Chapter 328 — Her Again?
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"What? You're one of my dad's men?" Xie Jinbiao was stunned for a moment, then a little delighted. "Since when did my dad have such a badass man working for him? That's awesome!"
Wei Zhao rolled his eyes. How was this Xie Jinbiao just as thick-headed as his old man? He gave a cold snort. "Your father as my underling — I wouldn't even take him."
"Ah..." Only now did Xie Jinbiao fully understand. The man before him was not one of his father's men after all, but a first-rate hand his father had hired to rescue him. At once his attitude turned respectful. "Big brother, I'll do whatever you say!"
Wei Zhao was amused. This kid was a classic rich brat — when he thought the man was his father's subordinate, he had been insufferably cocky; now that he knew otherwise, he was all sycophantic smiles.
But Wei Zhao could not be bothered with him. Getting him back to the country would discharge his duty; once he traded him for his father's shares, the mission would be complete.
What a simple job — not a shred of challenge to it! Wei Zhao shook his head and headed with Xie Jinbiao toward the gate of the repair shop. They had not gone far when a confused clamor of shouts reached them.
"Grab him! Don't let him get away! Kill him..."
"Bang... bang..." Several gunshots rang out, accompanied by the screams of men and women. From the sound of it, both sides must have taken casualties.
Wei Zhao frowned. Had someone else besides him broken in here? That thief from before should long since be gone, so the people being chased now could not possibly be him. And there was no way that thief was carrying a gun.
Tonight was lively enough, all right — this little repair shop had drawn three separate parties.
"Ah! Big brother, what do we do? They've found us! What do we do? They've all got guns..." Xie Jinbiao had heard the shouting too, and his legs went so weak with fright that he nearly collapsed on the spot.
"Quiet! They haven't found us — they're after someone else." Wei Zhao shot the idiot a glare and said irritably, "Just follow me. No talking, and don't go craning your neck around."
"Oh, oh! I got it, I got it!" Xie Jinbiao nodded so eagerly his head might have come off. "Big brother, you'll protect me, right?"
"Keep chattering like that and you'll give us away — then I'll run off on my own and leave you here to die!" Wei Zhao gave a cold snort and, ignoring Xie Jinbiao, walked on.
Xie Jinbiao wanted to say more, but Wei Zhao's icy words had frightened him into silence, and he followed cautiously at Wei Zhao's back.
At moments like this, the more chaos the better for Wei Zhao. Everyone's attention was fixed on the intruder, and no one paid the slightest heed to men dressed openly as Water Blue Gang members, like him and Xie Jinbiao.
So Wei Zhao led Xie Jinbiao toward the gate with perfect composure, and sure enough, no one stopped them.
Xie Jinbiao's heart was in his throat. He had none of Wei Zhao's calm; cold sweat poured off him. This was real steel and live ammunition, men killing without blinking — how could he not be afraid?
Suddenly Wei Zhao frowned. The sounds behind them were drawing closer — the intruder, it seemed, was running this way. Wei Zhao was speechless for a moment, then said to Xie Jinbiao, "Move faster — they're coming!"
"Oh... oh!" Xie Jinbiao nodded again and again, and quickened his pace alongside Wei Zhao.
"Bang..." A gunshot, a scream — and the scream was a woman's.
"You two brothers up ahead, stop that girl!"
A loud voice rang out behind Wei Zhao. He had no choice but to stop in his tracks; at a time like this, to keep walking on without a backward glance would likely earn him a bullet from behind without hesitation.