After the shock, Li Yishan snapped angrily, "Who the hell are you?!"
The big oaf sprang back several steps like a startled hare and didn't hesitate to jump out of the balcony.
"What's going on?" "What happened?" "Boss Chen, you..." The guests at the banquet heard the commotion and rushed over to take a look, but were blocked outside by the underlings.
Li Yishan grabbed Chen Laojiu, who was slumped on the ground, and demanded, "Where did that black - skinned underling come from? How could you not notice he was a problem?" Just now, in the moonlight, Li Yishan clearly saw fair skin under the sliced - off human skin mask on that man's face—he was in disguise!
Chen Laojiu showed a fierce look and roared, "Damn it! Go after him! Catch Black Skin alive!"
The underlings took the order, grabbed their weapons and scattered in all directions. Li Yishan glanced at the empty table and got even angrier! The laptop was stolen!
The laptop was now lying quietly in Xie Bingxia's hands. Taking advantage of the chaos when the big oaf was fighting with Li Yishan and under the cover of darkness, she had stolen it.
After Xie Bingxia returned to her room, the crowd and the underlings were all attracted to Li Yishan's place. She slipped out of the mansion silently. Qin Feng's car was already waiting for her at the door.
"Bingxia, hurry up and get in!"
Suddenly, the big oaf emerged from behind a potted plant at the door. His tall figure was hidden in the shadows. Without much thought, Xie Bingxia stepped forward and grabbed him. "Come with me."
The big oaf shook his head and tried to break free. He leaned on the wall with one hand and gasped for breath.
Xie Bingxia looked down and saw that the front of his shirt was soaked in blood. She exclaimed in shock, "You've been shot!"
"No." The big oaf said weakly, "You go."
"You're injured. You must come with me."
Qin Feng was extremely anxious and shouted, "Bingxia, hurry up. They're coming!"
The big oaf gave Xie Bingxia a hard push. "Don't worry about me. Go!"
Xie Bingxia tightened her fist and finally said, "Take care of yourself then." With that, she dived into the car and disappeared into the night.
In the car, Xie Bingxia turned on the laptop, inserted the USB drive and started the decryption process. Li Yishan's data was heavily encrypted. It seemed it would still take some time.
"Where are we going?" Xie Bingxia asked.
"I've found a place in advance. Let's go there and hide first, then figure out how to get back to the mainland."
"I'm afraid that won't work." Xie Bingxia frowned, "I stole Li Yishan's laptop. She won't let me go."
On the computer screen, the decryption progress showed 20%.
"I guess this laptop also has a GPS installed. Time is running out. We should decrypt it completely, copy the files and then throw the laptop away."
"Okay. I'll drive around a few more times."
The car drove out of the mansion in Sham Shui Po and now was in Yau Ma Tei. Looking at the navigation map, Qin Feng decided to drive to Kowloon City first. The roads there were winding and might buy them some time.
There was a red light ahead. Qin Feng stopped the car and checked the decryption progress: 50%. He prayed silently for it to go faster!
A car drove up beside them and the driver rolled down the window. Xie Bingxia only glanced at the driver and immediately pushed Qin Feng's head down hard.
Bang, bang, bang. A burst of bullets pierced through the car window. Ignoring the red light, Qin Feng stepped on the accelerator and rushed through the intersection.
"Damn it!" Xie Bingxia gritted her teeth, "They're so fast!"
The other car clung to their car like a shadow. The shooter even stuck half of his body out of the window and fired at them. The rear - view mirror was hit and shattered, flying several meters away like a broken kite.
"Drive into the alley and stop!" Xie Bingxia checked the progress. There was still 30% left!
"I can still hold them off for a while!" Qin Feng turned the steering wheel sharply and drove into the old building area of Kowloon City.
"No!" Xie Bingxia shouted to stop him, "I'll lead them away. We'll talk later!"
Before the car came to a complete stop, Xie Bingxia opened the door and rushed into the dark alley at full speed. This area was full of abandoned old houses, dirty and messy. The doors of the closed stores were wide open, which was a perfect place to hide.
Xie Bingxia hugged the laptop and ran quickly. Several dark shadows followed her into the alley and quickly flashed behind her. By the time she noticed, it was too late. A thick iron chain was looped around her neck.
"Cough—" Xie Bingxia grabbed the chain with one hand and held the laptop with the other. The feeling of suffocation was getting stronger and her small face turned red instantly. The attacker meant to kill!
