Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
These sorts of shooting incidents frequently occurred abroad, but incidents of kidnappers armed with guns were rare locally. Abruptly faced with such a situation, it wasn’t surprising that the entire SWAT unit had been deployed. Even Yan Ge had been summoned back.
Seeing the number of police cars and damaged vehicles, she suspected that an intense chase must have occurred here right before they arrived.
The floor was covered in remnants of shattered glass. There were also puddles of blood. It clearly indicated the kidnappers’ cruelty and their determination to escape.
“Thank you.” Ji Nuan nodded to the police offer. The officer raised his hand and waved it, indicating that their car was allowed to pass.
She turned to glance at Mo Jingshen. “It seems like I’ll have to trouble CEO Mo to take the highway through the periphery of the city to send me home. The originally hour-long trip will take much longer than we expected.”
Mo Jingshen did not respond at first. A moment later, he said: “Put your seat belt on properly.”
Ji Nuan lowered her eyes to check her seatbelt. “It’s already fastened.”
The man scanned the surrounding police cars and shattered glass shards. The black Ghost turned into the highway at a rapid speed with the rumble of its engine.
By now, it was afternoon and the sunlight was bright. There were two entrances into the highway in the vicinity, and they were both surrounded by police cars. It seemed like the entire city was being vigilant. She wondered what the situation was like in the city itself.
On both sides of the highway were lush green fields that belonged uniquely to the summer. Although Ji Nuan had lived in Hai City for a long time, she rarely passed through the highway on the periphery of the city.
To take her mind off of the man driving, she picked up her phone and took several photos of the fields. The air-conditioning in the car was set at a suitable temperature, but outside, it was blistering hot at thirty-five degrees Celsius. After every few kilometers, they would see more police cars parked by the roadside. However, Ji Nuan did not notice Yan Ge in any of those cars. She suspected that he had been sent elsewhere.
Finally, as they were about to leave the highway, an old van suddenly appeared from the other exit. Through the rearview mirror, Ji Nuan noticed that the van was suddenly going against the direction of the path, charging toward them.
She took another look and saw a black gun barrel directed toward their car window. Her expression turned apprehensive as she tightened her grip around her phone.
It was no wonder the police officers they saw outside the police cars earlier had appeared so tense. It turns out that the person had already escaped the western city district. He must have changed vehicles several times. This van was definitely stolen along the way to conceal themselves.
As Ji Nuan stared at the black gun barrel, a thought suddenly surfaced in her mind. This was the car that Mo Jingshen always used in the country. Was the glass bulletproof? If they really fired the gun, would it penetrate through?
She found her thoughts her amusing. The bulletproof glass wasn’t something one could gain access to easily. Perhaps it was common abroad, but the same could not be said locally. Furthermore, for the sake of fire safety and other concerns, the local vehicle control center typically did not allow bulletproof windows to be installed.
“Sit properly.” She suddenly heard the man’s composed, heavy and cold voice.
Ji Nuan subconsciously adjusted her position. “I’m sitting properly.”
The moment she spoke, she abruptly felt the car passing by the van at a rapid speed. At the same time, it harshly brushed past the gun that was raised against the window. The sharp screeching noise of the car doors scratching each other caused goosebumps to fill one’s body. However, at such a disturbing moment, Ji Nuan was actually fearless.
The sunlight was blinding, while the man’s expression appeared as normal. When faced with life-and-death situations, danger, or any other opposing forces, he always maintained a cold and heavy expression. He did not say a single word. The backseat windows in the van were also opened, and more guns were directed at their car. As she heard a ‘peng’ sound, Mo Jingshen’s car swiftly avoided the bullet fired.
That van appeared to have taken them as targets. Upon hearing the sirens of the police cars approaching, the van accelerated at a dangerous speed and charged toward them.
As Mo Jingshen directed the car toward the other highway entrance, from the approaching van, two figures suddenly poked half their figures out of the window and raised their guns toward their car tires. The moment two bullet shot noises resounded, Ji Nuan felt the car sinking downwards.
The tires had burst!
The instant the tire deflated, the car that was originally driving smoothly slanted to the back. Thankfully, Mo Jingshen was a skilled driver and kept the car moving at a stable speed. However, after the back tires deflated, the car began to slow down. The van that was already close to them abruptly charged ahead and came to a stop before them horizontally.
This was a downward slope on the highway. Before them was the van, and behind them was a slope. They could continue driving forward, but reversing was impossible with the deflated tires.
At the sight of two men dressed in black and armed with guns alighting from the van, Ji Nuan’s heart finally began pounding against her chest.
“Their guns have been remodeled. It’ll penetrate these sorts of common windows easily.” Seeing the two surround them, Mo Jingshen composedly spoke.
Ji Nuan asked in astonishment: “Are we still able to run away?”
Mo Jingshen glanced toward the crowded vegetable market ahead of the van. Around these sorts of peripheral highways, the people who lived nearby enjoyed shopping in outdoor markets. As the weather was good, there was a large crowd. If they charged out of the car now, more than a hundred people could be injured. There were even parents who had brought their children out today.
“Lean down, don’t make any noise!” Mo Jingshen unfastened Ji Nuan’s seatbelt and warned her with a heavy tone.
Ji Nuan’s head was abruptly being pushed downward. He adjusted her head so that the bullet wouldn’t easily hi her from outside, before moving his hand away.
Ji Nuan understood that there were countless innocents ahead, and the police cars were approaching from the back. The two had nothing to protect them aside from this vehicle, and their only choice now was to defend themselves and stall for time.
She obediently hid under the door side and did not speak but turned her gaze onto Mo Jingshen.
Mo Jingshen had been right. Their guns had been remodeled and were very precise. The typical windows wouldn’t be able to withstand the force of their bullets. The kidnappers outside were also very skilled in stealing cars. If this car continued driving ahead, the bullets could penetrate through their windows and strike their heads anytime.
