Chapter 385: 385
The gunmen were armed with AK12s and American M16s; overwhelming firepower . A team like this could even take on a police station, no problem!
Just looking at the number of gunmen and equipment told Xia Lei how much his enemy wanted him dead!
Outside the doorway, a gunman abruptly signalled another .
The gunman nodded, then took a step back and lay flat on the floor, his body sticking close to the floor as he crawled to the room . The gun in his hand moved to point at Xia Lei’s hiding position as he moved .
Before his upper body slid past the threshold of the doorway, bullets suddenly smashed into his skull, shattering it .
This tactic might work on others but they would have to gouge out Xia Lei’s left eye first for it to work on him .
A gunman pulled the body of his brain-splattered colleague back, then used the corpse as a shield as he approached the door . Eight other gunman were ready to rush into the room behind him .
It didn’t matter how skilled Xia Lei was in martial arts when faced with the firepower of AK12s and M16s - he was going to lose his fighting power once he got hit by a bullet!
It was a critical situation .
At that moment, a burst of gunfire came from the room opposite and a gunman who’d had his back to the door dropped to the floor .
At the same time, the door to the room next to Room 410 suddenly opened just a crack and a black muzzle of a gun poked out .
Pop! Pop! Two gunmen were shot in the back of their heads and they collapsed to the floor .
Tang Yuyan had joined the fray .
They had joined in later than Xia Lei had optimally hoped for but there was no helping it . Ling Han and Tang Yuyan did not have X-ray vision like he did, and they needed the technical support from Hu Hao which took time .
Ptu! Ptu! Ptu! Ptu! Ptu! Ptu!
The six remaining gunmen shot at Tang Yuyan and Ling Han’s rooms and bullets ricocheted everywhere in the corridor . The wooden door panels were shredded . Bullets ripped through the plaster of the walls and shattered glass in picture frames . The narrow battlefield was reduced to chaos in an instant .
The gunman using his colleague’s corpse as a shield braced himself, to charge into Xia Lei’s room . It wasn’t because he was not afraid of death, but because it was very dangerous with Tang Yuyan and Ling Han shooting in the corridor . This was a risk but they would be able to reverse their unfortunate situation if Xia Lei was killed .
Ptu! Ptu! Ptu!
A gunman fired into the room with suppressing fire, and bullets went everywhere . The crystal chandelier, the glassware, all their shards flying through the air .
The instant the magazine was empty and the gunfire stopped, the gunman holding his colleague’s corpse burst violently into Xia Lei’s room . He pointed the muzzle of his gun out from under the corpse’s armpit and shot in the direction of Xia Lei’s hiding place .
Ptu! Ptu! Ptu!
The glass door of the bathroom shattered with a loud crash . The sofa had been shot out of place too and its stuffing danced in the air . They had not managed to hit Xia Lei . He had been behind the door earlier but it now seemed like he had vanished .
The gunman threw aside the corpse and glanced subconsciously at the balcony . Two gunmen burst into the room behind him .
A breeze blew in from the balcony, making the curtains sway . The balcony was empty .
“Where’s he?” asked a gunman nervously .
Ptu! Ptu! Ptu!
A spray of bullets suddenly came from above, and the three gunmen fell in pools of blood without even seeing the shadow of the man who’d killed them . Headshots . Clean .
If this world had spirits then the spirits of these three gunmen would be able to see Xia Lei sticking to the wall in the corner like a house lizard . He was supporting his weight with both legs and one hand!
Xia Lei jumped down from his corner in the ceiling and rolled, picking up a M16 as he went, and hiding next to the wall again .
Scarcely two minutes had passed from the beginning of the gunfight till now but the enemy was down eight men . The battle was not over but the most dangerous window had passed .
The three remaining gunmen in the corridor had not expected that the man whom they had to kill was so powerful . There was no need to think - the three of them ran . They headed for the stairwell, shooting at Tang Yuyan and Ling Han’s doors as they fled to suppress them, not allowing them to come out for fear of being shot .
The strategy of the three gunmen was a smart one, and they did it . Tang Yuyan and Ling Han did not dare to rush out under a hail of bullets to stop them . However, they had forgotten about someone - Xia Lei . Xia Lei, who could look through walls and see what they were doing .
As they dashed past Tang Yuyan’s door and sped up their onward dash towards the stairs, Xia Lei suddenly rushed out of his room with an M16 in his hands . Bullets flew at the trio .
One was hit in the head, one in the back, and the last in the hip and thigh .
The gunmen hit in the head and back did not move but the last gunman turned over to return fire .
Swish! A throwing knife suddenly flashed in the air and stuck itself in the man’s wrist . The AK12 in his hands dropped to the floor .
Tang Yuyan had thrown the knife, and she had the same thought as Xia Lei had - leave one living to talk .
Xia Lei and Tang Yuyan walked towards the last live gunman in unspoken agreement . Ling Han emerged from his room too . He held a fully automatic handgun in his hand; he didn’t even wrinkle his brows at the sight of a floor full of corpses .
The last gunman crawled towards his gun . Xia Lei stepped on his injured leg .
“Argh!” The gunman screamed .
