Memory inheritor

Chapter 155 Night of Shock

Wei Hongsi and Xia Shiyu ran for more than ten meters when they heard hurried footsteps behind them. They continued to speed up, and the footsteps behind them gradually faded into the distance.

Wei Hongsi glanced back and saw that the two followers were indeed running after him, and the things they were holding in their hands when they swung their arms were very conspicuous, and they were indeed sticks or similar objects.

Something was sticking out of a black plastic bag in someone's hand, reflecting a metallic luster under the streetlights; it looked like a galvanized pipe or a stainless steel pipe.

Now there's no doubt that those two guys definitely have ill intentions.

Fortunately, the two pursuers were not running very fast, and the distance between them was constantly widening, so there was no need to worry about being caught up.

The two ran seventy or eighty meters in one breath, when suddenly they saw three people running towards them from about a hundred meters ahead, each holding a stick-like object wrapped in a plastic bag or clothing.

The two immediately slowed down and stopped. No wonder the two guys chasing them weren't in a hurry; there was someone blocking their way.

As soon as they stopped, the people chasing them also slowed down.

There were hardly any people on the sidewalk at this time, so don't expect any heroes to come to your rescue; to the left was a row of closed shops, with nowhere to hide or defend yourself.

There's a road on the right, and quite a few vehicles are still driving on it at this time, all speeding along. Crossing the green belt and going across it is very dangerous.

Wei Hongsi glanced around and asked Xia Shiyu, "Can you climb over the wall?"

"Yes!" Xia Shiyu's answer was concise and powerful.

Wei Hongsi pointed to the side and ahead: "Go into the alley ahead."

The two of them started running again, running forward for more than thirty meters before turning into the alley where the egg pancake vendor was selling.

The five men chasing them slowed down when they entered the alley; some even laughed out loud, because it was a dead end.

Wei Hongsi often ate breakfast here, so he knew this very well. He faintly heard laughter coming from someone; he guessed that the group was originally trying to drive them into this alley, since there were no security cameras there.

However, the so-called dead end is only from the perspective of a two-dimensional plane.

The alley was deserted; the shops had long since closed.

The two ran past a shop selling egg pancakes. Wei Hongsi signaled them to stop, stood by the wall at the edge of the alley, squatted down in a horse stance, and crossed his fingers in front of him.

Xia Shiyu immediately understood, looked up and saw that the wall was about three meters high. He took a few steps back, then ran forward and jumped up, stepping on Wei Hongsi's hand with his right foot.

Wei Hongsi suddenly stood up straight and lifted Xia Shiyu up with both hands. Xia Shiyu easily climbed onto the top of the wall, with his right leg on the wall and his left leg hanging down.

Wei Hongsi stepped back seven or eight paces, then accelerated toward the wall, bracing his feet against it as if climbing stairs, and grabbed Xia Shiyu's calves with both hands.

Xia Shiyu stood up with force and pulled Wei Hongsi up as well. Once Wei Hongsi's head was over the wall, he let go and grabbed the top of the wall, straddling it with his left leg.

It was their first time climbing the wall, yet they looked as if they had practiced many times before, and couldn't help but smile at each other. A boy's life is incomplete if he hasn't climbed walls a few times as a child.

At this moment, the five people who had been chasing and blocking them also entered the alley and walked quickly inside.

Xia Shiyu climbed the wall first, observed the situation above, pointed to the right front, and the two of them crouched down and walked in that direction.

This wall is a common type of two-four wall in the Jiangnan region. Although it is not very wide, it is still quite stable to walk on slowly.

After walking along the wall for more than ten meters, they came to a T-shaped corner. The two turned inside, and after walking only two or three more meters, they could lie low and not be easily seen.

Just as Wei Hongsi turned the corner, he heard someone shout from below, "On the wall!" Immediately, footsteps converged on this side.

Xia Shiyu straightened up and took a few steps forward, stepping onto the roof of the self-built bungalow in the courtyard.

Wei Hongsi straightened up and followed, and saw Xia Shiyu take two small flower pots down from a shelf on the roof and hand one to him.

Wei Hongsi took it and placed it at his feet. If those people climbed up the wall to chase after him, he wouldn't be polite, but that wouldn't completely solve the problem.

He took out his phone from his chest bag, ready to call for backup. Reporting to the police requires describing the situation and going through information transfer; it's much more efficient to directly contact the special task force.

Before he could even dial the number, he suddenly heard someone say, "Don't move!" The voice came from the direction of the alley entrance, carrying an undeniable warning.

Although the voice was unfamiliar, Wei Hongsi recognized the tone. He couldn't help but wonder, could it be a police officer passing by on duty?

What do you do for a living?

"I'm warning you, mind your own business!"

Hearing the shouts of the group outside the wall, Wei Hongsi felt a little more at ease, knowing that reinforcements had indeed arrived. But judging from their words, it seemed that only one person had come.

He walked a few steps along the wall and saw two people walking in from the direction of the alley entrance. The light was dim and he couldn't see them clearly, but he could roughly tell that they were a man and a woman.

The man was about 1.75 meters tall, of average build, and looked neither imposing nor robust; the woman was only about 1.6 meters tall, with a slender figure, giving off a delicate impression. Perhaps for this reason, the woman was completely overlooked.

Looking at the other five people, two of them were burly and the other three looked quite strong. Each of them was holding a stick and gesturing arrogantly.

Wei Hongsi didn't know if the two men from the alleyway were police officers, nor could he determine whether this group of thugs would dare to confront the police head-on. However, given the disparity in strength between the two sides, calling for reinforcements was still necessary.

He found Zhang Shengyong's ZhiXun account, sent a location with the message "110", believing that Brother Yong would understand it.

In just a short while, the man and woman had walked to a distance of six or seven meters from the group of five.

The five-man gang felt seriously provoked when they saw that the other party was not afraid of them.

The leader stepped forward, took something out of his pocket, and with a flick of his wrist, a sharp "click" was heard as the gleaming blade flipped up.

The others stood in a fan shape behind him, ready to swarm him and beat him with sticks.

Just as the leader was about to utter some harsh words, he saw the man and woman reach for their waists, and then one of them pulled out a pistol and pointed it at them.

"Don't move!" the man said, his voice not loud, but it carried a chilling intent.

The leader paused for a moment, then laughed.

He had dealt with the police many times and had never seen anyone pull out a gun without identifying themselves. These days, even criminal investigators don't carry guns unless absolutely necessary; and even if they do, they don't fire them casually.

So either this man and woman are bluffing, or they're imposters. If they are real police officers, then you should definitely break through their lines and run away.

The leader took two more steps forward, raised his dagger, and said, "You're trying to scare me..."

With a loud "bang," a flash of light shot out from the man's gun.

The man in the lead suddenly felt half of his body go numb, and his words came to an abrupt halt.

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P.S.: Just wanted to let all my readers know that this book is scheduled to be released on April 1st. I hope you'll all support it then. Also, I want to apologize for the initial one-day update before the release; I didn't realize that having too many free words could have negative consequences, it was a planning error.