"Xiao He, are you alright?"
Liu Rulan and the others walked ahead and were not affected by the "rain". They all turned around to ask Xiao He, who was half-drenched.
Xiao He expressionlessly pulled out a damp tissue, wiped his cheek, and said calmly, "I'm fine."
Haha, did you think he resigned himself to his fate?
That's true, because he really had no other options.
"Cough cough—what's going on—"
Over there, Tong Junhui and Cheng Bei, who had just opened the door a crack but were forced to close it again, both took a step back and were also soaked by the water falling on their heads. However, they didn't have time to care about that and instead touched the doorknob first.
"There's still time! The temperature isn't too high!" Cheng Bei quickly analyzed the situation in his mind. "Someone has stuffed a wet towel at the door!"
Someone from the inside blocked all the gaps in the door with wet towels to prevent the smoke from spreading out and alerting other people passing by in the corridor.
Now that such a large amount of smoke has formed, there are still no alarms sounding inside, which suggests that the fire alarm system inside has already been disposed of.
The people inside...
Cheng Bei opened the door again, and a thick plume of smoke began to pour into the corridor. But his mind was full of the people inside the room, and he actually wanted to risk the danger to rush in and # Nоvеlight # save them.
"Calm down, don't rush in!"
Tong Junhui grabbed the other person's arm and closed the door to slow the spread of the smoke. He said anxiously, "There's so much smoke in there, you won't be able to see anything if you go in!"
"Tong Junhui, what exactly is going on?"
Liu Rulan and Shu Han bypassed the fire sprinklers and quickly walked to Tong Junhui's side, while Xiao He threw the tissues he used to wipe the fire into the trash can next to him, and then took out a fire extinguisher, a fire blanket and a gas mask from the fire extinguisher box placed in the hotel corridor.
Of course, to be precise, it's a filter-type fire self-rescue respirator, but here it serves the same purpose, so we just call it a gas mask.
Is someone inside? What exactly is going on?
As Xiao He spoke, he handed the fire extinguisher to Tong Junhui and Shu Han, then handed a fire blanket and a gas mask to Cheng Bei: "How many people are inside?"
Cheng Bei was surprised by Xiao He's calmness and composure, but he didn't have time to explain anything. He quickly opened the fire blanket and gas mask and said in a deep voice, "It should be someone, a very important person. We must save her!"
Xiao He also put on a gas mask: "Okay, Brother Shu, you guys use the fire extinguishers on the outside. Sister Liu, ask the staff to help turn on the water valve in their corridor. This brother and I will go in and rescue people first."
"ah?"
This time, everyone else was dumbfounded.
When Liu Rulan saw Xiao He acting recklessly again, she immediately panicked: "No! It's too dangerous! Nobody knows what's going on inside!"
Shu Han said anxiously, "What are you going to do? This is too dangerous!"
"No, no, no, it's too dangerous! Please wait in a safe place! We've already called the fire department! Firefighters will be here shortly to turn on the water and put out the fire!"
The hotel staff who rushed over after hearing the news were also anxious and tried to stop Xiao He and Cheng Bei.
"The fire has probably only been burning for a short time, so it's not very big yet and hasn't covered the entire room. There's still time. But if it explodes or someone is near the ignition point, the longer the fire goes on, the more smoke they'll inhale, and that would be dangerous for her!"
"I have to go save her!" Cheng Bei glanced at Xiao He, "Don't come."
He then pushed the staff aside and rushed in without hesitation.
The moment the door opened, thick smoke billowed out, blinding everyone and forcing them to retreat. Tong Junhui and Shu Han tried to squint and rush to the doorway to try and find the source of the fire to put it out, but they were also choked by the smoke and almost suffocated. They couldn't even stand up straight and could only cough as they led the people around them back, preparing to find gas masks in other fire extinguisher boxes.
In that instant, everyone felt as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping their throats, making it impossible to breathe.
Only after retreating more than ten meters away in the corridor could everyone finally catch their breath.
But then, Liu Rulan's gaze swept quickly over the people around her, and then, coughing, she gritted her teeth and shouted, "Xiao! He!"
That brat, he never lets anyone have a moment's peace!
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When Cheng Bei broke into the room, visibility was still acceptable; it hadn't been completely engulfed by thick smoke, and he could barely observe the situation:
There were obvious signs of a struggle in the living room. The sofa next to it was the main point of origin of the fire. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. However, its burning ignited the wallpaper and curtains at the window, causing the fire to get out of control and spread to most of the living room. Other items with low ignition points are now emitting white smoke due to the high temperature and may spontaneously combust at any time.
Cheng Bei's expression grew increasingly grave. He seemed to see something out of the corner of his eye; he looked down at the bloodstains on the ground, then quickly lifted his foot and rushed towards the trail of blood—
A man lay in a pool of blood, his fate unknown!
Cheng Bei paused, a flicker of doubt in his eyes. He quickly crouched down and checked the other person's pulse—it was very weak, but thankfully the person was still alive!
Who is this person? Where did he come from? Where did the real target go? What happened at the scene?
But there's no time to think about these issues now; we need to get the person out of here first!
"Knock knock—"
Heavy stomping sounds came from behind Cheng Bei.
Cheng Bei turned his head and saw that the strange boy he had just encountered had come in with him.
Xiao He stopped stomping his feet, gestured towards the bedroom to Cheng Bei, then pointed to himself and pointed at the man on the ground.
Cheng Bei understood.
He went to the bedroom to look for someone, while Xiao He stayed behind and took the man out.
Cheng Bei nodded immediately, then turned and ran towards the bedroom without hesitation.
Xiao He swiftly picked up the person from the ground.
Xiao He was surprised for a moment when he saw the other person's face.
Cheng Hongwen!
Xu Youyou and Ran Yunrui's agent!
What is he doing here?
Although Xiao He had a rough idea that all of this was related to Ke Ming'en and the "Silent Search" crew the moment he saw Tong Junhui and Cheng Bei, and even vaguely guessed that the person Cheng Bei wanted to save was Xu Youyou—after all, Xu Youyou would definitely seek protection from others after she got out, and the only ones connected to Ke Ming'en were Dong Zeng and Feng Zhengyang from the "Silent Search" crew.
But Xiao He never expected that Cheng Hongwen would also appear here!
Since Xu Youyou's incident, their agency quickly severed ties, terminated the contract, and threw Xu Youyou out, afraid of getting involved in anything. Therefore, Cheng Hongwen is no longer Xu Youyou's agent.
Why is he here?
Are you here to see Xu Youyou?
Xiao He was full of questions, but when he saw the knife wound on Cheng Hongwen's neck, he didn't dare to delay. He covered the other man's neck, grabbed him, and rushed outside.
"Xiao He!"
As soon as Xiao He rushed out, he bumped into Liu Rulan.
Seeing Xiao He emerge safely, Liu Rulan breathed a sigh of relief. However, before she could utter any words of reprimand, she was startled by the blood-soaked person in Xiao He's arms.
"Cheng Hongwen?" Liu Rulan blurted out, "What's that guy doing here?"
