Chapter 111 You're all surrounded by me alone. In short, you're all surrounded by me...
Wu Shirong was facing a man who was about the same height as him, but much more muscular.
Putting everything else aside, his thick neck alone is a whole size bigger than his head, making him look like a giant bear from Siberia, exuding an intimidating aura.
This man, with his exceptionally strong physique, is also adept at secretly spying and waiting for the right moment to strike, demonstrating that he is also a man of first-rate intelligence.
The man's attire perfectly confirmed Wu Shirong's conjecture—the man was wearing a "wig" on his head, which was a disguise made of strips of cloth in different shades of green, brown, and gray tied together.
It was somewhat similar to army camouflage, and the brown and gray colors were adjustments made to adapt to the season. If it weren't for the wind in the mountains blowing open the strips of cloth in front of the man, Wu Shirong wouldn't have been able to see the man's facial features. It can be seen that this man is not only meticulous, but also has an extremely strong ability to hide.
If this person also has counter-surveillance capabilities, then it will be even more troublesome.
Currently, the police who have been pursuing the suspect have been repeatedly thwarted, and Wu Shirong has reason to believe that such speculation is reasonable.
Since that's the case, he had no choice but to outsmart them, which is why he said he wanted to get the money.
Unfortunately, it was no use. The burly man holding the shotgun didn't believe his melodramatic TV drama plot. Instead, he coldly pushed the gun forward and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense! I'm rich, I don't care about your paltry sum! Hands up, let me search you!"
A body search? That's it!
Wu Shirong is armed! It's a standard Type 54 pistol, the kind used by criminal police. And he's not a sharpshooter; even if he were to draw his gun and exchange fire with this man now, he wouldn't have time to react at all.
But if he doesn't take it out and waits until the man searches him, he'll still be finished!
In a moment of crisis, he decided to take a gamble. He suddenly clutched his chest, staggered back a few steps, and collapsed onto the unfortunate man with the missing hand.
With the unlucky guy as a buffer, he wouldn't fall and get seriously injured. He could even casually pull out his gun while rolling on the ground.
This plan should have been feasible in theory—if only his movements had been more natural and swifter.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do it.
For a technically skilled person with a slender build, relying on physical skills is always his only option when he has exhausted all other options.
By the time he put his hand on his side to draw his pistol, the man had already aimed his shotgun at his head, his finger on the trigger, ready to send him to meet his maker in the next second.
At the critical moment, the big black dog that had just bitten the man rushed back. Unfortunately for the dog, it was facing a seasoned fighter. As the dog accelerated towards him, the slight rustling of grass and trees alerted the man. Without hesitation, he turned around and fired a shot behind him.
Unfortunately, the man was too late. Just as he pulled the trigger, a yellowish gust of wind suddenly appeared and bit his wrist, causing the bullet he fired to deviate by a few centimeters and only grazed the black dog's ear.
The black dog howled and lay sprawled on the ground, terrified that the man would fire another shot. Meanwhile, the "Yellow Immortal" in the man's hand kicked with its hind legs and pawed at the man's shoulder with its front paws. It then tried to climb up the strip of cloth to the man's head, hoping to slap him a few times and blind him so he wouldn't be able to fire again.
It was infuriating that the strip of cloth was only placed on the man's head, not attached to his body. "Huang Daxian" tugged at it a couple of times, and the cloth fell to the ground along with it.
Fortunately, the black and white cat had already filled her gap. A black and white lightning bolt shot up to the tree beside her with a meow, and like a deep-sea torpedo, it smashed directly into the man's forehead. Its slender forelimbs, like octopus tentacles, dug into the man's forehead skin without hesitation, while its hind legs used the back of the man's neck for leverage. Finally, with a flick of its tail, it coiled around the man's thick neck.
The black and white cat uttered a curse word that humans couldn't understand: "Meow, is this even human? A pig's neck isn't as thick as his!"
"Huang Daxian" had already gotten up and meowed, "Don't worry about the details, just hang in there, I'll help you!"
As they were talking, "Huang Daxian" leaped onto the man's back, frantically tugging at his clothes, then circled around to his chest and slapped him with its claws, intending to strike his neck and kill him instantly.
These changes happened in the blink of an eye, and the man didn't have time to react. But his physical abilities were far superior to those of ordinary people. Even though his forehead was scratched bloody by the black and white cat, it didn't stop him from fighting back. He freed one hand, grabbed the cat's head, and picked up the hunting rifle in his hand to slap the "Weasel" that was trying to sneak up on him. For a moment, the cat and the man were jumping around, and they fought back and forth.
