Ch. 242 - Alertness

Xiao Liu suddenly stood right under me, motionless, as if she was listening to something. The rest of the police also followed Xiao Liu to a stop. Xiao Liu flashed the flashlight left and right for a while before saying, "Did you hear anything?"

Several policemen also took pictures and said, "A sound? Maybe it's just the mice moving. "

But I knew what the sound Xiao Liu was referring to was, and it certainly wasn't the sound of a mouse. It was the sound of finger bones contracting and rubbing together. The sound was very soft, but I could hear it clearly. Because not everyone possessed this kind of physical strength, I felt my muscles becoming tight and sore, and I knew that if I loosened my fingers at any time, the soles of my feet might slip.

If I fell now, I would land directly in front of Xiao Liu. Not only would I be caught, even Zhao Mingkun would be in danger.

I used all my strength to hold on, and the wound in my mouth began to squeeze out blood again under the strength i was exerting. A bloody smell came out of my mouth.If it weren't for the strong smell of sewers everywhere, the smell of blood would be easy for the police, especially the special forces to notice.

I felt like I was running out of energy.

At this moment, Xiao Liu finally said, "Well, go over there and have a look. Remember, you must catch them alive. You can't shoot, understand?"

A policeman whispered, "But it was said that you can shoot if necessary."

Xiao Liu smiled and sneered, looking at officer he said solemnly, "Can you tell when it's necessary and when it's not?" Without my permission, the pursuers are not allowed to shoot, understand? "

"Understood," the policeman said.

Immediately afterwards, several people gradually left.

Zhao Mingkun loosened her body and fell to the ground without saying a word, as graceful as a noble cat.I also understood how Zhao Mingkun appeared behind me last time. But I couldn't fall to the ground like Zhao Mingkun. If I was the one who tried that, I might've smashed a hole in the ground.

Zhao Mingkun whispered: "Come down, they have left. When they find that there is no one there, they will definitely turn back."

I was sweating profusely at the moment, and there was a mouthful of blood in my mouth.As soon as he opened his mouth, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth: "Wait a minute. Although they're gone, I can't be like you."

Zhao Mingkun said, "I can catch you. Just come down."

Even if Zhao Mingkun didn't speak, it was absolutely impossible for me to go back the same way. Soon my fingers softened and I fell down directly. However, I didn't fall straight to the ground. Zhao Mingkun actually caught me firmly. I broke out in a cold sweat.  Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingkun's seemingly weak body contained so much strength.

Thinking of this, I said, "Amazing, sister."

Zhao Mingkun put me down, walked out quickly, and said, "With your little body of less than 120 pounds, it's not a problem to hold you."

Saying that, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong with your mouth? You didn't bite your tongue, did you? "

I said, "You know, it takes a little effort to get out of the detention center."

We all go the same way.

We had to go back. We don't know if anyone is watching above.

We looked at each other. I opened my mouth and said, "If Xiao Liu comes to me, it means that everything has been deployed."

"I think there is no need to watch the surrounding police stations, they should be watching the remaining sewer exits and trying to box us in."

I had already climbed up and said to Zhao Mingkun, "There are two options now. The first is to go up, and the second is to wait in the sewer."

Zhao Mingkun didn't seem to think much, and said, "This policeman is here after you. He is sure that you will escape through the sewer. And now he didn't realise that, if he watched the surveillance and saw that no one came out of the alley, then he would be more certain that we were in the sewer. At that time, there will definitely be a carpet search of the entire area.

Zhao Mingkun also got up and said, "And if that happens, we really wouldn't be able to run anymore."

"So you agree to go up too."

I pushed open the manhole cover. The sun shone, but no one spoke, and I also understood that there was no one guarding this area. Maybe this was the truth. In the so-called darkness under the lights, the most dangerous place might also be the safest place.

Zhao Mingkun and I looked at each other and put the manhole cover back on.

I whispered, "My deployment was disrupted. Where should we go?"

Zhao Mingkun said, "Come with me, we will be monitored when we go out. Someone is watching the surveillance outside. Within five minutes, the police will come. As soon as we go out, we must act quickly, understand? "

I gave a nod.

Zhao Mingkun continued: "Then, when I take action in a while, you can just watch from the side. Don't talk too much. "

I vaguely felt something was wrong, but I didn't speak.

