Chapter 41 "We've Found You"
Before arriving, the man in the black jacket didn't take the group of college students who posted silly videos online seriously at all. However, he didn't expect that he would fall into a disadvantageous position from the very beginning due to underestimating his opponents and fall into a series of traps that the group had prepared in advance. In the end, he was defeated without any power to resist.
Yue Yuxuan and Zhuo Xiaoliang themselves did not expect things to go so smoothly.
Although they had been training for more than two months, they were starting from scratch and were still far behind the bloodthirsty outlaws like the one in the black jacket. So they didn't dare to let their guard down from the beginning, and unexpectedly, this caution helped them.
In addition, the training in the combat pod also greatly improved their mental fortitude.
Only by remaining calm in the face of danger can stability be maintained.
They tied the black jacket tightly to ensure he had no chance of escaping, and then gave each other a high five in victory.
"yeah!"
The reason why the black jacket didn't receive help from his teammates for so long was because the baseball cap and the skull were drawn away from the beginning and never entered the living room.
Rewind two minutes. Before the man in the black jacket entered the living room, the skeleton at the back of the group subtly shifted his expression, glancing towards the stairwell, his gaze suddenly sharpening.
He sensed Su Huaijin's presence.
The man in the black jacket at the front gave a "proceed as planned" gesture, indicating that all targets were in the living room, but the skeleton was absolutely certain of his intuition.
There must be someone upstairs.
He patted the man in the baseball cap on the shoulder, signaling him to go upstairs and check the situation.
The skeleton was the employer and the leader of this operation, so the man in the baseball cap dared not disobey.
He glanced at the figure in the black jacket, figuring that a group of college students wouldn't cause any trouble, and that losing one person wouldn't matter. So he nodded, tried his best to walk quietly, and tiptoed up the stairs.
He gripped a steel pipe in his hand, a sinister grin spreading across his fleshy face, as if he could already picture the group of college students trembling in his presence.
The skeleton's exceptional intuition exceeded their expectations.
Su Huaijin never expected that she would be discovered so early. Her original plan was to "expose" the activity upstairs by making noise from the rotten wooden floor, thereby forcing the other side to send people upstairs to check and diverting their forces.
But before she even reached the designated spot, just as she stood up from the stairwell where she was lying in ambush, the person in the baseball cap received instructions from the skull and went upstairs.
This was completely unexpected by Su Huaijin.
How did he discover it? Just by feeling?
Is this even human?!
Instead of moving slowly to keep her voice down, she nimbly got up and ran quickly toward where Little Freckles and Sun Wei were lying in ambush.
"quick!!"
Su Huaijin called out in a low voice.
The man in the baseball cap behind her had already noticed her running away. He strode up the stairs, muttering, "You think you can get away?"
"It's better to be obedient and come out on your own; you'll suffer less then..."
Su Huaijin pretended not to hear.
She could see the terror on Sun Wei and Little Freckles' faces peeking out from not far away, and knew that the pursuers behind her probably didn't look very "friendly." To avoid being scared, she didn't even turn her head.
Su Huaijin appeared to be in a panic, dodging left and right, and even "accidentally" knocked over some ornaments in the corridor, which made the person in the baseball cap even more excited.
Knowing that the skeleton controlled the building's exit and that the students had no chance of escaping, he stopped rushing and calmly followed behind Su Huaijin, trying to prolong the cat-and-mouse game as much as possible.
The power hadn't been restored yet, and the room was still pitch black. Fortunately, the moon, which had been hidden by dark clouds, reappeared. After being in the dark for so long, their eyes had adjusted. Su Huaijin finally passed a room with an open door, and in a flash, he threw himself onto the floor, grabbed a piece of cloth lying to the side, and quickly covered himself with it.
The voice that had been suppressed for so long finally erupted: "Now!!"
The sound of fabric rustling came from the darkness, and the man in the baseball cap paused.
He was still immersed in the role of the crazed pursuer, enjoying the fear the girl in front of him felt, but suddenly, the roles of attacker and defender seemed to have been reversed.
The short female college student's low, sharp voice carried a calm confidence that she had the upper hand.
It seems that her panic was all an act from beginning to end.
Before the baseball cap could change its strategy in surprise, a soft sound like a plastic lid being opened came from the darkness ahead, and a familiar smell wafted over.
Splash—
The greasy, thick liquid spilled all over him, carrying an extremely pungent smell that nearly made the man in the baseball cap faint.
He finally realized what it tasted like.
--gasoline!
They poured gasoline on him!
Suddenly, a flashlight beam shone directly on the face of the man in the baseball cap, exposing the hunter, who should have been hidden in the darkness, to his prey.