Tang Yuyan kicked the gun further away, then pointed her gun at the man’s head .
“You’re all dead!” The gunman spoke angrily in Russian, “My Bratva will avenge me!”
He didn’t seem like a professional killer, much less one of the CIA from his words; he seemed to be Russian mafia . The Russian mafia were notorious in Eastern Europe and Europe for their violence and lack of fear of death . The Russian mafia would do anything for money - they would even dare to sell raw material for nuclear weapons, much less be killers for hire .
Xia Lei’s heart thumped . “Tell me who sent you,” said Xia Lei in Russian .
“Pah!” The Russian gunman spat his blood at Xia Lei .
Tang Yuyan kicked the man’s head, then stepped on his face and said fiercely, “Talk! Who sent you?”
Too bad the Russian gunman didn’t understand Chinese . He glared hatefully at Tang Yuyan, his eyes fearless and full of a beast-like ferocity .
“Forget it . ” Xia Lei pulled Tang Yuyan away . “Let him go . ”
“No!” Tang Yuyan said determinedly, “The police should be coming soon . Our chance to question him is lost when they get here . ”
Xia Lei let go of her arm and drew close to her ear to say softly, “He can see under your skirt with you stepping on him like that . ”
“Huh?” Tang Yuyan suddenly realised that she was wearing a sleeping robe and her embarrassment turned to anger . She kicked the gunman in the head again and he lost consciousness from that kick .
Tang Yuyan rolled her eyes at Xia Lei . She didn’t say anything but she was grumbling to herself, ‘He’s worried about things under my skirt at a time like this?’
Ling Han walked over . “Are you two okay?”
“I’m okay,” said Xia Lei .
“I’m okay too,” said Tang Yuyan .
“Who are they?” asked Ling Han .
Tang Yuyan shook her head . “Don’t know . This guy has a tight lid and we didn’t get anything out of him . ”
“He’s likely Russian mafia - got paid to kill me,” said Xia Lei . He paused, then said, “Maybe the guns in my room were their target too . ”
Ling Han wrinkled his brows . A cold voice came from his mouth, “Outrageous!”
He seemed to have guessed who was involved with Xia Lei’s words .
More rooms doors opened, and Hu Hao, who was providing technical support for both Tang Yuyan and Ling Han, emerged from his room . Ye Kun and the people of Hanwu Weapons came out of their rooms soon after, looking over cautiously at them .
Ye Kun’s expression turned ugly when he saw the corpses strewn about the corridor, and the hale and hearty Xia Lei . His subordinates and bodyguard were stunned . They could not believe that Xia Lei had survived the murder attempt of so many killers!
Tang Yuyan immediately started walking towards Ye Kun, her eyes ablaze with a killing fury .
Ling Han held her back . “What are you doing?”
“He must be involved in this!” said Tang Yuyan angrily .
“Calm down!” Ling Han hissed, “This is an order!”
Tang Yuyan paused, but gave up in the end . Ling Han was the higher-ups’ designated supervisor and was in charge of all aspects of this mission . She had to follow his orders .
Ling Han’s chiding calmed Tang Yuyan . Going over angrily to make trouble with Ye Kun was useless, and would bring trouble upon herself instead . Ye Kun was not someone she could treat any way she liked because of his status .
Ye Kun hesitated on his end, but still walked over in the end . “What happened? Are you all okay? Russia sure is chaotic, isn’t it? This is almost like a scene in a movie,” he said in fake concern .
Ling Han and Tang Yuyan looked wordlessly at him .
Xia Lei raised the M16 in his hands and pointed the muzzle at Ye Kun .
“You…” Ye Kun grew nervous right away . “What are you doing?”
Xia Lei gave a laugh . “What do you think I’m doing, President Ye?”
“P, put the gun down!” Ye Kun’s voice trembled .
Xia Lei put the gun own and said with a smile, “Don’t mind me . I went pretty close to the gates of death today so I’m still a little edgy . Look around, President Ye . See any people you recognise?”
“What? People I recognise?” Ye Kun then realised what Xia Lei meant and he said angrily, “What nonsense are you spouting? How would I know any of these people? You must have done something to draw killers to yourself!”
“Maybe . I do have quite a few enemies . But I’m a person with principles . If I’m not killed, then I’ll do the killing . Look - aren’t these people dead by my hands?”
Ye Kun’s face was dark . He knew full well that Xia Lei had said that for his ears and he knew exactly what Xia Lei meant - If he didn’t finish Xia Lei off, then Xia Lei would finish him off!
A sneer appeared in the corners of Xia Lei’s lips . “President Ye, it wasn’t easy for you to climb up to your current position either . Take good care of yourself - don’t run into any accidents in Russia . It would be tragic to pass on without having spent all your money . ”
“What are you trying to say? Is this a threat?” said Ye Kun angrily . He looked at Ling Han . “You see that, Mr Ling? He’s threatening me!”
Ling Han spoke disinterestedly, “It was just words . I don’t feel like it was a threat . What are you still doing here? Do you actually recognise someone here?”
“Humph!” Ye Kun left with a swing of his arms .
Police sirens came from outside the hotel . The police of Moscow were finally here .
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