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Chapter 50: Dark City (Part 2)

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"Bang!" A gunshot rang out. In a place like the garage where the echo was particularly loud, the gunshot was deafening.

Zheng Yubai knew that it was the flat-headed man in front of him who fired the gun, and he also knew that the gun did not hit Fang Hongjin at all. Amid the loud echo of the gunshot, he was very keenly aware of Fang Hongjin's footsteps.

It was pitch black, without a single ray of light. No one knew what was going on, or when the power would be restored.

Fang Hongjin hid under a car, his whole body full of strength, and listened carefully to the movements in the garage.

V pressed himself against the wall to make sure he wouldn't be attacked from behind. He regretted not bringing a night vision device. He didn't know the man, but he felt that he had a beast-like feel. V's intuition told him that he was also looking for a car.

The 10 million reward is all mine, no one can take it away. V thought to himself, holding the pistol tightly, distinguishing the movement in the garage. His shooting skills are very accurate, as long as there is any noise, even if he can't see it, he is confident that he will hit the target.

Zheng Yubai walked out of the stairwell quietly, like a cat, without making any sound. Fang Hongjin and the flat-headed man were obviously looking for the Maserati. As long as the power was restored and they found the car, they would be able to find other clues.

If the car is not destroyed, it will bring endless troubles. Zheng Yubai does not want to cause trouble, nor does he want to implicate Qiao Weilun and Bingye, so he can only take a risk. Before the power is restored, enter the garage and drive the car out to destroy the evidence.

The entire garage scene was firmly imprinted in Zheng Yubai's mind. Even if he couldn't see anything, he could still construct a clear picture in his mind. He simply closed his eyes and approached the garage door step by step relying entirely on his memory and feeling.

There should be a pillar here. Zheng Yubai reached out and touched a cold concrete pillar. Zheng Yubai remembered that behind this pillar was a row of about 16 or 17 cars. After passing through this area and then walking through an open space, it was the high-end garage.

Zheng Yubai continued to walk forward, groping for the backs of the cars one by one. When he reached the back of the fifth car, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

It seemed that there was a sound in his mind, and the taut string in Zheng Yubai's head was touched. When Xingyiquan is practiced to a certain level, it will naturally produce a sense of induction. This sense is not only the sense of heaven and earth and boxing, but also the instinctive intuition of the approach of danger like a beast.

At this moment, Zheng Yubai felt like a vicious wolf in the darkness was reaching out to grab him with its sharp claws. He did not bother to hide his tracks. He stepped forward and jumped up. With a shake of his hand, he punched the parking glass and then flew away in the opposite direction with the help of the punch.

The car's glass shattered with a loud bang, and the loud noise covered the sound of Zheng Yubai's footsteps. Then the car's alarm sounded and the lights flashed continuously.

Just as the car lights flashed, gunshots rang out again. Two bullets hit Zheng Yubai exactly where he was just now.

Zheng Yubai hid himself behind a pillar. Judging from the direction of the gunshot, the person who was beside him and made him alert must be Fang Hongjin.

Where was Fang Hongjin hiding? The car alarm soon died down, the lights went out, and the garage was dark again. Zheng Yubai walked out from behind the pillar and continued to walk towards the garage.

After the thrilling experience just now, Zheng Yubai was more cautious this time. He curled up his waist and stretched out his limbs strangely. If the lights were on at this moment, people who saw him would definitely mistakenly think there was a giant macaque in front of them.

This is actually a type of boxing in Xingyiquan. Xingyiquan rarely jumps during fighting, and is very combative, but lacks ornamental value. There is only one set of monkey-type boxing, which is specifically designed to cultivate the varied footwork underfoot. The so-called "monkey nature is light and agile, and it is alert and agile in climbing skills" in the rhyme describes the characteristics of this set of boxing.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Xingyiquan master Xue Dian studied martial arts with Master Xuwu and Elder Lingkong in Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, and developed more wonderful footwork based on the monkey form of Xingyiquan.

Generally speaking, among the three major internal martial arts, Baguazhang's footwork is the most flexible and varied. The monkey-style footwork that Zheng Yubai is performing now has 70% of the shadow of Xue Dian's heyday. It looks like he is just moving his feet, and his body is swaying back and forth like dancing. But when he walks, not only is there no trace, but his body is erratic, moving forward, backward, left, and right, like a ghost.

Zheng Yubai performed monkey-like steps and crossed the parking area in a few steps. In his memory, there was an empty space in front of him. He only needed to walk about twenty steps to reach the garage door. He carefully adjusted the direction and groped forward in the dark.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly sensed something. Although Zheng Yubai's skill was not as amazing as the one in martial arts novels who could tell the direction by listening to the wind, his sharpness of hearing and vision was definitely not something that ordinary people could match. Even if there was no sound behind him, the slightest change in the airflow could be felt by Zheng Yubai's exposed skin. He immediately stopped, put his arms in front of him, and clenched his fists. As long as he saw something unusual, he could immediately deliver a fatal punch.

Zheng Yubai could feel someone approaching. Although the person's footsteps were light, they still made a friction sound on the concrete floor. The friction sound was a bit strange. Zheng Yubai made a judgment after a brief analysis.

The person who came should be the flat-headed man. Fang Hongjin is a master of Baguazhang, which is the most light-weight martial art among the three major internal martial arts. He could not possibly make such a sound. This friction sound must have been made by the flat-headed man wearing leather shoes. Although he stepped very lightly, the slight bumps on the cement floor and the friction between the leather shoes still betrayed his position.

Zheng Yubai listened carefully and confirmed that the other party was approaching him.

The flat-headed man has a gun in his hand, so he can't force it. Zheng Yubai took two steps and made way. Just as he dodged, there was a sudden gust of wind in front of him, and another gunshot.

The moment the bullet was fired, a flash of fire appeared. In this one thousandth of a second of light, Zheng Yubai saw that Fang Hongjin and the man with the flat head were only half an arm's length away, and Fang Hongjin's palm was withdrawing from the man with the flat head. The muzzle of the man's gun was facing upwards, and the bullet hit the ceiling, splashing countless dust.

What Zheng Yubai was most looking forward to was this situation. He didn't care who would win or lose, or who would live or die. He took this opportunity to run to the garage and opened the garage door with the car keys in his hand.

V felt a sharp pain in his left arm, and he knew that his arm was broken. He used the flash of light from Zheng Yubai smashing the car glass to recognize the terrain, and planned to sneak over and secretly kill Fang Hongjin, but he didn't expect to be ambushed by Fang Hongjin. Even though he reacted strangely and fired back immediately, he was still a step too slow. Fang Hongjin hit him with a palm, hitting his left arm. His body was shaken and spun around, and the gunshot hit the ceiling. (To be continued)