Chapter 716: 716
Xia Lei strode off . The four people from the Knights Hospitaller also changed their path and moved towards the exit, tailing Xia Lei .
Xia Lei walked towards the bathrooms . He made a call as he walked . “It’s me, Xia Lei . ”
“I know it’s you . You want to know the result of the meeting? You’re being a little too anxious . They are still having the meeting and discussing it now . I will tell you the result in the evening . ” Jacqueline Eva’s voice came from the phone .
“I’m not calling to ask about the result . ” Xia Lei lowered his voice . “The people who kidnapped me are here again . They’re in the exhibition hall, tailing me . I’m in danger now — come save me!”
“Don’t be scared . I’ll send someone over right away!” Jacqueline Eva grew anxious too .
“Hurry!” Xia Lei hung up .
The bathroom was right before him, but Xia Lei suddenly changed direction and walked another way .
“Did he discover us?” said the young black man in Italian .
“Not possible . ” Soren’s voice was firm . “He’s never seen us, but we have detailed information on him . Relax, Alfonso . Don’t make yourself nervous . ”
The young black man named Alfonso wanted to say something more, but he shut his mouth . This wasn’t because he felt that Soren’s words made total sense, but because Soren was their team leader . Soren’s words were sometimes an order .
“Obayang, Jack . ” Soren did not raise his voice . “You two approach from his right, and circle around to his front . ”
The two young white men nodded, and increased their pace to move to Xia Lei’s right .
“Boss, are you going to make a move here?” asked Alfonso cautiously .
“We aren’t like those old farts who need to be careful even when walking down stairs . If it were us who’d carried out the mission the last time instead of them, would we have to go through this trouble today?” A cold glint appeared in Soren’s eyes . “His bodyguards are not with him and he’s alone . This is a chance to snatch him . Once we get him, we’ll be able to get the sacred item and give him what he deserves . ”
“But there are a lot of French policemen and soldiers here . If it comes to exchanging fire…” Alfonso started to say more, but stopped . He was worried about the possibility of this scenario .
“Alfonso, you lack the spirit of a Knight . The sacred item is very important to us . We must have it, at any cost . It is our honour to receive the acknowledgement of our great leader . That group of old farts have always been holding us back and doubting us . It is time for us to prove to them that we have the strength and spirit of Knights . ” These words seemed to lend Soren a halo around his head . (Increased defence, agility, strength and magic attributes . ) *
Alfonso didn’t speak . He looked at Xia Lei’s back, his gaze calculating .
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Xia Lei increased his pace .
Ahead of him were two empty exhibition booths, and two pathways which went between these booths .
Xia Lei walked between these two empty booths and made to turn right . Just then, two white men came walking over on the same path, from the other direction . Xia Lei turned around, but one black and one white man came up from behind him . There was no going forward and no place to retreat; he was trapped .
The four members of the Knights Hospitaller quickly surrounded him .
“Come with us!” Soren’s voice was cold . He spoke in Italian .
“Who are you guys?” Xia Lei replied in Italian, and he looked nervous .
Soren spoke fiercely . “Shut up . Come with us or you will die here . ”
“Are you the French police? I didn’t break any laws . Why do I have to go with you guys?” Xia Lei put his hand out . “Let me see your ID . ”
Soren shot a look at the people behind Xia Lei .
Obayang suddenly put his hand to his waist .
It was a movement like he was going for a gun .
Xia Lei wouldn’t let him . In the instant that Obayang reached for his waist, Xia Lei suddenly retaliated, and chopped at Obayang’s neck with a knife-hand .
“Guh!” Obayang gurgled and held his throat with both his hands as he backed away . The muscles of his respiratory tract contracted automatically and his brain was deprived of oxygen . He’d virtually lost his combat ability in an instant .
Xia Lei made to move forward .
Jack hurriedly backed away, and his hand went to his waist too, reaching for his gun as he dodged Xia Lei . However, Xia Lei did not attack him but reached for Soren’s neck instead .
Soren moved his head to one side to avoid him .
This was a feint too . Xia Lei’s hand dropped abruptly, searched, grabbed, and took Soren’s gun, easy as pie .
Wing Chun focused on close combat . The skills he had learnt from Qin Xiang also helped to increase the effectiveness of his moves!
This series of movements looked complicated but it was over in a second . Alfonso and Jack had only managed to pull their guns out after Xia Lei had Soren’s gun in his hand . However, the muzzle of the gun was already pressed to Soren’s head .
“Don’t make a move!” Xia Lei pivoted to his right like a compass, and around Soren’s body to stand behind him . His right hand stayed steady, keeping the muzzle pressed to Soren’s head .
He’d taken advantage of that millisecond .
Jack and Alfonso had guns, but they did not dare shoot . Even if it were not a member of the Knights Hospitaller in Xia Lei’s hands but an ordinary civilian, they had no guarantee of shooting Xia Lei, because Xia Lei was completely hidden behind Soren’s body, leaving no angles of attack .
“Don’t bother about me!” roared Soren . “Finish him!”
“Don’t move or I’ll kill him!” said Xia Lei coldly .
Soren’s subordinates hesitated and exchanged glances .
“Follow orders!” Soren was alight with a passion, and his eyes full of excitement . “It is my honour to die for the cause!”
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