Crimson Instinct

Dongcheng.

As soon as Xin Nianzu heard Rong Zhengsheng tap three times, he narrowed his gaze. There was someone else with him as well.

But Zhengsheng is not someone who will fell for such a trap unless…and then the three taps too.

As he roughly got a gist and made an assumption, without making a sound, he quickly reached the balcony at the backside. He bent on the floor even before he stepped in because he knew there might be some men keeping an eye from the outside.

He looked here and there and found pieces of the broken roof tile lying on the floor. There were also some old boxes of cardboard and empty beer cans.

Xin Nianzu quickly took a piece and an empty can. He threw the piece far at his left side.

*Clack*

It hit on the ground.

The man keeping a watch got alert and snapped his head to the right as he heard the sound.

He must have escaped that way!

Arms in front, the goon raised his gun and ran in that direction.

Xin, Nianzu, quickly jumped down the balcony. It wasn't at much height, and at the same time, he had heard the door open in the front.

Xin Nianzu, alert, ran in the opposite direction of the other goon.

As he turned around the apartment wall, he saw another man with a gun roaming left and right.

Xin Nianzu had also taken an empty can just in case. He hid in a gap and, once again, threw the can on the other side. It banged against a tree.

"Hey!"

He heard the quick and urgent sound of boots rapidly clicking against the ground, and a second later, he saw the second's man figure chasing after his decoy sound too.

The road was clear, at least for now.

Xin Nianzu waited for three seconds before he stepped out of the hidden gap.

From above, he heard some noises.

As Rodey stepped in the room to check, he still had his gun aimed at Rong Zhengsheng.

But just one second…

Rong Zhengsheng was waiting for a slip of just one second.

Rodey cannot search the premise and look after him at the same time. His phone buzzed, but he didn't have the time to check, so he ignored it.

He checked every corner and possible hidden gaps in the room. But at the balcony, he found the dirt on the floor messed up. The middle part looked clean as if someone was lying on it, and the dirt around it was undisturbed.

Xin Nianzu escaped from here. When he saw the broken tiles and empty cans, he recalled how he heard noises, something hitting on the ground.

His men relayed the message that they heard Xin Nianzu escaping and that they were following him.

"He was fooling with the sounds, but it's of no use," he sneered.

Rodey's phone rang again, but he didn't bother to pick it up.

"Ugh! Who is calling!?"

Rong Zhengsheng got the chance.

Like a flash, he grabbed Rodey's wrist, squeezed it hard and knocked the gun out of his hand, and threw it far away.

Compared to Rodey, Rong Zhengsheng was a little taller and bigger than him, so it proved as an advantage.

Rodey came back, swinging his left arm to land a punch on his face, but he ducked down. As he dodged the blow, he punched a hard fist straight in Rodey's gut.

"Ugh.." he groaned in pain.

That made him stagger behind.

Payback for your punch bastard, Rong Zhengsheng sneered.

But he didn't have any more time to exchange blows.

He pushed Rodey hard as he kept staggering, and Rodey hit his back against the wall.

Taking large steps forward, Rong Zhengsheng came out through the door.

He saw Xin Nianzu looking back at him. One glance and they had a tacit understanding.

They came out in the open and rushed towards the exit.

"Hey! They are over there!"

The goons saw them running and started firing shots.

They ducked and shifted and hid behind the trees to dodge the bullets.

But one of them grazed past Rong Zhengsheng's shoulder.

"Damn!"

It was painful, and a thin line of blood-soaked his shirt wet.

Suddenly, the other two goons appeared in front of the exit as the two were just about to escape.

"Stop!"

Xin Nianzu and Rong Zhengsheng stopped in their tracks.

By that time, all the goons surrounded them in a circle, aiming their guns at them.

"Now, where will you run, Mr. Lawyer and his best friend?"

They shared a glance and turned.

Rodey came out of the apartment. One of the goons handed him a Sig Sauer.

He looked at Rong Zhengsheng.

"Smartass aye? You did a good job. Even at the last moment, you signaled him of the danger."

Rong Zhengsheng smiled. "Why not? After all, we stand on the same side."

"How about you stand on the same side as hell now? I have to give you a good answer to that punch before. But I can do that slowly, relishing your torture."

Rong Zhengsheng looked unaffected. His shoulder was all bloody.

Rodey looked at Xin Nianzu in distaste.

"Long time no see. You and your daughter are giving me a real hard time here."

Xin Nianzu chuckled. "Naturally. She is my daughter, after all. We share the same blood."

Rodey laughed. "That smile on your face won't be for much longer. The news of your dear daughter's death would soon hit your ears."

Xin Nianzu raised his brow. "Let's see about that."

Rodey laughed hard. "You are interesting. I am really looking forward to when I will break that indifferent farce of yours when I bring your daughter's dead body."

He sighed. "But for now, we can play with you two. Let's go. Your time ends here."

"It is your time that ends here, Rodey."

They heard a voice, and before Rodey could even react, shots were fired in the air, and the men surrounding Rong Zhengsheng and Xin Nianzu toppled down with a bullet in between their brows.

Four jeeps stopped around them, and a man in an army uniform jumped out from one.

Rong Zhengsheng smiled and muttered. "Just in time."

The other army officers quickly got down too and secured the area.

Rodey narrowed his eyes.

"Long time no see, Rodey," Lin Zihao grinned.