chsdbacks Chapter 123: The Cicada Sheds its Shell
Chapter 123: The Cicada Sheds its Shell
After nearly an hour's journey, the group finally arrived at the designated location. After handing over the duties to the brothers, they continued to monitor Liu Hong.
They were still divided into two teams, with Wan Dachuan and two others on one side, and Zhuge Hong and Xiao Wang on the other side.
This is a three-story building, and the exterior walls look old and dilapidated.
A Rotisk car was parked at the entrance. Xiao Wang looked at the license plate and recognized it as the same car Liu Hong had ridden in the night before.
The group hid in the shadows and kept watch. Zhuge Hong took out his walkie-talkie to test it, and after confirming that the communication with Wan Dachuan was working properly, he put it away again.
Xiao Wang practiced his breathing technique while keeping his eyes fixed on the direction of the house entrance.
The surroundings were quiet, with hardly any sound. Occasionally, a stray cat would pass by, but it would quickly flee with its tail drooping.
"Youngest brother, is this your first time spying on someone?"
"Um."
"That's how things are these days. You have to be patient. Sometimes you can keep an eye on them for days and nights and they still won't make a move."
"I understand, but Deputy Team Leader, I still feel something's off."
"What's strange about it?"
"Wasn't the person I killed last night Liu Hong's bodyguard?"
"Yes."
"His bodyguards are all dead, and he hasn't made a sound all day. Isn't that strange? Logically, he should have known since last night that someone was watching him, and someone quite capable at that. What does it mean that he hasn't moved?"
"It does sound a bit strange, but whatever, just keep an eye on him."
Xiao Wang listened without saying anything more, but the doubts in his heart remained.
Time passed second by second, from the time the moonlight was slanted to the moment when the moon was high in the sky, but there was still no movement from the building.
"Could it be that the person isn't inside?" Xiao Wang suddenly asked.
"No way, the brothers said no one has ever left this building."
"Could there be some kind of underground passage?" Xiao Wang continued to ask.
As a border city, Wonsan has a complex underground pipe network, with many buildings connected underground.
Hearing Xiao Wang's words, Zhuge Hong and he exchanged a glance.
"You stay here and keep watch, I'll sneak over and check things out."
"How about I go? At this time, martial arts have the advantage."
Zhuge Hong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, be careful. If things get too bad, retreat immediately."
"I know."
As Xiao Wang spoke, he touched the location of the dagger and was about to take out the mask to put it on when Zhuge Hong pulled him forcefully, dragging him directly into the deepest part of the shadows.
"Someone's coming out," Zhuge Hong said softly.
Xiao Wang looked towards the building entrance and saw three people walking out. The one leading the way in the middle was Liu Hong.
The other two looked like a driver and a bodyguard.
The three of them went out, got into the car, started the engine, and drove towards the west of the city.
"Come on, keep up."
As Zhuge Hong spoke, he led Xiao Wang and followed.
At the same time, he used a walkie-talkie to notify Wan Dachuan and the other two to follow.
The vehicle bumped along the potholed road, with the five people following on either side of the vehicle, keeping their distance along the shadows cast by the roadside.
Fortunately, there was only one car on the entire road, so it was impossible to lose it.
But gradually, Zhuge Hong and the others could not keep up.
After all, he wasn't a martial artist, so his speed and endurance were limited.
"Deputy team leader, I'll follow you. You guys come behind me. Contact me via walkie-talkie."
"Okay, be careful, the walkie-talkie might lose contact if it's too far away."
"clear."
As Xiao Wang spoke, he circulated his breathing technique and quickly followed behind the car, while Zhuge Hong and the others gradually distanced themselves, and at the same time, they took out their masks and put them on.
Following the car westward for nearly half an hour, we finally reached the outer edge of the city, where the vehicle slowed down due to the increasingly damaged road surface.
Xiao Wang's speed also slowed down.
The vehicle then left the main road and turned into an alley, and Xiao Wang followed it in.
Once inside, there was a small, abandoned square surrounded by dilapidated three- or four-story buildings. The car drove directly across the square and parked in an empty storefront on the ground floor opposite, without any doors.
Then, Liu Hong opened the car door, got out, and called out to the alley where Xiao Wang was standing, "Friend, which alley are you from?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wang immediately realized that this was a trap.
He immediately prepared to retreat from the alley, but as soon as he turned around, four people appeared at the alley entrance behind him, blocking his way out. Two of them were holding submachine guns and shot directly at Xiao Wang without warning.
Da da da, da da da da da...
"grass!"
Without hesitation, Xiao Wang immediately set off, using his breathing technique and Vajra Leg to rush forward. While moving in a serpentine pattern, he also jumped over the walls on both sides.
Fortunately, the alley wasn't very narrow, and there was enough space to run left and right, which gave Xiao Wang a chance to dodge the bullets. Otherwise, the bullets would have blown him to pieces from his back.
Xiao Wang was extremely fast, and he reached the entrance of the alley in just a few breaths. Even so, his arm and side were grazed by bullets, but fortunately, they were not serious.
Just then, he glanced in Liu Hong's direction out of the corner of his eye and saw that the bodyguard-like man who had been beside him was now aiming a rifle at him.
"Your mom..."
Xiao Wang was startled and immediately moved forward quickly, keeping his eyes fixed on the bodyguard. As soon as he left the alley, he made a sharp turn and ran into the building next to him.
Simultaneously.
Bang!
A loud bang.
Rifle firing.
next moment.
when!
The bullet struck the wall behind Xiao Wang, and the splashing sand hit the back of his head, causing a sharp pain.
Fortunately, the bullet did not hit him.
Xiao Wang quickly hid behind a cement pillar, drew his dagger, and gripped it tightly in his hand.
But the dagger wasn't very useful at this point.
At this distance, let alone rushing out to fight back, you'd basically be a sitting duck if you were exposed.
Xiao Wang hid behind the wall, moving slowly along the other party's blind spot, trying his best not to let the other party figure out his location.
At that moment, the people who had been blocking his way at the alley entrance rushed in. He glanced at them and saw that there were far more than four people; there were as many as seven in total.
Fortunately, the only heavy weapons they had were those two submachine guns.
They gradually surrounded Xiao Wang's location, and when they saw the shadows, unsure if anyone was there, they fired a burst of bullets first.
Da-da-da, da-da-da...
Intermittent gunfire rang out in the walled compound, echoing loudly.
After groping his way for a while, Xiao Wang finally found the stairwell. He then quickly went up to the fourth floor, but the structure above was blocked off, so he couldn't reach the roof.
At that moment, another shot came flying from the opposite side.
The rifleman from earlier had already reached the fourth floor across the street and was waiting for him.
Fortunately, Xiao Wang remained highly vigilant and immediately hid behind a wall, avoiding the shooting.
At that moment, Liu Hong's voice came from below: "Save them if you can, otherwise kill them."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a car engine began to play.
Hearing this voice, Xiao Wang knew that Liu Hong was about to leave. The place he was going next was the important thing, but Xiao Wang had no time to care about anything else now.
"That was a clever escape tactic, unbelievable!"