Chapter 17: Chapter 017: The Divine Detective
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, with all the years of friendship between Big Brother Tang and me, even if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have done everything in my power," Liang Xuhui reassured her with a determined expression.
"Yes, Lihong, rest assured, Brother Xuhui will definitely rescue Miaoyu safely," Tang Weiwen also persuaded her from the side. Despite his words, he was extremely worried inside.
"Huang Wei, why hasn't the negotiation expert arrived yet?" Liang Xuhui asked anxiously, addressing the man who was shouting into the loudspeaker.
Huang Wei stopped shouting, turned around, and answered, "Chief, he's already on the way and should arrive soon."
Liang Xuhui frowned, pondering for a moment before saying, "We can't delay any longer. Hurry and have the snipers find suitable positions. Do not fire without command. The rest of the SWAT team should surround the restroom and be careful not to alert the criminals inside."
Huang Wei replied with some difficulty, "Chief, apart from the criminal holding the child, whose position can be determined from the gap under the door, the locations of the other two criminals are still uncertain."
This was indeed a disadvantage brought by the restroom's design, as most restrooms only have one door and one ventilating window, which is very advantageous for someone hiding.
Just as Liang Xuhui was feeling troubled, he was suddenly interrupted by a voice beside him, "There are three criminals inside. One is using a knife to hold a little girl hostage and can be locked onto through the door gap. Another has a bomb strapped to him with a remote in his hand; his location is special and can be targeted from afar through the ventilation window. The last one is leaning against the wall next to the door, holding a gun, positioned at a sniper's blind spot. Their prolonged silence clearly means they are using psychological tactics, the more anxious you are, the more it benefits them."
Everyone turned toward the voice only to see a teenager about eighteen or nineteen years old speaking; it was Ye Wutian.
"You, how did you get in here again... Someone grab this kid and drag him out, keep a close watch on him," Huang Wei said angrily. The situation was already complicated, and this youngster was causing even more chaos, how could he not be furious.
Not far away, the four-eyed police officer hurried over to Ye Wutian. Before he could take him away, Liang Xuhui suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
Then, Liang Xuhui walked up to Ye Wutian, sizing him up. For some reason, he had just sensed an extremely profound aura coming from Ye Wutian, though it was fleeting, as if it was intentionally emitted and then deliberately concealed.
Could it be my imagination? Liang Xuhui, with a background in criminal investigation and a keen perception, coupled with his own training in the Lian Family, could sense someone's aura unless they were intentionally concealing it, though his own cultivation level wasn't very high.
At the moment, he could not confirm whether Ye Wutian was just an ordinary young man or an expert who was intentionally hiding his aura, so he asked with a hint of anticipation, "Young man, how did you know the situation inside?"
"Chief, I'm sure this kid is just bluffing," Huang Wei said urgently.
"I smelled it," Ye Wutian answered with a grin—of course, this was just his excuse. At his level of cultivation, he could extend his spiritual power to a range of about ten meters to sense the outlines of his surroundings.
Huang Wei scoffed sarcastically, "Smelled it? What do you think you are, a dog?"
Ye Wutian, unfazed and still smiling, looked Huang Wei up and down before responding, "Have you ever seen a dog as handsome as me? However, you do bear some resemblance to a pig, and to say that is already elevating you quite a bit. If pigs heard that, they would surely come and bite me! Calling you similar to a pig is actually an insult to the pigs."
"Kid, you're asking for a beating!" Huang Wei, who was impulsive by nature, could no longer hold back upon being publicly humiliated and charged at Ye Wutian with his fists clenched.
Liang Xuhui did not stop Huang Wei's reckless actions, as he wanted to use this opportunity to test whether Ye Wutian was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Seeing Huang Wei charging furiously towards him, Ye Wutian quietly tore off a button from his clothing, flicked it with his finger, and the button shot toward Huang Wei's knee like a bullet.
Just as Huang Wei was about to reach Ye Wutian, he suddenly screamed in pain. Then, his knee buckled, and he knelt in front of Ye Wutian.
"I know you must feel touched by my comparison to a pig, but there's no need to kneel, is there? It's not even New Year's, and I don't have any lucky money for you. But since you've knelt anyway, why not also kowtow three times?" Ye Wutian said smugly with his hands behind his back, and the onlookers burst into laughter.