The man, acting like a madman, waved his gun around erratically. "Who! Come out!"
A small shadow suddenly moved out from the side. The man focused his gaze, snorted, and said, "It's you."
Yu Hao looked over calmly. She recalled a patient she had dealt with before, also with an antisocial personality disorder. Back then, she and Professor Han had even dedicated a special seminar to how to communicate with and treat such criminals.
She tried to calm herself down.
But she couldn't suppress the chill running down her spine. She had seen many vicious criminals, most of whom had their psyches twisted by unfortunate childhood experiences. Moreover, when you got to know them better, you would find that their inner selves were still like children, acting without regard for the consequences, because all their memories were stuck in that most painful period.
"We've already contacted your mother. She's on her way. Do you really want your mother to see you like this?"
The man seemed a bit dazed, as if recalling something. His gaze was vacant for a moment, then he suddenly looked at Yu Hao warily, "What is she coming here for!"
"To seek justice. To seek justice for you."
The man looked at Yu Hao in confusion, "Seek justice for me?"
"You are seeking justice for her, so she is coming back to seek justice for you. Isn't that right?"
After Yu Hao finished speaking, the man fell into a long silence.
Lu Huaizheng and Sun Kai exchanged a look. Chen Rui and the others also raised their guard slightly. Instructor Tang's voice came through the earpiece, "Is it confirmed? Are those detonators on him or something else?"
Lu Huaizheng gently squeezed Yu Hao's hand, signaling her to continue talking.
The two had perfect chemistry. She understood his meaning instantly and even raised her voice, "Your mother is not in good health. She said it will take her some time to get here and asked you to wait a bit before making a decision."
Lu Huaizheng took advantage of the moment Yu Hao was speaking to reply in a low voice, "I'm sure they're detonators. Everyone, pay attention. Do not misfire. Have the snipers get ready at the entrance."
The man frowned, seemingly pondering.
The auditorium was so quiet that you could even hear a bird chirp softly twice outside. Yu Hao forced herself to stay calm, feeling that time was passing too slowly. She never wanted to experience this feeling of having her fate in someone else's hands a second time!
Lu Huaizheng gently caressed her hand. The warmth of his fingertips slowly slid from the back of her hand to her fingertips, as if coating her in a layer of electricity, making her scalp tingle and her heart settle a little more.
This time, it was to comfort her.
It seemed that without needing many words, she could understand the meaning behind any of his physical actions.
Yu Hao saw the man's expression gradually relax, and her heart also eased a little. But as ill luck would have it, Zaza's father, that bastard, still didn't understand what was happening. Thinking it was just an ordinary criminal, he started begging obsequiously:
"Yeah, big brother, I'm begging you, please spare us!"
Even Chen Rui couldn't help but spit at him, "Useless coward! All you know is how to act tough with us!"
The emotions of Ma Zhiming, which Yu Hao had just managed to stabilize, completely collapsed the moment he saw Zaza's father, like a bursting dam. It was as if a clap of thunder exploded in his mind. His eyes widened abruptly, as if all his emotions had found an outlet—
The gun's muzzle instantly shifted. Before anyone could react, he had already fired a shot at Zaza's father's feet.
The crowd suddenly erupted. Screams filled the air, echoing throughout the entire auditorium, rumbling like a helicopter was passing over.
Everyone around Zaza's father quickly scattered, clearing out a space and leaving him isolated in the middle.
The bullet pierced Zaza's father's ankle. He fell to the ground, grimacing in pain. The man fired another shot at his thigh.
This shot missed. The bullet scraped against the ground, creating sparks. The heat made Zaza's father roll around like a fried dough ball, his screams threatening to pierce the sky.
But Ma Zhiming had seen red, completely losing his reason. Like a zombie with his head tilted askew, he kept his gun aimed firmly at Zaza's father, firing shot after shot, muttering under his breath, "I'll kill you, kill you! Kill you!"
Yu Hao suddenly felt her hand become empty; the man's warmth was gone.
Lu Huaizheng had moved. Taking advantage of Ma Zhiming's distraction, he slipped away to the side.
He moved along the wall.
There was a stone lion at the entrance of the auditorium. It used to be outside, but after the place was abandoned, the stone lion was also moved inside. Lu Huaizheng took advantage of the chaos to hide behind it. Ma Zhiming was standing in front of the stone lion. He agilely slipped in sideways and made a hand signal to Sun Kai.
The meaning was for Sun Kai to get Zhao Dailin.
Sun Kai nodded in understanding.
Lu Huaizheng selected the best position to attack, but just then, Ma Zhiming suddenly turned around. His pistol instinctively aimed at Lu Huaizheng, his index finger on the trigger, but a spinning kick from Lu Huaizheng sent it clattering to the ground.
Ma Zhiming tried to grab Zhao Dailin again, but Lu Huaizheng was a step faster. He grabbed her by the shoulder and threw her directly towards Sun Kai.
In a flash.
Lu Huaizheng directly seized Ma Zhiming's shoulder and, with a backhand move, slammed him against the stone lion.
Ma Zhiming struggled fiercely, his face pressed against the stone lion. Gritting his teeth, he tried to use his other hand to press the button on the detonators at his waist, but Lu Huaizheng intercepted it, twisting his hand outwards.
Unexpectedly, Ma Zhiming mustered all his strength and bit down on the back of his hand!
Like a dog, he couldn't be shaken off.
Then Zhao Dailin was heard shouting from the side, "Lu Huaizheng, he has AIDS! Let go, quickly!"
"Bang!"
At the same time.
Sun Kai shot Ma Zhiming in the head. Like a deflated ball, he slid to the ground with his eyes open.
Finally, the dust settled.
After everyone had withdrawn, Zaza's father was carried out on a stretcher, still wailing in pain. The remaining townspeople returned to their homes, leaving only Lu Huaizheng and his team in the grand auditorium.
Instructor Tang rushed in from outside, covered in dust, and eagerly asked everyone:
"How is it? Is everyone safe?"
The atmosphere was strange, exceptionally quiet.
Sun Kai turned his head away.
Chen Rui and Wu Heping had red eyes.
Zhao Dailin rubbed her face, not speaking.
"What's wrong?!" Instructor Tang was confused.
He turned to see Lu Huaizheng standing silently beside the stone lion.
He looked down at the blood gushing from his hand. His mind was buzzing, yet his brain was completely blank. He subconsciously turned to look at Yu Hao.
The girl was staring at him in a daze.
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
He quickly walked over to her, pulled her tightly into his arms with one hand, and rubbed his face against the top of her head for a moment. He couldn't help but lower his head and place a light kiss on her hair, not forgetting to comfort her, "It's alright."
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