Chapter 244 Robbers
She looked down and saw a little blond boy, about five or six years old, looking up at her, his big blue eyes filled with tears.
"Beautiful lady... I can't find my mother..." The little boy sounded very aggrieved as he spoke, his little hands tightly clutching the corner of her clothes.
Jiang Haitang squatted down so that her eyes were level with the child.
The little boy was wearing a well-tailored suit, but his bow tie was askew and his blond curly hair was messy. It was obvious that he had been wandering alone for some time.
"Don't be afraid, tell me your name?" Jiang Haitang asked gently, while looking around for possible parents.
"My name is Irvin Carlton," the little boy replied with sobs, "I came here with my mother to buy a birthday present for my grandfather... and then... and then I disappeared!"
At this moment, Jiang Haitang noticed that the businessman called "Mr. Schneider" not far away suddenly turned his head and looked over here with sharp eyes.
His expression quickly changed from surprise to alertness, and he strode towards them.
"Erwin! Why are you here?" Schneider asked sternly in German, then looked at Jiang Haitang warily, "Madam, what are you talking about with my son?"
Jiang Haitang stood up and explained calmly, "Mr. Schneider, right? Is this little boy, Irvin Carlton, your son?"
"Why are you with my son?" Schneider asked Jiang Haitang stubbornly.
Jiang Haitang took a deep breath and explained patiently, "Mr. Schneider, your son is lost and is looking for help. He found me, but I'm not with him!"
Schneider obviously didn't quite believe what Jiang Haitang said, but the expression on his face eased a little after Jiang Haitang's explanation.
He squatted down, hugged his son, and asked something quickly.
The little boy answered while crying and pointing in various directions from time to time.
Jiang Haitang heard it, but pretended not to hear it. Anyway, the child had found his family, so she didn't need to worry about it.
It’s better to hurry up and buy what you want and then go back.
"Miss, could you please let me see this watch?" Jiang Haitang said, pointing to a watch on the counter.
However, the waiter standing at the counter seemed not to hear and ignored Jiang Haitang.
Jiang Haitang repeated it again, but the other party still did not move.
Just when Jiang Haitang was about to say something, Schneider stood up again.
"Ma'am, I apologize for my impulsiveness. I've already made sure everything is clear. My wife went downstairs to pick up the pre-ordered merchandise, and Erwin wandered off and got lost. The mall hasn't been very safe lately, and I was just too worried..."
Jiang Haitang smiled and said, "Your son is very handsome and cute. I also have a child, so I understand your feelings..."
Before he could finish his words, a shrill alarm suddenly rang out in the mall, followed by several deafening gunshots.
"Everyone get down! Don't move!" A rough voice came from downstairs, as if on the stairs.
Jiang Haitang's reaction was faster than her thinking. She pulled little Erwin over and dragged Schneider to hide behind the nearest counter.
Almost at the same time, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the stairs, and four robbers wearing black masks and holding submachine guns rushed up to the third floor.
"Dad!" Erwin cried in horror.
Schneider was an adult and immediately realized that this would attract the attention of the criminals, so he quickly covered Erwin's mouth.
"Shh, don't make any noise, just hide like you're playing a game."
Jiang Haitang comforted the child in a very low voice while quickly scanning the surrounding environment.
The crowd on the third floor had already thrown into chaos the moment the criminals came up, with screams coming one after another. At this moment, the whole place was in chaos.
The robber leader was a burly man, holding a gun in his right hand and wearing a glittering gold watch on his left wrist. Jiang Haitang keenly noticed that the watch was exactly the same as the most expensive one on the counter.
"Everyone listen up! Put your valuables in this bag!" The robber leader threw a black travel bag on the ground. "Anyone who dares to resist will be sent to see God!"
After throwing the bags on the ground, the two robbers did not search the customers' belongings one by one, but went straight to the counter. Their target was clear: the counters with high-value and small-sized items.
Jiang Haitang's heart skipped a beat. Their current target was the jewelry counter, but the watch might also be one of their target items. At the moment, her position was not very safe.
Jiang Haitang held his breath and observed the robbers' movements. They were obviously well-trained. One person was on guard while three were searching. The distance between the three was not far, so they could support each other at critical moments.
She dared not move at all. If she took a step, she would be discovered.
Jiang Haitang's mind was racing, thinking about how to break the deadlock.
Just as Jiang Haitang was thinking of a countermeasure, a robber suddenly walked towards the counter where they were hiding.
The dusty military boots made a heart-pounding sound on the smooth marble floor, and every step seemed to step on people's nerves.
