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Complaints are just complaints; after venting, they still have to continue.

Huo Yishen listed various ways to breach them while also providing a perfect countermeasure.

Jiang Ning sighed again, realizing that it wasn’t easy to live well in the apocalypse.

In the evening, Grandma Zhong shouted downstairs, saying that the relief supplies scheduled for the day after tomorrow would be distributed tomorrow instead.

Zheng Weili and others were puzzled. Why was it being distributed earlier?

Jiang Ning subconsciously glanced at Huo Yishen, and he happened to look back.

Their eyes met briefly, then quickly looked away.

“Weili, I want to go early tomorrow to pick up the relief supplies, and in the afternoon, I’ll take Coke downstairs for a walk.”

Zheng Weili didn’t think much of it. “Okay, we’ll wait for you to come back, and then we’ll go.”

At night, Jiang Ning couldn’t sleep well.

She couldn’t help but feel emotional, thinking that with the existence of the space, life should be better, but such goodness also came with a price.

She hoped that things would go well tomorrow.

The relief supplies would be distributed at nine o’clock, and Jiang Ning and Huo Yishen arranged to leave at seven o’clock via the walkie-talkie.

They left early, but unexpectedly, Zheng Weili was riding a bicycle in the corridor.

Seeing Doudou hadn’t come out, she casually asked, “Is Doudou not going?”

Huo Yishen nodded, “Doudou hasn’t woken up yet.”

It was still early before the relief supplies were distributed. The two of them went out so early and didn’t bring Doudou. Ah… they still refused to admit it, so stubborn!

Of course, Zheng Weili wouldn’t expose them; she would just wait.

After leaving the Jinrong community, the two didn’t join the queue at the neighborhood committee but headed to Lian Haoteng Court.

Today was the birthday of the leader of the Dragon Slaying Society. According to the information Huo Yishen had gathered, a grand birthday party would be held.

Just as they reached the intersection, he suddenly stopped.

Jiang Ning didn’t understand. “What’s wrong?”

Huo Yishen reached out and suddenly embraced her waist.

Jiang Ning’s head buzzed, feeling an impulse to stab him with a knife.

If she didn’t know him and trust his character, she might have drawn blood already!

“There’s surveillance. Don’t look around randomly.”

Huo Yishen hugged her deeply and moved forward slowly in the extreme cold, lowered his head, and spoke in a low voice.

“We’re being watched?”

“Lian Haoteng.”

A look of surprise flashed in Jiang Ning’s eyes. Could it be that the police had taken her report seriously?

She hated it when people only spoke halfway, but if Lian Haoteng was really under surveillance, there might be someone there who understood lip reading.

To avoid suspicion, Jiang Ning decisively kept her mouth shut and even overcame her psychological barriers to get closer to Huo Yishen, making them look more like an intimate couple.

Huo Yishen kept holding her as they circled around Lian Haoteng and finally turned into an alley before leaving.

He withdrew his hand. “Sorry.”

“Is Lian Haoteng under surveillance?”

“Not sure, but my intuition says yes. All four exits are being watched.”

The intuition of special police, who knows how much more sensitive it is than ordinary people.

Moreover, Jiang Ning was alert along the way. Although she wasn’t as keen as him, she could vaguely feel the invisible aura of danger in the air.

She suddenly had an idea. “The relief supplies were distributed today. Could it be related to Lian Haoteng?”

“Possibly.”

Huo Yishen had been observing for a few days and found that besides gathering a large number of Dragon Slaying Society members, Lian Haoteng also had many survivors.

For example, just now, there were quite a few people coming out to receive the relief supplies.

With so many survivors, either they voluntarily sought shelter or were forced to stay.

The reason for distributing relief supplies early should be to lure the survivors out of Lian Haoteng and prevent them from becoming hostages of the underworld forces.

Regardless, Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they wiped out their nest, this area should be peaceful for a long time.

The two returned to the neighborhood committee, where many survivors were already lined up.

