What's inside?
After running quite a distance, Yu Jiu finally stopped, panting heavily. Xu Zijiang couldn't help but ask curiously.
"See for yourself."
Yu Jiu handed the backpack to Xu Zijiang. At first, Xu Zijiang thought that Yu Jiu had found something valuable, such as gold bars. But then he thought that her reaction was wrong. So he really couldn't understand what could be in a black backpack that would make her so scared, especially when she was with him.
Xu Zi opened his backpack, took out one of the documents, and glanced at it. His expression changed almost immediately. What kind of luck did they have? They managed to find this kind of document—was that person unlucky, or were they lucky? Or were they simply unfortunate?
Xu Zijiang couldn't describe his feelings. At that moment, he had only one thought: to hand over all these documents and materials to his superiors. However, his immediate priority was to leave this place; it wasn't safe enough yet.
The moment Xu Zijiang saw the documents, he immediately realized they weren't far enough away and was about to run again. He stuffed the documents back into his backpack, grabbed Yu Jiu's hand, and was about to take another route when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
The footsteps were extremely light and fast, seemingly able to reach the two in an instant. Xu Zijiang realized something was wrong. He quickly turned around and glanced back. Seeing that Xu Zijiang had discovered him, the man stopped moving quietly, glaring fiercely at the two, and then pounced on them with lightning speed.
"Walk."
Because he held crucial evidence, Xu Zijiang didn't intend to fight him head-on. He slung his backpack over his chest, grabbed Yu Jiu's hand, and ran quickly. The man remained silent, relentlessly pursuing them, radiating murderous intent, as if he would silence them the moment he caught them.
Should we shout for help?
While running, Yu Jiu asked if he needed help.
"No, we can't shout. If we attract everyone's attention, we won't be able to hand this in."
Xu Zijiang said without any room for argument, then pulled Yu Jiu and turned right again into a small alley. Xu Zijiang was not familiar with the roads here either, and he did not expect that he had turned into a dead end. Just as he was about to run with Yu Jiu into another alley, the fierce-looking man had already caught up and blocked the entrance of the alley.
There was no way to run now. Xu Zi quickly glanced at the walls on both sides and found that they weren't very high. He immediately squatted down and urged Yu Jiu to climb up the wall by stepping on his shoulders.
"Quick, you jump over first, don't wait for me, you run first, hide the things well, I'll hold him off."
"What? I'm fine!"
Yu Jiu agreed without hesitation, and she and Xu Zijiang worked together seamlessly. However, the man was too fast. Just as Yu Jiu stepped onto Xu Zijiang's shoulder and climbed onto the wall, the man pounced on her and grabbed her leg.
"Don't even think about running! Leave your things here, or I'll kill you all!"
As he spoke, he actually pulled out a knife, revealing himself to be a completely vicious and ruthless person.
"You dare to hurt my wife in front of me? Are you even qualified?"
Xu Zi kicked his wrist with the force of thunder, forcing the man to release Yu Jiu's leg. However, the man's other hand, holding a knife, stabbed straight at Xu Zi.
"Since you don't value your life, then I'll grant your wish!"
The man bared his teeth, looking like an angry wolf.
"I'll return those words to you as well."
Xu Zijiang was not afraid of the man's knife at all. He went to meet it with his bare hands, and the two became entangled in a fierce battle.
The man was also quite skilled, even more so than Xu Zijiang in understanding the weaknesses of the human body. Xu Zijiang was a retired soldier, yet the man was able to fight him to a standstill. Moreover, because of the knife, Xu Zijiang was somewhat restrained and could not unleash his full power.
However, he was powerless against Xu Zijiang.
Yu Jiu didn't care about the height of the wall. It wasn't high for Xu Zijiang, only a little over two meters, but it was already very high for Yu Jiu. However, she was very daring. She didn't even look back, and jumped down with her black backpack in her arms. She landed with a thud, and her legs were numb.
Yu Jiu jumped over and found no one in the alley. She quickly put her backpack into her spatial storage and continued running. With the backpack in her hand, that person wouldn't want to get entangled with Xu Zijiang; he would definitely chase after her. Even if he had a knife, Xu Zijiang would definitely be alright, he would be alright!
Yu Jiu prayed silently as he ran.
Sure enough, when the man saw that Yu Jiu had actually jumped down, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
"Oh shit!"
He quickly kicked Xu Zijiang aside and tried to jump over the wall to the other side.
