Skin - Chapter 83

Chapter 83 – A Tough Face-off

　　Seeing the three people approaching him again, the blade of the folding knife in Meng Zhao’s hand popped out. He suddenly exerted force with his right foot, leaned over and ran with all his strength, rushing rapidly towards the man in the northeast direction, with the blade pointing directly at the man’s heart!

　　Although he had seen Meng Zhao’s extraordinary explosive power once, this swift movement still made the man unable to resist. He immediately dodged to the side with all his strength, stumbling a few steps with an unstable center of gravity, but he did not expect that Meng Zhao would not take advantage of the situation to chase him, but rather, he chose to rush to the window in the northeast direction.

　　He’s going to escape from the window! After predicting Meng Zhao’s intention, the scar-faced realised that the situation was not right and immediately chased him to the northeast. The man who had just staggered also stabilized his body and rushed towards Meng Zhao with a dagger raised.

　　However, what they did not expect was that Meng Zhao’s action was not to seek escape, but to make them misjudge his intentions!

　　Just as the three of them were desperately chasing Meng Zhao towards the northeast corner window, Meng Zhao suddenly changed his direction and rushed towards the lone man in the opposite direction. He raised his hand, and the folding knife in his hand flew straight towards the man. This sudden attack left the man unable to dodge, and with a scream, the blade had already deeply wedged into the man’s shoulder!

　　While the men were unable to react in time, Meng Zhao clenched his right fist, gathered all his muscle strength into his fist, and smashed it hard on the man’s face like a sledgehammer. Several teeth covered in blood and saliva flew out of the man’s mouth in an instant. The huge impact force caused the man to fall heavily to the ground!

　　After witnessing this scene, the other two kidnappers stopped for a moment and did not dare to attack again for a short time.

　　Meng Zhao half-knelt down, grabbed the scalp of the man lying on the ground, snatched the dagger from his hand with his other hand, put it to his neck, glanced at the other two people, and shouted sternly: “Don’t move, or I’ll stab him!”

　　The Scar-faced man spat and cursed as soon as he reacted, “Damn it, wait until I punch you into a sieve!” After saying this, he did not approach Meng Zhao immediately, but walked to a hidden place in the southwest corner of the factory, bent down and took out something that was more than half a meter long and looked like a musical instrument box.

　　Meng Zhao stared at the thing he took out of the box – the brown wooden handle and two thick black tubes connected together – it was a homemade shotgun!

　　In an instant, Meng Zhao grabbed the fallen kidnapper and held him in front of him, and at the same time, the scar-faced man decisively pulled the trigger at him!

　　The bullets instantly exploded into countless steel balls, which rushed at him like some torrential rain. Along with the sound of steel balls embedding into the body, the man’s flesh and blood exploded in front of Meng Zhao!

　　This kidnapper was able to shoot decisively without caring about the life of his companion. Meng Zhao originally wanted to retreat to the window and escape under the cover of the hostage, but now it seemed that taking a hostage is meaningless!

　　Meng Zhao immediately abandoned the bloody body in front of him, dodged behind the oil drum next to him, and quickly thought about the next course of action.

　　The man was holding a homemade shotgun. Judging from the length of the barrel and the firing effect just now, it had great power and a large killing range. It seemed to be the type of weapon that could kill with one shot. However, while it had such great power, the disadvantages of this shotgun were also obvious, that is, it had a low accuracy, could not fire continuously, and it took a certain amount of time to reload the ammunition. Therefore, while the scar-faced man was reloading the ammunition, it was time for Meng Zhao to act!

　　The scar-faced man became even more confident after picking up the gun. After reloading the ammunition, he and his companions approached Meng Zhao from different directions again.

　　The companion holding a knife on the side first discovered Meng Zhao’s location and reminded the other man: “Here!”

　　The man didn’t hesitate at all, he aimed at Meng Zhao and fired another shot, “bang” the steel balls from the shotgun came straight at him again!

　　Meng Zhao immediately dodged by leaping to the side, but his speed was no match for the bullets. Several steel balls instantly penetrated his left shoulder, and blood splattered immediately. His hand loosened its strength, and the knife fell to the ground with a clang.

