Yan Jingxing hid in the dense bushes, carefully identifying the direction from which the gunshots were coming from, and the different sound sources represented bullets fired from different people's hands.

One, two, three...... With the addition of the man who was knocked down by himself in advance, the gang of thugs had a total of five guns.

Right now, his only option was to retreat into the forest early. Only in a complex environment with a lot of shelter, and with the help of the Split-Headed Dog, can he have a chance to defeat the other side.

"This, this gunfire sounds so dense...... Where the hell did they get those guns? ”

The detective crouched next to him exclaimed.

Yan Jingxing glanced at him and did not answer.

In order to get information, he must control an insider, and He Feng, who has investigated the disappearance of the explorer, is a better choice than the group of dangerous thugs who may not know the inside story.

But he won't let down his guard against this person because of this, Yan Jingxing hasn't forgotten that this guy cheated on them.

"Where's the restaurateur?"

His gaze turned to Ji Chunzao beside him, carefully raised his hand to pick up the fallen leaves that were stained on the girl's hair, and asked in a low voice.

"He drove away, and I asked him to help call the police."

Ji Chunzao covered his ears with his hands, his little face was slightly pale, and he seemed to be very uncomfortable with the gunshots.

"Actually, you can go with him."

"I don't want it." The little girl shook her head stubbornly, "I want to be with you." I feel safer around you. ”

Yan Jingxing couldn't help laughing.

“…… Thank you. ”

"What is there to thank for?" Ji Chunzao's eyes widened, as if he felt incredible, "I really think so, don't you have confidence in yourself?" ”

"You've got it all to say, and my answer is, of course, 'yes.'" He shrugged, "Besides, the Split-Headed Dog has already joined the fight, and Yuzhi is likely to be hiding nearby to observe the situation at the moment. With her there, I feel more confident. ”

“…… She's coming, that's good. ”

Ji Chunzao showed a reassuring expression, but in the midst of this, there was still a little regret.

"It's a pity I can't help you. What's next, what are you going to do? ”

"It's okay, your abilities have a bigger place to play. As for the next step......" he patted the girl on the shoulder, "you should hide here and keep quiet." As long as they dare to enter this forest, I can give them a 'surprise'. ”

Yan Jingxing said, got up and climbed the tree next to him with both hands, as flexible as an ape, "swishing" up the tree, and his body was covered by dense branches and leaves.

Leaning against the branch behind him, he checked the condition of the gun in his hand, exhaled lightly, and decided to put an end to the "fighting instinct" for a while, and wait until he saw the thugs appear in the forest.

However, after waiting intently for a while, Yan Jingxing did not see anyone searching, only heard the roar of the car engine.

This time, instead of getting closer, the sound moved away quickly.

"Wait, it sounds, they're the choice...... Let's go? ”

There was no more noise coming from the direction of the restaurant, and it gradually became silent.

After cautiously waiting for a few minutes, Yan Jingxing came down from the tree.

"And they just left?"

"I don't know." He clenched his pistol, "I'll go over and have a look." ”

"Well, you have to be careful."

……

He hunched over and sneaked through a mess of uninhabited restaurants, only to see that there was not a single thug outside the door, including the three cars.

The only one present was a long-haired girl with an umbrella, followed by a large black dog at her feet.

The girl was leaning down, carefully observing the remaining blood on the ground, glittering in the sun.

After hearing someone's footsteps approaching, she turned her head and smiled faintly at Yan Jingxing.

"Jing Xing, you're here."

"Hmm. What about the bunch of guys? ”

"Escaped. I watched them drive away from the place, along that road, in a southeasterly direction. It's a pity that these cars don't have license plates, and this group of people is quite cautious. I don't know if the tire prints left behind are useful......"

Xie Yuzhi gently turned the handle of the umbrella in her hand, and it seemed that she was already thinking about how to retrieve those guys.

"Also, before leaving, they took all the bullets on the ground, including the man you shot in the chest with a gun, apparently not wanting to leave any clues."

"That's good, we don't have to deal with the scene."

Miss Xie observed the expression on his face, and suddenly asked:

"How does it feel?"

"Huh? What did you say? Yan Jingxing was stunned for a moment.

"You don't have to hide it from me." The girl whispered, her tone neither serious nor frivolous, but gentle with a trusting strength, "You shot someone, this is the first time you've done anything to a human that could kill each other, isn't it?" ”

“……”

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xie Yuzhi took the initiative to reach out and grab his palm and hold it, with a little worry in his tone.

"Jing Xing, are you okay?"

"Huh?" Yan Jingxing came back to his senses at this time, he felt the warm touch from the palm of his hand, his face turned red, but he didn't break away for some reason, but replied as if he didn't notice it, "Of course I'm fine, it's better to say that I don't feel it at all." ”

"Really?"

"Yes. I was just thinking about whether this 'lack of feeling' is a problem in itself. Even if I was in a state of activating my 'battle instinct' at the time, it was something I did myself......"

"How so?"

Xie Yuzhi said.

"For the bad guys who want to take their own lives, no matter how much they resist, it is righteous. I'm just worried about whether you're going to have a mental block, and if you don't it would be great, we don't have to think about it any more at all. ”

"What about you?"

Yan Jingxing looked at the split-headed dog that followed her.

"This guy was very fierce just now. If the person I shot in the chest still has a chance of surviving, the unlucky guy who was bitten off his neck by it really has little hope of survival. ”

"Well...... this"

Miss Xie blinked, and smiled again. In his eyes, there was even a hint of cunning in this smile.

