“Clap, clap, clap…” Old Man Zhu, with a cigar in his mouth, applauded Zhang Liunian with both hands.
“Not bad, not bad, you saw through it. They were acting, and the reason they were acting was of course to take your lives.”
Old Man Zhu spoke of human lives as if he were talking about eating a meal, his expression devoid of any pity. After a pause, his eyes swept over Zhang Liunian’s legs, lamenting, “What a pity you were too vigilant, otherwise you’d definitely be lying on the ground, half-dead and half-alive by now.
But it’s not too late. Soon you will disappear from here and no longer be an eyesore to the Zhu family, hahaha…”
Old Man Zhu was very confident in this endeavor, because today it was either you die or I die. He had to get rid of Zhang Liunian, otherwise he would surely end up in jail.
Once in jail, he wouldn’t be able to get out.
Therefore, it was better to let Zhang Liunian and the others die. He still had countless riches waiting for him to enjoy, and he couldn’t be ruined here.
With this thought, he gave a look to a person behind him, who nodded and immediately withdrew.
These things were done in front of Zhang Liunian, and Zhang Liunian naturally saw them, but they didn’t say anything, and he didn’t know what kind of game they were playing.
His gaze and attention were entirely focused on the forty to fifty men behind Old Man Zhu, and the problem of how they would escape next.
His thigh was injured, and he couldn’t push himself to the limit. He needed to end it quickly.
However, this time they didn’t bring sticks or short knives; they were all empty-handed.
This made him suspect that they might have brought guns this time.
This would be difficult. Facing so many people, and all with guns, they couldn’t leave unscathed.
Thinking of this, Zhang Liunian looked around, his gaze suddenly falling on the traffickers’ dilapidated car, and he had an idea.
“Old Man Zhu, you beast, in broad daylight you want to take our lives, aren’t you too rampant.” Zhang Qian didn’t have as many considerations as Zhang Liunian. He only knew that Old Man Zhu had come to take their lives this time, and he was so angry that he cursed directly.
“So what if I’m rampant, are you going to eat me? I advise you to obediently hand over your lives, so you don’t have to suffer any physical pain.
As long as you surrender, I can promise to give you a quick death, and I definitely won’t let you suffer.” Old Man Zhu was full of confidence, as if the lives of Zhang Liunian and the other had already fallen into his hands.
Zhang Qian was so angered by his shamelessness that he couldn’t speak.
Zhang Liunian suddenly spoke, “Want our lives? Then you’ll have to pay with your own life.”
Seeing that Zhang Liunian still looked like he would resist to the end, Old Man Zhu threw away the cigar in his mouth and sneered, “You don’t cry until you see the coffin, I like that. Since you are stubborn, I will fulfill your wish.”
As soon as he said this, he immediately waved to the subordinates behind him, signaling them to go.
Zhang Liunian wouldn’t wait for them to come over. He grabbed Zhang Qian and turned to charge towards the traffickers.
The traffickers were stunned. Some didn’t react, not understanding why Zhang Liunian was running towards them.
Did he not know that he was also one of Old Man Zhu’s men?
Before the traffickers could figure it out, Old Man Zhu’s orders to his subordinates and the traffickers rang out from not far away.
“Shoot directly, don’t care if they live or die.”
The traffickers snapped back to reality and immediately took out their guns to shoot, but Zhang Liunian slapped the gun out of their hands with a powerful blow.
Having lost their guns, the traffickers could only charge at Zhang Liunian with their bare hands.
Zhang Liunian raised his leg and kicked him, sending him flying instantly. Then he said to Zhang Qian, “Get in the car, we’re breaking out.”
With that, he headed for the driver’s seat.
Only then did Old Man Zhu understand Zhang Liunian’s intention. He wanted to escape by car, how could that be allowed?
Zhang Liunian had to die here today.
With this thought, he pulled out a gun from behind him and shot directly at Zhang Liunian, but his skill was not good enough, and Zhang Liunian easily dodged it and successfully opened the car door.
However, there was already a driver in the driver’s seat. Seeing Zhang Liunian trying to pull him out of the car, he took out a fruit knife and stabbed at him.
The knife came swiftly and suddenly, heading straight for Zhang Liunian’s chest. Zhang Liunian instinctively dodged, but his arm was still injured before he could avoid it.
“Give me your life.” The driver, having failed to strike, lunged again.
This time, he didn’t have the same element of surprise. As soon as he made a move, Zhang Liunian blocked the horizontal slash and knocked him unconscious inside the car.
“Bang, bang, bang…” Gunshots whizzed towards Zhang Liunian’s back. Zhang Liunian threw the driver aside, scrambled into the seat, and just as he was about to start, he saw the car surrounded, and guns pointed at them.
Zhang Liunian looked at the dozens of muzzles, and sweat broke out on his forehead, but there was no time for him to think. He turned the key, stepped on the accelerator, and with a “whoosh,” he charged towards the people in front.
Now he couldn’t care whether he hit anyone or not; he just wanted to break out of the encirclement.
“Stop him! Stop him!” Old Man Zhu, seeing the duck about to fly away, roared in anger.
His subordinates were all temporary gunmen, and their marksmanship was originally inaccurate. Although they had been ordered to shoot, they all fired indiscriminately.
Coupled with Zhang Liunian’s car speeding towards them, they were also very worried about losing their lives, so they all fired randomly while retreating.
The battlefield instantly became chaotic. Zhang Liunian seized the opportunity, stepped on the accelerator to the floor, and quickly broke through their encirclement.
“We broke through.” Zhang Qian, sitting in the back, patted his chest seeing that they had escaped without incident.
But he was clearly celebrating too early. Not long after the car drove out, their rear tire was shot out, rendering the car immobile.
Zhang Liunian, furious, punched the steering wheel. “Let’s go, the police station is up ahead. Let’s head towards a crowded place.”
With that, Zhang Liunian got out of the car and ran.
Zhang Qian followed closely behind them, and in no time they rushed into the crowd.
Seeing them rush into the crowd, Old Man Zhu dared not fire. After all, the provincial capital was not the Zhu family’s territory. If they were to shoot passersby on the street, they would all be finished.
But it was impossible to let them off Zhang Liunian and the others just like that. So Old Man Zhu immediately put away his weapon and ordered his subordinates, “Put them away, and chase.”
The subordinates saw many people and did not dare to shoot. If they killed their relatives and friends, how would they explain? Hearing their boss’s words, they immediately hid their weapons and ran in the direction Zhang Liunian and the others had disappeared.
Thus, the two groups of people dashed through the streets. But as they ran, Old Man Zhu found something was wrong.
Because he realized they were getting closer and closer to the police station ahead.
If they continued to run, wouldn’t they be walking into a trap? They couldn’t chase any further.
“All of you, come back, leave.” Old Man Zhu, realizing that Zhang Liunian and the others wanted to lure them to the police station, was extremely unwilling but still told his subordinates to leave.