Xu Huo pushed aside his coat to show them his gun, warning them off.
Unexpectedly, the two exchanged a glance and walked toward them instead.
One man couldn't take on four, and Xu Huo had someone with him. The best choice now was to avoid a confrontation.
That was exactly what Xu Huo did. He shielded the mute girl behind his arm and kept backing away.
The mute girl was frightened too. She grabbed his clothes nervously.
Just as Xu Huo was about to run with the mute girl, two more people entered from the other end of the alley. They clearly knew the pair from the scarred man's place.
With no other choice, Xu Huo drew his gun and fired at the feet of the two closest men. The laser gun punched a finger-wide, finger-deep hole in the ground. He shouted, "Back off, all of you, or I'll call the Surveillance Department for backup!"
The drone that had been following Xu Huo appeared just then. Its rotating electronic eye clearly showed that it was recording. It then activated its shooting authorization in response to the inspector's use of his gun, aiming its barrels at the people on both sides.
"I'm not looking for trouble with you. I'm just here to bury her parents," Xu Huo said again.
The four men, who had already stopped, finally turned and left. They didn't return to the small courtyard either.
Seeing that, Xu Huo breathed a huge sigh of relief and turned to the mute girl. "It should be all right now."
After that scare, they were both on their guard. Even when they entered the narrow courtyard, they checked places like the cabinet and under the table first, and only relaxed once they were sure nobody was hiding there.
The mute girl's