How could Xu Zijiang let him go over there to chase Yu Jiu? He grabbed the man's leg, lifted him up, and then slammed him to the ground. The man didn't even have a firm grip on the knife, which was knocked to the ground. However, the man's legs transformed into scissors, wrapping around Xu Zijiang's head.
It seemed like they wanted to snap his neck.
But Xu Zijiang was no pushover either. He raised his legs, turned around, and kicked the man in the chin with a loud crack that made everyone's teeth ache.
The two men were locked in a fierce struggle, neither gaining the upper hand. Seeing this, the man grew even more anxious. His primary objective was to reclaim his possessions; as for Xu Zijiang, he could deal with him later. Therefore, he had no choice but to abandon his attack on Xu Zijiang and switch to defense, attempting to pry Xu Zijiang off him.
But Xu Zijiang held him back firmly and even punched him in the face, causing the man to grunt involuntarily.
"Damn it! Are you looking for death?!"
The man seemed to still have a weapon on him. When Xu Zi saw him reaching into his pocket again, he quickly twisted his wrist, trying to break his hand, but the man dodged him with a nimble movement.
Seeing this, Xu Zijiang rushed over and picked up the knife on the ground, intending to confront him. However, he didn't expect that this was just a smokescreen put out by the man. He didn't have any other weapons on him. He took this opportunity to step on the wall, climb up, and then disappeared into the alley in the blink of an eye.
"Oh no!"
Xu Zi spat in frustration. He was extremely anxious and quickly climbed up the wall to chase after them.
The man hadn't run far before the black hem of his clothes disappeared around the corner. Xu Zijiang also mustered all his strength, his long legs almost forming a split, and quickly chased after him.
However, Yu Jiu was nowhere to be seen in the alley. Even if the man wanted to chase after her, he didn't know which way to go, so he could only randomly choose an alley and try his luck. He couldn't catch Xu Zijiang for the time being either; Yu Jiu was a woman carrying such a heavy bag, she couldn't run fast.
Xu Zijiang was afraid that he might actually run into Yu Jiu, so he didn't dare to relax and could only follow. The two ran around in the alley, and the clattering footsteps disturbed many passersby, but everyone kept silent, pretending not to see or hear anything, so as not to get into trouble.
On the other side, after putting her backpack in her own space, Yu Jiu randomly chose a path to run out and then deliberately circled back from another path.
She couldn't just abandon Xu Zijiang like that; she had to come back to find him!
She walked cautiously along the wall, trying to meet Xu Zijiang without being discovered by the man. Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, but at an alley intersection, Yu Jiu saw Xu Zijiang passing by. She quickly waved vigorously, not daring to make a sound.
Xu Zijiang's eyes flickered, and he quickly realized that it was his wife. He pretended to be calm and continued to follow the man to search. But as soon as he turned the corner, Xu Zijiang immediately turned back and ran to Yu Jiu.
He didn't even have time to ask Yu Jiu why she came back; he simply grabbed her and ran back the way she had come.
By the time the man realized he couldn't find Yu Jiu, and Xu Zijiang was no longer following him, he tried to look for Xu Zijiang again, but Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang had already run far away in one go.
Where did you put your things?
Xu Zijiang wanted to set off immediately to avoid any unforeseen complications.
"I'll get it right away, just wait a moment."
Yu Jiu left him where he was, then turned her back and pretended to rummage through a pile of garbage, before quickly taking out a black backpack and holding it in her arms.
Should we hand over the items now?
Yu Jiu asked casually, remaining relatively calm after a terrifying chase.
"Yes, we need to go to the provincial capital. Let's buy tickets now and leave. We won't go back to the guesthouse."
Although Xu Zijiang was somewhat puzzled by Yu Jiu's actions, he said nothing. He took Yu Jiu's hand and headed straight for the station. However, before that, Xu Zijiang used money and connections to buy a tattered piece of clothing to repackage the black backpack, completely transforming it.
When they arrived at the other house, Yu Jiu and Xu Zi exchanged money and a person for suitable clothes. Now the two of them had changed their clothes and backpacks. Although the man could still remember their faces, it was a little difficult to recognize them from behind.
The two bought tickets and set off for the provincial capital. Fortunately, Xu Zi had the necessary documents with him. The guesthouse only had the clothes and the things they bought that day, so it wouldn't matter if they didn't need them.
Feng originally intended to use the information to blackmail the person into giving him money, which he would then use to run away. However, before he could even begin the threat, the evidence was lost.
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