The laboratory was in chaos.
Xu Nianqing's face was a little pale. When she tried to contact Chen Jinzhao, she found that the signal had been jammed, making it impossible to send texts or make calls.
Wen Fulai, on the other hand, appeared much calmer, muttering, "What was bound to happen has happened."
Gunshots rang out from outside. Wen Fulai said with heartache, "I didn't expect them to be so insane as to open fire on campus. If they are allowed to run wild, the casualties will be even heavier."
The soldier at the door was fighting a losing battle.
Wen Fulai seemed to make up his mind. He walked to the door and said to the soldier, "Young man, you must be tired too. Why don't you take a rest?"
"They are here for me, I'll go with them."
The young soldier was deeply moved by these words, but he still said firmly, "Professor Wen, protecting you is my duty and the mission assigned to us by the country. Unless I die, they will not take you away."
Wen Fulai was speechless.
Alas!
Why must it be like this?
The soldier grinned, "You all try to hide. The gunshots should have been heard by others in the experimental building. If I'm not mistaken, Instructor Chen should arrive here soon."
"He will avenge us!"
"Even if I die, I'll take one of them with me!"
Wen Fulai's heart was complicated. He truly did not want to see young lives sacrificed for him one after another. The soldier, as if sensing his thoughts, showed a simple, honest smile, "Professor Wen, I don't know what you're researching, but I know your research must be groundbreaking, capable of making our nation stand tall among the world's nations.
To die for this, is it not also his honor?
The soldier asked Wen Fulai to return to the laboratory to hide. Then he took off his upper garment. As the footsteps of three people grew closer, the soldier threw the garment into the air in the corridor.
The three men were on high alert, their nerves taut with every rustle of leaves.
When the garment was thrown into the air, all three instinctively aimed their guns at it! Joel, about to pull the trigger, was the first to react, his face changing drastically!
They had been tricked!
That Chinese soldier had used the same method as them!
He hadn't defended passively, but had taken the initiative to attack!
As expected.
Joel's peripheral vision caught sight of the soldier lunging out, firing three shots at Jennings and Leona beside him!
Jennings was shot in the head on the spot, while Leona was hit in the thigh and fell to the ground! Joel cursed inwardly at the sight, this Chinese soldier was too stubborn!
Even facing death, he had to take two with him!
After the soldier fired his three shots, it was Joel's best opportunity to act. He raised his hand and fired several shots, each hitting the soldier's heart!
The soldier crashed to the ground, falling into a pool of blood.
He had completed his mission and fulfilled his promise—even if he died, he would take one or two with him!
Joel looked down at Jennings, who was coughing up blood and on the verge of death, and immediately understood the other's intention. He said with pity, "The organization will remember your contribution."
Bang!
A shot to the head, and Jennings breathed his last.
Leona, shot in the thigh, lay on the ground unable to move. Joel could tell at a glance that Leona's thigh bone was broken, and taking her would be inconvenient.
Leona looked at Joel devoutly, "You go, I'll stall for you."
Joel took a deep breath and nodded, "Thank you!"
He hesitated no longer, strode into the laboratory, raised his gun, aimed at Wen Fulai's head, and roared, "You are Wen Fulai? Where is Xu Nianqing? I hope you are sensible and leave with me, otherwise I will kill you on the spot."
Xu Nianqing's face was pale. She had never encountered such a situation before and instinctively looked at Wen Fulai.
Wen Fulai took off his gold-rimmed glasses and said calmly, "I'll go with you."
Xu Nianqing instantly became dejected. To survive, she had no choice but to leave with Joel.
"Good, you're sensible," Joel sneered.
"I hope you don't try anything funny on the way, or I'll shoot you."
Under his threat, Wen Fulai and Xu Nianqing walked out of the laboratory. Xu Nianqing, for the first time, witnessed such a bloody scene and gagged several times, nearly vomiting stomach acid.
The elevator descended directly to the underground parking lot.
Two exchange students were waiting to receive them. Upon seeing Joel, they immediately stepped forward, blindfolded Xu Nianqing and Wen Fulai respectively, and then stuffed them into the car.
Roar!
The car, like a steel monster, roared and charged through the campus, then entered the main road from the back gate and left.
The black-skinned driver looked back at the blood-soaked Joel and hesitated, "Boss, those three..."
"Troy and Jennings are dead. Leona was shot in the thigh, her tibia is broken and she can no longer move. She'll stay there to stall for us. Focus on driving and get us to our destination as quickly as possible!"
"Understood!"
The destination—Ninghai Port!
Ninghai Port was one of China's top ten trade ports, with numerous containers constantly piled up.
They had an insider there, who had planned two escape routes for them: one was to sail out to international waters by yacht, and the other was to hide among the containers and sneak onto a foreign cargo ship.
Joel breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the thought of the Chinese soldiers' counterattack as they died made him unable to resist smashing the car window.
"Damn it!"
"Three elites lost, how am I going to explain this to the organization?"
Ninghai University.
The sudden gunshots shattered the campus tranquility. Chen Jinzhao reacted immediately and quickly took out his communicator to contact the four soldiers.
Beep—
No signal!
Chen Jinzhao's heart sank. Someone had made a move right under his nose!
Without hesitation, before setting off, he immediately called Tao Qiyue, asking her to retrieve all surveillance footage from the entire city and track every vehicle entering and leaving Ninghai University from this moment on!
Tao Qiyue's face turned slightly pale. A shooting incident had occurred at Ninghai University!
If this was not handled properly, the entire city bureau would be implicated!
"Okay!"
"I'll deploy immediately. Be careful."
Tao Qiyue knew Chen Jinzhao was on a mission and had no reason to stop him. All she could do now was cooperate.
After hanging up the phone.
Chen Jinzhao's face darkened, and he immediately said to the person in charge of security, "Seal off the campus immediately. Order students to return to their dormitories and stay put. Take a headcount of each class and report to me!"
The person in charge did not object. After all, he had never encountered such a serious criminal incident before and had already regarded the only calm and capable Chen Jinzhao as the backbone.
After giving these instructions, Chen Jinzhao rushed to the experimental building.
The might of the Tai Sui once again revealed itself!
On the ninth floor laboratory, before the elevator door even opened, his entire nervous system was already taut. Traces of blood scent wafted into Chen Jinzhao's nostrils, worsening his mood. The laboratory had likely fallen.
Shortly after.
The elevator door slowly opened, accompanied by the sound of gunshots!
Leona, dragging her injured body, was ambushing at the elevator entrance, wanting to stall for Joel as much as possible. As soon as the elevator door opened, she pulled the trigger.
Whoever comes, dies!