Wu Shirong, who was standing nearby, quickly got up. He didn't have time to appreciate the exciting battle between man and cat. He bent down and snatched the Black Star gun from the fat robber's hand. He stepped forward and pressed the dark muzzle of the gun against the man's back.
The man tried to resist again, but reinforcements had already arrived.
Upon hearing the gunshots, Liu Xuezheng and his team rushed over immediately.
Just as the man turned around, intending to strike first, Liu Xuezheng, who had rushed over, shot the man in the right knee. With a thud, the man fell to his knees in a sorry state. The two cats, having accomplished their mission, jumped off the man and ran to Wu Shirong. They sniffed around him, and instead of leaving, they meowed and gossiped.
The black and white cat squatted gracefully on the ground and licked its paws: "I told you, he smells like another cat."
Huang Daxian shook her head and yawned. Heaven knows how cold it was to be woken up early to patrol the mountain. She hadn't had enough sleep yet. Although the environment near the market wasn't great either, at least she could find a sheltered corner to sleep soundly.
Her beard twitched twice, and she muttered, "Hmm, it really is. But the flavor is a bit bland. I guess they haven't seen each other for two days."
"I bet he has a cat at home?"
"Stop guessing. Nobody wants dirty guys like us. We're lucky if we don't get kicked a couple of times."
"Don't be discouraged, that human you met today was pretty good."
"How many women like her are there? By the way, where did she go? She won't go back on her word, will she?"
"Probably not, I have a gut feeling that we're about to have a good life."
"Stop dreaming. You think the same thing every time you see someone trying to amuse you, and you always end up getting all excited for nothing. Just accept your fate, you silly girl."
"I'm not stupid! That human even praised me, saying I look like a smart cat."
You believe what humans say?
"If you don't believe me, why did you come with me?"
"That's because I was afraid you'd be too clumsy and get bullied by humans."
The black and white cat fell silent. After hesitating for a moment, it stood up, circled around Huang Daxian, and licked her bottom: "You...you want to have babies with me, don't you?"
"Ugh, you found out, meow! It's so painful. I know that having a baby means suffering just like us, but when the urge comes, I just can't control myself. God is so unfair to meow!" Huang Daxian's grievances were palpable.
Helpless, the black and white cat could only advise, "Then I'll stay away from you... Mmm, but you smell so good." The black and white cat was a little tipsy, and its mouth couldn't control its tail. After shaking a few times, it actually pooped on the ground.
Huang Daxian sensed the scent of love and couldn't resist. He stood up and rubbed his body against the black and white cat, their tails intertwining as they stroked each other, conveying their affection.
She even made a heart shape with her hands without realizing it.
Wu Shirong was dumbfounded. Good heavens, please do something about these cats! They're actually dating right in front of him, a single guy. This is outrageous!
Once he finishes dealing with the cases here, he'll kidnap these two lovey-dovey cats and take them back to his hometown to be permanently neutered!
The most urgent task is to arrest these dangerous men.
After all, gunshots had been fired several times, and the robbers in other directions should have heard the commotion by now.
So, here are a few possible developments—
The attack alerted the other robbers, who all fled and disappeared into the deep mountains, vanishing without a trace.
The disturbance startled some of the snakes; some hid, while others came to investigate. After a fierce fight, some of the robbers were captured.
The attack alerted the other robbers, who all rushed to investigate, leading to a fierce gunfight. After casualties on both sides, all the robbers were captured, or a few escaped.
The fourth type...
Wu Shirong dared not think about it, after all, there was still a robber with Xiao Qiu by her side, and the variables on her side were the greatest and the most dangerous.
He quickly treated the big black dog's wounds, then got up and urged Liu Xuezheng, "I wonder how Xiao Qiu is doing. Leave this to our brother unit. Come with me to check on him."
Liu Xuezheng nodded, looked at the other criminal police officers, and said, "You guys stay alert. A few of you come with us to rescue Xiao Qiu."
Seven or eight criminal police officers immediately stepped out of the group and followed Liu Xuezheng and Wu Shirong away from the hillside, heading towards the previous intersection.
Several other support teams have already headed towards other side roads to pursue the suspect.
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From the moment Qiu Xiaoman accepted Director Wen's invitation, she was prepared to commit murder.
A police officer will face countless incidents and risks throughout his life, and there will always be a moment when he has to use his gun.
But she didn't have a gun, since she didn't know how to shoot.
Therefore, she always believed that the day she would commit murder was still quite far away.
Unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected; today, she committed murder.
To be precise, she manipulated people's hearts and used others to do her dirty work.
