Chapter 96 - 75. Explosion
"Who’s there? Catch him!"
The spies followed the direction pointed out by Lord Jin Zhu and saw a dark face peering out from behind the ridge of a restaurant’s rooftop, stealthily observing Hongyi Lane.
A spy suddenly gasped in surprise, "Is it a man or a ghost?!"
Lord Jin Zhu, with a smile in his eyes, watched the rooftop figure of Chen Ji, "Playing tricks? Surround him!"
Tonight, the Spy Department came up empty-handed, and though Lord Jin Zhu’s face bore a smile, his heart was already ablaze with fury. If a Jing Dynasty mole were exposed among his own men, the other zodiac signs would surely mock him to no end.
In the next moment, Chen Ji watched helplessly as dozens of spies surrounded him, sealing off the restaurant so tight nothing could escape.
Some climbed up the outer wall, while Chen Ji lifted tiles and smashed them down on the spies attempting to ascend, causing them to stagger down with bloody heads.
Other spies brought over two long ladders, trying to climb up to the rooftop.
Chen Ji reached the ladder and, gathering all his strength, flipped both the ladder and the climbing spies, repeating the process whenever they set up a new ladder.
But with too many spies and an increasing number of ladders, it was impossible for him alone to fend off all comers—a breach was just a matter of time.
He was like a lone guardian of a fortress, facing an invading army from all directions.