With Ye Jian's voice, Xia Jinyuan didn't have to conceal his footsteps in the darkness anymore. Pretending to be Liao Youde, he rushed upstairs hurriedly.
The man, who had been waiting for them to come up, didn't suspect anything. Instead, he held a lighter to illuminate the way for the people going upstairs, saying, "Doctor, carry your belongings and watch your steps."
In less than half a second after the lighter was ignited, Xia Jinyuan, wearing a pair of combat gloves, reached out to extinguish the light and covered the man's mouth swiftly.
Stepping forward, he used his left arm to deftly encircle the man from the back of his head. After a muffling sound, the silence was restored to the upstairs.
A light flickered again. Awaiting, Ye Jian saw the stern-faced Xia Jinyuan make a moving-forward hand gesture.
As the light was put off, she held Doctor Zhou's hand and said gently, "Auntie, there is the last step."