46. ​​Ambushed

The man with the buzz cut was none other than the fire-type ability user he had seen in the cafeteria before.

At this moment, he was like a juggler, tossing three or four fireballs in his hand. The fireballs circled around the two female survivors huddled in the corner, and the scorching heat made their cheeks turn red, and they dared not move.

"Don't be afraid," the man with the buzz cut said with a grin, getting closer. "If you come with me, you won't have to litter on the streets anymore. It's freezing cold, and it breaks my heart to see you like this."

The woman in front tightly shielded her companion behind her, her dirty face filled with anger. "Even if we have to sweep the streets or carry manure, we wouldn't want to get close to someone like you! Give up on that idea!"

The smile on the man with the buzz cut vanished, and he reached out and poked the woman's shoulder. "Who do you think you're able to stay here sweeping the streets safely because of? Without us guarding the base, you would have been eaten alive by zombies long ago, leaving not even bones behind!" He then reached out to grab the woman's arm.

There were quite a few onlookers, but in this world, it's good enough if you don't bully others. The crowd watched indifferently, without any intention of helping.

Just then, a sudden gust of wind swept in, and with a "thud," it flipped the crew-cut man flat on his back, sending him sprawling to the ground, where he cried out in pain.

Yin Kuan appeared out of nowhere, rushed forward, grabbed the man with the buzz cut, and punched him in the face. "How could our base produce a scumbag like you! What time is it now? It's one thing to be disunited, but to attack your own people like this, you're worse than a pig or a dog!"

The man with the buzz cut initially wanted to fight back, but upon seeing who it was, he immediately cowered, covering his head and begging for mercy, "Young Master Yin! I was wrong! I'll never dare to do it again, please forgive me this time!"

Yin Kuan also felt that this was about enough, but after his fists were stained with blood, his eyes suddenly became brutal, as if he had lost his mind, and he punched the man with the buzz cut in the face one punch after another, knocking out the man's front teeth.

It wasn't until his henchman rushed over and pulled him away, shouting, "Young Master Yin! Stop hitting him! Someone will die if you keep hitting him!"

Yin Kuan suddenly came to his senses and looked at the man with the buzz cut who was lying on the ground, his face covered in blood and unconscious. He quickly looked towards the crowd, but only saw Fu Yunong's indifferent profile. She had already turned and left.

A hint of ferocity flashed across Yin Kuan's eyes.

In recent days, Shi Dong noticed that there were several strangers near the courtyard, who were more discreet than the people who had been monitoring them before.

Fu Yunong was extremely annoyed, so she picked up the landline and called Secretary Li, her tone cold, "Withdraw the people you arranged, and stop letting them hang around under our noses."

Secretary Li on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes, Miss Fu, I'll handle it right away." After hanging up, he immediately went to report to Old Master Yin.

Huangfu Jinrang used the same trick again, subduing one of them for questioning, only to find out that the other party was actually from the Xuanwu Base.

“We’re being watched.” Shi Dong frowned slightly.

Fortunately, after Fu Yunong's phone call, no suspicious people appeared near the courtyard. With nothing to do the next day, Fu Yunong asked Shi Dong and Xiao Linfang to go out for a stroll, while the other two played checkers, saying it was too cold outside and they didn't want to go out.

The three strolled slowly to the Executive Yuan, thinking they might as well visit Zhou Yuan. As soon as Zhou Yuan saw them, her eyes lit up, and she ran over happily under the watchful eyes of her colleagues, affectionately calling out "Sister."

Fu Yunong chatted with her about her recent situation for a while, and then gave her some biscuits, chocolates and other supplies before getting up to say goodbye.

I could hear Zhou Yuan talking to his colleagues behind me.

"Are they superhumans? They're so close to you, and they even gave you such nice things!"

Zhou Yuan remained silent, her face flushed with shyness.

Back in the courtyard, I saw Sun Hui sitting in the living room as soon as I entered. She was wearing a black eye patch over her right eye, and her complexion looked much better than when I last saw her.

Xiao Linfang immediately said, "Xiao Hui, let me take another look at your eyes."

Sun Hui smiled and declined, "No need to trouble yourself. The base's doctor has already examined me, and I'm fine. By the way, I've been promoted to X2 level now, so I don't need to go on field missions anymore."

After she finished speaking, the smile on her face faded, and she said in a deep voice, "There's something I need to tell you... Tang Lan has sacrificed herself."

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

"How could that be?" Fu Yunong pressed.

"I heard she was ambushed by people from another base during a mission." Sun Hui sighed. "Speaking of which, she was also my teacher. It's such a pity."

After Sun Hui left, the courtyard fell silent. Wasn't Tang Lan also their teacher?

Huangfu Jinrang tugged at Fu Yunong's sleeve, "Sister, have we finished what we were doing here? Why don't we leave?"

Xiao Linfang nodded, "I also feel that this place is strange. The longer I stay, the more uneasy I feel."

Fu Yunong remained silent. Now that they had taken this step, there was no turning back. The wheels of fate had already turned; they had been targeted for a long time. It didn't matter where they went, so they might as well stay here for now.

She silently said to herself, 'I'm sorry, there are some things I can't tell you all.'

Shi Dong didn't say anything, but just stood silently behind her.

Meanwhile, in the reception room of the red brick building, four of the leaders of the five bases gathered together.

The four sat together, exchanging veiled barbs with smiles.

