There was a child standing next to the kidnapper Ahong. Yi Jiayi didn't dare to aim too straight, and the muzzle of the gun was slightly tilted to the other side where the child was not. The bullet failed to hit Ahong's vitals, but shot through his shoulder, causing his body to tilt and stagger forward.
Once he stood still, Ahong turned his head and looked in the direction where the bullet came from. He was shocked to see the police standing out from the bushes, and immediately turned sideways and shot back at Yi Jiayi.
Yi Jiayi squatted down and rolled to the side, with the sound of bullets breaking through the air passing over his head and side.
On the other side, Fang Zhenyue, who was approaching the kidnapper Ahong, jumped out of the bushes like a leopard, flew over and pinned the kidnapper to the ground, and punched him in the face with his fists.
Ah Hong was already injured, and now he was held down by the tall and strong policeman. He struggled hard for several times but failed to move at all. Instead, he was hit several more times. He felt unbearable and his head was buzzing.
Seeing that the kidnapper had lost the ability to resist, Fang Zhenyue took out handcuffs and handcuffed his hands neatly.
The child who had been standing next to the kidnapper Ah Hong had already run back to the boathouse in fear. Fang Zhenyue only took a glance and immediately looked into the bushes, shouting anxiously:
"Yi Jiayi!"
"Brother Yue, I'm fine." The bushes shook for a while, Jiayi stood up, put away the gun, and quickly walked to Brother Yue's side. He took out handcuffs and handcuffed Ah Hong's feet, making it completely impossible for him to resist or escape.
Fang Zhenyue stood up from Ahong, Jiayi put away Ahong's gun, looked up and looked at him, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
It was finally solved.
...
In the distance, Jinyu Lao had just put down the plainclothes policewoman who was following Lin Yibo, and was about to make another move when he suddenly heard a gunshot.
Thinking that it was bad, Jinyu Lao could no longer care about anything else and ran towards Lin Yibo.
The three kidnappers who rushed in from three directions realized that something might have happened to Ahong, and they all ran towards the place where the gunshots were heard.
...
Once the tense emotions were released, Fang Zhenyue and Yi Jiayi's shoulders relaxed.
After the two stood up, they turned around and ran towards the boathouse tacitly. As soon as Fang Zhenyue entered the door, he saw two children squeezed together at the innermost side of the boathouse.
The once handsome boy became unkempt and slovenly. The two children stared at Fang Zhenyue with wary eyes, still with expressions of fear on their faces. It
was not until Yi Jiayi walked in from behind Fang Zhenyue and the children saw Yi Jiayi's face clearly in the dim candlelight in the boathouse that they suddenly felt their eyes brighten.
Ah Fai immediately stood up and said to Lai Zemin, "The female detective of West Kowloon is here to save us!"
Yi Jiayi looked at the child who had a dirty face but still smiled with crooked eyes and two rows of white teeth, and was also infected with joy.
She smiled and comforted the children, checked the scratches on Lai Zemin's arm, and confirmed that there was no harm, then began to untie the rope on Lai Zemin.
…
At the same time, Lin Yibo and others had gathered in the tall grass. They slowly approached and finally saw Ah Hong lying on the ground.
When Ah Hong saw Lin Yibo and others, he immediately widened his eyes, turned his back to Lin Yibo and others and made a "only two people" gesture, hoping that Lin Yibo would receive his message.
Inside the boathouse, Jiayi untied the tight hemp rope tied around Li Zemin, gently rubbed the bruised skin, and then stood up and held the two children on the left and right, preparing to take them away.
Fang Zhenyue, who was on guard at the door, made a waiting gesture to Yi Jiayi. He found that the kidnapper who had been groaning and cursing at the door of the boathouse suddenly became quiet.
Something was wrong.
Holding the gun to his chest, Fang Zhenyue leaned against the window and looked out. He saw three kidnappers sneaking out from the other side and approaching.
He made a low gesture to Yi Jiayi and pointed the muzzle of the gun at the first of the three kidnappers, ready to kill him first.
At this time, the kidnapper who fell to the ground at the door suddenly shouted:
"Don't hide, the police have found you! There are only two of them, kill them!"
Lin Yibo and others immediately crouched down vigilantly, and at the same time raised their arms and fired at the boathouse.
