âDonât worry, he canât run away.â Third Brother rushed at him and held him firmly, lowered his head and whispered into his ear with a hint of cruelty in his tone. âI will accompany you to slowly look for him.â
Qi Leâs pupil contracted in fear and he was covered in cold sweat. He thought that he was done for.
Third Brother grabbed his shoulder, his behavior particularly tough. They walked to the car together. Qi Le trembled uncontrollably and was complaining why no one had come to save him when he suddenly saw someone in front. Seeing that the man was wearing a police uniform, Third Brother stopped and pulled Qi Le into his arms. He pulled out a knife from the back and placed it against Qi Leâs neck. He said in a heavy tone, âDonât come over.â
Qi Leâs hair stood on end at the touch of a sharp object. He gulped and forced himself to calm down.
Officer Luo stood calmly and said, âI thought it was a gun, but I didnât expect it to be a knife. Alas.â
Qi Le, â=å£=â
Third Brother, â......â
Third Brotherâs ego was severely hit, and his voice sounded even louder. âStop spouting nonsense. Move away.â
âYouâre this afraid when you see a police officer.â Luo sighed and was extremely disappointed. âHow dare you mix with gangsters with that little courage? Is your reputation fake?â
Third Brother, â......â
Qi Le keenly felt the man behind him take a deep breath. He warbled, âDonât, donât...â He wanted to say donât stimulate him, but on second thought he might have been intentional, so he shut up.
âWhat? Iâm telling the truth.â Officer Luo unbuttoned his police uniform and threw it at him. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. "Look, I donât have a gun or an electric baton. Iâm just an ordinary police officer. Who knew that he would be this scared? It would be so shameful if word got out. Talk about poor quality.â
Third Brother, â......â
After all these years of being a gangster, Third Brother wasnât easily fooled. He made a sharp nick on a certain someoneâs neck in an instant. âIâll say it again. Back off.â
Qi Le only felt a cold sensation on his neck and then pain. His face turned pale.
Officer Luo retreated half a step backwards. âDonât be afraid.â
âItâs not you whoâs injured.â Qi Le was unavoidably angry. But when he looked at him, he found that the man was still calm, so he felt the wound carefully and guessed that it wasnât very deep. Only then was he a little relieved.
âHow can you say that? I am a little servant of the people. Of course, I am worried about the injury of the people.â
â...Are you really a little public servant?â
Officer Luo stared at him and slowly smiled. âNot really. You heard the phone call.â
What does this mean? Do you want me to mention the contents of the phone call? Qi Le was shocked. Then, he felt more pain on his neck. In his ear, he heard Third Brother threatening, âContinue to back off!â
Officer Luo moved half a step back again. âIf you let him go, I will spare your life out there on the streets. Otherwise, even if you succeed in escaping today, I will find you later. Believe me.â
Third brother had already walked to the side of the car by this time. He held Qi Le with one hand and opened the car door with the other, asking him to get on. He hadnât moved the knife this whole time. He sneered, âYou?â
âYes.â
Qi Le slowly crawled into the driverâs seat and then climbed to the front passengerâs seat as instructed. He looked at the knife on his body. He thought that Third Brother was about to get into the car so he should move the knife from him. Perhaps, he could escape from the other car door. He whispered, âThird Brother, you better believe him. I overheard him calling earlier. He used to be a gangster and led a gang of people, but now heâs gone legitimate. Heâs currently selling arms. I donât know his name but his surname is Luo.â
Third Brother suddenly froze, his expression changing drastically. â...Whatâs his surname?â
Qi Le clearly felt his confusion. He quickly climbed to the front passenger seat, moving completely away from the blade, and then opened the door with his trembling hands to flee for his life.
Third Brotherâs narrowed his eyes and quickly tried to catch him. However, Officer Luo had moved forward as early as when the hostage started to escape. He rushed over, grabbed the kidnapper and told him to stay away from the hostage. Third Brother accidentally dropped his knife in the confusion. Seeing that a certain someone was trying to escape, he pulled hard and only managed to grab his trouser leg. Then, he was pulled out of the car by the policeman and received a heavy blow to the head.
Qi Le was about to get out of the car when he was pulled so his movements were blocked. His knees bent and he half knelt at the door of the car while his upper body leaned downwards. He had no time to prepare and crashed with a thud on his forehead. He was immediately stunned. âOuch! Fucking hell...â
Seeing that the hostage was gone, Third Brother concentrated on dealing with the policeman and prepared to solve him before making any other plans. However, he didnât expect to be no match for this man even after so many years of being on the streets. He soon fell down.
Officer Luo rubbed his wrist and lamented. âHeâs really too weak!â
Third Brother, â......â
Third Brother asked weakly, âYouâre really called Luo?â
âNonsense.â
Third Brother took a deep breath. âWhat is your relationship with the old mafia Luo Family?â
Officer Luo dealt him another blow. âNo comment.â
When the other policeman arrived, he found that the kidnapper had been handled by his colleague, while the other suspected hostage had half his body in the car and half dangling outside, whispering incessantly. He hurried up to take a look at him and said to his colleague, "Is this the hostage? We have to go to the hospital.â
Luo took out handcuffs and handcuffed the kidnapperâs hands behind his back. âGo ahead, I have to wait for my wife.â
Qi Le was helped into the car in a daze and vaguely heard the word, "hospital." He warned, âDonât go to... Shen Ai Hospital... Shen Ai Hospital...â
âWhat?â The policeman leaned over to listen for a long time before looking back at his colleague. âHe said Shen Ai Hospital.â
âOh, then you go,â said Luo. âHe probably has some relatives or family who works there. Leave from that entrance. Itâs closer.â
âOkay, Iâm leaving.â His colleague said as he quickly got into the car and left.
Officer Luo watched them leave. Just after pulling the kidnapper up, he saw a familiar figure running across the street. He quickly threw him down again and went over to his wife. He flatteringly said, âI caught him. You really didnât need to come down.â
Third Brother, who was thrown down, looked at him somewhat conscious. âBig brother, you should know the Luo Family? I will join your gang in the future.â
The newcomer took a second to respond. âYouâre fucking recruiting subordinates again?!â
Officer Luo quivered. âHow can that be?â He kicked the man on the ground. âWhy would I want trash like this?â
âSo if he wasnât like this, you would want him?â
âThatâs impossible. Wife, listen to me. Let me explain...â
Gu Bai drove over to see Officer Luo chirping around a man. On the ground beside them, a familiar gangster lay there. He hurried out of the car. âWhere is Zheng Xiaoyuan?â
Officer Luo looked at him and said, âOh, itâs you. He suffered some injuries and was taken to the hospital by my colleague. You came from that entrance so you probably didnât see them.â
âWhich hospital?â
âShen Ai Hospital.â
Gu Bai, â...â
Gu Baiâs heart thumped and a question flashed through his mind-What would you do if I disappeared again one day?