As flames seeped in through the crack in the door, the people inside grew even more tense.
That wooden door, which could collapse at any moment, was their last line of defense. Once it was burned down, everyone would be facing the dozen or so thugs outside.
The young wives of the Wei family and their two youngest children were so frightened that they cried out, huddled together, and desperately tried to hide behind the crowd.
Despite her plump figure, Wei Yulan remained unmoved. When someone squeezed next to her, she would stretch out her arm and push the person aside so as not to bump into her protruding belly.
Whether it was his sisters-in-law or his nephews and nieces, at this moment, nothing was more important to her than the child in her womb.
The situation had become extremely urgent. Once that door collapsed, no one dared to even imagine what would happen next.
Hu Haidong, standing against the wall, had sweaty hands gripping his gun. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.
At this point, they had no way out.
Should he surrender and hand over Zhang Damao's family? Putting aside how he would explain himself when he got back, his professional ethics wouldn't allow him to do that.
At worst, we'll fight to the death.
He suddenly remembered a sentence he had read in some book.
His eyes swept over his fellow police officers.
Fortunately, none of the brothers showed any fear. They were all staring intently at the wooden door that was about to collapse from the fire. If anyone came in from there, they would be met with bullets from their pistols.
"Turn off all the lights."
Hu Haidong said in a deep voice, and Wei Meng turned around and blew out the kerosene lamp on the table.
The room was plunged into darkness.
With a crash, the wooden door that held the hopes of everyone in the room finally succumbed to the raging flames and collapsed to the ground.
A scream erupted inside the room. Behind the four strong and brave brothers, their family members huddled together, their faces filled with terror.
At this moment, Jiao Bai, Hu Haidong, and the four police officers all focused their attention on the main entrance.
They knew the final moment had arrived.
Hahaha~~~
Several arrogant laughs rang out from outside the door, as if they had already begun celebrating their victory.
"So? Are you coming out or are we going in?"
Yaji's icy voice echoed through the night, sounding like the clamor of a demon.
Apart from the sobbing of women and children, no one spoke inside.
Jiao Bai moved his body in the darkness, but was grabbed and held down by Hu Haidong who was not far away.
In the darkness, Hu Haidong shook his head, signaling him not to act rashly. Although it was dangerous now, the people outside wouldn't dare to rush in easily.
There were at least five guns inside the house. Even if the other side had more people, they couldn't take Zhang Damao's family away without paying a price.
But once they go out, they become lambs to the slaughter.
As expected, the other side did not actually rush in.
With victory assured, they had no reason to risk casualties by rushing in for a final battle.
These petty thugs who spend their days in the underworld are not as fearless as people think.
"Aren't you coming out yet?"
Yaji's voice came again.
No one made a sound from inside the room.
"snort!"
After a cold snort, several gunshots rang out. Yaji, hiding behind the door frame, stretched out a hand and fired a few shots randomly into the house.
Bullets flew erratically, hitting the furniture in the room and making frightening noises.
Wei Meng was standing on the outer edge, and unfortunately, he was hit in the thigh by a bullet.
Ah~~
He screamed and collapsed to the ground, clutching his legs, hissing and gasping for air.
"Fourth brother."
"Fourth brother!"
........
Amidst a series of shouts, Wei Gang, Wei Qiang, and Wei Yong pounced on him.
"Are you alright?"
It was a deep bond between brothers; the younger brother's injury immediately stirred up the fighting spirit of the brothers.
Fuck your mother.
The eldest brother, Wei Gang, reached out and touched a handful of warm blood. His eyes immediately turned red.
He picked up the shovel and was about to go out and fight the people outside.
"stop."
Hu Haidong kicked him to the other side of the gate.
Let alone going out with a broken shovel, even if you gave him a submachine gun now, he'd die the moment he showed his face.
Wei Gang and his brothers have lost their minds; he can't afford to lose them.
Wei Qiang and Wei Meng dragged the injured Wei Meng away from the gate.
"Then what should we do? Hiding isn't a solution. We'll get killed one by one sooner or later. We might as well charge out together and kill a few of them, even if we die."
Wei Gang got up from the ground, glaring with bloodshot eyes and roaring.
"Shut up."
Hu Haidong roared.
He desperately wanted to rush out and fight to the death, but besides the dozen or so young men inside, there were men, women, and children of all ages—nearly twenty people in total. What would happen to them if they rushed out?
Do you expect these desperate criminals to leave any survivors?
To prevent the news from leaking out too early, they certainly wouldn't leave a single survivor. Hu Haidong has been working in criminal investigation for over ten years and has a certain understanding of the psychology of these criminals.
Once they start killing, they lose their humanity, and anyone who poses a danger to them becomes their target for slaughter.
Hearing the arguing inside, Yaji quickly assessed the situation.
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