Here's what happened: After walking a short distance with the tall robber, she excused herself to use the restroom and headed towards the nearby woods. She wanted to take the opportunity to talk to the dogs and cats and see if there were any traces of the robbers or if anyone was following her.
Surprisingly, the tall man was quite cooperative. He actually stood by the roadside and waited for her without following her into the woods. He just kept talking to her so that she wouldn't wander too far and get lost.
In this respect, this man still retains a sliver of humanity.
Qiu Xiaoman would chat with him from time to time, and during the pauses, she had already finished communicating with the cats and dogs.
He also picked some vines and quickly wove a hemp rope, wrapping it around the arm in preparation for tying someone up.
Unexpectedly, when she returned to the roadside, several accomplices of the tall robber arrived. They were probably from a nearby side road and came over after hearing them talking.
Now she was facing seven robbers instead of one, but Qiu Xiaoman remained calm. Instead, she smiled and swung one end of the rope, saying, "Oh, big brother, these are your friends?"
The tall man smiled and said, "Yes, let me introduce you, this is our second—"
Before he could even utter the words "head of the household," the tall man was struck on the head by one of his accomplices.
The tall man covered his head speechlessly, glared at the other man resentfully, and though he was unconvinced, he kept his mouth shut.
Qiu Xiaoman roughly realized that the person who made the move was not the person the tall man wanted to introduce, but rather that person's lackey.
As for what the "two" refers to, it's easy to guess. This group of desperate people banding together for warmth definitely needs a leader. The leader has to be responsible for the escape of so many people, and one person can't handle it all, so they definitely need a helper.
Therefore, this "two" most likely refers to a title like "second-in-command," "second-in-command," or "second brother."
Qiu Xiaoman said with a smile, "Oh, it's the second-in-command. Brother Xu told me that you guys started some kind of company and wanted to help me get rich. I'd like to know what kind of business you're in."
A man wearing an eye patch looked at Xu Cheng, clearly with a hint of displeasure.
Xu Cheng quickly explained, "Second brother, she's not a bad person. She ran away from home because of a fight with her family over the bride price."
The one-eyed man clearly didn't believe it and gestured with his chin toward the woman next to him.
This is a woman with big, wavy hair, wearing a trench coat and shoes with broken heels, looking rather comical. Her lipstick has also faded, indicating that her life on the run has not been easy, especially yesterday's search of the mountains, which forced her to hide and lose her composure and elegance, leaving her to appear in front of others in such a disheveled state.
This filled the woman with anger, especially when she saw a clean and pretty young girl appear before her; it was impossible for her not to take her anger out on the other person.
So she stepped forward, ready to give Qiu Xiaoman a hard time.
Unfortunately, she wasn't as tall as Qiu Xiaoman, and the heel of her high heel was broken, so she could only pull Qiu Xiaoman along to the slope next to them to talk.
This slope was probably deliberately created by poachers; it's very steep and slippery, and you could easily tumble down if you're not careful. They probably wanted to drive their prey here to catch them in the net.
This gave the woman a good opportunity. She shoved Qiu Xiaoman to the embankment, chose a higher spot for herself, and questioned him from above: "Tell me, who are you? What are you doing in the mountains? Are you a member of the police? If you dare to utter a single lie, I'll kill you."
As she spoke, she pulled out a folding dagger, intending to deflate Qiu Xiaoman's arrogance.
Qiu Xiaoman didn't want to argue with her, since there were still a few robbers to be found. So she gently pushed the dagger back into its folded state and put on a pitiful look: "My parents are desperate for money and want a dowry. They want to force me to marry a coal mine owner who has lost his wife. I refused, so they locked me up. I could only break the window and sneak out when they went to work."
The woman didn't believe her story and scoffed, "Little sister, do you think I'm easy to fool? You're running for your life with a rope?"
"Yeah, what if my parents come and kidnap me back? I'm planning to climb up a tree and build a treehouse to live like a wild man. The rope will be very useful!" Qiu Xiaoman said with a grin, glancing at the slope behind him and the dry ditch at the end of the slope.
The woman still didn't believe her, grabbing her collar and threatening, "Still lying? Believe me or not, I'll push you down!"
"Who's afraid of who?" Qiu Xiaoman sneered, grabbed the woman's collar with her backhand, and with a forceful pull, dragged the woman down. She herself also fell to the ground, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them rolled down the slope.
Such experiences are not unfamiliar to Qiu Xiaoman. She grew up in the mountains of Yunnan, and it was normal for her to accidentally fall down and roll down a slope.
