He fell silent, his expression growing solemn.
Although it wasn't completely dark yet, the dim and almost pitch - black surroundings were becoming increasingly oppressive.
The two of them searched floor by floor. There were no signs of anyone having been on several floors.
Finally, Huo Cheng stopped in front of a door.
Jiang Lihao took a look. There was still a faint green - painted "Four" on it. The door was ajar, and Huo Cheng didn't go straight in.
"What's up?"
"Someone's been here," Huo Cheng said calmly.
A sense of tension rose to their throats.
There was a harsh, creaking sound of something long - disused. The two exchanged a glance.
Huo Cheng stepped in first. He clapped his hands slowly to get rid of the dust on them and then strolled in.
A sense of crisis welled up. Jiang Lihao whispered, "Huo..."
First, there was a "bang," followed by a "thud" as a chair fell to the ground.
At this moment, a man with his hand on his stomach, his face indistinguishable in the darkness, was staring intently at them.
Huo Cheng took the initiative. The man's eyes were like a wolf's, fixed on Huo Cheng, and he licked his lips.
"Where is she?" Huo Cheng didn't want to waste time. His hoarse voice rang out.
The man snorted. His voice was as if squeezed, extremely shrill.
"How would I know?" His tone was rising, as if mocking them.
With a turn and a kick, the man couldn't dodge. The speed was so fast that he didn't even have time to react. He was kicked to the ground, and Huo Cheng put a foot on his face, still speaking calmly, "Where is she?"
Jiang Lihao was stunned by this move. His mouth hung open. This was so damn cool!
The man spat out the blood in his mouth and his smile remained.
"How would I know?" He looked as if to say, "What can you do to me?"
Another kick landed, and the man grimaced in pain.
"I'll give you an easy way out. You'd better tell us. If you do, you might still keep your life. Otherwise..." Jiang Lihao squatted in front of the man and made a throat - slitting gesture.
Seeing Huo Cheng looking over, he winked subtly to convey a message.
You had to bluff this kind of person.
"..." Huo Cheng withdrew his gaze, and the thoughtfulness in his eyes faded.
"Hehe, hehehahaha." The man laughed maniacally. His hoarse and somewhat vicissitudinous voice was extremely prominent in the silent air.
Just as Jiang Lihao was about to say something, Huo Cheng kicked suddenly, and the man immediately fainted.
"This kind of person won't say anything. Let's not waste time on him," Huo Cheng said, answering Jiang Lihao's question. He stood up from the ground and dusted himself off.
After this little episode, Jiang Lihao became much bolder.
"Let's search separately. We can't wait any longer," Jiang Lihao suggested.
Huo Cheng glanced around. Although this building was dilapidated, its advantage was that the sound insulation was very poor.
He nodded. "Contact me immediately if there's any situation."
"Okay." The two left this floor and continued upward, separating to search.
Huo Cheng searched floor by floor, leaving no corner unchecked. He had a very strong sixth sense that Gu Sisi was definitely in this building.
Floor after floor, there was no sign of her until the last floor.
This was an old - style building. There were two rooms on each floor. Huo Cheng chose to go up on the left side, while Jiang Lihao chose the right side.
Jiang Lihao checked the rooms on the right side floor by floor, starting from the top. After checking the top - most floor, he walked out of the door. Suddenly, a sense of unease welled up in his heart, and he immediately ran downstairs.
He glanced casually at each floor. Finally, he saw Jiang Lihao's back on the seventh floor.
He stepped forward. When he turned a corner and saw clearly what was in front of him, his pace slowed down.
In front of Jiang Lihao stood a row of people, and in the middle of that row was Gu Sisi, with her mouth gagged, her eyes covered, and her body tied up.
Sensing the movement behind him, Jiang Lihao turned his head and immediately ran behind Huo Cheng.
He wailed, "Brother Huo, you're finally here. I was so scared just now."
Huo Cheng took a glance. There were nearly ten people in front of them, all broad - shouldered and tall, obviously full of muscles. In contrast, Jiang Lihao looked like a chick.
It would be difficult to get out of this situation unscathed. He had been thoughtless just now. Fortunately, he had come in time. Otherwise, the consequences...
His eyes darkened.
"Who are you?" One of them, who seemed to be the leader, spoke.
"Brother, I've already said. I mean no harm," Jiang Lihao said as he stepped forward slowly.
"Stop!" The man who had spoken seemed impatient. He whispered something to the people beside him.
Frowning, Gu Sisi pricked up her ears and listened for a long time. Finally, she recognized whose voice it was. So, was the Brother Huo he mentioned...
Gu Sisi struggled and writhed.
With a glance, the leader noticed Gu Sisi's struggle. Two men beside him immediately pinned Gu Sisi to the chair and said menacingly, "Be quiet!"
"Brother, what about these two?" It seemed they were discussing how to deal with them.
The leader glanced at them impatiently and waved his hand. "Deal with them immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, almost all the big men behind him rushed forward. Jiang Lihao instinctively took a step back and muttered softly, "Maybe we should wait for the rescue."
But just as he said that, his eyes widened.
Huo Cheng somehow grabbed a wooden stick and knocked the first man to the ground.
Blood immediately flowed from the man's forehead on the ground. The men behind him exchanged a glance.
They immediately rushed towards Huo Cheng.
Isolated on one side, Jiang Lihao saw that there were so many of them. Huo Cheng must be at a disadvantage. Although he had always been very capable, this was a matter of life and death. He didn't dare to delay. He picked up a brick from the ground and joined the fray.
"Watch me," Jiang Lihao jumped up and, taking advantage of someone's inattention, hit the back of a man's head. The man slowly turned around, covering his head. Blood oozed out between his fingers.
A crazy look flashed in his eyes. He somehow took out a small stick and swung it hard at Jiang Lihao with a clearly deadly force. Jiang Lihao barely dodged it and saw a crack appear on the wall behind him.
He stared at this sight with his mouth open. The next second, he ran for his life.
Another blow came. Jiang Lihao used all his strength and barely managed to dodge it, but he was almost in tears.
He led the men in circles, while the men were surrounding Huo Cheng layer upon layer.
Another attack came. Jiang Lihao was really out of strength. He closed his eyes.
But the expected didn't happen. He opened his eyes and found that Huo Cheng had somehow come to his side. The two were entangled with the enemy.
Huo Cheng was bare - handed, while many of the opponents had somehow taken out small iron rods. Jiang Lihao was worried.
It was like a rotation system. One by one, they pounced on Huo Cheng. The once - immaculate Huo Cheng now looked a bit disheveled.
"You retreat quickly," Huo Cheng's voice suddenly rang in his ear.
For now, he could only barely dodge these people's attacks, and they weren't even mainly targeting him. That's why he could still stand here.
Thinking of what had just happened, maybe him being here was just a burden to Huo Cheng. He shifted his eyes and quietly stepped back.
Suddenly, he felt a familiar look. He looked up. It was the man whose head he had hit just now.
He forced a smile and raised his hand. "Brother, something up?"