Chapter 14: Encounters

Lu Qiang saw that Hua Yuan was a little sweaty, and his tired demeanor was also a little obvious, so he asked jokingly: "What's the matter, it's a little unbearable." "It's fine!" Hua Yuan replied with a smile.

The three of them walked briskly and talked nonsense. As long as Hua Yuan fell behind a little, Lu Shuang pulled Hua Yuan forward. Lu Qiang nagged at the front: "I'll tell you two!" I grew up here, I was born in the empire, and I basically know all the merchants here, which ones are good and which ones are not good, I am clear. This place has been around since the earliest days of the Empire, and if you look at the style of this building, it has completely preserved the original style of a hundred or two hundred years ago. Neither war hit this place, maybe there were too many civilians here, and this was the largest slum in the world in the past, so it was not disturbed by the war, so it was able to preserve this paradise. There are also many scholars who come here to examine these ancient buildings. It is very well preserved, and it can basically be said that it has witnessed the entire architectural history of nearly 200 years, and many of the buildings were built before the establishment of the empire. Lu Shuang asked: "Is it so mysterious?"

Lv Qiang: "It's not mysterious that this is culture, authentic human civilization, and many of the buildings you see here are about a hundred years old. None of them have been built in recent years, except for those that are really dilapidated and have to be demolished. The inhabitants here are all old residents, many of whom moved here at the beginning of the empire, and before the empire was founded, it was a large city. It's just that it's all plain-headed people, and no one cares about them, so they live in the shadow of the empire. Fortunately, there was no oppression and exploitation in the empire at that time, taxes here were very low, and the commoners lived in peace here. Civilians are better protected, that's why it prospers. People who come here call this the third world, and their parents came here to make money, and they felt that it was good and stable, so they chose to settle here."

The three of them walked back and forth for a long time, but they didn't see the copper wall, Hua Yuan asked: "The copper wall, I don't know where to go, let's hurry up and catch up with him." Lu Shuang: "Don't worry, don't worry, he took another route, we know where to go, Tongqiang is faster than us, and it is estimated that he can arrive earlier than us." Hua Yuan asked, "Where are we going?"

Lu Shuang grinned: "You'll know when you arrive." Lu Qiang is a little annoyed now: "I've been walking for a long time, and I can't shake off the tail behind me." Let's go, be careful, we have tails behind us. ”

Since they can't get rid of it, the three of them try to maintain a normal speed or chat while shopping. Lu Qiang still led the way around left and right, chasing the copper wall quickly and slowly, and now the three of them had no time to care about the surrounding scenery. The three of them quickly walked through the crowd, and Lu Qiang in front led the way, and quickly turned two more streets. Lu Qiang took two people to a remote small street, although there are also shops and storefronts, but there are many fewer people shuttling back and forth, and the figure of the copper wall has long disappeared. Lu Shuang wanted to kill the tail in the back. Lu Qiang still asked Lu Shuang to restrain himself: "We have a way to get rid of the people behind us, so that we won't kill a few people just because we follow us." ”

Hua Yuan didn't know what to do, so he could only follow Lu Qiang. The tail can't be shaken off, and the tail knows that it has already been discovered, so it follows with a swaggering tailing. Shouting to the three people in front of him from time to time, Hua Yuan looked back, and the people were not the first person, but five people. Exaggerated voices and provocative gestures force the three of them to comply. The one in front of you is either to fight with these crazy people, or to find a way to get rid of it.

Lu Qiang also let go of all his worries and led the two of them to accelerate. Lu Qiang looked back at the distance of the people behind him, smiled, and then said hello to the back: "Friend, hard work!" Good bye! ”

Tracking and being followed, those who were following behind saw Lu Qiang's provocation, and directly launched an attack on the three people in front. Leaving no room for anything, he directly used rapid-fire weapons to strafe the three people in front. The rest of the group used large-caliber kinetic guns for accurate shooting. After several rounds of alternating firing, the lively streets suddenly turned into brawls, and some people who were out and about hanging out took refuge. Lu Qiang asked Lu Shuang to take Hua Yuan to go first, and he fought and retreated. Lu Shuang and Hua Yuan ran wildly, and the weapons of the three of them were all light weapons, and it was difficult to suppress the fire of these desperate enemies.

Lu Shuang and Hua Yuan ran wildly all the way, and briefly opened a long distance with all the people behind them, and Lu Shuang found a good ambush spot. Seeing that Lu Qiang was fighting and retreating, he also followed from behind, and did not pass the ambush point with difficulty. The five men who followed closely followed, how could the pursuers know that there were two pistols waiting to be fired at them.

Bang! …… Bang! Both guns opened fire almost simultaneously at the close pursuers, and the unsuspecting pursuers were directly knocked out by the accurate shot. The last two were also injured, and they reacted fairly quickly, although they were a little injured, and rolled away from each other, alternating cover shots from each other.

