The commotion continues.
A child with asthma had an attack due to excessive shock. The medicine he carried with him happened to be lost during the escape.
The child was unable to catch the spray and fell to the ground. Fortunately, an old man who also suffered from asthma took the initiative to lend his spray to the child's mother.
An elderly man's blood pressure soared and he fell to the ground with unstable breathing.
"Excuse me." The fat man, carrying a medical box, kept moving among the crowd, feeding medicine to the elderly and bandaging the wounds of the injured, staggering in his busyness.
He even passed by Jian Jing twice and put his chubby hands on her shoulders.
Jian Jing lowered the brim of her baseball cap, seeming to be thinking about something.
The first time the fat man drew a lightning symbol on her shoulder, she couldn't understand it, but the second time, he drew a J.
By this inference, lightning is z.
J is the first letter of her last name. He recognized her, and among the people she knew, the only acquaintance who might have such a strange face was Zong Xunmei.
Or rather, Sono.
She didn't know why he disguised himself like this, or who he was targeting, but it didn't matter. At this moment, nearly a thousand lives were in danger, including their own, and they were the best allies.
But two people are not enough.
Jian Jing carefully observed the people around her and secretly looked for help.
There are quite a lot of people.
For example, a man in his fifties with white hair, who looked like a retired policeman, had alert eyes, a strong body, and muscles. Another man might be a serving soldier. Although he looked honest and quiet, his straight back betrayed his training results.
They are all the kidnappers' main targets.
In comparison, the female doctor and the female nurse who helped Zongye treat the patients spoke softly and had the dangerous temperament of Nightingale, but were just as alert as them.
Everyone exchanged glances covertly, but did not take any action for the time being.
Because they cannot trust each other, there is a high possibility that there are accomplices of the criminals among the hostages. If you find an accomplice when looking for help, it's game over.
She was more cautious and careful.
However, this vigilance has a different meaning in the eyes of others.
Kang Mucheng was skeptical at first about her fear - of course she acted more realistically than it actually was, but he had witnessed her solving a case, and it was hard to imagine that she would be so scared.
But looking at it again, he took it seriously.
No matter how scary a corpse is, it is still dead and will not jump up and kill people. Which girl studying medicine is not used to seeing blood, flesh and intestines, eating skewers while dissecting them
Killing is different.
Life is lighter than cigarette ash. In a blink of an eye, a life is gone.
Who isn't afraid
She is still a person who has died once.
He stroked her back and comforted her gently, "Don't be afraid." After hesitating for a moment, he said softly, "Someone should have contacted the embassy. Yingjie will definitely help us find a solution."
Jian Jing raised her head, and after a moment, she smiled slightly: "I'm not afraid, and you shouldn't be afraid either."
Under the surveillance of the criminals, exchanging just one or two sentences is the limit.
She said no more and turned on the perspective of her glasses, ready to find out the number of enemies.
Then my eyes were blinded by countless messy lines and I almost cried.
The place is too big, the things are too big, and I can’t see anything clearly.
I have no choice but to spend money.
"Draw a special card." She muttered to herself.
At critical moments, the system never disappoints expectations.
[Card drawing in progress]
[Special card extraction completed]
[Name: Special card thermal imager]
[Content description: A high-tech product that can be used in combination with the main component or alone. By converting infrared radiation detection into visible signals, the temperature distribution of the target is observed and the radiation is detected. 10 minutes of free use time per day can be consumed, and the bravery value can be used for battery life, 1 point = 10 minutes]
[Note: Small instrument, great effect]
That’s absolutely right.
Under the thermal imaging camera, the situation of the entire shopping mall can be seen.
There were ten gangsters in the large atrium, two at the west door, one at each of the two small doors on the south, and one at each of the two back doors. All the doors were blocked, except the east door, which was used for negotiations with the police and was also guarded by two people.
So there are eighteen people in total, and at the same time, there are three people patrolling back and forth on the second floor.
Twenty-one people.
How to convey the message to Zongye
Her mind raced and she soon came up with an idea.
The sun was strong today, so she wore a fashionable baseball cap when she went out. She tied her hair up and tucked it into the hat, leaving only her face exposed.
Now, she hooked her fingers and conjured four thin braids, divided by a simple "human" knot, with the length as a signal.
... .h
.-.r
..---2
.---- 1
There are 21 people here.
When Zongye passed by her again under the pretext of getting something, she let go of his hand and pretended to casually tuck her hair behind her ears.
He nodded slightly.
After a while, he hurriedly moved a child who was having difficulty breathing over and said, "(English) She needs some fresh air."
Coincidentally, in order to avoid the strafing, Jian Jing chose a corner with pillars nearby where there were fewer people.
He naturally put the child next to her: "Miss (English), please take care of her."
Jian Jing looked panicked. She quickly glanced at the criminals. Seeing that they did not object, she nodded timidly, acting the image of a coward to the extreme.
During this time, the negotiations have made new progress.
The representative the criminals requested came and listened to their request patiently and sincerely. Then, he responded in a very official manner.
The other party's vocabulary was rather formal and the grammar was rather complicated. Jian Jing only understood roughly what he said: We are fully aware of your demands, but they clearly violate the law and justice, so it is really difficult for us to agree to them.
