Chapter 558 Emergency Rescue
"Hahahaha, impossible. Do you think Mingcheng is the same as it was over a decade ago? Have you forgotten what our Baili family is best at?"
Damn it, like a rat burrowing, how could he forget this?
Zi Yisheng clenched his fists. None of them could get out now, and they had no strength to try. He suddenly remembered the listening devices his wife had attached to him and his father-in-law when they left that morning.
He could only hope that the other end could hear his situation.
"Are you talking about underground? Do you have countless people hidden underground? Don't say no, even if you do, there aren't many. Don't forget I just searched the entire underground of Mingcheng not long ago."
"But you've overlooked the underground of the First Residence. There are many, many people there now, at least enough to break through here and rescue me."
In fact, the earpiece of the listening device was already in Ye Mu'en's ear. He heard everything that was happening in Hongyu Pavilion. The moment he knew there were people below, he personally led a team to the First Residence.
But the first thing he saw upon entering was his father being shot.
"Dad."
Ye Mu'en directly shot the person who had just emerged from the underground entrance and fired a shot, killing him. His eyes, red with anger, fell on his father, who was lying on the ground and being protected by others.
"It didn't hit a vital spot."
Someone shouted. Ye Mu'en breathed a sigh of relief, pulled a grenade from his waist, and threw it into the underground entrance from which people were still emerging. A muffled explosion shook the ground slightly.
"Assign a team to throw grenades into all the underground entrances of the First Residence. Leave none of those bastards inside alive."
Only then did Ye Mu'en rush to his father's side. Seeing the wound on his shoulder, he finally relaxed completely.
"I'm fine. Leave some people here, and you should hurry back to the perimeter. This will be pacified soon."
"Okay, you should also hurry and treat your wound."
Ye Mu'en was also worried about his sister's situation. Baili Qi had mentioned capturing his sister and the children more than once.
Ye Mu'en's worries were not unfounded. Those rats had entered the courtyard through underground tunnels. Fortunately, Ye Shengge and the children were well-guarded, which prevented them from being captured.
Ye Shengge also took out her gun and led the children into the courtyard's only secret room. It was built to store her favorite jewelry, and even the children had never been inside.
This was the safest place, with no underground access and no windows, only a ventilation shaft in the roof, through which not even a single person could crawl.
"Mom, it's so beautiful here."
Little Mi'er, who had been holding back her tears from fright, was instantly captivated by the beautiful jewelry on display and pressed her face against each glass window to admire them.
Ye Shengge breathed a sigh of relief. The resilience of these three children exceeded her expectations. But now she had something to do; she had to leave them here alone.
Ye Shengge took out two blankets from a wooden box nearby. This was actually to camouflage the space.
"Come, help Mom spread the blankets on the floor. There's food, drinks, snacks, and pastries here. You just stay here and don't make a sound. Mom will lock the door from the outside. Will you wait for Mom to pick you up?"
Little Youyou nodded with a stern face. He still wore the dagger his father had given him on his waist, and he would kill anyone who came.
Gu Ning was still younger. The biggest trouble he had encountered was fighting with other children. Seeing the person on the ground bleeding profusely had truly frightened him.
But he had been enduring, because Little Youyou and Little Mi'er weren't crying, and he had to learn from them.
Ye Shengge couldn't afford to comfort the children any longer. With her son there, she felt at ease about the other two.
"Take care of them."
"Don't worry, Mom. You be careful too."
Ye Shengge smiled at her son and stood up to leave. The lock outside was a triple security lock, and she felt relieved only after locking it completely.
"Madam, everything is ready and we can depart at any time."
"Good. Have this courtyard guarded. We'll discuss everything else when I return."
Ye Shengge was going to the First Residence because the poison there had to be neutralized, or people would really die.
When she arrived at the main entrance, many people were already lying on the ground, but they had been cleared to the side by Asen and the others. Getting into the car, Ye Shengge closed her eyes as she saw the streets of Mingcheng.
A living hell could be no more than this. A real battlefield was unfolding before her eyes.
Every checkpoint the car passed required inspection, even for a car with a leadership emblem.
Ye Shengge watched every person who approached the car. She had no idea who was good and who was bad. The gun in her hand was already loaded.
"Madam, I see Young Master Ye."
Ye Shengge quickly looked over. A person covered in blood was standing under a makeshift shelter by the roadside.
"Stop for a moment. I need to say a few words to my elder brother."
She needed to know the current situation in the First Residence and not disrupt everyone's plan with her appearance.
