The sudden scream instantly grabbed everyone’s attention. Nanrong Hao focused his gaze and saw a small red snake wrapped around the arm of one of his n. At this mont, the red snake was fiercely biting the man. In just a few seconds, the young man’s face turned a bluish-purple, his eyes lost all luster, and he collapsed directly to the ground.
Witnessing this scene, Nanrong Hao was greatly shocked. Where did that red snake co from? However, what shocked Nanrong Hao even more was the terrifying poison of the red snake, taking his subordinate’s life in re seconds.
Just as Nanrong Hao was alard, he suddenly heard the cries of the crowd.
As he looked down, Nanrong Hao was horrified to discover that there were more than a dozen red snakes on the ground, slithering towards everyone.
"Watch out!" Nanrong Hao shouted, quickly swinging his machete and slashing at an approaching red snake.
Perhaps sensing the crisis, the red snake imdiately changed direction, darting several ters away, avoiding Nanrong Hao’s machete.
Before Nanrong Hao could continue his pursuit, he heard the screams of his n around him. In the blink of an eye, two or three people had already been bitten by the red snakes.
Seeing this, Nanrong Hao had no ti to hesitate and hurriedly rushed out of the basent.
"Stop!" Zhu Hong followed closely behind Nanrong Hao, picking up a machete from the ground and quickly chasing after him.
Soon, Nanrong Hao charged out of the basent, running directly towards the stairs. However, before he could take a few steps, he saw a wolf with bared fangs coming down the stairs.
After a brief stupor, Nanrong Hao quickly ca to his senses. Not daring to move forward, he urgently turned and sprinted back. Behind Nanrong Hao was a straight corridor. The buildings in this area all had basents, with each building’s basent interconnected. Now that the way out was blocked, Nanrong Hao had to find another way to escape.
...
At this mont, Ling Chen was driving on the road, planning to go to the supermarket to buy so groceries and daily supplies, as per his mother’s instructions. Halfway through, the car’s Bluetooth-connected phone rang, and he imdiately answered the call.
"Hello! Fatty, what’s up? Have you found Xiaozhu’s whereabouts?"
"We haven’t found Miss Zhu, but we discovered sothing else that might interest you."
"What did you find? Tell ."
"We found a falcon in the Old City."
Falcon?
Ling Chen raised an eyebrow. Isn’t that Song Mingzhe’s pet? How did it end up in the Old City? Are they... Thinking of this, Ling Chen said, "Fatty, send a few people to check out the Old City. I’ll head there right away."
With that, Ling Chen hung up the phone and quickly drove towards the Old City.
Over twenty minutes later, Ling Chen finally arrived at the location Hu Fei had ntioned. After parking the car, Ling Chen approached an area with old buildings. Observing the surroundings, he prepared to venture further inside. But at that mont, a man in work clothes called out to him loudly from the roadside.
"Stop! You’re not allowed to enter."
Seeing the man quickly approaching, Ling Chen halted and asked when the man got closer, "Uncle, why can’t I go in?"
The man explained, "These buildings are all at risk, and we are preparing for explosive demolition. Bombs have been set around the buildings, so it’s best to stay out to avoid any accidents." As he spoke, the man pointed to a warning sign erected not far away and said, "Didn’t you see the warning over there?"
Ling Chen glanced over and apologized, "Sorry, I didn’t see it earlier. Don’t worry. I’ll just watch from the roadside; I won’t go in."
"That’s for the best." The man reiterated a few more warnings before walking away.
"Chen!"
Shortly after the man left, a few young people called out Ling Chen’s na and quickly approached. Recognizing them without needing to think, Ling Chen knew for sure they were sent by Hu Fei.
"How about it? Did you find anything?"
"Chen, all the buildings around here have been rigged with explosives. The police are setting up a protective periter over there. I just asked, and they said the demolition will take place tomorrow morning."
Another young man chid in, "When we first arrived, we saw a large bird nearby, but it disappeared later; we don’t know where it flew to. Oh, right! Chen, there’s sothing else. We ran into so familiar faces by the roadside."
"Familiar faces?" Ling Chen asked curiously, "Who are these familiar faces?"
"They are subordinates of Haozi. When I asked what they were doing here, they hemd and hawed, only saying they were passing by, refusing to say anything else."
"Haozi’s car is also parked over there, but there’s no one from Haozi’s crew in it."
Hearing this, Ling Chen frowned slightly. Nanrong Hao was actually here? But how could one Nanrong Hao bring Song Mingzhe into the picture? Thinking it over, Ling Chen took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Nanrong Hao’s number.
Soon, he heard the system ssage from the other end, indicating that the phone was unreachable.
Can’t get through?
Ling Chen looked at the distant buildings, pondering silently. He had lived in the Old City before, and these buildings all had basents. Since the basents were underground, the phone signal wasn’t very stable inside.
With Nanrong Hao’s car parked here, he must be nearby. With his phone unreachable, it indicated that Nanrong Hao was likely in the basent.
This guy... What on earth is he up to?
With thoughts racing, Ling Chen looked at the young n and said, "You guys stay outside, I’ll go in and have a look."
Taking advantage of the police not having fully set up their periter, Ling Chen swiftly ran into one of the old buildings. Following the stairs, Ling Chen headed straight down to the basent. Observing the pitch-black surroundings, Ling Chen took out his phone and turned on its flashlight, illuminating the basent path as he carefully walked forward.
Because these buildings’ basents were all connected, they had a vast area and very complex passageways. When Ling Chen had lived in the Old City, he’d only visited the basent occasionally. Back then, there were lights in the basent, making it convenient. Now, due to the upcoming demolition, all electrical wires had been disconnected, leaving it pitch-dark and catacomb-like.
Using his phone’s light, Ling Chen moved through the basent corridors, searching for any sign of Nanrong Hao.
Since the demolition wouldn’t take place until tomorrow morning, there was plenty of ti, so Ling Chen wasn’t concerned about any imdiate danger. The only thing troubling him was why Song Mingzhe would appear in the sa place as Nanrong Hao.
After wandering in the basent for a while, Ling Chen suddenly heard faint noises not far away, like the sound of footsteps moving around.
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