164 Sounds Good Too (1/2)

Hui Yin knew he wouldn't agree, so she didn't wait for his response. She picked up her tea cup and aimed it at the approaching butcher. He dodged, but she expected that too.

Hui Yin ran towards the door. When the butcher tried to stop her, Lu Shen hit the butcher's leg with a swift kick and thrown him over to the floor. It was done in less than a second.

Hui Yin blinked. This man's judo skills were too impressive. But she knew that for the Party Secretary to sit like that without a care in the world, he must have been hiding a weapon.

”Go!” Hui Yin turned the knob, but it was locked. ”Lu Shen!”

As they switched positions, Hui Yin saw in the corner of her eye that the Party Secretary was starting to stand up. Knowing that they didn't have enough time, she picked up her wooden chair and threw it at him.

You bald bastard, take this!

Lu Shen succeeded in kicking the door open. It was made of flimsy material, and he aimed near the keyhole, the weakest part of the door.

Just as Hui Yin had thrown the chair, she saw that the woman and the tea lady were taking out their guns. Her heart thudded to a stop. It wasn't only the Party Secretary who had a weapon. In addition to the drugged tea, these people came well-prepared for any unforeseen situation that could arise.

Lu Shen pushed her down. ”Duck!”

The bullets whizzed past the two of them and created holes into the wall. Each loud sound of the gun firing was amplified inside the small room.

Lu Shen crawled towards the unconscious butcher and used it to cover their bodies as he pulled Hui Yin towards the open doorway.

Her lips twitched. This was the true definition of being a meat-shield.

”Stop them!” shouted Party Secretary Lee.

He was sweating profusely as he had not expected for the situation to come this far. Wasn't that man seriously injured? How did he manage to move so quickly? He Fenfang and the other woman were only amateurs who had been given a gun. As for him, all he knew was how to accept bribes and entice the villagers. He did own a gun, but he hadn't fired one for several years.

Hui Yin quickly changed plans when she saw the look on the Party Secretary's face. Could they win? Compared to being captured, it would be far better to interrogate her would-be capturers for information instead.

Lu Shen knew what the girl beside him was thinking. He flipped the table on its side and stashed her behind it.

”Lie down on your stomach, they won't aim that low,” he whispered to her. ”I'll fight them.”

”But your shoulder is injured!”

His eyes lit up. ”Are you worried for me?”

”It's not a question of whether I'm worried or not, I just don't want to be responsible for a person's death!”

He gently patted her head. ”Thinking about me because of guilt for the rest of your life sounds good too.”

”...”