Gu Jinglian, however, would not slack off. He drew his pistol and fired four more shots into his joint. That way, even if he had been still alive, he would not be a threat to them.
He had come into this room through an underground tunnel. It was a very narrow passageway. In his condition, he would have been able to pass through it easily. But not Chu He. She was more than nine months pregnant, and her belly was too swollen. He would be worried if she forced her way through.
Looking around, he said, "There must be a door to this place."
Chu He replied, "I remember there was a door, but it was locked from the inside. I think Black Panther swallowed the key."
"Swallowed it just like that?"
"Yeah." Chu He continued, "Before you got here, I saw him coughing up a lot of blood. I don't know what condition he had but he kept saying that his days were numbered. Could it be terminal or something?"