Asen, Aron, and Acan got out of the car first and formed a perimeter, acting as shields at this moment.
"Why are you out? Where are the children?"
Ye Mu'en saw his sister and quickly ran over. He wanted to reach out and pull her, but his hands were also covered in blood.
"The children are fine. How are Dad and Zi Yisheng?"
"Dad is in the First Residence, but he was shot in the shoulder. Everyone in Hongyu Pavilion is poisoned, and the main door has been locked by Baili Qi with some method I don't know. We're preparing to blow the door open."
Ye Shengge knew that her father and brother were constantly injured. As long as their lives weren't in danger, they wouldn't care about anything else.
"I need to deliver the antidote, or the people inside will be in danger."
"No, the First Residence is the most chaotic place right now. Just give me the medicine."
"The antidote must be checked by me personally before it can be used, otherwise it will be counterproductive."
Ye Mu'en put his hands on his hips and turned in circles, looking into the distance. The black smoke rising all over Mingcheng was proof of the current danger.
"In that case, I'll send a team to escort you, but once you get inside, you must follow Dad's arrangements."
"Okay, I won't act rashly."
Gu Miao, though physically inconvenienced, sat in his wheelchair guarding one of the underground entrances, chopping anyone who came up with a machete.
Perhaps because Ye Shengge had left, the number of people rushing into the courtyard decreased, and it quieted down after a while.
Wei Liu organized people to quickly clean up the courtyard, throwing the dead bodies out and washing away the blood.
Gu Miao, worried about the children, pushed his wheelchair towards the treasure room and gently knocked on the door. There was no sound from inside.
Gu Miao smiled. The little ones were quite vigilant.
"Gu Ning, it's Dad."
Inside, the children huddled together tightly at the sound of the knocking. Little Youyou even drew his dagger and held it to his chest.
"It sounds like my dad."
"What if it's a bad guy pretending?"
Little Mi'er popped a piece of chocolate into her mouth and whispered a reminder.
"Unless Mom opens the door, don't talk to anyone."
Little Youyou also nodded in agreement. Gu Ning could only remain silent.
Gu Miao waited for a long time without a response and understood what was happening. He leaned against the door, his arms already trembling from wielding the knife.
Ye Shengge was well protected and stopped near the First Residence.
"Madam, the entrance to the First Residence is under strict guard. I'll go and ask about the situation first."
"Go. Tell them from inside that I want to come in."
The cars stopped in front of road blocks covered with steel spikes. To get past, one had to walk, with soldiers standing every meter. Also, no tall buildings were allowed opposite the First Residence, so it was absolutely safe here now.
Ye Shengge got out of the car and stood by the road block, looking at the bloody road. This place, once the most solemn and dignified, was now in disarray.
Asen stood at the entrance of the First Residence, waiting. Gunshots could still be heard from inside. About ten minutes later, a reply was received.
Ye Shengge had to bend down to enter the First Residence. Bulletproof shields created a path. Upon entering a room, she saw her father, shirtless and being bandaged.
"Dad, has the bullet been removed?"
"It's been removed. Are the children safe?"
Ye Dad patted his daughter's head. This child had lived in peaceful times in her previous life and had never experienced anything like this.
"They are safe. I locked them up, so I want to go to Hongyu Pavilion quickly."
"Not yet. Hongyu Pavilion has been around for over a hundred years, and it's all made of pure wood. If we blast the door open, it will affect everything inside. So we'll have to wait a little longer."
Ye Shengge checked the time. It was already one in the afternoon. There was still ample time. She would wait. What else could she do?
When she left, she had carried a backpack specifically to make it convenient to carry things out. She took out a cup and gave her father a whole cup of water from the space well.
Inside Hongyu Pavilion, only Zi Yisheng was still sitting steadily in his chair. Ouyang had already lost consciousness, and Baili Qi was bleeding from his nose and mouth.
"You, why aren't you as badly off as I am?"
"Young, I guess."
Baili Qi knew he wouldn't last much longer, but no one had come to pick him up yet, which meant he had failed.
"Let's make a deal. Let me go, and I'll give you a list of everyone I've controlled."
"We don't need it. Once you're dead, everything will fall apart. Those you controlled have also been exposed this time, so I have plenty of time to deal with them slowly."
Baili Qi sat leaning against the wall, the poison eroding his body, making him unwilling. He had no way back. Even Yuan Pu Country would abandon him upon learning of his failure.