At that moment, another dark shadow raised his right hand and rushed over. The silver blade glistened in the moonlight. Xie Bingxia quickly assessed the situation and threw the laptop out like a frisbee.
The laptop skimmed past the knife - wielding man. As expected, the man hesitated for a few seconds. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xie Bingxia grabbed the chain with both hands and pulled it outwards. The moment she caught a breath of fresh air, she kicked out with both feet using the strength of her back.
The man was kicked hard in the chest and could hardly keep his balance. He staggered back several steps. Xie Bingxia used one foot as a pivot on the ground and spun the other foot 360 degrees in the air. Then her whole upper body twisted. With a clatter of the chain, the attacker was dragged away by the force. Xie Bingxia got a chance to break free from the control circle, rolled on the ground and hid behind an abandoned trash can.
Due to over - exertion and long - term lack of oxygen, Xie Bingxia felt dizzy and her hands and feet were weak for a moment.
Whiz, whiz. Two bullets flew past the trash can and hit the brick wall in front of Xie Bingxia. To make matters worse, there was an ambush from above! Oh, fighting against three people alone was almost impossible. Was she going to die here?
At the critical moment, a dark shadow flew behind the ambush and swung an iron rod at his head.
"Ah!" The ambush let out a scream and fell from the high place, landing in front of the chain - wielder and the knife - wielder. While the two were still in shock, the dark shadow slid down along a rope.
The chain came first. The dark shadow raised the iron rod and entangled it with the chain, then quickly spun it in circles. The attacker refused to let go of the chain and was thrown against the wall with the chain. The dark shadow threw away the iron rod, kicked the knife - wielder to the ground with a flying kick, then punched him hard. The attacker groaned in pain and finally staggered and fainted.
After confirming that all the enemies were knocked out and unable to move, the dark shadow began to cough violently and leaned against the wall due to exhaustion. Xie Bingxia immediately ran out from behind the trash can and finally saw the face of the dark shadow clearly. "Big oaf?"
The big oaf pointed at the laptop on the ground. Xie Bingxia went over and picked it up. The screen showed the decryption progress: 100%. The red bar was flashing, indicating that all the files had been copied.
Xie Bingxia pulled out the USB drive and stretched out her right arm to the big oaf. "Come on. I'll help you."
The big oaf looked up, his lips moved, but he didn't say a word in the end. He slid down along the wall and sat on the ground. His chest was already stained red with blood. His injury was more serious than before.
"Big oaf!" Xie Bingxia caught his upper body and let his head rest on her shoulder. She found that he was still breathing, but just unconscious.
Xie Bingxia had no choice but to support him and look for a place to stay in this old city area. After throwing away the laptop, Li Yishan's people should not find them so quickly. The top priority was to treat the big oaf's wound and contact Qin Feng.
The people here were of all kinds. They were used to seeing hooligans fighting each other and were not surprised by people with blood on them. Fortunately, a shabby hotel took in Xie Bingxia and the big oaf.
Xie Bingxia laid the big oaf on the bed, took off his outer coat and tore open his inner shirt directly. She saw that his chest was wrapped in bandages. It seemed that an old wound had burst open and was bleeding again. He wasn't injured tonight.
"You're really crazy. What's it all for?" The big oaf naturally couldn't answer. Xie Bingxia smiled, cut the bandages and wiped the area around the wound with a warm towel. The scabs had formed around the wound, which looked a bit scary together with the sutures.
It seemed she had to buy some disinfectant and new bandages.
Then she noticed that the big oaf's face was also injured. He had covered it with a plaster before. Just as Xie Bingxia's finger touched the plaster, the big oaf groaned twice and slowly opened his eyes.
"Don't worry. You're not dead yet." Xie Bingxia stood up and walked to the side. There was a very old computer on the table. She had borrowed it from the hotel owner. Although the equipment was out - of - date, it could still work. As long as it was connected to the Internet, the USB drive could automatically continue the decryption process, but it was slower. She couldn't help but admire Li Yishan's security measures. Even ordinary folders were heavily encrypted.
"You rest first. I'll go buy some medicine." Xie Bingxia checked the decryption progress. It should be almost done by the time she got back.
Seeing that he didn't say a word, Xie Bingxia tidied herself up and went to the pharmacy. On the way back, she also thoughtfully bought a mask and some dry food at the convenience store.
She pushed open the door and saw that there was only a small stain of blood left on the bed. The big oaf was gone!