Chapter 22 Sniper
Just when Sun Xianbing was so nervous that he couldn't move, Xia Mufan, who was standing next to him, felt an unprecedented threat.
The drug dealer who had once killed a policeman took hostages at gunpoint and forced the police to exchange hostages in such an arrogant manner.
Why?
Just because he has a gun?
The police also have guns, why are you afraid of him?
Yes, because he holds a life in his hands.
The police were afraid that he might harm innocent people.
Xia Mufan's mind suddenly flashed back to what Meihui had reported to him.
Wu Dameng has been living in the provincial capital, Xing City, for the past ten years. Not only has he become a contractor, he has also married and had children. His life is surprisingly good.
The criminal wanted nationwide not only did not hide from place to place like a stray dog, but instead fabricated a new identity and started a new life?
He even dared to return to his hometown and make conditions in front of a group of police officers!
Xia Mufan turned his gaze to the crowd watching the excitement.
For safety reasons, the police have evacuated the crowd, but there are still some fearless people standing in the corners of the alleys and hiding in the houses, looking out to see what is going on.
A thin figure stood at the entrance of the alley, his face was pale, his eyes were dull, and his white hair was disheveled, fluttering in the cold wind.
That was Wu Dameng's mother, Liu Aizhen.
The police risked their lives to protect the safety of ordinary people, but Liu Aizhen hid in a safe area, staring blankly at her son whom she had not seen for ten years.
Wu Dameng continued to shout: "Hurry up! Otherwise we will all die together."
The harsh threatening voice reached his ears, and at that moment, Xia Mufan had an uncontrollable impulse.
——She wanted to drag Liu Aizhen in front of Wu Dameng and let everyone see clearly that she raised a criminal and gave birth to a jackal!
Wu Dameng dared to capture a street vendor and dared to point at Sun Xianbing and ask him to exchange hostages, which meant he was sure that the police were good people.
Good people deserve to die?
Fuck you!
The wild Xia Mushige is a person who hates constraints. If such constraints only apply to good people and the bad people are unscrupulous, then break it!
Xia Mufan walked quickly to the entrance of the alley, grabbed Liu Aizhen's arm, dragged her forward more than ten steps, and brought her to the main road, ten meters away from Wu Dameng.
Everyone was stunned by Xia Mufan's actions.
Wei Yong lowered his voice and shouted, "Xiao Xia! Go back."
Xia Mufan shouted, "Wu Dameng, this is your mother, right? You committed a crime and walked away, but have you ever thought about how your mother would face the accusations and contempts alone? Now you are pointing a gun at others, have you ever thought about your mother standing here and watching?"
The crowd watching the excitement was suddenly in an uproar.
It was as if Liu Aizhen was poisonous. All kinds of contemptuous looks and insults were directed at her.
"Bah! That bad guy is her son?"
"It's better to strangle him to death right after he's born than to raise a scourge like that!"
"She still has the nerve to stand here and watch? If it were me, I would have crashed into my head and died right here."
Liu Aizhen's arm was tightly grasped by Xia Mufan, and she couldn't move. Her face turned red with shame, and she explained incoherently: "I, I didn't, I don't know..."
She just felt wronged at this moment.
She didn't know where the police came from, nor did she know that her son would drive his car into the police. She also never expected that her son, who was usually filial and sensible in front of her, would take out a gun to scare people.
A woman in her thirties suddenly jumped out and slapped Liu Aizhen in the face, crying and screaming: "You bastard, quickly get your son to let my man go, or I will fight you to the death!"
Half of Liu Aizhen's face suddenly swelled up.
She was already old and could not withstand the hardship, and was slapped by the peddler's wife, leaving her staggering.
Xia Mufan showed no mercy. He turned to look at Wu Dameng and sneered, "You just watched your mother get beaten? Is this how you show filial piety to your mother?"
There was a fierce light in Wu Dameng's eyes.
He clenched his teeth and stared at Xia Mufan with eyes like a poisonous snake, which made people feel creepy.
The gun pressed against the vendor's temple was shaking, and the knuckles holding the gun were beginning to turn white.
