“The distance is too far. I reckon Xu Jiang will have realized what’s happening by the time we get close to the door. The risk is too great. I’m afraid a forced entry will fail.” Zhang Biao gripped his gun tightly, sweat beading on his forehead; he was clearly panicked.

Li Xiang turned his head, looking at him with a disappointed expression, and glared at him, saying, "The plan has already been finalized, why are you backing down now?"

"I'll do it!"

Suddenly, Tang Ping moved closer.

Li Xiang was shocked and lowered his voice, saying, "Tang Ping, why did you follow me? Are you kidding me? You..."

"Believe me, this is the best opportunity. Li Xiang, one, two..."

Tang Ping stared straight ahead, giving Li Xiang no chance to hesitate. When he counted to three, he rushed in first. Li Xiang didn't hesitate at all, instinctively following Tang Ping and rushing in, heading straight for Xu Jiang.

"Damn it, you dare to mess with me!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Jiang reacted quickly. He turned his head and saw Tang Ping and Li Xiang. He immediately raised his hand and fired a shot.

Bang!

The distance was too close. Li Xiang was hit in the right arm and immediately fell down. He gritted his teeth and tried to get closer to Xu Jiang, but he had already lost his chance.

At this moment, Tang Ping was the closest person to Xu Jiang.

As Xu Jiang fired his gun, Tang Ping immediately changed his plan, rushed forward, swung his fist, and with a burst of powerful force, punched Xu Jiang directly in the temple.

Clang!

The moment Xu Jiang fell to the ground, he fired a second shot, but it hit the roof.

Tang Ping's punch made Xu Jiang's eyes roll back and he saw stars.

He shook his head, his hand holding the gun slightly unsteady, and was about to fire again when Tang Ping's second punch landed.

Bang bang bang!

Then came the third punch, the fourth punch...

Tang Ping's fists rained down like a storm, and after a brutal beating, Xu Jiang finally collapsed, foaming at the mouth and convulsing on the ground.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Tang Ping actually used his fists to knock Xu Jiang unconscious.

"Quick! What are you waiting for? Save them!" Li Xiang shouted from the doorway, clutching his bleeding shoulder.

Zhang Biao and the other armed police officers then rushed forward, just as they were about to take control of Xu Jiang.

Bang!

Suddenly, a bullet shot in through the window and pierced Xu Jiang's head.

Blood gushed out and flowed all over the ground. Xu Jiang immediately stopped convulsing and breathed his last.

Everyone was stunned!

Unexpectedly, even though Xu Jiang had already been knocked unconscious, the sniper actually fired a shot.

Meng Dehai roared angrily, "Who told you to fire? I didn't give the order, so who fired the shot?"

Secretary Wang walked over and said without changing his expression, "I ordered the sniper to fire. The situation was critical, and I was afraid it would endanger the hostages."

Meng Dehai glared at him and questioned, "Xu Jiang has already been subdued by our men. We don't need snipers to fire anymore. Do you know that Xu Jiang is involved in many cases? We urgently need to find a breakthrough through him?"

Secretary Wang remained silent and stood aside.

Zhao Lidong smiled and comforted him, saying, "Alright, Lao Meng, Secretary Wang was just doing it as a precaution. At least, the outcome is good now. Xu Jiang has been killed, and the hostages have been rescued. Everyone's happy. Your Jinghai Public Security Bureau did a great job this time. I'll help you apply for a commendation!"

The leaders had spoken and set the tone, so even though Meng Dehai was furious, there was nothing he could do.

An Changlin patted him on the shoulder, indicating, "The overall situation is more important. Let's go to the scene first."

Since things have come to this, this is the only way.

Xu Jiang had been killed. After confirming his death, Zhao Lidong got into an Audi and left the scene.

Inside the house, looking at Xu Jiang's body, Li Xiang said, "Tang Ping, you saved me again!"

Tang Ping smiled and said, "Without you taking that bullet and drawing attention, I wouldn't have had a chance to subdue Xu Jiang. Alright, go get your wound treated. I'm taking the child with me; I bet his mother, Chen Shuting, is frantic with worry right now."

Li Xiang nodded; there was still a need to wrap things up.

Just as Tang Ping led Bai Xiaochen out of the house, An Changlin and Meng Dehai's group of people entered.

Seeing Li Xiang's shoulder, Meng Dehai asked with concern, "Are you injured? Are you alright?"

"It's alright, it didn't hit the bone," Li Xiang said with a forced smile.

An Changlin said, "You did very well this time. By the way, what was the name of the person who subdued Xu Jiang?"

"His name is Tang Ping, and he came with Chen Shuting."

"Oh, not bad skills." An Changlin was immediately displeased and criticized, "But you need to pay attention to discipline in the future. The rules can't be broken. How can unofficial personnel just sneak into our assault team? What kind of assault team leader are you?"

Meng Dehai laughed instead, "Breaking the rules is wrong, but it happened suddenly, and besides, that young man was a great help. In the end, the good outweighs the bad. As the old saying goes, it doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. Old An, don't make a big deal out of it. Go and rest, treating your injuries is the priority!"

"Yes, Chief!"

On the other side, Tang Ping carried Bai Xiaochen and handed her back to Chen Shuting.

"Xiaochen!"

Chen Shuting rushed over like lightning, hugged her son, looked him up and down anxiously, and said, "Son, are you hurt? Where does it hurt? Oh, son, say something!"

Bai Xiaochen was terrified and a little stunned. It took her a while to finally collapse into Chen Shuting's arms and burst into tears, crying, "Mommy, I'm scared!"

Bai Xiaochen later developed into a "ghost fire boy," but now he is still just a child.

Being so suddenly frightened, I was inevitably left with some psychological trauma.

"Good son, it's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright." Chen Shuting cried tears of joy and hugged Bai Xiaochen tightly.

She was barefoot, her high heels had somehow slipped off, and her hair was disheveled; she looked utterly disheveled.

But this does not diminish her delicate features and mature, sophisticated charm.

Perhaps she had been worried for too long, because Chen Shuting's legs went weak and she could no longer stand, so she fell directly towards Tang Ping.

"careful."

Tang Ping helped Chen Shuting up, and when he looked down, he could just see the undulating scenery below Chen Shuting's neckline.

Two snow-white spheres hung there, seemingly very bouncy.

Tang Ping stared at the scene without any restraint; any normal man would take a second look at such a beautiful sight.

Feeling Tang Ping's burning gaze, Chen Shuting blushed and quickly thanked him, saying, "Tang Ping, thank you so much this time. Xiaochen, hurry up and thank your uncle, Uncle Tang is your savior."

"Thank you, Uncle Tang Ping!"

Bai Xiaochen was very well-behaved. She turned her head and said, "Mom, Uncle is so amazing, like Superman. When I grow up, I want to be like Uncle and fight bad guys!"

"Okay, Xiaochen will be a superhero when she grows up."

A smile appeared on Chen Shuting's pretty face. At that moment, the sun was setting, and the setting sun shone on Tang Ping's back, making him look even more imposing.