Chapter 128: Chapter 126: It Was Su Tang Who Reminded Me

The instant Su Xinyao froze, Su Tang spun around and took off at a run, yelling for security.

“Someone has a knife! It’s a robbery!”

Of course, Su Xinyao wouldn’t have dared to bring a knife so openly.

Su Tang’s only reason for shouting that was to draw a crowd.

Her heart pounded as she clutched her stomach, not daring to stop until the emergency room doors were in sight.

“Doctor Su, what’s wrong?”

Hearing the young nurse’s voice, Su Tang caught her breath. “Someone… someone is attacking people in the hospital.”

Stunned by her words, the young nurse quickly called for help.

Security in the seventies couldn’t compare to modern times, but the hospital was right next to the military barracks.

The young nurse thought the person must have a death wish, daring to cause trouble here.

Patrols from the barracks heard the commotion and ran toward the hospital, weapons in hand.

Seeing this, Su Xinyao didn’t dare linger. She turned and darted toward the hospital’s back exit.

She ran so fast she nearly tripped. Glancing back at the figures chasing her, her eyes filled with venom.

Su Tang stood at the emergency room entrance, her palms slick with cold sweat as she watched Su Xinyao disappear.

She knew Su Xinyao wouldn’t let this go, but her more pressing concern was Lu Xiao.

Su Xinyao’s words confirmed it for Su Tang: she was the one who had been reborn.

And Su Xinyao had also confirmed something else: she knew far, far more than Su Tang did.

“Doctor Su, we didn’t see any knife.”

The head of security and his men had searched the area, but he returned with a puzzled expression.

Su Tang composed herself and said slowly, “Maybe I was mistaken. The person looked panicked and tried to grab me. They said they were looking to cause trouble for Deputy Commander Lu.”

“I know Deputy Commander Lu went to handle an important matter today. Maybe you should go ask him about it?”

She deliberately shifted the focus to Lu Xiao. The men from the barracks had always respected their new deputy commander.

Sure enough, the security chief’s expression immediately turned serious.

“I’ll report this to the joint defense unit right away.”

He was about to leave when Su Tang stopped him.

“Wait.”

Su Tang bit her lip, hesitating for a moment before saying, “Can you connect me to the joint defense unit headquarters? I have an urgent situation to report to Comrade Chang Jia.”

Chang Jia had gone with Lu Xiao. By now, they might have already reached the neighboring county. He was the only way to contact Lu Xiao quickly.

Based on what Su Tang knew of Lu Xiao, he would most likely go on ahead alone, with Chang Jia following behind.

Although the security chief was confused, he nodded when he saw Su Tang’s grave expression.

The moment the call connected, Su Tang’s heart leaped into her throat.

“Chang Jia? This is Su Tang.”

“Su Tang? What’s wrong?”

Chang Jia’s voice was slightly muffled through the receiver.

“He went to the bus station, right?”

Su Tang cut him off, her words tumbling out in a rush.

“There’s a trap in the warehouse at the west end of the waiting hall. It’s three armed fugitives. There’s also an iron gate. They’re using a fake manifest to lure him there.”

The other end of the line was silent for two seconds before Chang Jia’s urgent commands came through. “All units, attention! Divert to the bus station warehouse! Move!”

“We’ll be there right away! Don’t worry, the Deputy Commander is a skilled fighter…”

“I know.”

Su Tang said softly. Only after hanging up did she allow herself to slide down the wall to the floor.

The young nurse handed her a cup of hot water. She held the cup, her heart still pounding.

’This was something that happened in the original book. Can they really change it?’

「Meanwhile, at the bus station warehouse.」

Lu Xiao pressed himself against the base of the wall, holding his breath.

Just now, when he pushed open the ajar iron door, he had caught a glimpse of chains hanging from the ceiling out of the corner of his eye.

’Those definitely weren’t for hanging supplies.’

“Come on out, Deputy Commander Lu. Stop hiding.”

A hoarse voice echoed from deep within the warehouse.

Lu Xiao didn’t respond. His right hand quietly reached for the piece on his hip.

He deliberately stepped on a broken tile at his feet to bait the other party into revealing their position.

Sure enough, a faint noise came from behind the shelves to his left.

“Looks like Old Zhang wasn’t lying. You really do operate alone.”

Another man sneered, “Too bad. Today’s the day you die.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the iron gate came crashing down with a CLANG, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Lu Xiao’s eyes darkened. He knew he was completely trapped.

Three shadowy figures closed in from different directions, armed with steel pipes and machetes. They were clearly prepared.

“If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong.”

If Lu Xiao hadn’t insisted on pursuing the matter, they wouldn’t have resorted to this.

The man in front lunged with his machete. Lu Xiao sidestepped and grabbed a nearby wooden crate, smashing it toward him.

As the crate shattered, Lu Xiao used the opening created by the man’s dodge to drive an elbow into his chest.

The scar-faced man grunted and collapsed. The other two exchanged a look and attacked from the left and right.

Instead of retreating, Lu Xiao advanced. Dodging the steel pipe, he grabbed the other man’s knife-wielding wrist and twisted it sharply.

Amidst a scream of pain, the machete clattered to the floor. Lu Xiao shoved the man forward, sending him crashing into his accomplice.

The warehouse was thrown into chaos, filled with the sound of tables and chairs toppling over.

Lu Xiao panted, beads of blood seeping from a wound on his temple.

He’d been grazed by a shelf while dodging earlier.

He knew he couldn’t drag this out. These men were desperados; a prolonged fight would not be to his advantage.

Just then, the sound of urgent footsteps came from outside the warehouse, followed by Chang Jia’s roar: “Listen up in there! You’re surrounded!”

The iron gate was being pried open with tools from the outside. The two remaining fugitives’ faces changed drastically. One of them suddenly pulled a match from his pocket and moved to light a barrel of kerosene on the ground.

’Damn it!’

Lu Xiao’s heart tightened. He lunged forward and kicked the match out of the air.

Kerosene had spilled all over the floor, and the acrid smell in the air grew stronger.

At that moment, Chang Jia rushed in with his men, the dark muzzles of their guns aimed at the remaining fugitives.

“Don’t move!”

Seeing the real guns, the two fugitives collapsed weakly to the ground.

Lu Xiao leaned against the wall, a cold glint in his eyes as he watched the men being led away.

He picked up a crumpled piece of paper from the floor. It was the fake manifest.

“Lu Xiao, are you okay?”

Chang Jia ran over. Seeing the wound on his forehead, he quickly called for someone to bring a first-aid kit.

Lu Xiao waved a hand. “I’m fine. What’s the situation with Liu Er?”

“He’s been secured. He confessed everything.”

“Su Tang was really worried about you. You should hurry back now.”

With that, Chang Jia helped Lu Xiao leave, and the two of them got into the car to head back.

“You know, it was Su Tang who warned me about all this. Your wife sure knows a lot.”

Hearing Chang Jia say that, Lu Xiao thought of Su Tang’s notebook from before. He smiled but said nothing.

’Su Tang’s secret must be protected at all costs.’

’If anyone finds out, Su Tang will definitely be in danger.’

“Let me bandage that for you. It’s all bloody and looks scary.”

As he spoke, Chang Jia reached out to wipe Lu Xiao’s wound, but Lu Xiao dodged him.

“I’ll do it myself.”

Looking at Chang Jia’s approaching face, Lu Xiao felt a shiver of disgust.

’Yeah, I’d better do it myself.’

“What, you’re disgusted by your brother now, is that it?”

“Got a wife and forgot your brother, tsk tsk tsk.”

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