Siheyuan: I just came across and wanted to chase me away

Chapter 981 Gu Bei Comes to Help

Xiao Bao forced a ferocious smile, his eyes fixed on Gu Nan like a venomous snake, his tone full of certainty: "Last time you were lucky, some helper popped up out of nowhere and saved you, but this time..." He glanced at the fallen assassins around him, then at the empty warehouse, "In this desolate wilderness, no one can protect you anymore. I want to see how you survive today!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Nan understood—it seemed the person who saved him last time was well-hidden; Xiao Bao and his group hadn't even seen who it was, and were completely clueless about what had happened. He curled his lips into a smile, a playful glint in his eyes: "Impressive, so confident? How can you be so sure I didn't bring any help this time?"

Xiao Bao's heart skipped a beat at the question. He subconsciously glanced towards the warehouse door, swallowing hard. He had arranged for three trusted men to guard the outside, ready to signal at the slightest movement, but so far it was eerily quiet, without a sound. Suppressing his unease, he forced a sneer: "Stop putting on airs and trying to scare people! If you really brought reinforcements, you would have stormed in already. Why are you standing here alone? I think you're just bluffing!"

Little did Xiao Bao know that while Gu Nan had indeed fought alone last time, the situation was completely different this time. Just as he was speaking, Gu Bei had already silently crept up to the vicinity of the warehouse. While Gu Nan was engaged in combat with the assassin, he had caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flashing through the shadows of the trees in the distance, but he hadn't made a sound.

"Gu Nan, I'm at the door." Gu Bei's voice entered Gu Nan's mind directly through his divine sense, clear and steady. "What's the situation inside? Should we go in?"

Gu Nan kept a wary eye on Xiao Bao, preventing him from playing any tricks, while also keeping an eye on the activity outside the warehouse out of the corner of his eye—he had already discovered that there were people lying in ambush outside, but deliberately didn't alert them, leaving them for Gu Bei to practice on. Taking advantage of a moment to catch his breath, he replied with his divine sense: "Gu Bei, don't come in yet. I'll send you a map of the warehouse's perimeter. Go and take care of those good-for-nothings outside, keep it quiet, don't let them escape."

The next second, Gu Bei received a clear map in his consciousness, marking the locations of three red dots—the guards Xiao Bao had arranged for the outer perimeter. Looking at the map, Gu Bei's lips curled into a cold smile, his reply brimming with confidence: "Gu Nan, don't worry. Do you really need to worry about such a small matter? I guarantee I'll handle everything perfectly."

Gu Nan looked at the reply message in his hand, his tense nerves completely relaxed, and a confident smile appeared on his face. He looked up at Xiao Bao not far away, his smile deepening, but his tone carried a hint of mockery: "It seems that those people you arranged outside are not going to be of any use."

Xiao Bao was shocked by these words, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, and his face turned deathly pale—how could he know that he had people outside?! Those people were hidden extremely well, and in theory, there should have been no way they could have been discovered!

Gu Nan ignored his shock and simply gave a wink to someone in the shadows. Gu Bei had already found the ambush point on the outskirts according to the pre-drawn map and swiftly knocked out all the men in black. He grabbed one of them and, just as the man was about to open his eyes, he shoved a cold blade against his neck, his voice low and menacing: "Dare to make a sound, and this knife will slice you in two."

The man froze in terror. Gu Bei loosened his grip slightly, gesturing for him to look to the side—several of his companions lay sprawled out, motionless, seemingly lifeless. The man was instantly terrified, his eyes filled with fear.

"Tell me, how did you communicate with those inside? Don't tell me you went in directly to relay the message." Gu Bei's voice was devoid of any warmth.

The man dared not conceal anything and stammered out the flag signals they had agreed upon, explaining everything from the gestures to the frequency, down to the slightest changes. "I've told you everything... Please let me go... I'm just a mercenary, paid to do things for others, I have no real connection with Xiao Bao..."

After listening to the last prisoner's confession and confirming that it matched his previous guesses perfectly, Gu Bei swiftly delivered a chop to the back of the man's neck. The man collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound. He then woke up the remaining unconscious men one by one and interrogated them. Under coercion and inducement, their testimonies matched perfectly, finally putting his mind at ease and confirming that he hadn't been fooled.

Following the communication flag signals given by the prisoners, he walked to a secluded corner by the side gate of the brick kiln and waved the red cloth in his hand inside—three short and two long flags, which was the signal that "everything is safe."

Xiao Bao, who was on the second floor of the warehouse, saw the signal through the window. A relaxed smile finally appeared on his tense lips. He waved to his subordinates beside him: "Looks like everything's fine outside. They're our own people. If that kid Gu Nan dares to force his way in later, we'll make sure he doesn't leave alive."

Little did he know, the situation outside had completely changed. Gu Bei's men had already quietly taken care of the sentries on the perimeter, and Gu Nan's men were lying in ambush behind the broken walls and beside the haystacks around the brick kiln, waiting for the order to rush in.

Gu Nan was preparing to lead his team to storm through the main gate according to the previous plan when a gunshot suddenly shattered the silence! The bullet, with a sharp whistling sound, flew straight at his face like a black lightning bolt!

"Warning! Deadly danger!" The moment the system's alarm exploded in his mind, Gu Nan almost instinctively dodged to the side, but he was still a beat too slow—the bullet grazed his right thigh, leaving a trail of hot blood. The burning pain instantly spread along his nerves, making him gasp for breath.

He quickly rolled behind a thick concrete pillar and hid, gritting his teeth as he tore off a corner of his shirt and tightly bound it above the wound to stop the bleeding. Taking advantage of the fact that the people inside weren't paying attention, he swiftly pulled out the hemostatic powder provided by the system and secretly sprinkled it on the bleeding wound. As soon as the powder touched his skin, it felt like a cooling force seeped in, and the burning pain immediately lessened considerably.

Gu Nan poked his head out and roared into the warehouse, "Xiao Bao! You really are a persistent ghost! Do you dare to come out and fight me fair and square? What kind of skill is it to hide in there and shoot at people with these underhanded tricks!"

Xiao Bao's laughter came from inside, filled with undisguised smugness and ruthlessness: "Gu Nan, don't be in such a hurry to die. Unless you can take care of my men first and crawl in through the front gate, you won't be qualified to negotiate with me. Otherwise, you'll just be lying in the mud outside today, waiting to be fed to the wild dogs!"

Gu Nan's eyes darkened, and he slowly pulled out the pistol hidden at his waist. His finger was on the trigger, and his voice was as cold as ice: "Xiao Bao, you just wait and see. When I kick down this door and see you, it will be your death day."

Xiao Bao was about to say something sarcastic when a soft "click" suddenly came from inside—it was the sound of Gu Nan pulling the bolt of his gun.