Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Captain Gu? Qin Zhiâai turned around to look in confusion. She glanced at Gu Yusheng standing next to her.
It was unclear whether Gu Yusheng was shocked by being called âCaptain Gu,â or hadnât heard what the policeman said, but he didnât respond to the call. He only stared at his police uniform.
He didnât regain his composure for a while. The corners of his mouth curled up. He half joked with the policeman who had just called him. âIâm not a captain anymore. Iâm a CEO, now.â
Gu Yusheng curled up the corners of his mouth and joked, âCaptain Gu doesnât sound as good as CEO Gu.â
Gu Yusheng sounded very casual and relaxed. He wore a weak smile on his face and looked sincere.
Qin Zhiâai didnât know if she was hallucinating or not, but she felt like Gu Yusheng was either forcing his smile or laughing at himself. No expression showed on his handsome face, but he still looked very sad.
Gu Yusheng stopped smiling very quickly and took out a cigarette from his pocket and bit it between his teeth. As he lit the cigarette, he looked up and glanced at the three criminals who had taken three people hostage. He ambiguously asked the policeman in the front, âWhat happened?â
âAre you asking about those three? Drug dealers. Weâve been following them since the beginning of this year. They hid themselves well, but we finally got them today. I was most afraid that they would run to a public place like this when they were chased. They might risk their lives and set off the bomb or kill the hostages. Anyway, it happened too fast, today. We didnât catch them in time and they ran away from us. If we canât catch them today, itâll be a long time before we can catch them again. Weâve notified the Anti-Terrorist Team. Theyâre having a meeting, discussing their plan right now.â
As the police man described what had happened, the criminals were escalating. âAre you going to agree to our conditions? If you donât agree, weâll kill her right now.â
As the criminal talked, he pressed the knife down harder on the woman hostageâs neck. Drops of blood slowly dripped down her neck.
âWe agree, we agree,â the police man in negotiation immediately conceded.
âStop dragging us along. Donât you think I know that youâre asking for help? If snipers come, we cannot leave,â another one of the criminals said with a vicious look on his face.
âHeâs right. Give us a direct answer. Either let us go now, or we all die.â The criminal held the bomb controller high and posed as if he could press the button at any time.
The three hostages were all scared and looked as pale as ghosts. The little boy kept calling for his mom, while the other two women were so scared that they couldnât cry out.
âCaptain Gu, weâll catch up later. I need go and check on the situation. I donât think these criminals are too easy to handle.â The police man who had come over to say hi to Gu Yusheng turned around and ran back to the scene.
Gu Yusheng ambiguously called the policemanâs name, Qin Yang, with a cigarette between his teeth only a second after the policeman ran away from him.
The policeman, Qin Yang, stopped and turned around to look at Gu Yusheng.
Gu Yusheng took the cigarette out of his mouth and looked around before he asked, âDo you have a gun on you?â