Chapter 101 Kneeling
"Bang—bang—"
Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously in the empty factory park.
Xia Lili watched helplessly as blood spurted out of the tall kidnapper's temples and a glaring red flower bloomed on the back of the short kidnapper.
What was strange was that the two men still maintained the walking posture and mechanically took half a step forward before falling down heavily like puppets with their strings cut.
Li Qihan said to her in the private channel, "Did you notice the direction they fell?"
Only then did Xia Lili realize that the sniper had specifically chosen to shoot at the moment the kidnapper raised his foot.
The bullet passed through the gap created when the leg was raised, and because the little girl took small steps, she naturally fell at a safe distance.
"This is called cadence sniping."
Li Qihan's voice held a hint of teaching patience. "When someone walks, lifting their legs shifts their center of gravity, exposing a fatal angle. The inertia of falling ensures the hostage's safety."
Li Qihan's voice in the headset disappeared after he said this.
On the special operations team's public channel, the observer was reporting: "Target cleared, zero hostage contact."
Li Qihan's voice appeared on the public channel: "Assault team!"
The special police who were lying in ambush in the dark rushed out like cheetahs.
One team member picked up the frightened little girl in lightning speed and blocked her view with his body when he turned around;
Another group quickly checked the fallen kidnapper and fired two more shots to ensure he was safe. From the moment the gunshots went off to the moment the situation was under control, the entire process took no more than ten seconds.
Xia Lili realized that Li Qihan had just switched to a private channel to communicate with her and was explaining sniper techniques to her in real time.
She suddenly remembered that when she came back from the supermarket that day, she said she wanted to learn sniping.
It turned out that Li Qihan was giving her an introductory lesson on sniping.
The moment she understood, an indescribable feeling passed through her heart.
Soon, Leng Xiaohe called out to Xia Lili, "Lili, you can come out now! The other two robbers didn't get far before they were apprehended by our people."
"Mianmian has been picked up by the commandos!"
——“Okay, here I come!”
Xia Lili put on her bag and jumped out of the truck.
When the commando came over holding the little girl, Xia Lili saw clearly that the child was named Mianmian.
The little girl's thin body was wrapped in a dirty white dress. Her two braids had long been loose, and her black hair was stuck to her tear-stained face.
She opened her mouth, but could only make hoarse gasps - it was obvious that the prolonged shock had made her voice hoarse from crying.
His red and swollen eyes were filled with tears, his eyelashes were wet and stuck together, and his little body was still shaking uncontrollably like a frightened cub.
The commando held Mianmian in a daze. The burly man looked particularly clumsy in front of the frightened child.
When he saw Xia Lili, he handed the child over with a sense of relief: "Mr. Xia, I leave it to you."
Xia Lili quickly took out two rabbit dolls from her bag - a male rabbit in a blue suit and a female rabbit in a pink skirt. She brought them specially from Lin Hesheng's house.
It is said that this is Mianmian’s favorite doll, and she holds it in her arms before falling asleep every night.
"Don't be afraid, Mianmian. I was sent by your uncle to save you."
Xia Lili squatted down and gently handed the doll over.
As soon as the little girl saw the familiar doll, she immediately jumped into Xia Lili's arms like a chick returning to its nest.
Mianmian's little face pressed against the doll, calling hoarsely: "Mom and Dad..."
This faint call made Xia Lili's nose ache, and she remembered the fact that the child had lost both parents.
"Uncle will be here to pick you up soon."
Xia Lili soothed her softly, patting her trembling back. Taking the warm water from Leng Xiaohe, she first wiped Mianmian's dirty face with a wet wipe, "Can you drink some water first?"
Looking at the child's chapped lips, Xia Lili carefully brought the cup of water to her lips: "Drink slowly."
He took out the pumpkin porridge he had prepared and said, "Are you hungry? Eat some porridge first. Your uncle will take you to a feast later."
Mianmian swallowed obediently, but she was clearly exhausted, her eyelids drooping. Xia Lili carried her to the back seat of the police car, and just as she was settled, they heard the sudden screeching of brakes.
Lin Hesheng was driving and stopped outside the factory with an sudden brake. After receiving the notification from the police, he stepped on the accelerator and sped away.
Xia Lili quietly closed the car door and gestured to the man who had hurried over to her to silence her: "Mr. Lin, Mianmian just fell asleep."
Seeing his niece sleeping peacefully through the car window, Lin Hesheng's eyes instantly turned red. This usually strong man gritted his teeth and forced back the tears.
Lin Hesheng looked at Xia Lili steadily. He suddenly bent his knees, and a sharp fold suddenly appeared on his suit pants.
This top actor in the entertainment industry, who has always been elegant and dignified in front of the public, actually knelt down straight in front of Xia Lili!
The dull thud of Lin Hesheng's knee hitting the ground shocked everyone.
"Miss Xia, thank you for your kindness."
Lin Hesheng's voice was hoarse, he knelt straight, his red eyes filled with broken light.
Xia Lili was startled by this sudden action and took a step back. She then hurriedly stepped forward and helped Lin Hesheng up with other police officers.
When the man stood up, his high-end custom-made trousers were covered with dust, but his deep eyes were still stubbornly locked on her face, his gaze so scorching that it made people tremble.
"Take Mr. Lin to the car to calm down and take a simple statement."
Li Qihan walked over with long legs, handed Lin Hesheng a bottle of mineral water, and gave orders in a steady and powerful voice, "One team will stay behind to deal with the scene, and the rest of you will go back to the police station to interrogate the suspect."
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
Lin Hesheng closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had regained some of his former composure.
He nodded deeply to Li Qihan and the police officers present, his voice still a little hoarse: "Really... Thank you very much, everyone."
After saying that, he straightened his messy clothes and followed Luo Xiao to another car. His tall figure cast a shadow under the rising sun.
The morning sun fell on Xia Lili. She turned around and looked through the window at Mianmian who was sleeping soundly in the car. The child's chest was rising and falling evenly, and there was a hint of relief at the corner of his mouth.
Looking at this scene, Xia Lili felt that her tense heartstrings finally relaxed.
A tranquility like that of a lake slowly spread in her heart.
The stormy waves of the past two days were smoothed out by this gentle moment of dawn light.
Xia Lili looked at the wilderness, took out her cell phone and called Xia Xubai.
"Brother, the hostages have been rescued."
"Well, let's go home for lunch! I want sweet and sour pork ribs!"
"What, my electric car has arrived?"
"be right back!"
Xia Lili hung up the phone and quickly got into the car.
The official vehicle applied for by the bureau is a two-wheeled electric vehicle, and it was issued quickly after going through the procedures!
On the way back to Yangcheng city.
Xia Lili's phone vibrated.
When she looked at it, she saw that it was a message from Jiang Yun, and one of the pictures was a screenshot of the flight itinerary taken by Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yunbi is going back to China after finishing the competition!
"Little Frog, I will land at the Capital Airport the day after tomorrow and return to Yangcheng next Wednesday, bringing back the warm bonus."
Xia Lili was about to send a message when she suddenly seemed to remember something.
She deleted and typed again in the message dialog box: "Jiang Yun, can you give me a video call before you board the plane?"
She was really afraid that Jiang Yun would encounter an air crash or flight failure.
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