——He wished he could shoot Xia Mufan to death!
Yue Yuan began to give orders to the sniper: "Get ready!"
Xia Mufan took a risky move.
The sniper had already found the angle. As long as Xia Mufan's action angered Wu Dameng, the sniper could kill him immediately as long as he turned the gun towards Xia Mufan.
But... Xia Mufan was only ten meters away from him, it was dangerous!
Yue Yuan felt a tightness in his chest and his eyes were slightly red.
This Xia Mufan is so bold and presumptuous!
But... it's so fierce that it makes people feel distressed.
In order to catch Wu Dameng and rescue her colleagues, she even risked her life.
Xia Mufan stared at Wu Dameng, holding his breath and concentrating, like a lurking wild beast. Although he did not move, he was waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Wu Dameng's breathing became heavier and heavier.
Xia Mufan moved slowly and pushed Liu Aizhen in front of him: "Wu Dameng, take a good look at your mother."
Seeing Xia Mufan hiding behind Liu Aizhen, Yue Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Aizhen was pushed by Xia Mufan to the center of the crowd, and she wished she could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it. She had a son in her old age. She held him in her hands for fear of dropping him, and held him in her mouth for fear of him melting. She looked at him as if he were the apple of her eye, wishing she could give her whole heart to him, hoping that he would grow up to be successful.
What went wrong?
Maybe it was because when he was a child and he had a fight with someone, she only knew to apologize to others but was reluctant to scold him?
Maybe it was because he skipped classes in elementary school and she only knew to plead with the teacher but didn't advise him?
Maybe it was because he dropped out of junior high school and hung out with a bunch of rotten friends, and she didn't beat or scold him harshly?
…
Today, it is too late to regret. Liu Aizhen is heartbroken. She closed her eyes and dared not look again.
Wu Dameng saw Xia Mufan using his mother as a shield, and his chest felt like a huge rock was pressing down on him. His eyes burst and he screamed loudly, "I committed a crime, but my mother didn't! Why did you drag her out here? Are you still a policeman?"
Xia Mufan sneered, "If a child is not well-educated, it is the fault of the parents. Today, you dared to shoot in the street and threaten the police to exchange hostages. Then you should let your mother see what kind of person the son she has loved for decades is!"
There was another sentence that Xia Mufan didn't say.
——The people’s police serve the people, but that also depends on what kind of people they serve! Whether I am a policeman or not is not up to you, a criminal, to decide.
Wu Dameng's hands began to tremble violently, and he was experiencing an unprecedented struggle in his heart.
--surrender? What awaits him is certain death. But at least his mother would not be scolded anymore, and at least he could still see his parents a few times and say a few heartwarming words.
——Don’t surrender? Perhaps he could still survive, but his parents would go to hell forever and be cursed by everyone. Perhaps he would still be dead, and his mother would have watched him die at the hands of the police.
what to do? What should I do?
On one side is life, on the other side are parents.
At this moment, Wu Dameng felt that time was extremely long.
Seeing that Wu Dameng began to waver, Wei Yong snatched the loudspeaker from Yue Yuan's hand.
"Wu Dameng, surrender. You haven't seen Datie Lane for a long time, right? It's already in a state of disrepair. Do you remember that you said you wanted to renovate it? Your parents are in poor health, and they are alive today thanks to the care and help of community cadres. Don't you want to show your filial piety to them while they are still alive? At least, don't let them worry and be criticized by the neighbors, right?"
Wei Yong's voice was trembling.
If Wu Dameng hadn't been tied to his parents, he would never have risked being caught and returned here.
Wei Yong was gambling, betting that Wu Dameng still had a conscience.
“That’s enough!”
Wu Dameng suddenly yelled, interrupting Wei Yong's words.
He glanced at Wei Yong, and a hint of sneer flashed in his eyes: "Officer Wei, you've been chasing me for so many years, isn't that enough? I surrender? If I surrender, I will only die, right?"
After saying that, Wu Dameng looked at his mother with red eyes: "Mom, I am an unfilial son! I must go, I must live." He has a wife and children, he cannot die here.
