As we spoke, through the door, I faintly heard a slight but rather urgent commotion in the corridor.
"They're coming up!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Cheng Minglang drew his extendable baton from his waist and flicked it open, repeatedly telling us to take the others and go first, that he would stay behind to cover our retreat.
Han Jinlun also seized a chair nearby, holding it in his hand, looking ready for a big fight.
Seeing this, I quickly interjected, "Don't be rash!"
"Since they haven't made a move the moment they caught up to us, it means these people have definitely received instructions from Ying Baolin, and they're planning to completely seal off our escape route!"
"So, we can infer something from this."
"There are definitely no small number of people blocking us, and those coming up now are just the vanguard!"
"Under these circumstances, once they engage in a fight with the people outside the door and make noise..."
"Those people hiding and ambushing outside will definitely rush in without hesitation!"
"In that case, no matter how skilled the three of us are, it will be impossible to escape with them successfully!"
Hearing this, Han Jinlun immediately asked, "Then what should we do?"
Just as I was about to answer...
Bang, bang, bang.
Outside the room, on the other side of the door, a calm and orderly knocking suddenly sounded.
"Hello, I'm a server. Please open the door and cooperate with us to re-register your identification information."
Just as I had analyzed and inferred earlier, these people were fully prepared and determined.
If Cheng Minglang hadn't woken up early, and accidentally discovered two suspicious vehicles on his way out to buy breakfast...
Whether to open the door or not made no difference.
In an instant, the situation became extremely critical.
At the crucial moment when our personal safety was threatened, countless thoughts flashed through my mind.
But unfortunately, this time I didn't have a flash of inspiration and think of any good way to break the deadlock.
Time ticked by, second by second...
I knew very well that delaying time by staying silent was the worst possible strategy.
This would only alert the people outside the door and make them prepare.
So I made a bold decision: to go all out!
With this thought, I immediately called Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun to my side and whispered a few words in each of their ears.
After giving the instructions...
Cheng Minglang quickly walked to the side of the door, pressing his body tightly against the wall next to it.
Han Jinlun also tiptoed behind the door, holding the chair.
Taking a deep breath and making sure he was ready, Han Jinlun nodded heavily at me.
"Action!"
I didn't say much, but spoke in a voice as faint as a mosquito's.
Han Jinlun suddenly reached for the doorknob and gently turned it.
*Click...*
The lock was turned, and the door swung open...
The group of people who had been pretending to be civilized, the moment they saw the door open, their ferocious expressions immediately appeared, and they rushed in directly, brandishing steel pipes.
Seeing this, I immediately controlled my strength and threw a steel plate, hitting the person's right wrist directly.
*Clang!*
The moment the steel pipe fell, the leader immediately howled in pain, baring his teeth.
At this time, I didn't have time to bother with whether the other party was seriously injured or not. I directly threw the steel plate held between my left fingers, disabling another person.
In less than the blink of an eye, two people had temporarily lost their combat effectiveness.
Just as the attention of the group was fully drawn to me, Han Jinlun, who was responsible for opening the door, suddenly launched an attack.
He slammed the chair he was holding down heavily on the crowd, and then knocked another one down.
Before the group could react and adjust, Cheng Minglang, who had been hiding behind the door and gathering his strength, instantly flashed out.
Wielding his extendable baton, he knocked down the only person still standing at the front.
The first round after opening the door ended perfectly with the successive surprise attacks by me, Cheng Minglang, and Han Jinlun.
Of course, this was only temporary.
The moment they recovered, a middle-aged man with a shaved head darted out of the crowd, swinging a baseball bat towards Han Jinlun's head.
At the critical moment, without time to warn Han Jinlun, I quickly took a steel plate out of my pocket and then threw it out fiercely.
*Clang!*
The moment the steel plate hit the baseball bat, scattered sparks immediately erupted.
At this time, Han Jinlun, who had already reacted, didn't say a word. He clenched his fist and swung, delivering a clean and swift punch to the bald man's nose.
*Bang!*
With a punch that hit flesh and bone, the bald man's nose immediately started bleeding profusely.
Without giving the bald man a chance to retaliate, just as the other party instinctively reached out to touch his nose, Han Jinlun kicked him.
As the bald man fell backward, he also staggered and pulled two people behind him out of the room.
This retreat immediately created a slight gap in the crowded and dense doorway.
Seeing this, after a quick exchange of glances, I, Cheng Minglang, and Han Jinlun tacitly began to charge forward together.
Using our hands and feet, we grabbed whatever we could nearby and smashed it at the remaining people.
No matter how high your martial arts skill, you're afraid of a cleaver!
In a narrow, crowded, and enclosed space, martial arts, though useful, couldn't achieve much.
Seizing opportunities to strike from the shadows was the key to victory!
In less than three minutes, the first wave of six or seven people who came up were all knocked to the ground by the three of us with lightning speed.
Without giving them a chance to report, Cheng Minglang and I kept a close eye on their every move after they fell, hitting anyone who dared to move!
As for Han Jinlun, he stripped off the ties from the upper bodies of these people in suits and their belts.
Then, the three of us worked together to tie these people up securely.
Since the opponents were all lying on the ground, groaning in pain and completely unable to resist, our binding work proceeded smoothly under the condition of their loss of combat effectiveness.
Just as the three of us finished tying these people up, someone's mobile phone suddenly vibrated repeatedly...