"Brother Xiong, there's a courtyard in the alley ahead. Some outsiders are living there. They've been here for over half a month. Every time they go out, they wear masks and hats. Two days ago, my subordinate said he seemed to see them bringing someone back."
Du Fei and Fang Chao, led by Shen Xiong, arrived at a slum area.
Low, dilapidated houses were everywhere, and the surroundings were dirty and messy.
Standing before Shen Xiong was a young man with dyed yellow hair and a nose ring.
Hearing the young man's report, Shen Xiong smiled and patted his shoulder. "Hui Zi, thank you. I'll treat you to a meal another day."
When the guy called Hui Zi heard Shen Xiong mention treating him to a meal, he immediately looked honored.
However, he also realized that Shen Xiong, Du Fei, and the others had something important to do, so he bid farewell to Shen Xiong and left in a hurry.
"Young Master Chao, you two wait here for a moment. I'll call some of my men over now."
Having found the location, Shen Xiong's first instinct was to call for reinforcements.
After all, the people they were about to confront were likely dangerous kidnappers, and since they were all fugitives, Shen Xiong dared not be careless.
To have reached his current position, Shen Xiong was not only fierce and ruthless but also much more cunning than ordinary gang leaders.
"No need, Brother Xiong. You've already helped us a lot. After this is resolved, I'll personally visit to thank you."
Before Fang Chao could reply, Du Fei spoke first.
Shen Xiong glanced at Fang Chao, then said, "You're too kind. Friends of Young Master Chao are my friends. I'm honored to be able to help today. How about this, I'll go with you two."
Initially, Shen Xiong hadn't planned to get involved personally, but seeing that Young Master Chao's friend was about to take action, Shen Xiong hesitated slightly and decided to risk it for the sake of camaraderie.
If he took a little risk, and things went well, he would have secured a connection with Young Master Chao.
"Alright, Brother Xiong. Du Fei and I are enough. You should take your men back. So many people standing here might alert them," Fang Chao said, patting Shen Xiong on the shoulder with a smile.
Shen Xiong wanted to say something more but eventually held back.
After saying to call him anytime if they needed anything, he left with his subordinates who had driven him there.
"Brother, what are you waiting for? With our skills, why don't we just go over?"
After Shen Xiong and his men left, Fang Chao saw that Du Fei wasn't acting immediately and couldn't help but ask.
Perhaps to ordinary people, the kidnappers of Gong Weimin were terrifying, especially since these people were A-class fugitives with murder cases on their records.
But to Du Fei and Fang Chao, these guys weren't much stronger than ordinary people.
After all, both of them were martial artists, completely on a different level from ordinary people.
"I'm afraid they might have guns, so we should be careful later," Du Fei said. Then, he and Fang Chao walked towards the courtyard the yellow-haired guy had mentioned.
As they walked, they paid attention to their surroundings.
Although their martial arts skills were indeed formidable, as Du Fei said, for safety's sake, it was still best to be cautious.
A few minutes later, the small courtyard appeared before them.
"Don't move."
As Fang Chao was about to get closer, Du Fei stopped him with his hand.
When Fang Chao looked at Du Fei, the latter pointed to the area diagonally in front of them.
On a pole supporting wires, a camera had been installed.
The distance to the courtyard was only a little over a hundred meters in a straight line, so it was clear that the kidnappers had installed this camera.
"Thank goodness for your sharp eyes. Otherwise, if I had just walked over, I might have been discovered by those kidnappers."
Fang Chao breathed a sigh of relief.
He never expected that a group of kidnappers would be so meticulous as to install cameras around the courtyard in advance.
Then, the two of them circled around.
Around the small courtyard, within a hundred-meter radius, five cameras were installed, thus completely monitoring the movements around the courtyard.
Moreover, the cameras were placed in rather concealed locations, which ordinary people would not easily discover if they didn't look carefully.
"What now?"
As soon as they approached, they would be captured by the cameras, making the kidnappers inside vigilant. Fang Chao asked Du Fei.
Du Fei pointed to the wall next to the camera.
The wall was over two meters high, and broken glass shards had been deliberately embedded on top.
However, this was not a problem for Du Fei and Fang Chao.
After a running start, they each stepped twice on the wall and climbed over.
One minute later, they were already outside the courtyard gate.
The courtyard wall was less than two meters high. Du Fei listened at the gate first, and finding no movement inside, he and Fang Chao flipped over.
Just as they were about to check each room one by one, someone suddenly came out of a room on the left.
"You..."
The person who came out saw Du Fei and Fang Chao in the courtyard and was instantly astonished. He opened his mouth as if to shout.
However, Du Fei's feet landed, and he rushed to the person's side in less than a second.
Before the person could finish his sentence, Du Fei struck his neck with a karate chop.
The person who was struck slumped his head and was caught by Du Fei as he fell to the ground.
Fang Chao, who walked over, gave Du Fei a thumbs-up.
At this moment, the two of them heard voices from the main hall and slowly walked over.
"The boss called and said we've been here too long. To avoid exposure, he told us to pack up and move immediately."
"Okay, we'll bring the old man out now."
The people inside were packing their things. One of them happened to look up and saw the door being pushed open.
"Old... Holy crap, who are you guys!"
He had thought it was his boss returning, but he didn't expect to see two strangers at the door.
His startled cry made the others stop packing their things and stare at the doorway with extreme caution.
Du Fei had only glanced into the room twice when a burly man inside directly pulled out a gun. "Damn it, you walked into hell's door when heaven's gate was open. You two are unlucky."
"Lei Zi! What are you doing!"
"Damn it, these two guys have found us. Are we supposed to let them go and wait for them to call the police and arrest us? Of course, we have to strike first!"
After saying that, he was about to pull the trigger.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Du Fei and Fang Chao at the door moved simultaneously.
Their speed was like lightning. In the blink of an eye, they were in front of everyone.
Bang bang bang.
In another blink of an eye, except for Lei Zi and the middle-aged man who had stopped him from going out earlier, the rest of them were taken down.
Although they hadn't seen the kidnapped Gong Weimin yet and couldn't be sure if these people were the kidnappers, the fact that Lei Zi was holding a gun was enough to prove that these people were not good.
Bang!
Bang!
Lei Zi gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger at Du Fei and Fang Chao.
However, as he was pulling the trigger, Du Fei and Fang Chao had already moved.