Don't look at it, there are only two people, and in an instant, the firepower completely suppressed Hua Yuan and Lu Shuang. Lu Qiang came back to support, but was also suppressed by this powerful firepower. The two tailgators didn't know what they were shouting, and one of them casually threw a grenade. Rumble! Huayuan was almost overturned by this huge shock wave.

Lu Shuang and Lu Qiang were about to fight back, but they found that the two injured guys had escaped under the cover of the huge shock wave. Hua Yuan wanted to shoot accurately again, but was pulled away by Lu Shuang. "Run." Lu Shuang: "The Imperial Sheriff will be there soon, and if the Imperial Sheriff arrives, we won't be able to deal with it." ”

The three of them ran desperately with all the strength of their bodies. Sirens also sounded all around, and the three of them ran in this dim alley, Hua Yuan had long been lost, and Hua Yuan could only follow Lu Shuang in the back, Hua Yuan saw Lu Qiang in front and turned into an alley on the left. The two of them followed, and after a short turn, there was a wide road, and it was very busy with people. Hua Yuan didn't have time to stop, and was hugged by Lu Shuang all of a sudden. Hua Yuan panted: "I'm sorry, I didn't brake the car." Hua Yuan wanted to adjust his rapid breathing to a little more normal, and Lu Shuang smiled and patted Hua Yuan's back. Lu Shuang: "It's okay, just walk over slowly." Lu Qiang beckoned from the opposite side and called the two of them over loudly. The crowd on the street didn't pay any attention to the actions of the three men, nor did they pay attention to the siren.

Lu Qiang took the two of them to a small Chinese restaurant, which had very few people, only three or four tables of customers, and there was no food on the table. Suddenly, a stranger broke in, and all the guests in the small restaurant were vigilantly observing, observing what the stranger had just walked in to see what intentions he had. Some were whispering, while others were looking at them with hostile eyes, as if the air in the cafeteria was now on the verge of combustion. Hua Yuan sensed the tense atmosphere around him and was ready to fight at any time.

Lu Qiang didn't feel nervous at all, just ordered something at random, and chatted with the very young waiter. The waiter also promised to arrange a good single room, but it was very strange that the little waiter only gave Lu Qiang a golden key. Hua Yuan didn't understand a little, why did he need a key for dinner, and when was this time, dust could be seen everywhere. The cutlery in use seems to have some grease hanging from it. "Oh my God!" When Hua Yuan saw all this, he had only one thought in his heart: "I don't want to eat anything in this environment." ”

Hua Yuan was still thinking in his heart, where would he have this time to eat, and after Lu Qiang paid the money, the three of them followed the waiter of the small restaurant upstairs. The small restaurant is very shabby, and when the three of them follow the waiter up the stairs. Feet on the wooden floor, creaking. Obviously, you can see that there is still a fine amount of dust accumulated on it, from the wooden floor, which has been thin and shiny from the friction that has been trampled on for many years. When you step on it, it's like jumping on a springboard, but the old staircase will break if you have a little bit of power.

The floors and some of the wall decorations are made of wood, and with dirty surroundings and peeling walls, it's hard to imagine how this small restaurant still has customers, and it must have been untended for many years. So what's still in business, it's better to close the door early.

Lu Shuang reminded from time to time in the back: "Be careful, don't kowtow." "The waiter came to a single room with three people. The waiter only said, "Please!" Happy dining for all three. He turned around and left.

Lu Qiang used the golden key given by the waiter to open the door of the private room. Lu Qiang looked at Hua Yuan with a smile, Lu Qiang: "There is a little winding here, don't be surprised, hurry up, and I'll explain to you later." Hua Yuan followed and went in. Open the wooden door and there was nothing in the room, empty and without the slightest feeling of a restaurant. Only a large European-style chandelier hung alone in the room, glowing brightly. The dust in the room was also very thick, and it was not at all obvious that this was a room to eat.

Lu Shuang lowered the brightness of the light, and Lu Qiang used this golden key to open a door, which was an invisible door. There was a "click" and a secret door opened in the back window. The door crumpled and creaked slowly open as if it had never been used before. Without waiting for the door to open completely, Lu Shuang went in sideways first. "Go, go, fast forward." Lu Qiang commanded Hua Yuan to enter. Lu Qiang followed: "It's safe to go in." Huayuan asked: "Is the copper wall also this way?" ”

"He's got his own way, and he's a lot faster than us." Lu Qiang replied: "We can only take some circuits in circles, even if there are more people chasing us here, we can get rid of them." The route of the copper wall is suitable for yourself, it is inconvenient for us to have many people, and it is safer to walk from here. The copper wall may also be throwing off the tail that follows behind, and it is very troublesome to entangle, and it will not be easy to solve it by ourselves for a while, and we may arrive faster than him. ”