While Inspector Wang went to the bathroom, Xu Siqi reached for the blue booklet. He wanted to make one final confirmation whether Zhou Weilong had been to the patrol room that day.
Looking at the release records of February 17, there are only two records, one is the release record of Xu Siqi, and the other is the release record of Qiao Zhendong and others.
Although there is no name of the guarantor in Xu Siqi's guarantor column, it is marked in red pen: Special approval by Inspector Zonghua.
In the column of Qiao Zhendong's guarantor, there is a name: Zou Yuancheng.
Xu Siqi knew that the agents all had aliases. As long as he had a chance to see Zhou Weilong's handwriting, he could tell whether the two were the same person.
After a while, Inspector Wang walked in, stood behind Xu Siqi, looked at it for a while, and said: "The foreign writing is so good, why do you come to the patrol room? Let me tell you, the salary of a clerk is not high...
"
Before he finished speaking, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside.
"Oh no, the prisoner escaped!"
"Stop him!"
"stop!"
"stop!"
Inspector Wang hesitated for a moment, then quietly opened the door and looked outside. Before he could see clearly what was going on, he was hit with a heavy punch on the bridge of his nose.
Inspector Wang yelled, held his nose and took a few steps back, then fell to the ground, blood dripping down his fingers.
At the same time, Amao ran past the door.
Inspector Li followed closely with several patrol officers. In his busy schedule, he did not forget to disparage Inspector Wang: "Old Wang, you are such an idiot. You stretched your legs to trip him!"
Inspector Wang covered his nose and groaned. He probably had a broken nose.
There was an open space in front of the patrol room, and there was no place for Amao to hide.
Inspector Li took out his pistol, loaded the bullet with a click, raised the gun and took aim for a while, then pointed it at Amao and pulled the trigger.
"boom!"
The bullet whizzed past Amao's head.
Amao shrank in fear and saw a car parked on the side of the road with its curtains drawn. Without thinking, he opened the door and got in.
A woman screamed from the car: "Who are you? Get out!"
Amao was also surprised. He thought it was an empty car, but he didn't expect that there was someone in the car, and he was an "acquaintance" - he mistakenly thought Gu Qingcheng was Gu Linglong.
Gu Qingcheng was waiting to take secret photos of Xu Siqi, but he never expected that a fugitive would arrive.
Amao sneered and said: "Little girl, I recognized you, that day at the theater..."
The driver picked up a wrench and hit Amao randomly, trying to drive him off.
Amao took the wrench and swung it hard on the driver's head. The driver felt like the world was spinning, his body swayed, and he fell on the steering wheel.
"Amao, you can't escape, release the hostages immediately!" Inspector Li held up his pistol and shouted from outside the car.
Amao also took the risk, smashed the car window with a wrench, picked up a sharp piece of broken glass, pointed it at Gu Qingcheng's neck, and said loudly: "Li, if you dare, shoot and see if she dies.
Or I’ll die!”
Inspector Li shouted: "Last warning, release the hostages immediately! Otherwise, we will be rude to you!"
Amao shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, if you dare to mess around, I will kill her immediately!"
During the stalemate, a British man in uniform came out. He was the top officer of the Foch Road Patrol Room, Chief Inspector Jensen.
Inspector Li walked over quickly, bowed and said: "Report to the Chief Inspector that the fugitive Amao has taken two hostages. One of them is alive and dead. I suggest that snipers should be arranged to kill the fugitives!"
After listening to the translation, Jensen stretched his neck and looked at it for a while, then said to himself: "That car looks familiar..."
Someone behind him said in English: "That's Gu Mansion's car, and the person in the car is Gu Mansion's second lady."
Jenson looked back and saw a young Chinese man in casual clothes standing behind him.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Xu Siqi, and I'm here to apply for a clerkship. Chief Inspector, I have a small suggestion. For the safety of the hostages, it's best not to use snipers easily."
"Are you doubting the sniper's marksmanship?"
"The fugitive is hiding behind Miss Gu, blocking the sniper's shooting range. The curtains are drawn on the other side of the car window. The sniper can only choose to shoot from the front. I am worried that this will stimulate the fugitive and he may
The thought of dying together hurts Miss Gu."
After listening to Xu Siqi's analysis, Jensen couldn't help but nodded and said, "Then, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Xu Siqi said: "The fugitive just wants to survive. As long as he agrees to release Miss Gu, he is just a desperado. What will happen if he is released? I believe the chief detective should know which is more important."
Inspector Li did not understand English and was too anxious to get in the conversation. He had already recognized Xu Siqi, so it was not surprising that Xu Siqi came to apply for a job.
After a while, Jensen whispered a few words to the translator. The translator turned to Inspector Li and said: "The Chief Inspector has an order that no one is allowed to shoot. He sends someone to negotiate with the fugitive. As long as he agrees not to harm the hostages,
, you can let him go."
The first level of official rank is overwhelming, not to mention the difference between the levels of chief detective and inspector.
The negotiating patrol quickly brought back Amao's request: send someone to drive him to Zhabei. As long as it was safe, he would naturally release the hostages.
Jenson immediately agreed and asked who was willing to be the driver. He asked three times in a row, but no one answered on the spot.
No one wants to do this kind of job. The Zhabei area is Amao's home base. If Amao turns against him, the patrolman sent there could lose his life if he doesn't do it right.
Xu Siqi thought for a moment and said to Jensen: "Chief Inspector, if you can trust me, I am willing to be his driver."
Jensen looked at his patrol officers and asked, "What do you think?"
The patrol officers present nodded, and no one spoke to object.
Jensen turned around, looked Xu Siqi up and down for a while, and said: "Young man, I admire your bravery and responsibility. The patrol room needs brave people, so I can inform you now that you have been officially hired!"
"Thank you Chief Inspector!"
Xu Siqi lowered his hat, came to the car with his hands raised, and said to Amao in the car: "I am a civilian employee of the patrol room, and I am responsible for driving you to Zhabei."
Amao was in a high state of nervousness and was always on guard against the police patrol coming up to him. He did not take a close look at Xu Siqi's appearance and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"
Xu Siqi opened the driver's door and first dragged out the driver, whose face was covered in blood.
Gu Qingcheng asked in a trembling voice: "Is he dead?"
Xu Siqi got into the car and started the car while saying: "Don't worry, he just fainted."
Under the gaze of many patrol officers, Xu Siqi turned the car around, slowed down as much as possible, and drove away from the Foch Road patrol house.