Li Yao first found a hidden bush and put away most of the tools, food, listening devices, and trackers he had prepared. He only kept the ones he could use in battle.
Then, he went to the grocery store next to the residential area and bought an iced soda. Holding a straw in his mouth, he walked and pretended to be a bystander.
His sharp gaze swept across the faces of every man, woman, and child in the residential area. He did not even let go of the gray-haired and hunchbacked old people.
The first fire truck had already stopped below Daniel Zhang's building. A few firefighters had drawn a cordon around the perimeter to prevent the crowd from getting close. Some were even looking for a nearby fire hydrant. However, because Daniel Zhang had strictly followed Li Yao's instructions and only lit the clothes and cotton wool in the pressure cooker, the smoke gradually dimmed after ten minutes. It did not cause a real fire. Therefore, the trained firefighters were not too anxious. They still focused on controlling the scene, evacuating the crowd, and making sure that there were no injured people in the room.
Li Yao observed the trees, the branches, and the roofs of the residential buildings, planning the routes that he could fly up and retreat unhurriedly.
Of course, he did not let go of the search for suspicious people. Soon, he found more than one target.
About fifteen meters southwest of him, there was a middle-aged man leaning against a bicycle shed. Based on his appearance and temperament, he should be an office worker who did not exercise and had a big belly.
However, the bulging beer belly did not match. The lines of the muscles on his hands and feet were very clear, like steel bars tied together. They were filled with the power of springs and explosives. His breathing was also very long. He only breathed once every ten seconds or so. This was a sign that his heart and lungs were very strong.
How could a person with strong muscles and a super strong heart and lungs have a round beer belly?
Also, about twenty meters to the right of Li Yao, there was a young woman in pajamas pushing a baby carriage. She seemed to have just finished eating and came out for a walk, but when the breeze blew her hair, Li Yao found a very hidden earpiece next to her ear. It had a spring coil at the back, and it looked very professional. It was the kind that had strong anti-interference and stability.
Although Li Yao only glanced at it, he was sure that it was definitely not a Bluetooth earpiece for music.
Besides, it did not make sense that she was listening to music while watching the show with the child, right?
The young woman and the middle-aged man with the beer belly exchanged meaningful looks from time to time. They touched their earlobes and nodded. Li Yao guessed that this was a secret signal between them to ensure the safety of the surroundings.
He then looked at the baby carriage the young woman was pushing. As expected, it was tightly covered, and he could not see an inch of the baby's skin.
It was already summer, and the weather was hot and humid. Although the fire upstairs did not really burn, the crowd gathered around was enough to raise the temperature of the entire neighborhood by three to five degrees. Under such circumstances, was there still a need to hold the baby? There was obviously a problem!
Just like that, Li Yao found a total of six suspicious people who were not normal.
Five of them looked out for each other, and they were all within sight. It was difficult to take them down at the same time.
The sixth person was also within sight, but the fireman decided to evacuate everyone in the unit next door at the last minute. The sudden surge of people interfered with his actions, and he had to follow the fireman's instructions and change his position.
This gave Li Yao an opportunity to take advantage of.
At this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and the loud complaints of the crowd greatly distracted the few suspicious people. When the sixth suspicious person tried to go around to the back of a tree, Li Yao silently jumped up from behind. His arm was like a monster python, and he bit the person's throat, completely smothering his scream. Then, he pressed down on the person's carotid artery, and in three seconds, he fell unconscious.
Fortunately, everyone's attention was focused on the smoking residential building, and no one cared about the dark corner in the small garden.
Li Yao dragged the suspicious person into the bushes and quickly searched his body. Other than a phone, a multi-purpose tactical pen, and the communicator in his ear, there were no clues.
Just as he stuffed the communicator into his ear, he heard a voice say, "Found the target on the rooftop. Stay alert, we're going to take him down!"
Li Yao's heart tightened. His first thought was to rush to the rooftop to save the person, but thinking about it carefully, if the other party wanted to kill Daniel Zhang, they could have killed him immediately. There was no need to waste time notifying their companions. After all, drowning someone in the water tank would not cause any commotion.
Since they wanted their companions to stay alert and take the target down, it was obvious that they wanted to take down a living person, not a cold corpse.
Daniel Zhang's residential building had a total of three units. He lived in the unit on the far right. Because it was a fire scene, the residents had already been evacuated. There were cordons at the door, and only the firemen were allowed to enter.
The second unit in the middle was being evacuated because they were afraid that the fire would spread. Many residents ran out from the corridor.
The third unit on the left was the furthest away, so there was no mandatory evacuation. However, many residents still came down to watch the show.
From the rooftop, one could freely go down to the corridor of the three units.
Li Yao guessed that the other party must be pretending to be a resident, so the possibility of them evacuating from the second unit was higher.
