Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

Jiang Ling is not a unreasonable girl, and she understands that it is normal for teams to win or lose in competitions.

So after Liang Tianci softened his stance and offered an explanation, she stopped arguing with him and focused on pedaling, determined to reach her destination.

Never mind, the mission is the most important thing.

"Brother, hurry up and keep up!"

"Lingling is here," Jiang Yao replied patiently. "I'm indeed moving at full speed."

Jiang Ling grabbed his arm, giving him a boost to ride forward: "Will this make it easier?"

Before he could finish speaking, Liang Tianci grabbed Jiang Yao's other arm: "Let's ride like this, it's more efficient."

Jiang Yao: "?"

So the two of them rode away like flying a kite, dragging Jiang Yao along in a trail of sparks and lightning.

……

About two hours later, the three arrived at the St. Ethan's Welfare Home.

St. Ethan's Home is located on the edge of the 8th and 9th blocks. It is an old, three-story brick building surrounded by several rusty iron fences and some unidentified shrubs.

This welfare home seems to be quite old; large patches of white paint have peeled off the exterior walls, revealing the blackened bricks underneath, and the wooden cross above the main gate is crooked to one side.

The yard was overgrown with weeds, and the old swing swayed in the wind, making a soft sound in the moonlight.

The three of them walked up the steps and saw that the heavy wooden door was tightly closed, so they tried knocking.

At first, Jiang Ling knocked a few times without getting a response, so Liang Tianci simply swung his fist and started banging on the door.

咣 咣 咣!

咣 咣 咣!

Just as he was getting impatient and preparing to find some tools to break down the door, he finally heard a light footstep coming from inside, and then the door was opened.

The woman who opened the door appeared to be a caregiver from the welfare home. She was wearing a dark gray long-sleeved blouse and a faded apron, with her hands folded over her shoulders, looking very quiet and reserved.

"May I ask where you three are from?"

This is indeed a problem, since the three of them thought they would receive the mission upon arrival, and they hadn't discussed anything like that on the way here.

Jiang Yao carefully considered his words, intending to say something ambiguous to brush it off, but Liang Tianci, who was standing next to him, spoke up directly.

"Where is your dean? She invited us here, saying it's important business, and we only want to talk to her!"

Sure enough, the caregiver was temporarily intimidated. She glanced at the three of them, thought for a moment, and then stepped aside to make way.

"Alright, please, the three of you. I'll take you to see the dean."

……

The welfare home is not very large. The corridors are covered with old wooden floors, and the rooms where the children live are on both sides. Children's paintings with childlike strokes are hung on the walls.

A piece of glass in the window at the end of the corridor was broken, and a cold wind blew in, dispersing the smell of disinfectant mixed with dampness and mildew in the air.

Jiang Ling stared at the nurse leading the way, and for some reason, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

She was about to subtly signal to Jiang Yao when Liang Tianci suddenly tugged at her clothes, causing her to turn her head away.

Liang Tianci had a serious expression. He put two fingers together and pointed them at the nurse in front of him, then clenched his fist and pressed his thumb down.

Jiang Ling was startled.

When Yi Zanglan and Ling Ye taught everyone about firearms, they also simulated a set of basic hand gestures to facilitate silent communication between teammates in special circumstances in the future.

She remembered that the gesture meant: the target is dangerous, stay alert.

...Yes, no wonder she felt something was wrong.

Such an old floor would inevitably creak when stepped on by an ordinary person, but this caregiver's footsteps were extremely light and made no sound at all.

Moreover, she had just noticed the other person's hands; the knuckles were covered with rough calluses, suggesting that he was a seasoned martial artist who had been handling knives and guns for many years.

It's obvious that the other person wasn't a caregiver here. So where are the real caregivers?

Jiang Ling and Jiang Yao exchanged a glance; without needing to say anything, they understood each other perfectly.

In any case, since we're already here, we have to keep exploring and dealing with whatever comes our way.

The three of them remained silent, but they all knew what was going on. They followed the fake nurse to the director's office at the end of the corridor.

Perhaps because of his tall stature and the menacing look of his villainous face, Liang Tianci was struck hard on the back of the head with the butt of a gun the moment he entered the office.

"..."

Fortunately, this person was highly resilient and had been mentally prepared, so this attack was not enough to knock him unconscious.

However, considering that it was necessary to feign unconsciousness in order to deceive the enemy, he immediately lunged forward to dissipate the force and pretended to faint.

