"The newcomers, you haven't met them, of course. Let me tell you, these two are gods, just like me!"
"Oh? Is that so? If you had a few more people like you and He Zhiming, the master wouldn't have to worry!"
The man in camouflage said proudly. In my heart, I cursed, "One more of you and we'll be even more certainly doomed."
We weren't discovered and walked past them directly. However, they followed behind Lu Chusheng, as if wanting to see where he was going. Lu Chusheng winked at me, signaling me to take Liu Yuning upstairs to rescue the person. I nodded slightly. Lu Chusheng then started talking to them about something, and I knew he was just buying us time.
Arriving upstairs, we didn't waste a second. We used the keys to unlock the doors. Of course, the keys were given to me by Lu Chusheng, which he had taken from the two guards we had incapacitated earlier. After opening the door, I saw Gao Mingqiang inside. The moment he saw us, he anxiously asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Mingqiang, it's us!" As soon as I spoke, Gao Mingqiang recognized my voice.
He immediately said excitedly, "Well done, you guys!"
"No, if you want to thank or praise someone, give it to Lu Chusheng!"
Mentioning this person, Gao Mingqiang was quite surprised. In fact, he didn't know Lu Chusheng well. After we untied him, we also threw a set of camouflage uniforms and some paint to Gao Mingqiang. These were all obtained from those two guards.
Gao Mingqiang, however, asked me foolishly, "What's this for?"
"Do you want to be shot the moment you step out? Disguise yourself!" I instructed. Gao Mingqiang finally reacted and immediately started changing clothes, then smeared paint on his face.
However, his movements were too exaggerated. After smearing for a while, his entire face looked like a monkey's backside, making us all want to laugh. Liu Yuning even trembled: "Haha, how did you do that?"
"There's no mirror, I could only do it randomly!"
"Alright, let's hope they don't find it strange!"
As we walked out of the cell, Lu Chusheng came over. He handed us two sets of camouflage uniforms: "These are for Xiao Yuande and Xiahou."
"Uh, if we rescue them, do we still need to disguise ourselves?" Gao Mingqiang asked curiously.
"Of course! We won't leave. Let's launch a counterattack on Pierce!"
"Okay!"
We discussed in low voices and continued to advance with Lu Chusheng. This time, we arrived at another pavilion of the mansion. This place was very large, but for some reason, the light was very dim. I looked around and found that there were no windows at all. It was densely packed with many pillars, as if surrounding the entire area, leaving only a passage in the middle.
Lu Chusheng led the way in front of us. Before reaching the passage, he familiarized himself with a switch on a pillar and pulled it. Gao Mingqiang gave him a thumbs-up: "Well done! You're practically treating this place like your home!"
"Heh, you flatter me! I just have slightly better observation skills than others!"
"Really? Team Leader He, it seems you've met your match!" Gao Mingqiang said.
"Isn't that good? It's boring when one person handles everything."
As I spoke, an entrance appeared on the ground. Lu Chusheng told us that Xiao Yuande was imprisoned in the basement.
Liu Yuning asked him why Pierce would do such a thing. Lu Chusheng said: "Last night at the meeting, he thought Xiao Yuande was too dangerous, so he transferred him to the most secure place in the mansion, the basement. There's a bunker there, left over from the Anti-Japanese War during the Nationalist era."
"Oh, a bunker! This is my first time seeing such a place!" As we went down, Gao Mingqiang shone his flashlight everywhere. He had gotten this from one of the camouflage-clad men earlier.
Additionally, we now had a few more Browning pistols. Since we were already wearing camouflage uniforms, carrying such weapons was normal, which was also the main reason we insisted on disguising ourselves.
After descending, we saw that the bunker was extensive, with many bunker-like rooms scattered throughout. They contained a lot of weapons and supplies. In the center was a command post. Lu Chusheng led us to a room next to the command post, which was Xiao Yuande's prison.
Lu Chusheng used the key to open the door again. This time, fortunately, he was here, otherwise, we would definitely not have been able to escape this dragon's den.
As soon as the door opened, Xiao Yuande became alert and opened his eyes. The moment he saw Lu Chusheng, he cursed, "You traitor, what are you doing back here?"
I quickly said, "Yuande, it's us!"
Recognizing my voice, Xiao Yuande asked curiously, "What is this you guys..."
Liu Yuning immediately explained the situation to him. Xiao Yuande then understood: "Lu Chusheng, I'm sorry, I misjudged you. But you really know how to act. Pierce probably doesn't know you've already..."
"It's fine now. Let's go rescue Xiahou!"
After giving Xiao Yuande new clothes, we immediately left the cell. Lu Chusheng told me that Xiahou was also in the bunker, but in another direction, and we had to pass through a tunnel to get there.
On the way, a few women in camouflage passed by. They saw us and said nothing, just nodded and walked away. Gao Mingqiang, however, said, "These women are quite good-looking!"
"Good-looking? More like prostitutes! Mingqiang, don't dawdle. Don't forget this is a den of thieves!" Liu Yuning rebuked him unceremoniously.
"Got it."
We walked for about 20 minutes before reaching the other side of the bunker. There were many sniper openings on the walls. Numerous tunnels crisscrossed here, winding and distributed all around. If one didn't know the way, it would be easy to get lost. However, I saw Lu Chusheng skillfully leading us to a cell.
"Are you sure it's here?" Gao Mingqiang asked him.
"Of course. I only need to come here once to remember it forever."
"Well done, Chusheng, we really owe you this time."
"We're all from the police force, why say such things?"
Lu Chusheng used the key to open the door. The moment he saw us, Xiahou wasn't surprised like the others. He seemed to recognize Liu Yuning immediately.
"Captain Liu? Team Leader He? And others?" Xiahou asked curiously.
"Yes, we're here to rescue you. It's okay now, we'll fight our way back later!"
Lu Chusheng handed Xiahou a set of camouflage uniforms. After Xiahou disguised himself and picked up his weapon, he walked out with us. Along the way, we saw quite a few people in camouflage passing by, but they didn't suspect anything and just greeted us as they passed.