　　Meng Zhao didn’t care about the severe pain in his shoulder. When the bullet was fired and the ammunition needed to be reloaded, he seized the opportunity, supported himself on the ground with one hand, turned over and charged straight towards the man who was holding the gun. He gripped the gun barrel tightly with his right hand, clenched his fist with his left hand, and punched the man’s chin!

　　Meng Zhao had already consumed a lot of energy in the fight and dodging just now, and with the bullet in his shoulder, the accuracy and strength of this punch were far less than the last time. Although the scar-faced man was hit by his punch, he did not fall to the ground like the previous man. Meng Zhao realized that it was very unlikely to subdue the man with his fists at this moment.

　　He must snatch the gun now, otherwise he will be in an extremely passive situation and will not even have a chance of survival!

　　Meng Zhao retracted his fist, and while the man was still in a daze, he grabbed the shotgun with both hands. In an instant, veins bulged in his arms, and blood gushed out of his left shoulder, which was hit by the bullets, because of the force. With a desperate roar, he burst out with all his strength and snatched the shotgun from the scar-faced man’s hand!

　　But then, due to excessive blood loss, Meng Zhao’s physical strength was seriously exhausted, and the heavy hunting rifle fell heavily from his hand to the ground. He was about to bend down to pick up the gun, but at this moment the man had recovered from the punch and grabbed his arm!

　　A few steps away, another kidnapper also seized the opportunity and rushed towards Meng Zhao with a dagger in hand.

　　Meng Zhao realized that he should dodge immediately, but his body had already become weak due to excessive blood loss and could not keep up with the commands of his brain. He could only watch helplessly as the dagger stabbed into his heart.

　　‘Damn, am I really going to die here?’ Several thoughts flashed through Meng Zhao’s mind in an instant. Being able to leave this world in the same way as his mother would probably be one of the most ideal ways to die. It’s a pity that he is still suspended from work…

　　At this moment, with a loud “BOOM!!”, a black car slammed open the shabby rolling door and drove in!

　　After suffering a huge impact, thick smoke came out of the vehicle’s engine, but the driver still did not stop. Instead, he drove at full speed towards the man who had just stabbed Meng Zhao!

　　Seeing this, the man immediately dodged to the side. The car was unable to turn around in time and crashed straight into the wall before it stopped.

　　The scar-faced man was also stunned by the scene before him. Taking this opportunity, Meng Zhao used all his strength to kick the shotgun into the corner. Then he broke free from the man, found the dagger that had just fallen to the ground, and took a few steps back to distance himself from the man.

　　At the same time, the car door opened and a tall and thin figure walked out of the car.

　　Seeing Lu Shichen finally arrive, Meng Zhao finally breathed out a sigh of relief. He had no doubt that if he was a few seconds later, he would have been dead! He endured the pain and the drowsiness caused by excessive blood loss, and tried his best to stand firm and look at Lu Shichen.

　　Lu Shichen got out of the car and was stunned for a moment when he saw the blood splattered all over the room. In the few minutes when he was late, Meng Zhao actually withstood the attacks of three people, and it seemed that the other party had a gun!

　　As he walked towards Meng Zhao, he quickly assessed the situation in front of him. There was a bloody body lying on the ground, and it was unclear whether the person was dead or alive. Half of Meng Zhao’s body was soaked in blood, and it seemed that he was almost physically exhausted. Although the remaining two people were panting and had multiple wounds on their bodies, they still looked eager to fight.

　　One against two, for someone who lacks practical experience, the chance of winning is too low. Lu Shichen walked over, raised his hand to support Meng Zhao from behind, and looked at the two kidnappers with a stern expression: “How much will Wu Jiayi pay you for killing one person?”

　　The sudden intrusion of the uninvited guest broke the original situation, but the two men just stared at him vigilantly without saying a word.

　　”Twenty years ago it was one million. Twenty years later, five million? Ten million?” Lu Shichen said in a deep voice, “If you stop now, I can pay you double the price. But if you don’t stop, I have already notified the police before coming here. A large number of police are rushing over to surround and block this place. You still have time to escape now.”

