As the saying goes, the face reflects the heart. The eyes of these three people held coldness and fierceness; even ordinary people would sense they were not to be trifled with.
The captain and the other law enforcement officers looked at the three individuals, both sharing the same feeling.
"Let's go take a look," the captain said, standing up and walking over first.
The three men had been vigilant of the law enforcement officers. One of them had already seen the officers approaching through the reflection in a mirror.
"They're coming," one of them said in a deep voice.
The man in the lead whispered, "Don't make a move yet."
Not long after, the three law enforcement officers arrived before them.
The team leader first showed his identification and then said, "Gentlemen, please show me your identification cards."
"Have we committed any offense?" the man in the lead asked.
The team leader replied, "It's just a routine check. We hope you three will cooperate."
The man in the lead nodded, then took out his ID card.
Seeing their boss produce his ID, the other two also handed their cards to the team leader.
The team leader glanced at their IDs, then pointed to the canvas bags on the ground and said, "What's inside? Let us have a look."
Hearing this, the expressions of the three men turned chilling.
The man in the lead gave a signal to the other two, then bent down and picked up one of the canvas bags.
At that moment, the man in the lead suddenly pulled a handgun from his chest.
Bang bang bang!
The three law enforcement officers hadn't expected these three men to be armed.
In their shocked gazes, the other side opened fire.
In an instant, the three law enforcement officers fell to the ground.
"Let's go!"
The man in the lead first collected the identification cards of the three officers, then picked up the canvas bags and walked out.
Qin Hanchu had anticipated this would happen, but he had merely subtly altered the trajectory of the bullets.
Originally, the three law enforcement officers would have died, but due to Qin Hanchu's intervention, they were only severely injured and not in life-threatening condition.
Before the three men could exit the restaurant, the sound of a law enforcement vehicle suddenly echoed from outside.
Immediately after, a patrol law enforcement vehicle screeched to a halt at the restaurant's entrance.
These three men were incredibly unlucky. The patrol vehicle happened to be passing by when the gunshots rang out.
Hearing the gunfire, they immediately rushed over.
Seeing five law enforcement officers armed with firearms disembark from the vehicle, the man in the lead quickly said, "Fall back."
Everyone thought the three men were leaving, but they unexpectedly returned.
The three men were also frustrated. They had intended to leave after their meal, but things had turned out so badly.
It was now difficult to force their way out, so they could only remain in the restaurant.
With so many people in the restaurant, the law enforcement officers dared not act rashly.
At this moment, the man in the lead spotted the woman holding the little girl.
This little girl was the same one Qin Hanchu had been holding earlier.
"Bring that mother and daughter over here and take them out with us."
The man in the lead knew precisely what kind of hostages would be most advantageous to him.
This pair posed no threat, and more importantly, they would make the law enforcement officers hesitant to act.
There was only one law enforcement vehicle outside at the moment, making it the best time to leave.
If they continued to waste time here, it would only become more difficult to escape.
Upon hearing their boss's command, one of the men immediately walked towards the mother and daughter.
Seeing this, the woman's husband rushed forward to intervene.
But the ruthless thug directly pressed the muzzle of his gun to the man's forehead.
With the gun pointed at him, the man trembled with fear.
Bang!
The thug struck the man on the head with the butt of his gun, causing the latter to lose consciousness.
Facing the thug's gun, the woman dared not resist. She cried out, "Let me leave my child behind, and I'll go with you."
"You misunderstand. This child is our shield," the man in the lead said coldly.
At this time, Qin Hanchu still hadn't intervened, as there were too many people around, and he didn't want to become famous.
Under the coercion of the three men, the mother and daughter were forced to accompany them.
Seeing that the other side had hostages, the law enforcement officers outside dared not make any hasty moves.
The three men, holding the mother and daughter as hostages, got into the car and sped away into the distance.
The law enforcement officers quickly got into their vehicles and gave chase.
Meanwhile, the restaurant owner had already called for an ambulance.
Qin Hanchu first discreetly stopped the bleeding for the three injured officers, then threw down three hundred yuan and left.
The thug drove skillfully, showing no regard for the lives of others.
Before long, the law enforcement vehicle behind them was left far behind.
Although they had outdistanced the law enforcement vehicle, it did not mean they had escaped danger.
The traffic department had already locked onto their vehicle.
However, these three thugs were also quite cunning. They stole a private car in a blind spot of the surveillance and switched vehicles to escape.
Along the way, they repeatedly changed cars to evade pursuit, which significantly hampered the traffic department's tracking efforts.
The thug leader was very experienced. After changing cars three times, he took the mother and daughter to hide in a derelict building.
The stolen private cars were pushed into a pond.
In this way, the law enforcement officers briefly lost their trail.
"Damn it, we're really having bad luck today," one of the men cursed in the derelict building.
The thug leader said coldly, "It's good enough that we got away. We'll hide here for a couple of days and then find a chance to leave."
"Boss, what about this mother and daughter?" one of them asked, looking at the little girl and her mother.
The little girl was crying loudly at this moment. Her cries were very piercing.
Even in this abandoned derelict building, the cries of such a small girl could attract law enforcement officers.
"Make her shut up, or I'll kill the two of you," the thug leader roared.
The little girl's mother quickly took out the girl's baby bottle from her backpack.
With the baby bottle, the little girl finally stopped crying.
But just then, the little girl's mother sat down on the ground and fell asleep.
This scene startled the three thugs.
"Holy crap, she fell asleep?"
"How can she be so calm? She's being held hostage by us, and she still has the nerve to sleep?"
As the three of them marveled, a dark silhouette suddenly appeared behind them.
Bang bang bang...
With three consecutive sounds, the three thugs fell to the ground.
Qin Hanchu walked up to the little girl. Upon seeing Qin Hanchu, the girl immediately started laughing joyfully.
"Wake up!" Qin Hanchu snapped his fingers, and the little girl's mother finally stirred.
When she saw Qin Hanchu, her eyes widened in shock: "How are you here?"
Qin Hanchu replied, "Call the police. Those three thugs are unconscious."
"Unconscious?" The little girl's mother then saw the three thugs lying on the ground, and she looked at Qin Hanchu in astonishment: "Did you save us?"
"Just keep this to yourself," Qin Hanchu said.
"If the law enforcement officers ask, just say a man in black took them down, and you couldn't see his face clearly." Qin Hanchu smiled.
"Understood," the little girl's mother nodded, still somewhat shaken.
"Alright, I'll be going now," Qin Hanchu said with a smile.
Seeing Qin Hanchu about to leave, the little girl's mother quickly asked, "What if they wake up?"