Chapter 773: Shi Yong Captured

Gazing at the pitch-black sewer,

A pungent smell wafted up from inside.

Shi Yong glanced at me.

"Brother, let's fight them head‑on. This thing reeks."

"Hurry down, we're out of time. Ding Li, go down first to prepare to receive Mr. Liu below." I said to Ding Li.

Ding Li didn't hesitate and jumped straight down,

"It's not smelly down there, come down quickly." Ding Li said.

I looked at Liu Yong,

Liu Yong glanced at me then poked his head to look at the sewer,

The instinctive reaction was to want to vomit.

I hurriedly said: "Mr. Liu, go down quickly, we're out of time. Otherwise we'll all be captured. By then we'll be wiped out completely, with no chance to turn things around."

Upon hearing me say that,

Liu Yong endured the stench,

He held the sewer opening and slowly let his body enter.

I was extremely anxious then, wishing I could kick Liu Yong down hard with my foot.

After finally waiting for Liu Yong to get into the water, Ding Li caught him and then led him crawling toward the sewer's overflow outlet.

I said to Shi Yong: "Shi Yong, hurry up, don't dawdle."

Shi Yong said: "Brother, you go down first. I estimate my build will get stuck in there."

As soon as Shi Yong said that, I glanced at his waist — it really was thicker than the sewer.

What should we do?

At that moment someone had already entered the courtyard.

Shi Yong said: "Brother, go down first.

After you go down, I'll follow; that way you can pull my leg from below. I'll grab the manhole cover and put it back on."

I thought that works; after I go down, if Shi Yong can't come down, I'll pull him from below.

I nodded,

then, holding my phone, I leapt down.

The water below wasn't deep,

and it was warm.

I stood in the foul water, ready to catch Shi Yong as he came down.

Suddenly I heard a voice from above,

"Grab that person quickly. Don't let them get away."

No need to ask — Wen Han's people have all come in.

"Shi Yong, come down quickly."

At that moment Shi Yong shouted toward me,

"Brother, take care. Just remember to offer incense for Shi Yong in the future."

Then he lifted the sewer cover and slammed it shut with a bang.

Immediately darkness fell over my head; I could see nothing.

No need to ask — Shi Yong didn't jump into the sewer; instead he put the cover back on.

He left himself up above.

At that moment tears streamed down my face,

"Shi Yong, Shi Yong, what are you doing? Shi Yong, Shi Yong, come down quickly."

I shouted loudly, but no voice answered me.

At that moment Ding Li in the pipe pulled me,

"Brother Zhao, hurry up.

Zhao Xiaoguo has already found a way out."

"Ding Li, Shi Yong is left up above — what can we do? I want to rescue Shi Yong; I won't leave, I want to rescue Shi Yong." I shouted loudly.

"Ah, Shi Yong is left up above.

Brother Zhao, Shi Yong's doing this is right.

His build simply can't get down into the well.

Hurry, let's get out first and talk later." Ding Li pulled me hard.

I never imagined we'd leave Shi Yong here.

I don't know what Wen Han will do to Shi Yong after catching him.

But I have no way at all.

"Brother Zhao, hurry up — I hear them lifting the sewer cover." Ding Li pointed upward.

I also heard the sound.

I could only grit my teeth,

wiped away a tear,

then followed Ding Li as we crawled through the pipe.

The pipe was very dark, and in some places there were crisscrossing obstacles.

Finding a direction here is truly not easy.

Fortunately, Zhao Xiaoguo is familiar with this place,

Following behind him,

We quickly arrived at a pipe well.

This pipe well is very large, likely similar to a junction hub.

All around are various pipes, intermittently discharging sewage that collects in the well,

Then it flows out through a relatively larger pipe.

Zhao Xiaoguo held his phone and carefully examined the pipe numbers,

thereby determining where the sewage was coming from.

"Brother, where are we planning to go?" Zhao Xiaoguo asked.

"Going outside the city is safe; inside the city is not safe." I said.

"Brother, going outside the city, we estimate we'll have to crawl through this pipe all night. This Mr. Liu probably won't hold up." Zhao Xiaoguo pointed at Liu Yong.

Indeed, Liu Yong was now lying on Ding Li without speaking.

To know, the pipe is stuffy and hot, and also has a vomit-inducing stench,

Ordinary people can't bear it.

Not to mention Liu Yong has also been tortured.

If it's as Zhao Xiaoguo said, crawling all night,

then it's possible Liu Yong won't make it out alive.

"Xiao Guo, where's the nearest exit?" I asked.

"The nearest exit is this one, the Shilihe of the Sanhuan; there's an exit there—we just need to follow this pipe."

"It only takes a little over three hours to get there." Zhao Xiaoguo said.

"Where are we going?" Ding Li turned his head and asked me.

"Does Shilihe have any important buildings? I need to tell Xiao Long so he can come pick us up." I said, looking at Zhao Xiaoguo.

"There's a Panjia Jiuhuo Market nearby." Zhao Xiaoguo said.

"Alright, we'll go there. Zhao Xiaoguo will lead the way ahead."

I'll check here for a signal, I'll send a message to Xiao Long. Ding Li, you support Mr. Liu.

Ding Li said, "Okay."

Zhao Xiaoguo then began crawling toward the square pipe opening.

We followed behind him.

In here, there's no way to lift our heads; we can only crawl bent over.

There's still no phone signal inside.

I tried several times, but the messages couldn't be sent.

I was very anxious, and I didn't know how Xiao Long was doing.

He's driving to pick us up; could he be discovered by Wen Han's people? If discovered, Xiao Long would be caught again,

then my coming to Sijiucheng this time would be a major problem.

Shi Yong has already been arrested; if Xiao Long is arrested too, how can I return to face Qian Niang?

My heart was clenched,

But even with my heart clenched, I had no other recourse.

All I could do was endure the stench and crawl forward.

I also didn't know how long I'd been crawling,

The pipes twisted and turned; I'd already lost my sense of direction.

At this moment, a glimmer of light appeared ahead,

Zhao Xiaoguo quickly crawled toward that glimmer of light,

It turned out to be a pipe well where someone had stolen the manhole cover,

We entered the pipe well one after another,

Zhao Xiaoguo then climbed up using the ladder of the pipe well,

then took a breath and glanced at a road sign,

then returned to the pipe well again,

"Brother, we haven't taken a wrong turn; we'll reach Shilihe in another hour." Zhao Xiaoguo said.

"What's the situation above?" I asked.

"Nothing much." Zhao Xiaoguo said,

"In that case, I'll go up and send a message to Xiao Long." After saying that, I climbed up the ladder.

I quickly climbed out of the well,

I poked my head out, and a blast of cold wind blew over.

Damn, that felt great.

I greedily inhaled the cold wind.

It was really comfortable.

I exhaled deeply.

I took out my phone and sent a message to Xiao Long,

"Xiao Long, hurry to the Panjia Jiuhuo Market to pick us up. Acknowledge receipt promptly."

The message was sent quickly.

I don't know if Xiao Long can receive the message.

I was just about to tell Ding Li to let them go first.

At that moment, the phone rang,

I saw Xiao Long had replied to the message.

"Okay, grandpa, I'll be there in half an hour."

I was very excited, Xiao Long was unharmed. Great.

I happily shed tears.

I quickly came down from the pipe shaft,

Then I continued climbing behind Ding Li.

Behind me I could clearly hear Liu Yong panting heavily.

I said: "Mr. Liu, we must persevere; once we reach Shilihe, if someone meets us we can leave the city, and as soon as we leave the city we'll be safe."