Chapter 9: With Intention Comes Spontaneity

  Yang Chao shouted, "Zhao Kong, slow down!" He pulled out a handgun from his waist and gave me a signal. I peeked through the peephole and saw a young man with two hands holding a plastic bag containing lunchboxes, looking very pale. I nodded to Yang Chao and opened the door.

  That person said he was a delivery guy. I chuckled and pointed to the dinner table. The delivery guy walked in, put the food box on the table, turned around and was about to leave when I closed the door behind him. Everyone's expression changed. Yang Tao was about to pull out his gun again, but that person rushed forward, slapped down with one palm, and sent the half-drawn handgun flying away. Seeing how fast this person was, I ducked down and went straight for his right foot. Unexpectedly, he showed a contemptuous expression, using his left foot as the pivot point, and with explosive force, he twisted and turned, his right foot spinning 270 degrees towards my head, bringing wind with it. If that kick had landed solidly, my skull would have shattered and my brains would have splattered everywhere.

  Suddenly, that person flew out horizontally and crashed into the wall with a thud. I, still in shock, looked up to see Zhao Chen's leg already on the ground. This speed, I didn't even see her kick! Poor guy took this "door frame shattering kick" and let out a dull hum before fainting.

  I said that the meal couldn't be eaten anymore, while rummaging through this person's pockets. A mask, a red cloth, a key with a piece of paper stuck on it with the words "Xin Wei 3". Nothing else was found.

  I asked Xin Xiaoxin if he was ordering takeout from a store called "Xin Wei". He said yes, damn it, I didn't expect this to be a black shop. I said not necessarily, first let Xin Xiaoxin and Jiang Nan go find some guys and tie him up.

  Yang Chao asked me how I knew there was something wrong with this person?

  He didn't have the anxious or impatient expression of a typical delivery guy, but rather looked very tense, as if suppressing something. Moreover, his skin was quite pale, which made him look even less like a delivery guy who's always out in the wind and rain. I tried to close the door on him, testing him, and unexpectedly he revealed his true nature on the spot.

  "Besides," I turned to ask Xin Xiaoxin who was tying people up, "Xin Kong, you didn't pay first, did you?"

  Everyone suddenly realized - this guy is not a delivery boy, so he naturally doesn't know how much money to collect for these meal boxes, so no one dared to ask for money, or he simply didn't know the trick of delivering takeout.

  "Is there poison in that food, can't eat it?" Jiang Nan asked while tying up the unlucky egg.

  I was right, but whether it's a sleeping pill or a deadly poison that seals one's fate, who knows. He then turned to Zhao Chen and said, "It looks like Zhao Kong will have to go hungry for a while longer."

  Zhao Chen said in a lazy tone, "It's this guy who made me hungry! He deserves to be kicked to death!" She turned around and saw the bag of lemons I bought, as if she had found a lifesaver, and muttered to herself, "Hmm, let's eat a lemon first!"

  I smiled wryly and said, "Zhao Kong can have one, but don't eat too many."

  Zhao Chen listened to this and turned back to glare at me with great dissatisfaction, saying: "Why?"

  Her glare made my hair stand on end. I've seen her kick out twice, each time with a majestic and powerful effect, if she kicks out the third foot towards me, I'm afraid my life will be forfeited on the spot. Can only scratch head and say: "Later need to use lemon juice to clean up the bloodstains in Li Yubo's room that haven't been cleaned..."

  This sentence ruined her appetite, she spat out her tongue and said she wouldn't eat anymore! Then went back to her room.

  I saw Jiang Nan and Xin Xiaoxin had already tied up the fake delivery guy, looking like a SM rope art, so I told them that this place was exposed and not safe. Time is of the essence, we need to hurry up and clean up the room, change places to live. Hurry to Li Yubo's room to cut open the lemon and wipe away the bloodstains.

  Yesterday, Jiang Nan and Xin Xiao Xin were sent by Yang Chao to wipe the bloodstains, still with an unwilling expression. Unexpectedly, after hearing me say this, they both nodded and took a bag to Li Yu Bo's room. I instructed them to wait for a while and not come out no matter what happens.

  Then he said to Yang Chao: "Yang Kong, get ready immediately, in a while there may be enemies coming from the net, don't let one go."

  Yang Chao did not understand and asked who it was?

  I glanced at Mingying and said, "Not clear. Better safe than sorry, give me the electric shock gun."

  After finishing, I ran to the stairwell, stretched out my hand and waved the red cloth that had just been taken out. Sneaking a peek, 3 men wearing black T-shirts rushed down from a black pickup truck and ran towards our building.

  After more than 10 minutes, the staircase passage transmitted a hurried footsteps. A thick male voice rang out: "Isn't it 701? Why can't I see Red Eagle?"

  Another slightly sharp voice said: "The door is open, probably went in, quick!"

  Three people had just slipped in through the gate, and I, hiding behind the door, took aim at one of them who was holding a gun and pulled the trigger.

  A blue light flashed, and the electrodes shot onto that person's body. A huge voltage suddenly added to his body, and the muscles all over his body contracted violently, twitching a few times, before twisting into an extremely strange posture and flying out.

  The other two men holding the tonfa were stunned on the spot, Yang Chao flashed out from behind the wall in the living room, pointing at the two with his gun and ordering them to put down their weapons. One of them listened obediently and was knocked down by Mingying with a fierce hand knife. The other one, perhaps thinking that it's all or nothing, suddenly threw the tonfa towards Yang Chao. Yang Chao didn't dare to fire recklessly and could only dodge sideways. That man shouted and pounced on him, grabbing his gun, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

  Yang Chao was also somewhat skilled in combat, and just as he was about to kick with his flying foot, he saw Mingying and I rushing over. Afraid of accidentally hurting us, he forcibly pulled the safety catch on his gun upwards. The guy, seeing this, became even more reckless, directly knocking Yang Chao to the ground and wrestling with him.

