Chapter 138 Gunshots from the Fourth Floor
Upon hearing the familiar footsteps, Lin Baozhu quietly emerged from the next ward, looked at the open door, and once again fired the sedative into the room…
"who?"
The man ran out of the ward with a sinister look in his eyes. When he saw Lin Baozhu standing at the door with a half-smile, he cursed under his breath, "You're asking for it!"
After saying that, his hands turned into claws and struck towards Lin Baozhu's face...
Lin Baozhu nimbly dodged, but the man simply stepped over her...
He clearly hadn't expected the seemingly delicate Lin Baozhu to be so slippery. With a low shout, he transformed his claws into fists, aiming straight for Lin Baozhu's waist and abdomen with a whooshing sound. This punch was both fast and ruthless; if it landed, it would surely cause internal injuries.
Lin Baozhu's eyes narrowed, and instead of retreating, she advanced! She didn't take the blow head-on, but instead used the momentum of her crouching position to slide to the side like an eel, narrowly avoiding the punch. At the same time, her right hand shot out like lightning, her five fingers forming a claw, viciously digging for the man's elbow joint tendons! This was an instinct she had honed in the life-and-death struggles of the apocalypse.
"Well!"
A look of surprise flashed across the man's face.
However, his ruthless expression vanished in an instant; he had underestimated this woman!
With his right arm restrained, his left leg swept silently and fiercely toward Lin Baozhu's lower body like a scorpion's tail.
Lin Baozhu was prepared! Her sliding step just now was not random. Now that she had her center of gravity stable, she did not dodge when she saw the leg sweeping towards her. Instead, she suddenly raised her foot and stomped hard on the man's shinbone with her heel!
"Crack!"
A dull thud that made your teeth ache!
"Ah—!" The excruciating pain caused the man to let out a short scream, and his sweeping leg movement instantly froze and stopped...
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Lin Baozhu swiftly and decisively locked the man's right wrist, which had been restrained, with her left hand. Using the momentum, she spun around and executed a clean, crisp, and explosive over-the-shoulder throw!
The man who had been so aggressive just moments before was now slammed to the ground like a heavy, tattered sack, making a dull thud! His arms and legs were twisted at bizarre angles…
The sudden fight startled the people in each ward, and footsteps rushed in, instantly filling the doorway and corridor with astonished faces.
"Good heavens! Why are they fighting?!"
"This is a hospital..."
"That was too ruthless! Look at that guy... he's probably crippled!"
Ignoring the suspicious glances, Lin Baozhu, machete in hand, approached the limp man on the ground step by step. These lurking vipers—even a thousand cuts would be too lenient for them!
call--
A pungent plume of white smoke suddenly billowed out from the end of the corridor!
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out! The bullet grazed Lin Baozhu's arm and slammed into the wall beside her, sending shards of stone flying!
"ah--!"
"Shooting! Murder!!"
"Run!!"
The gunshot was like a thunderclap, instantly igniting the entire fourth floor! Screams, cries, and frantic footsteps mingled together!
Lin Baozhu's gaze pierced through the fleeing figures, locking onto the open window. The corners of her lips curved upwards almost imperceptibly.
There was backup? As expected. But…
She lowered her eyes, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing together—the special tracking powder must have silently adhered to the escaped man by now.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Lin Baozhu weaved through the terrified crowd like a fish and slipped into Old Man Bi's hospital room. Looking at the repulsive face on the bed, her eyes turned icy. To prevent any further complications, she didn't hesitate to pull a handkerchief soaked in a potent sedative from her bag and forcefully shove it over Old Man Bi's mouth and nose…
Just then, a series of rapid footsteps came from the end of the corridor, quickly approaching!
Lin Baozhu listened intently, a glint of light instantly appearing in her eyes—
Clang!
The door was suddenly kicked open! Qin Haifeng led nearly ten fully armed soldiers, each wielding a long gun, into the room, the cold muzzles of their guns instantly sealing the entrance.
Upon seeing Lin Baozhu standing in the center of the ward, her face also disguised, Qin Haifeng was visibly startled. He then strode forward, grabbed her arm tightly, and anxiously scanned her up and down.
Where were you when the gun went off? Were you hurt?
Seeing his nervous expression, Lin Baozhu's face flushed. She coughed lightly, pulled her arm back, pointed to her face covered in soot and mud, and said with a hint of teasing, "I've been ruined like this, and you still recognize me?"
Without hesitation, Qin Haifeng blurted out, "Even if you were reduced to ashes, I would still recognize you at a glance!"
Lin Baozhu: "..."
She stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder with a serious expression: "You said it well this time, but don't say it next time, or you'll get beaten up."
"Pfft!" Someone in the line behind couldn't help but laugh.
Qin Haifeng turned around angrily and glared at him. Under his camouflage, his ears were suspiciously red. He changed the subject in a gruff voice: "Stop talking nonsense! We heard gunshots during the training exercise and rushed over! What happened?"
Lin Baozhu glanced at the figure peeking in from outside the door, gestured for Qin Haifeng to come closer, and quickly whispered a few words...
Qin Haifeng's face immediately darkened, his brows furrowed, and his icy gaze pierced the weak-breathing old man Bi on the bed like a knife: "Dead?"
"No, I gave him some medicine to make him sleep for seven or eight hours!"
As Lin Baozhu spoke, she magically pulled a small bottle containing a dark red, viscous liquid from her cloth bag, then unhesitatingly uncorked it and flicked her wrist—
Whoosh!
Most of the bottle of glaring "blood" was instantly splashed onto Old Man Bi's face, neck, and chest, quickly spreading into large patches of scarlet, a shocking sight!
Qin Haifeng was taken aback for a moment, then, as if realizing something, a knowing smile flashed in his eyes. He turned around and addressed the soldiers behind him, his voice suddenly rising, filled with undeniable sorrow and urgency: "Quick! An important witness has been attacked by spies and is seriously injured! This place is extremely dangerous! Move him to safety immediately! Make sure he lives!"
With a wave of his hand, two soldiers immediately stepped forward and "carefully" wrapped Old Man Bi in a sheet like a mummy before quickly carrying him out.
*
At this moment, in the office of the director of the county public security bureau.
Wei Mingrui frowned, his sharp gaze locking onto Lin Baozhu: "Comrade Lin, do you remember the appearance of the person who met with Old Man Bi? We highly suspect that the one who escaped is very likely the veteran spy we've been tracking for many years—'Scorpion'!"
Lin Baozhu sat on the hard wooden chair and looked at Wei Mingrui: "What benefits do I get for helping you catch the 'poisonous scorpion'?"
Seeing her like this, the bureau chief, who was holding a teacup beside her, smiled and immediately put down the enamel mug, then said with a righteous expression, "Comrade Baozhu! Catching spies is the top priority! As long as you can find the 'poisonous scorpion,' Commander Wei, on behalf of the organization, will definitely not treat you unfairly!"
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