Bang, bang, bang.
Bang, bang, bang.
The rapid knocking continued.
Yu Hong was tidying up in the basement when he suddenly heard someone pounding on the safety house's front door.
He quickly went upstairs and, from the peephole behind the board, saw Li Rushan standing at the door, impatiently knocking.
He approached the door but didn't open it immediately.
Instead, he tapped back gently according to their secret code as a reminder.
Immediately, Li Rushan changed to a rhythmic knocking pattern of one-three-one.
This was the identity verification code they had just agreed upon.
Assured the code was correct, Yu Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong, Old Li?"
He checked the Silver Talisman Plate behind the door, which showed no reaction, so he then opened the door to let Li Rushan in.
"I'm in trouble!" Li Rushan hurried in, looking distressed.
