Free Web NovelChapter 644: Chapter 291: Narrow Escape from Death (Part 2)
"Shao Liang!?"
Bai Mingliang’s eyes widened sharply as he carefully observed the crazed soldiers. He immediately realized something, his eyes filled with a frenzied crimson. "Chase them! We must capture Wa Xueming! He must have learned something from that dead man at Liangben!"
"Yes!" The subordinates immediately continued directing the infantry’s actions.
"It must be, it must be..." At that moment, Bai Mingliang seemed possessed, repeatedly muttering the same sentence, the corners of his mouth uncontrollably rising.
Even though the Bai Family suffered heavy losses tonight, as long as they captured Wa Xueming and obtained the ’Heaven’ drug formula from him, he could quickly create not one, but countless bands of devoted desperados.
Forget the so-called three great families, he didn’t even regard the local warlords, and even his father, Bai Maoliang, would no longer be needed.
By then, Bai Mingliang would truly become the King of Kokang!
"The assault vehicle is just ahead!"
"Quick! Accelerate your pace!"
On the street at the bottom of the slope, Gu Ji and his allies sprinted madly toward the white assault vehicle parked by the roadside.
Wu Kang was still in charge of driving, Zhao Hua sat in the passenger seat, while Pan Xinli and Wa Xueming were squeezed in the back seats.
Just as everyone was getting into the vehicle.
Suddenly, a few bullets whizzed by, grazing the head of a narcotics officer.
"Chen Chaojie!"
"Everyone get in! There’s no time! Wu Kang, go!"
Gu Ji shouted as he flipped open the trunk door, sitting down abruptly, and fired a rifle in response. "Clang," the sliding doors on both sides were pulled open. Liu Weijun and another Dianyun narcotics officer grabbed the roof handles with one hand and stepped onto the door frame, also firing back.
Gao Bo and Zhou Yang continued precision firing.
After taking down a machine gunner, they continuously retreated, squeezing alongside Gu Ji in the trunk, holding rifles to suppress the attack.
"Hold steady!" Wu Kang warned, stomping on the gas pedal.
The car’s engine revved with a violent shake and roar, suddenly shooting forward.
Zhou Yang continued using a threefold scope, firing at the Bai Family soldiers chasing from the foot of the mountain. The streets around the Bai Family estate were almost unobstructed due to the curfew. If they didn’t fight back and let the machine gunners suppress them, the people in the car would soon be shot to death.
Gu Ji fired two shots. "Zhao Hua, quickly find the optimal route, preferably leading the Bai Family toward the territory of the three great families and warlords!" freёwebnovel.com
"I’m searching." Zhao Hua continually raised the drone, preparing to observe the surrounding street patterns when he suddenly noticed a group of Border Defense Camp soldiers among the pursuers holding something that looked like a rocket.
"Wait! East of the Bai Family Border Defense Camp, rear artillery unit spotted, shoulder-carrying 40 rockets!"
"I’ll find their position!"
Zhou Yang immediately looked in the direction Zhao Hua indicated and quickly locked onto the target, "Enemy rocket spotted, taking aim!"
As he pulled the trigger, the tire suddenly hit something with a "thud."
Whatever it ran over made Zhou Yang’s shot deviate. His expression changed abruptly, "I missed!!"
"Wu Kang! Start an S-shaped maneuver!" Gu Ji’s heart sank.
Just as he finished speaking, a dazzling light burst forth in the distance. Accompanied by trailing smoke and a "hiss" sound, a 40 rocket was swiftly heading toward them.
Wu Kang followed Gu Ji’s command.
He sharply turned the steering wheel left, causing the vehicle to sway violently, swerving in the middle of the street.
The tire had just left the right side of the road when the next second, the rocket exploded precisely on the tire’s skid mark.
"Boom!!"
The explosive power of the 40 rocket was astounding, it felt like the ground was shaking. Everyone’s ears buzzed, while the shattered road fragments scattered like arrows against the vehicle, making the already swaying car tilt even more precariously, with its right rear wheel even suspended in mid-air.
Gu Ji clung tightly to the trunk edge, fearing the car might flip over.
Yet, in this critical moment, Wu Kang managed to stabilize the car, narrowly escaping the explosion’s aftermath.
"Phew...at least it didn’t overturn!"
"If it had been the warlord’s drone missile earlier, we’d be done for here!"
"Gu Ji, do you think we finally managed to shake off the Bai Family this time?" Gao Bo exhaled in relief, his left hand resting on Gu Ji’s shoulder.
