Chapter 73

Outside the inn was a chaotic world, while inside, the corridor was already empty.

Qingchen held the Glock 34 and walked out.

In fact, Ye Wan was right. Although Qingchen was cautious, he was never short of courage.

Just like when he arrived at Prison 18 after his穿越, he never begged for mercy from anyone, not even in the black box or when facing waterboarding.

He relied on his courage, using a life-or-death attitude to achieve his goals.

This was the fundamental reason why Li Shuhong valued him.

Compared to his talent for hyper-recall, Li Shuhong always cared more about his character.

Perhaps because no one ever waited for him, or because he never lingered in the past, Qingchen always moved forward without looking back or regretting.

At this moment, Wang Yun ran out from one of the rooms.

When she saw Qingchen in the corridor, her eyes were filled with surprise, but she wasn't familiar enough with him to recognize him.

Qingchen looked at her coldly. She was neatly dressed, showing no signs of being molested, and her makeup was still meticulously applied.

"You..." Wang Yun was stunned when she saw the masked Qingchen.

In the next moment, Qingchen raised his gun and fired four shots. Two missed, but the last two hit the girl's left and right legs precisely.

Then, without any hesitation, he continued walking forward.

Qingchen suddenly realized that he had a natural talent for using firearms.

Everyone needed a lot of ammunition to "feed" their sense of gun handling.

Gun handling was about familiarizing oneself with the recoil, the speed of the bullet leaving the barrel, the process of adjusting the trajectory, and the reaction of one's arm muscles when firing.

But all of this, Qingchen needed only a few shots to firmly imprint in his mind.

So, the first two shots he fired at Wang Yun were off, but the last two precisely corrected the trajectory.

Wang Yun let out a wail behind him.

But Qingchen's heart did not waver.

Many things connected in his mind at this moment.

On September 30th, the four who usually went to school together, only Wang Yun came to school alone and early, and had made plans with Nan Gengchen.

Throughout the day, Liu Dezhu, Hu Xiaoniu, Zhang Tianzhen, and Bai Wan'er would gather in the corridor during breaks, but Wang Yun stayed in the classroom, looking gloomy all day.

So, when Qingchen realized that an insider had informed the criminals of their plans, the other party might have even changed the plans to facilitate the night's actions.

Thus, he asked Liu Dezhu: Who proposed the change in plans?

At that time, Liu Dezhu answered: Bai Wan'er.

But Qingchen instinctively thought this was unreasonable.

Because in his memory, Wang Yun was the most suspicious.

Bai Wan'er was not the answer he wanted.

Now it seemed that something must have happened when the criminals went to Jiang Xue's house, which led to a change in her personality the next day and a strain in the relationships among the four.

Finally, when the criminals illogically took Wang Yun and then suddenly took Nan Gengchen, Qingchen had already confirmed his suspicions.

The criminals couldn't be so foolish as to lose their heads in a crisis.

They must have taken Wang Yun to exchange information at a suitable location.

However, after taking Wang Yun, they immediately took Nan Gengchen.

Qingchen believed this was not a coincidence.

So, when he encountered Wang Yun in the corridor, he chose to shoot her.

This might be the coldest side of Qingchen, yet it was also the most passionate.

For some reason, when he thought of the bodies in the courtyard, he felt he couldn't let this girl leave unscathed.

Qingchen wasn't seeking revenge for anyone, as he had no close relationship with the two Kunlun members or the inn owner.

He just thought that someone had to pay the price for this.

...

Laojun Mountain, a scenic spot hidden in the mountains, even with many tourists, there would be no pedestrians on the streets after 1 a.m.

The restaurants on the street would all be closed, leaving only the streetlights on.

However, the commotion at the Cloud Inn was too great, and all the inns and guesthouses on this street were alarmed.

Students were fleeing in all directions, while the criminals, dressed differently, followed them calmly.

They were dragging Liu Dezhu, Zhang Tianzhen, Hu Xiaoniu, and Bai Wan'er, with their hands tied and covered by clothes.

On the way, Hu Xiaoniu calmly said, "You won't get far with the four of us. The situation has already exceeded your plans. There's only one road up and down the mountain, and Kunlun might have already set up checkpoints."

The leader of the criminals didn't interrupt him but listened with interest.

Hu Xiaoniu continued, "Let us go, and you can still go into the mountains. The Funiu Mountains stretch for eight hundred miles; no one can catch you. If you just want money, I guarantee I'll send you the money after I get back. Just give me an account."

The leader smiled, "I appreciate your concern, but you're overthinking it."

He then gestured for his companion to open a plastic bag, which contained over ten homemade Molotov cocktails.

The leader took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, and then lit the cloth on the Molotov cocktail.

"Six, throw it," he said calmly to the other criminals.

One of the criminals threw the Molotov cocktail, which hit another inn on the side of the road.

Immediately, a fierce fire broke out.

The criminals walked and threw, and soon the entire row of inns was ablaze.

Numerous tourists woke up from their sleep, running out onto the street in disarray.

But that wasn't enough.

The leader turned to Liu Dezhu and smiled, "To be honest, I want to take you away, but I'm also afraid you'll return to the inner world. If you tell Li Shuhong everything and he really puts in the effort to find us, it would be terrifying. So, let's say goodbye here. Once you die, these tourists will panic and run around."

The leader said to his men, "Seven, take off the silencer and fire a magazine to make these lovely tourists run even faster!"

But no one responded.

The leader suddenly turned around and saw that Seven, who was supposed to be guarding Bai Wan'er, was lying in a pool of blood not far away.

Blood was gushing from a wound in his lower back, where his spleen had been ruptured.

No one knew when Seven died or who killed him!

It seemed that there was a hunter hidden in the mist, and they had become the prey.

The leader, with a cold face, removed his silencer and aimed at Liu Dezhu.

But at that moment, Liu Dezhu, facing a life-or-death decision, suddenly burst with immense courage.

He bent down, pushing the criminal next to him away, and quickly ran into the darkness, dodging as he ran.

His speed was extremely fast, and his burst of energy was very strong!

The physical enhancements from the gene serum saved his life, and the leader of the criminals didn't expect this timid person to suddenly have the courage to resist.

At the same time, a shot was fired from somewhere, hitting the thigh of the criminal who was guarding Liu Dezhu.

Before the injured criminal hit the ground, the hunter in the dark fired another shot, piercing his skull.

The leader's face turned grim. He no longer cared about the others and fired a few shots randomly into the crowd of tourists.

The sharp gunshots woke up all the tourists, and the aimless crowd, seeing the fallen victims, began to flee in chaos!

The leader and another criminal, with Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen, quickly moved through the crowd toward the parking lot.

There were too many unexpected events tonight.

What was supposed to be a well-planned operation had fallen apart due to sudden changes.

Of the seven criminals, only two remained.

They had to leave quickly.