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With the sound of approaching footsteps, Zhong Zhe hooked Cheng Ling's right hand and unconsciously tightened it.

In the darkness, Cheng Ling raised his left hand and lightly shook the back of his hand, obviously trying to calm Zhong Zhe's nervousness.

The footsteps outside the wall did not stop, and soon went away a little bit.

Not long after, the ray of light by the door of the secret room also disappeared.

After a while, all the voices ceased to appear.

Zhong Zhe turned his head slightly in Cheng Ling's arms, and Cheng Ling already understood that he was asking.

He is also worried that Zhong Zhe will continue to stay in this dark and small space, and the situation will deteriorate at any time.

He let go of his arms and said behind Zhong Zhe: "Okay, it's been 10 minutes since the explosion, and 8 minutes have passed since the smoke alarm. The police and firefighters will arrive at any time, and they don't have time to stay."

Zhong Zhe made up his mind, stretched out his hand to push the secret door, and walked out slowly.Cheng Ling also followed him out of the secret room.

The banquet hall was the same as before, dark and chaotic, empty.

After walking out of the secret room, Cheng Ling immediately felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

Still reacting faster than thinking, he caught up with Zhong Zhe in one stride, pulling him closer to him.

Seeing that the sneak attack was impossible to succeed again, the enemy hidden in the dark was about to call out to his companion, but Cheng Ling spotted the figure the moment the opponent felt his presence.

Zhong Zhe was in front of him, so Cheng Ling simply put himself closer to Zhong Zhe, raised the left arm of the person in front of him, aimed at the figure, raised his wrist, and the plum blossom sleeve arrow was fired.

This series of reactions was as fast as lightning. Before Zhong Zhe fully realized what happened in the hall, he saw a vague shadow falling down from the opposite side, and there was a low and muffled sound of falling to the ground in the darkness.

Only then did he realize what had just happened.

The shock was still undecided, and the sound of sirens came from a distance, and the surrounding area of ​​the manor was empty. It would still take a minute or two from hearing the siren to the arrival of people and cars.

The sluggish official peloton has finally arrived.

Cheng Ling was not disturbed by the sound at all, he went straight to the fallen figure, grabbed the man's feet and dragged him all the way to the secret room.

Zhong Zhe opened the curtain near the promenade, and the moonlight slanted in, and the broken mirrors and crystals all over the floor shone with refraction.

"Are you going to hide the corpse?" Zhong Zhe looked at Cheng Ling puzzled and said, "There are still quite a few out there, and I'm afraid they will be hidden before it's too late."

Cheng Ling had already dragged the man in, closed the door, turned around and said, "Look in the hall, besides this, where are the corpses left?"

Zhong Zhe heard the words and looked, indeed, looking closely at the moment by the moonlight, there were only a few pools of blood left on the ground, except for the broken glass crystals, there was nothing else.

There was no body.

Cheng Ling had already walked to his side, "Since the people who came back are so well-trained, they will not leave corpses as clues. All actions were carefully planned, and even the retreat just now did not forget to leave Next watch, just in case. If that person hadn't been greedy for merit and wanted to take you and me alone, but called his companions at the first time, we might have fallen into their hands by now."

Outside the house, sirens were howling, getting louder and louder.

"They missed you." Zhong Zhe was very sure. "I didn't think about it before, but now I fully understand. You should have expected that they were short on time, especially when the second wave of reinforcements landed on the helicopter. For us at that time, we only needed to wait until the police arrived. .

So you split the second group of people's ideas into two, and most of them were attracted by you to the second floor. At the same time, you asked me to shoot in the banquet hall, causing the division of troops and leading the other part away, so as to delay the time better. "

"That's the plan."

"So, even if the person just told his companion to turn back immediately, I guess you don't have to worry." Zhong Zhe concluded, "The police will arrive at any moment, and even if those people counterattack again, with you here, we will last a long time." You can always protect yourself in minutes."

Unexpectedly by Zhong Zhe, Cheng Ling shook his head slowly, and said very seriously: "You must ensure your own safety at any time, and don't leave your life in the hands of others."

Zhong Zhe looked at him, "You are not someone else."

Cheng Ling avoided the direct gaze and started to walk outside.

Zhong Zhe followed behind him, and continued: "In fact, you wanted to tell me that the police would come soon when you first entered the secret room, but there was no chance at that time."

"Yes."

Outside the banquet hall, dazzling red and blue police lights flashed across the porch from time to time, and the promenade was illuminated by a whole row of car lights.

Cheng Ling and Zhong Zhe had already hidden their guns.

The two stepped down the steps one after the other.

