even be punishment. If Huang Ziyan could be safely taken to Capital City, you could still be protected, but now that she’s escaped, hmph, you guys better figure it out."
Pan Shi didn’t elaborate, but Hao Shuai knew the situation was not optimistic.
"Hiss..."
Xu Wei beside him also drew in a breath, apparently realizing he was in big trouble.
Only Hao Shuai still remained calm as he said, "Things haven’t reached that stage yet, who said Huang Ziyan ran away? If I’m not mistaken, she’s definitely still inside the complex building."
After speaking, Hao Shuai turned around, continued walking inside, and looked around. Behind a pile of discarded plastic, he spotted a large black cardboard, raising some suspicion.
He slowly walked over to take a closer look.
Meanwhile, Chen Tianlong, hidden behind the black cardboard, furrowed his brow because through a small tear in the cardboard, he could see someone gradually approaching. Chen Tianlong began to brace for resistance, and three silver needles appeared in his right hand.
In his arms, Huang Ziyan could feel Chen Tianlong’s heartbeat quickening, his breath turning rapid, coupled with the sound of leather shoes tapping on the tile floor.
She knew the enemy was slowly approaching, and couldn’t help but cling more tightly to Chen Tianlong, feeling a bit scared.
"Boss, bad news, a bunch of cops are outside, what do we do?" Suddenly, a subordinate rushed in through the door, shouting in panic.
Hao Shuai took a deep breath, turned around, thought for a moment, and said, "Tianlong, you take the guys to deal with them first. They haven’t found any evidence yet, so no need to worry too much."
In Hao Shuai’s view, the police must have been arranged beforehand, definitely informed by that guy who saved someone. Otherwise, how could the cops have shown up here in less than ten minutes? It should take at least twenty minutes.
The only possibility, then, is that someone followed Xu Wei, discovered some secret, and called the police.
"Alright, Hao." Xu Wei didn’t dare disagree; it could very well end up with everyone heading to jail later.
After everyone left, only Hao Shuai, Zhou Qianghan, and Pan Shi remained in the room.
At this moment, Hao Shuai glanced at Zhou Qianghan, seeming to have some tacit understanding between them.
Chen Tianlong watched outside warily, observing everything around to be ready to act.
"Sixth-in-command, what do we do next?" Zhou Qianghan seemed panicked, unable to think of a better plan, he could only turn to Pan Shi for help.
"Hmph, what can we do? The police are here, and if they find evidence, we’re doomed." Pan Shi was obviously very angry. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You clean up this mess yourself, I’m leaving first."
After speaking, Pan Shi intended to escape from the balcony. Zhou Qianghan foresaw this, quickly moved to block in front of Pan Shi, smiling coldly.
"Leaving? Not a chance!"
"What do you intend to do?" Pan Shi looked at Zhou Qianghan in front of him and knew he had turned. He quickly tried to draw his gun from his pocket.
"Whoosh!"
A flying knife lodged right into his hand, causing him to cry out in pain, but he quickly reacted, concentrating his strength in his left fist to punch at Zhou Qianghan.
Zhou Qianghan stepped back two steps, drew three flying knives from his waist, and flung them forward, sending them out swiftly. However, Pan Shi was no pushover, performing three backflips in a row to dodge them.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pan Shi swiftly pulled out a gun from his pocket, coldly smiling and pointing it at Zhou Qianghan, poised to shoot.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out, and only Chen Tianlong could see clearly that it was Hao Shuai who fired, killing Pan Shi.
At this moment, Hao Shuai glanced at the plastic pile, then grinned coldly, as if he knew Huang Ziyan and the person rescuing her were inside.
He chose not to fire in that direction because he didn’t want to escalate the situation further.
"Qianghan, drag the body to the next room. You know what to do later, right?" Hao Shuai took a deep breath and quickly moved the body to the room where Huang Ziyan was previously held.
"Got it, boss."
Zhou Qianghan didn’t say much, he simply carried the body over, cleaned up the blood stains in the room, and closed the door.
Chen Tianlong felt somewhat anxious and uneasy; this wasn’t a scene he hadn’t seen before, but with Huang Ziyan beside him, if anyone fired in this direction, even if he could dodge, Huang Ziyan wouldn’t survive.
The gunshot earlier had alerted the police, and Huang Ziyan had jumped in fright, nearly crying out if it weren’t for Chen Tianlong holding her tightly. Chen Tianlong could also feel Huang Ziyan trembling in his embrace.
"Miss Ziyan, they’ve left. No need to be afraid. Rest assured, no matter what, I will protect you." Seeing the person had left, Chen Tianlong removed the black cardboard, and spoke to Huang Ziyan in his arms.
Huang Ziyan didn’t speak; she slowly raised her face, gazing deeply at the young man before her, her heart filled with numerous complex emotions.
"Okay, wait here. I’ll go to the entrance and see what’s going on."
Chen Tianlong was puzzled. Previously, Hao Shuai’s gaze seemed to indicate he’d noticed them, so why didn’t he act, but instead deliberately ignored, taking the companions he’d shot along to the next room?
Unable to unravel the mystery, Chen Tianlong put the matter aside.
By that time, police officers had already appeared at the stairway entrance. Chen Tianlong quickly opened the door, waving to the officers.
Leading the charge was indeed Zhou Qiang, who had met Chen Tianlong before and remembered him, so he quickly led a team indoors.
Following that, Zhao Bing and Zhang Yufei led another large group to storm the adjacent room.
Seeing the police arrive, Chen Tianlong took a deep breath; after handing Huang Ziyan over to them, he exited the doorway towards the next room, wanting to know what exactly happened.
To Chen Tianlong’s surprise, when he entered the room, it was left with only two criminals: one was the deceased Pan Shi, and the other the blinded Zhang Hujun.
At this point, Zhang Hujun held a gun, the officers all pointing their guns at him.
"Don’t move! We’re the police, put down the weapon and raise your hands behind your head, or we’ll shoot." Zhang Yufei shouted loudly.
Observing Zhang Hujun slowly place the gun on the floor and put his hands over his head, it was apparent he was blind, unable to see anything.
After taking a glance, Chen Tianlong felt something was off. Clearly, Hao Shuai and Zhou Qianghan had already escaped. So, was Zhang Hujun left behind to take the fall?
"Clang..."