Chapter 24: Chapter Twenty-Four: Are You a Radar? Part 1

Fortunately, Wang Ya was not completely out of options. She still had more than thirty talisman papers with various effects tucked in her pocket, along with the ancient bronze coin in her pocket and the Ghost Collecting Bell wrapped around her waist, giving her at least a bit of confidence. Her greatest worry was the fear of being attacked from both front and back. With the situation unclear, Wang Ya remained silent and put on a profound expression to prevent these three unreliable pig teammates from figuring out her bottom line and screwing her over! She retreated from the window. The Conceal Qi Talisman she had drawn with blood on her forehead had expired, so she quietly pinched out another Conceal Qi Talisman to conceal her aura.

Old Tang lightened his steps and walked to the door, then “snap!” turned off the light in the room.

Wang Ya’s vision immediately plunged into darkness. She closed her eyes and adapted for two seconds before adjusting to the light in the room. Although the light in the room at night was dimmer than outside, faint light still filtered in through the windows—it was not pitch black. With this extremely faint light, Wang Ya could see things with some difficulty but was not greatly affected.

Huang Qi retreated to the center of the room and lowered her voice. “More than sixty people have come. Four are squatting at the office door downstairs, ten each are sneaking up the left and right stairs, and the rest are divided into two groups guarding the front and back of the building. There are more people at the back than in front—at least three experts are lurking outside. The situation in front is unclear.”

Wang Ya inwardly exclaimed, “Heart-Eye Vision is truly useful!”

Huang Qi lowered her voice again. “Qing Jie, please send a text to notify Fang Yan and Dong Zi.” Then she suddenly cried out in alarm, “There’s a ghost! It’s at the door, stuck to it!”

Upon hearing there was a ghost on the door, Wang Ya instinctively pinched a Vermilion Bird Burns Evil Talisman and slapped it onto the door. The talisman paper ignited immediately upon hitting the door, and at the same time, a “Squeak—” screech came from outside, like the miserable cry of a rat being stepped on. Clearly, the ghost stuck to the door had been struck squarely by the Vermilion Bird Burns Evil Talisman!

Zhang Beauty’s phone lit up, and she hung her Bluetooth earpiece on her ear. She added, “Rush out while they haven’t blocked the door yet!”

Old Tang at the door yanked it open, and immediately a “Bang!” like a firecracker exploded outside. Old Tang fiercely squatted and rolled to the side under the window. The side of the metal filing cabinet facing the door erupted in a “Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!” barrage of clangs. Wang Ya was startled by the commotion and then heard Zheng Yanxia shout loudly, “Get down!” At the same time, she saw Zheng Yanxia deftly roll from one side of the bed to the other and prone under it. Without thinking, Wang Ya flew into a dive, rolled to where Zheng Yanxia was hiding, and lay prone beside her. A continuous “Bang! Bang! Bang!” like firecrackers burst by her ear—three shots. The glass in the front and back windows of the room shattered with the sounds, things in the room clattered chaotically, and even the makeshift room’s door panel rang with “Pitter-patter!” sounds like a violent rainstorm lashing it.

Wang Ya was a bit dazed and hadn’t reacted yet when she heard Zheng Yanxia shout again, “It’s a gunpowder gun loaded with iron sand! The gunman is on the crane outside, aimed right at the window!” Wang Ya was stunned: Wasn’t gun ownership banned in China? Homemade shotguns are illegal too! Then she heard many footsteps approaching—clearly, the group coming up the stairs had reached the door.

Zheng Yanxia suddenly shouted, “Homemade landmine!” She sprang up and darted into the bathroom two meters away. Wang Ya rolled and crawled after her, squeezing in almost the instant Zheng Yanxia entered. Zhang Beauty and Old Tang also flashed in right after. In just a few seconds, all four crammed into the less-than-one-square-meter bathroom, pressed tightly against each other!

A thud sounded as something hit the ground and rolled twice, as if someone had thrown it in from the window. Wang Ya had just seen Zheng Yanxia raise her hand to cover her ears when a boom rocked the heavens and earth, smoke filling the air. She felt the world spin, her vision going black.

Wang Ya’s head spun and her eyes blurred. She shook her head several times to dispel some of the dizziness, but her ears buzzed with tinnitus. Zheng Yanxia pushed her, mouthing something, but Wang Ya’s ears rang so loudly she heard nothing. She only saw Zheng Yanxia squeeze out from beside her, quickly vault over the nearby back window, and jump down from the second floor. Wang Ya didn’t dare delay. She rushed to the window, poked her head out, and looked down. Old Tang was downstairs fighting a group wielding steel pipes and machetes. More than a dozen with steel pipes and machetes blocked in front of Old Tang. Fortunately, from the back wall to the enclosure was only a bit over a meter wide, so despite their numbers, the enemies couldn’t spread out. Zhang Beauty stood under the window, reaching out to help Zheng Yanxia, who had just jumped down and was half-squatting. Wang Ya took a deep breath, vaulted over the window, and jumped down. The height of a second floor was no big deal for her. As soon as she landed, she saw Zhang Beauty brush past her side and kick out, seemingly sending someone flying.