Gunshots continued in all directions. Bullets
shot out, easily penetrating the rotten wooden boards, and the small candles were broken, and the flames went out with a puff. Wood chips were flying all over the houseboat, and bottles and jars hanging or placed inside the boat were crackling. Porcelain chips and wood chips were indiscriminately flying in all directions.
The two children covered their ears in fear, while Yi Jiayi held their heads and pinned the two children down to protect them.
Fang Zhenyue crouched and hid behind the thickest wooden beam of the houseboat, hunching his shoulders to avoid bullets and various debris.
The brief relaxed and lighthearted atmosphere just now disappeared, and at this moment Fang Zhenyue and Jiayi were in the most unfavorable situation. The broken houseboat was like a conspicuous target, and the broken wooden boards had almost completely lost their protective function, not to mention that they had two children to protect.
After a round of gunfire, the surroundings fell into silence again, leaving only the sound of wood chips flying down as the houseboat could no longer support itself.
Jiayi shook off the debris and dust that hit her head, and when she looked up, she saw dim moonlight coming through the hole in the boathouse. Dust and debris also kept falling down, and together with the moonlight, they landed on the fragile wooden floor of the boathouse.
The ringing of the gunshots was accompanied by the sound of the kidnappers changing their magazines outside the house: "Click, click..."
In the darkness, Fang Zhenyue's voice rang out:
"Eleven, take the children and escape from the back."
After that, Fang Zhenyue shouted outside the house again:
"If you come any closer, I will kill the guy at the door!"
The robber stretched out his hand slightly and pointed at Ah Hong who was tied up at the end.
Jiayi grabbed the two children, climbed up and said, "Let's go together."
The houseboat was too dilapidated. Even the beams supporting the hull would soon be shattered by bullets. By then, the riddled houseboat would not be a shelter, but a cage that trapped people.
This place cannot be defended. We must escape.
The kidnappers outside the house heard Fang Zhenyue's voice, and they dispersed slightly with their guns in hand and hid in the tall grass. They looked at Ah Hong who fell at the door with some hesitation.
Instead, Ah Hong heard Fang Zhenyue's threat and shouted angrily, "They are cops. He dare not kill me. Don't be afraid--"
"Bang!" Ah Hong's voice was interrupted by a gunshot.
Then there was a scream. Ah Hong was shot in the arm and blood gushed out.
He fired his gun, and before the kidnappers outside could react, Fang Zhenyue turned around and whispered quickly,
"We are the police, and our primary mission is to protect the safety of the citizens. Let's go! I have a hostage, I can hold them off for a while, go call for backup."
If there is another gunfight, the children will be in danger.
Jiayi swallowed hard, her eyebrows wrinkled into a 川字, but after staring at Fang Zhenyue for a few seconds, she decisively took out the pistol from her waist, removed the magazine and handed it to Fang Zhenyue, then turned to the stern of the boat, kicked open the already fragile wooden board at the back, jumped off the houseboat, carried a child in each arm, took them all off the boat, and quickly ran into the tall grass with one hand holding each child.
When the kidnappers heard the noise, Lin Yibo, who reacted the fastest, immediately shouted, "Oh no! They took the hostage away."
After shouting, he wanted to bypass the houseboat to intercept Yi Jiayi and the children.
Fang Zhenyue immediately shot at Lin Yibo. The bullet grazed Lin Yibo's shoulder. Lin Yibo quickly fell to the ground and rolled to hide in the tall grass behind.
Fang Zhenyue turned his eyes to the back of the boat house, and saw the backs of Yi Jiayi and the two children gradually disappearing into the darkness.
Seeing her run away and safe, Fang Zhenyue's mouth curled up unconsciously.
He realized his happiness and suddenly remembered his brother who shouted at him to run away twenty years ago.
At this moment, he forgave himself for running away.
Retracting his gaze from watching Jiayi leave, Fang Zhenyue finally let go of his hand that had been covering his crotch, and his palm was full of blood.
He could no longer go with her.
...
...
The wilderness was dark, and Yi Jiayi ran with the children, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
After calling for help through the intercom, she still felt a strong sense of uneasiness in her heart. She just wanted to run faster, send the children to a safe place as soon as possible, and go back to rescue them as soon as possible.
She vaguely sensed that Fang Zhenyue was different. He took the kidnapper hostage and shot him rashly. This was not Brother Yue's usual style. Halfway through
the run, there was a burst of gunfire from the direction of the boathouse behind her, and every shot hit Jia Yixin.
She ran faster, stumbling with the children but still refused to slow down.