Zhao Mingkun walked out, and I followed behind.

Looking at the back of the alley, Sister Mao's car was no longer there, and it should have been towed back.

Zhao Mingkun rushed directly to the side of the road.

This road was not particularly remote, otherwise Xiao Liu would not have found it so quickly.  Zhao Mingkun rushed out like this and stopped the car behind her. Zhao Mingkun's speed was very fast, and her actions were without hesitation. And the car was not slow on the road. If the car didn't brake in time, Zhao Mingkun may be knocked down directly.

The car stopped a few centimetres beside Zhao Mingkun.The driver may not have been able to see clearly, but I could see clearly from the side.If it was too late, Zhao Mingkun would have been crushed under the wheels of the car.

Zhao Mingkun fell to the ground, and the driver of the first car stopped to check.But when the driver got out of the car, Zhao Mingkun took a pistol from her waist.

A pistol was placed on the driver's head, and the driver raised his hands subconsciously.

Naturally, I knew what Zhao Mingkun meant, so I quickly got in the car and sat in the driver's seat.

Zhao Mingkun pointed the gun at the driver and slowly got into the car.

"Come on." Zhao Mingkun said.

I nodded. The car itself was yet to turn off. A few seconds later, we started to drive away.

"You want to die?" I cursed: "It was too dangerous just now. If the driver had been a novice, you would have been crushed to death! "

Zhao Mingkun smiled and then said, "When we live, we are all gambling. If you think about life, you may live. If you think about it death, you may die. You can do your own thing, but you can live and die ... but this is all in God's control."

 We planned to go all the way to the west and, after five minutes, take a taxi.

Finally, I saw Zhao Mingkun's crazy side. I don't know if this was normal in Zhao Mingkun's life.  It's just that life like this was wonderful, fun, and definitely short-lived. While we don't know what accident will happen tomorrow , if we didn't kill ourselves, the chances of surviving were pretty high.

But some people like to gamble. It's just that some people gamble with money, and others gamble with their lives.

Five minutes later, the car was now parked on the side of the road, Zhao Mingkun hailed a taxi. Because of the presence of outsiders, we didn't say anything. However, we spent the next hour in a taxi. Zhao Mingkun's route was chaotic and had no direction. We also changed seven or eight taxis throughout the journey.

When we finally got out of the car at one place, Zhao Mingkun said to me: "After running so many laps, I almost fainted. Even if they want to watch the surveillance, they have to watch it for a while. "

"What?" I asked

Zhao Mingkun, pointed to the ground, and said, "Let's go, go around the sewers a few times, and you won't know where you are when you come out."

I pointed to my head: "Not necessarily, the map above and below Dongxing City is already in my mind."

"Then you are not too bad." Zhao Mingkun said.

I shrugged. "If you're not good, you won't be able to join the special forces.

The two of us were speechless, wandering in the sewer for more than an hour before finally returning aboveground. At this moment, we were already in the west of the city. Even if there was surveillance nearby, the police wouldn't expect us to be here, and naturally, they wouldn't take the time to look into the surveillance here either. It's just that the longer we live at one place, the more exposed we were.

Zhao Mingkun gave me the address of a community, and then said, "I rented a house here before, you go first, I have something to do. l'll come back in ten minutes. "

"What's wrong?" I asked.

Zhao Mingkun left without answering.

I shook my head and went upstairs with the key. As soon as I opened the door, I heard the sound of glass falling. I walked in frowning and saw a bottle of wine on the ground. I have seen Zhao Mingkun's vigilance a lot. It's her style to have such a small device to tell herself if someone was coming in.

More importantly, as soon as the door opened, a hair slowly fell. Naturally, this was also Zhao Mingkun's masterpiece. If anyone came here, their hair would definitely fall out. Even if the visitor notices, there must be no way to place the hair in exactly the same way as before.

I walked into the house and found the location of the wine bottles unique and equally difficult to replicate.

As expected of the woman who had lived on the run for so long...the woman who had made Team Leader Shao overwhelmed,

After thinking about it, I walked into the house.

There was nothing in the living room, no TV, no computer, no books.

It was empty.

(end of chapter)

Translator's note : I'm a pretty novice translator, so if you find any errors, typos, or better alternatives for any specific word or phrase, please let me know😇

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