Chapter 98: The male lead is bursting with energy! His hormones are off the charts!
Xia Mian remained outwardly calm throughout, but inwardly she was trembling. Old Madam Fu had been extremely kind to her; if it weren't for the old lady bringing her out of the Xia family, she would probably still be living in the servants' quarters.
Fu Yubai treated her well, and even gave her an apartment as a gift at her graduation banquet.
She couldn't be ungrateful, especially since Zhao Baoqi and she already had a deep bond.
My best friend isn't just a fake one.
She would risk her life to replace Zhao Baoqi; nothing could happen to Zhao Baoqi!
Having made up her mind, Xia Mian decided to increase her stakes when she saw the thugs hesitating.
“I’m not only the daughter of the Xia family, I’m also Fu Yanshen’s girlfriend. Fu Yanshen, you know me, right? With me, you have a pass, you have an ace up your sleeve.”
As soon as Xia Mian finished speaking, a loudspeaker blared outside the mall.
"Listen up, all you thugs inside! I urge you to lay down your weapons and hand over the hostages! Commander Fu has brought two elite special forces teams, along with the armed police, police and fire departments, bomb disposal experts, demolition teams, and even snipers. They've completely surrounded you. You can't escape!"
"Chief Fu! Fu Yanshen has really arrived!" The tattooed thug in the lead had a ferocious expression. Without further hesitation, he shoved Zhao Baoqi out violently. The next second!
A black gun barrel was pointed at Xia Mian's forehead.
"Come here!"
Zhao Baoqi lay sprawled on the ground, his knees and palms scraped and bleeding.
But she seemed oblivious, raising her head to look at Xia Mian as she walked towards the assailant. She struggled to get up, crying, "Mianmian, no!"
"Xia Mian! Don't go over there! You're asking for it!"
However, Xia Mian had already reached the thugs, and she voluntarily raised her hands in surrender.
Without a word, the thug grabbed her hands and twisted them behind her back. "Beautiful lady, you've got guts! Since you're willing to risk your life to save your best friend, then go! Save our lives!"
"If we find out that you're lying to us and have no use to us, we'll take your life with our guns!"
“I am Fu Yanshen’s girlfriend, that’s for sure.” Xia Mian said expressionlessly, “But I have one condition: you can’t control so many hostages to escape with them. I alone am enough to release all the hostages.”
With so many criminals, it's impossible that they only arrested Zhao Baoqi.
"Smart! The jewelry counters on the first floor are indeed all my hostages." The thug grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "But you're not in a position to negotiate with us yet! Let's go!"
He kicked Xia Mian's knee with tremendous force!
Xia Mian's skin was delicate, and in an instant, her knees were covered in bruises!
Xia Mian gritted her teeth but didn't utter a sound.
"This girl is pretty strong!"
The thugs dragged Xia Mian toward the first floor. Zhao Baoqi was helped up by several security guards, and she stumbled after them, but dared not go any closer.
At this moment, the mall was completely surrounded, with layers upon layers of people.
The helicopter propellers spun continuously in the sky, all the surrounding streets were closed off, and no one was allowed to enter or leave within a radius of several kilometers.
All exits of the mall were under strict guard.
A whole row of military vehicles was parked at the main entrance, with special forces soldiers in military uniforms standing at the front, each with a dignified expression.
The People's Armed Police were fully armed, from helmets to weapons, each wearing camouflage bulletproof vests and military boots, ready to be deployed at any time.
As Fu Yanshen got out of the car, the police chief immediately rushed over to report to him, "Chief Fu, we have already notified the criminals inside through the loudspeaker that they are surrounded!"
"But there was no sound from inside, they didn't respond at all. We didn't dare to launch an attack either, there were many hostages inside..."
"There are already quite a few shoppers in the mall, and even more staff..."
Fu Yanshen nodded coldly and began to issue orders, outlining how to handle the sudden police incident.
Zhao Liangyuan walked over with a serious expression, his voice cold and deep, "Bao Qi and the other two are also inside."
Fu Yanshen's eyes narrowed. He only knew that Xia Mian was there, but he didn't expect that his sister Zhao Baoqi would also be there.
He took a deep breath, his face extremely grim. "Continue to harass the thugs with the loudspeaker, keep broadcasting continuously."
"yes!"
"Are entrances to the shopping mall permitted, such as those for pipe shafts and cable shafts?"
Zhao Liangyuan nodded, "Okay."
"Director Zhao, your men will lead the way, and my men will follow behind." Fu Yanshen glanced at his uncle, Zhao Liangyuan.
Shopping malls have dedicated pipe shafts or cable shafts that firefighters can easily pass through, which is more discreet than using the main entrance or fire exit.
This also makes it less likely to attract the attention of criminals.
As for how to navigate the pipe wells and cable wells, Zhao Liangyuan's subordinates knew better.
After all, this is their forte.
The two teams, led by Zhao Liangyuan himself, immediately split into two groups: one went through the pipe shaft and the other through the cable shaft.
But Fu Yanshen's mind kept replaying Xia Mian's charming and lovely face.
He couldn't imagine what he would do if something happened to her.
No, that won't happen!
He not only had to be responsible for Xia Mian, but also for all the hostages in the mall, and for everyone in Mingcheng.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and thought, "Xia Mian will be alright. I absolutely cannot allow anything to happen to Xia Mian!"
When he opened his eyes again, his gaze had returned to its cold and murderous intensity.
The information team members are still trying to hack into the mall's surveillance system, perhaps because they've been waiting too long.
He had lost patience and extended his right hand, which the guard immediately understood and handed him a computer.
The man's hands flew across the keyboard; he used almost the most violent means to directly hack into the system.
While the information team was working on their computers, they noticed that their computer screens were displaying a snowy pattern.
The group exchanged glances and looked towards Fu Yanshen, who was standing not far away.
"We couldn't crack it after more than ten minutes, but he broke in in just one minute?"
The members of the information team suddenly felt that their usual salaries weren't so appealing... Compared to Chief Fu, they felt like they were slacking off, even though they were putting in their best effort...
Fu Yanshen stared intently at the computer screen. He saw that the criminals had reached the first floor, where many people dressed as mall staff were squatting on the ground. Some timid women were huddled together, trembling, and some were even secretly wiping away tears...
As he was searching for Xia Mian and Zhao Baoqi, the elevator on the first floor suddenly opened. When he saw who was coming out of the elevator, his eyes widened in fury!
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