After running a safe distance, she hid the children in a depression on the side of the high slope, told them not to run around, and waited for the police to come back to pick them up, and then turned back alone.
After running for a few breaths, she suddenly saw several beams of light shooting from the side.
The faint light from the flashlight flickering in the dark lit up Jiayi's heart like the dawn of the sky. She was overjoyed and shouted:
"I'm here!"
The first team to rush to the rescue was the team led by Xu Da from the Criminal Intelligence Department. He couldn't contact Ada, who had separated from him to pursue the kidnappers. Realizing that Ada might have encountered the kidnappers, he asked for help from Dylan in the command center.
After joining the people sent by Dylan, Xu Da led the team to search in the dark. He didn't find Ada, but heard gunshots first, and immediately turned on the flashlight and rushed here.
Later, they received Yi Jiayi's call for help, and with a clearer direction, they rushed here at a faster speed.
Jiayi told Xu Da where the children were hiding, and then took over Xu Da's team and quickly rushed to the boat house to support Fang Zhenyue.
But now, it has been nearly an hour since the trip. Jiayi has not heard any gunshots for a long time. Her breathing has become rapid, and her steps have become bigger and faster.
...
Pushing aside the last tuft of tall grass that blocked her view, the boathouse in front of her was shrouded in the night, quiet and silent.
Yi Jiayi shouted Fang Zhenyue's name, but there was no response. Her heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and the world was spinning.
After taking a deep breath and forcing herself to calm down, she still led the team to rush towards the boathouse.
The first Flying Tigers member was suddenly tripped and staggered, almost falling. After stabilizing himself, he turned around and looked around, and immediately reported:
"There is a body here."
Jiayi turned her head slowly, and the moonlight shone on the body. She was suddenly pulled into a flow image -
in the dark night, Ah Hong, who was lying at the door of the boathouse, shouted: "He is the only one left!"
After hearing this, the deceased immediately fired at the boathouse and tried to rush into the boathouse to fight with Fang Zhenyue.
A bullet directly shot through his left chest.
The darkness spun, and the moon, which was hazy behind the dark clouds, turned into a dim light. With a bang, the back hit the ground, and the moon in front finally stopped shaking, but was slowly eroded by black.
Jiayi took a deep breath, pulled herself out of the flow image, and stepped forward again to run towards the boathouse.
Fortunately, fortunately the mind flow image was not opened...
Stepping into the houseboat, Jiayi saw another body lying on the ground, and the mind flow image revealed his identity again.
It was another kidnapper, not Brother Yue!
Jiayi felt her breathing heavy. She held onto the hull that was riddled with bullet holes, and looked around with difficulty, while shouting with a trembling voice:
"Fang Zhenyue!"
"Jiayi..." Although it was a weak but clear voice.
Jiayi suddenly looked towards the direction of the sound coming from the innermost part of the houseboat -
Fang Zhenyue was sitting in the corner of the hut, his face was pale and covered in blood, but he was still alive.
She rushed forward and stretched out her hands to check his body, but she was suspended in the air and did not dare to fall on him.
Everywhere she looked, she saw marks of gunshot or scratches and blood. Her eyes were blurred with tears. She turned around and shouted to the Flying Tigers to set up a stretcher to rescue people.
Fang Zhenyue stretched out his hand tiredly and placed it on her hanging wrist, as if trying to comfort her.
Jiayi turned her eyes back and roughly wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and saw Fang Zhenyue's face again.
He smiled at her with difficulty, as if he was finally relieved. His fingers slowly lost strength and his eyes closed.
Jiayi's breath was stuck in her throat, and her hands, feet and scalp went numb for a moment.
Fortunately, a member of the Flying Tigers came forward to check Fang Zhenyue's vital signs, turned around and whispered: "Madam, Sir Fang just fainted."
Jiayi then held the boat to make way for the Flying Tigers military police, and watched them carefully move Brother Yue out of the boathouse, and after a simple hemostasis treatment, they carried him on a stretcher towards the road.
Just as Jiayi was about to leave, a new message suddenly came from the walkie-talkie:
[Xu Da did not find the two children at the location indicated by Yi Jiayi.]
[There is still a kidnapper on the loose.]
Jiayi was reluctant to leave Fang Zhenyue, but after a few hesitations, she turned around and told others to quickly send Brother Yue to the doctor, and still picked up the walkie-talkie to respond internally:
"I'll be there right away."