Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Lin Xiuyi looked around and finally focused her gaze on the area behind the auditorium doors.

This is an extremely risky location, but also the place where surprise attacks are most likely to occur.

More importantly, he didn't want to keep running away anymore.

No one can guarantee that if the gunman can't find him, he won't return to the lab building to deal with Eri and the others.

We must find a way to eliminate this threat here!
Lin Xiuyi stood pressed against the wall inside the gate, holding her breath and listening to the approaching footsteps outside.

He could clearly hear the gunman's heavy breathing and the sound of the gun butt striking his thigh.

A moment later, the auditorium door was kicked open with a loud bang.

The gunman stormed in, gun at the ready, grinning maliciously: "You yellow-skinned brat, you think you can hide here and I won't find you?"

He pointed the gun directly at the curtains on both sides of the stage and pulled the trigger without hesitation: "Bang bang bang!"

Bullets pierced the curtain, leaving large holes, and fabric fragments flew everywhere.

Lin Xiuyi stared at the gunman's unsuspecting back, her heart pounding in her chest.

He took a deep breath, suppressing all his fear, and then, like a cheetah, burst out from behind the door, pouncing on the gunman's back.

……

Meanwhile, Vermouth, driving her red Toyota, had arrived near UCLA.

From a distance, the school gate and all major intersections were blocked off by police cars.

With flashing police lights, fully armed officers stood guard behind the cordon, preventing anyone from entering.

Vermouth frowned. She had originally planned to enter the school as a visitor to find Lin Xiuyi, but now it seemed that this would not work.

She parked her car near a secluded wall, looked around, and made sure no police were watching.

Vermouth got out of the car, stepped onto the roof, jumped over the wall, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, and flipped over to jump over.

When she landed, her movements were as light as a feather, without making a sound.

The campus was unusually quiet, a stark contrast to its usual hustle and bustle.

The students and faculty who were able to escape had already evacuated, leaving only a few trapped inside the teaching building who dared not show themselves easily.

Vermouth walked along the path under the shade of the trees. According to the news broadcast, the shooting had occurred in the auditorium, so Vermouth carefully moved towards the auditorium following the signs along the way.

The closer you get to the auditorium, the stronger the smell of blood becomes.

Vermouth's vigilance instantly rose to its peak.

She slowed her pace, pulled out the pistol hidden in her trench coat, released the safety, and moved forward step by step along the wall.

Just then, a burst of gunfire came from the direction of the auditorium, followed by a chaotic series of collisions and curses.

Vermouth's eyes sharpened instantly, and she quickened her pace, running towards the direction from which the gunshots came.

……

The air inside the auditorium seemed to freeze, leaving only the lingering smell of gunpowder and blood from behind the gunmen's gunfire.

Lin Xiuyi pressed himself against the wall inside the door, his heart pounding in his chest, his gaze fixed on the gunman whose back was to him.

When the other man's attention was completely focused on the stage curtain, he seized the critical opportunity and, like a cheetah poised to pounce, suddenly lunged out from behind the door, his arms tightly gripping the gunman's neck.

"Ugh!" Caught off guard, the gunman groaned as he was strangled, and his automatic rifle instantly lost its aim, the muzzle tilting towards the ceiling.

Lin Xiuyi's judgment was extremely accurate—automatic rifles have long barrels and require both hands to hold and aim, so when someone grabs your throat from behind, it's impossible to turn the gun around and attack the person behind you.

He concentrated all his strength in his arms, his forearms gripping the gunman's throat tightly.

The gunman's face quickly turned purplish-red, his breathing became increasingly rapid, and his eyes bulged outward, clearly indicating that he was about to suffocate.

He struggled desperately, his hands flailing wildly behind him, trying to break free from Lin Xiuyi's control, but he could never touch the person behind him.

In despair, he suddenly released his grip on the gun, and the automatic rifle fell to the floor with a clatter. Then he gripped Lin Xiuyi's arm tightly with both hands, his nails almost digging into the other's flesh.

Lin Xiuyi gritted her teeth, enduring the excruciating pain in her arm, and did not loosen her grip on the other person's neck at all.

Just then, the gunman suddenly jerked his head back, and the back of his head slammed into Lin Xiuyi's nose.

"hiss……"

Lin Xiuyi gasped in pain, his nose went numb instantly. Although there was no bleeding, the intense pain still made his arm loosen involuntarily.

That moment of lapse in concentration gave the gunman the opportunity.

He exerted his strength and struggled forward, forcefully breaking free from Lin Xiuyi's chokehold.

Lin Xiu staggered back two steps, and before she could regain her footing, she saw the gunman turn around and glare at her with a ferocious expression.

Knowing he couldn't give the other man a chance to pick up the gun, he immediately stepped forward, raised his right foot, and kicked the fallen automatic rifle hard into a corner of the auditorium.

That place was at least ten meters away from the two of them, and neither of them could reach it in a short time.

Seeing this, the gunman roared in anger, clenched his fists, and charged at Lin Xiuyi.

Lin Xiuyi didn't hesitate either, adopting a defensive stance and confronting his opponent.

"Why did you do this?" Lin Xiuyi questioned in a deep voice. "I have no grudge against you, and those innocent students have no conflict with you either. Why did you kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

"No injustice or enmity?"

The gunman sneered, his eyes filled with venom.

“My dad owned an auto parts processing factory, and business was doing very well. But because of the malicious competition from you Japanese auto companies, who lowered prices to steal orders, his factory went bankrupt! He was drowning in debt and had no other choice but to jump off the roof!”

His voice grew increasingly agitated, and tears mixed with anger rolled down his cheeks.

"I will kill all of you Japanese to avenge my father!"

Before he could finish speaking, the gunman, like a runaway bull, swung his fists at Lin Xiuyi's face.

Lin Xiu dodged to the side, and at the same time threw a hook punch at the opponent's abdomen.

However, the expected pain response did not occur. The gunman only groaned, then grabbed Lin Xiuyi's arm and slammed him hard against the seat next to him.

"Bang!" Lin Xiuyi's back slammed against the hard chair back, making him wince in pain.

Only then did he notice that the gunman's shirt was bulging, clearly indicating that he was wearing a bulletproof vest.

No wonder the attack was ineffective; I could feel a hard object blocking my throat when I tried to choke.

Before Lin Xiuyi could recover, the gunman pounced on her again.

Lin Xiuyi, with her agile skills, constantly dodged her opponent's attacks while looking for an opportunity to counterattack... (End of Chapter)