Zhang Heng climbed out of the vent, and the toilet door was on the verge of collapsing. Piercings fired two symbolic shots to stop the people outside from pressing too hard. After that, he climbed up the toilet as well.
Zhang Heng reached out and pulled him out of the vent. When they landed, Little Boy's third message arrived.
"Vincent will be here in about five minutes, but Black Nest's men have already begun to surround Green Frog."
"I see them."
There was an alley behind the bar, and Zhang Heng saw a figure appearing at the entrance of the alley. Almost at the same time, the other party noticed them as well, immediately raising their guns and shouting, "Don't move!"
Zhang Heng and Piercings had almost reached the other end of the alley, and before the people behind them could shoot, they crossed the alley and turned into the road.
However, that didn't mean they were safe. In addition to the pursuers in the alley behind them, the rest of Black Nest's men were also coming from the street next door.
"Do you have a plan?" Piercings asked as he ran.
"What about you?"
"I'm going to look for a river." Piercings obviously had some kind of game item on him that allowed him to jump into a river unscathed. This also made him develop the habit of looking for a river whenever he was in danger.
"… Then we probably have to split up," Zhang Heng said.
"Okay, you can run first. I'll buy you a few minutes depending on the situation, but I can't guarantee how long I can last. If there's any danger, I'll definitely retreat first." Piercings held the gun in a practiced manner. Zhang Heng didn't know if he learned his shooting skills in a quest or in real life.
Zhang Heng was more inclined to believe the latter since he was very skilled at shooting, and he must have spent a lot of time on it. At the same time, he was also very good at anti-reconnaissance. If it weren't for the mole on his neck, Zhang Heng wouldn't have recognized him in the bar. Hence, Piercings was probably a police officer in real life.
The two exchanged phone numbers, and Piercings raised his gun, pulled the trigger, and shot the head that popped out of the alley.
"Now! Let's split up!"
After saying this, Piercings turned and ran to the other side of the street. When he started moving, he glanced at the spot where Zhang Heng was just now, only to find that the latter was gone.
Piercings was stunned. A game item? However, he soon saw Zhang Heng's figure above a closed post office.
When Piercings raised his gun, Zhang Heng had already stepped on the metal shelves outside and jumped onto the canopy. The retro brick-walled architecture provided him with a lot of support points. In just five seconds, Zhang Heng had reached the second-floor window sill and climbed to the roof in one go.
"That?!" Before Piercings had time to marvel, the gunshot reminded him that the pursuers had caught up.
Other than the pursuers in the alley, another Dacia Sandro was also approaching. Piercings hid behind a trash can, listening to the sound of the engine getting closer and closer. Piercings knew that he would be in trouble if he was surrounded. He now regretted trying to be a hero. If he knew that Zhang Heng could climb walls so easily, he would have assigned him the task of attracting the pursuers.
But it was too late to say anything now. Piercings raised his gun and fired five shots at the coffee shop's window in front of him, filling the glass with cracks. Then, he gritted his teeth, covered his head with his leather jacket, and rushed out. He fell heavily into the coffee shop with a body full of broken glass. Ignoring the wounds on his body, he immediately rolled up from the ground and went straight to the back door.
Zhang Heng looked at the city map on his phone. He knew that the Isere River was a kilometer away, and Piercings should have no problem escaping. At this time, someone noticed him on the roof. Zhang Heng didn't stay any longer. Before the pursuers could turn their guns on him, he disappeared.
Zhang Heng ran for a while, shaking off his pursuers. When he saw a subway station, he jumped down from the roof of the pet shop and spent ten euros to buy his hat from the homeless man at the entrance. He put it on his head to cover his face, then rushed into the subway before it closed.
Halfway through the subway, Little Boy sent him another video.
Piercings looked a little flustered, retreating and fighting at the same time. He ran all the way to the Isere River, and just as he was about to be caught by Black Nest, he remembered what happened on the highway earlier and jumped into the river.
"You've been exposed, but Waldo just hacked into the hotel's system and replaced your photo and identity information."
"Thank you," Zhang Heng said. "Wait for me."
After another ten seconds, Little Boy sent him a map of the subway route, and at the same time, the recommended route back to the hotel was marked on it.
An hour later, Zhang Heng returned to his residence.
"What should we do? The surveillance cameras in the bar aren't connected to the internet, and your face has been captured. You can't show up in front of Black Nest anymore. What should we do next?" Ponytail looked at the corridor outside, making sure there was no one else around before closing the door.
"And after these two incidents, Black Nest will definitely set up more surveillance at Leah's most frequent haunts. As long as someone suspicious appears, they will be able to detect it immediately," Philip said. "We can't even get close to Leah anymore."
"Then let her come to us," Zhang Heng said.
"Huh?"
"Let her come to us. You're right. If Black Nest makes arrangements in advance, we have no chance of winning," Zhang Heng said. "So, we need to make this operation our own home ground."
"I understand." Waldo nodded solemnly, but after a while, he scratched his head and said, "That … I understand, but can you explain it to the others?"
Zhang Heng opened the electronic map and pointed to a place in the southeast. "There's a ski resort here, about an hour's drive from Grenoble. After these two incidents, they will be searching for me and the guy who jumped into the river. There's no need to fight them head-on. If we retreat here, we can avoid their search, and at the same time, we can prepare here before they do, turning this ski resort into our home ground."
"You're right … but you've overlooked one problem. All of Leah's communication devices are under Black Nest's surveillance, and they're waiting for us to contact her. Once we contact her, Black Nest's secret forces will come first. If we don't contact her … she won't come to this ski resort. You see, it's like a paradox."
"Although it's skiing season now, Leah isn't a skiing enthusiast. The number of times she has skied since she was a child can be counted on both hands," Waldo said. Waldo said, "If we wait for her at the ski resort, we might not even see her in two years."
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