“I feel like someone is watching us.”
At the front of the Hongda motorcycle, Ke Ling frowned slightly and murmured to herself.
“Surveillance cameras?”
Yang Liuqing immediately thought of the monitors on the roads and in the stores.
“Yeah, someone might be locking onto us.”
Ke Ling wasn’t entirely sure either.
She just had that premonition.
“Big Sister’s intuition is always accurate. Xiao Qingqing, we need to find a place to hide.”
Ke Li had already thrown away all the old clothes and now clung tightly to Yang Liuqing’s waist, pressing close.
“Ke Ling, try to find alleys without cameras. We’ll take a detour.”
The most dangerous place Yang Liuqing had chosen was very close now.
Ke Ling expanded her perception and immediately gave her a new route.
In the urban village of West District Street, there were many closely packed buildings where the roads were narrow, and some spots could barely fit a single motorcycle.
Yang Liuqing twisted and turned, finally making it to a spot just a few hundred meters from their destination.
Then she hid the Hongda motorcycle in a secluded alley.
Ke Ling glanced at the gauge.
“Master, the fuel tank is empty.”
“It’s fine. Even when it shows empty, it can still run for another ten kilometers or so. We’ll find some gas to refill later.”
Yang Liuqing took off her helmet, hesitated for a moment, and then hung it on the handlebars.
Whether cheap or expensive, these things were easily stolen.
Some people stole things not because they really wanted them, but simply because they had itchy fingers.
Stealing something and tossing it into a nearby trash can was a common occurrence.
Spitting into them wasn’t rare either.
“Master, should we launch a surprise attack now?”
Ke Ling landed gracefully and looked up at her.
“Yeah. It’s working hours now, so there are fewer people around. It’s a good time to move.”
Yang Liuqing wanted to turn their disadvantage into an advantage.
Ke Li floated up and rested on her shoulder.
“Wouldn’t that be too risky? What if there are still a lot of people inside? Wouldn’t we be lambs walking into the tiger’s den?”
Yang Liuqing pondered for a moment.
“Then we’ll have to cut a bloody path through.”
Her tone was flat, as if she were talking about something trivial.
But the two sisters knew she had already made up her mind.
This world was both cruel and merciless.
To survive, one had to give up certain things.
If she didn’t prepare herself mentally beforehand and hesitated when it came down to it, she would only get herself killed.
More precisely, she would get them killed.
Yang Liuqing couldn’t let her own moral constraints put Ke Ling and Ke Li in danger.
Throughout this journey, she had thought it through clearly.
If anything conflicted with the interests of the three of them, she would destroy it.
Right now, too many people threatened their safety. If she didn’t take the initiative to eliminate some of them, the night would only bring more trouble.
With Ke Ling and Ke Li watching for dangers around them, Yang Liuqing easily slipped out of the urban village.
Her target was clear: the three-story building not far away.
Xinxin Commercial Lending Company.
The headquarters of the Social Youth Gang.
It looked like the most dangerous place, but in reality, it was the safest.
Last night, Yang Liuqing had seen the van with the Xinxin Commercial Lending logo and made a mental note of the address.
It happened to be on West District Street.
Now that the gang members were out in full force hunting her, their base was likely empty, if not completely deserted.
“Hahaha, they definitely won’t expect us to strike straight at their heart and raid their lair!”
Ke Li didn’t see any motorcycles nearby, meaning most of the gang members were away.
“Don’t let your guard down.”
Ke Ling warned.
At that moment, the street was quiet, with few pedestrians.
It wouldn’t get lively again until meal time.
For Yang Liuqing, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to infiltrate the enemy’s base.
“Would it be better to jump over from the neighboring building?”
She hid behind a street tree, observing and planning her tactics.
Charging in through the front door was an act of reckless courage.
If there were many people inside, a single phone call could bring back all their subordinates.
Even if she managed to escape, her whereabouts would be exposed.
Attacking from above and suppressing them would clearly be a better approach.
“Xiao Qingqing, let’s do it that way. Capture the leader first. The head of the gang is probably on the third floor.”
Ke Li thought it was fine—attacking from above was much safer than forcing a way in from below.
“Yeah, catch them off guard.”
Ke Ling agreed with the plan.
“Alright, then let’s move.”
Yang Liuqing took a deep breath, her expression serious.
Ke Li flickered and vanished, scouting the surroundings.
Ke Ling floated into the air, observing from a vantage point.
Both signaled that it was clear, and Yang Liuqing moved, quickly darting to a nearby spot.
Then, using the air conditioner units between the buildings for leverage, she easily leaped up and reached the rooftop of the adjacent building.
Perhaps because she had eaten well, she felt in top form—she could perform high-difficulty moves that ordinary people wouldn’t dare imitate without much effort.
Of course, it might also be due to the lingering effects of the magic potion.
The neighboring building was two floors higher than the Xinxin Commercial Lending building, with a height difference of about seven meters.
The gap to jump across was still nearly three meters.
Before last night, even if someone offered her a million, she wouldn’t have made that jump.
The chance of failing was just too high.
Because if she didn’t make it, she would fall into the alley from a height of over fifteen meters.
“Master, you don’t have to land hard. When you’re about to, use your qi to redirect the force.”
Ke Ling floated over and gave her a quick lesson.
“You can do that?”
Yang Liuqing’s eyes lit up.
Landing hard would definitely leave her feet numb and sore.
It would naturally be better to use force redirection to avoid that.
With the thought in mind, she stepped onto the railing of the rooftop and leaped.
The gap of nearly three meters between the two buildings was easily crossed, and then she fell rapidly.
Just as she was about to land on the roof of the Xinxin Commercial Lending building, she felt time slow in a strange way, and she could see the qi swirling around her.
Thud.
Time returned to normal speed. Yang Liuqing landed softly, and the qi around her dispersed in all directions.
“So that’s it. If you eliminate the force, you won’t be hurt by it.”
Having experienced it once, she memorized the feeling.
Next time, it would be even easier.
The rooftop was somewhat worn. Yang Liuqing stepped on the aged insulation layer and looked at the slightly ajar iron door of the stairwell.
Ke Ling and Ke Li floated to her side.
“Master, there’s no one there.”
“Xiao Qingqing, I’ll go check ahead first.”
As soon as Ke Ling finished speaking, Ke Li flew over.
She was going downstairs to scope out the path.
“Ke Ling, would it be better if we hide in the stairwell?”
Yang Liuqing rubbed her smooth chin.
It wasn’t that she was afraid of fighting; she simply thought it wasn’t worth the risk.
“Probably not.”
Ke Ling pointed to a steel pipe clothes-drying rack on the rooftop.
“Someone will come up to hang laundry. This stairwell is too small to hide in.”
“So we really have to fight, huh.”
A bitter smile tugged at the corner of Yang Liuqing’s mouth.
This mini game didn’t necessarily require combat.
If she could waste time and survive until the end, she would be the winner.
The problem was that the range for running and hiding kept shrinking, making a fight inevitable.
“Xiao Qingqing, there’s a big office on the third floor. I can sense a strong presence there. That must be where the head of the gang is!”
Ke Li returned from her reconnaissance.
“The head’s room, huh.”
Yang Liuqing wore an expression that said, “Just as I thought.”
A fight really was unavoidable.