Chapter 272 – Kill! (1/2)

Basement.

Bang… bang… bang… continuous gunshots can be heard from upstairs.

The Crew-cut and the rest of the men looked at each other and quickly wore back their pants and grabbed their weapons, before running upstairs. It was too sudden, and their safety and lives are more important. At this moment, no one cares about that woman. Dong Xuebing did not leave and helped Hou Qing wear back her pants.

“Are you alright?” Dong Xuebing asked.

Hou Qing sighed with relief. “I’m fine. Thank you.”

“Come to my room first.” Dong Xuebing helped Hou Qing back to his room.

The gunshots had stopped, and Dong Xuebing does not know what happened upstairs. He is unsure if he should act now, but he felt that if the police are here, there should be a gunfight. The gunshots he heard are too scattered, and Hou Qing was also puzzled. Her excitement earlier was gone, and she was listening quietly.

Ta… ta… ta… footsteps.

Dong Xuebing looked at Hou Qing. “Sis, stay here and don’t move. I will go and have a look.”

Dong Xuebing left the room and looked towards the end of the corridor. The Crew-cut and the men in suits were holding handguns. These should be newly issued to them, Manager Ma, the Boss, and three other armed men walked down to the basement. In front of them are two policemen in uniforms. One of them is tied up, and the other is bleeding from his arm. It should be a gun wound.

Manager Ma stared at them. “Who asked you all to come?”

The two officers kept quiet.

“Are you not going to say anything?” Manager Ma points his gun at the injured officer and looks at the other officer. “I will give you three seconds to think about it! One… two…”

“Wait!” The young officer shouted. “I will speak!”

The Boss and the rest were staring at that officer.

That officer took a deep breath and said. “I don’t know what you all are doing. There is a case of someone injuring two men with a knife in the northern area, and Brother Yu and I are on our way there to investigate. We just pass by here, and your men started shooting at us. That’s why we retaliate.”

Ma Wentao shouted. “Bullshit! Are you still not going to tell us the truth?”

The officer replied. “It’s real. We are just passing by this area.”

The Boss looked at the officer and waved to Ma Wentao. “They should not be here for us. If not, it will not be only two officers.”

Ma Wentao’s face changed. “Boss, what should we do now?”

The Boss is also looking terrible. “The boat will be here soon. Get ready to leave. The gunshots will attract more police, and we will not escape if more time is wasted. Quick!” The Boss is unhappy with his men. If they had not opened fire, their hideout would not be exposed. But he can also understand that anyone will panic in their situation when they saw a police car driving towards them.

The Crew-cut and Lao Hei grabbed an officer each. “What are we going to do with them?”

“Lock them up first. If more cops arrived, we would use them as hostages. If the boat arrives before the police…” Ma Wentao made a gesture of slicing the throat.

The Crew-cut and Lao Hei nodded.

Dong Xuebing watched everything from far and frowned, before returning to his room.

One minute later.

Dong Xuebing’s room.

The Crew-cut kicked the injured officer into Dong Xuebing’s room, and Lao Hei pushed the other officer from his back. After that, they lit a cigarette each, by the table.

“We are so damn, unlucky. We are almost leaving, and the police appear.”

“That’s right. But I heard the boat is arriving soon, and we should be fine.”

“I hope so…” The Crew-cut and Lao Hei chatted.

Hou Qing looked at the two officers and sighed. Although they are not from the same precinct, they are still her comrades. Her heart had sunk to the bottom when she saw these two officers got caught. The two officers overheard the men outside talking about a female officer and knew she must be an undercover cop. They took a glance at Hou Qing, and sighed. They knew that none of them could escape.

There are more than a dozen men armed with guns outside.

Even if they are not tied up, they cannot escape too!

One of the officers, Xiao Wang, apologized. “Brother Yu, sorry… if I did not suggest taking a shortcut, we will not…”

“It’s not your fault.” Brother Yu, who was shot in the arm, replied. “It’s all fated.”

Xiao Wang looked at the woman beside them and asked softly. “Who are these people?”

Hou Qing paused for a second. She knew she couldn’t escape, and whatever she said now does not matter anymore. “The stolen relics from the museum are with them, and they are preparing to leave the country.”

Xiao Wang and Brother Yu inhaled a deep breath when they heard this. They had not expected to chance upon such a big case on a regular dispatch.

The Crew-cut banged the table and shouted. “Who allowed you all to talk? Shut up and sit there quietly!”

Lao Hei turned to Dong Xuebing and sneered. “Xiao Xie, what are you Dong here? Didn’t you hear the Boss and Manager Ma’s instructions?”

Dong Xuebing replied emotionlessly. “I have nothing to pack and is ready to leave anytime.”

Lao Hei did not care about what Dong Xuebing said and laugh. “Are you afraid that the police will show up and want to hide here? You are too timid!”

The Crew-cut also laughed at Dong Xuebing.

One minute…

Two minutes…

Three minutes…

Footsteps can be heard from outside, and the door opened.

One of the men beside the Boss earlier appeared with a gun. He gave the Crew-cut and Lao Hei an eye signal and said. “The boat I here. Let’s go.” After finishing, he took a glance at the woman and the two unlucky officers before leaving.

Dong Xuebing listened to the surroundings, and it seems that there is no one left in the basement except for them.

The Crew-cut rotated his shoulder and clocked his gun. He looked at the woman and said pitifully. “Such a pity. If we have one hour, I can still have some fun. Alright… do you all have any last words? It’s time for you all to leave.”

Hou Qing gritted her teeth and clenched her fist.

Xiao Wang was panicking and struggling to break free from the ropes.

Lao Hei also turns off the safety of his gun. “Brother Liu, let me do it. Hahaha…”

The Crew-cut had not killed anyone before, and he nodded. He pushed his gun into a belt on his pants and took a few steps away.

Hou Qing looks at Dong Xuebing, the Crew-cut, and Lao Hei. “You all bastards!”

Brother Yu closed his eyes, and his partner, Xiao Wang, is shouting for help. He is hoping a miracle will happen. Only a few minutes had passed since the gunfight. Even if someone heard the gunshots and called the police, the police will not arrive in time!

Hou Qing’s eyes turned red as she thought about her husband and child!

Am I going to die? Am I going to die like this?

Lao Hei raised his gun and turns to Dong Xuebing. “Step away, or you will get a fright.”