Chapter 131: Ambushed
"As for Du Dahai, if he wanted to harm you, he could just have someone deal with Miss Bai; there’s no need to go through so much trouble!"
Lin Tian shook his head, dismissing Wang Quan and Du Dahai from his mind.
"But if it’s not those two, then who could it be?"
Bai Shishi was increasingly puzzled, "I haven’t offended anyone lately!"
"Forget it, let’s not think too much about it for now; we’re here!" Through the gap in the carriage, Lin Tian saw the heavy truck entering an abandoned chemical plant.
"Creak!"
The large iron gate of the chemical plant opened. A security guard with clouded eyes glanced at the license plate of the heavy truck and signaled them to enter.
Mr. Ning was driving the car, looking tense as he approached the abandoned factory premises.
However, besides an elderly gatekeeper, there seemed to be no one else in the factory area.
"What the hell is going on? Could we have guessed wrong?"
Just as Mr. Ning concentrated on driving, a sharp sound suddenly pierced his ears.
"Bang!"
Out of sheer instinct, Mr. Ning’s body slightly leaned to the left. Although his reaction was swift, a bloody hole appeared on his right shoulder.
"Ah!"
Mr. Ning screamed in pain, forced himself to endure the agony, and shouted, "Be careful, they’re shooting at us!"
As the gunfire erupted, Lin Tian and Bai Shishi’s expressions turned frosty.
Bai Shishi was scared stiff.
Lin Tian sensed something was amiss.
Logically, the call earlier hadn’t alerted them, so why did they start shooting as soon as the truck entered the abandoned factory?
"Ratatatat..."
"Bang bang bang!"
With a series of gunshots, the windshield of the heavy truck shattered completely, and Mr. Ning crammed himself into the narrow driver’s seat.
"Abandoned chemical plant, request immediate backup!" Mr. Ning loudly called into his handheld radio.
Mr. Ning tossed the radio aside and shouted at the back of the truck, "You two, run quickly! I’ll cover you. Otherwise, if a bullet hits the gas tank, the whole truck will explode!"
"Miss Bai, we must leave here quickly!"
Lin Tian spoke while swiftly untying the ropes binding Bai Shishi’s hands.
The truck’s carriage, made of metal, was now riddled with bullet holes, each like a small eye.
If they didn’t leave soon, besides the risk of the truck exploding, just the incoming bullets could turn them into mincemeat.
"I’ll cover you, you run!"
As a police officer, Mr. Ning always had a heart ready to sacrifice for the people, though he didn’t expect it to be today...
Mr. Ning’s lips curled into a ruthless smile, his left hand pulling out a pistol as he peeked out to retaliate.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Bullets flew, and gunfire echoed.
The desolate and dilapidated abandoned chemical plant suddenly became lively.
"Miss Bai, stick close to me!"
Lin Tian took out the pistol given by Mr. Ning, five bullets—enough to hold them off for a while.
Bai Shishi followed behind Lin Tian, clutching her head, crouched halfway, screaming in fright at the gunfire.
Pushing open the carriage door, Lin Tian squinted slightly; everything before him had changed.
At the security room by the gate, there was a hidden person, and an old man lay bleeding on the ground, with three bullet holes in his body.
Lin Tian raised his right hand, aiming the gun barrel through the eye, aligning the sights with the person hiding in the security room.
When the hidden person in the security room peered out with a pistol to check on the truck, Lin Tian pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
The deafening gunshot left Lin Tian’s ears ringing temporarily.
The massive recoil made his right arm’s muscles tremble violently.
The bullet sped off faster than the eye could see.
The hidden person in the security room, just peeking out, saw a dark shadow flash by.
And then...
There was no then!
A gaping blood hole appeared in the middle of his forehead. The bullet spiraled into the skull and burst out through the back!
Watching the person fall into a pool of blood, Lin Tian felt somewhat satisfied. Hitting someone on his first shot—that was pure luck.
After dealing with the immediate threat, for safety’s sake, Lin Tian’s eyes scanned the abandoned chemical plant’s main building.
Seeing is believing, and what Lin Tian saw was shocking.
And it was why Lin Tian was astonished.
"If they can team up with these people, robbing a bank would be nothing!"
Lin Tian mused internally, realizing this group was certainly no ordinary criminal gang.
"Wait, what’s that?"
Lin Tian’s squinting eyes widened in an effort to clearly see everything in the distance.
In the center area of the main building, there were several silhouettes. They weren’t holding guns but seemed to be discussing something.
No doubt, one of those people must be the leader, possibly the mastermind targeting Bai Shishi.
So Lin Tian strained to discern their faces.
Unfortunately, the distance was too great, it was impossible to see clearly.
Seeing Lin Tian lose focus at such a critical juncture, Bai Shishi pushed him: "What are you doing? Hurry up and run!"
Lin Tian snapped back, feeling the enemy’s fire was concentrated on the cab, and grabbed Bai Shishi’s hand.
"I’ll count to three, and we’ll run to the security room over there together, got it?" Lin Tian shouted at Bai Shishi.
"Got it!" Bai Shishi nodded tensely.
One!
Two!
Three!
Run!
The two jumped down from the carriage and sprinted madly toward the gate’s security room.
The enemy’s firepower was initially focused on the cab, forcing Mr. Ning to remain motionless, with shattered glass strewn all over the driver’s compartment.
However, when Lin Tian and Bai Shishi ran toward the security room—
The shooters on the main building received orders to prioritize targeting that woman.
"Bang! Bang!"
"Ratatat..."
In an instant, Lin Tian felt the terror of being enveloped by bullets.
The ground behind their racing feet resounded with dull thuds as bullets struck.
No doubt, if their speed had been slightly slower, the bullets might have hit them.
The distance from the truck to the gate’s security room wasn’t very far, only about fifty meters.
Lin Tian and Bai Shishi dashed for forty meters, with ten meters still remaining, almost reaching the security room.
As Lin Tian sprinted, his ears suddenly twitched.
He sensed a bullet’s whistling getting closer.
Lin Tian abruptly turned his head, straining to see the bullet clearly.
His whites filled with blood vessels in an instant, and his eye’s expression turned fierce.
At that moment, in Lin Tian’s eyes, the speeding bullet was heading straight for Bai Shishi...