　　The scar-faced man stared at him with a mocking look on his face, and said, “You said you will pay double, so pay double? Who are you?”

　　Lu Shichen’s tone was surprisingly calm, so calm that it made people have to believe him: “Since you work hard for Wu Jiayi, you should have heard of Lu Chengze’s name, right? He is my father, and his name should be able to endorse my promise.”

　　”Lu Chengze?” The man looked him up and down, “Your father?”

　　He seemed to be really thinking about the feasibility of Lu Shichen’s words, but he made a decision after a few seconds: “No matter what, this guy must die!”

　　　As he spoke, he quickly approached the two men. The man who had just been cornered by the car heard the order and rushed over again with a knife.

　　One was unarmed, the other was holding a dagger. Lu Shichen immediately made a decision – to deal with the man holding the dagger first!

　　He pulled Meng Zhao behind him, dodged the stabbing dagger by leaning sideways, flicked out the folding knife in his hand and fought back. Just when the folding knife was about to pierce the kidnapper’s abdomen, the man caught the knife with his left hand. Regardless of the large amount of blood flowing out of his palm, he held the blade tightly and stabbed Lu Shichen’s neck again with the knife in his right hand!

　　Lu Shichen dodged with his head tilted, raised his left arm and locked the man’s neck tightly, loosened the knife handle with his right hand, and slashed the tendons on the kidnapper’s arm with his knife. After a heavy blow, the knife fell. Lu Shichen then divided his energy to take care of the unarmed scar-faced man. He suddenly realized that because he had never fought with these two people before, he had misjudged their fighting power just now. The unarmed Scar seemed to be more difficult to deal with!

　　At this time, while Lu Shichen was fully focused on dealing with his companions, the man attacked Meng Zhao again, wanting to kill him! Fortunately, Meng Zhao had a knife in his hand and was still holding on, so the man could not get close to him without scruples.

　　Lu Shichen was about to turn around to help Meng Zhao deal with the man, but the man behind him took out another dagger and stabbed Meng Zhao again!

　　Lu Shichen grabbed the man’s arm and smashed his head with his left fist. At the same time, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that although Meng Zhao had a knife in his hand, he was seriously injured and severely exhausted, and it was extremely difficult for him to deal with the scar-faced man.

　　If he wanted to rescue Meng Zhao, he would have to first get rid of the person in front of him, but it was obvious that this person had also noticed Meng Zhao’s situation. As long as he could stop Lu Shichen, Meng Zhao would definitely die!

　　After realizing this, the man took the knife and aimed every blow at Lu Shichen’s fatal spot, trying his best to stop him from getting close to Meng Zhao. Just as the next knife was about to pierce his body, Lu Shichen used the same trick as the kidnapper, catching the blade with his palm to stop him from continuing to swing the knife, and at the same time bent his elbow and used all his strength to hit the man in front of him in the abdomen!

　　The force was extremely strong. As the man curled up in pain, Lu Shichen let go of the blade in his hand, grabbed his neck, and slammed his head against the wall. Seeing that the man was unable to fight back, Lu Shichen threw him several meters away.

　　At this moment, the scar-faced man was holding Meng Zhao’s arm, trying to stab the blade back into Meng Zhao’s body, while Meng Zhao resisted with all his might. The two were in a stalemate, and the man had no time to take care of what was behind him. Lu Shichen dodged over and kicked Scar hard, kicking him two meters away!

　　After being kicked away, the man cautiously chose to retreat, turned back to look at his companions, and shouted: “What a waste, hurry up and get up!”

　　Lu Shichen stepped forward and helped Meng Zhao up, protecting him behind him. One side of Meng Zhao’s body was soaked in blood, and blood was still flowing out of the wound.

　　The man who was thrown out by Lu Shichen stood up from the ground, holding a knife and joined the other man. The two kidnappers faced them in a fighting stance. The two sides were once again stuck in a stalemate and no one dared to act rashly.

