Chapter 383: The Mace Killer (2/2)
She turned around and shut the door, never expecting the murderer to kick heavily at the roller shutters. Bingxin fell onto me with a loud whoop. Then, the murderer appeared in the doorway, enveloped by a murderous aura as he fiddled with the mace in his hand.
”It's not easy to find you,” he spat.
”Why do you want to kill us?” I demanded.
”Do I have to have a reason? I’ll kill whoever I want to!” he retorted.
The murderer sprinted nimbly towards us, hiding his right hand behind him. Earlier, I had already seen through his little trick when he threw the mace at me. As soon as we turned around, he would aim that mace at our heads. This was most likely how Zhang Bing died.
I pushed Bignxin aside, ”Come at me if you dare!”
”Oh, you’ve guts!” the murderer sneered.
Overcome with fear, I unconsciously stepped backwards, and the murderer approached closer step by step as he watched me retreat into a corner. But I never dared to turn around. At this moment, three gunshots shattered the night sky. ”Police! Freeze!” shouted Xiaotao.
Stunned by her presence, the murderer turned tail and fled. Xiaotao stood there with both hands around her gun, carefully aiming before she fired once more.
The murderer seemed to sway a little as he dashed into an alley.
”Are you all right?” asked Xiaotao.
”We can't let him escape! You watch after Bingxin and I’ll chase after him!” I declared.
The two girls persistently followed me. ”Song Yang-gege, let's go together!”
The murderer was most likely shot as indicated by the drops of blood on the ground. We followed the trail, chasing him all the way to the river where the blood disappeared.
There was a discarded coat and a pair of night-vision goggles by the river. Looking at the vast river before me, I realized the murderer had escaped by diving in, and the water could wash away the smell of blood. He knew how to throw off his pursuers.
Xiaotao grabbed her cell phone, ”I’ll contact the SWAT team so they can conduct a search!”
“Hold on,” I stopped her. “There are several neighbourhoods and thousands of households across the river. There are too many places in which he could hide. If the murderer is forced into a corner, it’ll turn into a hostage situation! Send some officers to patrol the main roads. Let’s trap him there first.”
”Surrounding him might not necessarily work!” argued Xiaotao.
”Let's head back to the station first. I’ve come up with a comprehensive plan for arrest.”
”Why the hell are you keeping it under wraps?” complained Xiaotao. “Can't you tell me now?”
I shook my head, ”I have to look at a map of the area.”
The three of us walked back to the store. Thankfully, Bingxin suffered no injuries except for a broken nail, which she sustained when the murderer slammed the door.
”This guy is really daring! He actually came to the store to kill you!” seethed Xiaotao.
”We were careless,” I sighed. “I thought he would lie dormant for a while.”
When we reached the store, we met a bewildered Dali staring at the mess. ”What happened here? Did Xiaotao-jiejie fire shots just now? Did someone bad break into the store?”