Chapter 30: Unexpected Ambush

Bai Mengqi no longer dwelled on the matter, her mind solely focused on rushing back to her residence to assess the situation. She quickened her pace, heading swiftly towards her home.

Meanwhile, Song Yanhua and his team had already arrived at the entrance of Bai Mengqi’s apartment.

Song Yanhua subtly gestured to his subordinates, who immediately understood. They retreated a few steps, leaving only Song Yanhua and Chu Ying, the captain of Action Team Two, standing at the door.

Wang Lei, having finished his phone call, had been waiting by the door for the electrician.

Upon hearing the knock, he unhesitatingly opened the door, believing that the electricity issue would finally be resolved.

As the door swung open, he saw two tall, burly men standing outside. Wang Lei paused, then asked with a hint of doubt, “Are you here to fix the power?”

Song Yanhua simply nodded slightly in response, “Yes.”

Wang Lei scrutinized their attire, noting their repairman uniforms and the tools they carried. Finding nothing amiss, he confidently stepped aside, gesturing for them to enter.

“I don’t know what happened, the power just suddenly went out,” Wang Lei explained. “I called the landlord, and she said there were no unpaid bills, so she told me to call you to come and take a look.”

Wang Lei was completely oblivious to the fact that these men were not genuine electricians. He naively believed they were truly there to fix the power.

Once inside, the two men glanced pointedly at Wang Lei. They carried instruments capable of detecting whether a person possessed supernatural abilities.

[Section Chief Song, the individual before us is Wang Lei, twenty-three years old. He is a university classmate of the target, and no energy fluctuations have been detected from him. He is an ordinary person.] Xiao Zhou promptly relayed the information to Song Yanhua.

Having confirmed that the person before them was not an esper, Song Yanhua signaled to Chu Ying.

They began to wander around the apartment, feigning an inspection of the electrical circuits.

Subsequently, their gaze collectively settled upon Bai Mengqi’s tightly closed bedroom door.

“Young man, do you live alone? It seems there’s no problem anywhere else. Perhaps there’s a short circuit in one specific area, and since other places are fine, it might be this room. Can we go in?” Song Yanhua asked Wang Lei, pretending to examine the surrounding circuits.

Wang Lei quickly explained, “Oh, I live with my university classmate. But he seems to be asleep. I knocked on his door for a long time just now, but he didn’t wake up.”

Wang Lei shrugged as he spoke, an expression of helplessness on his face.

However, the moment Wang Lei finished speaking, in the next instant, Chu Ying suddenly appeared behind him with astonishing speed. Before Wang Lei could even comprehend what was happening, Chu Ying delivered a swift, brutal chop to the back of his neck.

Wang Lei felt a sharp pain in his neck, and his words abruptly ceased. He instantly fainted on the spot.

Chu Ying quickly steadied Wang Lei, murmuring softly, “My apologies, young man.”

After incapacitating Wang Lei, the expressions of both men gradually turned solemn.

Song Yanhua then strode unhurriedly towards Bai Mengqi’s bedroom door.

He first gently pressed his ear against the door, then listened intently for any sounds from within.

To his surprise, however, there was not a single sound from inside. It was so quiet it was as if no one was there at all.

‘Why is there no movement? Didn’t he say they were sleeping? What about breathing sounds?’

Song Yanhua couldn’t help but frown, his mind filled with confusion and bewilderment.

In his understanding, if the target were a powerful esper, they would logically have detected their arrival.

After all, their group had not been particularly subtle.

After pondering for a while, Song Yanhua simply pulled out a set of specialized tools from his person. With practiced ease, he manipulated them a few times, effortlessly unlocking the bolted door.

Once the door was open, he immediately looked towards the bed. However, he found it completely empty; there was no one there at all.

“Not here? Where did they go?” Song Yanhua’s expression instantly changed, a hint of anxiety and doubt flashing in his eyes as he pondered Bai Mengqi’s whereabouts.

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At this very moment, Bai Mengqi had arrived at the ground floor of her residence. She calmly stepped into the elevator, then extended a slender finger to gently press the button for her floor.

On the other side, the person responsible for monitoring the female esper surnamed Zhou was staring intently at the surveillance footage.

Suddenly, their eyes widened. Through the monitor, they had clearly seen Bai Mengqi’s figure.

Without a moment’s delay, they immediately sent an alert signal to their companion nearby.

[Section Chief Song, someone has arrived. It’s a young girl with silver hair, wearing a hat.]

Her voice, tinged with urgency, was exceptionally clear in the tense atmosphere.

This message instantly put those stationed at the Espers Bureau on the 38th floor on high alert.

Almost simultaneously, they swiftly instructed their comrades guarding the outer door to immediately enter Bai Mengqi’s residence, preparing for any potential situation.

As the elevator slowly ascended, Bai Mengqi remained unperturbed. When it reached her floor, she stepped out with light, graceful steps.

Upon exiting, she immediately employed her divine sense, extending it to probe the interior of her residence.

This probe was alarming. Her eyes instantly became filled with murderous intent.

She saw that there were eleven people ambushing inside, and she also noticed Wang Lei lying unconscious nearby.

‘Seeking death.’ Bai Mengqi’s eyes narrowed. She then walked directly to the main entrance, pulled a key from her pocket, and prepared to unlock the door.

Inside the apartment, the ambushers were holding their breath, each one tense and daring not to make a sound, waiting for Bai Mengqi to open the door and enter.

Bai Mengqi slowly unlocked the main door and stepped inside, one foot after the other.

The moment she entered, the door behind her slammed shut with a resounding bang.

In an instant, more than ten people surrounded Bai Mengqi.

“You are Bai Mengqi, correct?” At that moment, Song Yanhua’s voice suddenly rang out before Bai Mengqi. He asked with a serious expression.

Before entering, Bai Mengqi had already ascertained the capabilities of these individuals, so she was not at all frightened. After using her divine sense to confirm Wang Lei’s safety, she finally looked at Song Yanhua.

“Hmph!” Bai Mengqi merely let out a cold snort, having no intention of wasting words on these people.

Suddenly, her figure blurred, and like an arrow shot from a bow, she launched a fierce assault on Song Yanhua and his team.

In her view, these people had dared to infiltrate her home and harm her friend. Regardless of who they were, she would first defeat them. Otherwise, it would appear as though she were easily bullied.

Persuading with reason and subduing with force yielded entirely different results.

Bai Mengqi’s speed was astonishingly fast, reaching them in the blink of an eye.

Song Yanhua, standing directly in front, bore the brunt of Bai Mengqi’s fierce attack.

Bai Mengqi rapidly threw a punch, her fist whistling through the air as it slammed towards Song Yanhua.

‘So fast.’

Seeing this, Song Yanhua’s face instantly changed. He instinctively raised his hand to block Bai Mengqi’s formidable punch.