"Is anyone there? Huahua, Huahua?"
The shouting echoed in Tang Xiaowan’s ears as she anxiously looked around and carefully moved forward, trying to find Leng Lingxiao.
However, all that responded to her was the sound of footsteps.
Her heart sank suddenly and she quickened her pace, a bad premonition welled up inside her.
Huahua, nothing better be wrong!
No, it couldn’t be, there surely wouldn’t be anything wrong.
"Huahua, Huahua?" She shouted loudly again, taking a small tool out of her bag.
Suddenly, a series of rapid footsteps came from straight ahead, and four men in black clothing approached her, each wearing a pure black mask and gloves, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
The knives in their hands emitted a dangerous aura.
Two more followed from behind.
They were also wearing masks and gloves.
Tang Xiaowan’s heart tightened, suspecting that these people were after her mutation and probably not sent by Li Zishen.
If they were really under his command, they wouldn’t be so vicious; they would at least take into account her safety.
"Where is Leng Lingxiao?"
"What is the purpose of leading me here?"
She was still worried about her Huahua, not even considering her own safety.
How could one person fight against six?
However, the black-clad men approaching her did not answer her questions, instead, they quickened their pace, and the blades in their hands looked frighteningly sharp.
Seeing this, Tang Xiaowan quickly turned around.
She ran with all her might, shouting loudly, "Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi!"
Just then, another black-clad figure appeared, exceptionally agile, blocking the path Tang Xiaowan intended to escape through the large iron gate; unlike the others, he held a gun.
"Better go back quietly."
Then, she heard the large iron gate being locked.
Tang Xiaowan’s heart skipped a beat, gripping the small tool tightly, "What... what exactly do you want?"
"Stop the idle talk, move back."
Actually, as soon as Tang Xiaowan had called for Huahua the first time, Cheng Shi had followed her in and secretly hid behind a digger.
He heard the sound of the gate being locked, too.
Suddenly, with a bang of a gunshot, the black-clad figure that was nearing collapsed to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Tang Xiaowan’s heart skipped a beat.
Though somewhat surprised, she wasn’t afraid; it was crucial to survive now, or else she would be the one to die.
"Don’t move!" Cheng Shi shouted loudly.
The black-clad men who followed, seeing he held two guns, quickly hid behind boxes, figuring they couldn’t escape anyway since the gate was already locked.
The leader of the men gestured for everyone to switch weapons.
"Cheng Shi, be careful!" Tang Xiaowan shouted urgently, her voice filled with concern, "There are six more, they have guns and knives."
Immediately, Cheng Shi feinted a shot and then ran to Tang Xiaowan’s side, "Are you hurt?"
"I’m fine, be careful of those large boxes."
She had been caught off guard by someone hidden in a box just before; otherwise, with her speed, she would have definitely escaped by now.
Sending so many people was quite a sacrifice.
Cheng Shi held his gun, his eyes sharp as a hawk, each turn of his head testing, trying to capture every black-clad figure in the dim light.
Meanwhile, Tang Xiaowan clung tightly to Cheng Shi’s side. Despite being terrified, Cheng Shi’s arrival gave her a great sense of security.
She knew she had to stay calm to find a chance to escape.
After a moment, Cheng Shi scanned left and right, then handed the gun to Tang Xiaowan, "Don’t be afraid, Miss, just shoot; they’re not any good people anyway."
But her hand still shook involuntarily several times.
"About 10 meters to the right... there’s an excavator, on my count of three let’s run over there."
"Okay, to the right, 10 meters."
So, after hearing "one, two, three," Tang Xiaowan quickly ran towards the excavator.
At the same time, a man in black peeked out from a large box, luckily Cheng Shi was quick and shot him with a raised hand.
Tang Xiaowan quietly breathed a sigh of relief, she really hadn’t been mistaken, there indeed was someone hiding in the wooden crate. Thɪs chapter is updated by novｅlfire.net
Seeing this, others immediately surrounded them.
Cheng Shi’s marksmanship was very precise, one shot per person, but those men in black seemed not to fear death, still charging forward one after another.
Tang Xiaowan suspected there were side doors, otherwise, they couldn’t have been coming one after another .
Thus, she gestured to Cheng Shi.
She knew they couldn’t hold on much longer , bullets were limited, they had to find a way out, they couldn’t keep butting heads .
As Tang Xiaowan surveyed her surroundings, she finally noticed a wooden door in a corner not too far away, her heart stirred, and she quickly ran toward that door, only to be spotted by a man in black.
He immediately chased after her, Tang Xiaowan decisively fired a shot, and rapidly reached the door.
Luckily it was not locked, just ajar.
Beyond the door was a dark hallway, but at this point, Tang Xiaowan could not worry about that, she yelled for Cheng Shi and then ran out.
Then, gunshots and the sounds of metal clashing came from behind.
It was clear that the scene was chaotic without needing to guess.
She had thought Cheng Shi was close behind her and would follow immediately, but she forgot he was a straightforward man who wouldn’t stop until he had dealt with the men in black.
Worried, Tang Xiaowan quickly turned back, only to collide face-to-face with Cheng Shi.
It seemed he had handled everything!
"Miss, are you alright?"
"Are you hurt?" Tang Xiaowan grabbed Cheng Shi’s arm, anxiously checking him over.
Although Cheng Shi was assigned by Tang Mei as her bodyguard, and protecting her was his duty, for Tang Xiaowan, he was as important as an older brother.
"Miss, don’t worry, I’m fine!" Cheng Shi replied, frowning, then looked Tang Xiaowan over, "Are you okay, are you hurt?"
"No, I’m fine, but just now... I think... I killed someone."
"I shot his arm, and then I fired again."
Tang Xiaowan was taken aback at his words.
"Where’s your phone?" Cheng Shi suddenly asked.
"Oh, in my bag." Tang Xiaowan then hurriedly dug out her phone to call Leng Lingxiao.
"What’s going on, is the signal blocked?"
"I suspect their goal isn’t to kill me, but to kidnap me," Tang Xiaowan gasped for air, clutching her phone tightly, "It might be related to that woman on the Jinyuan Bridge."
Cheng Shi’s eyes suddenly darkened.
So, it was about genetic mutation, they wanted to capture the miss to experiment?
No wonder they didn’t strike lethally, just encircled.
Yes, at first, they used knives, and only changed their gear to shoot at me after I appeared!
The two cautiously moved along the exterior path of the factory, trying to get around to where the off-road vehicle was parked.
Suddenly, Cheng Shi pulled Tang Xiaowan back, his gaze fixed intently on a black sedan not far off. "Miss, don’t move, wait a moment."
Hearing this, Tang Xiaowan quickly raised her gun.
"That car... belongs to that person."
"The big liar who told me Huahua was in danger?" Tang Xiaowan angrily asked.
She initially didn’t believe it, but didn’t dare risk Leng Lingxiao’s safety and had reluctantly come over, half-doubting, and had fallen right into their trap.
"Yes, the license plate matches."
Cheng Shi said this and then used his tall body to shield the petite Tang Xiaowan.