Chapter 344: 266. Trajectory
On bloodstained Xingshu Road, Nan Gengchen squatted in a corner, hiding together with a group of innocent bystanders.
At that moment, everyone was as silent as the grave.
Only Nan Gengchen still had the presence of mind to check his phone, opening the Daytime group chat. The first to speak was Qiu Xue, “What happened on Xingshu Road? Why do I hear explosions?”
“It’s not explosions, it’s the sound of a sniper rifle,” Nan Gengchen slowly replied, “A group of people tried to kidnap me, but the boss rescued me. Now all the assassins are going after him. I’m fine.”
“Gunshots? Can gunshots sound that heavy?” Qiu Xue asked in confusion. “Where are you right now, Duckling? I’ll come and rescue you.”
“No need, no need, just look out for your own safety,” Nan Gengchen said.
At that time, he was pondering a question: if the sniper wasn’t Qing Chen, who else could it be?
In the Daytime group, he and Li Tongyun were among the few who really knew the truth; they both knew Qing Chen was a Shadow Candidate and the boss of Daytime.
Furthermore, Nan Gengchen knew that apart from the people in the group, Daytime’s members only included a girl named Yang Yang, with no hidden snipers among them.
So he was pondering a question; although he didn’t know when Qing Chen had acquired the sniper rifle or when he had brought it back, it was highly probable that Qing Chen himself…
There was no one else who could give him such a sense of security, nor could anyone have arrived so promptly.
However, it suddenly dawned on him that if the sniper really was Qing Chen, then the latter leaving early tonight and lying in ambush, and even instructing him to study hard in the classroom, must have been a plan to use him as bait!
The shot that hit the assassin’s calf had even passed between his own legs!
Nan Gengchen subconsciously glanced at the distance to the Kai Lai Grand Hotel—damn far.
If that had gone wrong, wouldn’t he have been ruined?
“Xiao Nan!” someone shouted from across the street on Xingshu Road.
Nan Gengchen turned his head and saw Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen rushing out from a residential area, each carrying an exquisitely crafted hand crossbow!
He had no idea where they had gotten them from.
With strict gun control within the country, it was surprising that their families would equip them with hand crossbows.
This type of weapon could also be lethal or crippling if used on people.
Spying the two wanting to cross the street, Nan Gengchen immediately became anxious: “I told you not to worry about me!”
But the two of them, after scanning the surrounding environment, ran over to him regardless and started dragging him away. Zhang Tianzhen said, “Are you hurt? We’re taking you to the hospital now.”
“I’m fine,” Nan Gengchen said with a wry smile, “I really am fine!”
“Where’s the boss?” Hu Xiaoniu asked in a low voice.
“Over by the Kai Lai Grand Hotel. But the gunfire has stopped for a while now; I don’t know if he’s still there,” Nan Gengchen looked back, and there was no one visible on the rooftop of the Kai Lai Grand Hotel anymore.
Looking at the two beside him, he honestly hadn’t expected them to come to his rescue.
“Isn’t the hand crossbow illegal too? Are you really okay using this?” Nan Gengchen asked.
Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and then said, “It’s a collector’s item. We have the certificates for it. It can be used to scare off criminals. If we don’t use it, it’s fine.”
Nan Gengchen: “…You guys really have some wild connections.”
Not every criminal can get their hands on firearms; having this hand crossbow is indeed enough to deter many people.
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In the dimly lit emergency hallway of the Kai Lai Grand Hotel, Qing Chen moved silently downstairs.
In the entire hallway, only the occasional green exit signs emitted any light.
Qing Chen was very aware that he had to leave quickly. Otherwise, whether he was surrounded by Huan Yu’s people or Kunlun’s, the consequences would be unknown.
But just as he hastened down the stairs, he suddenly stopped his steps and slowed his breathing.
Only then did he properly discern barely audible breathing coming from somewhere below on the stairs.
Someone was hiding there.
Indeed, one had to always remain vigilant on the battlefield, or else one might capsize in the gutter at any time.
In that emergency hallway, Qing Chen and the assassin both fell silent, the latter even holding his breath.
The assassin was in no rush because he knew his backup was on the way and would arrive shortly.
At this point, the one who should be anxious was Qing Chen, because if he didn’t leave this building soon, he’d be trapped here.
Qing Chen knew he couldn’t hide back in the hotel since Kunlun had surrounded the area, and him sniping so many criminals would also cause issues.
He had to leave quickly.
The next moment, Qing Chen slowly crouched between floors 4 and 3 at the stairwell corner and then raised his hand, aiming at the iron door of the emergency exit on the third floor, and pulled the trigger.
The booming gunshot was particularly startling in the hallway!
Startled by the gunshot, the assassin’s body instinctively shook, and the sound of his clothing rubbing echoed in the hallway.
But the assassin quickly came to his senses. The shot had merely struck the iron door of the emergency exit and hadn’t hurt him at all.
One should know, with a folding section of the staircase between the floors and a corner separating him and Qing Chen, this kind of shooting was pointless.