This caused the baseball cap to feel extremely panicked.
He tried to open his eyes, but couldn't see the person holding the flashlight.
The girl's originally short figure was blurred by the light, making her appear frightening.
The student watch has a built-in flashlight with multiple settings. The bright and stable beam of the high-power mode allowed Su Huaijin and the other two to clearly see the appearance of the baseball cap.
Although he was wearing a hat and a mask, you could still see his squinting eyes squeezed by fat, his greasy, matted bangs, and his terrible skin that even the mask couldn't cover.
Standing at just over 1.7 meters tall, she would be completely unremarkable on the street.
Once he gained the upper hand and looked back at his opponent, Su Huaijin realized that these so-called desperados and crazy pursuers were nothing special after all.
Once you take off your mask, you're all just ordinary people.
The tension of confronting villains in real life for the first time miraculously subsided.
After intimidating the other party with a powerful flashlight, Su Huaijin turned off the flashlight and looked at the two people on the other side.
Because Sun Wei's legs were still not very mobile, the task of pouring gasoline was given to Little Freckles, while Sun Wei was responsible for another important task.
The gasoline was a spare in Fu Qing's car trunk; having experienced the apocalypse, she would definitely prepare such an important supply. The waterproof tarp Su Huaijin used to shield herself from gasoline splattering was originally intended to be used as a mat inside the tent.
The two teams made full use of the resources at hand to plan this operation, and so far, the results have been quite outstanding.
Sun Wei nodded after receiving Su Huaijin's gaze, and took out another "camping tool" from her pocket that Fu Qing had stored in the trunk.
She took a half-step back without leaving a trace.
"hateful……"
The man in the baseball cap saw double. He frantically wiped the gasoline off his face with his sleeve, but some of it got into his eyes, causing him to cry out in pain. Afraid to make any rash moves and fearing someone might take the opportunity to get close, he frantically waved the steel pipe in his hand: "Get the hell away from me! Don't come any closer, or you'll regret it!"
The steel pipe danced wildly in the air, and the three people nearby seemed to have stopped moving. The man in the baseball cap felt a little relieved, blinked hard, and tears welled up in his eyes. Finally, he was able to open them with difficulty.
The strong beam of the flashlight was no longer in sight; instead, a small cluster of orange light suddenly appeared.
The light made the person in the baseball cap's heart race, completely unable to control themselves, and almost made them scream.
"Are you sure you want to keep swinging that pipe? We don't mind, but if you accidentally hit something and start a spark..."
Holding the lighter, Sun Wei looked at the trembling baseball cap and smiled as she uttered a plosive sound: "It will 'bang' and turn into a big fireball."
The baseball cap almost fainted on the spot.
He trembled, glanced at them again, and confirmed that they were just three ordinary female college students—he could tell from their figures and voices.
But how could the delicate female college student in his heart, whom he could easily manipulate, come up with such a vicious idea?
Throwing gasoline at someone could easily result in death if you're not careful!
None of the three intended to kill anyone before this operation; they only hoped to control the students and extract some information from them. But why did their target seem more like a lawless madman than they were?!
The man in the baseball cap swallowed hard, looked at the lighter that Sun Wei was holding firmly in her hand, and resignedly put down the steel pipe little by little.
He knelt on one knee, adopting a gesture of surrender.
Su Huaijin's lips, hidden beneath the hood, curved upwards in a high arc.
Little Freckles put down the half-eaten oil drum and went forward with Su Huaijin to tie the baseball cap behind their backs tightly with thick hemp rope.
Then, they herded him into an empty room without furniture, laid a tarpaulin on the floor, and made the man in the gasoline-covered baseball cap kneel on it.
During this time, Sun Wei, holding a lighter, stayed close to the three of them. The baseball cap trembled incessantly, and the three of them, ignoring the rope in their hands, writhed around trying to get as far away from her as possible.
From beginning to end, apart from a small lighter, they didn't even need to use the wooden stick they had prepared at the beginning, and the other party was easily subdued.
Stepping out of the room and closing the door, Sun Wei clicked her tongue in amazement: "This opponent is rather weak."
Or have they become stronger than we imagined?
Su Huaijin was about to reply when he turned to look at Sun Wei—the green-headed fish illuminated by the warm firelight—and suddenly couldn't hold back: "You'd better turn off the lighter quickly, this green-headed fish is too idiotic..."
Little Freckles touched his chest and said, "Vivi just now seemed so villainous, it reminded me of the principal."
Sun Wei: "?"
