Alan slipped outside Room 73, where Bosika and Adi had met their end.
"Be careful. I didn't see the enemy leave that place!" Black Captain sent a warning.
Alan's expression tightened. Cautiously, he first crouched in the alley between the two rooms, his back against the wall as he patiently edged forward.
Just as he was about to reach the corner of the wall, he suddenly heard faint breathing from the other side.
Alan held his breath and listened without making a sound.
The breathing was extremely weak, pausing now and then. Clearly, it was not the breathing of a normal person.
"There's someone on the other side of the wall, right across from me with only one wall between us!"
Alan narrowed his eyes, considering whether to toss a grenade over, but worried it might be bait.
Just then, the person on the other side of the wall seemed to be moving.
The movement was slow, but steady.
Alan followed the other person's movement. He had not breathed for half a minute, afraid the other side might discover him too.
The corner was just ahead. They were about to meet.
"Clink!" A faint sound of metal striking stone rang out.
Alan's pupils contracted. He knew that sound well—it was a firearm hitting the paving stones!
In an instant, he concluded that the other party was carrying a gun and crawling along the ground.
It couldn't be a civilian!
It was Lin Li! Lin Li happened to be crawling here in ambush too, and Alan had stumbled upon him by accident!
A smile appeared at the corner of Alan's mouth as he slowly drew his combat knife.
At this range, he couldn't use a grenade. The sound of pulling the pin would alert the other party.
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