The Grand Elder of the Xuanwu Base picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said with a half-smile, "Elder Yin, apart from that one who never shows his face, the three of us have come in person. You can't expect us to leave empty-handed, can you?"

The High Priest of the Pure Land Base immediately chimed in, "Elder Yin, be careful not to overeat if you have too big an appetite. In my opinion, it would be better if everyone shared it, so as to avoid hurting the harmony."

Old Yin's face turned pale and then flushed, and he tightened his grip on the teacup.

Finally, the elegant woman, who had remained silent until now, smiled gracefully, but her tone carried a blatant threat, "Old Master Yin, please make a statement. You don't necessarily want to go against the four of us, do you?"

Old Master Yin glared at her darkly. If the world hadn't changed, would she even be worthy of sitting on equal footing with him?

But the current situation is beyond his control, and he has no confidence to resist the combined pressure from the four major bases.

After a long silence, he finally relented, "Okay..."

That evening, angry shouts echoed from Old Master Yin's study. Pointing at Yin Kuan's nose, he cursed with a dark face, "You're a complete pig! You can't even handle a woman! If you keep dragging this out, she'll be snatched away by someone else!"

"I'm giving you one last chance. If you still can't take it, don't even think about inheriting my position. There are plenty of other people waiting!"

Yin Kuan lowered his head, responding meekly and barely daring to breathe. He backed out of the study, and as he closed the door, a sinister grin spread across his face. "Old man... just you wait."

Soon, Secretary Li delivered the third batch of crystal cores, which this time amounted to more than 7 million points!

Fu Yunong was secretly shocked. Was the base really that powerful? A sense of unease welled up in her heart, and she made up her mind: after completing this transaction, she would listen to Xiao Jin and leave this place.

As is customary, when Fu Yunong went to the underground warehouse to store supplies, Shi Dong and the others would usually accompany her.

Just as they were about to get into the car, Sun Hui arrived. Seeing that they were about to leave, she looked apologetic and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had something to do. I'll come back another day."

Seeing that she looked rushed, Fu Yunong didn't want her to make a wasted trip, so she said, "It's okay, Shi Dong can come with me, we'll be back soon."

Xiao Linfang thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Jin and I will wait for you at home. Songsong, you come with us too."

Lin Songsong nodded, touched the flower, and got into the car with Fu Yunong and Shi Dong.

Xiao Linfang greeted Sun Hui as she entered the living room and poured her a cup of hot tea. "Xiao Hui, is there something you need?"

Sun Hui glanced around and lowered her voice, saying, "I've found out who plotted against Tang Lan..."

On the other side, Fu Yunong and the other two followed Elder Yin's men and arrived at the underground warehouse with ease.

As soon as the lift door opened, they saw Mr. and Mrs. Yin sitting opposite each other, drinking tea. As soon as Yin Kuan saw them, he immediately stood up, a sunny smile on his face, and greeted them familiarly, "Miss Fu, Sister Shi Dong, Miss Lin, you've arrived."

Mr. Yin also gestured for them to sit down. "Miss Fu, thank you for the fine tea. It truly has a lingering aftertaste. You should try some too." As he spoke, he picked up his teacup and took a sip himself.

Unable to refuse their hospitality, the three sat down and took a small sip of tea.

After exchanging a few polite words, Fu Yunong stood up and said, "Mr. Yin, I'll go and get back to work."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the warehouse, Shi Dong and Lin Songsong both went limp and were caught by the guards before they crashed into the table.

Old Master Yin's expression became inscrutable. He gave Yin Kuan a signal, turned around and left. His men immediately followed, and Shi Dong and Lin Songsong were also dragged out.

Yin Kuan stroked his chin, a subtle smile appearing on his face, and quietly walked into the warehouse.

Yin Kuan's smile froze as he stepped through the door.

A cold gun barrel was pressed firmly against his head.

"Wind element, right?" Fu Yunong's voice was like a ghost. As soon as she finished speaking, she fired several shots into Yin Kuan's limbs.

Now, no matter what system you use, it won't work.

A piercing pain instantly swept through his body. Yin Kuan convulsed in pain and was about to open his mouth to scream when Fu Yunong stuffed a rag tightly around his throat.

Holding a gun in one hand and grabbing Yin Kuan by the collar with the other, she dragged him into the elevator.

At that moment, on the ground, a guard heard the sound of the elevator and chuckled in a low voice, "Young Master Yin is too fast, he's not even as fast as me."

Another person, suppressing a laugh, gave him a push, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, we're coming up."

Unexpectedly, they were met with cold bullets, and they fell to the ground before they could even scream.

Hearing the commotion, the guards who were smoking outside rushed in immediately.

Fu Yunong put the gun in her mouth, conjured a bomb out of thin air with her right hand, kicked off the safety, and threw it away.

With a deafening roar, limbs and pieces of flesh flew everywhere.

Small courtyard.

Upon hearing the explosion, Xiao Linfang was initially stunned, then her expression changed drastically. Without saying a word, she raised her gun and shouted to Huangfu Jinrang, "Let's go to the basement!"

Huangfu Jinrang's expression also changed. He grabbed the car keys and rushed to the door. The two of them and the cat quickly jumped into the SUV and slammed on the gas pedal, heading towards the direction of the explosion.

Sun Hui also realized what was happening and immediately rushed out the door after her.