Liu Aizhen understood what he said, closed her eyes and tears streamed down her face.
The cold wind blew, and she could hear the peddler's wife crying and the accusations from others. She felt like her heart was in an icy cave. This is the child she raised, this is the son she loved all her life!
Hearing Wu Dameng's choice, Xia Mufan slowly released his hand that was holding Liu Aizhen's arm.
The anger in my heart gradually dissipated, and rationality began to return.
Over the past ten years, Wei Suo has been staying in the iron alley, visiting Liu Aizhen and her husband time and time again to persuade them, using earnest advice and moving their hearts. Even though he was eager for revenge, he never hurt the two elderly people, Liu Aizhen and Wu Boqian.
This is the people’s police.
The police carry a heavy responsibility on their shoulders.
Meow...
Meihui jumped onto Xia Mufan's shoulder and shouted.
Xia Mushige looked at Meihui and lowered his voice: "Go! Call all your friends and stop the car."
Coal Ash's big eyes rolled around, and he licked with his tongue, accurately understanding Xia Mufan's intention. He arched his body, rushed out like a flash of lightning, and instantly disappeared into the crowd.
The call of a gray magpie was heard overhead.
[Xia Xia, let me help you!] 】
Before he finished his words, a large amount of bird droppings fell from the air and landed accurately on Wu Dameng's head.
There was a bird singing above his head, and then a pile of hot bird droppings fell on his head. Wu Dameng knew that he was hit by the bird droppings, and cursed in his heart: What bad luck! He shook his head, but he couldn't free his hands to deal with the foreign object that suddenly fell from his head. He looked at the policeman who was blocking his way fiercely: "My patience is limited! Let him come over!"
Having lost her support, Liu Aizhen fell to the ground, completely dazed.
At this moment, Liu Aizhen was just a poor person who had failed in education and was abandoned by her son.
Seeing that Wu Dameng was indifferent, Wei Yong could no longer suppress his anger. He swung the loudspeaker and strode forward: "Wu Dameng, come to me if you have anything to say! I'll be your hostage."
Wu Dameng sneered: "Get lost!"
Wei Yong had been chasing him for ten years and wanted to drink his blood and eat his flesh. If he were to take him as a hostage, Wei Yong would definitely take his life even if both sides would suffer losses. How could Wu Dameng take such a persistent policeman as a hostage?
Wei Yong clenched his fists, clenched his teeth, and stared at the enemy in front of him who killed Xun Yangzhou, shivering in the cold wind. The enemy was right in front of him and he had a gun on his waist, but he could do nothing!
Looking at Wei Yong's back hunched due to extreme anger, Xia Mufan felt a warmth in his chest. He took a few steps forward and stood in front of Sun Xianbing: "Then, let me do it." With the help of Coal Ash and Gray Magpie, Xia Mufan was confident that he could deal with the vicious criminal in front of him.
Xia Mufan was dressed simply, with her ponytail swaying gently and her eyes bright, she looked like a beautiful female college student.
However, she stood up with a determined look in her eyes, a straight back, and a spirit of moving forward courageously.
The field suddenly became quiet.
All eyes were on Xia Mufan.
Wu Dameng looked her up and down and sneered, "Stop talking nonsense and ask the man next to you to come over!"
——The more harmless an elderly person or a woman is, the more you should avoid provoking them. This is the lesson he learned from his years of wandering around the world. Just now, Xia Mufan pulled Liu Aizhen into everyone's sight. It was obvious that she was a person who acted unscrupulously. Although Wu Dameng hated her very much, he had to be on guard.
Sun Xianbing looked at Xia Mufan's back. Her silhouette was like a standing green bamboo.
She was a girl, but she bravely stood in front of me
——This gave Sun Xianbing an inexplicable surge of courage.
He stepped forward resolutely, pulled Xia Mufan back, and walked step by step to Wu Dameng: "Okay, I'll be your hostage. I can still drive. Please release the hostage."
Wu Dameng was very satisfied with Sun Xianbing's tact, and even more satisfied with his hesitation and fear. He raised his chin and motioned Sun Xianbing to come closer: "Come here!"
