Unlike the group outside who only cared about collecting money and would back down at critical moments, the bodyguards in He Zhonghua's villa fought like they had nothing to lose, charging at me and Li Wenting in a human wave.
To the death!
I knew very well that if we were to run out of strength and they still refused to back down...
We would most likely be finished today.
With this thought, seeing another person charge forward recklessly, my eyes turned bloodshot as I unleashed my steel plates with both hands, swinging them wildly.
"Come on! From now on, I won't hold back anymore. Anyone who isn't afraid of death, come at me!!!"
My furious shout, delivered with all my might, caused everyone's footsteps to falter.
Taking a moment to catch my breath, I glanced at Li Wenting.
Covered in splatters of blood, she no longer possessed the heroic aura of a "Crimson Rose" as before.
Her left hand, wrapped in bandages, trembled slightly.
Clearly, Li Wenting was in a similar predicament to me; she was nearing her limit.
Truthfully, I didn't expect my words to pose much of a threat or shock to the bodyguards. I just wanted a chance to catch my breath.
But just as I let out a sigh of relief, before I could continue, He Zhonghua, who had unknowingly retreated to the doorway, suddenly yelled, "A bunch of brainless idiots!!!"
"Can't you see it's a delaying tactic? Stop wasting time and all of you, go get them!!!"
The moment his words fell, the bodyguards surged towards Li Wenting and me again.
As Li Wenting raised her arm to charge forward, suddenly...
Something flashed through my mind.
Rich people always have multiple escape routes!
Even for a second-generation heir like He Zhonghua, who possessed immense wealth, if he invited someone to his home for a discussion, he wouldn't only plan for success. He would also consider the possibility of failure and how to deal with it.
In other words, in a room like this, which was clearly a trap, there wouldn't just be hidden dangers, but also secret passages or compartments for He Zhonghua to escape immediately.
Otherwise, even if he was the one who gave the order to break the truce, there would be no reason for him to put himself in such a precarious situation.
Therefore, there must be a hidden mechanism in this room!
Recalling the area where He Zhonghua had been standing, which was against the background wall...
With this realization, I first sent my steel plates flying with both hands, feigning a desperate fight against the bodyguards. Then, in a flash, as the steel plates spun through the air, I suddenly grabbed Li Wenting and charged towards where He Zhonghua had been standing.
Reaching the background wall in a few quick strides, I didn't hesitate or pause. Gritting my teeth, I lifted my foot and kicked the seemingly solid background wall with all my might.
At the same time, I prayed silently: It must be hollow, please don't be solid!
Otherwise, with a full-force kick like that, my leg would likely be ruined.
The next second...
*Crack!*
The wooden sound of a door being kicked open. I looked closely and saw it was a concealed passage connecting to the study next door, hidden behind the background wall.
As expected! My gamble paid off!
Seeing the secret passage, I was overjoyed and quickly pulled Li Wenting out...
I naively thought this scene would be like in the movies, where the protagonist escapes to freedom.
But the reality was that in this ridiculously vast villa, escaping one room only led to another!
And it was on the upper floor, not the ground floor!
Thus, as I pulled Li Wenting into the study and fled through its door, He Zhonghua, enraged in the adjacent room, directed the bodyguards to pursue us relentlessly.
Fortunately, He Zhonghua had gone to get reinforcements earlier, so there were no bodyguards stationed in the hallway.
However, even so, after rushing downstairs, a new problem arose.
The villa's main gate... was already shut tight!
Furthermore, Li Wenting's subordinates who had been stationed at the entrance had vanished!
She and I were still trapped!
Looking at the towering gate, and the electrified barbed wire above the gate and surrounding walls, I knew that climbing over the wall was out of the question.
With so many obstacles, I had no choice but to lead Li Wenting to the garden behind the villa, hoping to escape through the back door.
I refused to believe that He Zhonghua had such a meticulously planned mind that he would have blocked all exits before I was even invited!
...........
Before, I thought that the claim in movies and TV shows about rich people's back gardens being larger than ordinary people's fields was likely an exaggeration.
But today, I witnessed it firsthand!
He Zhonghua's villa was located on Guia Hill. Guia Hill belonged to the Mong Ha district, which was a renowned wealthy area in Macau.
It offered beautiful scenery, a wide field of vision, and most importantly, tranquility and a vast expanse of land!
Previously, I only imagined the villa's back garden to be a winding path with colorful flowers and plants.
But I had been running with Li Wenting along the path for six or seven minutes without reaching the end!
This was because He Zhonghua's back garden had many branching paths!
I didn't know where the岔路 (chàlù - diverging paths) led, but I knew I couldn't take them.
Only by following the main path to its end could we ascertain if this back garden had a back door!
With this thought, I pulled Li Wenting, and we accelerated towards the end of the path.
At this moment, He Zhonghua, panting from chasing after the bodyguards, suddenly stopped, hands on his hips, and weakly shouted, "Chase! All of you, chase them!"
"Whoever catches those two, I'll reward them handsomely with twenty million Macau Patacas!!!"
Where there's a great reward, there will be brave men!
As soon as He Zhonghua's words fell, the bodyguards who had been half-heartedly pursuing Li Wenting and me, including the gamblers like Fa Cai, all seemed to have been injected with adrenaline and began to accelerate towards us frantically.
Seeing everyone unleash their inner power for twenty million Macau Patacas, and looking at the endless path ahead, my mouth couldn't help but twitch violently...