Bang --
When the gunshot rang out, Song Een Een was in a daze.
"Get down!" Xi Jinping yelled sharply, grabbing Song Een Een's arm in an instant, holding her in his arms, and rolling several times with her on the ground, hiding behind the wall.
Song Een Een felt a pang of pain in her organs, and her mind was clear for a moment.
Was Xi Jinping's enemy pursuing them in this foreign hospital?
Bang, Bang, Bang --
The gunshots were continuous; bullets directly breaking through the glass of the door and window, sparks constantly erupting.
The four or five bodyguards next to Xi Jinping had already drawn their guns for cover.
"Sir, according to the gunshots, there are a lot of people, and we are not sure if there are any snipers. There is basically no chance of getting out. You should move upstairs first," The bodyguard in the firefight hastily opened his mouth, "you two, follow and protect them!"
Xi Jinping took out a well-crafted silver pistol from his waist, his expression solemn, but his voice steady: "Protect yourself."
Having said that, he picked up Song Een Een with one arm and retreated with her towards the back of the corridor, coldly indifferent, which made people feel chilled.
"Oh no, my God, is there a shooting going on?"
The doctors and nurses in the corridor screamed in horror, running around with their heads clutched.
Song Een Een followed Xi Jinping running quickly forward. As they passed the room at the end of the corridor, she couldn't help but take a deep look.
Her mother was lying there.
Entering now is absolutely out of the question; it would undoubtedly jeopardize her mother's life.
Her best available option now is to run with Xi Jinxiao!
"Catch them! Alive!"
From the other end of the corridor, a group of people armed with guns emerged, facing Xi Jinxiao head on.
Song En'en saw the dark muzzle and the hand that was pilling the trigger was magnified before her.
"Hide!" Xi Jinxiao embraced Song En'en and whirled around to shield her. At the same time, he let out a muffled groan and his body lunged forward.
At that instant, Song En'en instinctively held onto the man who was considerably taller than her, touched the warm patch on his arm, and exclaimed in shock, "You've been shot!"
Without uttering a word, Xi Jinxiao had Song En'en covered behind him. He turned around, raised his gun, and shot down the approaching men one by one.
Behind them, the two bodyguards fired their guns rapidly.
In the midst of the intense gunfight, Song En'en's face became increasingly pale.
"Ah..."
The intensity of the opposing gunfire was overwhelming, and one of the bodyguards was hit right between the eyes, causing his hefty body to fall to the ground with a loud thud.
For the first time, Song En'en witnessed a person dying before her eyes; her pupils suddenly constricted, and her head began to buzz.
Xi Jinxiao took the dazed Song En'en and ran up the stairs, all she could hear were the crackling gunshots and the footsteps that were getting closer.
Bangー
Another gunshot rang out near Song Eun Eun's feet, causing her to stumble and almost fall over.
"Xi Jin Xiao, you stay right where you are!"
From behind came four or five people, each brandishing a gun, cornering Xi Jin Xiao and Song Eun Eun at the bend in the staircase, with an untold number of people behind them.
The last remaining bodyguard on Xi Jin Xiao's side had also taken a bullet.
"Take her away." Xi Jin Xiao said while pushing Song Eun Eun towards the bodyguard, an aloof expression on his handsome face.
No sooner than the words had left his mouth, several people charged up from behind, dropped their guns, and began to attack Xi Jin Xiao with their fists.
"Xi Jin Xiao, you better surrender now."
The bodyguard sprang forward, throwing himself over Xi Jin Xiao while the confined corner of the staircase turned into a battleground.
With a stern expression, Xi Jin Xiao kicked the man attempting to climb up the stairs. "Who sent you?"
"You'll know when you surrender!"
Song Eun Eun, who was cornered, was suddenly thrown by a man who was hanging onto life by a thread. He grasped onto her ankle as he fell at her feet.
"Let go of me!" Song Eun Eun cried out in alarm, kicking the man away with her other foot.
Xi Jin Xiao glanced back, only to see another man advancing and continued to bolt up the stairs with Song Eun Eun.
As they ran, they were pursued. Until only Xi Jin Xiao and Song Eun Eun were left, Xi Jin Xiao's footsteps became sluggish. He was hunched over and there was a continuous trickle of blood from his arm.
"Run! Find a place to hide." Despite his disheveled appearance, Xi Jin Xiao still exuded an air of superiority. He pushed Song Eun Eun towards the entrance of the sixth-floor.
"Then what about you? They're here for you." Song Eun-eun's teeth were chattering.
Xi Jinxiao gave a light chuckle, "Do you care about me?"
He is usually serious and stern, rarely seen laughing. How could he have the face to laugh at this critical moment?
"If you were gone, I'd be safe!" Song Eun-eun was frustrated and shook off Xi Jinxiao's hand, then turned and ran away without looking back. Naturally, she didn't notice Xi Jinxiao's deep gaze following her from the back.
The hallway was deserted.
Initially, this was a private hospital. Xi Jinxiao had cleared half of the place when he brought Song Eun-eun here, but who would have thought it gave others the opportunity to strike.
Song Eun-eun's eyes were red, she kept running without looking back, thinking that if her mother suffered any harm due to this, she would have another bone to pick with Xi Jinxiao. She would insist he pays with his life!
Clunk!
Suddenly, Song Eun-eun stopped in her tracks. She tightly clenched her fists and turned around.
Would Xi Jinxiao survive this time?
Should she just leave like this?
As soon as this thought came to her mind, she felt like she wasn't controlling her own feet anymore. She turned around and ran back, picking up the speed.
At the place where she just left Xi Jinxiao, two people were already dead, blood constantly spurting from the wounds on their bodies.
Song Eun-eun was gasping heavily, resisting the urge to throw up, she picked up a handgun with trembling hands.
"The order from above is to capture Xi Jinxiao alive."
Song Enen was moving upward when she heard a man's voice, "But they did say, if we couldn't catch them alive... we could still get one-tenth of the reward even if they were dead!"
Around the corner, Xi Jinxiao collapsed in the corner, his silver pistol discarded in one throw.
A gun without bullets was worth less than a short knife.
Fortunately, there was only one opponent left.
The man advanced steadily, his fingers working the trigger.
BANG---
A shot rang out in the blink of an eye and the expected pain did not come, but instead the sound of several chaotic footsteps.
Xi Jinxiao widened his eyes, intending to pull a surprise move, but didn't get the chance to act.
The man in front of him had a hole punched through his neck and tumbled down before his eyes. He could see the gradually uncovered face of Song Enen.
In that moment, she was unbelievably beautiful.
"Song Enen..." Xi Jinxiao could hardly believe it.
She was the one who had pulled the trigger, without a moment's hesitation.
Song Enen's hair was tousled, there was a spray of man's blood across her face and her arm was still held high, her face pale yet her eyes exceedingly firm.
The beat of Xi Jinxiao's heart was thunderous, he kept staring at Song Enen with a gaze filled with an unusual glow.
The man on the ground was twitching, and after a few moments, he stopped breathing.
Then there was a silence like death.
They could clearly hear each other's breathing.
The echo of the gunshot seemed to still resonate in Xi Jinxiao's chest, as if deeply etching a brand into the bottom of his heart. His gaze locked onto Song Enen.
Apart from being clever, lively, and mischievous, the girl had also displayed bravery and spirit he hadn't noticed for six years...
