Clearly, these robbers knew that the place they had come to was easily surrounded.
So, one person per counter, they planned to sweep through and leave immediately.
As long as their speed was fast enough, they could escape unscathed.
At such a time, not only were the startled customers in a panic, but various chaotic sounds echoed throughout the hall.
These sounds made the robbers extremely flustered.
They worried that their speed wouldn't be fast enough, and if they were surrounded by the police, it would be difficult to retreat.
Perhaps due to their anxiety, the robbers' sweeping speed became faster and faster.
They focused most of their attention on the robbery, naturally failing to notice that one of their companions had already been taken down.
Su Xiaotian slowly approached the second robber amidst the chaos.
When she was about three meters away, Su Xiaotian seized the opportunity and kicked the second person to the ground.
The moment the person was kicked down, Su Xiaotian had already stuffed a piece of cloth into his mouth.
Unfortunately, the man's muffled cries were completely drowned out by the surrounding clamor.
After tying the person up, Su Xiaotian unceremoniously dumped him in the corner of a counter.
His companions did not notice that another accomplice had gone missing.
There were five robbers in total, and they had indeed taken measures to conceal themselves.
But whether it was due to differences between domestic and foreign robbers, domestic ones would definitely leave their eyes exposed while covering their mouths and noses.
Foreign robbers, on the other hand, were cooler, wearing nylon stockings on their heads, but not covering their entire faces, leaving their mouths exposed.
It was unclear if this was due to disliking the smell of nylon stockings.
However, without a doubt, this method greatly facilitated Su Xiaotian.
Two of the five robbers were taken down by Su Xiaotian, leaving three. Su Xiaotian began to be cautious.
This was not her home country, and she was not entirely sure about the local public security situation.
Although she had taken down two people with her excellent martial arts skills,
the other party was armed with guns, and there were still three of them.
If even one of these three guns were fired, she could be killed.
If the other party didn't have guns, even with other weapons, Su Xiaotian wouldn't be afraid.
But when it came to guns, Su Xiaotian was not confident. Su Dan Fiction Network.
Why hadn't Su Xiaotian, after taking down two robbers, taken a gun to deal with the others?
It was a joke, this was a gun, not just any random thing.
In both her past and present lives, this was the first time Su Xiaotian had seen a real firearm.
Holding a gun, Su Xiaotian was worried about harming herself.
After all, she had never seen one before, let alone used one.
It wasn't scary to miss the enemy; what was scary was hitting innocent people or herself.
Su Xiaotian watched as the other three people had almost finished sweeping the counters, and were about to wrap up. She started to feel anxious.
What were the police in country L doing?
Why hadn't they arrived after such a long time?
If they waited any longer, the criminals would escape.
Su Xiaotian pondered as she slowly approached the third robber.
If she could take down one more, the remaining two would be easier to handle.
Just as she was about to get close to the third robber, one of the robbers looked around and was surprised to find that two of their companions had disappeared.
He let out a yell, alerting the other two robbers.
Su Xiaotian, who had already gotten close to the third robber, could have succeeded in a few more tens of seconds.
But now it was clearly impossible, as the other party had become alert.
For safety's sake, she really couldn't proceed further.
Although capturing the robbers was important, it was not as important as her own life.
In fact, this matter really had nothing to do with Su Xiaotian.
Just as Su Xiaotian was about to retreat, a commotion suddenly came from downstairs.
Following that, someone shouted that the police had arrived.
Su Xiaotian immediately felt like cursing.
Was this something a normal police officer would do?
Before they had even arrived, and without knowing the situation upstairs, they were shouting so brazenly.
Was this to warn the robbers upstairs to escape, or to warn them to take hostages?
Evidently, the robbers chose the latter. Almost before anyone could react, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old was grabbed by one of the robbers.
The robber pointed the dark muzzle of the gun at the girl, but his eyes kept scanning the surroundings, unsure if he was looking for a more suitable hostage or for his companions.
The girl was extremely panicked, tears streaming down her face.
However, she dared not make a sound, for fear of alerting the robber and being shot directly.
When Su Xiaotian saw a young girl being captured, the girl's tear-streaked face deeply pained Su Xiaotian.
She wanted to step forward, but ultimately restrained herself.
She was just an ordinary customer and could not cause trouble at such a time.
After all, her identity was too sensitive, and a single mistake could affect the relations between two countries.
Su Xiaotian subconsciously took two steps back.
Seeing that someone had been taken hostage by the robbers, the other customers became even more panicked, running around like headless chickens.
Su Xiaotian found it extremely exasperating.
If these people had fled in an orderly manner, many of them should have already left while the robbers were busy looting the luxury goods.
However, at this moment, there were very few people leaving, and most of them were still in this area.
If the robbers were to open fire now, it was unknown how many casualties there would be.
"Don't move! Anyone who dares to move, I'll shoot!"
One of the robbers pointed his gun at the crowd, looking as if he would shoot at any moment.
Some people froze at the robber's words, not daring to move.
But perhaps because there were so many people, some did not hear the robber's words, and some still ran in panic.
This robber was also a desperate man, and he actually fired.
The gunshot, accompanied by a man's heart-wrenching cry of pain, finally silenced everyone.
"Listen up downstairs! Prepare the ransom and a vehicle immediately for us to leave. If you don't comply with our demands, the hostages won't survive!"
The three robbers also converged at this moment.
They realized that by now, their other two companions still hadn't appeared.
They scanned the surroundings but found no trace of their two companions.
These two seemed to have vanished into thin air.
After tying up the two men, Su Xiaotian had dumped them under the counter, in a blind spot where no one else could see them.
But Su Xiaotian was genuinely worried at this moment that the somewhat slow-witted counter lady might stand up and expose her.
After all, that proud counter lady harbored real animosity towards her.
She couldn't help but glance in the direction of the counter lady from the corner of her eye.
The counter lady was lying on the ground motionless, almost as if she were dead.
Su Xiaotian was finally temporarily relieved.
She heard the three robbers calling out names, which should have been the names of the two robbers she had subdued.
However, Su Xiaotian had stuffed their mouths so tightly that they couldn't make any sound.
Just as Su Xiaotian thought that nothing would go wrong, she heard a noise from under one of the counters.
Su Xiaotian instantly understood that the robbers were kicking the counter.
Damn it, she had forgotten such an important detail.
With their mouths gagged, there were indeed countless ways to attract attention.
Hindsight is twenty-twenty; otherwise, she should have just tied up their legs and feet.
What to do now?
As expected, this unusual noise attracted the attention of the robbers.
One of the robbers cautiously held his gun and slowly moved in Su Xiaotian's direction.
His target was certainly not Su Xiaotian, but rather the counter that was making noise, which was located not far behind Su Xiaotian.
He moved very slowly, almost inching forward, his amber eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, even prepared to shoot at any moment.
Seeing the robber approaching her step by step, Su Xiaotian's heart tightened.
She even began to wonder if these robbers had discovered that she had captured two of their companions.
This was going to be trouble.
Even with all her skills, she probably couldn't escape.
But at this moment, Su Xiaotian dared not make any rash moves.
The gun in the other party's hand was something her physical body could not resist.
Su Xiaotian felt her entire body becoming anxious to the point of sweating.