Of course, there might be animal traps at the bottom of the slope, but there are obvious footprints here, indicating that the area was searched yesterday. If there were indeed animal traps, they have most likely been removed to prevent our colleagues from being taken advantage of during the next mountain search.
She could take a gamble; it was her only way to cleverly and naturally take this woman away.
Yes, although they are all robbers, if she needs to win over one of them to help her find the leader, she is willing to choose a woman.
If you ask why, it's a personal preference, not a matter of reason.
By the time the two tumbled to the bottom of the slope, the folding dagger in the woman's hand was already in Qiu Xiaoman's hands.
Without hesitation, she pulled out a dagger, pointed it at the woman's neck, and whispered a warning: "Don't speak, or I'll stab your neck. When your accomplices come, I'll say you stabbed yourself by accident."
The woman clearly hadn't expected things to take such a sudden turn for the worse; she didn't even have time to call for help before she tumbled into the ditch.
At this moment, she was pinned down by Qiu Xiaoman and threatened with a knife, so she had no choice but to compromise.
So when the men stood at the top of the hill and asked what happened, the woman didn't say anything.
Qiu Xiaoman raised her voice and said, "Brother Xu, it's my fault. I angered this sister. In a fit of anger, she pushed me. I was afraid of falling, so I instinctively grabbed her and we rolled down together. It's okay. There's a dirt slope ahead that we can climb directly. It's not as steep as this one. Let's meet up ahead."
Xu Cheng thought there was nothing wrong with it, and turned around to tell the second-in-command, but was hit on the head again.
Xu Cheng was speechless. Just as he was about to complain, he saw that the man who had made the move had already made up his mind, sat on the top of the slope, and was about to slide down the slope to block Qiu Xiaoman at the bottom.
Unexpectedly, a gunshot rang out in the distance. The man immediately abandoned her, who seemed like a very low-threat target, scrambled to his feet, and asked, "Second Brother, something's happened, should we run?"
"No, wait a bit longer. Maybe Fatty is cleaning house." One-Eyed Dragon was still observing.
The man said, "That's impossible. Third Brother has been secretly following him. Third Brother won't let him fire the gun."
In case the police return and discover their whereabouts. After all, this place is the closest to the city, and they can't go without food; there are too few wild animals in the mountains this time of year.
One-Eyed Dragon's eyes narrowed: "Not necessarily. Maybe that beast was fighting with Fatty, and Fatty had no choice but to fire."
The man wanted to persuade him further, but then he heard a distinctive whistling sound coming from afar. He quickly grabbed the one-eyed man and said, "Let's go, second brother! Big brother wants us to meet up."
One-Eyed Dragon refused, saying, "Your sister-in-law is still down there."
The man didn't care anymore, grabbed the one-eyed man and ran: "It's too late! Didn't my brother say that no matter what, as long as we hear his signal, we turn around and run!"
That's great! Qiu Xiaoman was just about to go find their headquarters when she pressed a knife against the woman's neck and said, "Tell your man you're fine. Go meet up with the big brother later."
The woman was afraid of dying, so she had no choice but to do as she was told.
The one-eyed man then walked away, turning back every few steps.
Qiu Xiaoman immediately got up, grabbed the woman, and threatened, "Hurry up and take me to your older brother. Don't laugh at me, but I'm here to demand an explanation. He took advantage of my older sister and made her pregnant out of wedlock. I have to get money from him!"
The woman chuckled. So it was about something in his crotch again. "Brother, really," she thought, "when did you start accumulating these romantic entanglements here? It can't be this time, it's only been a few days."
Forget it, my brother's affairs are already shrouded in mystery. Those little disputes between men and women are easy to resolve. Let's go.
She breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What's your sister's name? Tell me."
Qiu Xiaoman refused to speak again, holding the knife to the woman's back and urging her to come forward. Unfortunately, by the time they climbed to the top of the slope and arrived at the meeting point the woman thought they were at, the group of people had already left.
Fortunately, Qiu Xiaoman had her own information channels. She quickly whistled, and instantly more than a dozen cats and dogs rushed out, all meowing and barking as they reported the situation.
Qiu Xiaoman tied the woman's arms behind her back and urged, "Quickly, lead the way for me."
Along the way, Qiu Xiaoman's group met up with cats and dogs at several intersections, and the group grew bigger and bigger, to the point that the woman traveling with her was dumbfounded.
She asked Qiu Xiaoman several times what exactly happened.
Qiu Xiaoman didn't have time to explain, she just asked, "Sister, if you had a chance to survive, would you want to seize it? If you do, you can prepare to turn yourself in now. But I'm warning you, don't try to play tricks on me. These cats and dogs all listen to me. Even if you run away, I can catch you in a minute."
