Chapter 341: Bloodshed in the Auditorium

More than fifty employees from the Technical Department were filled with righteous indignation, shouting "We don't accept this!", and surged toward the podium like a bursting levee.

He Yuzhu's pupils suddenly constricted, and he activated the Scanning System in an almost instantaneous moment—the scanning results made his heart sink violently; there were actually thirteen people in the crowd with pistols tucked into their waistbands!

"Dan! There are secret agents in the crowd!" he roared hoarsely, his voice exploding in the venue like a thunderclap.

These words were like cold water poured into boiling oil, instantly detonating the entire venue.

The originally restless crowd immediately fell into chaos, with terrified screams rising one after another.

Some scrambled to rush outside, while others panicked and dove under chairs; the narrow aisles were instantly packed with bodies shoving against each other.

Those fifty Technical Department employees had only intended to apply pressure and force Liu Rusi to retract her order, but He Yuzhu's shout caused the true secret agents hiding among them to completely bare their fangs.

Five secret agents suddenly pulled pistols from their bosoms and charged murderously toward the direction of He Yuzhu and Liu Rusi.

Liu Rusi was still standing in the center of the podium, about five meters away from He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu had no time to look after himself; he lunged forward and, amidst the deafening gunfire, violently tackled Liu Rusi behind the table.

Almost the instant his body was fully prone, a bullet whistled through the air and hit his shoulder with precision.

As the sharp pain struck, he gritted his teeth and used his body to shield Liu Rusi beneath him, while simultaneously moving his mind to instantly retrieve a Box Cannon from his space and firing a shot as he raised his hand—

"Bang!"

The secret agent who had fired fell to the ground in response, a flower of blood blooming on his forehead.

Seeing this, several armed secret agents frantically lunged toward the podium.

Tian Dan, sitting in the last row, was burning with anxiety, but she was blocked by the crowd fleeing outward and could not move an inch.

He Yuzhu curled up behind the table as bullets whizzed overhead, sending wood chips flying.

Relying on his reaction speed, which far exceeded that of an ordinary person, he shielded Liu Rusi with his body while calmly aiming at the charging secret agents and pulling the trigger.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After a few gunshots, three secret agents fell one after another, and the other two were also hit and severely wounded.

The first wave of the attack was temporarily contained.

However, a greater crisis followed immediately.

Because Tian Dan had ordered the main doors to be sealed, the remaining secret agents quickly took workers who hadn't managed to escape as hostages.

The secret agent leader, Song Enlai, pressed his gun hard against a hostage's temple and roared hoarsely: "Manager Liu! Since you know who we are, hurry up and have the Police withdraw from the auditorium and let us go! Otherwise, I will open fire immediately!"

He Yuzhu gritted his teeth and whispered, "Sister, I'm sorry." Before the words had faded, he delivered a precise hand-blade strike to the back of Liu Rusi's neck and, taking advantage of her collapsing, took her into his space.

He then rolled off the stage, his figure disappearing into the shadows of the backstage area.

He had personally participated in the design of this auditorium, and he knew every structure and every passageway by heart.

At this moment, this familiarity became his greatest reliance for a desperate counterattack.

He moved through the winding corridors like a leopard, heading straight for the power distribution room.

"Click!"

The power switch was pulled down, and the entire auditorium instantly plunged into total darkness.

Panic spread through the darkness like a plague.

The screams of women, the roars of men, and the sound of chairs toppling were chaotically intertwined.

Song Enlai's voice sounded in the darkness, beginning a countdown: "I'll count to ten! If the Police at the door don't withdraw, I'll start killing!... Nine... Five... Four..."

By this time, He Yuzhu had already returned to the auditorium like a ghost.

In his scanning field of vision, the six red dots representing the enemies were particularly eye-catching.

He used the cover of darkness to move rapidly and silently.

"... One!"

Just as Song Enlai shouted the final number, a crisp gunshot pierced the darkness.

His head burst open in response.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two more precise shots followed, and the other two secret agents holding hostages also fell to the ground.

The remaining secret agents frantically fired back toward the sound of the shots in terror, but He Yuzhu had already changed his position.

In the chaos, two hostages were hit and fell.

He Yuzhu's gaze sharpened; he raised his hand and fired two shots, finishing off those two secret agents.

Another secret agent was just about to pull the trigger when He Yuzhu's bullet arrived first, piercing his skull.

"The secret agents have been cleared!" He Yuzhu's booming voice suppressed the entire venue. "Everyone, stay quiet and don't move from where you are!"

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Several warning shots were fired at the exit.

Tian Dan's voice came through a megaphone, carrying unquestionable authority: "The Police have sealed all exits! No one is allowed to move without authorization; violators will be treated as secret agents and shot on the spot!"

The restless crowd was instantly cowed, leaving only stifled sobs and heavy breathing permeating the air.

He Yuzhu retreated silently to the backstage and flipped the power switch back up.

The moment the light returned, he quickly released Liu Rusi, who was still unconscious, from his space.

Liu Rusi slowly came to, and at a glance, she saw He Yuzhu covered in blood beside her.

Her tears instantly welled up and spilled over, her voice trembling uncontrollably: "Are... are you hurt badly?"

He Yuzhu endured the sharp pain in his shoulder and squeezed out a smile: "The bullet hit my left shoulder; it'll probably need to be taken out."

"I'm taking you to the hospital right now!" Liu Rusi said immediately, her tone resolute.

He Yuzhu shook his head: "No, Tian Dan hasn't fully brought the situation under control yet..."

"Tian Dan is Police! There are over twenty officers here; they don't need you!" Liu Rusi interrupted him, anxious and angry.

"Then help me treat it simply first," He Yuzhu said, producing a Battle First Aid Kit as if by magic.

Liu Rusi said no more, carefully cutting open his blood-soaked clothes to reveal his muscular chest and the ghastly wound.

She first used alcohol to disinfect the wound, then carefully sprinkled on hemostatic powder and wrapped it layer by layer with gauze.

Just as she finished, Tian Dan walked over with a group of people.

The moment she saw the wound on He Yuzhu's shoulder, her brows locked tightly: "Didn't you claim you never get hurt? What happened today? Is it serious?"

He Yuzhu managed to pull out a smile: "I was shot in the shoulder, but it didn't hit anything vital. Dan, was Chief Engineer Yuan captured?"

Tian Dan nodded: "Captured. He doesn't look like he's had professional training; he might not be with this group of special agents. As for you," she changed the subject, her tone carrying both reproach and lingering fear, "you were too ruthless. You killed all eleven special agents without leaving a single survivor. How am I supposed to investigate the hidden agents now? I seriously suspect you were the one who wiped out the special agents in the northern earthen city too."

He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and begged for mercy: "Sister, I'm already hurt like this, could you please stop bringing up old accounts?"

Liu Rusi also chimed in from the side: "Dan, I need to rush him to the hospital."

Tian Dan looked at He Yuzhu's pale complexion and waved her hand: "Go quickly, leave the matters here to us."

At Peking Union Medical College Hospital, He Yuzhu was quickly wheeled into the operating room.

The surgery went very smoothly, and the bullet was successfully removed.

The doctor took off his mask and instructed Liu Rusi, who was waiting outside: "The bullet has been removed, and it didn't damage any bones or major nerves. Let him rest well for a few days, make sure the wound doesn't get infected, and change the dressing on time."