Chapter 4 (1/2)

Complex Woman

The woman’s first reaction was to slap Xia Lei when he jumped on top of her but before her slap could connect, she saw the sparks from the bullet striking the ground. In that instant, she seemed to understand what was going on. She suddenly spread her legs and wrapped them around Xia Lei’s waist, then flipped them both so she was on top and Xia Lei below.

A man lying below a woman – the woman’s shapely snow white legs were exposed and her black lace panties were showing too. Her open-legs posture pulled the lace panties tight, clearly outlining the sight of something nosebleed-worthy right in front of Xia Lei’s eyes. Xia Lei grew even more nervous.

The woman’s legs suddenly tightened around Xia Lei as she rolled herself and him to a flower bed next to them.

TZING! Sparks flew in the spot they’d just vacated as they rolled behind the flower bed. The bullet ricocheted off the road and shattered the glass window of a shop by the road.

Xia Lei broke out in cold sweat.

The pedestrian walks were full of people running away, diving to the ground for cover and screaming.

With the flower bed for cover, Xia Lei and the woman were safer for now.

“Who are you?” The woman’s voice was as cold as she was.

Xia Lei stared blankly at her for a bit, then replied, “I don’t know you but I saw someone aim a gun at you so I pushed you out of the line of fire.”

“I saw the building. It was quite far away, and dark too. I couldn’t see anything, but you did. So, how did you see it?” Her gaze bored into Xia Lei, and it was as though she could see into his soul.

Xia Lei being able see the sniper on the rooftop was all thanks to the power of his left eye, of course. His eye could not only see through people and objects, but also zoom in on far-away things so he could see them clearly. He had actually seen the sniper very clearly and if the sniper didn’t have a baseball cap covering most of his face, he would have been able to see his face too!

“Answer me!” The woman’s voice became more commanding.

His left eye’s ability was a secret; Xia Lei would definitely not tell this woman. Her attitude also made him very uncomfortable. “I saw what I saw. It was just a coincidence, so what’s so strange about it? And! Do you plan to keep straddling me?”

The woman then realised she had been on top of Xia Lei since earlier, and her face was almost touching his. She awkwardly crawled off Xia Lei’s body but did not stand. She crouched next to Xia Lei and reminded him, “Stay low, don’t move.”

Xia Lei kept still – he did not want to experience having his brains blown out. He started to regret saving the woman in the heat of the moment. He didn’t even know her name. Wouldn’t he be screwed if the sniper thought he was her ally?

“Thanks for saving me just now.” The woman extended a hand, “I’m Long Bing”

Just as he was thinking about how he didn’t know her name, she introduced herself. Xia Lei was pacified somewhat and he stretched his hand out to shake hers. “I’m Xia Lei.”

“Where are you from?”

Xia Lei hesitated before answering, “Hai-Zhu City. You?”

“I knew you were a mainlander when I saw you in the casino.” Long Bing replied, “I’m from Jing-Du.”

“Why did that sniper want to kill you?” Xia Lei looked at her, eager for an answer.

Long Bing’s brows wrinkled slightly. “You have no need to know.”

Just then, the sirens of some police cars wailed in the night, growing louder as they drew closer. The sound made people anxious.

“He’s gone,” said Long Bing suddenly.

“How do you know that?” Xia Lei was disbelieving. He became more and more curious about Long Bing’s identity.

“I just know from experience,” said Long Bing.

Xia Lei crawled forward two metres and carefully poked his head out of the flower bed to look at the rooftop of the building opposite. The sniper was gone, and he had no idea when.

“Believe me now?” Long Bing got up from the ground and patted the dust off her evening dress.

“What the heck do you do?” Xia Lei was sure that this woman before him was not a normal person, simply because she could tell that a sniper was gone from experience. If she were normal, would she have this sort of experience and confidence?

“You’ll know if you get a chance to know. Go now, quickly. You don’t have travel documents. You’ll get in trouble if you’re caught,” said Long Bing.

Xia Lei was astonished and he thought to himself, “This woman is so prickly!”

“Hold on, this is my namecard. If you need my help with anything you can call this number,” said Long Bing.

Xia Lei held her card and looked at it. There was nothing on the card besides her name and phone number. “Weird people have weird name cards too,” thought Xia Lei. Though he was thinking that, he pasted a smile on his face and said, “All right then, I’ll invite you to tea someday.”

“Don’t be mistaken. I’m just repaying the favour,” said Long Bing.