Most of the hostages came outside when Uncle’s voice came through the radio, “He Sheng, it seems you’re not entirely useless.”
The man then said, “You chose not to leave, don’t blame me. You people are something else, giving birth to such a wicked seed. Does it hurt to see me kill him with my own hands? Haha! I want to make the person closest to him suffer. Haha, this feeling is awesome!”
The elderly couple dared not speak, only weeping with their heads bowed, occasionally glancing at their son’s corpse.
I said, “You’ve killed him, and you’ve insulted his parents. Mr. Chen, is it time to let us go now?”
“Haha, I don’t know why you’re helping me, but I think you’re sincere. You’re different from those policemen, hahaha! Very interesting. But I won’t change my objective. You go! I’m about to shoot this bitch and then kill myself. I don’t want you to see this!”
“No, I’m a police officer. I’m here to help you. I won’t leave unless you agree to surrender!”
“Surrender? Haha, if I put down my gun, a bunch of policemen would probably pounce on me and pin me to the ground!”
“You know the bride betrayed you and lied to you. Do you think killing her will change any of that? This will only add to your sins. Let me tell you, Mr. Chen, the best way to get revenge on a woman like this is definitely not this way!”
“Then what is it?” The man seemed intrigued.
“Post her scandalous affairs online! Preferably intimate photos of her cheating!” As soon as I finished speaking, Uncle’s reprimanding voice came through the radio again, “He Sheng, what are you talking about? This will provoke the criminal!”
I still ignored Uncle, as I had my own thoughts.
Hearing my suggestion, the man actually burst into wild laughter, “Good! Very good! This suggestion is too interesting. You help me do it now!”
“Alright! Mr. Chen, I can satisfy you!” I moved a little closer and said to the bride, “Give me your phone!”
“No…” The bride was terrified. At first, she was unwilling to comply, but I glared at her, and for the sake of her life, she finally took out her phone.
I scrolled through the photo album and found many intimate pictures, some of which were quite striking. I deliberately turned the phone to show the man, “Mr. Chen, pick whichever ones you like. I’ll post them on Weibo and WeChat Moments. I can help you completely tarnish this woman’s reputation!”
“Don’t rush. Just these, ah, these ones!” The man picked out photos with great interest, and his vigilance slowly decreased.
At this moment, Uncle spoke again, “He Sheng, you can’t satisfy the criminal…”
Even through the radio, I could feel Uncle covering his forehead at that moment.
In front of the man, I posted all the bride’s scandalous photos. The bride was crying in utter shame, but she still didn’t move erratically.
“There, isn’t this kind of revenge satisfying!” I said, my eyes fixed on the gun in the man’s hand.
The man nodded triumphantly, his expression becoming extremely relaxed, “I feel much better inside.”
“That’s good! Please give me the gun!” I stepped closer. This time, the man made no move, seemingly waiting for me to approach.
Seizing the opportunity, I directly snatched the gun from his hand, pushed the bride away, and then pinned the man against a nearby stage pillar.
At the same time, Uncle rushed in with countless officers. I handed the man over to them. The groom was immediately taken away by the forensic team. As he was being led out, the man turned back and said to me, “Officer He, thank you!”
“No need to thank me. I just don’t want to see any more casualties.”
Back at the police station, the man’s identity was quickly confirmed. His name was Chen Kaicheng, and he was indeed the former owner of the Rich Fortune Hotel. During the interrogation, some of the information he told us was similar to what he had said in the banquet hall earlier.
In the final stage, I asked Chen Kaicheng, “How did you get that gun?”
“It’s a strange story. After I lost everything, I returned to my only villa. That day, I was planning to find something to do. Who knew that when I went out, I found a package on the doorstep. When I opened it, there was a gun inside. It looked quite powerful. I immediately had the thought of revenge. I felt that the opportunity had finally come!”
“Then you sneaked into the wedding venue, and when the groom and bride were together, you suddenly shot the groom and took the bride hostage?”
“Something like that. I think the person who sent me that gift must have been an expert. They must have known my inner turmoil, so they came to help me!”
“Do you realize you were being used? He understood your situation and knew that if you had a gun, you would do something impulsive like this. Think about it calmly, isn’t that right?”
“It doesn’t matter, Officer He. Regardless, I am very grateful to you. You are indeed different from those policemen, hehe!”
Chen Kaicheng said, actually starting to laugh, as if he had seen through everything. He leaned back in the chair casually and closed his eyes.
After the interrogation, Liu Yuning and I walked out. Uncle quickly appeared before us, “This situation will likely continue!”
“Why?” Liu Yuning asked in confusion.
“I have a feeling that Du Yuting has become someone else. Since she sent such a gift, she will surely appear again. I don’t know if the next item will be a gun.”
“That’s terrifying. Giving a hateful person a weapon with such terrible destructive power is undoubtedly giving them the means to commit crimes,” Liu Yuning said.
Uncle pondered in silence for a moment, then said, “I have a plan. Let Director Huang issue a notice, informing all citizens to be vigilant and hand over any mysterious packages they receive to the police!”
“That’s possible, but won’t it cause panic?” Liu Yuning inquired.
Uncle shook his head, “There will be a little panic, but compared to the danger later, the former is insignificant.”
I also agreed with Uncle’s suggestion and let him handle it. Liu Yuning and I temporarily returned to our dormitory to rest. Before leaving, I cautioned He Xin to keep an eye on the alarm at all times. Back in the dormitory, after showering, we went to sleep. We were in no mood for anything else after today’s events, and we fell asleep as soon as we were in bed.
There were no incidents for a few days, but on the morning of the fourth day, another alarm was reported.