Cheng Cheng and the Cicada
Chapter 5 Transaction
Da Lianmao saw that Lin Xian hadn’t followed.
He quickly ran back, opened the car door, and urged Lin Xian to get out:
“It’s almost midnight, bro! Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
Sigh…
Lin Xian sighed.
His goal tonight was just to imitate Coco Cat; he had no intention of robbing a bank again.
Who knew that Da Lianmao would force the issue and drag him along.
“Whatever, I’m here now.”
Lin Xian jumped out of the car and followed Da Lianmao.
*Sha sha sha…*
They arrived at the bank entrance.
“Is it done?” Da Lianmao asked.
The lackey nodded.
*Bang!!*
Blood splattered all over the wall!
Da Lianmao wiped his gun:
“Now there’s one less person to split the money with, so we can both get a bigger share!”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Lin Xian nodded:
“We absolutely can’t keep someone like that around.”
“What the hell?”
Da Lianmao was stunned, staring at Lin Xian with wide eyes:
“How did you know?”
“Just look at his face! He practically has ‘disloyal’ written all over it!”
“Really, bro…”
Da Lianmao scratched his head.
He looked at Lin Xian suspiciously:
“Forget it, let’s hurry up!”
*Sha sha sha…*
The two arrived at a fork in the tunnel.
*Click.*
The masked lackey cut the wire:
“It’s done, the alarm system is disabled!”
*Bang!!*
The electrical box was full of blood!!
“Serves him right.”
The pure-hearted warrior Lin Xian scoffed:
“Someone who tries to seduce his boss’s wife deserves to die.”
“What the hell!?”
Da Lianmao was so shocked that he jumped up:
“You even know about that?! Who the hell leaked the news! If you know, doesn't that mean the whole world knows that Da Lianmao is being cuckolded by his lackey?”
“Not… not the whole world.”
Lin Xian comforted Da Lianmao:
“I could tell from his face. He practically had the words ‘seducing his boss’s wife’ written all over his face.”
“Are you kidding me, bro? Writing an essay on his face? Besides—”
Da Lianmao kicked the corpse over:
“He’s masked, in the dark, how can you see his face clearly?”
“Just take the compliment, don't make me say that the whole world knows.”
“Cough cough… let’s go, let’s go, we’re running out of time.”
Ahead.
A fat man ran up from the underground tunnel:
“Boss—”
*Bang!*
Da Lianmao turned his head to look at Lin Xian.
Lin Xian also looked at him, without saying a word.
“Do you know why I killed him?”
“I really don’t.” Lin Xian shook his head.
“This guy was the worst! He was planning to kill us all and take the money for himself, he even planned the escape route! Tell me, shouldn’t I kill him?!”
“You two shouldn’t laugh at the pot calling the kettle black…”
The two continued forward, arriving at the bank vault.
The familiar black wall.
The familiar silver combination lock door.
“It’s your turn, bro!”
Da Lianmao pointed at the combination lock door in front of him:
“You have to hurry and crack the code! Once the main power is restored, the security system here will automatically sound the alarm!”
“Don’t worry, I only need 10 seconds.”
“You’re that awesome!” Da Lianmao exclaimed in a cracked voice!
Lin Xian reached towards the back of Da Lianmao’s waist—
“Hey? What are you doing?”
“Borrowing the C4.”
Lin Xian pressed the switch and stuck the C4 explosive on the silver combination lock door!
“Run!”
“Shift————”
*Boom!!!!!!*
*Boom!!!!!!*
*Boom!!!!!!*
The earth-shattering explosion pierced their eardrums, countless bricks fell, and the entire tunnel was filled with smoke and dust, a hazy gray.
“I spit!”
Da Lianmao got up and spat out a mouthful of lime:
“Is this how you code experts crack codes!? Where’s the ‘expert’ part?!”
“Just tell me, isn’t it efficient?”
Lin Xian walked over from the other end of the tunnel.
“How could you run so far? I just saw you flying on the wall!” Da Lianmao got up and looked at Lin Xian’s previous position in shock.
“It’s called parkour.”
The smoke cleared.
The combination lock door was long gone, and a large hole appeared in the black wall.
Da Lianmao ran inside quickly, and Lin Xian followed.
Da Lianmao looked left and right…
Looked left and right…
Looked left and right…
“Where’s the money?”
“Who are you asking?”
“I’m asking you where the money is!!”
“I don’t know!”
“You told me there were piles of money here!! Piles of gold bricks!!”
This warehouse was empty.
Apart from the safes on the surrounding walls, it was practically empty.
Da Lianmao went berserk!
He stepped forward and grabbed Lin Xian’s collar! He pointed the gun at Lin Xian’s temple! His veins were bulging!
“You’re screwing with me! You’re the one who said there was money here! That’s why I came with you!”
“I didn’t say that!”
“I said it!”
A clear female voice came from behind.
Da Lianmao stretched his head to look behind Lin Xian—
*Bang!!!*
Lin Xian felt a watermelon explode on his shoulder, red juice spraying all over his face!
And some bone fragments.
“Exciting.”
Lin Xian wiped his ear, feeling his adrenaline pumping.
In previous dreams, he had been headshot by snipers countless times, but it was one thing to be a bystander, and another to be involved; this was the first time he had experienced the feeling of being headshot up close.
*Da, da, da.*
The woman walked over with light steps.
“Why did you lie to Da Lianmao?” Lin Xian looked at the woman.
“What did I lie to him about?”
“You lied to him that there was money and gold bricks here, but actually… your goal was just the safe, right?”
“None of your business.”
The woman glared at Lin Xian:
“Go cool off somewhere, don’t make me regret saving you.”
With that, the woman walked along the wall, examining the names on the safes one by one.
Lin Xian wiped his neck with his clothes, then remembered…
In yesterday’s dream, this woman also shot and killed Da Lianmao when he was about to kill him, saving him.
Today, just now, when Da Lianmao was pointing a gun at his head, the woman deliberately shouted to attract Da Lianmao’s attention, and then killed him.
Very strange.
He and she were not relatives or friends, they had never even met…
Why would a heartless female demon like her not only not kill him, but also save him?
“Why did you save me?”
“None of your business.”
“It’s no fun chatting like this!”
At this moment, the woman found her target—
The safe with the name [Lin Xian] written on it.
She threw away the small computer in her hand, and fiddled with the combination lock, ignoring Lin Xian.
“How about we make a deal?”
Lin Xian stepped forward:
“You tell me why you saved me, and I’ll help you open the safe, you’ll gain a lot.”
“Heh!”
The woman was amused:
“Do you really think you’re a code expert just because you’re wearing an Ultraman mask?”
“I can crack codes more easily than a code expert.” Lin Xian replied.
“Joke! Why should I believe you?”
“Because…”
Lin Xian pulled up the rubber band on the back of his head.
He took off the Ultraman mask.
He looked directly at the woman:
“I am Lin Xian.”