Chapter 68: Gunshot in the Bustling City

  The next morning, Jin Huan took Lin Ruolan to the bustling commercial district. The two of them spent the whole morning shopping in a mall and bought a large number of famous local specialties such as salted duck, cherry duck, osmanthus duck, duck liver, Suzhou date cake, Nanjing plum blossom cake, and Yuhua tea. When they looked at their watches, it was already 1 pm. Jin Huan found a small eatery nearby that was elegantly decorated, just in time for lunch. The restaurant was crowded with customers, but the two of them managed to find a quiet corner seat.

  Savoring the fragrant Huangqiao burnt biscuits and the soft, smooth smoked fish silver noodle dish, Lin Ruolan closed her beautiful black eyes contentedly, letting out a gentle sigh. Her delicate skin was like pearls, radiating a lustrous glow, lazy and charming, stunningly beautiful, captivating Jin Huan's gaze, just like a rich, mellow red wine that gets more intoxicating with every sip.

  Outside the store, a sharp cry of "squeak" suddenly came from the friction between the car tire and the ground, followed by the sound of police sirens getting closer and closer, people's screams, and the sound of gunfire. The bustling snack shop suddenly fell silent, and the stunned diners looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what was happening. A few brave ones stood up from their seats, stretched their necks and looked out onto the street.

  As soon as the gunshot rang out, Jin Huan suddenly stretched out his powerful left hand and tightly hugged Lin Ruolan into his arms, using his own body to block any possible incoming bullets. At the same time, his right hand habitually pressed against his waist, only to realize at this moment that he was wearing casual clothes and had not brought a weapon.

  After witnessing the man's extraordinary fighting ability, Lin Ruolan was not very worried about her own safety. She leaned in to listen to the increasingly close police sirens and gunfire outside, poking her head out of Jin Huan's arms to take a look.

  "Stop moving," Jin Huan said in a low voice. Before he had even finished speaking, two more muffled gunshots rang out on the street, and Jin Huan's face turned gloomy. He turned his head to look outside the window.

  The street was in chaos, with pedestrians who were originally strolling along like headless flies running wildly in all directions. Three police cars were frantically chasing a Hummer SUV with sirens blaring, and amidst the sound of gunfire, the left rear tire of the SUV was shot out, forcing it to stop outside a snack shop. In the distance, more than ten police cars were gathering towards this location.

  The Hummer's doors on both sides opened simultaneously, and the driver and a short, stout man sitting in the front passenger seat agilely rolled out of the vehicle, using the doors as cover, holding handguns and firing wildly at the police car. The two men sitting in the backseat picked up their silenced submachine guns

  With a few muffled gunshots, the right front tire of a police car was pierced by bullets. The speeding police car tilted to one side, deviating from its direction and crashing into an advertising light box on the roadside. The massive light box crashed down, denting the roof of the police car inward, trapping two police officers in the front seat who were unable to dodge in time. Two police cars following closely behind failed to brake in time and collided one after another, with three cars piling up together. The oil tank of the first police car began to leak oil.

  The sound of gunfire, shattered glass everywhere, blood flowing rapidly on the ground and the painful screams stimulated the nerves of all innocent civilians. Dozens of passersby rushed into a small eatery that was not spacious, surrounding it to the point where water could not be drained, people outside desperately squeezed in, while several young customers inside struggled to run out, already some elderly and weak people were trampled to the ground, on the verge of a stampede.

  Jin Huang furrowed his brow and glanced around the room, where adults were pushing and shoving each other, while children wailed and cried at their feet. Suddenly, he bellowed: "Everyone squat down in place!"

  The loud roar, full of momentum and pressure, brought a brief silence to the store. Just as everyone turned their heads to look at Jin Hua, the police reinforcements arrived. Amidst the increasingly urgent gunfire, the Hummer driver, seeing no way to escape, suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the snack shop, apparently intending to take hostages and confront the police.

  Jin Huan's eyebrows slightly raised, he pushed Lin Ruolan to the kitchen door, stuffed the car key into her hand, and said in a low voice: "If someone squeezes you, hide in the kitchen. When the police start evacuating, go back to the car and wait for me." After that, he let go of Lin Ruolan and turned towards the door.

  "Be careful!" In Lin Ruolan's low cry, Jin Huang suddenly grabbed a chopstick from the table and threw it out. It was just an ordinary chopstick, but in Jin Huang's hand, it became a deadly weapon with lethal force. It brought a strong gust of wind as it flew through the air, transforming into a sharp blade that shot towards the driver at lightning speed. "Pfft" A burst of blood spurted out from between the driver's eyebrows, his expression froze instantly, and his massive body slowly fell backwards.