　　Suddenly, the scar-faced’s sight swept to the gun in the corner – it was right at the feet of Lin Mai and her son! If he wanted to run over and get the gun now, the two men in front of him would definitely try their best to stop him. It was hard to say whether he and his companions had the physical strength to withstand the attacks of the two men.

　　At this time, the scar-faced man said, “Lin Mai, pick up the gun! Kill these two men! You and your son will never be disturbed again, and no one will investigate what Zhang Linqing did. This way you can be completely free!”

　　Lin Mai’s son was still unconscious, and Lin Mai was already frightened by the scene before her and curled up in a corner.

　　Lin Mai woke up from her trance when her name was suddenly called, and looked at the gun at his feet.

　　”Lin Mai, I just told you,” Meng Zhao’s lips turned pale, and every word he said was uttered through gritted teeth, “If you believe them, you and your son are sure to die!”

　　”Lin Mai, kill this cop,” The man shouted at her, “Kill him, and I guarantee that you and your son will survive!”

　　Lin Mai didn’t dare to move at first. She huddled in the corner, shaking like a sieve. She shook her head desperately, resisting to touch the gun.

　　At the same time, Meng Zhao realized that his consciousness had begun to fade, and he was extremely dizzy from the excessive blood loss. He could go into shock at any time. Once he went into shock and fainted, Lu Shichen would have a hard time protecting himself while protecting him, and the only consequence would be that both of them would die! It would be fine if he died, but Lu Shichen must not die here with him. If he wanted to survive, he couldn’t just resist. He had to find a way to break this deadlock, and Lin Mai was the key to breaking the deadlock!

　　”Lin Mai,” Meng Zhao decided to take a gamble. His voice was deep and bewitching. “Do you think you can save your life and your son’s life if you don’t move? Think about it carefully. These two people dare to even kill police. Would they mind having two more lives on their hands?”

　　Lin Mai knelt on the ground and finally made a move. She leaned forward, touched the gun on the ground, picked it up with shaking hands, stood up, and put her hand on the trigger.

　　Her face was pale and her whole body was shaking. She glanced at her son and then pointed the gun towards Meng Zhao and Lu Shichen. Her lips were trembling, tears were rolling down her cheeks, and her voice was trembling: “Officer Meng, I just want my son to live, I just want my son to live…”

　　The scar-faced man once again shouted, “Shoot, and your son will live!”

　　Meng Zhao stared at the black muzzle of the gun, which was pointed at him. He looked calm and fearless. He made this bet himself. He had calculated it well in advance. If Lin Mai shot at the kidnapper, he and Lu Shichen would both survive. If the muzzle was pointed at him, once he died, Lu Shichen would have a great chance of surviving without his seriously injured burden!

　　At this moment, both sides looked at Lin Mai. The scar-faced man saw that Lin Mai had made a decision and stopped talking.

　　The moment Lin Mai pointed his finger down and pulled the trigger, Meng Zhao stepped forward and protected Lu Shichen. At the same time, he could feel that Lu Shichen also wanted to protect himself.

　　”Bang!”

　　In the silent factory, a gunshot rang out and Lin Mai pulled the trigger hard.

　　But the next second, the expected bullet did not come towards him. Meng Zhao could hardly believe that at the last moment, Lin Mai actually turned the direction of the gun!

　　”Fuck!” The man immediately covered his face in pain and roared, “I’m going to kill you, you bitch!”

　　Because the gun was temporarily turned, the bullet only grazed Scar’s face and shoulder and did not cause fatal injuries to him. However, it was enough to buy Lu Shichen and Meng Zhao time and the possibility of winning!

　　At this moment, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the door – someone is coming!

　　”Is it the police?” The man frowned and looked outside the door. He picked up a knife from the ground and walked quickly towards Lin Mai.

　　Seeing this, Meng Zhao rushed forward immediately. This madman might have lost his mind after being shot by Lin Mai. He wanted to kill Lin Mai!

　　But what he didn’t expect was that the man stopped in the middle of the factory and stabbed his companion lying on the ground with the dagger in his hand, straight into the heart!

　　Then he looked at the other man: “Go!”