Chapter 208: Each Takes a Step Back
Seeing her face now as pale as paper, and the panic and alertness in her eyes, Xiao Zhiyu was puzzled but did not ask any more questions.
He decisively put the jewelry in his hand back on the counter, quickly took her hand, and strode with her towards the door of the jewelry store.
The moment she walked out of the gold shop, Ruan Chuxia finally felt a little relieved.
Regardless of whether she recognized the wrong person just now, this step is crucial.
After all, in matters like this, it is always right to be cautious.
She even swore a secret oath in her heart.
In the following days, she would never set foot in Friendship Shopping Mall again.
The two men walked through the sparse crowd in the mall hall, their steps getting faster and faster, their target heading straight for the stairs not far away.
Fortunately, they didn't have to walk far, as the stairs leading to the first floor were located not far from the gold shop.
Just as they reached the stairs and were about to walk down them, a young couple with relaxed expressions, chatting and laughing, happened to come from the side and were about to go downstairs together.
Ruan Chuxia gently pulled Xiao Zhiyu's arm, her fingertips were slightly cold, and she gestured slightly forward.
Xiao Zhiyu followed her gaze and immediately understood what she meant, so he nodded slightly. The two of them took a few steps back to make way for the couple in front who had just reached the stairs.
Just then, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard not far away.
Several men with suspicious appearances staggered over, their steps rough and ostentatious, as if they were deliberately trying to attract attention.
They quickly surrounded the couple, their movements as skillful as if they were well-trained.
The man standing in the front was wearing a black leather jacket and his thick beard was particularly conspicuous.
It was the stranger that Ruan Chuxia had accidentally seen before!
What's even more disturbing is that he was holding a black backpack tightly in his right hand, which was shaking from time to time with his movements. No one knew what was inside.
The boy standing in front reacted immediately and realized that something was wrong. He immediately turned around and protected the girl behind him. He said nervously: "We still need to go downstairs. Why are you stopping us?"
The bearded man smiled coldly, raised his eyes and looked him up and down.
The expression on his face was ferocious and chilling, and there was a threat in his eyes.
He slowly stretched out his other hand, directly in front of the other person, and said in a gloomy and decisive tone: "Hand over everything in your hand!"
The boy's expression changed immediately and he took a step back almost subconsciously.
He gritted his teeth and retorted loudly: "You are robbing me, right? Is this how you do things? Why do you——"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the bearded man who said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense."
At this time, a man standing next to the bearded man interrupted.
The man had a pair of narrow triangular eyes, and he squinted his eyes and smiled frivolously. He licked the corners of his mouth, and his expression was somewhat disgusting and vulgar.
He said slowly, "You don't want to hand it over? We're not unreasonable people...
How about letting the girl have some fun with us brothers, and everyone taking a step back?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere around them suddenly turned cold.
The boy's face almost twisted on the spot, and he was burning with anger.
Without saying another word, he rushed forward, grabbed the collar of Triangle Eyes, and pushed him hard.
With a loud "bang", the man was pressed to the ground. His forehead hit the floor with a crisp sound and he screamed in pain.
The sudden noise broke the silence in the corridor, and people who were originally talking on the phone or shopping turned to look over.
The entire third floor suddenly became lively. Many people slowed down their pace, and some even stopped.
Onlookers began to gather from all directions.
They craned their necks to look around and talked to each other in low voices.
Someone has already taken out their cell phone to secretly take photos or videos.
The Chinese people's "culture of watching" is indeed deeply rooted. As long as there is a little movement, they will immediately gather in a crowd and not miss any excitement.
In this chaos, Ruan Chuxia still held Xiao Zhiyu's arm tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white.
She looked extremely nervous, her eyes fixed on the bearded man.
She noticed that the black backpack was being quietly opened, and the other person's hand had reached into the bag, as if groping for something!
Sensing something was amiss, she gritted her teeth, suddenly raised her voice, and yelled with all her might, "Everyone, disperse! They have guns!"
This shout was like a blockbuster bomb, suddenly exploding in the crowd!
In an instant, all the noise around stopped abruptly.
Everyone's expression changed. The originally lively crowd suddenly became quiet. Even the bearded man was startled, and a moment of hesitation flashed across his face.
The silence lasted less than two seconds, and the crowd had not yet fully reacted to what had happened.
The bearded man immediately took out several guns from his bag and quickly distributed them to his accomplices behind him.
"Bang!"
It's loaded.
The crowd was in an uproar, and panic spread like a virus.
"Oh my god! It's a robbery! Run!!"
"Don't rush! Help! I haven't paid yet!"
"Call 110!"
"Don't push me! The milk tea in my arms is about to spill!"
The whole scene was extremely chaotic.
People fled in all directions, screaming and crying, and the scene was in chaos.
And behind the chaos, those men holding guns actually had smug smiles on their faces...
"They're going to kill someone!"
Waves of screams cut through the air like sharp blades, instantly resounding throughout the entire third floor. The crowd that was originally standing there watching the excitement suddenly became excited and fled in panic like frightened ants, fearing that they would become the next target if they were a step late.
A deafening gunshot echoed throughout the entire floor, and the strong smell of gunpowder quickly filled the entire space.
The bearded man held a gun with a cold metallic gleam in one hand and smashed the glass of the counter with the other hand. His face was twisted with anger.
He had a fierce look on his face and opened his mouth to yell, "Everyone get down! Don't move! If anyone runs again, I'll kill them! Who bought the gold just now? Hand it over!"
The murderous look in his eyes was chilling, and his voice was full of threats and unquestionableness.
"Whoever dares to move, I'll make his head explode!"
Another short man wearing a black hood also pulled out a gun, his voice shrill but equally cold.
The two of them cooperated with each other, one tall and one short, like two wild beasts choosing their prey.
Everyone was so scared that they immediately lay on the ground, their movements were almost conditioned reflexes, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads, as if the ground had become the only armor that could protect them.
At this moment, a suppressed groan came into everyone's ears from the back of the crowd, faint but harsh.
That was Bi Dongran's voice.
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