After driving on the highway for about an hour, the truck finally stopped. The truck driver shouted loudly, "Quick, get all the cargo off."

A few minutes later, the cargo in the truck was unloaded, and Ling Chen and the others jumped down from the truck one after another.

"Thanks, buddy." Hu Fei greeted the driver.

"No need to be polite. You paid, so you’re our guests. I certainly need to provide good service." After speaking, the driver pointed to a nearby intersection and said, "There are taxis there, you can take one yourself to leave."

Hu Fei nodded and called everyone to walk towards the intersection. At this moment, three people were standing next to the intersection, having gotten off the truck first and were waiting for a taxi.

As they approached the intersection, Chen Junfeng, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and stared coldly at the three men in front.

"Sir Chen, what’s wrong?" Ling Chen noticed something was off and asked.

Chen Junfeng didn’t say a word, just pointed at the three people next to the intersection. Ling Chen looked closely and felt they looked familiar. Just as he was thinking about this, the three men seemed to sense their gaze and turned their heads.

Both parties’ expressions changed dramatically upon seeing each other.

Zhu Hong!

Ling Chen!

Ling Chen had no idea that the last few people to get on the truck were Zhu Hong, Yi Haisheng, and Chen Quan. They hadn’t realized each other’s presence during the bus ride.

Almost instantly, Zhang Zhongfeng, Yuan Yun, and others pulled out their weapons, eyeing Zhu Hong’s group warily.

"Didn’t expect to meet you here," Ling Chen said.

"I didn’t expect it either. Quite the coincidence." Zhu Hong said coldly, "Ling Chen, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have appeared here."

"You think I’ll let you have an easy time? Since we’re here, why not settle this?"

As Ling Chen’s words fell, Chen Junfeng and others started moving forward, step by step, closing in on Zhu Hong’s group, with the fight about to erupt.

Just then, Hu Fei suddenly approached Ling Chen and whispered, "Something’s not right."

"What’s wrong?"

Hu Fei held out his phone to Ling Chen and said, "I just checked the location; we’re still more than twenty kilometers from the city we’re headed to. There’s nothing around here, not even taxis, let alone people."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen immediately turned around and saw that the truck was already on the road, disappearing into the night in an instant.

"Fatty, you mean they tricked us?"

"If they only tricked us, that’s fine. I’m worried..."

Hu Fei didn’t finish, but Ling Chen already understood what he meant—this could very well be a trap.

Just as this thought emerged in his mind, Ling Chen saw a blinding light shoot from afar. In the blink of an eye, over a dozen spotlights came from all directions, surrounding everyone.

Meanwhile, a clamor of footsteps, accompanied by the sound of tracks, resonated around them.

Ling Chen raised an arm to shield against the bright light, peering forward with effort. He saw that the surroundings were densely packed with people, and not just people, but also armored vehicles and jeeps equipped with heavy weapons.

Seeing this, Ling Chen’s face sank. With so many people and this equipment, it was akin to an army.

Yingtai Group!

No need to guess; these people were definitely sent by Yingtai Group.

"Zhu Hong, you think you can escape my grasp?" A familiar voice came, and everyone looked up towards the night sky. A helicopter hovered above, with Seland, the president of Yingtai Group, sitting in the cabin.

"Seland, you really think highly of me, mobilizing so many resources just to deal with me."

"I know your capability well, so I won’t allow another failure." With that, Seland turned his gaze to Ling Chen and others, coldly mocking, "I find you all naive. Didn’t you know this is a city controlled by Yingtai Group? Without my permission, did you really think you could escape? It’s fortunate you’re all here together; it saves me quite a bit of time. All personnel, hear my command: kill them all, leave no one alive."

In an instant, gunfire erupted all around, with bullets crazily shooting towards Ling Chen and his group.

"Watch out!" Chen Junfeng shouted, immediately drawing his silver gun and quickly spinning it to deflect the incoming bullets.

"Ling Cheng, evacuate everyone immediately." Qiu Yong shouted.

Ling Chen looked around, unable to help but chuckle bitterly. Evacuate? Where to? Surrounded by flat land with no cover at all.

Aiyo!

Just then, a cry of pain pierced the air. Ling Chen glanced around and saw Hu Fei lying on the ground, clutching one side of his butt, blood flowing.

"Fatty!" Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly, hastily running over to lift Hu Fei from the ground.

Listening to the gunfire surrounding them, Hu Fei looked hopelessly and murmured to himself, "I’m done for. I’m surely going to die this time."