Chapter 16: Robbery
Xia Lili suddenly remembered something.
The wardrobe door was open a crack.
This murderer and dismemberer may have been observing his own movements through the gap!
In other words, every move of the self in the hallucination, from coming out of the bathroom to taking out the cell phone, was under the criminal's surveillance.
A thin layer of sweat broke out on Xia Lili's forehead. She was extremely glad that she didn't go out to get her phone with a lucky mentality!
I was also glad that I was lazy and directly took the clean clothes I brought back from the hospital to change into without folding all the clothes in the closet first.
Otherwise, she would die as soon as she opened the wardrobe, and she wouldn't even have the chance to see herself in the mirror, triggering hallucinations.
After the wardrobe door creaked open, Xia Lili heard no more sound.
She didn't know whether the man had left or was already squatting at the bathroom door.
The wanted notice said that the criminal named Qu Zhong had a mental illness and serious violent tendencies.
Xia Lili wasn't sure whether shouting for help out the window would scare the criminal away or anger him and hasten her own death.
She remembered that there were three dusty mousetraps in the cabinet next to the bathroom sink!
With the faint light coming in from the window, Xia Lili timidly placed the mousetrap at the bathroom door.
The water from the shower had stopped long ago, but water droplets were still sliding down the tiles, dripping, dripping... like some kind of countdown.
——"Hey, did you spot me?"
A crazy male voice suddenly sounded outside the bathroom door!
Xia Lili was shocked!
The man's voice was dark and low, like a poisonous snake.
Xia Lili bit her lips tightly, even breathing very lightly.
She curled up in the corner of the bathroom, her wet hair sticking to her cheeks.
Cold water droplets slid down her back. Although it was late summer, the chill spread all over her body.
Click, click, click——
The sound of a screwdriver prying the door lock could be heard clearly, and every sound of metal friction seemed to tear at her nerves.
The door handle shook slightly and the lock cylinder made a "clang" sound.
He is picking the lock and is about to come in.
Xia Lili was trembling all over, her fingers tightly clenched the bottle of oxalic acid solvent, her knuckles turning white.
At this point, she no longer had to worry about angering the criminal. She shouted with all her might, "Help! Is there anyone?! Help me—"
However, the other party seemed to be carrying a mobile phone with an extremely loud volume, playing a movie out loud.
There were sounds of fighting and shouting in the movie, and the loud voices drowned out Xia Lili's cries for help.
Xia Lili's heart skipped a beat. This experienced murderer had so many tricks up his sleeve.
Bang!
The door lock was finally pried open and slammed heavily to the ground, and the door blocker set by Xia Lili became a decoration.
Xia Lili's heart almost stopped beating.
The crack in the door slowly widened, and in the darkness, a pair of bloodshot eyes came in and stared at her.
Now is the time!
She unscrewed the cap of the oxalic acid bottle violently, and the moment the door was completely opened, she splashed the liquid out!
"ah--!"
The man let out a heart-wrenching scream, staggered in, covering his face, but in the next second -
Snap!
The mousetrap bit his ankle hard and he bent over in pain, but Xia Lili had already picked up the stainless steel shower head and smashed it on the back of his head with all her strength!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xia Lili's brain was no longer able to think, and she mechanically repeated the action of hitting people.
Thanks to her hard work, she has great strength and endurance.
The dull sound of metal hitting flesh echoed in the bathroom, and the man fell heavily to the ground, motionless.
The murderer's head fell at Xia Lili's feet, and Xia Lili retracted her feet as if she had been electrocuted.
She kicked the man hard and confirmed that he had temporarily fainted.
Xia Lili leaned limply against the wall, gasping for breath. She didn't know if her injured left leg was injured again.
Her fingers were still tightly gripping the shower head, not daring to let go, her knuckles turning white from the excessive force.
The man fell at the door, his upper body lying on the bathroom floor, his lower body outside. Xia Lili didn't have the strength to reach over him to grab her phone, so she could only use her hoarse voice to wake up the phone's voice assistant, which was charging on the shelf.
"Xiao An..."
A sweet mechanical female voice came: "Master, I'm here."
Xia Lili: "Call the police... Call the police quickly..."
"Okay, calling 110."
In the quiet room, the beeping sound of the phone came. Xia Lili did not dare to relax.
She was afraid that the man would wake up at any time, and she couldn't judge the strength of her self-defense.
"Hello, 110, Officer 32 is at your service."
The police officer's voice was gentle and powerful, giving people a sense of security.
——"Class A wanted criminal Qu Zhong..."
Xia Lili's voice was weak: "Room 604, Unit 3, Building B, No. 17 Xiangyang Lane, come quickly..."
When the dispatcher heard the name "Qu Zhong" and Xia Lili's voice, his alarm bells rang: "Okay, we'll dispatch immediately!"
The officer who received the call immediately signaled his colleagues to report to their superiors.
The police officer who answered the phone asked, "Are you looking for clues about Qu Zhong?"
——"Qu Zhong is right in front of me."
Xia Lili's words scared the police officer!
The police officer quickly asked: "Are you safe now?"
"I don't have much strength left."
Xia Lili paused, a little afraid of being held responsible for what she had done to the man. Her voice trembled, almost crying, "You'd better call an ambulance right away."
"Are you hurt? Don't be afraid, sister. We will be here soon."
The dispatcher felt the little girl was about to cry, so she inquired carefully to see if she could provide remote guidance: "Where is the injury? Is it serious?"
"No, I'm not injured. I just don't have much strength left."
Xia Lili hesitated as she recounted her recent "atrocities": "I knocked Qu Zhong unconscious and threw him down, and I also splashed oxalic acid on his face."
"It seems like he's not doing well."
The police officers who received the call were stunned for a moment after hearing this.
In other words, the girl on the other end of the phone subdued a Class A wanted criminal?
This is unbelievable. Qu Zhong has a complicated social background and has worked many jobs. He is a senior locksmith and an electrician...
Once he made a murder plan and started staking out his position, no victim could escape.
"The ambulance will be here soon."
The police officer then asked, "Do you need any help from us?"
Xia Lili's voice was pleading: "Can you keep talking to me?"
"Of course you can." The police officer thought the little girl must be scared to be alone with the unconscious criminal, so he comforted her: "Don't be afraid, sister, you are very brave."
Xia Lili felt much more at ease. Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, someone suddenly grabbed her ankle!
"ah--"
Xia Lili screamed in terror, and when she lowered her head, her eyes met the wanted criminal on the ground!
The other person's eyes were already slightly open, and the whites of his eyes were very scary.
He seemed to be struggling to get up from the ground.
Xia Lili quickly shouted for help on the phone!
There was a burst of rapid "bang bang bang" sounds on the door outside.
Xia Lili was on edge!
Is it rescue or accomplices?
The other party came so quickly, I'm afraid...
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