Chapter 216: One Dead and One Injured

The reason why the robbers did not continue to escape but chose to hide behind the tree was simply because they were held back by the two hostages.

When Gong Xiuqin was crossing the river just now, she was too cautious and moved very slowly, so the robber behind her pushed her impatiently.

This push seemed insignificant, but it caused Gong Ruxin, who was already walking unsteadily, to trip over a stone at the bottom of the river. Not only was her whole body soaked, but her ankle was also sprained.

This almost led to a fight between Wang Dehui and the robbers.

In fact, these robbers were not very smart. If they really wanted to kidnap someone, there was no need to kidnap both the in-laws and the parents-in-law together.

If they had really found out the truth beforehand, they should have known that Chinachem Real Estate was founded and developed by Dehui Wang and Ruxin Gong.

You have kidnapped the two people who have the most say. Who will raise the ransom for you?
Historically, Wang Dehui was kidnapped twice, and both times it was because Gong Xiuqin was trying to raise money to rescue her husband. It has to be said that both groups of kidnappers were quite smart.

As for the kidnapping skills of this gang of robbers, they are really not good enough.

The eldest of the five was called Brother Xiong, nicknamed Ghost-faced Xiong because he had three long scars on his face, which showed at first glance that he was stabbed from the front with a knife during a gunfight.

There was another robber named Fei Zai Qiang, who had grown up with Gui Mian Xiong. However, he later joined a gang and often robbed passers-by on motorcycles in Yuen Long.

He was later imprisoned twice. After he was released from prison this time, he wanted to do something big, so he contacted his good friend Axiong.

The other three are all Ghost Mian Xiong's henchmen, but they also know Fei Zai Qiang.

Seeing his wife suffering, Wang Dehui angrily rushed towards Feizai even with his hands tied, but was hit by the butt of a musket held by a henchman, and was knocked unconscious.

Seeing that they had wasted time crossing the river, Guimian Xiong was afraid that the pursuers would catch up soon, so he ordered the remaining two men to support Gong Ruxin on both sides as she walked.

In order to make up for the time lost, he asked the men with muskets to stay behind to cover their retreat and buy them some time.

Among the five of them, only Guimianxiong and Feizaiqiang each held a Black Star pistol. Except for the one who was carrying a long-barreled musket, the remaining two actually each had a simulated air gun, which was modified from a toy pistol, commonly known as a short dog.

If Xu Guohua knew his opponent's true strength, he would probably feel a lot more relaxed.

However, the firepower of the Black Star pistol is still quite strong, not weaker than the Beretta 92 that is standard equipment for bodyguards.

In this way, the team of robbers and hostages moved slower and slower due to Gong Ruxin's sprained foot and Wang Dehui's non-cooperation, and they were about to be caught up by the unknown forces behind them.

After seeing the world in prison, Fei Zai Qiang calmly concluded that this would not work and he had to find a way to eliminate the people who were chasing him.

He was right to think so, but he did not understand his enemy at all.

He had no idea how many people there were or what kind of weapons they had, but he just thought that he could go anywhere without fear as long as he was ruthless.

To put it bluntly, they are far from the star kidnappers of the 90s. Their vision and planning ability are simply not on the same level.

The two thugs each took Wang Dehui and Gong Ruxin and hid behind a tree, while Guimianxiong and Feizaiqiang gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

"Brother Xiong, we both have a Black Star. I got this gun with great difficulty from the black market. It has strong firepower. We are not afraid even if we run into the cops."

"So, we should split up into two groups and attack from both sides. No matter who they are, we will kill them all with one volley of bullets."

"Well, luckily you were smart enough to buy extra bullets and magazines."

Although Guimianxiong is the leader of this gang of robbers, his experience in the underworld is not as rich as Feizaiqiang, so he is more sensible when it comes to this kind of business that involves death.

It has to be said that the two groups had the same idea, but the robbers did not expect the other side to stand up and shout at them alone.

After listening carefully to Xu Guohua's suggestions, Fei Zai Qiang pretended to be calm and asked Gui Mian Xiong: "Brother Xiong, what do you think?"

Ghost Face Xiong was a little moved at first, but after taking a look at his good friend, he pretended to be calm and said:

"Yan Jiachan, they must be short-handed, so they are soft-spoken. This is better, let's kill these people together."

Fei Zai Qiang then smiled with satisfaction.

"Brother Xiong is Brother Xiong. He thinks the same as I do. However, we need to outsmart them. First, we need to gag the two hostages, and then let Zhu Rouzi talk back to calm them down. We will still surround them from both sides."

"Well, let's do it!"

Zhu Rouzai was one of the two remaining henchmen, and at the time he was guarding Nina Wang.

Xu Guohua waited for about a minute and thought there was no result, but he heard someone shouting from the other side:
"We brothers just want to make some money, not to kill anyone. Since we have been caught by our friends, let's release the hostages. I hope you will keep your word."

Xu Guohua didn't expect the other party to be so easy to talk to. Based on his experience on the battlefield, he knew there must be something fishy going on.

"Be careful, the enemy is playing tricks!"

He reminded the others through the headset, then pretended to smile and shouted to the other side:

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. We are also working for others. As long as we can save our boss, we don't want to care about anything else."

"Okay, we'll start releasing the hostages in two minutes."

The more the robber said this, the more alert Xu Guohua became. Just as he was about to ask more questions, there was a sudden burst of gunfire, and the sound came from both sides.

He quickly lay down and shouted into the headset:
"What's going on? Report immediately!"

About ten seconds later, accompanied by intermittent gunshots, a sound finally came from the headset.

"Report, report to the boss. Team 1 encountered a robber. I shot him. I am not injured. The bullet was blocked by the bullet in my bulletproof vest. Over."

Listening to the heavy breathing in the headset, Xu Guohua was surprised and happy.

He was about to continue asking when there was another voice in the headset.

"Captain, Team 2 also encountered a robber, who was shot dead by our side. No one was injured. Over."

Hearing this, Xu Guohua finally smiled.

From the analysis of the reports from the two teams, it seemed that this gang of robbers also intended to double-team the enemy from both sides, but when they really encountered a battle, faced with the advantage in numbers and equipment, the robbers had almost no ability to fight back.

In the exchange of fire just now, the one who was killed was Ghost-Faced Hero. This fellow was still very poor at handling guns. When he suddenly met three bodyguards, he got a little panicked. This delay cost him his life.

The one who was injured was definitely Guizai Qiang. He was also cruel and ruthless, and fired a magazine of 7 bullets in an instant.

Three of the bullets hit the same bodyguard. If it weren't for the bulletproof vest, he would have died on the spot.

The other two people were very skilled and were completely unharmed, not even their bodies were touched.

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