Chapter 57 Hostages
Lu Yanhe: Officer Qiu, don't tell me the murderer is on this bus.
Qiu Ling immediately sent over a photo, a blurry screenshot of a man at a bus stop.
This is the person sitting in front of Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe: ...He was sitting right in front of me.
Qiu Ling: We've caught up with you, Yan He. I need your help. Send me a message at each stop. If he gets off before we catch up, please keep track of which stop he gets off at. He should still have a weapon in his hand and is very dangerous.
Lu Yanhe swallowed hard and replied: Okay.
He tried hard to control his breathing so as not to give himself away.
But this is not something he can control just because he wants to.
After learning that the person sitting in front of him was the murderer who had just killed someone in the library, Lu Yanhe couldn't control his adrenaline surge—he was extremely nervous!
Next stop.
Lu Yanhe immediately turned his head to look outside the bus, but there was no one who looked like a policeman.
The people in front remained silent and showed no intention of standing up.
Lu Yanhe immediately sent over the name of the station.
He wanted to message Qiu Ling to ask where they were, but he held back.
Just pretend you know nothing and haven't discovered anything.
Doing nothing is the safest option for him.
"Next stop, Shizitang Station," the bus announcement system broadcasts.
At that moment, two cars suddenly overtook them at high speed, infuriating the bus driver, who yelled, "Are you in such a hurry to be reborn?!"
The man sitting in front looked up.
Lu Yanhe watched him nervously, constantly telling himself to take a deep breath.
You really can't be nervous.
The more nervous you are, the more obvious your true colors will be.
Even though one's reason knows it all, the physical tension and anxiety are uncontrollable.
Qiu Ling sent him a message: Our people have arrived at Shizitang Station. If he doesn't get off at the next station, we will get on, and you can take the opportunity to get off.
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief and replied: Okay.
We're almost at Shizitang Station.
Lu Yanhe, carrying his bag, saw that the person in front of him showed no sign of getting off the bus, so he slung his bag over his shoulder, stood up, and walked forward, preparing to get off.
As Lu Yanhe passed Helan, he glanced at her.
She and her boyfriend were sitting right in front of the murderer, and if they actually made a move, she could easily be accidentally injured.
If they could bring her and her boyfriend down with them, it would definitely be easier for the police to make the arrests.
"What a coincidence that we bumped into each other today, how about I treat you to a drink?" Lu Yanhe offered.
Helan looked flattered.
"Oh? Really?"
Lu Yanhe said, "You usually watch my live streams, so I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you."
At this moment, we arrived at Shizitang Station.
The bus stopped.
The back door opened.
Lu Yanhe said, "Let's go, I know a nice coffee shop right here."
Helan immediately nodded happily and said okay.
He breathed a sigh of relief and didn't dare to look back again before getting off the bus.
He Lan and Li Chang followed them down.
At that moment, two tall and strong men boarded the bus through the front door.
Suddenly, in an instant, the murderer jumped up from his seat and rushed toward the back door.
"Stop!" The man who boarded the bus through the front door shouted as soon as he saw him trying to run away.
But the murderer was faster and jumped out of the car.
At this moment, He Lan and Li Chang had just gotten out of the car and were still standing at the back door.
Lu Yanhe only saw a figure rush down from the back door. He immediately shouted "Watch out!" and pushed He Lan and Li Chang aside.
The next second, Lu Yanhe found himself being restrained.
The man grabbed his neck, and with his other hand he held a knife the size of a fruit knife against his throat, yelling, "Get back, all of you!"
Helan let out a scream.
People who had been lying in ambush nearby immediately rushed forward and pulled them apart.
Six or seven people surrounded them in a crescent shape at the bus stop.
The other passengers on the bus were stunned by what they saw. They hid inside the bus and watched the scene through the windows. Several people even took out their phones to record the scene.
In this era, such things are almost never seen happening.
They bumped into each other unexpectedly and were both stunned.
Lu Yanhe was completely stunned at this moment.
Damn, he's been taken hostage?
Lu Yanhe was held tightly by the neck by the murderer and was forced to retreat step by step.
"You all stand back, or I'll kill him!" the murderer roared.
Qiu Ling was among those six or seven people.
She was holding a pistol and pointing it at them.
"Zhou Pingzhi, don't make another mistake! This boy is innocent!"
"Back off! Back off now! Let me go, or I'll kill him!" the murderer named Zhou Pingzhi continued to shout.
Lu Yanhe had never felt so frustrated.
However, with this bastard holding a knife to his neck, the sharp pain and sense of threat from the blade made him afraid to make any rash moves.
Strangely enough, at this moment, Lu Yanhe was no longer so nervous.
Every second he was thinking about how he could escape danger.
Under his threats, the police had no choice but to slowly back away, watching helplessly as Lu Yanhe was taken away by Zhou Pingzhi.
Lu Yanhe had no intention of letting himself be coerced into being taken away like this.
He also saw it; there was a hint in Qiu Ling's eyes as she looked at him—although he didn't understand what she was implying, it at least told him that they had a backup plan.
Lu Yanhe spoke up: "Where are you taking me?"
Zhou Pingzhi immediately glared at him fiercely: "Shut up!"
“You don’t dare to actually kill me anyway, you can’t threaten me,” Lu Yanhe said.
Zhou Pingzhi immediately increased the pressure on his knife, "Try it!"
“If you kill me, you definitely won’t be able to escape,” Lu Yanhe said confidently. “Don’t threaten me, it won’t work.”
Lu Yanhe spoke as if he was not afraid of Zhou Pingzhi at all, but in reality he was reminding Zhou Pingzhi not to act rashly.
This person's mental state is too unstable right now. He's afraid that Zhou Pingzhi might accidentally kill him in a moment of provocation.
Zhou Pingzhi didn't say anything else. He put his arm around Lu Yanhe's neck and led Lu Yanhe back step by step. When they were about to get off the platform, Lu Yanhe seized the opportunity when Zhou Pingzhi glanced back and suddenly grabbed Zhou Pingzhi's right wrist with both hands and pushed it outward.
His right hand held a knife, pressed against Lu Yanhe's neck.
While controlling Zhou Pingzhi's right hand, Lu Yanhe kicked Zhou Pingzhi's shin hard with his foot.
Zhou Pingzhi was furious at Lu Yanhe's actions.
But in that instant, two burly plainclothes policemen rushed up and disarmed Zhou Pingzhi.
Lu Yanhe's danger has been averted.
(End of this chapter)
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