Sounds of incessant crackling reverberated from the top of the Blue Star Technology building, rather jarring, yet fleeting. At that moment, the street below buzzed with activity, so much so that few paid attention; even those who did assumed it was some electrical appliance malfunctioning and paid no heed. However, inside that Toyota van,
Zhao Sheng heard the distinct rattling of gunfire from the transmitter.
Zhao Sheng was instantly perplexed; the gunfire was exceptionally chaotic, but quickly ceased. He immediately shouted to the leader with the square face, "What happened? Did you catch Xia Mingyue?"
After speaking, Zhao Sheng waited for half a minute, but still received no response, which made him even more puzzled. Why was there no sound of reply? Could it be that they were all dead? This thought flickered briefly through his mind but vanished immediately. Zhao Sheng felt it was absurd—twelve men, unmatched in combat and marksmanship, couldn't be finished just like that.
