Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 272 - 271 Questions That Should Not Be Asked

Chapter 272: Chapter 271 Questions That Should Not Be Asked

Yang Yi got out of the car with a pistol in hand and, holding it with both hands, walked to Zhang Yong’s left side while Xiao Ran carried her gun on Zhang Yong’s right.

The trio moved forward in small steps, quickly approaching the first vehicle. Yang Yi didn’t pay attention to the car Zhang Yong was approaching but kept his eyes fixed on the one that had collided with him, while Xiao Ran focused on a car on their right.

As Zhang Yong got closer to the car, when he was less than ten meters away, the car he faced shook suddenly, and a gun barrel appeared between the two seats. Zhang Yong fired first, and a burst shot killed the opponent.

Zhang Yong then dashed to the side of the car, circled it once, fired two shots into it, and then, with his gun leveled, advanced toward the car Xiao Ran was intently watching.

Zhang Yong made a hand signal, and then he and Xiao Ran slowly approached the car from the left and right.

Someone suddenly began firing out of the car with a loud yell, but his position couldn’t threaten Xiao Ran or Zhang Yong. If he tried to aim, he would be taken out by Zhang Yong and Xiao Ran first.

Although the enemy fired, there was no real threat. Xiao Ran fired only one shot, and the enemy she was aiming at slumped from the car to the ground outside, brains and blood splattered everywhere.

Zhang Yong lunged to the side of the car to check, fired another shot inside, then turned to look at the slightly staggering Xiao Ran and asked, "What’s wrong with you?"

Xiao Ran, who felt quite dizzy, gestured to Zhang Yong that she was fine, then immediately turned and approached the car that Yang Yi had been keeping a close eye on.

The car that had collided with Yang Yi had already been scanned by Zhang Yong, but he was still cautious, circling around and shooting the two enemies in the back seat who were still alive. He then urgently said, "Area cleared, let’s go!"

The three quickly got back into their car, and Yang Yi started the vehicle, finally leaving the gas station behind.

Zhang Yong and Xiao Ran remained on the alert until they had left the town behind and were on the deserted highway, where they finally were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Once sure that there was no danger around, Zhang Yong turned off the safety on his gun and turned to Xiao Ran, "What happened to you? Did you get hit, or were you scared?"

Xiao Ran turned her head to the side, "I’m fine. I’m really fine."

Zhang Yong shook his head, "No, you were shaking. You look very strange. Tell me what’s wrong, whether it’s physical or psychological. You have to tell me because hiding anything can lead to serious consequences."

Xiao Ran exhaled, speaking softly, "Alright, I get dizzy at the sight of blood."

Zhang Yong’s eyes widened as he exclaimed, "Are you joking?"

"I’m not joking. I get dizzy at the sight of blood! It’s okay if it’s from a distance, but it was too close just now. I’ll be fine, just let me rest for a while."

Xiao Ran looked very displeased as Zhang Yong, still in disbelief, said, "Being a... what are you?"

"Nothing!"

"Fine, let’s say you’re a shooter then. How can you be a shooter and get dizzy at the sight of blood? How is that going to work?"

Xiao Ran, rather indignant, replied, "My dizziness at the sight of blood hasn’t interfered with anything. Besides, I have no problems when I’m at a distance."

Zhang Yong exhaled, frustratedly saying, "Dizziness at the sight of blood is dangerous. Thank goodness your reaction isn’t too severe. If it was, and you fainted, wouldn’t that be terrible? It could get someone killed. You need to work on that."

Xiao Ran responded helplessly, "Why do you have so much to say? Of course, I know I need to change, but what’s the use of talking about it now?"

Zhang Yong nodded and said, "Yeah, talking about this now is indeed pointless."

After a brief silence, Zhang Yong finally changed the subject, speaking gravely, "The guys from before were limited in strength, definitely not tough nuts to crack. If Angel had come, we would have been the ones to die, for sure. This is such a headache. These inferior mercenary groups will never get their hands on contracts worth tens of millions in their lifetimes, but now there’s a task worth fifty million waiting for them, and it will attract more and more mercenary groups. Our road ahead won’t be easy."

Yang Yi replied helplessly, "Wasn’t it said that there are few mercenary groups daring to stir up trouble in the United States?"

"There are few, but not none. As time goes on, more and more mercenary groups will join this hunt. Fifty million US dollars, even with Tomler Company taking a twenty percent cut, is enough to make many people desperate."

Nobody had anything to say. It was no longer a question of where to go; whether it was Los Angeles or any other city didn’t matter. The key was how to quickly escape the eye of the storm.

But there are only two roads through the desert, and there’s hardly any traffic on them. It would be hard to hide if someone came after us again. It’s helpless.

Yang Yi hesitated, then suddenly said, "We need to switch cars. There might not be many on this road, but there are cars. We could hijack one."

Zhang Yong nodded and said, "Yeah, it’s better to switch to a smaller target. Everyone knows this car by now; we have to change it."

Yang Yi turned to Xiao Ran and said, "How about this? I will pull over later, and the three of us hide. You stand by the road and ask for help. As a beautiful woman, there’s bound to be someone willing to stop and help you out."

Xiao Ran sighed and said, "Alright, I’ll be the bad guy then."

Zhang Yong whispered, "Don’t hurry. Let’s wait for a car to come from the opposite direction before we hijack it."

But after driving tens of kilometers, they saw no other vehicles on the straight and flat road.

Yang Yi had a question he wanted to ask for a long time, but he had been too embarrassed to ask. Now, bored and tense, he felt maybe it was safe to ask now.

After hesitating, he cleared his throat and Yang Yi softly spoke, "Xiao Ran, I want to ask you a question. You faint at the sight of blood, so what do you do during your period? Do you faint when you see the blood?"

Yang Yi turned his head and saw Zhang Yong looking over with astonishment. He turned his head again, and although it was just a quick glance, he caught Xiao Ran’s eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Are you seeking death?"

Hearing Xiao Ran’s question laced with murderous intent, Yang Yi felt she might really shoot him from behind, so after coughing twice, he softly said, "Hey, it seems like there’s a car coming from the opposite side."

There was clearly no car coming, but Zhang Yong seriously said, "Yeah, it looks like there is a car coming. Oh, no, you saw wrong."

"Right, I saw wrong."

The two’s attempts at playing along didn’t quell Xiao Ran’s anger, and she said word by word from the back, "Anyone who mentions ’fear of blood’ again, I’ll kill them!"

Boer said helplessly from the side, "Can you please speak English? It’s not nice for you to do this, it makes me feel very insecure. What are you talking about?"

"It’s nothing."

The three answered Boer’s question in unison, then Zhang Yong suddenly said, "There’s a car coming from the opposite side, a real one this time. Quick, pull over, Xiao Ran, go down and hijack the car!"