  At the same time as the chopsticks fell from his hand, Jin Huan sprang up like a cheetah attacking its prey, borrowing force from the dinner table beside him to jump over the shoulders of the stunned crowd and rush straight for the door. Amidst the screams that had reached the peak of terror, Jin Huan had already rushed to the side of the dead driver, his right hand swiftly picking up the pistol still tightly gripped in the corpse's hand, while his left hand quickly searched the body and retrieved two spare magazines.

  He removed the magazine from his gun and glanced at it, then turned around to glare at the people screaming and running wildly in the house. In a cold and fierce low voice, he commanded: "Everyone, stay honestly in the store, the police will arrive soon." After that, he glanced at the corner where Lin Ruolan was located and rushed out of the snack bar quickly.

  The icy killing aura emanating from his entire body, the pair of black eyes that were cold to the point of having no temperature at all, and the corpse placed by his feet which was still twitching slightly, had a powerful intimidating effect. The crowd in the room, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally quieted down completely.

  The streets were empty of pedestrians, and outside the snack shops, more than a dozen cars with open doors were parked in disarray, their owners apparently having abandoned them and fled. Jin Huan rushed towards the Hummer at an unbelievable speed, and the short, stout man who was shooting from the side of the vehicle caught sight of his companion's corpse and Jin Huan's figure out of the corner of his eye. Instinctively, he turned his gun barrel towards Jin Huan. However, his movements were too slow for Jin Huan, who had been through countless battles.

  Jin Huang's legs exerted a powerful kick, and his body instantly merged with the gun to form a harmonious whole. The man only had time to exclaim "Beautiful!" before the high-speed bullet that flew out of the barrel pierced his brow in an instant.

  Two bandits on the rear seat of the Hummer hastily turned the muzzle of their submachine guns, Jin Huan's body fell to the ground, and he immediately rolled all the way, dodging a string of bullets shot at him, hiding behind the roadside green belt.

  As more and more police cars arrived, two thugs suddenly rushed out of the car and poured a large number of bullets towards the police cars. Just as the police were taking cover, one of the thugs turned around and ran towards a BMW sedan parked on the side of the road, while the other thug continued to fire wildly at the police, retreating backwards and getting closer and closer to the sedan.

  The police were suppressed by the submachine gun and could only watch as the bandits got into a private car and drove away crazily. Without heavy weapons, with just one handgun, they couldn't form a suppressing firepower. Hiding behind the green belt, Jin Huang scanned around and suddenly jumped up, rushing towards the nearest car to himself.

  At this time, two policemen also found Jin Huan's figure, approaching him from both sides. One policeman took a shortcut to get in front of him, blocking his way, with both hands holding guns pointing at him, shouting loudly: "Don't move! Put down the gun!"

  Jin Huan stopped in his tracks, just as he was about to speak, when a sudden gust of wind sounded from behind him. Jin Huan quickly ducked down, his body flashing to the left to avoid the police baton that was swung at the back of his head, while his shoulder knocked the intervening policeman to the ground, and his right hand gun was already accurately aimed at the policeman's forehead.

  Two policemen stood stupidly in place, Jin Huan took out the military officer's certificate from his body and threw it at the police. He glanced at the leaking police car and pointed to the snack shop, shouting in a low voice: "Evacuate the crowd immediately, there is another thug inside, already dead!"

  The police officer hastily took over the documents, opened them and looked at them, immediately composed himself and said: "Understood, Chief." He hurriedly waved his hand to let his colleagues who were surrounding him with guns from all sides retreat.

  Jin Huang didn't stop, and dashed into an unattended car by the side of the road. The key was still hanging from the ignition switch. He turned the key to start the car, and the sedan let out a low roar as it sped across the green belt at top speed in the direction the bandits had escaped.

  At this moment, a Land Rover with flashing lights sped towards the scene, followed by a number of police cars with sirens blaring. After the Land Rover broke through the police cordon and braked slightly, the police who were dispersing the crowd pointed in the direction where the thugs had escaped and shouted loudly: "Two thugs, armed with silencer-fitted submachine guns, got into a silver-gray BMW and went up to the Tianhe overpass. They may escape via the ring highway! There's also an officer chasing after them in a Volkswagen."

  The off-road vehicle's engine let out a loud roar as it sped in the direction the police officer was pointing, and Li Donghua, sitting in the passenger seat, grabbed the car's intercom and ordered the 110 command center: "Immediately seal off all lanes of the Ying Tian overpass, disperse social vehicles, and close the entrance to the ring highway!"

  Ding Xiaofeng, who was driving, pursed his lips tightly and floored the accelerator, with the off-road vehicle speeding forward at full speed, the roar of the engine echoing throughout the entire street.

  The traffic police had blocked all the intersections on the entire elevated bridge, and there were only three cars chasing each other on the spacious road surface. With his superb driving skills, Jin Huan was getting closer and closer to the BMW sedan driven by the fugitive, and he could already see the driver's back. The accomplice in the passenger seat pushed open the sunroof and stuck out half of his body, "Dadada" continuously firing at Jin Huan who was chasing him at high speed.