Jiang Ning lowered her voice, “The relief supplies are being distributed today. Will those thugs come out to collect protection money?”

Huo Yishen nodded. “They will.”

“The Dragon Slaying Society has many ‘horsemen’ (foot soldiers). Their status is lowly, and they are not qualified to attend the big boss’s birthday party; only the high-ranking members of the gang have that honor.

As a result, the firepower of Lian Haoteng decreased significantly.

This move, indeed, was played out brilliantly.

With many people, it took two hours before their turn came.

After receiving the relief supplies, the two returned to Jinrong Community.

Just halfway there, Huo Yishen suddenly became alert.

He grabbed Jiang Ning’s arm and hurriedly walked in another direction.

“It’s her, it’s them!”

In the distance, a woman’s sharp voice rang out. “Even if they turn into ashes, I’ll still recognize them!”

It sounded somewhat familiar, like she had heard it somewhere before.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

A barrage of bullets flew over.

Huo Yishen pulled Jiang Ning and ran, with a dozen men chasing after them while shooting.

Bullets grazed past them as they dashed into an office building.

Without any hesitation, they ran up the stairs.

Jiang Ning took out a gun from her pocket as they ran.

Continuing to run upstairs, they looked for cover to ambush.

“Quick, they’re up there.”

A group of tough-looking men chased after them. “Brother Kun ordered to bring the heads of the 18th-floor residents as a gift for the boss.”

Huo Yishen took cover behind the staircase and took out two perfect headshots.

However, the enemy’s firepower was too strong; they began to spray bullets.

In the ensuing firefight, Huo Yishen took out five, while Jiang Ning, not as accurate with her shooting, only injured two.

Fighting and retreating, Jiang Ning ran into an office that seemed to have a sturdy door…

Hmm, it’s the boss’s office again.

After locking the door, the two ran into the boss’s lounge and locked the door inside again.

During the first gunshots, they forgot to be afraid while fighting, but now they were sweating profusely.

They hadn’t waited for the Dragon Slaying Society to be wiped out, but instead, the 18th floor was attacked first. I wonder how Zheng Weili and the others are doing?

If the 18th floor is attacked, Coke and Doudou are likely to have a bad end.

For a moment, sweat covered their foreheads.

As she wiped the sweat from her forehead, Jiang Ning suddenly noticed the pain in Huo Yishen’s expression, and her heart skipped a beat. “Are you shot?”

“I’m fine. I’m wearing a bulletproof vest.”

Bullets are limited; each one must hit its target.

Although it didn’t hit a vital area, the impact from the high-speed rotating bullet hitting the steel plate can cause bruising, which would take some time to recover from.

“Where are you injured?”

“Shoulder, the hand holding the gun.”

Jiang Ning’s head buzzed; he had pushed her just now. Could it be at that moment he was injured?

If so, wouldn’t that mean…

Before she could think further, there was a loud banging on the door outside.

Ignoring it, Huo Yishen directly smashed the glass of the boss’s lounge and took out an escape rope, tying it to the shelf. “Anning, you go down from here and immediately return to Jinrong Community.”

“What about you?”

“I’m wearing a bulletproof vest, and I still have bullets; it’s enough to deal with them.”

No, his bullets were not enough.

“Hurry!”

At this critical moment, Huo Yishen’s face darkened. “I’ll hold them off. You go back to the 18th floor to save Doudou and the others.”

“How can you deal with so many people alone?”

“They came prepared. If we all stay, we’re dead for sure.”

As he spoke, the people outside had already broken in and were shooting at the door lock of the lounge…

“You go first; I can escape by myself.”

Um, he thinks she’s a burden, doesn’t he?

Jiang Ning felt uneasy; he was better than her at this. Without being sentimental, she handed him a few bullets. “Huo Yishen, if you don’t come back alive, I won’t take care of Doudou for you.

You have to take care of your own sister. Don’t rely on anyone else at any time!”