Angle of view

  "Stay here." I said to Tan Jiao, then quietly made my way to the door and opened a crack. The floor below was not lit up, but there were several thin and straight beams of light from flashlights, intersecting and chaotic in the dark. There were two figures pushing open the study on the first floor where Zheng Zhiwei lived. Another four people quickly went upstairs, with faint glints of light reflecting off their knives at their waists or in their hands.

  I realized what was happening and immediately locked the door, hugged Tan Jiao's shoulder and retreated backwards. She was very calm and reacted quickly, taking out her phone to dial 110. I also pushed the nearby cabinet over to firmly block the door. The noise attracted the footsteps outside the door to come closer.

  Tan Jiao's expression changed, saying: "Can't get through! No signal!" I also took out my mobile phone and found that the mobile phone was fine in the evening, but now it had no signal either. This made a layer of dark clouds cover my heart. Here, located in the mountains, wanting to destroy or more professionally, block communication signals, is not difficult to do. Moreover, looking at the array of people, it seems that they have been prepared for a long time.

  "Hit me again." I said.

  "Bang!" A loud noise, someone was banging on the door. "Bang---" Another sound, even the wooden door had been dented in a block. We could still hear throughout the house, a confusing, oppressive and dull sound, which was a mixture of knocking sounds, footsteps, crying and gasping sounds. The Chen family members were perhaps being pushed out of the room one by one by the thugs.

  It turns out that the historical fire disaster case still had such a hidden situation.

  Imminent danger is looming.

  I glanced at the window and said, "Let's go." Tan Jiao followed me. Who knew that as soon as I looked out the window, I saw a seventh person standing at the bottom of the building, wearing a black mask like the others, with their hand on their waist and a shiny light behind them. This was the sentry. From his angle, if we jumped down from the second floor, he would immediately discover us. This made me suspect that the ones who came were likely to be a very professional criminal gang.

  I weighed it in my mind, and if I were alone, there would still be a few chances of escape, but with Tan Jiao added to the mix, this road is impassable.

  "Up to the rooftop." Tan Jiao suddenly said, my heart skipped a beat, looking at her eyes in the darkness, which were filled with fear, but also with courage and calmness. She was right, I had checked the exterior of the house, and it was indeed possible to climb up along the pipes from the window, temporarily hiding. It's also convenient for cover. And the thugs probably wouldn't think of it for a while either.

  I had just lifted Tan Jiao's legs up when I heard her lightly treading on the eaves of the second floor, slowly climbing upwards. Suddenly, a cracking sound came from behind me, an axe chopped open a hole in the door, and then a hand reached in to twist the doorknob.

  It's too late.

  I didn't make it in time to go up with Tan Jiao, and at this moment, if the intruder bursts in, he will definitely hear our climbing sounds and won't believe we've jumped out of the building. I almost whispered, "Tan Jiao, hurry up and climb." Rushing towards the door, I grabbed the heavy ashtray on the table and slammed it down hard on that hand. The hand immediately twisted, and a scream came from outside the door. This attracted even more footsteps, not just one person. As the door was smashed open, several men's faces with black masks appeared, their eyes were sinister. I turned around and ran towards the window, my heart filled with chill, at this moment I couldn't look up to see Tan Jiao again, and jumped down.

  As soon as I landed, the man at the gate noticed me and blew a loud whistle before chasing after me. I flipped over the fence and couldn't help but turn my head back to see someone crouching on the dark rooftop, almost indistinguishable. Now that I've appeared, she'll be a bit safer. With this thought in mind, I ran into the darkness.