My Little Poplar - Chap 99
Chen Jing took the four men out of the eastern part of the factory and rushed to the western part where Yu Fengcheng and Yan Qiang were, Chen Jing had been communicating with Yu Fengcheng by radio but after a few words, he suddenly frowned and said, “Little Yu? Little Yu? Captain?”
A-Si took off his headset and said, “The signal is jammed.”
Bai Xinyu said: “This factory is huge, it’s hard to find anyone without a radio.” They can’t shout, it’s just target practice for the enemy.
A-Si said: “You go first, I can find the source of the jamming.”
Chen Jing commanded: “Mai Zi go with A-Si, Mai Zi come with us, be careful.”
The two men gestured OK and soon disappeared down the stairwell.
Bai Xinyu whispered: “What’s the situation with Little Yu?”
“They’re tracking some kidnappers into the chemical workshop in the West End, the leader of the group is probably in there, the signal went dead before he could finish.”
Bai Xinyu narrows his eyes, thinking of the masked leader, fists clenched, muscles and joints in his shoulders still stiff and throbbing, better to leave them alive, he’ll give them a good ‘treat’.
Mai Zi squeezed his shoulder, “How long have you been hanging?”
“Over three hours.”
“It’s all right, just rest for a few days.”
Bai Xinyu asked rhetorically: “How long have you been out there in ambush?”
“When he shot the first man, we just arrived, we were worried about finding the right time to attack and you got their attention.”
Bai Xinyu laughed bitterly: “Yeah, they were waiting to see me burn to a crisp, almost died, scared the hell out of me, good thing you got here in time.”
Mai Zi said with laughter: “You risked your life to give us the information, saved your own and others’ lives.”
Passing through the office area in the West End, the three men’s feet stopped in front of the toilets, Bai Xinyu looked at the floor, there were some scraggly footprints in front of the washbasin, although the marks were very shallow, almost unnoticeable, they could not escape their eyes.
Chen Jing winked to the two men, the three of them, guns raised, move quietly into the toilet, the sound of breathing is suppressed in the toilet cubicle.
Chen Jing said: “Come out, or I’ll shoot.”
The man inside coughed and immediately called out: “One of us.”
Several compartment doors opened, five or six men came out, including Manager Xu.
Bai Xinyu was surprised: “Brother Xu.”
Manager Xu saw him and immediately jumped on him, he almost cried with relief, “Xinyu, damn, you’re… You’re alive, great!”
Chen Jing “Shushed”, “Quiet.”
Bai Xinyu whispered: “Why are you hiding out here? Shouldn’t you be in the East End?”
“We got separated from the others, we were chased here.” Manager Xu weighed the gun in his hand and said, “I’ve got a gun but it’s not enough to protect all these people, so why not just hide here and go out when it’s safe.”
“You did the right thing.” Chen Jing said: “Now we’ll escort you out, you’re in danger of being found here at any time.”
Manager Xu said: “Where are the others?”
