Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

Summers in Beijing are unbearably hot and humid, even at night, with waves of heat.

As night fell, a night breeze blew by, and the heat in the wind still made people feel very uncomfortable when it touched their skin.

at this time,

Deep inside a large courtyard house on Gulou Street, there wasn't a soul in sight under the dim streetlights. The courtyard was quiet, as if no one lived there.

suddenly,

A white van silently drove up from the night and stopped at the entrance of the courtyard house.

The car door opened silently.

Two masked men jumped out of the car and then darted to the left and right, running into the courtyard.

As they ran, the two masked men raised their pistols. The silencers mounted on the muzzles cast long shadows under the streetlights, creating an eerie sight…

Inside the bread cart,

A masked man, holding a five-shot burst gun, looked around warily. His knuckles were white from gripping the gun too tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

When he looked up and saw that the power cord to one of the surveillance cameras above him was broken, his eyes flickered a few times, and he said to the driver, "Old thief, I didn't expect Big Head and his gang to actually destroy all the surveillance cameras in this area."

The driver was nicknamed "Old Thief" because he was a habitual thief with three prior convictions; no one knew his real name.

Although the old thief's face was covered and he was wearing a baseball cap, making it impossible to tell his actual age, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes suggested that he was probably in his forties.

Then the old thief respectfully said, "Master, I heard from Master Niu that Big Head is related to the local police station chief, which is why he was able to get the distribution map of the surveillance cameras in this area."

The man referred to as the Incense Master was none other than Luo Heizi, one of the four Incense Masters under Niu Benzi, the head of the Xishan Branch, and ranked the eldest.

Then Luo Heizi said, "Old thief, when you run away later, remember to follow the route Da Tou gave you. Don't go the wrong way and get caught by the Skynet system, or you'll be finished."

The old thief said seriously, "Don't worry, Master, I've already memorized the route. I wouldn't dare boast about anything else, but when it comes to memory, I'm second to none in our Xishan branch, unless Big Head gets the route wrong."

"Otherwise, I could drive back with just one eye."

"Besides, when have I ever made a mistake while driving?"

Luo Heizi: "That's true. I trust you, that's why I specifically asked you to participate in this operation. You'll get a reward of 50,000 after the mission is accomplished."

Old Thief: "Thank you for your guidance, Master. Just give me 20,000 when the time comes, and the other 30,000 can be used to buy you cigarettes."

Luo Heizi laughed and said, "Hehe, you old thief, you know what, I like your understanding nature."

suddenly,

Luo Heizi pricked up his ears, his expression turning serious.

"squeak!"

At that moment, the sound of a door opening softly echoed in the courtyard.

Several faint gunshots rang out immediately afterward…

"Thump, thump."

"Hmm! Hmm!"

Along with the gunshot were two sounds that resembled bodies falling to the ground, and several muffled groans, clearly the painful cries of someone who had been shot and fallen to the ground.

But such noises are completely masked by the noise from the outdoor unit of the air conditioner on this hot summer night.

Only Luo Heizi had good hearing, and he was paying close attention to the sounds coming from inside the courtyard.

suddenly,

Luo Heizi heard hurried footsteps coming from inside the courtyard…

He suddenly raised his five-round burst gun and aimed it at the entrance of the courtyard house.

At this moment, two masked men ran out of the courtyard.

Luo Heizi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were two masked men. He lowered the muzzle of his five-shot pistol and stepped aside to open the car door so that the two masked men could get in.

The two masked men ran to the car, grabbed their pistols, and were about to get in.

suddenly,

Luo Heizi's expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he raised a five-round burst and hurled it at a masked man. In fact, he wanted to fire, but the distance was too close, and he didn't have time to check the muzzle.

At the same time, he shouted a warning to the old thief: "Drive fast, they're the cops!"

Because when Luo Heizi saw the two masked men get into the car, the shoes they were wearing were different from the shoes worn by the two previous men.

That's why Luo Heizi suddenly launched an attack, judging that the two men were police officers, and that his two brothers had undoubtedly fallen into a police ambush and were now probably in grave danger.

The two masked men hadn't expected Luo Heizi to be so alert and react so quickly. The masked man who was in the lead had no time to dodge and could only instinctively pull his head back and offer his shoulder to take the brunt of the five consecutive blows...

No sooner said than done,

"Bang!"

The gun barrels of the five shots slammed heavily onto the masked man's shoulder.

"Snap!"

A sound of bone cracking suddenly rang out.

The masked man swayed after being hit hard, the pain in his shoulder was unbearable, and he let out a muffled groan, but he still endured the pain and fired a shot at Luo Heizi.

"cough!"

The silenced pistol emitted a sound like a soft cough, and the next second, a spurt of blood shot out from Luo Heizi's wrist where he was holding the gun.

This shows that the masked man's marksmanship was superb and his reaction speed was extremely fast, all thanks to his regular training.

"Oh!"

Luo Heizi instinctively let out a scream. He didn't expect that his opponent could still fire back after his heavy blow, hitting his wrist where he was holding the gun. The tendons and bones in his wrist were instantly broken by the bullet.

"Clatter."

Luo Heizi's pistol fell onto the carriage floor.

Before Luo Heizi could react, the masked man fired another shot, this time hitting Luo Heizi's right thigh.

The van was too cramped, and Luo Heizi was blocked by the seats and couldn't dodge, so he could only take the two shots with his body.

Shot twice, Luo Heizi felt as if all his strength had been instantly drained by a vacuum pump. He slumped into a seat in the carriage, his face pale, blood flowing freely from his body, trembling uncontrollably, and his eyes filled with despair…

After hearing Luo Heizi's warning, the old thief immediately shifted into gear, slammed on the gas, and tried to drive away.

But the next second,

He dared not move and obediently pulled his foot back from the accelerator.

Because a cold gun barrel was pressed against the back of his head, and a man shouted sternly: "Old thief, if you dare to move again, I guarantee that your head will be blown to pieces immediately, more broken than a rotten watermelon, and I guarantee that even your own mother won't recognize you."

The old thief has been famous in the underworld for a long time, but those who know his nickname obviously know him very well.

The old thief first heard two gunshots, then heard the scream of the incense master Luo Heizi. He knew that the mission had failed tonight and that he was doomed.

So he said, "Government? I'm just a driver, I don't know anything."

"Please don't make things difficult for me, okay?"

The man shouted angrily, "Old thief, stop talking nonsense and get out of the car!"

"We know better than you what you do."

The old thief had no choice but to obediently get off the train and stand beside the car.

The masked man who had previously shot Luo Heizi said to another masked man, "Xiao Liu, call for backup! My shoulder hurts terribly; I'm afraid Luo Heizi broke my bones with that shot."

Xiao Liu responded, "It's Captain Zhang."

Then he took out his phone and made a call...