"Screech—!" Li Gang slammed on the brakes, the tires screeching against the ground. "Sir, the street ahead is blocked."

"Turn around and leave this place." Chen Ke made a decisive decision. In this situation, he must not have blind curiosity or useless sympathy, otherwise he might get involved and even lose his own life.

Upon hearing this, Li Gang immediately turned around, but it was too late. The rickshaws behind him were blocking the street in a chaotic mess, and the rickshaw could only manage to turn around before it could no longer move.

"What should we do, Mr.?"

The scene became increasingly chaotic, with some people even taking advantage of the chaos to loot. Chen Ke's car was clearly a conspicuous presence on the street, and in just a few minutes, he felt several groups of people staring at him with ill intent.

"Get out of the car!" Chen Ke made a decisive decision.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Zhuo pushed open the car door and got out first.

Because the left door was blocked, Chen Ke could only get out from Chen Zhuo's side. Chen Zhuo leaned over the door and reached out his hand to him, saying, "Give me your hand, hurry up!"

Chen Ke didn't stand on ceremony. He reached out and grabbed Chen Zhuo's hand, using his strength to quickly get out of the car. At this moment, Li Gang also climbed out of the passenger seat. But as soon as he landed, a bullet suddenly came from behind, grazing his arm and hitting the metal frame of the rickshaw next to him, bringing a string of sparks.

"Ah!" Li Gang groaned and clutched his arm in pain.

Chen Ke, who was standing nearby, was about to dodge when Chen Zhuo suddenly tackled him to the ground. "Watch out!"

The moment they fell to the ground, a series of bullets whizzed around them.

"Are these police officers crazy?! How dare they shoot among so many civilians on the street!" Li Gang rushed over, clutching his arm. "Sir, are you alright?"

Chen Ke was fine at first, but the hard tackle by Chen Zhu knocked him to the ground quite hard. Chen Zhu probably realized he had overreacted and said somewhat awkwardly, "I didn't think that much for a moment... Brother, are you alright?"

Feeling the burning pain in his elbow, if he didn't know how much Chen Zhuo cared about his brother, Chen Ke would have suspected that Chen Zhuo was taking revenge on him.

Now he could only grit his teeth and say, "It's nothing." After saying that, he looked at Li Gang's arm and asked, "Is your arm alright?"

Li Gang shook his head. "It's just a scratch, nothing serious."

"Alright, let's get out of here quickly."

If the situation escalates, the government may deploy the army. At that point, anyone present, regardless of their innocence, will be treated as a rioter.

Chen Ke and his two companions bent down and ran across the street. Besides the occasional gunshots, they could hear people screaming and crying. Most of them were civilians, who were either trembling in fear in a corner or running around in terror, making the already crowded street even more chaotic.

The three finally reached the street, where all the shops were closed. Many passersby kept banging on the doors, trying to sneak in for shelter, but the people inside didn't dare to open them, because they didn't know who they were letting in.

Hearing the sound of shop windows being smashed, you could tell that it wasn't just ordinary people screaming for help in panic, but also criminals with malicious intentions who wanted to take advantage of the chaos. They would smash the windows and rush into the shops, looting everything without restraint, which meant that even kind-hearted shop assistants didn't dare to open the doors.

“Sir, I know a small alley from which we can leave.”

Fortunately, Li Gang was very familiar with this area, and Chen Ke couldn't help but show his delight after hearing this. "Lead the way and get out of here quickly."

Finally, led by Li Gang, the three of them made their way out through a dark alley after many twists and turns. Chen Ke quickly took Li Gang to the hospital for treatment.

In the hospital, a nurse was cleaning Li Gang's wound, while Chen Ke sat on a bench thinking about what had just happened.

"Take off your clothes so I can see them."

Chen Zhuo suddenly walked over and said.

Chen Ke was a little confused, "......?"

"When I suddenly tackled you to the ground, did your elbow... hit the ground?"

Upon hearing Chen Zhuo's words, Chen Kecai seemed to feel the sharp pain in his elbow again. He frowned imperceptibly and began to take off his suit jacket with one hand.

Seeing this, Chen Zhuo quickly stepped forward to help.

Only after taking off his coat did they discover that bloodstains had seeped through Chen Ke's shirt onto his elbows.

Chen Zhuo's face immediately darkened. "How did you get so badly injured?" His tone revealed a regret he himself hadn't even realized.

"There seemed to be some sharp stones on the ground at the time, I guess I hit one." Chen Ke said nonchalantly as he began to unbutton his shirt with one hand.

Chen Zhuo suddenly pressed down, "Wait a minute, I'll go find the nurse and get a pair of scissors to cut off the sleeve directly."

A moment later, Chen Zhuo took out a pair of scissors and carefully cut open the entire sleeve, then "snip!" cut the whole sleeve off.

Looking at the bloody mess in front of him, where the stone had pierced through flesh, Chen Zhuo's heart clenched, and an indescribable pain spread through his heart.

"······sorry."

Chen Zhuo lowered his head, his voice was a little dry, and it sounded like he was choking up to Chen Ke's ears.

Chen Ke raised an eyebrow. Chen Zhuo... could he be crying?

"You..." Chen Ke wanted to bend down and take a look, but he was also afraid that Chen Zhuo would really cry and feel embarrassed.

"It won't happen again next time." After saying that, Chen Zhuo stood up, his face devoid of tears and even expression.

Chen Ke: ·······

He's a brother who's deluding himself.

Finally, under Chen Zhuo's watchful gaze, the nurse nervously treated Chen Ke's wound. The wound wasn't serious; it just looked worse because it was smeared with blood.

The three of them left the hospital together. Li Gang had injured his right hand, Chen Ke had injured his left hand, and only Chen Zhuo, who was standing in the middle, was unharmed.

When they returned to the Thirteen Factories, Li Guaizi saw them and exclaimed, "This is bad luck! This is bad luck!"

"It seems tonight's operation will have to be canceled," Li Guaizi sighed, a barely suppressed smugness in his voice.

Before he could even manage a smile, he heard Chen Ke's cool voice: "Who said that? The operation will proceed as planned."

Li Guaizi's lips twitched, and his expression suddenly turned dejected. "No... you guys are in this state and you're still going?"

Chen Zhuo looked at him in surprise, "Who said they went? It's always been the two of us who have to go, hasn't it?"

Li Guaizi's face instantly froze. "No, aren't we all going together?"

"We went together, but only the two of us sneaked into Matsumoto's house to exchange the biwa."

Li Guaizi was utterly devastated; what had he done to deserve such a heavy responsibility?!

Despite Li Guaizi's claims of incompetence and unfitness for the task, he was still dragged into the car and taken to the Japanese area as night fell...