Sun Xianbing acted as he was told and walked towards Wu Dameng step by step.
When the two were only an arm's length away, Wu Dameng quickly shook off the hawker who was in his grip, pointed the gun at Sun Xianbing, and pulled him to his chest.
Sun Xianbing did not resist. His heart was beating like a drum, but he tried hard to stay calm.
The scene was completely silent and the atmosphere was solemn.
Tears welled up in Wei Yong's eyes.
His heart was in agony.
here we go again!
That was the case last time—
In a busy city, Wu Dameng had a gun and didn't care about the lives of others. The police were cautious and did not dare to shoot at will. More than a dozen policemen actually helped Wu Dameng fight his way out.
This scene happened again today. Is he going to be allowed to escape again?
A strong emotion surged in Xia Mufan's heart.
The flames of anger burned in my chest.
The former colleague who fought side by side with him was held hostage by Wu Dameng.
With so many armed policemen, Wu Dameng had to take the lead just because he had a hostage.
We are police officers and we cannot harm innocent people.
He is an evil man and he is not afraid to kill people.
Whoever is evil will have the upper hand?
Being stared at by countless uniformed police officers, most criminals would have been frightened and surrendered, but Wu Dameng remained calm. He put his left arm around Sun Xianbing's neck, put the gun to his temple with his right hand, faced the police, and retreated step by step towards the jeep.
A cold light flashed in Yue Yuan's eyes. He turned sideways and made a gesture, indicating that the sniper should take position.
The police divided themselves into two groups. One group carried the injured vendor to a safe area, while the other group opened the driver's door of the jeep and carried out Yu Jing, who had a broken sternum and was in a coma.
The ambulance was already waiting nearby, and medical staff were racing against time to provide first aid.
On one side are the white coats that save lives and heal the wounded;
On one side is the black hole of a sniper barrel that takes lives;
Life and death, at this moment, are compressed into the same space.
Everyone held their breath and dared not move.
Wu Dameng held Sun Xianbing hostage and gradually approached the jeep.
With the jeep as the center, a circle with a radius of ten meters was immediately cleared.
Xia Mufan was still standing behind the right side of the car.
The winter sun pierced through the clouds and shone on Xia Mufan's head, casting a layer of golden light on her face.
Gong Weiguo, who was using the car as a cover, found that Xia Mufan had not left, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead: "Xiao Xia, retreat quickly!"
Xia Mufan shook his head, looking stubborn.
Yue Yuan noticed the movement here and shouted: "Everyone evacuate, this is an order!"
The roar was like a roar from a diamond or a rumble of thunder, and it frightened the people around so much that they all took three steps back. Even Wu Dameng turned pale and his right hand shook unconsciously.
Wei Yong forced back the tears in his eyes and yelled, "Xiao Xia!"
Having already lost a comrade, he didn't want to see anyone else sacrificed.
It was unknown where he got the courage from, but Gong Weiguo ran out from behind the cover, quickly approached the jeep, forcibly grabbed Xia Mufan's arm, and brought her to the team.
Wei Yong raised his hand and patted Xia Mufan's shoulder heavily. He wanted to say something, but his throat was blocked. After a long while, he said, "Go see Yu Jing."
Seeing that the police had cleaned the jeep inside and out to ensure that no one could interfere with his actions, Wu Dameng was satisfied and took Sun Xianbing hostage and sat in the driver's seat.
Yue Yuan stared at Wu Dameng's every move, trying to find an opportunity to shoot and snipe, but unfortunately the two men were close to each other, and Wu Dameng's gun kept on Sun Xianbing's temple, giving the sniper no chance at all. Hearing the report from the intercom, Yue Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "We must ensure the safety of the hostages."
Inside the car, the breathing of the two people could be heard.
Sun Xianbing was in a state of extreme nervousness, trying hard to find an opportunity to break through.
Two people sat in the driver's seat at once. Wu Dameng was a fat man, and Sun Xianbing's chest was pressed against the steering wheel. He couldn't breathe at all. He swallowed his saliva, forced himself to calm down, and tried to communicate with Wu Dameng: "Well, it's too crowded, my foot can't reach the accelerator..."