The green-headed fish suddenly got excited: "How did you know I was imitating the principal at the barbecue restaurant? Was my imitation good? How imposing was it? You dare to threaten us? Who's threatening whom? Bah!"
The other two: "..."
This is the Sun Wei they know: a fiery little pepper who is beautiful enough to debut as a star, yet possesses a natural comedic talent...
Having completed their mission, the three cautiously stood guard at the door to prevent the man in the baseball cap from doing anything else.
There are countless cautionary tales in various works, where people are tied up and left anywhere, only to break free and return to the battlefield at a crucial moment to change the situation. It's impossible for them to fall into the same trap.
"Otherwise, it would be such a waste of the tens of millions of words of reading material that Teacher Bai gave us!"
Those are bloody lessons!
"I wonder how Xiaoliang and Yuxuan are doing." Little Freckles said worriedly, "That person could hear your footsteps just now and almost ruined our plan. He doesn't seem like an ordinary person."
Su Huaijin recalled the amazing hearing of the person wearing the skull mask and felt a little worried, but still firmly said, "Trust the principal."
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The skeleton felt that everything was wrong.
Shortly after sending out the baseball cap, he heard the baseball cap's excited panting.
He was like a hunter chasing prey, moving further and further away from the first floor.
The jingling and clanging sounds from the prey sounded frantic, yet each step was firm and rhythmic, indicating a clear and purposeful advance towards a corner on the second floor.
Skull was highly suspicious that the baseball cap was about to fall into the other party's trap, but speaking up now would only alert the people in the living room and ruin Black Jacket's operation.
No, wait, if they had set a trap on the second floor, would they have left such a large opening in the living room?
The skeleton turned its head quickly, its breathing quickening, and saw that the figure in the black jacket had already disappeared into the shadows of the living room.
The living room was quite large, and the tent wasn't near the entrance. The skeleton remained quiet and focused for a moment before finally deciding to help the man in black jacket.
The terrain on the second floor is more complex. Unlike the living room, which is a large space and has appeared in the video, the skeleton was not as careless as the guy in the baseball cap and black jacket. He had carefully studied the video before coming and had a preliminary understanding of the terrain.
Based on this understanding, he chose to go to the living room first, and after confirming that there was no problem, he and the man in the black jacket would go to rescue the baseball cap.
He was very cautious and considered all the possibilities before taking the first step.
As the skeleton entered the living room, he was still observing the situation inside when he suddenly heard a muffled groan coming from the tent from the black jacket.
He squinted and saw a person kneeling on the side of the triangular spire of the tent in the darkness, with both hands tightly gripping the neck of the man in the black jacket. The man in the black jacket struggled to kick, but his calves were pinned down by the other person's knees.
In such a short time, the man in the black jacket carrying a knife was almost subdued.
The skeleton cursed under his breath and quickly stepped forward to help, his previously cautious movements finally revealing a hint of impatience.
Just a trace.
A figure descended from the sky at the perfect moment, striking the skeleton from behind with lightning speed!
The air froze for a moment. Feeling the sharp wind behind him, and an electric shock running down the back of the skull's neck, he finally realized what he had overlooked.
It was an abandoned wine cabinet placed in the corner of the living room. In the video, the wine cabinet was empty and lacked weight. With the wood panels aging, if someone hid on it, it would inevitably cause the wood to rattle.
From the moment they entered, the direction in which the wine cabinet was placed remained extremely quiet, making people completely overlook the enormous cabinet that could easily support the weight of a person.
The skeleton's ever-calm expression finally cracked.
He could hear the sound of Su Huaijin moving quietly, and he could hear the suppressed footsteps of Little Freckles and Sun Wei through the distance of one floor and the thick floorboards, but he still couldn't find Fu Qing who was right next to him!
She was hiding right next to him!
Shocked as it was, the skeleton reacted quickly, rolling away to avoid the attack aimed at the back of its head. Just as it was about to get up, the person behind it had already caught up.
She didn't seem surprised that the skeleton could dodge. After missing her first attack, she continued to strike, and the skeleton met a pair of cold, sharp eyes the next second.
The face covered by a gas mask overlaps with the footage shot from a first-person perspective in the video.
At that moment, the skeleton suddenly empathized with the zombie she was strangling in the video.
If zombies had hearts, they would probably skip a beat in this situation.
Boom!!
The skeleton was pressed to the ground by Fu Qing, his head and back slamming heavily against the floor. The sound of bones colliding made a dull thud, causing his vision to go black for a moment, and he was stunned for two or three seconds.
A voice, like a ghost, rang out close to his ear, the air currents gently brushing past, making his hair stand on end.
“We’ve found you,” Fu Qing said in a low voice.
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