The cloaked man's hasty shot caught everyone off guard.
After the bodyguard blocking our way was shot in the head, a fist-sized hole appeared in the back of his head, and bone fragments and flesh were sprayed several meters away, filling the air with a lingering stench.
"Junior brother!!"
The bodyguard I was holding hostage let out a hysterical scream when he saw his junior brother die a horrible death.
"Bang bang bang!"
The cloaked man was ruthless and taciturn. Once he had decided to kill, he began to repeatedly pull the trigger on the bodyguard in front of me.
I hid behind the bodyguard and could feel his body trembling. I was also soaking wet, and I didn't know if it was from the bodyguard's blood or because I was also injured.
Just as I was contemplating whether I could use the bodyguard's corpse as a shield to charge up and fight the cloaked man to the death, I noticed that the gunfire suddenly stopped.
At this moment, I was cornered by the cloaked man; he clearly intended to kill me.
Only one of us can survive. If I want to walk out of this alley standing up, the only way is to eliminate the other one.
I didn't know if the cloaked man stopped firing because he ran out of bullets, jammed, or was simply trying to lure me out, but I still pushed aside the bodyguard's corpse, drew my knife, and charged forward.
As the bodyguard's body fell, I noticed the cloaked man standing quietly at the alley entrance.
That's right, he just stood there quietly. After the gunfire stopped, his arms were hanging down, and he didn't move at all.
Upon closer inspection, it was clear that one hand was pressing down on his arm holding the gun, and another hand was choking him.
"Pfft!"
As the arm around the cloaked man's neck slowly moved, a short knife sliced open his throat, staining the butterfly tattoo on his palm red.
"Gulp!"
As the butterfly man reached out, the body in front of him collapsed with a thud.
"call!"
Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I don't know who this cloaked man is, every time he appears, he manages to save me from a critical moment.
Even now, I feel incredibly safe whenever I see this person.
Looking at my disheveled, blood-soaked appearance, the butterfly man's voice remained as calm as ever: "I told you long ago that Fengmen Village is fraught with danger and not a place to show off your heroism. It seems you really did take my words to heart."
At that moment, I could truly say I had escaped death, and even my body was trembling slightly: "Thank you for saving my life. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would be dead!"
"Knowing that you're afraid of death means you're not hopelessly stupid, but it's too late."
The butterfly-shaped man tossed the dagger at my feet: "Remember, you killed everyone here. No one helped you."
I frowned: "What do you mean?"
"You've already killed someone in Fengmen Village, so there's no way you can leave now. After all, I've saved you a few times. If you want to die, you don't have to drag me down with you."
After speaking, the butterfly man turned and left.
I quickly caught up: "Wait, I haven't finished saying something!"
He turned around abruptly: "You should know how much trouble you're in. Are you going to repay kindness with enmity by following me now?"
I was slightly startled by his shout and stopped in my tracks.
I have a lot of questions to ask him, but he's right. The whole Fengmen Village is after me, and if I follow him, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble.
The butterfly man threw down a sentence and walked away, while I turned around and went back into the alley to pick up the cloaked man's gun.
Now that things have come to this, I have no way out. I have a gun, so even if I die, I can take a few people down with me.
As soon as I turned around, the space around me turned red.
The red light is on!
This means that all the villagers of Fengmen Village have gone into hiding, and only we, the "suspects" who have been held back by the patrol team, are still hiding everywhere.
I went back into the alley, forced myself to endure the smell of blood, lifted the cloaked man's body, picked up the gun on the ground, and ran out of the alley. But as soon as I got out of the alley, I heard a whooshing sound.
Immediately afterwards, I felt a sharp pain in my leg, followed by a strong electric current that traveled up my leg and spread throughout my body.
After I fell to the ground, I started convulsing. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a patrolman holding a Taser gun at me, and the others immediately rushed over and subdued me.
Under the intense electric shock, I became disoriented and nearly fainted.
A patrolman went into the alley and ran out in horror: "The ruthless official and his two bodyguards are dead in the alley. It must have been this guy!"
"You bastard, you're really asking for it!"
Upon hearing this, the team leader kicked me hard in the head.
Under the influence of electric shocks and blows, I was kicked unconscious and lost consciousness.
...
I was knocked unconscious by an electric shock; such fainting spells usually don't last very long.
When I woke up again, I was locked in an iron cage with my mouth gagged and my hands and feet shackled. There was also a huge horse's rump in front of the cage.
Looking outside, I realized that the iron cage was being pulled by a horse-drawn carriage, with two groups of people walking beside it.
We were inside a huge tunnel, with a row of light strips providing illumination from the ceiling.
A man walking beside the carriage saw me open my eyes and said to the person ahead, "Boss! This guy's awake. Should we knock him out?"
A middle-aged man on horseback in front of me turned his head and glanced at me, saying lazily, "No need. A dying man shouldn't have so many taboos."
"Mmm!"
I overheard their conversation and started grumbling, wanting them to peel the tape off my mouth. But they completely ignored me, treating me like I wasn't there.
When I was electrocuted, I lost control of my bladder and my pants were soaked. I felt needle-like pain all over my body, which was very uncomfortable.
The caravan continued forward for a while, when suddenly a light appeared, and they left the tunnel.
When I saw what was happening outside, I was completely stunned.
The feeling this gave me was like the underground world of Hongyadong in Chongqing.
The view is filled with magnificent Chinese-style buildings, which appear even more imposing under the illumination of modern lights.
On both sides of our marching column stood many heavily armed guards.
Just as I guessed, Fengmen Village is indeed divided into multiple spaces, and the place where these important figures stayed is completely different from the space we were in before.
One of the men in the convoy saw me staring at the outside with a look of surprise and mockery in his eyes: "Speaking of which, you're pretty lucky. In all the time since Fengmen Village was established, you're the first person who can come to the main city without even being a villager. But the price you have to pay is your life."
Upon hearing this person's words, I immediately frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in my heart.
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