Chapter Thirty-Five

  The night is cool as water, on this New Year's Eve, rain started outside the window.

  The fine rain was blown into the window by the wind, startling Gong Xi who had already fallen asleep.

  There wasn't even a TV in this small room, and after drinking two beers alone, Gong Xi decided to go to sleep. It was New Year's Eve, and no matter what, he had to call his father, even if he hated him, because after all, he was still his own father.

  There was little conversation on the phone, asking about physical condition and wishing a happy new year, then hung up.

  Gong Xi tried calling Lucky several times, but no one answered. Gong Xi knew that with such a big typhoon, communication must have been interrupted.

  Nothing else happened, and I went to bed early.

  He didn't expect it to rain in the middle of the night, so he hurriedly got up to close the window. The window was deformed too badly, and every time he opened or closed it, he had to use a lot of force. Gong Xi was struggling to push the window into the frame when he saw that the originally dark room across from him suddenly lit up.

  Gong Xi hastily stopped what he was doing, holding his breath as he looked towards the opposite side. At this time, another set of urgent footsteps echoed from the stone path downstairs, and two black figures quickly entered the corridor on the opposite side.

  Jing Xi quickly contacted three people who were also tracking the case nearby, then immediately turned off the lights and set up a night vision telescope.

  "Number one, number one, confirmed old cat is out of the cave."

  The old cat is the key figure on the Hong Kong side they have been waiting for.

  Four directions, four people simultaneously contacted all national security personnel stationed in Australia. The rain was still falling slowly and quietly, in the dark night, only a few faint colorful lights were scattered from the distant neon lights.

  "We'll guard the front, you two go around to the back and guard, as soon as someone comes, we'll act immediately." Gong Xi said in a low voice to his three accomplices.

  A tense atmosphere quietly spread through this small narrow alley.

  Time is passing minute by minute, second by second, and every second of waiting feels so long.

  The man standing on the other side of the door was named Liu Gang, who had just graduated from university this year. Due to his excellent grades, he was directly recruited into the National Security Bureau, but this was his first real combat experience.

  It was clear that his hand holding the gun was trembling slightly, and his body was tense as if it would break apart at any moment.

  Gong Xi gave him a reassuring look, telling him not to be too nervous, not to be afraid.

  Although he knew such encouragement was of little effect, under the current circumstances, this was all he could do.

  Suddenly, footsteps echoed in the corridor, someone was going downstairs, alone.

  Liu Gang panicked all of a sudden, his frightened eyes turned to Gong Xi, asking what to do?

  Gong Xi waved his index finger slightly, signaling him not to move. Can't scare the snake by hitting the grass.

  Then, he waved his hand and let Liu Gang retreat backwards as well. Not far from Liu Gang's body, there was a large round iron trash can. Gong Xi pointed to it, indicating for him to hide behind it. He himself retreated into the shadow of a street lamp.

  Liu Gang nodded and slowly backed away, one step, two steps. The footsteps from upstairs were getting closer and closer, it seemed that the person should have already reached the first floor.

  Liu Gang's sweat had already flowed down from his temples and was streaming down his forehead.

  He had just reached the last step and was about to take the three steps that would bring him to the doorway.

  "Clang." Liu Gang suddenly tripped over the iron bucket, and at the same time, the person who came down from upstairs happened to walk out of the door, looking in the direction of the sound in surprise.

  Liu Gang's hand automatically pulled the trigger.

  A gunshot echoed through the dark night.

  One shot missed, and Gong Xi quickly added a shot from behind. The man fell to the ground with a thud.

  "Go upstairs!"

  Jiabian rushed in while shouting at Liu Gang who was already stunned.

  Liu Gang suddenly came back to himself and immediately ran up.

  The people upstairs had already heard the gunshot and rushed down, the sparks flying out of the gun muzzle flashing in the darkness. The crackling gunfire woke up the sleeping crowd.

  Four people were involved in this capture, two of whom sacrificed themselves, and Wang Ji was seriously injured.

  That New Year's Eve, the blood stained the streets of the entire alley red, and the blood flowed with the rainwater into a small red stream. The red color at that time was not festive at all, but filled with sorrow.

  The reinforcements finally arrived in time and everyone was caught.