He lowered his head and suddenly saw a worm crawling on the ground. He trembled and pinched it.
"Is it this little thing that allowed you to control all of Hongyu Pavilion?"
Zi Yisheng didn't deny it. It seemed his wife's little pet was about to be sacrificed.
"I'll warn you, don't kill it, or the next one to die will be you."
"Is that so? Will you die?"
"The same, just a little later than you."
Baili Qi looked at the little worm. He felt like he wasn't even living as well as this worm right now.
"Then let's die together. The door to Hongyu Pavilion can't be opened at all."
Zi Yisheng's pupils constricted. He used all his strength to lunge over, and their hands were tightly entwined. When they finally let go, the little worm lay limp on the ground.
"You really should die."
Zi Yisheng quickly tore off his clothes to cover his mouth and nose and rolled to the side. His wife had told him that a poisoned worm was truly poisonous after it died.
He desperately crawled towards the door. As he passed Ouyang, he also covered his mouth and nose with his clothes. He was fighting for time to live.
He didn't want to die, and he couldn't die. He couldn't imagine if his wife could hold on after he died, and for how long.
Ye Shengge suddenly stood up. Another poisonous worm in the space had died, which meant the one inside had also died. They were linked.
"Dad, we can't wait anymore. Zi Yisheng can only last for half an hour at most. It's really too late."
Ye Dad stood up and quickly ran out. Ye Shengge followed behind him with her backpack.
"How is it?"
"This door has a mechanism, and it's integrated with the entire room. If one part is broken, the whole thing will be destroyed."
Ye Dad paced back and forth, as if he had made a decision. He suddenly shouted inside.
"Yisheng, can you hear me?"
Zi Yisheng could indeed hear him, but he no longer had the strength to shout.
"Try to stay in a corner of the room, not by the door. I'm going to blow the door open."
Zi Yisheng looked at the corner, which was at least thirty meters away. It was impossible to crawl there with Ouyang. While searching for something to support them, he saw Baili Qi, who had slumped over, his head hanging, it was unclear if he was dead.
The only thing that could possibly protect them now was to get inside the conference table. The middle was hollow, and the sides could support falling beams, which was better than taking the impact directly.
"Reduce the amount of explosives and place them at the door and on both sides of the door. Ignite it in three minutes."
Ye Shengge also shouted from the door at this moment.
"Zi Yisheng, I'm coming. You must hold on."
"If you can't hold on, I'll remarry with the children."
Ye Dad slapped his daughter on the back. What nonsense was she talking?
Zi Yisheng also heard her and let out a helpless smile. His wife wouldn't remarry if he really died, he was absolutely confident about that.
Ye Dad pulled his daughter away from the danger zone, ready to rush in at any moment.
"Wait until the door is broken open. Rush in immediately and pull everyone out."
"Yes."
Ye Shengge took out a few gas masks from her bag. She couldn't take out too many, so she only gave them to a few people in the front.
"Daughter, you wait here for a moment. Going in will only be a hindrance."
Ye Shengge stared intently at the main door, with no time to listen to her father's mumbling. But she didn't give the gas mask in her hand to anyone.
Three loud bangs made things fall from the roof where Ye Shengge and the others were. Ye Dad was about to pull his daughter to an open area when he couldn't find her. He looked up and saw that she had already run off with the rescue team.
"Nonsense."
"It's open."
Wearing a mask, Ye Shengge rushed in first. Since the entire room was blown apart and nothing could be seen, she could only search for people while calling out, and also pay attention to falling wood at any time.
Zi Yisheng had already fainted from the explosion. He and Ouyang were trapped inside the damaged conference table.
"Found twelve people. Two are still missing."
"Move the logs away and search."
Ye Shengge forced herself to calm down. She checked her watch; there were still fifteen minutes left. When she saw the badly damaged giant conference table, she quickly squeezed inside.
Where she was blocked, she pushed with her back until she felt a still-warm body.
"Here! Come quickly!"
Ye Shengge fumbled for a wrist. When she found a pulse, she quickly took out the prepared antidote and, following the arm, searched for the head. When she felt his mouth, she stuffed it in.
At this moment, many people came to move the main beam that was pressing down on top. When it was moved away, Ye Shengge finally saw that the person she had just rescued was Ouyang. Her heart sank heavily again.
She frantically drilled further inside, finally feeling a shoe. She continued to feel her way in, but at the waist, she could no longer reach her hand in.
"Quick, move this first. Hurry!"