Sure enough, while he was hiding in the bushes, he saw that the other five suspicious people's gazes were all focused on the corridor of the second unit.
Li Yao took a deep breath, bent down, and rushed toward the five suspicious people.
"They don't seem to be people with superpowers. At least, they're not people like Zhao Kai who awakened the memories of his previous life and became a monster or a killer. They're just well-trained warriors."
Li Yao pondered. "So, the other party has a more difficult mission hidden in the dark? Whatever, I have to save him! "
Sliding to the side, Li Yao moved behind the middle-aged man with a beer belly and strong muscles. He called out softly, "Hello?"
The middle-aged man was already in a state of high tension. When he instinctively turned around, Li Yao's hand chopped his Adam's apple. He held his Adam's apple, and his eyes were wide open. He couldn't utter a single word.
Almost at the same time, Li Yao suddenly threw out the three nails in his palm. His target wasn't the suspicious people, but the tires of the fire truck.
Normally, when a nail pierced a tire, it wouldn't make too loud of a sound. However, Li Yao poured all his strength into the nail and directly pierced two tires. One of the tires indeed made a "pop" sound, which scared everyone. It also made everyone, including the suspicious people, temporarily shift their attention to the fire truck.
Li Yao took this opportunity to snake through the crowd. With a clean method, he took care of the other two suspicious people.
Now, there were only two suspicious people left.
And they also discovered Li Yao's existence.
"Not good!"
Their exclamations came from the communicator. "Don't —"
They probably wanted to remind their companions in the corridor not to come down, but their voices were abruptly interrupted by Li Yao's nail. Seeing that his whereabouts had been exposed, Li Yao didn't bother to hide anymore. His feet smashed a few floor tiles, and he shot into the corridor of Unit 2 like an arrow.
The narrow corridor was flashing with orange lights. Most of the residents had been evacuated. Li Yao looked up and saw a burly man supporting Daniel Zhang down the stairs. He didn't have time to think. He shot the nails from both sides. First, he broke the corridor lights, making the surroundings fall into darkness. At the same time, a nail slanted upwards and went straight for the man's jaw. Another nail, more insidious, went straight for the man's foot.
Because the man had just come down to the first and a half floor, the soles of his feet were at the same level as Li Yao's head. It was very difficult for him to discover Li Yao's existence. In addition, the lights were suddenly turned off, and his pupils were dilated. It was already the limit for him to avoid the nail that was shot for the man's jaw. How could he avoid the nail that was shot for the soles of his feet?
With a "pop" sound, the nail easily pierced through the man's military boots. The soles of his feet, boots, and the stairs were directly nailed together.
"Ah!"
The burly man screamed and tried to pull the nail out. Li Yao took the opportunity to rush up and reach out to Daniel Zhang.
Then, a strange thing happened.
The burly man and Daniel Zhang unexpectedly pulled out a shiny black dagger from their arms at the same time. They attacked from both sides and stabbed at Li Yao's chest.
"What the hell?"
Li Yao was not afraid of the sudden attack, but he did not understand why Daniel Zhang wanted to attack him. Two dangerous arcs flashed across his eyes. He scanned Daniel Zhang's face from the corner of his eyes and found that he had a blank expression. His eyes were staring straight ahead, and his pupils were out of focus. He was like a puppet that was being controlled by someone and did not know what he was doing at all.
He looked at the burly man again. He was holding a knife in his right hand, but his left hand was firmly attached to Daniel Zhang's back. His five fingers were trembling at a very strange frequency, as if he was controlling all the nerves and muscle networks in Daniel Zhang's body through his spine.
"So that's how it is. Is this some kind of very advanced hypnotism?"
Now that he had figured out the mechanism, there was nothing to be scared of. Li Yao sneered and watched the two daggers pass right under his nose again. This time, they aimed at the left foot of the muscular man that had been nailed to the ground and stomped on it.
The burly man's left foot was already in great pain, and after being stomped by Li Yao, it seriously interfered with his attack and control technique. His left hand was slightly disrupted, and Daniel Zhang violently twitched. He was no longer under his control. Li Yao took the opportunity to gather his five fingers into a peck and fiercely pecked at the burly man's armpit.
This peck broke at least three to five ribs of the burly man. His dagger fell out of his hand, and his whole body flipped backward.
Li Yao did not want to let him go. He chased after the burly man and hit his chest with his elbow. The burly man suddenly lost his breath, foamed at the mouth, and fainted on the ground.
Zhang Daniu still looked like he was in a daze.
Li Yao had never learned how to solve hypnotism, so he could only use the simplest and most violent method. He slapped Daniel Zhang dozens of times in one breath. His cheeks bulged up, turning blue and purple, and black and shiny. Daniel Zhang's eyes finally focused.
"Wuuu …"
He held his cheeks and said incoherently, "What happened? Why does it hurt so much?"
"Teacher Niu, don't be afraid. I'm here!"
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