An Ning looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of her. He was holding a large cleaver tightly in his hand. The cross-section of the cleaver was larger than An Ning's entire face. It didn't look like the kind of knife that ordinary households would use. Instead, it looked like the cleaver that a butcher would use to chop pig bones.
If it really is that kind of knife... then cutting off half a neck in one stroke wouldn't be a problem.
Seeing the man tightly gripping the hostage's neck and the hostage's standard school uniform, An Ning sincerely wanted to curse him as an idiot.
Judging from the girl's height and build, she's at most a college student, or even a high school student who's still a minor.
If it is indeed the latter, then this kidnapper is truly vicious.
However, Anning discovered a crucial problem: the girl's face was completely covered by a black plastic bag, making it impossible to confirm whether it was the victim herself. If it wasn't her but the money was taken by the kidnappers, the victim's family might have an emotional breakdown.
No, why is she thinking about such a pessimistic scenario? Shouldn't she be thinking about how Lin Hang successfully captured the victim and ensured that the victim's money and family were not lost?
An Ning shook her head, clearing her mind of distracting thoughts.
If it really isn't her, then the knife in her sleeve might come in handy.
"Team Leader Lin, the kidnappers have brought the victim out, but the family members haven't arrived yet... What should we do now?"
This was a situation Lin Hang had never considered.
Logically, in this situation, the victim's family should be more worried about the victim's condition than the police. However, with less than ten minutes left before the agreed time with the kidnappers, the victim's family had not yet arrived with the ransom.
Could it be that something has happened to the victim?
After reporting the incident to the police, Lin Hang met with the victim's family once, but he has not seen them since.
Apart from that call to the police, the victim's family did not make any other calls.
"Let me contact the victim's family."
As Lin Hang spoke, he stepped back, keeping an eye on the kidnapper's movements out of the corner of his eye.
Just as he was about to take out his phone to call the family member, he saw the victim's family member, whom he had met once before, rushing over on a bicycle.
His bicycle basket contained a black plastic bag that was stuffed full.
Judging from the corner peeking out of the bag, that should be the ransom from the victim's family.
An Ning's eyes widened as she watched the slender boy ride a bicycle toward the kidnappers.
No way, they're already riding a shared bike, and they're still trying to extort money from them? This kidnapper is insane!
Yes, the person who came to ransom the kidnapper was a thin young man. He rode a shared bike he had picked up from the roadside toward the kidnapper, his thin back slightly hunched, as if he had been bent over by pressure.
An Ning glanced at the man and saw that he was wearing black-rimmed glasses and looked to be at most in his early twenties.
Anning didn't even want to think about how he managed to scrape together that large bag of cash in his bicycle basket.
Did you borrow from all your relatives? Or did you save up your savings for a long time?
His clothes were very ordinary, cheap street vendor items that were obvious at a glance.
The white shoes he was wearing while riding the bicycle had some worn-out leather.
Anning saw it very clearly, not because her eyesight was particularly good, but because the boy rode his bike right past her.
She could clearly feel the boy glance in her direction, but he quickly looked away. Probably no one else would notice except the two of them.
"How much did this idiot rip off? That big bag must have been worth at least 200,000, right?"
An Ning watched the boy ride away on his bicycle, a small steel plate appearing in her hand.
The steel sheet has a sharp edge that can injure people, but not kill them outright, making it suitable for use in this situation.
As for where this steel sheet came from?
An Ning's gaze lingered for a moment at the base of the landscape stone pillar before casually looking away.
There was a steel billboard there, clearly illegally nailed up, so she illegally removed it, considering it a contribution to a better city appearance.
The boy's appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, including the man holding a large cleaver.
Looking at the black plastic bag in front of the boy's bicycle, he revealed an arrogant smile, and even unconsciously increased the force in his hand.
It seems he made the right choice.
Sometimes you don't necessarily have to kidnap rich people. Even if someone is poor, if they really want to save someone, they can definitely raise the money.
Just like this little brat.
It looks so small, yet he actually managed to pull out 300,000 yuan in one go.
Yes, 300,000.
The ransom demanded by the man was not 200,000, nor 250,000, but a full 300,000.
Based on the average monthly salary of 5,000 yuan in Jinghai, this guy would have to save for several years even if he didn't eat or drink.
"I brought the money, now release my sister."
Chen Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead, clutching the large bag of money tightly in his hand, his harmless eyes fixed on the man in front of him.
He was only two meters away from the man, which could be considered a rather dangerous distance.
Seeing Chen Yan getting so close to the kidnapper Lin Hang, Lin Hang frowned. "Didn't I tell him not to get too close to the kidnapper? Does he have a comprehension problem?"
"Captain Lin, we've said everything we needed to say, but whether or not we actually do anything... that's up to the family members themselves..."
The young policeman closest to Feng Lin couldn't help but mutter something, and Feng Lin quickly tugged at his sleeve, signaling him not to talk nonsense.
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