Despite his doubts, Carlo didn't think about them for long and answered quickly, " 'Cause I always tried to run away before, I got hurt for sure." Scared that Alex wouldn't believe him, he added, "One time I almost made it. They were freaked out, so they stopped being nice to me."
He lowered his eyelids, and his voice was calm.
Seeing Alex's tightly closed fists, his eyes flickered.
At this moment, Alex was really angry.
He didn't forget the bunch of smugglers behind him. It was clear he wanted to get out of here.
Also, if he remembered right, when they first talked, the smuggler said the shipment had been there for a month and a half. That meant Carlo had been here for at least that long, tried to escape more than once, and got hurt a lot...
Based on the info he found before and the "suggestion" the smugglers just made, they treated these trafficked people to have total control over them, like hitting and yelling, locking them up, and giving them drugs. It was just crazy.
Thinking that Carlo might have gone through all this, he just wanted to turn around and shoot the smugglers and all their helpers right away!
No, they should make them go through all the bad stuff they did to Carlo!
Death would be too easy for them!
Anger took over reason. Alex pressed his lips together and was quiet for a long time before asking in a rough voice, "Does it hurt?"
Carlo looked up by surprise.
Did this guy really feel bad for him? And this way of asking... somehow made him feel familiar...
Holding back the soft part in his heart, he blinked: "If you don't believe me, I can show you the wound--"
He put his hand on his waist and stomach, and his right thumb reached into his pants along the line of his abs, making a move like he was pulling his pants down.
Alex didn't want Carlo to take his pants off in front of so many people: "I believe you...Damn!"
The strong-smelling smoke came out of Carlo's hand, with a bad smell.
It was a well-known mustard gas pellet!
Alex had to raise his arm to cover his mouth and nose.
At the same time, Carlo threw the mustard gas on the ground, turned around and ran to the parked car, leaned on it with one hand, pushed his body a little, and then disappeared into the night.
"Carlo!"
An angry roar rang out at the door of the dilapidated convenience store. Ignoring the chaos behind him, Alex chased after the fleeing figure with red eyes.
But HT State is a very chaotic place. The roads here are well-connected, with countless man-made paths and even more obstacles on the road.
The smugglers might have considered the risks too. The convenience store they chose was remote and easy to escape from.
Alex's vision became a little blurred because of the mustard gas. Although he had better detection ability and physical fitness, he was distanced by Carlo under the cover of the night.
Soon, the sound of a speeding car was heard, followed by the sound of tires rubbing against the ground.
"Here!" The sounds of horns and shouts came one after another.
In Alex's blurred vision, Carlo changed direction and headed straight for the sound source.
Just as Carlo rushed to the front of the car, Alex crossed the obstacle, kicked the cement pole next to him, and rushed towards Carlo.
One hand pressed on the door frame to prevent the door from closing.
Carlo's eyes shifted away from the clamped hand and slowly curved the corners of his lips at Alex, who was holding his neck: "So reluctant to let me go? Then why did you expose me just now?"
Alex's voice was extremely cold: "You damn played tricks on me! I admit this is a good move. Have you thought about how to deal with it now?"
Carlo raised his eyebrows and slowly lifted his hands.
It's just that there was also a remote control in the palm of his right hand with a red light flashing in countdown.
"How about this trick?"
The movement just now covered up the tremble in his voice at this moment.
His abdomen was really injured, and because of Alex's pulling, the wound hurt like crazy! He could even feel the liquid flowing through his waist and abdomen!
Damn it!
"I planted a bomb at the convenience store. In ten minutes... Oh, no, nine minutes and thirty seconds, the convenience store and its surroundings will become ruins."
Alex looked like an angry beast: "You're such a scumbag!"
Carlo's delicate and pale face smiled even more: "I can't help it. I came here alone. For safety and to survive, how could I not prepare a lot!!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the sound of bullets being loaded came from the position of the main driver.
Alex fought on the front line all year round and was very familiar with this sound. His body instinctively dodged, and a bullet brushed past his ear and hit the wall not far away.
The car started again after he let go. Carlo was even in a good mood and waved goodbye to him with the remote control, leaving the red taillights flashing in vain.
Carlo stood in place with a pistol taken from his boots in his hand.
But in the end, he didn't choose to shoot.
Even though he could guarantee that he could pierce the tires of the speeding vehicle with one shot.
With the help of the street lamp, he picked up the shells by the wall.
The special bullets of the latest light pistol are currently used within the high-level mafia.
He's a member of the mafia.
Looking at the dark street, he remembered Carlo's silent provocation when he waved goodbye just now: "I'm looking forward to the next time you can catch me. Do you dare to come?"
Will we meet next time?
Alex pursed his lips and squeezed the shell at his fingertips.
After confirming that Alex didn't catch up, Carlo in the car finally relaxed and collapsed in the passenger seat.
In the driver's seat, Luca reminded him while concentrating on driving: "You need treatment immediately now."
He smelled blood.
Carlo gasped for breath and pulled off the hair cover, pressed his abdomen with one hand, and found a painkiller from the central control storage box with the other hand. He injected himself without changing his expression: "Now, use all our connections to find out the information of that guy just now! Before dawn, if I can't see it, you can go to the base punishment room with them!"
Unscrewing a bottle of nutrient solution to replenish energy, he took a painful breath and said, "I have a feeling that we'll meet soon, and he might be the biggest obstacle for me to achieve my goal!"
Luca was silent for a moment and tentatively reminded: "You were interested in a stranger first!"
Carlo closed his eyes to rest in a calm tone: "He's very special..."
"It's also very troublesome."