Chapter 54: Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, Help!

Seeing that his mother was hitting and poking the man with the knife with a bamboo stick from a distance, he was beaten so hard that he couldn't run away. The second brother was more than enough to deal with him alone.

Gu Zhenbei also knew that now was not the time to chat, so he could only go and help Jiang Jianye.

The situation is very good and we will subdue them all soon.

[Ah! I suddenly remembered that there were four people collecting protection money. I was saying this doesn't feel right! There must be one more person!]

But now the comments say that there are four people in this group!

So where did the other one go?

Wen Zhu glanced around warily, and a man wearing a black hat and a dark blue coat caught his attention. He had been standing in the crowd before, with a common face, so no one would notice him at all.

Now that the crowd has run away, he is still wandering around nearby, which is very suspicious!

Wen Zhu looked around and picked up the kitchen knife that was covered by something on the cart, holding it in his hand cautiously.

She wanted to grab a shovel, but she didn't think it was intimidating enough. She wouldn't dare to chop anyone, but she felt safer with a knife.

At any time, it is better to rely on yourself than on others.

The man in the hat saw the big kitchen knife flashing with a cold light in Wen Zhu's hand, and his approaching steps obviously paused for a moment.

But soon his gaze changed and his footsteps also changed direction, just in time to meet Xu Niannian who rushed out from a hidden corner!

Compared to Wen Zhu, who has weapons and has caused his own people to suffer, the man in the hat would rather hold hostage a loser who can only scream and shout without any power to resist.

The moment Xu Niannian rushed out, the man immediately rushed forward and grabbed her.

"Ahhh!" Another shrill cry!

The man in the hat restrained Xu Niannian, who had come to him. He grabbed her arms and twisted them behind her back, and with the other hand he held a knife to her neck, threatening loudly:

"Stop fighting! Let them go! Let us go, or I'll chop her down!"

He heard that the damn girl holding the kitchen knife had asked someone to report to the police!

Although they wanted to collect protection money, they still did it secretly and in private, and the vendors did not dare to shout about it for fear of offending them and being picked on.

But if the police are brought here now, they will be put in jail!

The man in the hat felt that today was truly unlucky. He had heard that some small vendors had gathered here again, and had planned to threaten them and collect some protection money as usual, but then he heard the girl he had captured tell someone that another vendor selling potato snacks was making a lot of money, so he decided to rip them off.

As a result, the woman was not only fearless, but also dared to challenge them and refused to give them a penny. In the end, a fight broke out.

They also don't want to get into trouble with the police, so now they can only catch someone and threaten him, then run away, move to another place, hide for a while, and everything will be fine after the storm passes.

"Help, help! Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, help!"

Xu Niannian was scared to death, but she still wanted to take a gamble. The soldier who had saved her in her previous life must be righteous, and he would definitely not stand by and watch her die!

"Shut up! Or I'll scratch your face!"

The man in the hat threatened.

"Let them go quickly, let them come to my side first, or I will kill this girl right away!"

The few people who had been subdued suddenly showed surprise in their eyes.

Jiang Jianbei frowned, but Gu Zhenbei had already let go of the person he was holding.

Jiang Jianbei wondered if this guy was out of his mind. How could he let go of a bad guy after a few threats? How could such a person become a company-level cadre? If he let the bad guy go, without any bargaining leverage, wouldn't that just allow the other party to do whatever they wanted and act lawlessly?

My original favorable impression of him as a fellow soldier vanished in an instant.

Jiang Jianbei still had no intention of letting go. Jiang Qin and Jiang Jianye used bamboo poles to hold the other man down, preventing him from moving, and the two had no intention of letting go.

The man who was let go by Gu Zhenbei immediately ran behind the man wearing the hat as soon as he was free.

"Hurry up, or I'll really use the knife!"

"Ah, please spare me. I just started setting up my stall today and haven't sold a single serving yet. I don't have a penny on me. Don't arrest me, arrest her. Her family is rich!"

Xu Niannian originally wanted to find an opportunity to get to know Gu Zhenbei, but she didn't expect these people would actually threaten her with a knife. The tip of the knife had slightly pierced her skin. She regretted it now. If she had known earlier that she shouldn't have run away, she should have let these people go find Wen Zhu!

Thinking of this, she immediately pointed at Wen Zhu and said, "Her family made money!"

Wen Zhu was really moved to tears by Xu Niannian, the reborn girl.

People who have no value will be more unscrupulous when others hurt them. But she said nothing, just watched her continue to commit suicide.

"Hand over the money and the person quickly! Otherwise, I will really take action!" The person who held Xu Niannian hostage was already sweating coldly and wanted to end the battle quickly.

Wen Zhu smiled and said, "We don't know her, so it's useless for you to threaten us. If you want to find her, you have to ask her family for money, not me. Look, the mother and child under the cart over there are her family members, go ask them."

As she spoke, Wen Zhusu pointed to where Xu Yaozu and Li Dani were hiding under the cart.

"No money, no money, don't look for us, don't look for us! If it really doesn't work, just take this damn girl away, we, we won't care!"

When Xu Niannian heard this, she felt disheartened and could only look at Gu Zhenbei pleadingly. This was her only hope.

Gu Zhenbei suddenly realized that he shouldn't have let his accomplice go so early. But if he didn't, someone would be threatened, and he had no better solution.

"Don't be impulsive, let her go, otherwise when the police arrive, none of you will be able to escape!"

Gu Zhenbei could only use psychological tactics first. In fact, he didn’t even know that Wen Zhu had already called the police.

When Wen Zhu saw someone coming over here, her eyes lit up. It was Officer Wang who handled her report last time!

He was in plain clothes. There were a few others nearby, probably also police officers.

There were two other people Wen Zhu hadn't expected. He subconsciously looked over one of their shoulders and frowned.

Why is he joining in the fun? Is he worried that his injury will heal too quickly? He has no awareness of being an injured person at all.

Jiang Jianbei naturally also saw the person coming. He and Wen Zhu looked at each other, and the brother and sister tacitly understood each other's meaning.

Jiang Jianbei began to bargain with the kidnappers, "How much do you want to release me?"

"Everyone, take out all your money!"

"We don't have much money. It's not worth it to risk someone's life for such a small amount of money, right?" Jiang Jianbei continued.

"Stop talking nonsense! If I tell you to pay, just pay up and let my brother go!"

These thugs were terrified now. This was the first time they had pulled out knives. In the past, they had only needed to talk and threaten, and those people would be scared to death and give them money obediently. Today, they had encountered a tough guy. It was a thankless task. Thinking of this, they increased the strength of the hand holding Xu Niannian's arm.

It's all this damn girl's fault for talking nonsense, saying that earning a thousand or eight hundred yuan at a time is not a big deal. She caused her brothers to suffer in this small place!

Just as Jiang Jianbei was bargaining with the man in the hat, a figure behind him kicked the knife out of the man's hand with lightning speed.

Officer Wang and several other plainclothes police officers immediately stepped forward and subdued the two men.