Chapter 187 exposed

They found detailed ledgers recording the flow of funds for illegal fundraising and money laundering, a list of some core members, and even some records of instructions involving "special handling"... The evidence was conclusive enough to uproot this criminal gang!

Su Xiaonuan quickly photographed the key documents and stored them on a specially made micro memory card.

The data copying on Lu Zheng's side is also nearing completion.

"Almost done," Lu Zheng said in a low voice, his tone tense with the impending completion of the mission.

Su Xiaonuan's heart inexplicably started beating faster and faster.

It went too smoothly...so smoothly that it was unsettling.

Like a meticulously woven net, it may seem to have gaps, but it may suddenly tighten just when you think you are about to escape.

Just then, the office door was silently pushed open from the outside.

A tall, aloof figure leaned against the door frame—it was Bai Xiaoxiao, who should have been in the orphanage!

She was still wearing those sunglasses, but a cold, mocking smile curled at the corners of her lips.

"You two, have you finished giving out your 'love'?" Her voice was hoarse, with a teasing, cat-and-mouse tone. "Quite a haul, huh?"

Bai Xiaoxiao's sudden appearance was like a bucket of ice water being poured over their heads, causing Su Xiaonuan and Lu Zheng to freeze instantly!

What is she doing here?! Shouldn't she be going to the orphanage with the convoy?

In a flash, Lu Zheng reacted with lightning speed. He yanked out the USB drive that was about to finish copying the data, and pounced to the side like a cheetah, trying to seize a favorable position, while shouting, "Go!"

However, Bai Xiaoxiao was even faster!

As if she had anticipated this, she pushed off with her feet and moved like a ghost, her target being Su Xiaonuan, who was a beat slower!

Suddenly, a tiny syringe, as thin as a cow's hair and gleaming with a cold, eerie blue light, appeared in her right hand, and she pierced Su Xiaonuan's neck!

"Watch out!" Lu Zheng's pupils shrank suddenly. Without thinking, he lunged forward and used his back to shield Su Xiaonuan and Bai Xiaoxiao!

"puff--"

A very faint sound, like the bite of a mosquito, rang out.

The poisoned needle, coated with a potent anesthetic, pierced Lu Zheng's shoulder with pinpoint accuracy!

Lu Zheng's body trembled violently, his forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and a strong sense of numbness spread from the wound to his limbs and bones like a tidal wave!

He groaned and knelt on one knee, trying to steady himself, but the light in his eyes quickly faded and his vision began to blur. He could only hold on with his strong willpower to avoid fainting immediately.

"Lu Zheng!" Su Xiaonuan's eyes widened in horror as she looked at Lu Zheng's instantly pale face and his limp arms. An unprecedented panic and anger overwhelmed her!

Bai Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed even colder after her successful attack. With a flick of her wrist, another identical poisoned needle appeared and she thrust it into Su Xiaonuan, who was standing there stunned in shock, without hesitation!

At the critical moment of life and death, Su Xiaonuan's instincts as a Sanda champion and her enhanced reaction speed by the system were fully activated!

Almost relying on her body memory, she swiftly slid to the side, narrowly avoiding the throat, while her left hand gripped Bai Xiaoxiao's wrist holding the needle like an iron clamp!

"Let go!" Bai Xiaoxiao shouted sharply, her other hand transforming into a hand chop, viciously slashing towards Su Xiaonuan's neck!

A flash of ferocity crossed Su Xiaonuan's eyes. Instead of retreating, she advanced and took the blow with her shoulder. She winced in pain, but the hand gripping the other person's wrist remained firmly in place, as if it were welded to the spot!

The two instantly began to wrestle, their movements as fast as lightning, fraught with deadly danger.

Although Su Xiaonuan was skilled, Bai Xiaoxiao had clearly received professional training, her moves were ruthless and tricky, and she was extremely strong!

More importantly, Su Xiaonuan's heart is with Lu Zheng, and her mind is in turmoil!

In a fierce struggle, Su Xiaonuan tried to snatch the poisoned needle from Bai Xiaoxiao's hand, while Bai Xiaoxiao struggled fiercely, the needle tip slashing wildly between the two of them!

"Ugh!"

A short, painful groan, filled with disbelief, rang out!

The tug-of-war suddenly stopped.

Su Xiaonuan froze on the spot, her pupils dilated, and her breathing stopped.

Somehow, amidst the chaos, the dark blue poison needle pierced deeply and accurately into Bai Xiaoxiao's own chest—right in the location of her heart!

Bai Xiaoxiao's body convulsed violently, and her eyes behind her sunglasses widened suddenly, as if she wanted to say something, but only blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

The light in her eyes dimmed quickly, like a candle flame going out, and her body went limp and collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Dead...

Bai Xiaoxiao... is dead?

Su Xiaonuan's mind went blank as she stared blankly at the rapidly cooling corpse on the ground, and at the poisoned needle still embedded in her chest, emitting an eerie blue light.

Her hands remained in a fighting posture, her fingertips cold and trembling slightly.

This was her...first time killing someone.

Although it wasn't intentional, it was an accident... but a life truly ended right before her eyes.

"Cough...cough cough..." Lu Zheng's weak and rapid coughing pulled her back to reality from her huge shock and daze.

"Don't...don't just stand there..." Lu Zheng's voice was broken and hoarse, filled with suppressed pain. He leaned against the desk, his face already turning pale, but his eyes were fixed on Su Xiaonuan. "Quick...go...we...we've been exposed..."

Yes! We've been exposed!

The fact that Bai Xiaoxiao was able to intercept them so precisely here shows that their whereabouts had already been known!

We can't stay here any longer!

Su Xiaonuan shivered violently, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in her heart and the feeling of nausea.

She glanced at Bai Xiaoxiao's corpse on the ground, gritted her teeth, and a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.

She rushed to Lu Zheng's side, bent down without hesitation, and with a standard carrying and throwing motion, easily lifted Lu Zheng, who was much taller and stronger than her, onto her back!

The system-enhanced body displayed astonishing power at this moment.

"Hold on tight!" Su Xiaonuan shouted, carrying Lu Zheng on her back, and dashed out of the office like an arrow, running wildly downstairs along the same route!

The alarm might sound throughout the entire compound at any moment!

They must race against time!

Arriving at the back wall of the office building, we found it to be a relatively weak point in the overall perimeter of the compound, but the top of the wall was covered with high-voltage electric fences.

Lu Zheng's consciousness was beginning to fade, and he was unable to provide any help.

Su Xiaonuan looked up at the electric grid, which was over three meters high and crackling with sparks, and her eyes sharpened.

She took a deep breath, her leg muscles tensed instantly, and she pushed off with all her might!

"Whoosh—"

Like a nimble swift, she carried Lu Zheng on her back and, with her terrifying jumping ability, leaped directly over the wall covered with high-voltage electric fences!

It traced a thrilling arc in the air and landed steadily in the weeds outside the yard!

The moment she landed, she didn't even have time to catch her breath. Her eyes quickly scanned her surroundings, searching for a place to hide.