Pristine Darkness

Chapter 126

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Heroes to the rescue! The rest of the Scooby Gang make their entrance in time to aid Bo Jinyan in his pursuit of Wen Rong. But, where has Jian Yao gone? Read on to find out . . .

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Translator: shl

Editor/ Proofreader: Anks

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Deep night, heavy rain.

Bo Jinyan walked alone in the rain.

There was no one else on the streets. Lights were still on in some of the buildings, but all was silent. Tonight, this little town was finally quiet, just like a ghost town.

Bo Jinyan held his gun and walked on, his eyes incomparably bright.

We have prepared a reciprocal gift!

Enough to fill several boats . . .

He ran in the direction of the path closest to the riverbank.

As expected, Wen Rong, having been shot, was unable to run fast. Not long later, he heard the sound of footsteps in front of him. Moreover, there were still intact bloodstains on the ground, although these were very quickly being washed away by the rain.

Bo Jinyan's finger stayed on the trigger.

When he rounded the corner beyond the eaves of the next building, he would catch up.

The rain fell steadily, like bullets.

As Bo Jinyan shot out of the turn, he saw a figure lurching along in the alley ahead of him, and raised his gun to take aim.

Suddenly, he started.

Because he heard footsteps.

Not his, not Wen Rong's. In addition, it was the footsteps of a group of people, coming towards them from the other end of the alley. The footsteps were very fast, light, and orderly, whoever it was had obviously been well drilled. Coming closer.

Bo Jinyan had only hesitated for a split second. Then, his mouth abruptly curved into a smile, and he stood where he was without moving.

Wen Rong, who was not more than 20 metres away from him, went rigid, and raised his head.

It was a group of ten or more men clad in black raincoats. The raincoats' hoods obscured their faces so it was difficult to tell them apart in the darkness. However, each of them held a gun. The men in the lead were holding submachine guns. They spread out under the eaves and in the alley, exuding an air of toughness. Wen Rong had no way to escape, and thus had to face them head-on.

Wen Rong turned and ran.

The second he turned, he saw Bo Jinyan standing in the rain with his gun trained on him, cold and stern, like a grim reaper.

However, stopping him was not up to Bo Jinyan this time. A man clad in a black raincoat rushed forward and attacked Wen Rong with lightning fast moves. Wen Rong was absolutely unable to hold him off, and went down with a cry of pain. His attacker was highly experienced; he clamped one hand over Wen Rong's mouth, knocked him over the head, then handed him over to the people behind him. Thereafter, he tore open the hood of the raincoat, exposing a stern, resolute face in the darkness, and cried out involuntarily, "Jinyan!"

Bo Jinyan put down his gun and walked towards them. The rain continued to run down his cheeks relentlessly, but his eyes were as bright as stars as he said, "Fang Qing, you all were so slow in getting here."