Beneath the ruins of the villa's lawn, the soil in a patch of grass shook violently a few times, and suddenly a hand reached out from within. A few seconds later, the soil was violently propelled and scattered in all directions, and then a person emerged from the soil.
The person who emerged from the ground was Zhao Tianba. The energy from the explosion did not harm him, but it did damage his clothes. He was covered in soot and looked nothing like his previous domineering self.
He shook the dirt off his clothes and looked at the ruins in front of him with a displeased expression, feeling resentful but not knowing how to vent his anger.
The mercenaries, oblivious to their fate, came to report from the villa's gate: "Captain, apart from Yan Kuan, whose whereabouts are unknown, all the others have been captured alive and are awaiting your judgment."
Upon hearing his subordinates' report, Zhao Tianba flew into a rage: "What use are you if you can't even capture the people?"
The subordinate shrank back, head bowed, and dared not look at him after being scolded.
Never speak up in a situation like this. Last time, someone tried to explain, and the guild leader killed him on the spot.
Looking at his trembling subordinates, Zhao Tianba sneered: "Useless trash, a bunch of good-for-nothings."
"Take me to see if we can catch someone by the tongue."
"yes."
His subordinates led the way, guiding Zhao Tianba forward.
After changing his clothes, Zhao Tianba entered a room where the mercenary leaders were waiting for him.
The room where the three leaders of the neighborhood used to meet is now occupied by five people kneeling there; judging by their clothes, they all belong to people from the market area.
Zhao Tianba looked at the five people in front of him, and the five people felt as if they were being stared at by wolves. Their backs were chilled by his gaze, and they quickly lowered their heads.
Seeing this, he was very pleased. After circling around the five people, he slowly said, "Yan Ming is dead. Now who knows where Yan Kuan will go next? I will spare his life."
"I don't know, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you!" said the young man on the far left of the group.
"Impressive, impressive!" Zhao Tianba clapped his hands upon hearing this. "Truly a young man of great talent and courage."
He then winked at Sun Ming.
Sun Ming stepped forward with his knife and, without saying a word, swung it at the young man.
One head flew off, and the blood spurting from its neck soaked the other four people.
As the young people's heads rolled past, one of the middle-aged men, a portly man, had his pants soaked. The others were trying to appear calm, but their trembling bodies betrayed them.
A glint flashed in Zhao Tianba's eyes as he made up his mind.
He glanced at Sun Ming again, pointed at the fat middle-aged man, and, ignoring the other three who were clamoring to speak, killed all three of them.
With his head bowed, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground terrified the middle-aged man.
His pupils contracted sharply, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably, as if he were about to collapse.
Suddenly, a hand patted his shoulder, and as he shuddered, a voice rang in his ear: "You wouldn't lie to me, would you?"
The middle-aged man was pale. After struggling internally for a few seconds, he nodded decisively.
Fearing being killed, he blurted out everything he knew.
After a long silence, the middle-aged man finally spoke with difficulty: "I've told you everything I know. Can I leave now?"
Looking at the pleading look in the middle-aged man's eyes, Zhao Tianba raised an eyebrow: "Of course, the exit is over there, do as you please."
After saying that, he turned around and made way for her, then sat down at the table in the room and started drinking tea by himself.
The middle-aged man walked past Zhao Tianba with trepidation.
After getting some distance from Zhao Tianba and seeing that he didn't make a move, the middle-aged man's face showed a hint of joy, and he quickly walked towards the door.
Just as he was about to leave the room, a samurai sword pierced through him from behind.
The middle-aged man's face was still flushed with joy. He waved his hands a few times in frustration, but still couldn't reach the door. Then, his hands fell limply to his sides.
Behind him, Sun Ming pulled a samurai sword from his body and wiped the blade on his clothes.
Zhao Tianba looked at the dark-faced man and said, "Yan Kuan probably doesn't have many men left. Take some men and go after him in the direction he mentioned. We need to find him alive or dead."
The dark-faced man dared not disobey, so he answered "yes" and left the room with his head down.
"Let's go, let's go meet that young woman, Chen Ling." Zhao Tianba put his arm around Sun Ming and Qian Liang and led the way out of the room.
"Thank you for your hard work, little Sun. I'll find you a nicer treat later to reward you," he joked to Sun Ming beside him.
Before the group even reached the room where the woman was being held, they heard gunshots ring out from the square outside.
"Who's drunk and causing trouble outside again?" Zhao Tianba looked at the direction of the gunshot with displeasure.
We just dealt with the disobedient people, and now only our own people should have guns.
Zhao Tianba then pointed to someone and asked them to check on the situation.
The messenger returned hurriedly a few minutes later to report!
"Commander, we encountered a man at the entrance of the residential area who shot and wounded several of our brothers with a rifle."
"His black robe was bulletproof, and his face was obscured, so he must be a man."
"No accomplices have been found so far."
His subordinates arrived and reported the information they knew to Zhao Tianba.
"Bulletproof, equipped?" Zhao Tianba perked up upon hearing his subordinate's report.
"Let's go take a look."
"It seems that finding you a girl will have to be postponed for a while."
As I passed a tree, a crow was perched on it, quietly preening its feathers.
Upon seeing the crowd pass by, the crow let out a strange caw.
"Crows, what bad luck!" Qian Liang muttered, looking at the crows in the tree.
"Brother Liang, why get angry with a beast?" Sun Ming laughed upon hearing this.
It turned out that the person who came was Liu Nian, who originally planned to trade some supplies in the community.
I saw the gate of the residential area wide open from afar, but when I got to the gate, I found the bodies of two guards.
Fearing something might happen, Liu Nian quickly walked into the residential area. He hadn't gone far when he bumped into Zhao Tianba's men. Without saying a word, they pulled out their rifles and started shooting at Liu Nian.
Seeing the guard's corpse made Liu Nian wary, and seeing the guard draw his gun without asking why, Liu Nian thought he must have encountered robbers.
Raiders who can directly invade a whole area are a nuisance!
While thinking about it, his hands moved quickly, and the muscle memory he had developed through repeated practice came in handy.
He immediately drew his rifle and returned fire. Seeing the enemies gathering in the distance, more and more of them were being fought, and the powerful firepower made it impossible for Liu Nian to lift his head.
Just as Liu Nian was about to move to a different position, he was hit by a stray bullet as soon as he appeared.
A stray bullet struck Liu Nian squarely in the forehead, but fortunately, he was wearing a cloak, and the bullet was deflected instantly.
Before Liu Nian could even be surprised that the cloak could actually stop bullets, he saw the enemy creeping up in his peripheral vision, pulled a stun grenade from his pocket, and threw it out.
A few seconds passed in the blink of an eye. The stun grenade exploded, and seeing the mercenaries lying on the ground in front of him groaning, Liu Nian quickly came out of the cover and ran towards the gate of the residential area, feeling dizzy.
As soon as Zhao Tianba arrived, he saw his subordinates who had been knocked unconscious. Looking at the empty gate, he roared, "Where are the gatekeepers? Where the hell did they go?"
Originally, the black-faced man's men were guarding the gate. When Zhao Tianba ordered the black-faced man to arrest Yan Kuan, he took all the men away.
But seeing Zhao Tianba's furious expression, his subordinates dared not step forward to answer.
"Find him! Search him to the death! No one is getting any rest until we find him today!"
After receiving the order, the leaders assembled within minutes. After leaving a few people to guard the captured people, the rest of the group rushed out of the residential area to search for Liu Nian.
Among the mercenaries, there were many talented individuals, and those skilled in tracking discovered the traces left by Liu Nian's escape.
The group followed behind them, chasing after the direction Liu Nian had fled.
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