Wu Dameng asked him to move his seat back: "Hurry up and start the car, or I will shoot you to death!"
Sun Xianbing gritted his teeth and decided to go all out: "Even if you kill me, you won't survive!"
Wu Dameng's breathing stagnated, and he softened his attitude: "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you lead me out, I promise to let you go."
After a pause, Wu Dameng's tone became extremely fierce, and he poked the muzzle of the gun at Sun Xianbing's temple: "If the police dare to shoot, you will be the first to die!"
Sun Xianbing shrank back, knowing that he was telling the truth.
With the corner of his eye, he saw that Wu Dameng's right index finger was inserted into the trigger. His knuckles were a little white, and it was obvious that he had been exerting force. Wu Dameng was fat and had extremely thick fingers, which filled the trigger so much that he would die with just the slightest touch.
As long as Wu Dameng's gun did not leave his temple, even if the sniper accurately shot him between the eyebrows and killed him with one shot, Sun Xianbing would not be able to escape death if he slightly hooked his fingers before dying.
Thinking of this, Sun Xianbing could only try his best to cooperate with Wu Dameng and save his life. As for arresting criminals...with so many detectives in the Criminal Investigation Brigade, are they vegetarians?
"Okay, don't shoot. I'll adjust my seat first." Sun Xianbing's accent could not be hidden due to his nervousness. His trembling voice, shaking body and pale face softened Wu Dameng's attitude a little.
Bang!
The car door closed.
boom--
The throttle sounds.
Everyone's heart was lifted.
The police convoy is ready and a siege and pursuit is about to take place.
A gray shadow flashed by and quickly entered everyone's sight.
Bang!
The gray shadow slammed heavily on the hood of the jeep and rushed straight towards the window glass.
It's a gray and black wild cat!
Coal Ash waved his claws, bared his teeth at Wu Dameng in the car window, and let out a low growl.
A bright light shone in Xia Mufan's eyes. He put two fingers together and raised them to his lips, letting out a scream.
disease--
The whistling sound was so bright, so loud, and so sharp that the onlookers couldn't help but cover their ears.
In a flash, one after another, small cat figures ran out from the alley and rushed towards the jeep as if they had received an order.
The jeep braked suddenly and Wu Dameng staggered, looking at everything in front of him in disbelief: "What the hell?!" Where did this wild cat come from and suddenly ran out to stop the car? What a bad luck he had. First, a young man came out in a jeep and rammed into his Santana, forcing it to stop. Now, a few blind wild cats came out and blocked the road like crazy.
Even so, Wu Dameng's gun still didn't leave Sun Xianbing's temple: "Drive! Kill these wild cats!"
Sun Xianbing had no choice but to light the fire again.
"Hurry up! Drive faster! Drive straight forward!" Seeing more and more wild cats pounce on the hood, the strange scene in front of him made Wu Dameng's roar have a hint of panic.
boom! boom!
The jeep roared.
The vehicle starts to start.
However, the number of wild cats in front of the car windows increased instead of decreased.
Coal Ash had become intelligent. Xia Mufan's instruction was to stop the car in front of it, so it summoned all the wild cats it had met during the past two years of wandering.
The animal world, simple and direct.
Stop the car and pounce - it's that simple.
As for who the person in front of them was or why they had to stop him, the cats didn't care.
The magpies also joined the fight.
Pile of bird droppings fell on the car window glass. With the movements of the wild cats and the scraping of the wipers, the originally clear vision became chaotic and dirty.
Wu Dameng's heart tightened.
He has been bold since he was young.
He defies all rules and is not afraid of teachers, parents or the police.
Since ancient times, killing and arson have won gold belts. As long as he can make money, he can control everything. Killing a few policemen, drug dealers, prostitutes... is nothing!
But now everything is too weird.
First, bird droppings fell on my head.
Then the wild cat blocked the car.
It seemed as if there was some mysterious force blocking his progress.
Wu Dameng felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have made this trip.
