Chapter 528 - Surrounded (2/2)

Suddenly, she missed her home country so much.

“Xiao Luo, I …”

“Hush!”

Tang Wantian was just about to speak when Xiao Luo suddenly cut her off.

Observing his solemn expression, Tang Wantian knew that enemies were close. Nervously, she shut her mouth immediately and kept quiet.

Xiao Luo laid prone on the ground and tried to detect any vibrations on oncoming fighters. In shock, he heard the familiar pattern of marching feet, not from one or two directions, but from everywhere, and there was even the rumble of heavy vehicles with them.

“The Libyan rebel fighters have given up on Jiang Zhiming, and they’re all coming for me?”

Xiao Luo frowned and realized that something unusual was afoot, for his enemies seemed to be targeting all their resources specifically at him. In Xiao Luo’s mind, there was only one explanation for this–his mission here to exfiltrate Sarah Michelle must have been exposed, which meant that there was a mole in the NSA. He could not think of anyone else who would sell him out other than the woman from the Bai family, who was nicknamed “Rose.” And the situation he found himself in could only have been set up by the Bai family, leveraging the Libyan rebel fighters to eliminate him.

What a great way to get rid of an opponent using somebody else’s knife!

A mysterious smile formed on Xiao Luo’s lips, and his eyes glowered with a cold light.

He scanned the surroundings, and, finally, his eyes were fixed on a seven- or eight-story residential building.

Xiao Luo pulled his eyes away from the building and looked at Tang Wantian calmly. “We are surrounded,” he said.

“What?”

When Tang Wantian heard that, she was so shocked that she staggered back, almost collapsing to the ground.

Xiao Luo looked around and noticed a manhole nearby. He made his way over and stomped on the edge of the manhole cover. The force popped the lid open right away, revealing a pitch-black access hole.

“Come here!” Xiao Luo waved at Tang Wantian.

Tang Wantian obeyed and walked towards him.

Without saying anything, Xiao Luo suddenly pushed her into the manhole. It was not very deep, but it was enough for a person to hide in there. “Stay here, and when it is safe, I will come back and get you. Remember, no matter what you hear from out here, do not make a sound, and when I return, I will lift the cover myself.”

Tang Wantian unconsciously nodded and gulped. “Hmm.”

Xiao Luo was just about to close the manhole cover when Tang Wantian stopped him.

“Xiao Luo, don’t forget about me, and… stay alive, you must stay alive!”

Tang Wantian’s eyes were red, as tears started to well up in her eyes. She almost sounded like she was pleading for her life, for Xiao Luo was her only hope. Should anything happened to him, she would undoubtedly be captured and abused by her captors.

Xiao Luo looked at Tang Wantian, her iron lady-look discarded, and he suddenly recalled the time when he was with Chu Yue at Wild Boar Ridge. The rich girl said something similar to him as well.

“Don’t worry. It’s going to be okay.”

Xiao Luo replied in a leveled voice and slammed the cover shut.

The moment the manhole was closed, the small space plunged into darkness. Tang Wantian curled up with her back against the filthy wall of the enclosure, as fear played on her mind. Her whole body was shivering, and her teeth were chattering uncontrollably.