Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 96 Silencing
"Boss, he's not on our side anyway, so one less person means we can get a bigger share. How about we..."

The robber counting the money pointed to Pengzi outside the window, then put two fingers together and made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Save your breath. He was recommended by the big boss. If something happens to him, we'll face more than just a police warrant."

The third brother, who was also counting money, said with a disdainful tone.

Another accomplice, still unwilling to give up, continued to persuade: "We've already received the payment, so who can find us once we run away? No matter how far they can reach, they can't extend beyond Qianhua City!"

The third brother tried to argue, but the gang leader spoke up: "He's not taking any of our money, why do you care? If the police spot us on the road, we'll have to rely on his driving skills to escape. Think long-term!"

After being reprimanded by the boss, the robber had no choice but to abandon his plan and continue counting the money.

Outside the door, Pengzi didn't go to drive the car, but instead leaned against it and dialed a number.

"They want to release them."

Pengzi looked at the small warehouse and said.

A cold voice came through the phone, a voice that sealed the fate of the five people in the woods: "Take them all out. Leave no survivors."

Pengzi's face was expressionless; he replied, "Understood."

The person on the other end of the phone seemed a little uneasy: "Is the chain of evidence ready?"

"I'm ready. The gun and bullets I have are from Crippled Wolf's men. Even if they investigate, they'll only trace it back to Crippled Wolf, and there won't be any problems."

Pengzi began to recount the plan: "Kill the three robbers, then put the pistol in the hand of the unconscious hostage, create the scene where the hostage tries to seize the gun and resists, and the robbers are forced to kill the hostage, then take the cash, creating the illusion of infighting due to unequal distribution of the loot."

"Okay, now that you've memorized everything, get moving. I've already prepared the evacuation route for you... Remember to destroy the ether."

After confirming that the plan was correct, the other end of the phone hung up.

Pengzi put away his phone, checked the amount of ammunition in his pistol, and tiptoed toward the warehouse.

Behind him, two figures were quietly emerging from the small dark room.

"After we finish this job, we'll... Pengzi, the car's ready so quickly?"

The gang leader was chatting with his two brothers, dreaming of a bright future, when he noticed that Pengzi, who had just gone out, had returned.

"Get ready... let's hit the road."

boom! boom! boom!
Pengzi fired three shots, hitting the robber leader. The remaining two were still stuffing money into their bags, stunned by the sudden attack.

"You T..."

boom! boom! boom!
Three more shots.

One shot blew the head off the guy next to the third brother, and the other two shots hit the third brother in the body.

Pengzi raised his gun and aimed it at the robber leader and the third brother. To make sure they were completely dead, he fired another shot into their heads.

After dealing with the three robbers, Pengzi packed up the bag containing cash and ether, then took his pistol and headed towards the small dark room.

He pushed open the wooden door but found no trace of the hostages, only several ropes scattered on the ground.

Pengzi sensed something was wrong; the hostage's escape was beyond the scope of the plan. He immediately contacted his supplier: "The hostage has escaped..."

"They ran away? You didn't use the ether I gave you?"

Pengzi explained, "I saw them use it with my own eyes, maybe the amount wasn't enough?"

"That's high-purity ether; it can paralyze an adult for over an hour!"

The person on the other end of the phone didn't know what to say to this group of uncultured brutes.

"There are bushes and trees everywhere here. If they hide, I..."

Pengzi hesitated after discovering that the hostage had escaped.

Based on surveillance footage along the route, the police gradually deduced that it was only a matter of time before they tracked the suspects to this location, and that the suspects might already be on their way.

Every second he delayed increased the risk of escaping Qianhua City, and he didn't want to continue the pursuit and waste his precious escape time.

But the other party clearly guessed Pengzi's thoughts: "If you don't deal with them, I'll have the liaison leave right now."

Pengzi was just a henchman and had no spare capacity to arrange everything properly, so he was completely controlled in terms of logistics.

The person on the other end of the phone was certain that Pengzi wouldn't dare to betray them, and even if he did, they would have a backup plan.

He quickly gathered his thoughts and issued a new order: "Even if he wakes up early, his body will be severely affected. He definitely hasn't gone far. Before the police arrive, hurry up and catch up with him!"

"……clear."

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Two figures sped along the path, which was covered in dry mud and sand.

In just three or four minutes, Ai Liang and Jin Ping'an had run a kilometer away.

They ran that kilometer almost at the speed of a 100-meter sprint. If they had run that way normally, Jin Ping'an would have been exhausted long ago.

It can only be said that the power that erupts when a person's life is threatened should not be underestimated.

However, human strength is ultimately limited.

On his way to the road, Jin Ping'an stumbled and fell to the ground.

The momentum generated by those gunshots has now been completely exhausted.

"Huff...huff...I mean...Ai, Ai Liang, is this road...really leading to the highway? We've been running like this for so long..."

Jin Ping'an said, panting.

"There are tire tracks on the ground, can't you see them?"

Seeing Jin Ping'an fall down, Ai Liang couldn't just leave him there, so she squatted down next to him and tried to help him up.

Ke Jin Ping An adheres to the "lying flat" philosophy, lying down wherever he falls, without caring about the dust on the ground.

The main problem is that the aftereffects of the anesthesia are still present, and coupled with the recent outbreak, I don't even have the strength to move now.

"Fuck...cough, cough cough, are you...are you an animal?"

Jin Ping'an was forcibly lifted off the ground by Ai Liang, and he choked on the air while speaking, panting.

"We were both drugged, and you woke up before me, but how come you're still so energetic?" Jin Ping'an asked, head down and panting heavily.

Ai Liang made up a random excuse: "I was holding my breath when I sprayed the ether, so I only inhaled a small amount."

"I'm clearly holding my breath too!"

That is, people's physical constitutions cannot be generalized.

Ai Liang grabbed Jin Ping'an by the collar and led him slowly forward, not supporting him mainly because he was too dirty.

"Your perfunctory attitude is too obvious," Jin Ping'an retorted habitually.

"Then what do you think is the reason?"

Ai Liang didn't want to argue with Jin Ping'an, so she threw the question at him directly.

Jin Ping'an was speechless for a moment: "Ah, uh... are you holding your breath?"

He couldn't come up with a solution even when asked to think for himself, and his rebuttal to Ai Liang was simply because he liked to argue.

Just like those keyboard warriors on the internet, they have to argue with whatever others say, otherwise they feel uncomfortable.

"Why haven't the police arrived yet? It's been so long."

To avoid an awkward situation, Jin Ping'an quickly changed the subject.

"It takes at least twenty minutes to drive here. Do you think the police would come by helicopter?"

"How did you know?" Jin Ping'an's old habit kicked in again.

"Don't you know how to tell time if you have a phone?"

"Hehe, that makes sense..." Jin Pingan chuckled foolishly twice.

"That……"

"Shut up."

Ai Liang was so annoyed by this guy that she wished she could drag him back right now and have the robbers kill him.

For Ai Liang, who prefers peace and quiet, Jin Ping'an, who kept asking questions, was like a fly—it didn't bite, but it was still disgusting.

As the two slowly made their way toward the road, the faint sound of an engine could be heard behind them.

Pengzi followed the footprints for a while and found that the two had already run far away.

So they chased after them in a van.

At the same time, Ai Liang also saw the road ahead.

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(End of this chapter)