The problem is, what does Yang Lian Ting stand to gain from this grand performance? Could he be planning to run away as well?
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out from the ground, instantly snapping us out of our thoughts.
"Run, something's happened!"
Wrench threw down his pliers and grabbed Ba Yi, who was still rummaging for tools, pulling him towards the passageway.
At the same time, we all bolted for the exit. If we got blocked in the basement, it would be a dead end for us.
According to Wrench, this professional kidney-harvesting basement only has one exit. If we got cornered, it would be like catching fish in a barrel.
"Bang, bang!"
As we burst out of the passageway, we saw a dozen armed thugs running towards the main gate, firing their guns as they went.
"Bee-boo, bee-boo!"
The piercing alarm of the KK compound blared through the air.
"Something's wrong. You guys head back to the dormitory. I'll go on patrol. When Liu Eleven asks later, just say you were drunk in the dormitory."
Having been here for three or four years, Wrench immediately knew something was up as soon as he heard the alarm.
With that, he ran ahead.
"It's too late. Come to my dorm."
I grabbed Chen Weiqiang and headed back. If we got caught in the middle of the chaos, he would definitely get tied up and beaten.
Moreover, the basement is closer to my dorm. Once Wrench pretended to go on patrol, if we could make it back to the dormitory, we'd be fine.
In this urgent situation, there was no time to think about anything else. Getting back to the dorm to stay alive was the priority.
The alarm didn't sound like a riot, because we didn't see any of the "pigs" outside. We didn't dare run outside, afraid we'd end up in the line of fire.
Fortunately, the patrol team was heading towards the main gate, leaving no one to check the dormitory area, allowing us to sneak back to the dorm unnoticed.
Little did we know, as we hurried back, someone upstairs was secretly watching us...
"Damn, that was close!"
We breathed a sigh of relief after shutting the door.
We were so tense that my back was soaked with sweat.
I grabbed a bottle of white liquor from the box and downed half of it in one go before passing it to Screwdriver.
"Cough, cough."
I drank too fast and nearly choked.
"Hide the guns quickly. Liu Eleven might come to search the dormitory."
Chen Weiqiang reacted first, frantically pacing around the tiny dorm with his bank cards and USB drive.
These seemingly simple items were his lifeline and couldn't be confiscated.
"...And the guns and bullets, what should we do?"
Screwdriver was most worried about the guns being found, as they were our only valuable possessions.
"Inside the door!"
I suddenly remembered a hole eaten by insects at the bottom of the bathroom's wooden door. If we dug it out a bit, we could hide Chen Weiqiang's cards and USB drive in there.
Ba Yi took a fruit knife and began digging at the small hole under the door.
"Hide the guns in the fire hose box outside. I'll do it, you guys drink."
I grabbed the guns and bullets from Screwdriver and ran out the door.
The corridor was silent, with no one daring to come out and join the commotion. Everyone was hiding under their blankets or peeking through nailed-shut windows.
I snuck to the end of the corridor and stuffed the guns and bullets, wrapped in plastic, into the fire hose pipe.
I pulled out some of the hose to cover the bulge.
"I'll kill Yang Lian Ting! Liu Eleven, let me out!"
Outside, the gunfire had completely ceased, but Li Jianguo's hysterical screams echoed throughout the eerie compound.
After securing the fire hose box, I rushed back to the dorm. They had just finished hiding the cards and USB drive and cleaned up the debris.
We then sat in the dorm, drinking and nervously munching on snacks that Swallow had brought yesterday.
"I just heard Li Jianguo shouting. The thugs are probably after him," I said, feeling anxious.
"We heard it too. It can't be anything good," Chen Weiqiang said, taking a sip of his drink.
Screwdriver didn't say anything, just drinking silently and chewing on peanuts.
"Damn it, that bastard Yang Lian Ting set us up. I really want to kill him," Ba Yi said, crushing a can of Jianlibao in his hand.
We were so close to escaping, but everything fell apart at the last moment.
Anyone would feel desperate and angry.
"Er Pang told me before to kill Yang Lian Ting, and he'd help me leave the compound. I didn't agree then," I recalled, then thought something was wrong. "Was the guy we killed in the basement really Mao Ding Lun?"
Unfortunately, it was too dark and the situation was too urgent to clearly see his face.
There are many people with similar height and build, so I couldn't be sure.
"Everyone, get up! We're searching the dorms!"
Suddenly, a loud commotion erupted in the corridor, accompanied by the sound of batons hitting walls and doors.
"They're here to search the dorms."
I stood behind the door, listening to the chaos outside. My heart was pounding.
Thankfully, we had two bottles of liquor, and after drinking, our faces were flushed, making us look less suspicious.
Ba Yi, who couldn't hold his liquor, passed out on the table after drinking a glass of 52-degree Wuliangye.
Chen Weiqiang's face was also flushed, but Screwdriver, who drank like it was water, showed no reaction.
"Open the door! Open up now!"
A thug was banging on our door. From the sounds of it, something big had happened.
I composed myself, opened the door, and asked, reeking of alcohol, "What's up?"
There were a dozen thugs outside, knocking on doors. Anyone who was slow to open got kicked to the ground.
"What are you all doing in the dorm?" A thug stepped in, holding an AK, and questioned us.
"Drinking!" Screwdriver waved his empty bottle. "Damn, we're out of liquor."
"Drinking? You guys sure know how to relax!"
Liu Eleven clapped his hands and slowly walked in, smirking at me.
I twitched my mouth. "Supervisor, drinking at night isn't against the rules, right?"
"It's not against the rules, but it can cause trouble!"
"Slap!"
With that, he backhanded me, making me see stars and leaving me speechless.
Liu Eleven was trembling with rage. "Yang Lian Ting escaped, did you know? I told you to keep an eye on him, and this is how you do it?"
"...He, he escaped?" I touched my burning face, feeling my heart sink.
Screwdriver almost smashed his empty bottle upon hearing this.
That bastard had used us as a cover for his escape plan. I had naively thought we could escape too.
It turned out to be a huge joke!
"He played a trick on me! Damn it! I should have killed him days ago!"
Liu Eleven's vicious eyes bore into me as if he wanted to see through me.
After a moment, he closed in on me, poking my chest with his orchid finger.
In a cold voice, he said, "All the doctors in the basement were killed, including four guards. An ordinary person couldn't have done it.
Unless, that person knows kung fu!"