Chapter 250 - Hoping for a Miracle to Happen

After ending the call with Ye Fan, Nie Yuling felt her soul hollow out as she slowly set down the phone.

She walked to the window and looked down to see the building surrounded by the Qinglang Gang, completely sealed off.

Tonight, she and all the members of the Qingmu Gang had a meeting in a secluded building in the suburbs, discussing how to resist the increasingly aggressive Qinglang Gang.

To prevent their whereabouts from being leaked and getting caught in one fell swoop by the Qinglang Gang, she had already ordered everyone not to bring cellphones to the meeting location.

Before departing, she had also thoroughly searched everyone to ensure no one brought a cellphone.

Unexpectedly, midway through the meeting, whether due to a traitor’s betrayal or an unintentional slip, the Qinglang Gang suddenly swarmed in large numbers, surrounding the building and launching a fierce attack.

The Qingmu Gang was already far weaker than the Qinglang Gang, further weakened by several elders’ betrayal and the relentless pressure from the Qinglang Gang over the past two months, reducing their numbers to less than a hundred people.

Yet, over three to four hundred men came from the Qingmu Gang this time, each carrying machetes, axes, daggers, watermelon knives, and steel pipes – evidently determined to wipe out the Qingmu Gang tonight.

Now, using the building’s defensibility to their advantage, the Qingmu Gang could hold on for a moment, but it wouldn’t be long, at most an hour, before they would surely be overrun by the Qinglang Gang.

Amidst despair, Nie Yuling suddenly remembered the words Ye Fan had repeated to her several times; like a drowning person clutching at the last straw, she could only pin her hopes on what she considered Ye Fan’s highly unrealistic promise.

“Ye Fan, I hope you can truly surprise me,” she murmured to herself, absent-mindedly slumping onto a couch.

She had also thought about calling the police, but that would be akin to throwing herself into the net.

With her status as the leader of the Qingmu Gang, she would definitely be sentenced.

Once in prison, with the Qinglang Gang’s influence permeating the jail, her fate would undoubtedly be dire.

Not just her, many in her gang would also be sentenced and then suffered at the Qinglang Gang’s whims in prison.

At that moment, a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair entered the hall and hurried to Nie Yuling.

Nie Yuling snapped back to reality, gathered her spirit, stood up, and asked the approaching man, “Uncle Jian, how is the situation outside?

How long can our brothers hold?”

Uncle Jian’s clothes were stained with blood, and his left arm was wrapped in a white gauze.

He shook his head with a sigh, “It’s not looking good.

If the brothers are willing to fight to the death, maybe we can hold for three or four hours, but I’m afraid that…”

“You mean that under the threat of death, our brothers might choose to surrender or turn coats?” Nie Yuling asked with slightly furrowed brows.

Uncle Jian nodded slowly, “Human nature is unpredictable.

If there’s no other good news, the likelihood of that happening is very high.”

After a pause, he added, “Lingyu, you better start making preparations early.”

Uncle Jian was an elder of the Qingmu Gang and a sworn brother of Nie Lingyu’s father.

One of the reasons Nie Yuling, a young woman, was barely able to control the Qingmu Gang was Uncle Jian’s full support.

“I understand,” Nie Yuling took a deep breath.

Uncle Jian hesitated for a moment, then took out a sheathed dagger and said with enormous gravity, “Take this dagger.

In case the Qinglang Gang really breaks through or any brothers turn against us, use it…

to end yourself.”

As he spoke, he placed the dagger in Nie Yuling’s hand.

“You are a woman, and also the gang leader; you must never fall alive into the hands of the Qinglang Gang, otherwise, it’s worse than death,” Uncle Jian advised with tears in his eyes.

Nie Yuling gripped the dagger tightly, her knuckles whitening from the force, and nodded, “Don’t worry, Uncle Jian.

When that moment comes, I won’t hesitate.”

Uncle Jian nodded, “Stay here.

I’m going out to defend against those Qinglang Gang bastards with our brothers!”

After speaking, he turned to leave.

“Wait!” Nie Yuling called out.

Uncle Jian immediately stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Nie Yuling, waiting for her to speak.

Nie Yuling hesitated for a moment before saying, “I just called one of my friends, and he promised to come to rescue me within an hour.”

“Just one person?” Uncle Jian asked.

Nie Yuling shook her head, “It shouldn’t be just one; I’ve told him all about my situation, so he should bring a group of people with him.”

“Who is he?

Which gang does he belong to?

Do I know him?” Uncle Jian asked, surprised.

“You don’t know him.

I don’t know which gang he’s from either,” Nie Yuling shook her head.

“Ah…” Uncle Jian sighed in disappointment.

Nie Yuling quickly mustered her courage and said, “But he should be very capable, he’s not afraid of the Green Wolf Gang at all.

He’s had conflicts with the Green Wolf Gang and came out unscathed.

I believe he can save us.”

“Uncle Jian, go tell the brothers to hold on for one more hour; our reinforcements will arrive,” she said.

Uncle Jian nodded gravely, “This could really boost the brothers’ morale.

I’ll tell them all.”

After a pause, he added, “Not to discourage you, Nie Yuling, but you shouldn’t get your hopes up too high for your friend.”

Nie Yuling was like a daughter to him, having watched her grow up; how could he not know about her friends?

Since he didn’t even recognize the name, it likely meant that the friend was merely an acquaintance.

An acquaintance, no matter how loyal, would not likely bring a group to fight the Green Wolf Gang with real guns and real knives at such a time.

Nie Yuling bit her soft lower lip, feeling that she was being too fanciful.

Instead of believing that Ye Fan would arrive within an hour to save her, it would be more practical to fight for herself; perhaps she could even escape the heavy encirclement of the Green Wolf Gang.

“Uncle Jian, I’ll go with you to announce this ‘good news’ to the brothers,” she said.

When she said “good news,” her tone was hollow.

Uncle Jian could tell that Nie Yuling wasn’t very confident, but they were in a dire situation, and any straw was worth grasping if it could provide the slightest reprieve.

“Alright, you come with me to talk.

That way, the brothers will be more convinced,” Uncle Jian nodded, “But be careful to guard against some brothers in the gang who can’t bear the pressure and might kidnap you to surrender to the Green Wolf Gang.”

“Okay, I’ll be careful,” Nie Yuling nodded.

Thus, Nie Yuling and Uncle Jian walked out of the living room together to announce to the Qingmu Gang’s brothers that reinforcements were coming if they could only hold out for one more hour.

Upon hearing the news, the Qingmu Gang’s members, who had been demoralized and even on the verge of betrayal, immediately perked up.

Taking advantage of the building’s defensive position, which was hard to attack, holding out for another hour was not a problem.

The Green Wolf Gang was notoriously savage and unprincipled; who knew what fate awaited those who surrendered?

To take control of one’s own destiny was undoubtedly preferable.

Seeing the revived morale of her fellow gang members, Nie Yuling breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Uncle Jian immediately advised her to stay in the living room.

Understanding his concern, she returned to the living room.

Standing by the window, Nie Yuling gazed out at the concrete road leading to the building, desperately hoping for a miracle.

“Ye Fan, will you be my miracle?” Nie Yuling murmured absentmindedly to herself.