Chapter 863: Seizing the Control Room
On the cargo ship, Xiao He was also caught off guard by the sudden acceleration and fell over.
The other thugs behind him also fell to the ground, letting out cries of pain.
However, Xiao He reacted quickly. After falling to the ground, he rolled on the spot and then continued to rush forward nimbly.
Meanwhile, the people who had been chasing him fell to the ground, scrambled to their feet, and continued firing at him with their guns.
The next moment, they heard gunshots from behind them.
The thug leading the chase was then hit again and fell to the ground.
The commotion drew Xiao He's attention, causing the other thugs who had been relentlessly pursuing him to turn around and look.
Then they saw a person, also wearing a hat and mask, whose face was completely obscured, holding a pistol, quickly disappear into the darkness behind.
How many people are there now?
The presence of a thug made me uneasy.
Does this person have the ability to create clones, or is their ship haunted?
It feels like I'm being chased around by enemies everywhere.
How many people have actually boarded their ship?
What's even more terrifying is that after chasing for so long, they couldn't even see many people clearly, and they didn't even catch a single one. On the contrary, their side suffered heavy casualties.
"Hurry over there! There's another person over there! We have to catch them!"
One of the thugs roared angrily.
Xiao He turned around and stared intently at the corner on the lower level. He watched as some of the thugs who had been chasing him split up and went in another direction. He already understood what was going on.
It should be Brother Shu Han.
He had heard Sister Liu mention before that when Brother Shu Han was abroad, besides filming, his favorite thing to do was to participate in various sports.
For example, Shu Han almost didn't get selected for the project "No Bait" because he couldn't drive a race car. So after going abroad, he learned from his mistakes and participated in learning many skills. Especially in the natural environment abroad, Shu Han's marksmanship can be said to be even more standard than Xiao He's.
After all, Xiao He was just a crack shot; you don't need to worry about how he fired the gun. Shu Han, on the other hand, had learned professional techniques because he had participated in these activities for many years.
Moreover, someone who can gain popularity both domestically and internationally based on their martial arts star title is unlikely to be a good-for-nothing, right?
Xiao He knew that worrying about anything now was useless. Since Shu Han had taken the initiative to appear and draw away the enemy's fire, he couldn't let the other party down. Instead, he had to continue to follow his final plan.
Now all we can do is pray that Shu Han and Officer Cheng Bei are safe.
Xiao He continued running forward, encountering another group of people along the way, and took the opportunity to replenish his ammunition.
Fortunately, they were on their own cargo ship, and to protect the hull, the perpetrators did not immediately bring out any destructive firearms, such as rocket launchers.
Even so, Xiao He still managed to dodge several grenades.
But soon, Xiao He completely disappeared, shaking off all of them.
"*&%!"
Having lost sight of their pursuer, the thugs finally snapped. Looking at the empty corridor and the deathly silence that had returned, they couldn't help but curse and swear in their own language.
"What happened?"
"Hey, have you caught anyone yet?"
"One of them was wounded! Damn it! They've all hidden! Damn it! I can't see anything in the dark!"
"Idiots, idiots! Turn on the lights! Turn on all the lights! Everyone search! Don't miss a single corner!"
"But didn't we say before that we couldn't turn on the lights—"
"Damn it, you idiots, what's the point of hiding now that we've lost all our money and goods?"
Amidst the chaos of war, the central steering room, which oversees the cargo ship's operations, has been breached.
The walkie-talkie, which had been continuously shouting curses and commands, had now become an insignificant background noise.
Because almost no one expected that the audacious guy who boarded the ship would now not hide to save his life, but instead barge directly into this place.
This is practically suicidal!
However, soon no one thought about this problem anymore.
Because of the chaos on board, there are now only three people in the wheelhouse: one to keep watch, and the captain and crew.
Xiao He didn't have many bullets, but that didn't stop him from closing in at lightning speed as the guard raised his gun towards him. He used one hand to hold down the guard's long-barreled rifle, preventing the muzzle from pointing directly at him, and with his other hand clenched into a fist, used overwhelming strength to deliver a powerful punch to the guard's face—
"Snap—"
The crisp sound of bone cracking sent chills down one's spine.
His already strengthened bones made his punch feel like an iron hammer, causing blood to spurt the moment it touched the opponent's cheek.
Before he even had a chance to pull the trigger, the guard was sent flying backward and collapsed to the ground.
And right behind where he fell were the two people who had been sitting.
The person who was able to drive the boat for this criminal gang was himself a member of the gang. So when he saw Xiao He appear, one of the boatmen immediately drew his gun and pointed it at Xiao He.
"Bang--"
Although the gun was already pointed at him, Xiao He's first reaction was to press the intercom next to the instrument panel and switch the channel to prevent the exact movements in this cabin from being heard by the skinny monkey below. At the same time, he slightly turned his body and used one elbow to quickly strike the other's wrist, raising the gun that was pointed at him.
So, with the sudden gunshot ringing in his ears and the lingering heat of the gun grazing his cheek, Xiao He once again perfectly demonstrated the superb martial arts skills of a high-level "criminal." Even though the original intention of everything he had learned was just to make good films and become a capable actor, under the absolute danger, violence, and bloodshed of the gun, he also revealed another kind of madness beneath the actor's mask.
—That might be why the criminal system came after him.
Or perhaps it was the burning flame in my heart of a person with normal values and the ability to distinguish right from wrong, after seeing those eyes that should have been bright gradually eroded by darkness and turned gray and empty.
That was the determination to make those who had been suppressed, even at the cost of their lives, use their fists and violence to make them suffer the consequences and kneel in repentance.
Xiao He ignored the dazed noise in his ears, directly lowered himself, sprinted close, and then slammed his right hook, as hard as an iron hammer, into the opponent's jaw!
"Snap!"
There was another dull, crisp cracking sound of bone breaking.
There are very few people in the world today who can physically confront Xiao He head-on.
Therefore, Xiao He never worried about being unarmed and without weapons.
They couldn't withstand that punch!
Sure enough, the crew member immediately rolled over and fell backward, while the captain in his seat was a step too slow. Just as he was about to draw his gun, Xiao He raised his knee and pressed it against his chest.
Although there was no cracking sound from the bones, the sudden cardiac arrest, comparable to the pressure of death, caused him to gasp for breath and his vision to go black.
By the time he realized what was happening, he was already lying on the ground.
In just a few breaths, the steering room officially came under Xiao He's control.
Control of the cargo ship also quietly shifted—
Xiao He withdrew his hand, not even glancing at the two people on the ground, and quickly walked to the instrument to conduct an examination.