The translator stammered as he relayed Qin Xuan's words to Wu Mi. Wu Mi nodded indifferently and gestured for him to proceed.
Qin Xuan thanked him and pulled Xiao Ya aside. Before he could speak, she lowered her voice and asked, "Is the item really okay?"
"How do I feel like things aren't that simple?"
Xiao Ya, true to her underground upbringing, was perceptive and also sensed a trace of danger.
Qin Xuan glanced at her with admiration and also lowered his voice, "Of course it's not that simple."
"The items are all fake, crudely made."
"And that translator, he clearly heard some threatening words."
"Speaking of which, do you have a way to notify those mercenaries?"
Xiao Ya glanced back at Wu Mi and gave a smiling nod.
Then she turned back, "Yes, I do."
"Later, I'll call the mercenaries under the guise of a bank transfer."
"Before they come to rescue us, we must find a way to lure these three down and eliminate them."
Xiao Ya's voice was low and decisive, completely different from her demeanor over the past two days.
"Oh, and also..."
"If possible, please protect Yu En a little."
Her words made Qin Xuan pause.
To think of protecting someone else in such a tense situation, this Xiao Ya was clearly far from the cold-blooded image rumored of her.
"Don't worry, Yu En is my responsibility."
"Speaking of which, I might be a bit more capable than you imagine."
Giving Xiao Ya a smiling promise, Qin Xuan turned back as if their discussion was concluded.
Xiao Ya smiled slightly and indicated she was going to call the bank to apply for the transfer.
Qin Xuan slowly walked towards Yu En, always ready to lead her to a relatively safe corner.
Just as their actions were steadily progressing, the previously silent Yu En suddenly erupted.
Tears streamed down her innocent face, and she shouted at Qin Xuan, "Mr. Qin, Boss Xiao, run quickly!"
"This transaction is a conspiracy, he never intended for us to leave here alive!"
Yu En's sudden outburst made Qin Xuan freeze.
He suddenly remembered that Yu En was also fluent in Burmese.
No wonder she had seemed so uneasy earlier.
It turned out that all along, she had heard Wu Mi's words to the translator.
"Ah! It wasn't me, don't kill me, don't kill me!"
After Yu En's outburst, the translator trembled and crouched by the wall, his pants already wet.
Seeing this, Wu Mi naturally knew his plan had been exposed.
He slowly stood up from his chair, simultaneously ordering two guards to point their guns at the three of them.
The guards raised their weapons as ordered, while Wu Mi continued to babble something.
Qin Xuan raised his hands and coldly asked the translator on the ground, "What is he saying?"
But the translator was too busy cowering and begging for mercy to answer Qin Xuan.
"Mr. Qin, he's saying, 'Don't try to resist anymore, you can't escape from here.'"
Yu En voluntarily came to Qin Xuan's side, wiping her tears.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan frowned and looked at Xiao Ya.
As expected.
Xiao Ya also tossed her phone aside and helplessly raised her hands.
It was no use, the call wouldn't go through.
Even though they were only tens of meters apart, she couldn't contact the Burmese mercenaries outside the military camp.
Clearly, the signal here had already been jammed by Wu Mi.
"I'm sorry, he was probably after me, but I ended up dragging you all into this," Xiao Ya said softly, a tragic smile appearing on her beautiful face.
She never expected that after over twenty years of weathering storms, she would end up dying ignominiously at the hands of a Burmese warlord.
Qin Xuan shook his head at Xiao Ya's apology.
Discussing who implicated whom now was of no use.
The important thing was how to find the only way out of this dead end.
He held his hands up, his gaze subtly scanning his surroundings.
But all he could see were ordinary tables, chairs, and wooden materials.
The only antique replica he could use to throw was more than half a meter away, making it impossible to reach immediately.
What to do?
Was this how it was going to end?
Watching the approaching Wu Mi and the two guards, Qin Xuan took a deep breath.
Suddenly, a clear voice reached his ears.
Incandescent light bulb: "Um... can the brother below move a bit? I think I'm about to explode..."
As the voice fell, Qin Xuan felt as if he had heard heavenly music.
The explosion of the light bulb would surely divert Wu Mi and the guards' attention, and the moment their attention was diverted would be his only chance!
*Bang!*
With a muffled sound, the incandescent light bulb burst.
The room was instantly plunged into darkness.
Yu En screamed in fright and crouched on the ground.
Wu Mi and the two guards cursed and turned their gaze to the incandescent light bulb above.
Now!
In a flash, Qin Xuan seized the opportunity and punched the guard in front of him in the stomach.
As the guard's body bent forward, Qin Xuan sidestepped and raised his elbow, smashing it into the back of the guard's neck!
*Crack, crack!*
The sound of bones breaking instantly alerted Wu Mi and the other guard.
They shouted and were about to fire, but how could Qin Xuan give them a chance to react?
Qin Xuan couldn't retrieve the dead guard's gun, so in desperation, he grabbed the gun and the person together.
He lunged forward, pinning Wu Mi and the other guard against the wall with the corpse.
The immense force prevented them from freeing themselves, and the guard's fingers slipped off the trigger due to the impact.
Good opportunity!
Seeing this, Xiao Ya decisively lunged forward.
She snatched a replica bronze longsword from a large wooden chest.
*Ching! Ching!*
Two chilling sounds echoed as Xiao Ya slit the throats of Wu Mi and the guard on the spot.
Thick blood spurted out instantly.
Without even a scream, the two of them met their demise.
Qin Xuan saw this, and a familiar chill surged through him again.
No wonder he had felt like he was being stared at by a venomous snake the first time they met, a chilling sensation overwhelming him.
It turned out this woman's moves were so ruthless!
More importantly, he had carefully examined the bronze sword just now.
After being deliberately aged, the blade was uneven and not sharp at all.
To slit a throat, one needed speed and strength beyond that of ordinary people.
"What's wrong, looking at me like that?"
Xiao Ya wiped the blood splattered on her hair with a hint of disdain, then said with a wry smile, "I got used to it when I was younger, just to survive."
"But your combat skills truly surprise me."
"Decisive, and incredibly strong."
"So, do you want to follow this young lady?"
Qin Xuan shook his head after hearing this.
His dream was to live a stable life with his sister. He had no interest in fighting or killing.
He disarmed the rifles from the guards one by one and began to learn how to operate them using the rifles' inner voices.
The fight hadn't been too loud, but he had to be prepared for the possibility of being discovered by the enemy.
Besides, in an hour, the mercenaries would storm the camp. If he didn't have a suitable weapon in his hand, they would likely be gunned down by the arriving soldiers long before the mercenaries even got there.