Chapter 166: Tom: A Fake Move Learned from Yoshi?
“Hi, Miss Han Xue, we meet again.”
Hearing Tom’s words, Han Xue, Shi Guang, Xiao Li, and a few detectives all froze on the spot, as if petrified.
Han Xue remained in her posture of pushing the door open, while Shi Guang was still mid-step in dodging.
Han Xue was the first to recover, glared at Tom, and bolted.
As she ran, she reached into her bag.
Seeing this, Tom’s pupils contracted. He immediately turned and rushed into the hotel lobby.
Tom hadn’t forgotten—Han Xue had weapons in her bag.
Even after running into the hotel lobby, he still felt unsafe and quickly dashed toward the lounge area, hiding behind a couch.
The couch’s thickness, combined with the wall, could effectively shield him from stray bullets or shrapnel in case of an explosion.
At this moment, Shi Guang and Officer Xiao Li also snapped back to reality. Shi Guang immediately drew his gun and shouted, “Freeze! Police!”
“Han Xue, stop right there!”
Officer Xiao Li also barked out a warning.
Xiao Li had seen Han Xue before.
At the hospital, she was the one who had escorted Han Xue.
With Tom exposing Han Xue’s identity, Xiao Li immediately recognized her from behind.
Hearing their shouts, Han Xue ran even faster.
“Don’t move!”
“One more step, and I’ll shoot!”
Shi Guang shouted as he chased after her.
Xiao Li and the other detectives quickly flanked her, trying to cut off her escape route.
Seeing this, Han Xue gritted her teeth.
She yanked her hand out of her bag.
A small, round object appeared in her palm—a grenade!
Without hesitation, she pulled the pin and hurled it at Shi Guang.
Seeing this, Shi Guang was shocked.
He immediately dove to the side, shouting, “Grenade! Get down!”
Upon hearing his warning, Xiao Li and the detectives instantly dropped to the ground, hands over their heads.
Tom, who had been watching the entire scene through the hotel’s glass wall, clicked his tongue and thought, Damn, this woman is ruthless!
Not only was she carrying explosives, but she also had grenades.
This woman was even crazier than him—a notorious bomb specialist on the black-and-red list.
Even Tom, a master of explosives, wouldn’t dare carry so many high-powered explosives all at once, especially all crammed into a single bag with no protective measures.
At this moment, Fang Xiaocao had also come downstairs.
She noticed Tom peeking over the couch, watching the scene outside with great interest.
Curious, she looked out the door—just in time to see Han Xue throwing the grenade.
Her expression changed instantly.
She quickly ducked back into the stairwell.
Who knew whether the explosion’s shrapnel might fly into the hotel lobby?
But after waiting for more than ten seconds, she heard no explosion.
Fang Xiaocao was puzzled.
“Wait a minute, do grenades usually have such a long delay before exploding?”
She muttered to herself.
What the hell?
It’s fake?
Tom, still hiding behind the couch, was speechless at Han Xue’s fake-out move.
At this life-or-death moment, Han Xue had actually pulled a feint?
Did she learn this from Yoshi? (You know, Yoshi from soccer?)
Shi Guang, still lying on the ground, also realized something was off.
He looked up and saw the grenade lying right in front of him.
Picking it up, he examined it closely—it was a freaking lighter!
“What the hell?”
Shi Guang cursed.
He had been tricked.
Looking up, he saw that Han Xue had already run far away.
“Dammit!”
Shi Guang cursed again and took off in pursuit.
“Xiao Li, get the car!”
He shouted while running.
Hearing Shi Guang’s command, Officer Xiao Li jumped up from the ground and ran toward the police car parked outside.
Meanwhile, the other detectives continued chasing Han Xue alongside Shi Guang.
“I really hope they catch her this time,” Fang Xiaocao murmured.
“Don’t worry, my princess, I’ll chase her too!”
“I guarantee that crazy woman won’t escape.”
At some point, Tom had appeared beside Fang Xiaocao, grinning as he spoke.
Fang Xiaocao rolled her eyes and snapped, “Then why are you still standing here? Go after her!”
Tom chuckled, waved at Fang Xiaocao, and swiftly exited the hotel, running in Han Xue’s direction.
Watching Tom’s retreating figure, Fang Xiaocao nodded approvingly and turned back toward the fifth floor.
With a professional killer like Tom chasing after Han Xue, she could rest easy.
Tom was definitely reliable!
Luxury Apartment!
The deputy team leader had finally waited long enough for an ambulance and reinforcements from another unit.
A fully armed SWAT team had arrived.
After a brief exchange, the deputy team leader reluctantly handed over command to his brothers-in-arms.
Once SWAT took over, they immediately began preparations to storm the apartment.
After a quick setup, the operation commenced.
A flashbang was thrown in, and heavily armed SWAT officers stormed in with automatic rifles at the ready.
With riot shields leading the way, the middle-aged man’s pistol was rendered useless—it couldn’t penetrate their defenses.
A brief but intense exchange of gunfire later, the middle-aged man took a bullet between the eyes and two more in the chest. He was dead beyond a doubt.
The burly thug tried to launch a sneak attack.
But before he could even fully rise, he was riddled with bullets, turned into Swiss cheese.
Meanwhile, Skinny hiding in the bedroom was trembling, cowering inside a wardrobe, not daring to make a sound.
He was absolutely terrified!
All he could do was silently pray that the officers would leave quickly.
He had no desire to be gunned down.
However, things didn’t go as he wished!
After neutralizing the two main threats, the SWAT team immediately began a room-by-room sweep.
Before long, they discovered the bedroom.
“Captain! Two bodies here!”
“Where?”
A deep voice responded.
“Call the forensic team to collect evidence immediately.”
The SWAT captain quickly assessed the elderly couple’s bodies but refrained from taking any further action, leaving it to the forensic specialists.
Meanwhile, inside the wardrobe, Skinny’s heart was about to leap out of his chest.
The forensic team was meticulously documenting the scene right outside.
At any moment, they might open the wardrobe and expose him.
If it were just the forensic team, he might have had a chance—after all, he trusted his hand-to-hand combat skills more than his shooting ability.
But…
The SWAT officers weren’t leaving!
They were still standing at the bedroom door, keeping a close eye on the forensic team.
This bedroom hadn’t been cleared yet.
The young man felt like crying.
Why aren’t you leaving?
Are you trying to force me out?!
He was terrified that at any second, one of the forensic team members might open the wardrobe door.
If that happened, he’d be a sitting duck.
So many SWAT officers right outside—how could he possibly escape?
He thought about fighting back.
But when he considered the automatic rifles in the SWAT team’s hands, he knew his tiny handgun was utterly useless.
He slumped in defeat.
(End of Chapter 166)