He has changed his appearance in recent years and no longer looks like he used to. Even with a bounty on his head, no one could recognize that such a fat man with big ears and a fat head is the handsome man in the portrait.
He took the stolen money and lay dormant for several years. Only when he was sure that his appearance had changed did he come out and start doing odd jobs at a construction site in the provincial capital. He gradually gathered a dozen people and became a small contractor. In order to not be too ostentatious and still make some spare money, he opened a business, got married and had children, and lived a comfortable life.
Except for the occasional fright he gets when he hears sirens, Wu Dameng lives a stable and prosperous life.
Only when you raise children will you understand the kindness of your parents.
As he watched his son grow up day by day and become more and more lively and cute, he began to miss his parents who were far away in Hui City. I don’t know whether his parents are still alive after he ran away for several years; I don’t know whether his parents are living well during the days he was away.
He is the late-born son of his parents, who treat him like the apple of their eye, dote on him, and want to give him the best things in the world.
No matter how bad a bastard he is, he can still feel this selfless love.
As the end of the year approaches, my homesickness becomes stronger.
Finally, at the end of December, he sneaked into Hui City, got in touch with his former lover Li Yanling, and agreed on a time to meet his mother. He put 10,000 yuan and a family photo in the envelope. He wanted to tell his mother not to worry about him. He would send money back from time to time, and when the police were no longer watching them so closely, he would bring his parents to the provincial capital.
Wu Dameng thought that everything could start over again and the family could be reunited happily.
But he didn't expect that ten years later, the police were still so vigilant and were still keeping an eye on him and his parents.
As soon as he showed this side of himself, he was surrounded by the police.
Just as countless thoughts flashed through Wu Dameng's mind, Sun Xianbing, who could not see anything in front of him, drove his car into a camphor tree on the side of the road.
With a loud bang, the car stalled again.
Sun Xianbing's heart beat faster and faster, his voice was dry and trembling: "What, what should I do?" How can I drive when I can't see the road at all? If I can't escape, will Wu Dameng kill me?
Meow——
Soot's big eyes came closer to the window.
The cat's eyes flickered, revealing a sense of weirdness.
When Wu Dameng met those eyes, the taut string in his head suddenly broke, and he went crazy.
"Dead cat! You dead cat! Go to hell!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The muzzle of the gun that was originally against Sun Xianbing's right temple suddenly released, and Wu Dameng shot wildly at the car window with the gun in his right hand.
Crash——
The car windows were shattered.
The sunlight suddenly shone in, and the dirty world suddenly became clear.
Sun Xianbing felt a sharp pain in front of his eyes and a buzzing in his ears. All of a sudden, the blood rushed to his brain and his adrenaline surged.
"Left--"
Yue Yuan roared loudly, drowning out all other sounds.
A sudden inspiration came to Sun Xianbing, and he quickly fell to the left.
rub!
The sniper rifle with silencer emitted a dark light.
Bang!
The moment the windshield shattered, the bullet shot in along with the sunlight and hit Wu Dameng accurately between the eyebrows.
Squeak——
A flash of blood passed by.
Wu Dameng's screaming stopped abruptly.
The pupils shrank.
The right hand holding the gun fell down.
His life is frozen at this moment.
Due to the loud noise, Sun Xianbing became temporarily deaf.
I can't hear anything.
The world became extremely silent.
In the extreme silence, the sound of heartbeats gradually became audible.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Do I still have a heartbeat?
I'm alive?
Sun Xianbing dared not move and remained in his □□ posture.
Until someone opened the door.
Until someone lifted his body.
Until someone called his name.
Sun Xianbing finally came to his senses and slowly opened his eyes.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Xia Mufan's eyes with clear curves and lively gaze.
Bright as stars.
Sun Xianbing tried hard to force a smile: "I'm fine."
Sun Xianbing's voice was rough and dry, like iron scraping across dry tree bark.
But to Xia Muchan's ears, it sounded like the beautiful music of nature.
——He’s fine!
——He was not killed by Wu Dameng.
——Ten years ago, Wei Yong lost his comrade-in-arms Xun Yangzhou. This time, Xia Mufan did not lose his partner Sun Xianbing.
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