  I rushed up and grabbed the guy's clothes, pulling hard. He turned around and stretched out his leg, kicking me right on the toe, sending a sharp pain through my body. My face almost distorted in agony. Mingying was circling around, ready to kick him in the head, but this guy was too quick, he hugged Yang Chao and spun around, Mingying immediately pulled her foot back, or else it would have been Yang Chao who ended up paralyzed on the ground.

  A cornered dog jumps over a wall; this shameless and unscrupulous trick has got the three of us dancing in circles.

  But everyone knows this is a desperate struggle. Sooner or later this guy will be caught by us, it's just a matter of time.

  Zhao Chen suddenly walked out of the house, discontentedly saying: "I'm starving to death, and it's so noisy, can't a person live?"

  Seeing this chaotic melee, she furrowed her brow and said: "What's going on here?"

  I pointed at the guy who was wrestling with Yang Tuo, his mouth watering profusely, and said: "It's him who poisoned your food and made you go hungry!"

  Zhao Chen's eyes gleamed with ferocity as he charged towards the two people rolling on the ground, throwing a punch without knowing who his target was. The punch landed squarely on someone's forehead. The person, enraged at being hit by such a weak-looking girl, let out an angry cry and suddenly summoned incredible strength to push Yang Chao away. Zhao Chen had already lifted her knee high up, and with the momentum, she kicked upwards with her leg, which then came crashing down like thunder, creating a whooshing sound. Her snow-white foot, clad in flip-flops, struck the person's head like a massive hammer.

  This tragic scene makes me feel a sharp pain in my balls.

  The poor egg's chin heavily knocked on the ground, and the whole person fell under Zhao Chen's pomegranate skirt.

  At this time, Jiang and Xin, who were wiping the bloodstains in Li Yu Bo's room, also ran over. We tied up all four of them, stuffed their mouths, and searched their bodies. We found a walkie-talkie, two bullet clips, and a backpack on one of the guys who had surrendered. Inside the backpack, there were four rolls of adhesive tape and six large opaque plastic bags.

  I turned over the plastic bag and changed color.

  Jiang Nan walked over and said, "These things are definitely used to deal with us! I'd be damned, fortunately we didn't fall for their trap, otherwise we would have been tied up and thrown into a trash bag, then dumped in the garbage dump!"

  Xin Xiao Xin also said on the side: "Just right, use these few bags to pack up these stupid Bo Yi and throw them into the river!"

  That disarmed guy heard this and was so scared that he peed his pants.

  Yang Chao saw that I looked very ugly and said: "What did you find?"

  I shook my head and said nothing. Yang Chao saw that I had something to say but didn't want to, so he looked at Mingying twice. The latter lowered her head instead.

  I said to Yang Chao: "There's something I need to trouble you with."

  Yang Chao said: "Speak directly."

  "Pointing to the man holding a gun, who I had just electrocuted, I said: 'Put on his clothes and glasses, pretend to be injured, and exit through the hole in the floor. Right in front of you is a pickup truck, take control of the driver. After it's done, notify us with the walkie-talkie.'"

  Yang Chao untied the ropes on the unconscious man's body, took off his clothes and changed into them, then put on his sunglasses. He handed the captured pistol to Mingying and turned around to leave.

  I was quite surprised to see him so readily obeying my orders. But then I saw him hand the gun over to Mingying, and I knew that he still trusted her the most.

  I turned to Jiang Nan and said, "Take those meal boxes downstairs and search the basement or the back of the stairs. There should be a real delivery guy who's unconscious. Move him to the entrance and try to wake him up. If he wakes up, ask him if he accidentally fell and fainted, and have him bring the food upstairs."

  Jiang Nan listened to me finish, nodded quickly and went to pick up the two bags. Before leaving, I took out the key from the fake delivery guy named Chi Ying and put it in his pocket, saying that I would return the key to the delivery guy by the way. Jiang Nan squeezed my eyes and said "I see".

  Xin Xiao Xin saw me giving orders like a captain and cupped his hands: "What are your instructions, Professor Lin?"

  "Is Li Yubo's room tidy?"

  "It's almost done, just a little bit left, I'll go take care of it." Xinxin responded and went back to busy herself wiping the bloodstains.

  I told Zhao Chen and Mingying to pack up the things in the room and prepare to run away.

  Before long, there was another knock at the door. Jiang Nan's voice came from outside the door: "Open the door, takeout is here!"

  I opened the door. A dark-skinned man with a honest face and some blood on his face stood at the door with a bag in his hand. Jiang Nan was behind him, saying, "This guy fell down and happened to be found by me."

  I took the bag with a sense of apology and asked if he was okay. He smiled foolishly and said, "It's fine, oh, 183 yuan, you can just give me 180." I handed over 200 and said don't bother with the change, use the remaining money to buy a pack of cigarettes. Sorry for the trouble.

  The man smiled and took the money happily, then went downstairs.

  Jiang Nan walked in and said, "I say, Professor Lin, you're really something. Your analysis of the problem is thorough, and your handling of things is so comprehensive. If you were the captain, I'd obey you 100%."

  I smiled and said it's nothing, as long as everyone works together, we are a team after all.

  Jiang Nan nodded and said: "It seems that the first person to come in was already lurking at the entrance of the building, waiting for the delivery person to enter, then knocking him unconscious and impersonating him?"

  I was right.

  Jiang Nan continued, "So you just sent away the delivery guy to prevent him from suspecting anything? But... how did you get the other three assassins here? And how did you know there was a driver in the car outside?"