Chapter 772: Find a Way Out

I looked inside through the crack in the door; it was pitch black.

I couldn't see anything clearly.

How do I get into the courtyard?

I moved from the doorway to the courtyard wall, which, fortunately, wasn't tall.

I decided to climb over the wall to get inside.

At that moment, Shi Yong dropped down in front of the wall.

"Brother, step onto my body."

"My flesh is thick and firm."

Shi Yong's method was good.

I wanted to be the first to go up.

Ding Li said at this point, "Zhao Ge, let me go first; if anything happens, you stay outside to respond."

After Ding Li finished speaking, he took a swift step, leapt onto Shi Yong's body, reached out and grabbed the wall's lip.

Then he pulled himself up onto the wall's top.

He didn't hesitate and jumped straight down from the wall's top.

I, Shi Yong, and Zhao Xiaoguo returned from the wall top to the main gate.

We waited for Ding Li to open the door.

Ding Li quickly opened the bronze door from inside.

The four of us entered the first courtyard of the siheyuan together.

There was no light in the courtyard, and no one either.

The door to the second courtyard was open, so we quietly kept moving inward.

Soon we saw a room with its lights on.

I signaled Ding Li to hide to the sides.

I tiptoed to the eaves.

From inside came a conversation between two people.

"Second Master Wen, when will this person be transferred?" one black‑faced man asked.

"It's said, the flight at five in the morning today.

At that time, we should escort this guy to Tianfu. I heard that's Second Master Wen's hometown.

"Don't forget, around four o'clock we need to inject this guy, so he won't struggle on the road and cause an accident," the younger man said.

"Can't forget. Ah, we can finally sleep tonight," the black‑faced man sighed.

No need to ask, Liu Yong is indeed locked here,

but I didn't see Liu Yong.

I gave Ding Li a glance signal, telling him to strike from the side.

I attacked from the front; the two of us dealt with the two guys simultaneously.

Ding Li understood.

I rushed into the room and threw a punch at the approaching black‑faced man.

The man fell straight to the ground.

The other guy was just about to get up,

Ding Li kicked the other man's body from outside.

Then he pressed his arm against his neck.

Both were subdued at the same time by me and Ding Li.

Shi Yong then came in from outside,

took off the two men's clothes and tied them up.

Zhao Xiaoguo used socks to gag the two.

so they wouldn't scream.

I pushed open the room's door,

and saw Liu Yong being tied up in the bedroom,

his eyes showed fear,

but when he looked up and saw me, his gaze changed instantly,

He wanted to speak,

but his throat moved and no sound came out.

His throat had already been clamped with a device.

This kind of clamp prevents a person from making any sound.

I signaled Liu Yong not to get agitated.

I first untied the rope on Liu Yong's body.

Then I squeezed hard from behind his neck.

to force his mouth open with maximum force.

Ding Li used his phone's flashlight, and from Liu Yong's throat, he removed the clamp.

Because it was deep, Ding Li pulled it out with blood.

Liu Yong, after the clamp was removed, was in great pain and began to vomit.

It seems Wen Han wasn't being courteous to Liu Yong either.

They used inhuman methods to torture him.

After Liu Yong's body recovered,

I was just about to speak,

I was inside the house when I heard the noisy street sounds outside,

No need to ask; it was Ruan Wei leading people to cause trouble at the Fun Fighting Hall.

Great,

We must seize the opportunity and run while it's chaotic.

I had Ding Li and Shi Yong support Liu Yong,

I walked ahead, preparing to call Xiao Long on the phone. I asked him where he had parked the car.

Then we could get straight into the car.

Just then, I had just left the second courtyard and was walking in the first courtyard when I heard footsteps outside,

and it was the sound of many people talking,

"Don't let them escape. Second Master Wen ordered that we must catch them."

Oh no, this group is heading for the courtyard house.

Our movements have been noticed.

Damn, is Wen Han's movement that fast?

I somewhat don't believe it.

Now it seems we can't go out directly through the door.

I hurried to the main gate and quickly locked it from the inside. This way, people coming from outside cannot get into the courtyard house.

But we can't get out either.

I signaled Ding Li and Shi Yong to support Liu Yong as they walked toward the house,

Zhao Xiaoguo looked at me anxiously and said, "Brother, what should we do? They've surrounded us."

"Xiaoguo, don't panic, go back inside first." I said.

I was about to go inside when I heard someone starting to climb over the wall,

Liu Yong spat blood and said, "Brother Jianqiang, give me my phone; I want to call for help."

Calling anyone now is useless; distant water can't quench immediate thirst.

The situation is more urgent than I imagined.

Perhaps I'm too anxious; Wen Han may have deliberately set a trap against me.

They are many; if they launch a strong assault into the courtyard, we will have no retreat.

Shi Yong said, "Brother, I'll fight them off for a while, then cover you and Mr. Liu as you leave first."

"Right, Brother Zhao, I've followed you for so long; this time I don't intend to leave. You take Mr. Liu and go." Ding Li also said.

I now clearly understand in my heart that Ding Li and Shi Yong will provide cover, and I also cannot run.

Wen Han will surely find a way to surround the courtyard house,

I carry the wounded Liu Yong; where can I run?

It's simply impossible.

I said to Shi Yong, "Enough, as I said earlier, if something happens we live and die together. I won't leave; hand me the phone so Mr. Liu can call."

Ding Li took out his phone and handed it to Liu Yong; I placed my hope on Liu Yong, hoping he could summon reinforcements.

He quickly dialed the phone number,

then placed the call, but it rang for a long time with no answer.

He still wasn't willing to give up, dialed again, but still no one answered.

Ding Li's number is unfamiliar; people generally don't answer unknown numbers.

"Mr. Liu, dial a familiar number." I reminded him.

He quickly switched to another set of numbers and was dialing.

At that moment, Zhao Xiaoguo suddenly slapped his thigh,

"Brother, I have a plan; we can leave this place."

"What plan?" I looked at Zhao Xiaoguo, not understanding.

"Brother, you forgot how Zhou Jie got out; we can go through the sewer." Zhao Xiaoguo said happily.

"Right, how did I forget? Quickly find the sewer." I told Ding Li and Shi Yong.

"Find the sewer." Ding Li looked at me somewhat reluctantly.

He thought the sewer here was similar to that in Zaocheng; once inside, there would be even less of a way out.

"Let's hurry and check; last year's urban renewal project widened all the sewers here to prevent flooding. They're not the old kind anymore. I know this." Zhao Xiaoguo said.

Zhao Xiaoguo is very familiar with the sewer network of Sijiucheng; since he said that,

then it's basically correct.

Just then, I heard that people had already entered the first courtyard,

they were smashing the door of the second courtyard,

Liu Yong's phone had been dialing for a while, but no one answered,

he sat angrily on the ground, hoarsely shouting,

"Damn, at the crucial moment there's no one reliable. The phones aren't being answered."

At that moment, Zhao Xiaoguo had already found a manhole cover in the courtyard,

he had Shi Yong find a stick,

Then they pried open the sewer manhole cover.

A foul smell immediately rose from below.

Shi Yong quickly covered his nose.

Zhao Xiaoguo didn't hesitate for a moment,

and jumped straight down.

All that could be heard was a splash as he landed below.

There was water below.

"Come down, this sewer connects to the main pipe." Zhao Xiaoguo said from below.