Three police cars stopped in front of the door one by one, and two senior sheriffs were about to enter the house for inspection.At this moment, seeing Zhong Zhe appearing at the door, he was a little surprised, obviously he did not expect that the host's family was safe at home and could come out to receive him calmly.

After the sheriffs greeted politely, they said directly: "A neighbor reported hearing a loud noise, which seemed to be an explosion, and there were continuous gunshots, so let's check it out."

"Thank you for coming to check on the situation." Zhong Zhe did not rush, and showed his usual leisurely demeanor, "The thieves got in, but it's okay. I just came back from China. Maybe the thieves thought I was still there. I didn’t get home, so I took the opportunity to steal.”

"Then is anyone in your house injured? Is there any property damage?"

"No one was hurt. I was away, so there were not many servants left in the house, only the butler and the cook tonight, and this friend who came back with me. Everyone was just a little frightened, and the burglar bumped into some There is no substantial loss of furniture."

The shattered banquet hall and the exploded kitchen flashed through Zhong Zhe's mind, and the smile on his face remained undiminished.

"That gunshot..." Standing outside the door, the sheriff could catch a glimpse of the obvious gunshots in the corridor.

"Oh." Zhong Zhe raised his head subconsciously, and swept his lower lip with his fingertips, "I just wanted to scare Xia Xiaoxiao, so I fired a few shots. No one was injured, and the thieves ran away immediately."

At night, there was no light on the porch, and the blood stains inside could not be seen standing at the door.

As for the place where the modified shotgun was buried in the corridor, the two holes that were blasted happened to be blocked by Zhong Zhe and Cheng Ling side by side.

Without being invited by the host's house, law enforcement agencies are not allowed to enter the house by force.

The other police chief couldn't help but said at this time: "Then what about the burning car on the Manor Road?"

When they arrived, the firefighters were putting out the fire, but there was no smoke in the old house.

"It belonged to a thief." Zhong Zhe replied immediately, "I don't know why, it probably exploded while running away."

The two police chiefs glanced at each other, and didn't mention that the car was clearly headed in the direction of entering the manor.

The owner made it clear that the big things were made small, and the small things were turned into small ones. Since the owner was fine, the sheriffs didn't have the intention to insist on making fun of it, but it was their duty, and they always had to ask.

"Are you sure you don't need us to enter the house to collect evidence? Help file the case."

The chief sheriff made a last effort.

Zhong Zhe nodded, and didn't want to embarrass the two police chiefs. He declared again, "There was no loss of property, and I didn't see the faces of the thieves."

According to the British police code, where the loss is less than 50 pounds, and the theft case cannot identify the suspect, the case will not be filed.

"Gentlemen, thank you very much for your police presence. With responsible police like you, the residents of this county really feel a great sense of security. My friends and I are tired tonight, so let's leave it at that. We will protect the scene, I will take a careful inventory of the belongings tomorrow. If there is any loss exceeding the amount, I will come and report the case formally, and I will invite you to deal with it at that time."

Having said this, and Zhong Jiaben is a prominent figure in the county, the sheriffs naturally understand, so stop here and leave.

The sheriffs had just left, but the two of them started working non-stop. Cheng Ling went back to the house and switched on the light again, and Zhong Zhe ran to the cellar to fetch Mr. Zhong and A Jin's mother out.

One of the two old men was blessed by God, and the other was blessed by Buddha, and they went back to the nest with a group of King Charles spaniels, jumping around as if they were going to hunt.

When we returned to the old house, Zhong Zhe was still the only one left, "I asked A Jin's mother to drive Mr. Zhong to the doctor."

Cheng Ling frowned slightly and asked, "Is that person reliable?"

Regardless of public or private hospitals, gunshot wounds need to be reported.

"He is Mr. Zhong's nephew. My grandfather finished medical school with financial support. He has always been our family doctor."

Cheng Ling nodded, Zhong Zhe was about to go back to the small building with him, he signaled to wait a little longer.

Cheng Ling led Zhong Zhezhong back to the banquet hall, and dragged out the people in the secret room.

Under the brilliant crystal lamp, Zhong Zhe realized that the arrow did not hit the vital point, and the person did not die, but passed out completely.

"What did you paint on the arrow?" Zhong Zhe asked suspiciously.

"A drug that can instantly relax a person's muscles and anesthetize his nerves." Cheng Ling squatted down, finally having time to check the specific situation of this person.

Zhong Zhe looked at the victim and realized that in order to track down Hetu's whereabouts, he had taken many risks in the past few days, and the rabbit that had been waiting for a long time was finally caught by them.

The author has something to say: The Wenwen collection is a bit out of breath, next week's list will be empty, but fortunately, there are still bubbling support from the little angels.