Just as the rioters thought, the cotton-padded clothes did indeed reduce the damage caused by the police batons hitting their bodies.
The soldiers also had their own concerns. They dared not attack the rioters' heads, fearing that it would cause deaths. After all, they were once soldiers themselves. They could suppress riots, but they were still reluctant to kill civilians.
For various reasons, Chen Yu's more than 20 soldiers were suddenly forced into retreat and were at a disadvantage.
Police officer Feng Xinran saw the two groups fighting and was so anxious that she stomped her feet. She wanted to stop them, but no one listened to her.
Left with no other option, she pulled out her sidearm and fired a shot into the air.
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out suddenly, echoing in the cold air and instantly stunning everyone present.
Both the enraged mob and the fiercely resisting soldiers stopped in their tracks at the sudden sound, their eyes turning in unison to the source of the gunfire.
However, after they realized the source of the gunshot, they breathed a sigh of relief and continued fighting.
The soldiers considered Feng Xinran one of their own, and firing her gun was certainly not meant to intimidate them.
Meanwhile, the rioters were thinking: "As a police officer, would Feng Xinran really dare to point her gun at us ordinary people? Even if we take a step back, they are nominally working for Secretary Qian, and Secretary Qian is a member of the organization. Would a police officer dare to go against the organization? Are they crazy?"
Thus, the scene unfolded where Feng Xinran fired a shot to intimidate everyone, but no one took it seriously, creating an awkward atmosphere.
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