Translate: This is too much to ask. Let's discuss it again.
This was obviously a test to find out where the criminals' bottom line was.
The criminals quickly showed them.
They randomly selected a row of unlucky people, ordered them to go to the east door, pulled open the curtain that blocked their view, and performed a massacre through the glass.
One man, one gun, bullets flying out, the hostages with faces full of panic and tears groaned and fell to the ground one after another.
A real failure.
The scene was dead silent.
The criminals arrogantly said that they would only give them three hours, and if the arrangements were not made well, they would kill another wave, as they had plenty of hostages anyway.
The representative immediately relented and said that he could help them talk again, but three hours was too short and they needed to apply for the Prime Minister's permission, etc., and requested that it be extended to six hours.
The gangster refused.
Arguing.
Finally it was decided to be five hours.
During this time, the blood of the deceased kept flowing, staining the floor tiles of this high-end shopping mall red.
The air was filled with a lingering smell of rust.
The cold is bone-chilling.
Jian Jing looked up, but Kang Mucheng blocked her view. He pressed the back of her head and whispered, "Don't look."
She didn't argue, but turned her eyes away obediently.
A few steps away, Zongye didn't look at her, but his hand on his leg was shaking slightly, sometimes it was his middle finger, sometimes it was his little finger. If you didn't look closely, it would be easy to think that he was just shaking.
But she translated it using Morse code and deciphered what he was trying to convey.
Attack them separately.
wait.
Jian Jing nodded slightly and continued to observe the criminal.
After the massacre, the scene was dead silent. Apart from the occasional sobbing, almost no one dared to speak. The criminals looked at the peaceful hostages with satisfaction and talked in low voices.
She turned on her listening device and bits of French drifted into her ears.
"(French) ... Is it ready?"
"(French) No problem, if you dare to force it... I will not let you have it easy..."
"(French) It would be better to use hostages..."
"(French) It's not time yet."
What are you forcing? Breaking through
Her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly noticed several luggage bags placed by the criminals in the corner.
What is that? I don’t think I’ve seen it before. When was it delivered
The X-ray machine was turned on, and tubes and wires came into view.
She gasped and suddenly closed her fingers.
"What's wrong?" Kang Mucheng fed the child next to him some water, then turned around and saw her pale face.
Jian Jing hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Nothing."
She turned to look for Zong Ye, but this guy was very active. He stared at the scary fat face and actually started chatting in a low voice with a gangster.
It's just fucking outrageous.
What kind of social skills are these? Isn’t this too good
However, even the most vicious criminals could not resist his social skills, so being cheated once couldn't be considered as her incompetence.
My heart suddenly calmed down.
She deftly took out a pen from her bag and fumbled to tear off a piece of paper. However, she had to be careful about what she wrote, in case it was discovered, so that the criminals could not guess it.
Jian Jing pondered for a moment, wrote a few words, then folded it and thought about how to send it.
The opportunity will come soon.
Zong Ye finished talking to the gangster and walked past her casually. Jian Jing pretended to avoid him, but in fact she quickly stuffed the note into the folds of his trousers.
He sat down calmly, took it out and unfolded it.
"(English) What is this?" The female nurse who was helping to treat the wounded glanced at it and lowered her voice, "Are you passing information to the police?"
Zongye was shocked: "How is that possible!" He glanced at the note and said openly, "I visited my nephew this morning, and this is the note I wrote to help him cheat."
Female nurse: “Really?”
Zongye shrugged and handed it to her.
The female nurse took a look and saw that it really looked like the answer to a math problem: 8 eggs (the eggs were simple drawings).
I don't recognize the character in the middle, but the 8 and the egg are clear.
She smiled and said, "math?"
"Chinese families are always like this." He took the note back, folded it up bitterly, and said sadly, "I don't know if I can see cute little George again."
The female nurse said: "(English) As long as the government agrees to their demands, we will be fine."
Zongye prayed devoutly: "(English) I will pray to God."
End of conversation.
Zong Ye closed his eyes slightly, as if he was too tired to move, but his eyes glanced at the luggage bag in the corner.
Eight eggs? No, eight eggs is the Japanese pronunciation of "bakudan".
It's a pity she could think of that.
But I didn't expect there would be a bomb.
This is very bad.
With the bomb there, even if they retreated, the police would not dare to come in to chase them or rescue them rashly. It is more likely that they want to use the hostages as weapons to attack everyone indiscriminately.
Twenty-one people, and their accomplices elsewhere.
How can I leave the monitored area and get the chance to act alone
Wait, just wait.
After three hours, the representatives outside took the initiative to contact the criminals and said that they had applied for special permission and would immediately go to the prison to transfer people, hoping that they could release a group of hostages.
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
The hostages began to feel infinite hope and longed to escape from the clutches of the devil.
The criminals initially denied it, but the representative persuaded them that things were going smoothly and if not a single hostage was willing to be released, subsequent procedures would be difficult to handle.
Translation: If you don't show some sincerity, we can't believe that you will release the players and we dare not trade.
The criminals discussed among themselves.
"(French) will not be able to gain public support if it does not release him."
"(French) We don't need support, we are doing great things."
"(French) This time we are not here for revenge, but to save lives."
"(French) No compromise with them! Never!"