“This lady is right. I just looked out the window, and we’re surrounded by their people. We can’t get out; we can only try to save ourselves.”

"You can get out of the sewers, but if you wander around without a map, you might get trapped inside. Also, the ventilation inside is poor, so the risk of suffocation and poisoning is too high."

"No, the entire building is surrounded by them. Without a helicopter, there's no way to escape."

"Besides cell phone signal, is there nothing else we can try?"

The crowd was buzzing with discussion. Han Shiren tried to speak, but Xiang Wan silenced him by pressing his pressure point.

“I have a rather dangerous method, which is to stage a bombing in this building. Such a major incident would get the police to respond the fastest.”

"How can we blow it up? We don't have any explosives."

"A gas explosion! But the danger is too great, and it would take some time to clear the crowd in advance."

"No, there shouldn't be any gas pipes in this building."

Someone raised a question, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment before realizing that gas pipelines were not installed in residential buildings.

That leaves only arson as an option.

Thick smoke billowed out, attracting firefighters, and the rest was easy to handle.

Everyone agreed, and Xiang Wan nodded, indicating that they should tie up the security guards first and knock them unconscious before taking action.

Unable to bring themselves to do it, Xiang Wan had no choice but to drag Han Shiren along, knock down all the security guards one by one, pull out their belts, and tie them all together.

"Let's go to the top floor, find an empty room, and set it on fire. Does anyone have a lighter?"

Still no one agreed. Xiang Wan was truly exasperated. Don't scientists smoke?

"No need to trouble yourself, I've already fired the signal flare."

Fang Zheng appeared beside Xiang Wan at some point, his face full of confidence, as if everything had been planned. He leaned close to Xiang Wan and whispered in her ear, "As expected, she is the one I personally chose."

Xiang Wan rolled her eyes, casually shoved Han Shiren at him, and said, "Here, the culprit is yours."

"You trust me that much?"

Fang Zheng pushed Han Shiren to a corner with one hand and tied his hands together.

Xiang Wan took a step back, sat down in a chair, and said while rubbing her legs, "Instead of asking this, we should think about how to get out of here."

"Fang, what's going on here?"

A man familiar with Fang Zheng walked over; it was the guy named Pete.

"Don't worry, they're my men."

Fang Zheng turned his head and smiled at Wan Yi, but unfortunately, she didn't receive his message.

"Pete, have you made contact?"

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the plane will land on the rooftop in half an hour. Those people down there will be left to them."

What should we do with these people?

"Someone from above will come and coordinate."

While awaiting rescue, Xiang Wan learned from them that Fang Zheng and Pete belonged to an organization called the Science Alliance, whose purpose was to eliminate all anti-human and anti-natural scientific experiments and monitor every scientist with ulterior motives. Their organization did not belong to any one country, yet it received support from every national government. Each operation was directly ordered by the highest leader, and the country involved would send troops to cooperate. In return, they would share some experimental results beneficial to their country as a perk of their missions.

Xiang Wan had never heard of such an organization before, and the scientists were hearing about it for the first time. Some of them looked grim, but dared not say anything, after all, this organization had saved them this time.

Gunfire erupted downstairs, growing increasingly frequent and closer. Everyone scrambled for cover to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Judging from the intensity of the gunfire, there were at least a thousand security guards surrounding the area, which greatly exceeded Xiang Wan's expectations.

Fang Zheng gestured for Xiang Wan to go upstairs as soon as possible, while he and Robert brought up the rear. Xiang Wan didn't refuse, grabbed Han Shiren, released the pressure points on his legs, and pushed him upstairs.

At this point, taking the elevator would be the most unwise thing to do. If the power goes out, being trapped is a minor issue; the real danger is that Han Shiren's men might surround them.

The sound of a helicopter echoed from the rooftop, while hurried footsteps sounded from below. Xiang Wan tried to speed up, but Han Shiren plopped down on the ground, refusing to budge.

Xiang Wan knew exactly what he was planning. So, she whispered just two words in his ear, and Han Shiren began to climb up with all his might.

The people downstairs caught up and were less than two floors away from Xiang Wan and the others. They kept shooting at them, ignoring even Han Shiren.

I'm afraid these people aren't Han Shiren's security guards, but rather spies planted here by other organizations. Knowing that things have been exposed, they want to kill him to silence him.

Fang Zheng and Pete took two guns from the guns seized in the hall and fired back as they walked, while Xiang Wan pushed Han Shiren up the stairs.

Almost there, almost there. Climbing more than ten flights of stairs isn't easy. Xiang Wan's legs were already sore and numb, and Han Shiren was covered in sweat.

Upon reaching the rooftop, Fang Zheng and Pete quickly closed the door and propped it open with an iron bar to buy time.

The helicopter was parked not far away. Xiang Wan pushed Han Shiren towards the helicopter, while the door behind them was riddled with bullet holes.

"Xiang Wan, take him upstairs, I'll go stop them."

Fang Zheng took a few steps, then turned back.

Xiang Wan couldn't let him risk his life alone. If he died, then there would be no point in her coming here.

"Pete, take him up there, quick!"

After handing Han Shiren over to Pete, Xiang Wan took the gun from him and followed Fang Zheng.

The door had been opened, and several security guards ran quickly toward the helicopter, firing their guns as they went. Fang Zheng and Xiang Wan returned fire continuously, but their ammunition soon ran out, and more people kept coming up.

"Xiang Wan, it seems we're destined to be a pair of star-crossed lovers."

Even at this moment, Fang Zheng still had the mind to joke.

Xiang Wan ignored him and turned to see Pete and Han Shiren already on the plane, waving at them. She patted Fang Zheng on the shoulder, signaling him to turn around and look.

Fang Zheng made a hand gesture, and the helicopter door was closed, and the propellers began to accelerate.

"Are you scared? I just brought you out here, and now you're facing death?"

"Who's going to die? Plug your ears!"

As soon as Xiang Wan finished speaking, Fang Zheng covered his ears completely.

The piercing scream pierced his eardrums; plugging his ears was pointless. Fang Zheng squatted down, a wry smile on his face.

As Xiang Wan shouted, she ran towards the enemy. Taking advantage of their pain from the noise, she snatched their guns and shot them all down one by one.

As the helicopter gradually disappeared into the distance, Xiang Wan finally stopped screaming, seized all the guns, and piled them on the ground.

She cried out twice in a short period of time, which was extremely exhausting. Xiang Wan didn't even have the strength to walk anymore.

Fang Zheng walked over, and Xiang Wan plopped down on the ground, patted her gun, and said, "Now it's your turn."

Fang Zheng bent down and carried her to a secluded spot. "Don't make a sound. Leave everything to me."

"Um."

She gave a vague reply, then rolled her eyes and fell asleep.