"Aaaaaah, Mr. Liang!"

Jiang Ling quickly shielded Jiang Yao behind her, then pulled Liang Tianci in front of her with both hands, and retreated to the corner of the wall.

Liang Tianci: "..."

You're quite smart, huh?

Several gun barrels were pointed at them simultaneously. Jiang Ling and Jiang Yao obediently raised their hands to indicate that they were not carrying any weapons and posed no threat.

Taking this opportunity, the two also observed the situation inside the office.

The two middle-aged women being coerced against the wall appear to be the actual director and nurses. In addition, there are several emaciated children who are starving.

The remaining six rioters standing there were all armed.

"Jack," the female thug who had been posing as a nurse spoke up, "these three said they were invited by the director, and maybe they're related to the missing supplies."

One of the thugs immediately pressed a gun against Jiang Ling's head: "Tell me, where did you hide the supplies!"

Jiang Ling: "..."

She wanted to know more! Wasn't she here to find supplies?

Jiang Yao raised his hand, bracing himself against the other party's fierce gaze, and slowly moved the gun towards his position before calmly answering.

"Sir, please calm down. We are only interested in acquiring this welfare home. We are here to survey the terrain and know nothing else."

The leader of the thugs looked at the middle-aged woman: "Dean Adeline, is that so?"

Dean Adeline hugged the two children tightly, her gaze sweeping over Jiang Ling and Jiang Yao's faces before she calmly lowered her eyes again.

"Yes, these three guests are my guests. Please don't make things difficult for them."

"Hmph, you should understand that if you don't explain the whereabouts of those supplies, you and all these brats at the orphanage will die, and none of these three will leave here alive!"

The director sighed, "That batch of supplies did indeed pass through the welfare home, but those people from the third block have already taken them away—you've already killed them, haven't you found them yet?"

"It's because those deadbeats told us they hadn't even had a chance to hand over the supplies to you yet!"

"You want to absorb them, they must hate you to the core, how could they possibly tell the truth?" the director retorted logically. "The orphanage isn't big, you can search it if you want. What can two penniless and powerless women like us, with a few poor children, hide? Am I deliberately going against you because I want to die?"

These words made sense, but they clearly did not sway Jack, who sneered.

"Even if you didn't lie, if you can't reveal any useful information, you're not worth living." He gestured to the members behind him, "Kill them all, then we'll search slowly."

Click.

It was the sound of the bolt being pulled back.

Almost at the same moment, Liang Tianci, who had been pretending to be unconscious, opened his eyes.

[System prompt: Use skill [Swift Punch]? This skill lasts for 10 minutes per use, with a 12-hour cooldown.]

【Yes. 】

In the blink of an eye, he suddenly sprang up and punched Jack squarely in the face.

This punch was incredibly powerful, instantly shattering Jack's head. Its momentum continued, also knocking away another thug behind him.

Everything happened in an instant. The thug disguised as a nurse saw that things were not going well and quickly pointed his gun at Liang Tianci. However, before he could pull the trigger, Jiang Ling flashed forward and slammed him into the desk behind him.

The two men became entangled, and during the struggle, the gun accidentally went off, firing wildly inside the house.

"Brother! You go first!"

Jiang Yao strictly followed his sister's instructions, immediately picked up the two children nearby, kicked open the back door of the office, and fled.

Dean Adeline and her actual caregiver were also quick-witted; they immediately took the rest of the children and fled the scene as fast as they could.

On the other side, Liang Tianci's fist emitted a ghostly blue light, each punch leaving a bloody hole, and he had already taken down four people in a row.

Using the momentum, Jiang Ling, who had just shot and killed a thug, was now choking the fake nurse and slamming her head against the corner of a table.

"Stop crashing! You're going to die!"

Liang Tianci's punch was fierce, embedding the man's head directly into the table. He shook the blood off his hands and glanced at Jiang Ling with a hint of appreciation.

"That's pretty energetic. Where did your brother go?"

A shimmering mirror appeared beside Jiang Ling in an instant. She nimbly moved in and, before Liang Tianci could react, grabbed his hair and dragged him forcefully into the mirror.

"Let's go, Mr. Liang, I'll take you to see him!"

Liang Tianci, whose scalp was nearly torn apart: "..."

Damn it, he was careless.

That brat was definitely waiting for a chance to get revenge!