novel520 Chapter 735 721: Taking Over as the Host (6)
Chapter 735 721: Taking Over as the Host (6)
Seven subordinates were dispatched to the rooftop in total, facing only three enemies. It was precisely these three that trapped them on the roof, leaving no way to advance or retreat.
Ultimately, this had to be blamed on He Lei's strategic error; he only considered the advantage of his own numbers and the element of surprise, overlooking a crucial factor: geography.
The top floor of the office building was only designed to house a few solar water heater units, and nothing else. So when the seven subordinates rushed to the rooftop to set up an ambush, they found there was nowhere to hide.
No place to hide meant they couldn't take the enemy by surprise. Helplessly, they had to turn back and reconsider their plans.
But who would have thought, just as they stepped out and hadn't even gone down two stairs, they heard footsteps—a target person He Lei had deceived—coming from below.
When the seven people upstairs noticed the commotion below, the three below also sensed the strangeness above. This awareness made them immediately alert, quickening their pace, and in the blink of an eye, they ran into the seven subordinates attempting to retreat to the rooftop.
The battle was about to erupt!
"Who are you? Stand still!" The three guards gave them a casual glance and immediately recognized that these people were not their brothers. Without hesitation, they drew their guns.
The seven subordinates knew the game was up, and their only option was to play hardball. Fortunately, He Lei had only arranged for three people, while they had seven, thinking they still had a fighting chance due to the numerical advantage.
"Fuck you, I'm the one here to take your lives."
The guards almost simultaneously drew their cleavers and turned to charge, making a grave error in estimating the enemy's strength. This led to a catastrophic mistake.
The opponents might have been fewer in number, but they had two handguns. In this life-or-death situation, the two guards with firearms unhesitatingly pulled the triggers continuously, spewing fire and hitting two of the leading subordinates. Thanks to their sacrifice, otherwise the ammo from these two guns would have been enough to wipe out all seven of them.
Luckily, these three guards didn't have hand-held radios, and they had almost exhausted their ammo during the first round of attacks. To be safe, they planned for one to go downstairs for reinforcements while the remaining two, fearing the number on the opposite side, stood guard at the turn of the stairs without daring to advance with guns.
As soon as reinforcements arrived, they could rush upstairs and capture all five on the rooftop.
But developments were dramatic. Just as the guard assigned to get reinforcements downstairs was rushing down, he ran into He Lei leading a group of people up. Upon recognizing He Lei, he just managed to shout, "Lei..." before being captured by He Lei's men.
"Brother Lei, this… what is this?" The guard was dumbfounded, never expecting He Lei had switched sides again.
Of course, He Lei didn't answer him. He frowned and asked, "How many people are upstairs?"
"Two, Brother Lei. The rooftop was taken by that bunch of bastards from the Factory. Now, they're trapped up there, and I was just going to get people to capture those remnants."
Upon saying this, the guard immediately sensed something was off. He could feel everyone around him staring with murderous intent, as if they were going to swallow him whole.
"Leave it to you, take him away!" With a simple sentence, He Lei sealed the guard's fate.
Clearing this distraction, He Lei and his men quickly understood the situation. With only two adversaries left, there wasn't much to fear.
He Lei led the way, his bearing was absolutely striking, and within seconds, the guards upstairs heard the chaotic footsteps from below.
Reinforcements had arrived, making the two guards smile at each other. One yelled arrogantly towards the rooftop: "Rats on the rooftop, your time is up! Let me tell you, you've got two options: surrender obediently and walk down from the rooftop, and maybe we'll spare your lives, or… hmph, jump off the roof yourselves."
"Who the hell gave you the right to issue those orders?" He Lei appeared behind the boastfully smiling subordinates.
The subordinates heard He Lei's voice and quickly turned around, "Brother Lei!"
"Hmf, you two have some nerve!"
"No, Brother Lei, we were just…" The two guards suddenly choked on their words as a strange smile appeared on He Lei's previously tense face, followed by a sudden flick of his right hand.
"Bang! Bang!" Two shots, and the guards fell soundlessly.
This time, not only the guards who fell from the gunfire but even He Lei's followers were dumbstruck, unable to process what just happened. Everything happened so fast; no one anticipated He Lei's decisiveness and ruthlessness.
Not bothering with their reactions, He Lei took a few steps forward and fired more shots into the guards' bodies to ensure they were dead before turning to those behind him, "Qiao Shan, check if they're completely dead. If not, there are guns on the ground. You know what to do."
"Understood, Brother Lei!" Qiao Shan waved two of the subordinates forward, while He Lei straightened his collar and yelled loudly, "Useless bunch on the rooftop, come out! Do you want me to come up and fetch you personally?"
The five on the rooftop had heard the earlier noises below; when He Lei arrived, their hearts were ecstatic. The reinforcements they had hoped for had finally arrived. But the subsequent gunfire also twisted their hearts, fearing it was their own getting killed, until they heard He Lei's signature angry curses.
The five emerged from the rooftop, looking dejected, "Brother Lei!"
"Useless, useless!" He Lei stopped short, giving five light flicks on their foreheads. "Seven against three, damn it, and you let two of your own die. What am I supposed to say about you?"
"No, Brother Lei, they had…" one subordinate tried to explain, but was nudged by a comrade and signaled to keep quiet.
Fortunately, He Lei was in a good mood after this grand resolution; otherwise, with his usual temper, the talkative subordinate would have been beaten up, and the rest standing with him might have suffered as well.
"Qiao Shan, don't bother with the corpses. Let these useless ones deal with them. You five, get rid of the bodies. As for where to put them…" He Lei thought for a moment, "Drag them to the director's office."
A smile played on He Lei's lips. He anticipated that when Spring Xiu returned to the Factory, he would visit Liu Fugui's director's office, and he was certain this grand gesture he prepared would thoroughly excite the other party.
With the rooftop crisis resolved, the entire Factory was now under He Lei's control. For the first time in years, he experienced this so-called feeling of kingship. Even though he only had about twenty people, he believed in this dog-eat-dog world, he could quickly recruit more to serve him. He even began fantasizing about his improbable future of unifying the world. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)