Add Fuel to the Fire

The office building had three doors in total: the east door, the west door, and the front entrance.

Because of the Giant Pincer base's special nature, the front entrance and the west door were usually locked.

Only the east door was normally left open. Every day, several of Giant Pincer's trusted subordinates strictly checked everyone coming and going.

The east door faced the courtyard gate.

The firefight between Giant Pincer's men and the Cang Family's armed personnel was taking place there, and the gunfire was deafening.

Most of the outlaws Giant Pincer kept knew that a third of the parts produced at the factory were gun components.

Seeing both helicopters and fully armed personnel at that moment, they assumed that Public Security Officers had come to surround and wipe them out.

Three or four people had already taken the opportunity to slip away.

The west door wasn't open, so of course they didn't use it. They chose empty spots to climb out of windows and sneak off.

Unfortunately, they hadn't gotten far before snipers aboard the patrol helicopters nearby shot them dead.

After Xia Yuxi and Shi Xinglan reached the first floor,

Xia Yuxi heard how much clearer the gunshots had become and was terrified.

She watched a helicopter fly past in the distance outside the window.

Xia Yuxi asked, "Where do we go from here?"

Shi Xinglan pointed to the stairwell beside the elevator and handed Xia Yuxi an access card. "The back way."

Without hesitation, Xia Yuxi followed Shi Xinglan's directions and pushed her up to a door that didn't look like it was used often. She swiped the card at the access panel, and the door opened smoothly.

Clang!

The iron chain hanging on the door could be heard striking it as it opened.

Shi Xinglan had