Chapter 249 (1/2)
Chapter 249: The Cry for Help
Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales
It was late at night and the vault of the heaven was full of flickering stars. The intermittent breeze was blowing, delivering a bit of coolness to the scorching summertime. Due to the mountain nearby, the countryside of Qinghe County had a fresh air, the spiritual qi between heaven and earth was richer than in the city.
Tang Xiu was sitting cross-legged on the roof of his ancestral home as he bathed in the starlight coming from everywhere, cultivating his Heavenly Art of Cosmic Genesis. At present, he already reached the pinnacle of the Skin Strengthening Stage and might break through to the Flesh Strengthening Stage at any time. Hence, he didn’t want to delay his cultivation even if he was busy every day.
“Ring, ring, ring…”
His mobile phone’s ringtone rang loudly, abruptly awakening him from his cultivation state.
Tang Xiu took out his mobile, turning slightly surprised as he saw the number. He suddenly recalled promising Yuan Zhengxuan a favor that he had yet to fulfill it until now.
“Uncle Yuan!” said Tang Xiu.
Yuan Zhengxuan’s urgent voice came out of the phone, “Tang Xiu, where are you? Can you rescue Little Ling?”
Tang Xiu’s expression changed and he hastily asked, “What happened to him? What has happened exactly?”
Yuan Zhengxuan’s voice was very low yet still clear, “An accident just happened in my business. I didn’t expect that those foreign forces eyeing our core scientific and technological data would be this crazy. They even went so far as to attack my other businesses. Apart from Little Ling, they even killed two other high-level executives. Those people are too powerful, I can’t withstand their attacks.”
Tang Xiu asked in a heavy tone, “Uncle Yuan, where are you now? I’ll look for you immediately.”
“Tang Xiu, don’t come here now, there are too many of them. You’ll only lose your life if you come,” said Yuan Zhengxuan urgently.
Tang Xiu jumped down from the roof and dashed toward the door while replying in a deep tone, “Tell me the address, quickly!”
“I’m in Jinfeng District, in an abandoned used car dealer.”
Hesitating for a moment, Yuan Zhengxuan then replied with a heavy tone.
Tang Xiu hung up the phone. He immediately called Zhong Tiekui and commanded him to lead a few of his subordinates to rush to the rescue. He then started his Land Rover and drove fast toward Star City.
Even though he had no experience driving through the highway, he didn’t care. Rescuing someone was the same as fighting fire! Relying on his skillful driving, his car speed quickly exceeded the speed limit.
Star City, at the Jinfeng District’s used car dealer.
Yuan Zhengxuan was holding a pistol as he erased the bloodstain on the corner of his mouth. He was bleeding, a bullet having pierced his shoulder. There was also a knife cut on his left cheek. He looked particularly grim. Around him, more than ten big, strong-looking guys with numerous scars on their bodies, some of them holding guns and some others armed with knives. They hid in a dark corner whilst vigilantly observing the surroundings.
“Boss! Let’s rush out. We’ll cover you!”
A tough, big guy in his middle-aged years, holding a gun, spoke with murderous intent.
Yuan Zhengxuan shook his head bitterly. He lowered the pitch of his voice and said, “We have too few people. If we rush out recklessly, more than half of us will die. We’ll drag for more time. Those assholes want to catch me, but I won’t give them what they want. As long as we can drag this for a long time, the situation will be against them and they will back out.”
Another big man frowned and said, “Boss, why don’t we call the cops? If the cops come, we…”
“Shut up!” Yuan Zhengxuan shouted in a low voice, “Did you forget what we’ve been researching and developing? If the cops find out about this, the military will surely know too. If that happens, do you think we can live? Even if… we will sell the results of this experiment to the military, but now is not the time yet.”
“Understood!” That big man nodded and grit his teeth.
“Pats— ”
At this very moment, a bullet pierced the glass and hit the big guy’s forehead, killing him instantly.
Yuan Zhengxuan’s complexion changed. He shouted in a heavy tone, “Be careful, the enemy snipers have a good marksmanship. Who dares to stick out their head will surely be killed. Remember to stay put in your position and your fixed shooting sight. Don’t move recklessly and stay on alert!”
Forty to fifty black-suited big guys surrounded the used car dealer, coordinating their advance to storm inside. Each one of them was armed with firearms. Shielded by the curtain of the night, they looked for available shooting targets.