Chapter 635 Secret Passage

"Drag me down with you?" I sneered. "I'm not even coming out, how can you drag me down with you?"

At this moment, Boss Zhou inside said, "Hey Lu, let's not beat around the bush. Do you really want to wipe me out? You should know that you should leave yourself an out in the future."

I said, "I might spare someone else's life, but I don't think it's necessary for you. I told you, if you don't want to die a horrible death, get out here now."

After I finished speaking, I decisively fired into the house, but I didn't hear any screams. After the shooting stopped, there was no sound from inside.

I don't know if there are any survivors inside, but judging from the way Boss Zhou was so angry just now, he definitely wouldn't expose himself to gunfire. He must be hiding very well. Although I just swept the house open, no one can guarantee that he's dead.

Old Li said to me, "Should we send someone in to take a look?"

I thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "There's a window on the side. Let someone go through the window and take a look. We'll distract them from the front."

Old Li nodded and then sent someone over.

I cautiously approached the door, and to avoid being discovered inside, I stood by the wall near the door and peered through the crack, but it was too dark inside and I couldn't see anything.

Not long after, I heard noises coming from inside. Soon, the noises grew louder and louder, heading straight for the door.

I told my men to get ready quickly and point the guns at the gate.

But when the people inside ran out, they discovered that the person who came out of the house was the same guy who had just gone in through the window.

When he came out, he was stunned to see so many guns pointed at him outside the door.

I put down my gun and asked, "What's the situation inside?"

He said, "The person is dead."

"They're all dead?"

I was a little surprised, a little incredulous. How could someone be dead?

I quickly led my men into the house, illuminating the scene with flashlights. There were many corpses on the floor, and after examining them one by one, we found that they were indeed all dead. However, after checking each body, I discovered that Boss Zhou's body was not among them.

I frowned: "That guy surnamed Zhou isn't here."

How could that guy surnamed Zhou not be here? The room is only so big, and we have people watching the whole place. There's no way he could have escaped through the window.

How could that bastard suddenly disappear?

"There's a secret passage here!" someone suddenly shouted from a corner of the room.

Secret passage!

I was surprised and a little incredulous that such a small place could have a secret passage.

I came to the edge of the secret passage and looked at the dark cave on the ground. I used my flashlight to illuminate the situation below and found that the secret passage was not deep and there were traces of artificially dug steps.

I didn't go in directly because I was afraid that the guy surnamed Zhou was guarding the secret passage and would shoot us after we went down.

However, we cannot rule out the possibility that he has already left through the secret passage, so in any case, we must go down.

I took off my coat and slowly moved down the passage, while my flashlight shone aimlessly through the tunnel, trying to see if anyone was down there.

However, after my coat had been down for a long time, there was still no movement below, so I went directly into the secret passage.

Old Li and the others came in with me.

The secret passage was very narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time, and it appeared to have been dug recently.

The secret passage leads south, but its exact destination is unclear. However, the man surnamed Zhou only ran for a short while, so they should be able to catch up soon.

I said to Lao Li, "You take some men to the south to find the exit of the secret passage, and I'll go after them alone. We'll stay in touch."

"knew."

Time waits for no one, so I hurriedly chased after them.

The tunnel was indeed very narrow, and I had to bend over to move forward. If Zhou was trying to escape like this, I don't think he could get very far.

As I continued onward, my back bent, I was utterly exhausted. The beam of my flashlight illuminated the path ahead, but the details of what lay deeper within remained unknown.

But soon, I realized I had reached the end.

That's right, it's the end!

There's no way forward in the secret passage!

I originally thought I had reached a bend, but when I got to the end, I realized that the secret passage had been dug up to this point, and there was no road ahead at all.

I'm completely confused.

What does this mean? This secret passage only went this far? Then what about Boss Zhou? Did he not come in? That's impossible! His body wasn't found in the house, he should definitely be in this secret passage, but I've already reached the end of this secret passage, yet Boss Zhou has vanished.

Why is this happening? What went wrong?

I was surprised and confused, and at the same time, I suddenly felt panicked.

So I decisively turned around and went back the way I came. I jogged along, bent over, and was already panting heavily.

I hadn't run halfway when I suddenly heard gunshots outside.

Bang bang bang—

There were many gunshots and screams, all seemingly from my men. I hurriedly contacted Lao Li and said, "Lao Li, we've fallen into a trap. Come back quickly! That guy surnamed Zhou hasn't left the house; he's hiding inside. This secret passage is fake. You guys need to come back and provide reinforcements immediately."

The walkie-talkie started crackling, and I thought the people outside couldn't hear me. But thankfully, after a few minutes, Old Li said, "Got it, we'll be right back."

Old Li must have left someone waiting for me inside the house, but I didn't expect that the guy surnamed Zhou didn't go into the secret passage at all. Instead, he hid inside the house and waited for the opportunity to make his move. I wonder what's happening inside the house now. I hope nothing bad has happened to them. That guy surnamed Zhou is indeed cunning; he even thought of using a secret passage to trick people.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. They must have dug this secret passage before, but stopped for various reasons and never finished it. That's why the man surnamed Zhou would use this to deceive me.

Rumble—

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the front of the secret passage. I didn't know what happened, but I had a feeling that something bad had occurred.

I rushed to the exit, only to find it blocked!

It was blocked by various pieces of furniture and mud and sand.

Suddenly, going out became a difficult thing for me.

It's obvious who did this.

It seems that all those guarding outside the house have been killed by that guy surnamed Zhou, otherwise he wouldn't have had the time to do these things.

At that moment, I heard him talking outside.

"Hey Lu, I'll spare your life today, but you better remember this: one day I'll wipe out your lousy school and eat you all alive!"

(End of this chapter)