The woman didn't believe it at all, but seeing more and more cats and dogs around, she really started to get creeped out of her skin.
Forced to follow Qiu Xiaoman, they ran wildly into the distance. Ten minutes later, Qiu Xiaoman stopped at the entrance of an abandoned mine tunnel.
The moment he showed his face, the sound of a bullet being chambered came from inside: "Who's there?"
Qiu Xiaoman immediately retreated to the side of the cave entrance: "Second Brother, your wife is with me. If you don't want anything to happen to her, I advise you to come out and turn yourself in now!"
Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man was dumbfounded and asked incredulously, "Who exactly are you?"
"I'm a police officer, you're surrounded!" Qiu Xiaoman confidently announced her identity. She needed to incite infighting among the robbers, and the robbers' family members in the police's hands were the biggest trigger for their infighting.
The one-eyed man was indeed a little agitated, but he didn't believe it: "You? You think I'm easy to fool?"
"Yes, me!"
"How dare you, a mere young girl, surround us?"
"You don't need to worry about that. In short, you're all surrounded by me!"
"How is my wife? You didn't hurt her, did you?"
“I won’t hurt her, but she’ll be heartbroken if you die. Come out, second brother. If you come out now, I’ll consider it a confession. If you don’t believe me, I can name all of you.”
The one-eyed man didn't believe it.
But he never imagined that there was such a heaven-defying thing as a system in this world.
While the system does not react to unverified profiles, it does react to the criminals themselves.
As Qiu Xiaoman silently opened the system and announced one name after another, the one-eyed man couldn't help but doubt the young woman's identity.
He instinctively took a step forward, but to his surprise, their leader immediately pulled out a gun and pointed it at his back: "Don't move. If you take another step forward, I'll kill you."
The one-eyed man was shocked. He looked behind him in disbelief and said, "Brother, I won't betray you. I just wanted to check if my wife was alright."
The man didn't believe him, after all, there had just been a traitor in the team, so the man shot the one-eyed man in the leg as a warning.
The one-eyed man fell to the ground in a sorry state, and without hesitation, pulled out his gun and shot the man who had struck first dead. Otherwise, he would have been the next to lose a hand!
Seeing this, the remaining robbers could only look at each other, unsure of what to do.
Seeing this, Qiu Xiaoman stood at the cave entrance and patiently persuaded them to surrender: "Your leaders are all dead. Why don't you come out obediently, confess your crimes, and strive for leniency?"
The one-eyed man staggered to his feet and shouted, "You can come out, but let me see my wife first."
Qiu Xiaoman grabbed the woman surrounded by the dogs and said, "Your wife is here. As long as you bring them out, it will be considered a great service for your wife. Think about it? After all, she's the one who brought me here."
Hot tears streamed down the one-eyed man's remaining eye socket: "Okay, I'll come out, I'll confess! But, are you really a policeman? You don't look like one."
Qiu Xiaoman chuckled: "It doesn't seem like it at all. I train police dogs. How about I show you my skills?"
One-Eyed Dragon was stunned: "No way, you train police dogs, and you dare to go in alone like this? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
"Going deep into enemy territory alone? You really think I surrounded you all by myself?" Qiu Xiaoman turned on his flashlight and shone it into the mine.
The one-eyed man's heart sank instantly!
I don't know when, but so many cats and dogs have sneaked into the mine!
This is simply unbelievable.
He looked at Qiu Xiaoman in confusion: "You let them in?"
“Yes, while you’re fighting amongst yourselves,” Qiu Xiaoman laughed. “Let me show you something. Rabbit, come out.”
The white dog with long, upright ears immediately hopped and skipped back to Qiu Xiaoman's side under everyone's watchful eyes.
Qiu Xiaoman knew they didn't believe her, so she ordered another one: "Creamy custard bun, stand up and wish these uncles and elders a Happy New Year in advance."
The custard bun immediately stood on its two legs, its front paws clasped together in a gesture of respect.
The one-eyed man gave in and limped toward the cave entrance.
After taking only a few steps, they heard two men calling anxiously from ahead: "Xiao Qiu, are you alright? Where are the robbers?"
Qiu Xiaoman stepped aside and waved her flashlight: "They're all here, Brother Liu. Their willingness to cooperate and confess their crimes is all thanks to this sister."
As she spoke, she pushed the woman forward, and as she turned around, she caught a glimpse of a crystal tear out of the corner of her eye.
That was a vicious man, with the last vestige of his humanity.
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