The situation was urgent, so the gray-robed man had no choice but to nod.
Huang Junjie hesitated where he stood, but Xu Huo said, "Come with us. If you stay here, you'll die."
Huang Junjie jolted and followed without thinking.
The group went through the Secret Passage and took the elevator to the underground parking lot. The second basement level was sealed off. Through a concealed exit, the Twin Snakes members drove or rode away from the resort as fast as they could.
Naturally, they didn't take the main road they'd used to get there.
Xu Huo deliberately lagged behind and had Huang Junjie give him a ride, while he called the others one by one.
Only Guan Sheng answered. As soon as he got outside, he asked where Xu Huo had gone.
Xu Huo asked him in detail what had happened near the garden. After a pause, he said, "There was an explosion at the resort just now. Hasn't the Special Defense Department heard?"
Guan Sheng and Qian Xuwen had contacted the Special Defense Department as soon as they left the resort. But the local Water City personnel had been dispatched to an emergency rescue half an hour ago, and were still on their way.
"Zhou Ning is missing. Go look for her."
"What about you?" Guan Sheng asked.
"Don't worry about me. Just look for Zhou Ning." Xu Huo hung up without another word.
Huang Junjie was puzzled. "Why not ask the Special Defense Department to investigate? You came along because you wanted to find the Twin Snakes' real headquarters, didn't you?"
"The local branch of the Special Defense Department may not be trustworthy." Xu Huo glanced at him. "What brought you here?"
"I came with the president. He received an invitation," Huang Junjie said. "The people who