Light Barrier

Chapter 87

“Stop!”

Just as Gu Shen leaned against the wall of the alley, breathed a sigh of relief, tidied up his clothes, and prepared to leave, a loud shout suddenly came from behind, followed by rapid footsteps from outside the alley.

Is he calling me?!

The moment the voice sounded, Gu Shen instantly became nervous.

With a guilty conscience and the thought that it would be better to run away, he immediately picked up his pace.

He had just extorted Cui Zhongcheng. Who knew if Mr. Cui would suddenly change his mind, send someone to chase him back, and then take back the mysterious Class E clock hand?

He hurriedly turned around and saw a few figures rushing out from the shadows. They were all at least 1.9 meters tall, clad in black suits, wearing sunglasses, and had stern expressions... Most importantly, the collars of their clothes were ironed with a black flower insignia.

It was the emblem of the Blossom Flag Group.

These people were really from the Zhao family!

As he ran, the voices behind him became even angrier.

Someone roared, “Don’t run!”

Gu Shen ran even faster.

If not for the fact that he had used the Ruler of Truth twice in a row, he would have even considered using it to escape. In fact, this was purely an instinctive biological stress reaction.

No matter what was going on, when you were being chased, you couldn’t help but run.

The faster you were being chased, the faster you ran.

This alley wasn’t wide, and it was cluttered with abandoned wicker baskets and obstacles, causing Gui Shen to stumble and stagger along the way.

What was even worse was that this secluded alley actually led to a dead end. After running for more than ten seconds and making a turn, Gu Shen saw the wall at the end of his line of sight and felt despair.

“Step on the baskets and climb over!” An anxious reminder suddenly came from behind.

“???”

Only then did Gu Shen notice there was a figure following behind him. This person was neither tall nor muscular, and it was easy to overlook him in peripheral vision. But when he looked closely, he was quite eye-catching.

Despite the cold weather, this man with a buzz cut was wearing a thin floral shirt and a pair of flip-flops. He was running fast and urgently. Unfortunately, the alley was very narrow, so no matter how anxious he was, he could only be blocked by Gu Shen’s back.

There was no time to think about who he was or ask questions.

Gu Shen instinctively followed the man’s instructions. He stepped on a wicker basket and jumped up. Fortunately, he had always been in decent physical shape, but this was the first time climbing a high wall this way...

Thud!

His five fingers slammed down heavily and barely managed to grab the edge of the wall. He turned his body sideways and exerted strength again. Gu Shen felt like a gymnast on the horizontal bar as he pulled himself up precariously but successfully.

Immediately after, Gu Shen glanced back and saw a scene that dumbfounded him.

The buzz-cut man didn’t step on anything like a basket at all. Instead, he charged from about five meters away, jumped from two meters away, and seemed to take flight, astoundingly defying gravity. The arc of his jump was light and graceful, making him resemble a big bird spreading its wings.

Gu Shen was about to say something.

“Found him... over here!” A familiar voice came from the other end of the alley.

The persistent tall figures appeared again.

The buzz-cut man’s expression changed drastically. He frowned and stared intently at the lighter. Then his fingers exerted strength, and with a crack, the base of the lighter was shattered. A chip the size of a fingernail was stuck to the inside of the base.

“Is this... a positioning chip?” Gu Shen’s eyes narrowed.

“Yo, brother, you know your stuff.” The buzz-cut man looked over in surprise. He smiled, expressionlessly stretched out his thumb, and pressed hard on the base. With a crack, the chip shattered and turned into powder.

Clean and efficient.

“Now...” He chuckled and stretched out his hand to Gu Shen. “Regardless of whether you’re a model citizen or not, you have to run away with me now.”

“???” Gu Shen slapped away the buzz-cut man’s outstretched hand. “I can run on my own!”

He gritted his teeth and looked back at the burly men in suits behind him.

Running was his only option.

The scene of the two of them escaping together had already been witnessed. He would definitely be mistaken as an acquaintance. If he were caught, no one would believe he had only exchanged a few words with this guy.

Thus, the two ostriches continued to sprint head down.

After running at full speed for thirty minutes...

“I can’t... I can’t...” Gu Shen leaned against the wall, gasping for air. “I can’t run anymore... Let me rest...”

The buzz-cut man, who had been running as fast as a whirlwind in his flip-flops, finally stopped. He crossed his arms with interest and said calmly, “Actually, we lost them twenty minutes ago. I just wanted to see how long you could run.”

Gu Shen: “???”

If not for the fact that he couldn’t defeat him, he really wanted to beat this guy up.

He took a closer look. The buzz-cut man had quite a strong physique. Under his thin shirt, the contours of his well-developed chest and abdominal muscles were visible. Judging from his performance in jumping over the wall earlier, it was evident that this agile body concealed explosive force.

Seeing Gu Shen’s expression, the buzz-cut man touched his nose and laughed. “Brother, you’re really loyal for not betraying me. There’s a fantastic noodle shop nearby. I’ll treat you to noodles later.”

Gu Shen’s face twitched.

He had considered selling out this buzz-cut man, but he didn’t even know his name. If caught, he wouldn’t have been able to defend himself.

“Oh, right.” The man extended a hand casually. “My surname is Song, Song Ci. It means benevolence.”

Song Ci... Gu Shen silently repeated this name. A gust of wind swept through the alley, causing the man’s thin shirt to flutter. At this moment, he caught a glimpse of a small black pattern faintly exposed on Song Ci’s chest.

It was an eerie black pattern of a hibiscus flower blooming with thorns encircling a broken heart. Just a glimpse of it was enough to confirm the full appearance of this tattoo... This was the symbol of the Sincere Society.

Gu Shen averted his gaze.

He reached out a hand to shake Song Ci’s hand. “Gu Shen. It means be cautious.”