Chapter 46: Ambush
Liu Ling'er didn't hesitate and led Abiao and the others to the back of the warehouse.There was a rusted iron door here, which, with a little force, was easily pushed open.Liu Ling'er walked to the front of the group, made a couple of turns, and reached a spacious storage room.In the center of the room, there were many items piled up, but they were covered with tarps, so it was impossible to see exactly what they were."The supplies are right there."Liu Ling'er pointed to the tarp.Abiao gave a signal to one of his subordinates, and the man stepped forward to pull the tarp off.With the aid of a flashlight, everyone could clearly see that the items underneath the tarp were bottled water, instant noodles, and other supplies!After eating human flesh for days, Abiao and his group were stunned at the sight of so many supplies.This much would be enough to last them for at least half a month!"Brother Biao, now you can trust me, right?"Liu Ling'er asked with a faint smile."Of course! Don't worry, I'll protect you. No one on Phoenix Mountain will dare to touch you. I'll make sure of it!"Abiao, overjoyed, patted his chest and promised."Then, I'll leave you to it. You can take your time moving things. I'll head back now."After seeing so many supplies, Abiao had completely abandoned his suspicion of Liu Ling'er.He waved his hand and said, "Alright, you go rest."Liu Ling'er glanced at the center of the room. Abiao's subordinates were already tearing open boxes of instant noodles and indulging themselves.She didn't say anything else, turning quickly and leaving.Once she was outside the warehouse, Liu Ling'er let out a long breath, the heavy burden in her heart finally lifted.Everything she had done was according to Su Chen's instructions.Thankfully, her acting had been convincing enough to deceive Abiao.But Su Chen had only asked her to lead Abiao's group to the back of the warehouse and then leave, without giving her any further instructions.Liu Ling'er looked around but saw no one.Just as she was about to leave, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.When the figure got closer, Liu Ling'er's eyes widened in shock,"He... He Wang?!"Yes, the figure who suddenly appeared was none other than He Wang, who had disappeared for a long time!"Miss Liu!"He Wang, carrying two large barrels, nodded at Liu Ling'er."You... I thought you were dead?"Liu Ling'er stammered, her voice full of disbelief.After being ambushed by Abiao, He Wang had gone missing, and everyone assumed he was dead.But Liu Ling'er never expected to see him here tonight."It's a long story. It was Su Chen who saved me,"He Wang said, placing the large barrels on the ground.He locked the warehouse door again and then found some miscellaneous items to completely block the exit.Next, He Wang began to pour the liquid from the barrels around the warehouse.Liu Ling'er could vaguely smell a pungent odor. Was this... gasoline?He Wang was planning to burn Abiao and the others alive in the warehouse?!"Miss Liu, you should leave. Su Chen is waiting for you in the car,"He Wang said indifferently after finishing his task.Liu Ling'er froze for a moment, then a surge of joy filled her heart!She didn't bother saying goodbye to He Wang and quickly left the warehouse.He Wang lit a cigarette and took a long, deep drag.Looking at the warehouse in front of him, a flicker of anger appeared in his eyes. He flicked the cigarette lightly.The cigarette flew through the air in a graceful arc and landed on the ground.With a "whoosh," the gasoline ignited in an instant, setting the surrounding grass and miscellaneous items ablaze!"Da Hu, Xiao Hu, this is for you."He Wang murmured to himself.At the same time, inside the warehouse…After the initial excitement wore off, Abiao calmed down and immediately began directing his subordinates to count the supplies, preparing to transport them back.However, at that moment, one of the subordinates suddenly screamed,"Brother Biao, something's not right!""What's wrong?"Abiao frowned and walked over."This box doesn't seem to contain instant noodles!"The subordinate lifted a box of instant noodles and shook it in the air.The sound coming from inside the box didn't resemble noodles at all."Open it!"Abiao ordered with a dark expression."Rrip!"The box of instant noodles was violently torn open.Sure enough, inside was not noodles, but various miscellaneous items!A bad feeling crept into Abiao's heart, and he immediately commanded,"Check the others!"The subordinates quickly picked up other boxes and began inspecting them.After some checking, they found that out of all the supplies, only a few boxes of bottled water and instant noodles on top were real. Most of the other boxes contained trash and junk.Abiao's heart sank, and he became alert.From the way the supplies were arranged, it was clear that someone had intentionally done this!Before he could act, a pungent smell of smoke suddenly wafted into the room!"Brother Biao, it's bad! There's a fire!"One of the subordinates screamed, pointing toward the window.They saw thick black smoke pouring into the warehouse from all sides.It was a trap!Even if Abiao wasn't the sharpest, he quickly realized he had been set up by Liu Ling'er!But he couldn't understand how she had the guts to betray him. Su Chen had been hiding in his RV, and the other survivors hadn't shown any suspicious behavior.Who was Liu Ling'er working with to pull this off?!"Dammit, when we get back to the parking lot, that d*mn b*tch is going to pay!"Abiao cursed angrily, leading his subordinates toward the exit.But when they reached the door, they found it had been locked from the outside.No matter how hard they beat and kicked, it wouldn't budge."Let's go! Find another way out!"Abiao quickly made a decision and led his men to search for another exit.But the warehouse seemed to have been carefully chosen.Other than the iron door they entered through, there was no other exit."Brother Biao, what should we do now?""Yeah, make a decision, quick!"As the fire spread, the warehouse was quickly engulfed in thick smoke, and the temperature inside soared, even higher than the outside.Abiao's heart sank, nearly hitting rock bottom.Even when he had been surrounded by enemies many times larger than his own forces on the battlefield, he had never felt this hopeless!The fire grew stronger, slowly consuming the entire warehouse.A few of the men, unable to escape in time, were struck by falling debris and instantly burned alive!Abiao, though not hit by debris, was suffocating from the smoke.Just as He Wang outside and Abiao's group inside thought they were about to die in the flames, a sudden "boom" echoed through the night sky!