Jiang Haitang squatted even lower without making a sound. She was not very tall and thin to begin with. In addition, she had been abroad for a while and was not used to the diet. She was also busy with work, so she became even thinner. After lowering her body, she just happened to hide in the shadow of the counter.
"Hand over all your watches!" The robber smashed the glass counter with the butt of his gun, and the fragments flew to Jiang Haitang's feet.
She subconsciously protected little Alvin behind her, but this subtle action attracted the attention of the robber.
"Who's there? Come out." The robber turned around suddenly, pointing the black muzzle of his gun behind the counter.
Schneider's body tensed instantly, and Jiang Haitang could feel that the father was ready to fight to the death.
At this critical moment, she suddenly shouted, "Be careful! Someone is attacking from behind!"
The robber turned around reflexively, and Jiang Haitang took the opportunity to grab the glass fragments on the ground and threw them accurately at the robber's wrist holding the gun.
"Ah!" The robber let go in pain, and the submachine gun tilted slightly, but did not fall to the ground.
But a small piece of glass is too weak to hurt the enemy.
But in the current situation, they can only resist instead of sitting and waiting to die.
"Let's go!" Jiang Haitang picked up Alvin and pulled Schneider towards the nearest fire escape.
Behind him came the robber's angry roar and the sound of chaotic footsteps.
"Stop! I'll shoot if you run again!"
Jiang Haitang turned a deaf ear to him, quickly turned to the next counter, and squatted down quickly.
At this time, the robbers had caught up and pointed a gun at Schneider.
"You! Take off your watch!" A robber pointed a gun at Schneider.
Schneider took off his watch tremblingly and was about to hand it over when the leader of the robbers suddenly walked over and stared at Schneider's face, with a strange light in his eyes.
"Wait… Schneider?"
Schneider's face turned pale in an instant: "You... who are you?"
The leader sneered and took off his mask, revealing a face covered in scars. "When you closed the factory three years ago, I was working there. Today, I want you to pay with blood!"
Erwin was so scared that he hugged his father's thigh tightly.
The robber leader raised his gun to Schneider's forehead, his finger on the trigger.
At the critical moment, Jiang Haitang grabbed the metal calculator on the counter and threw it at the robber leader's wrist with all his strength.
With a "bang", the calculator hit the target accurately. The robber's gun deflected and the bullet grazed Schneider's ear and shot into the wall behind him.
Jiang Haitang pushed Schneider and his son away, and rolled over to hide behind another row of counters.
The robber leader roared: "Kill that Oriental woman!"
Bullets rained down, shattering the counter glass.
Jiang Haitang crawled forward, quickly calculating an escape route in her mind. The elevator had been controlled, and the emergency passage was behind the robbers. The only way out was...
She glimpsed the firefighting equipment and ventilation duct entrances on the wall not far away.
Only by going through here can she definitely pass, but Schneider and Erwin, father and son, may find it difficult to pass.
Jiang Haitang calculated quickly in her mind. She didn't know who this Schneider was, but because of this person, she had already come into conflict with the robbers. Jiang Haitang wanted to get this favor no matter what.
"Erwin, close your eyes!" Jiang Haitang suddenly shouted, then slammed down the switch of the fire hydrant.
High-pressure water jets gushed out of the fire hose, directly impacting the two robbers in front. Jiang Haitang seized the opportunity to rush forward, kicking the third robber's submachine gun away with a side kick, and then hitting him in the throat with an elbow.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the robber leader aimed his gun at Schneider.
Jiang Haitang was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed the metal tray on the ground and threw it at the leader.
The tray flew over, spinning, and although it failed to hit the target, it successfully disrupted the opponent's aim.
Once again, the robber's bullet missed its target.
"You damn yellow-skinned woman!" The leader turned the gun and fired three shots at Jiang Haitang.
Jiang Haitang was prepared and hid behind the shelf with a somersault.
The bullet penetrated the goods on the shelf, and no one knew what it hit, forming a white mist.
Taking advantage of this brief obstruction of vision, Jiang Haitang quickly moved to the side of the robber leader.
Schneider quickly pushed Erwin into a storage room and then surrounded the robbers.
Although this oriental woman looks very powerful, as a man, he cannot wait for a woman to protect him.
When the smoke cleared a little and the robber leader was searching for his target, Jiang Haitang pounced from the side and slashed the other's wrist holding the gun with a precise knife.
The gun fell to the ground, but the leader reacted extremely quickly and hit Jiang Haitang in the abdomen with a hook punch with his left hand.
The severe pain made Jiang Haitang bend over, but she gritted her teeth and endured it, then headbutted the other person on the chin.
The leader stumbled back, knocking over the shelves behind him. Various goods crashed down on him, and one of the cans hit him on the head, causing the robber to wail.
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