Skin - Chapter 78

Chapter 78 – Lu Shichen is Angry

　　After realizing this, Lu Shichen rushed over in an instant. Just when Meng Zhao raised his left arm to block the knife, he raised his leg and kicked the man several meters away!

　　Meng Zhao originally thought that he would die today, but he didn’t expect that in a flash, the third black shadow actually helped him!

　　This unexpected scene startled Meng Zhao, and then, through the dim light, he could see clearly that the tall and extremely quick figure was actually Lu Shichen!

　　In order to prevent a sneak attack from the man who had just broken free, after kicking the man away, Lu Shichen quickly went around behind Meng Zhao and stood back to back with him.

　　While he was watching the black figure that was climbing up in a panic not far away, he turned his head and asked Meng Zhao in a low voice: “How is it? Are you hurt?”

　　”No,” Meng Zhao also lowered his voice, “Why are you here? Didn’t I ask you to look after that family?”

　　Seeing that the situation was not right, the two men immediately picked up the knives on the ground and gathered near the side door, confronting Meng Zhao and Lu Shichen.

　　At this moment, neither side dared to act rashly.

　　The two black shadows realized that the two people in front of them were not easy to deal with. Although Meng Zhao and Lu Shichen had just dealt a heavy blow to the two men, they had no weapons in their hands after all. A slight mistake could put their lives in danger, so they did not dare to attack easily.

　　At this time, the two black shadows looked at each other and threw the knives in their hands at Meng Zhao and Lu Shichen.

　　Meng Zhao and Lu Shichen dodged immediately, but because of the messy gravel under their feet, Lu Shichen failed to control his center of gravity during the dodging process and half-knelt on one leg. Seeing this, the two shadows immediately seized the opportunity to pass through the side door and quickly escaped.

　　Seeing this, Lu Shichen immediately stood up and chased after him. Meng Zhao raised his hand to stop him: “Forget it, don’t chase.”

　　”Why don’t you want to chase them?” Lu Shichen frowned. He was still trying to identify the two people’s positions. In just a few seconds, the two people had already disappeared.

　　”They look familiar with this place. They must have planned an escape plan while we were in the house.” Meng Zhao said, looking up and observing the surroundings. “There are no street lights in this area, and it is a blind spot for surveillance. The two men are wearing black clothes and black hats, and they are wearing gloves. It is obvious that they have received professional training and have a strong anti-reconnaissance awareness. Although catching them can provide a lot of clues, the chance of catching them is too low now. It is not wise to continue chasing them. Let’s go back and check on the safety of the mother and son first.”

　　Seeing Lu Shichen frowning and looking stern, Meng Zhao raised his hand and patted his arm: “Okay, I’m fine, alright?”

　　”They want to kill you.” Lu Shichen looked unhappy.

　　”Yes, I can see that,” Meng Zhao nodded. “They knew I would chase them out, so they led me here and set up an ambush in advance. This method is no different from the murder twenty years ago.”

　　Lu Shichen: “It seems that we have been followed all the way.”

　　”Yes, we didn’t realize that the assassins trained by Wu Jiayi are indeed very professional. It’s also my fault. I let my guard down after being suspended. I really thought I was on vacation. It seems that getting me out of the office is just a cover. What Wu Jiayi really wants is my life.” Meng Zhao said with a sneer, “However, the more impatient he is, the more it shows that we are about to touch the essence of the situation.”

　　Lu Shichen didn’t say anything, held Meng Zhao’s hand, and walked back with him.

　　Leaving that deserted and remote corner and walking forward, there were gradually more and more pedestrians in the community. Some people turned around and looked at the two men holding hands, but Meng Zhao didn’t care and let Lu Shichen hold his hand.

　　After experiencing the fight just now, Meng Zhao himself felt a little scared when he thought about the tip of the knife so close to him.

　　Then he remembered something, looked at Lu Shichen and said, “Hey, did you notice that our roles just now seemed to have been switched? It was me who should have chased after him, and you who should have calmly stopped him.” He laughed, “Why is it the other way around now?”

　　Hearing this, Lu Shichen did not speak immediately.

　　Meng Zhao said this, and he also realized that there was something wrong with him just now.

　　Because of his lack of emotions, he has always been an extremely calm and rational person, but just now, he seemed to have not thought clearly about what he was doing and made the decision to “keep chasing”.

　　”Yeah, why did I seem unable to control myself just now?” Lu Shichen whispered.

　　Hearing the confusion in Lu Shichen’s tone, and thinking of Lu Shichen’s lack of basic understanding of emotions, Meng Zhao explained: “This is anger.” After that, he added, “When people are extremely angry, they often cannot control their behavior.”

　　”Angry.” Lu Shichen repeated this familiar word. Before this, he had almost never been angry. When encountering a problem, he would solve it. This was his usual calm style of doing things. “Why did I feel angry just now?”

　　Meng Zhao thought for a moment and guided him, “Think back, what were you thinking when you lost control?

　　Lu Shichen thought for a moment and said calmly: “Anyone who wants to kill you must die.”

　　Meng Zhao: “…” He remembered that he had always been curious about Lu Shichen’s out-of-control appearance. He didn’t expect that Lu Shichen was really out of control now, and it was because of him.

　　After a moment of silence, Meng Zhao said, “Anger can make people lose their rationality. You have to control this emotion.”

　　”So that day when you beat that man in the dark cage before, you couldn’t control yourself because of anger?”

　　”Yeah,” Meng Zhao smiled, “You still have to take care of me, so how can you not even control yourself?”

　　As they talked, they walked to the door of 402 again.

　　There was no movement in the house. Meng Zhao raised his hand and knocked on the door. After a while, footsteps were heard.

　　The woman came over and opened the door: “Officer Meng, what’s wrong?”

　　Seeing that the woman was safe and sound, Meng Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and glanced around the room: “Has anyone been here just now?”

　　”No.”

　　”You must be careful recently. Don’t open the door if a stranger knocks.” Meng Zhao warned, “If you encounter such a situation, call me first.”

　　”Yeah.” The woman nodded.

　　After the door was closed, Meng Zhao said to Lu Shichen, “Let’s go. Let’s go tell the property management and ask them to strengthen security in the next few days. Also, let’s cancel the B&B when we get back. Find a place to stay nearby tonight so that we can rush here as soon as anything happens.”

　　”Yeah.” Lu Shichen said.

　　Behind her, the woman closed the door, her fingers holding the door handle trembling slightly.

　　In the bedroom on the inside, a man opened the door and walked out. He looked at the woman and asked, “Have they left?”