"Go to hell, this world doesn't have any of that stuff. What karma, retribution, it's all fake. If there were really retribution, many criminals wouldn't escape punishment. And some rich people who do illegal work are still living comfortably. Only people like us, without money or connections, live so miserably. This world is just like this!" a mature voice retorted.
This time, Uncle wanted to refute again, but I put my hand on his shoulder and said, "Even though you are orphans, you still had relatives once. Even if they are not with you now, if today's events happen and are reported in the news, they will eventually know. And do you really think there is such a thing as a perfect crime? Many rich people don't have a good end either, either childless or worse. You only see the superficial phenomena and don't know the whole truth of the matter. If you look at life with prejudice, you will never know the meaning of your life. Am I right, gentlemen?"
"Officer, you're quite interesting, but time is running out. Even if bomb disposal experts come in now, it's probably too late!"
"That's right, less than 5 minutes left. Accept your fate!"
The men kept talking, prepared to die, seemingly unwilling to back down. Uncle had no choice but to contact the stealthy special forces. Li Fan had already led his team around to the back of the bank. The situation was unknown at the moment.
"Where are you all?"
"We entered through the back door, but all the doors to the lobby are locked. We don't dare to act rashly, fearing that using a cutter to open the doors might provoke the gangsters. Your negotiations haven't been very successful either."
"Time is running out. If we don't act soon, even if we storm in, it will be too late to get out. Don't come any closer, maintain your distance!"
Whether Li Fan heard me or not, Xia Hou had already arrived. I had to continue persuading, "Gentlemen, our bomb disposal expert has arrived. With his skills, it's possible to defuse the bomb within 2 minutes. If you don't want to die, why not let him come in and help? This is your last chance!"
The four men whispered among themselves, seemingly discussing. I urged them inwardly, Hurry up, any more delay and even the gods can't save you.
Soon, the mature voice came again, "Okay, hurry up and come in!"
It seemed they had changed their minds. Xia Hou rushed out, and the bank doors slowly opened. We saw the gangsters pointing guns at many hostages. Xia Hou took out his equipment, and the bomb disposal robot began its work. Once inside the vault, I lost track of the situation within.
Fortunately, a technical officer opened a tablet. He had hacked into the bank's surveillance and was watching the situation inside the vault. Xia Hou was carefully examining the bomb, and the gangsters were by his side, seemingly intending to help. These men seemed to have truly given up resisting.
After a period of inspection, Xia Hou found the problem and began working with scissors and a machine. At that moment, Uncle, Liu Yu Ning, and I were slowly approaching the bank, and the special forces had already entered from the back. Suddenly, one of the gangsters, a middle-aged man, pointed his gun at Xia Hou's head, "Haha, you've fallen for our trap. There's only 1 minute left. We never intended to defuse the bomb. The reason we did this was to lure you police in to die with us!"
"Our goal today was to take more people with us. I originally thought the bank staff would be enough, but thanks to you coming here, I've thought of a way to have even more people die with us," another man said.
I could see that the black clothes they were wearing were different from the organization's. This was the kind of clothing ordinary robbers liked to wear. They were probably not from the organization. I said, "Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite!"
I don't even know how I made my move. Several special forces officers emerged from behind. Uncle was the first to disarm the man pointing the gun at Xia Hou. Then Li Fan shot one of the gangsters in the left leg. The other special forces officers also opened fire simultaneously, hitting the legs of several gangsters. I personally subdued the middle-aged man, their leader.
At the same time, Xia Hou breathed a sigh of relief, "Success! 12 seconds left."
"You actually defused the bomb?" the leader of the gangsters exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course. Did you think I came in just for fun? Without absolute confidence, I wouldn't have come!"
"Hmph, we admit defeat this time. But if there's a next time, we'll never let you in!"
"Dream on in prison!" Liu Yu Ning said coldly, putting away her gun.
The gangsters were taken away by us. As we came out, the bank staff and customers dared to stand up. They had all been terrified earlier. After being rescued, they all praised us, the people's police.
After the four gangsters were taken into police cars, the cordon was lifted, and the police gradually withdrew. When we returned to the police station, He Xin had already identified the four gangsters for us.
I didn't personally interrogate the other gangsters; I was responsible for interrogating their leader, a man named Xue Hongshen. He was formerly a security guard at Fuming City Jingye Real Estate. He was imprisoned years ago for rape and was recently released. After his release, he somehow obtained some money and opened a factory with some of his old associates from the streets. However, due to poor management, it quickly went bankrupt, and he was burdened with debt.
"You said earlier that all four of you received those mysterious packages at the same time?" I asked.
"Yes, they were guns, submachine guns. We thought we were dreaming at the time. Actually, we had planned to commit suicide together. In our rental apartment, we were going to open the gas cylinder and end it all. Who knew that after receiving the guns, our courage grew. Besides the guns, there were also bombs. Isn't it strange? It's as if someone knew how down and out we were and needed help, and these things just happened to arrive in our hands."
"We've been investigating cases like this recently. The people behind this must have quite a few members. They can investigate your situation, know that people are not doing well, and have hatred in their hearts. They exploit these feelings of yours, knowing that once you get weapons, your temperaments will change drastically, which is why they sent these weapons to your hands."
"I don't know. Anyway, I'm still very grateful to them. Otherwise, we would have died a few days ago, poisoned by gas."