"It’s not that simple, we haven’t left Bai Family-controlled Jinfeng City District yet. Bai Mingliang isn’t a fool. Since he didn’t leave us here, he’ll surely send someone else to block us!"
Gu Ji narrowed his eyes, unloading the magazine from his 95-1B rifle. "Everyone, check your ammo."
"Damn! Can’t hit for shit, are you a pig brain!?"
Seeing the vehicle escape, Bai Mingliang cursed the artillery crew furiously, "Immediately have the nearby brothers surround them, they must not leave Golden Phoenix City!"
All the way.
Gu Ji kept studying the Old Street Market streets map and pointed out the coordinates of Shuishang Lake to Zhao Hua.
No one expected that Wa Xueming, who spoke little tonight, would suddenly say, "The enterprises near Shuishang Lake are all controlled by Chai Shusheng. He’s been secretly using this waterway for smuggling, few outsiders know. They probably won’t let us board easily."
"Mr. Wang, how do you know?"
The Chaojun instinctively asked.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Wa Xueming pointed to Pan Xinli reluctantly, "Pan Xinli is with the Chai Family."
"You’re with the Chai Family?" The Chaojun stared wide-eyed.
Even Gu Ji slightly raised an eyebrow. Although he had analyzed that Pan Xinli might be an undercover from the other three families placed in the Bai Family, he didn’t know specifically who she worked for.
No one expected Pan Xinli would reveal such a secret to Wa Xueming.
It seemed the means ’Heaven’ used to control people were truly terrifying, no wonder Zeng Dan and Shi Zhengmin would go to any lengths to uncover it.
Facing everyone’s focused gaze, Pan Xinli showed no reaction, simply gazing at Wa Xueming, grinning widely, exposing a set of blackened teeth.
"Does the Chai Family still trust Pan Xinli?"
Facing Gu Ji’s sudden question, Wa Xueming was momentarily confused but quickly responded, "It shouldn’t be exposed. I’ve always had Pan Xinli maintain contact with the Chai Family in secret. The Chai Family even informed her about tonight’s attack on the Bai Family estate."
"That makes things much easier."
Gu Ji squinted at Wa Xueming, "Once we reach Shuishang Lake, you and Pan Xinli will be responsible for engaging the Chai Family members, while Wu Kang, Zhou Yang, and Zhang Zhong provide covert support. Gao Bo, Monk, and I will flank and attempt to seize a boat near the vessel. Once you hear gunfire, you should seize the opportunity!"
"Understood!"
The group responded in unison.
Soon, under Zhao Hua’s guidance, despite encountering combat with two armed patrol vehicles, they managed to leave Jinfeng City District safely.
At the junction between Jinfeng City District and Celestial Crane District,
the Bai Family’s armed forces were in a fierce battle with the Chai Family’s security force.
After careful avoidance, the group finally saw Old Street Market’s Shuishang Lake.
The lake area was vast, no wonder there were ferry and speedboats. Around the edges of Shuishang Lake, numerous casinos and KTV nightclubs had been built, their multicolored lights perfectly mirrored on the glass-like lake surface.
Just as Wa Xueming mentioned.
There were indeed armed guards on duty here.
But perhaps because most of the Chai Family’s main force had been deployed to attack the Bai Family, upon Gu Ji’s cursory inspection, only around a dozen armed personnel were present.
Following the original plan of action,
Gu Ji led Gao Bo and Liu Weijun to the edge of the lake, gradually entering the water, armed as they swam toward the boats.
This was where the swim training they received at the Jinbang camp, overseen by Mr. Qiu, came in handy.
Even after a full night of combat,
the three could still effortlessly support themselves fully armed on the water.
"Splash..."
"Gao Bo, make smaller movements."
Gu Ji softly warned as they slowly approached the boats. Before them, five vessels were docked at the port, three resembling fishing boats and two speedboats, one bigger than the other.
The larger one was 14 meters long, a tourist boat, enough to accommodate all 13 of them.
"Stop bluffing, let’s see who dares interfere!"
"Mr. Jiang, we’ve been fighting for so long tonight, how hasn’t the Bai Family been taken yet? Is there any unexpected development?"
"How could there be? The warlord forces have already entered town, the Bai Family’s time is running out!"
At that moment, three armed guards were sitting at the dock, playing cards casually.
Using their distraction,
Gu Ji and his counterparts slowly surfaced from the water, feet touching the sand, rifles in hands, stealthily advancing like phantoms to infiltrate the armed guards’ rear, "Hand over the speedboat keys!"
