Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 216: Yingsheng: The goddess of luck is smiling
"Strike forcefully, that's the only way."

Yingsheng came down a few steps from the ladder and looked down at Xiaolan: "It's not good to give up halfway now. Alice, do you have any ideas?"

Xiaolan shook her head and sighed: "It's much better to attack from here than from the main gate."

She pulled out a grenade: "Do you want to use this to clear the way?"

Yingsheng smiled and said, "You don't need to use that. You may be able to continue to do what you want without killing people."

"Huh?! How did you do that?"

"Of course this is it."

As he spoke, Yingsheng had already taken out a long cylindrical grenade. Xiaolan compared it with the oval grenade in her hand, and her eyes suddenly lit up:
"Flash bomb!"

Yingsheng nodded appreciatively: "Not only so that you don't kill anyone, from the sound, this seems to be one of their activity squares. They are in groups of three or five, standing sparsely, and the killing range of a grenade is too small."

He pointed to the manhole cover above and said, "Listen to my instructions later. Kick it open, then immediately lower your head, cover your ears, close your eyes and bury your feet in your legs. When I say come up, you jump up again. I'll be on the left, you'll be on the right, and you should knock down everyone you see.

Also, use less kicking techniques. Your karate skills were too obvious in your first two actions."

Xiaolan nodded quickly, her eyes eager to try: "They were attracted by the manhole cover, and they will definitely be hit by the flash bomb. To deal with enemies who have lost their vision, I can just use my hands."

Yingsheng reminded: "The premise is that you have to be fast, understand? If someone struggles and resists, you can also use a gun. If you don't want to kill them, just shoot them in the waist and abdomen. Anyway, this is a winery research institute. A hole in the intestines won't kill them."

"clear."

Xiaolan nodded heavily, holding the Glock in her hand, and decided to hit someone directly with the handle of the gun later.

Yingsheng held the safety and pulled the pin:

"three."

Xiaolan moved her ankles and rubbed the ground with her feet to make sure she wouldn't slip.

"two."

Yingsheng loosened his grip slightly, and the fuse started counting.

"one."

Xiaolan's figure instantly soared into the sky, and with a loud bang!!! Amid the huge sound of metal collision, the bright incandescent light from the outside room shone into the dark sewer.

Yingsheng continued to count to zero silently in his heart, and before the crowd could exclaim in surprise, he threw a flash bomb upwards.

And on a whim, he used Enlightenment on the flash bomb the moment it left his hand, consuming two points of Killing Intent.

Then he lowered his head, covered his ears, and closed his eyes tightly.

The next second, it was dawn.

After a sharp "bang" sound, even though Yingsheng closed his eyes, he felt as if the world was torn apart in an instant. A strong white light burst out, illuminating every corner, and his eyeballs felt a little stinging.

Almost at the same moment, a huge explosion sounded in my ears, deafening, and the whole space was shaking. The sound penetrated the eardrums and went straight to the mind, leaving only a buzzing echo in my ears.

Yingsheng quickly added two points of killing intent to himself so that his consciousness would not be overwhelmed by the violent sound waves.

What the hell, are Americans’ weapons so effective?
No, of course he knew that this was definitely due to the murderous intent, but the bonus was too great!
Could it be that the flashbang was designed to release its power in an instant, so the killing power bonus was not limited like the human body? Or was it that it concentrated the power bonus in the few milliseconds of the explosion, so the effect was super strong?
Without time to think more, Yingsheng opened his red eyes and shook his head vigorously to shake off the tears that were madly welling up in his eyes to avoid blurring his vision.

What he was most thankful for now was that he had let Xiaolan bury her head in her legs just for safety reasons, otherwise things would be troublesome. Yingsheng stepped on the ladder with his toes, and his hand had hooked on the edge of the well. He lifted it up instantly, and he was already standing on the ground. Before he could take a closer look, he heard a call:
"Alice!"

At the same time, he had drawn his sword and rushed to the left...

rush……???
Xiaolan, who had just jumped onto the ground, paused as her body curled up like a cheetah gathering energy. She looked up and glanced around in confusion. Who was the target she needed to knock down?
The flash of a flash bomb lasts for a very short time, usually between 5 and 10 milliseconds. At this time, everything on the ground is normal. Just as Yingsheng expected, this is a square about the size of two football fields. The cold metal ceiling is about four meters above the ground, supported by a round steel column in the center.

They were close to the edge of the square, and the two gentlemen who had spoken before were on the steps at the edge of the square.

and so……

When Xiaolan turned her head, she saw that the two men had already fallen together with their eyes crossed.

Xiaolan suddenly understood something. She shook her swollen head vigorously and looked at the ground.

Ha ha……

Sure enough, they were scattered all over the ground.

Their eyes were all white and they had completely lost consciousness. Some were even foaming at the mouth and bleeding from their ears.

Xiaolan suddenly turned around and asked blankly, "Is the effect of flash bombs weakened in movies? This scene-clearing effect is too strong."

Yingsheng looked carefully at the gray eyes of a peripheral member, touched his chin thoughtfully, and sighed softly:
"America is indeed a military power."

Yingsheng looked around and found three cameras. He raised his gun and fired them one by one. There was such a loud noise, but there was no need to worry about being discovered. As long as those people were not deaf, they would definitely find out.

"Alice, follow me closely with your back turned, and be alert behind us."

There are two ways to leave the square. Yingsheng quickly calculated the plane orientation of this place relative to the research institute based on the distance he had walked in the sewer, and walked towards the passage that was farther away from the research institute.

Facilities like solitary confinement cells or prisons would most likely be built in more remote locations.

"What did you say? Louder!"

Xiaolan followed and shouted.

"…I say! Judy! Follow me closely with your back turned, and be alert to the rear! Let Akai go the other way alone!"

"…………Who are Judy and Akai?"

"…No, can't you speak normally? They are the FBI, just shouting as a joke to the winery. Anyway, even if they hear it, they won't believe it if they have any brains."

"My ears are still a little confused, but after you stabbed them, I can hear normal speech now. Do you know where Miss Shirley is?"

"Of course I don't know. I'm waiting to catch my tongue when I meet an enemy. Besides, the female warrior has a really good physique. I almost fainted just now."

Yingsheng rushed to the passage quickly, and Xiaolan followed closely behind him with her back to him. There were no enemies on the other side, but there was one...

A black-haired boy about sixteen or seventeen years old?
Still wearing a white coat?
Xiaolan quickly grabbed Yingsheng, and Yingsheng looked back, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Good, good, there is a lone researcher walking around without knowing the situation, what luck!"

When the young man saw two guns suddenly aimed at him, he froze in place.

Goodbye, Shirley.

(End of this chapter)