Picking Up Fragments

"Only a fool would do such a thing, this is a proper place, brother." Principal Wang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Knock, knock. The sound of knocking on the door.

"Open up, police inspection." Principal Wang walked over and opened the door, several police officers filed in and began searching the room, ordering two people to go out and wait for questioning. The two, looking utterly baffled, stood at the entrance of the private room, only to find that all the other rooms were being inspected by the police, with at least a hundred police officers present.

"What the heck is going on? Even for a prostitution bust, it doesn't need to be this big a deal, does it?" Principal Wang was shocked; he had never seen such a scene in Shanghai except during major national meetings like summits.

"Can you two show us your IDs?" The police officers, who had finished searching the room, came over to check their identities, with a serious expression. Principal Wang didn't dare to be arrogant in the face of the police, so he handed over his ID obediently. Jiang Siming also handed over his.

"Hey, guys, what's really going on here?" Principal Wang asked curiously. The other party did not hide the truth, and replied, "We are arresting the murderer Liu Chuang, who is a fugitive for three years. This time, he was recognized in Shanghai by two plainclothes officers, but he has extraordinary skills, seriously injuring the two plainclothes police officers and escaping. According to reliable intelligence, he is hiding in this bar."

The murderer was right there with them! Hearing this news, Principal Wang shrank back, his courage instantly waning. "Can we leave now?" Principal Wang wished to leave as soon as possible. He was the son of a wealthy family and had many good days left to enjoy; it would be a great loss if something happened to him here. Besides, his family was a single line of descent; if anything happened to him, his parents would be heartbroken.

"You can't leave temporarily, it would cause a disturbance and make it easier for the suspect to mix in," the police officer refused flatly. The two could only wait on the spot.

"No problem, you just stay here and don't move. We'll finish the check soon and let you go," the police officer instructed.

"Thank you, comrade police officer," Jiang Siming took his ID card.

"Stay back! Everyone stay back! Or I'll kill her!" A fierce shout suddenly rang out from the hall.

Hearing this, the two police officers who were inspecting Jiang Siming and Principal Wang immediately rushed to the hall for support.

"Come on, let's go and see what's happening!" Principal Wang immediately became excited.

"Weren't you just thinking about leaving?"

"Wasn't it that we hadn't caught him yet? Now that he's caught, with over a hundred police officers here, what is there to be afraid of?" Saying this, Principal Wang took the lead and ran toward the incident site.

Jiang Siming was speechless. Why did he love to join the crowd so much? It was one thing to be rowdy in the entertainment circle, but he didn't change his nature in real life either.

The people who were supposed to have dinner even ran away first, so Jiang Siming had no choice but to follow.

When the two of them arrived at the hall, it was already surrounded by people.

In the center of the hall, a man with a scruffy beard was choking a woman by the neck, a dagger pressed against her throat, and his emotions were agitated, as if he could slash her head off at any moment.

A team of special police officers tightly surrounded him, their guns aimed, ready to shoot and rescue the hostage at the right moment.

In the center of the special police team stood a female police officer.

Jiang Siming couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that Officer Li really had a special bond with him.

"Liu Chuang, you have committed murder. Surrender now, or I will order the special police team to open fire!" Li Shengxue frowned, her handgun also aimed at the man with the scruffy beard.

"No! Don't shoot, officer! He has my agent, she is a Japanese artist named Ishihara Rimi. If anything happens to her, the Japanese public will demand an explanation." The speaker was a middle-aged woman. Although she spoke Chinese, her pronunciation was awkward, suggesting she was not a local. Li Shengxue's finely arched brows furrowed after hearing the woman speak. Discover hidden tales at empire

She had only intended to scare Liu Chuang, but she hadn't expected that with just a few words, the woman had effectively removed Liu Chuang's psychological burden. As expected, after hearing this, Liu Chuang burst out laughing and said, "If you dare to come over, I'll take this Japanese celebrity down with me! Such a pretty girl accompanying me in death means I won't be lonely on the way to the underworld, hehe!"

"How much do you want before you release her?" Li Shengxue had to settle for a lesser option. She had never intended to act rashly; regardless of the nationality or identity of the person, as long as they were a hostage, Li Shengxue would first ensure their safety.

"How much do I want before I release her? Get all your people to back off, and arrange a car to take me away!"

"Huh." A hint of irony appeared on Li Shengxue's icy face as she said, "Even if we don't catch you here and give you a car, do you think you can leave Shanghai? I advise you to surrender; I'll credit it as a voluntary confession."

"Don't scare me, I have heart problems. If I accidentally cut this pretty girl, don't blame me!" Liu Chuang hid behind the Japanese girl, not only shielding himself completely but also bizarrely burying his head in her long hair, breathing in greedily.

Li Shengxue was so angry that her chest heaved, and she almost wanted to fire a burst of shots with her gun and kill him on the spot. Shi Yuan Li Mei, held in Liu Chuang's hand, turned pale with fear, tears streaming down her face, her helpless and desperate eyes touching everyone's heart.

Although the onlookers in the bar all felt sympathetic, no one dared to offer help. Who were they kidding? With so many police officers unable to do anything against this wicked bandit, what could they do?

They could only pray that this Japanese beauty would be safe.

"Liu Chuang, you can't escape. If you make a reasonable request, we might be able to meet it, but what you're doing now is just struggling like a cornered beast!" Li Shengxue said angrily.

"Reasonable demand? Sure, then take off all your top clothes, and come here to be my new hostage, and I'll let him go." Liu Chuang looked at Li Shengxue's impressive upper body and grinned lewdly. The girl in his arms, Ishihara Rimi, wasn't bad either, but he preferred the allure of a uniform, especially a high-quality uniform beauty like Li Shengxue.

"Don't daydream! I will not agree to it!" Li Shengxue's beautiful eyes blazed with anger.

"Then you can just wait to collect this Japanese woman's body! Kill me and her together!" As he said this, Liu Chuang ran his knife across Ishihara Rimi's neck, and blood flowed down immediately. The onlookers were all frightened and moved back, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

"Back up, back up, Brother Jiang." Principal Wang immediately stepped back several steps. Jiang Siming, however, remained calm; he had seen such scenes before. Back then, he single-handedly wiped out a whole gang of human traffickers, a scene far more intense than this one. But he also took two steps back when everyone's attention was focused on the center of the hall. Jiang Siming started walking slowly toward the edge of the hall, and when Principal Wang turned his head, he found that Jiang Siming was gone.