"Maybe I'm the bad guy, I've never done it myself, so I won't have a psychological burden."

"Great, no one is here."

Another girl's voice came from the door of the restaurant, and the two holding hands turned their heads and saw Ji Chunzao running towards them jumping up.

Xie Yuzhi let go of his hand and handed him the plastic bag he was holding in his other hand.

"Well, it's a good cold drink. However, after too much time, it may have melted a little. ”

"It's okay!"

Ji Chunzao opened the bag, took out the juice and twisted the lid to drink several sips, and his starry eyes narrowed with satisfaction, like a kitten full of the sun.

"This is ......"

Miss Xie's eyes looked at He Feng, who was following Ji Chunzao, he walked over slowly, pressed the cap on his head, and smiled a little embarrassedly at the girl.

He was quite acquainted and didn't choose to run away.

Yan Jingxing's amazing performance when the conflict broke out in the restaurant just now, He Feng saw it all, knowing that he might not be able to avoid it with just two legs; What's more, the other party still has a gun in his hand now. Judging from his series of performances, the other party looks young, but he is not the type who will be soft-hearted.

I've already offended once, so it's better to be obedient.

"This is the private investigator we're going to contact."

Yan Jingxing replied.

"However, he was the one who helped the thugs set this trap."

“…… Is that so? ”

The eldest lady's gaze quickly became dangerous.

"Ahaha, I'm also forced to do it, everyone has seen it, they all have guns in their hands......"

Cold sweat flowed from He Feng's forehead, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to try to defend himself, but his words were quickly interrupted by Yan Jingxing.

"The most critical issue right now is that there is someone who is not identified and knows ...... 'that' just like we do. Moreover, he also has the ability to bring in a group of gangsters to carry out surprise attacks, and even provide a large number of guns. ”

Xie Yuzhi held her chin with her hand and her expression was serious.

"It's a bit of a hassle, and we're in dire need of intelligence right now."

"yes, that's why I brought him out."

"You made the best choice. However, a few of us are still students, and how to treat him is a problem. ”

"I promise to be honest! If you have something to ask—"

He Feng barely squeezed out a smile, trying to win trust.

"It's a pity we don't have time to listen." Ji Chunzao had already drunk all the cold drinks in one go, and now he was concentrating on licking the juice on the bottle ring while replying without raising his head, "We still have to go to class." ”

"Huh?"

The little girl's words suddenly stunned He Feng.

"That's right. So you have to cooperate with us, and during this time, you can't leave this town, you can't leave our sight. ”

"But this ......"

Xie Yuzhi didn't give him a chance to express his opinion at all, and didn't even listen to him at all, so he directly decided how to deal with him.

In other words, we have to watch over him. Coupled with the attack that happened here, there will definitely be follow-up troubles to deal with, and with the ability of a few of our minors, I'm afraid it will be difficult to solve it perfectly. ”

Yan Jingxing looked into her eyes.

"Listen to the tone, do you have a way?"

"Yes, I have."

Miss Xie sighed lightly in an imperceptible manner, and then she took out the same Nokia N95 as Yan Jingxing from her pocket.

Once a decision is made, it will be implemented vigorously, this is her style, so Xie Yuzhi pressed the number without hesitation.

"Good afternoon, Dad."

She quickly explained the situation to the person on the other side of the airwaves:

"I was in military training and was coming down the mountain near a restaurant when I was attacked by a group of unidentified people, I guess they might be gangster thugs. There were fourteen of them, and they still had guns, five or six of the people I met...... Well, I'm fine. I wasn't hurt, but luckily my friend was by his side and he helped me. ”

"Yes, they shot and then took the people with them. They have a mastermind behind them, and this man has the ability to mobilize more. I hope Dad doesn't do it without permission, but first help find out who it is, and then share the information with me. ”

"What gangsters are not in the same place? Dad, you've watched too many Hong Kong movies, it's a society under the rule of law, you might as well contact the police quickly. ”

"Yes. That's right, I'm teaching you how to do things. If you still think of me as a child, it will be dangerous, because this time I met a gangster with a gun, and it is not the same thing as a thug with a watermelon knife and a steel pipe. ”

"Why did they attack me...... Yes, that's the question you should have asked in the first place, Dad. But I'll need to talk to my friends about it before I can come up with something I can tell you. ”

"It's impossible to tell it all, would you share everything you have encountered in your business with your daughter? Yes, my business, of course I have something I want to do...... It's my business. ”

"That's it. Good bye. ”

Xie Yuzhi hung up the phone.

Just, that's ......?

Since his parents are overseas all the year round, Yan Jingxing is also the kind of person who has little opportunity to communicate with his own parents, but even so, he can still hear that the conversation just now is definitely not a normal way to communicate with his parents.

"Uh, your relationship with your father...... Are you okay? ”

When he asked this question, Yan Jingxing himself felt subtle.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Chunzao's family is also a bit complicated, because her biological parents disappeared in the forest and are now adopted by her uncle and aunt.

Compared to most of their peers in school who grew up in normal families, they all seem to have a special environment to grow up in.

…… Could it be that the reason why they get together unconsciously and are obsessed with aliens is actually subconsciously huddling together for warmth, right?

"Not bad. It's just the kind that's very common...... The contradiction between parents with stubborn personalities and their offspring who want to be independent. ”

Xie Yuzhi put down her phone and replied calmly.

"Don't worry, my relationship with him is actually pretty good, at least now. There are 'historical problems' that cannot be let go, but there are no contradictions that cannot be explained. ”

(End of chapter)