Chapter Eleven: Robbery (Part One)

  Others were no better off, Li Yang and his group still hadn't figured out what was going on, when several more dull and rapid sounds like the previous one rang out again. These sounds were muffled and rapid, and especially loud, a bad premonition had already appeared in Li Yang's mind.

  "Ah, robbery!"

  Outside the car, many pedestrians were fleeing and shouting. Li Yang raised his head carefully and looked out from the front windshield to see that the armored vehicle in front had stopped horizontally, with the driver's side door open, and a person was lying irregularly at the entrance, with fresh blood constantly dripping down from his body.

  "Robbery, or armed robbery!"

  Li Yang already knew what had happened without anyone else's explanation, he just didn't expect to encounter such a misfortune. These past few days everyone has been telling him that he was having good luck, if this is what good luck looks like then forget it.

  Their car was right behind the armored vehicle, and after taking a glance, Li Yang didn't dare to look again. He just hoped that the robbers would quickly leave with their loot, as they had insurance to cover any losses. As long as no one got hurt, that's all that mattered.

  The more you fear something, the more it comes to you. With a "whoosh" sound, the car door was suddenly opened, and Li Yang hadn't even seen what was happening when he was dragged down by a strong force. Then another person was pulled down, and the two were dragged directly into another vehicle.

  "Boss, the hostages have arrived, are two enough?"

  After being forced onto the bus, this was the worst news Li Yang had ever heard in his life. Because he got on late, he sat at the entrance of the bus and unexpectedly became a hostage for the hijackers.

  Wu Xiaoli shares the same idea as Li Yang. She also got on the bus late and now they have become a pair of unlucky ones, being caught together as hostages.

  "That's enough, our car can't hold any more. Hey, Xiao Liu, you're something else, kidnapping a hostage and getting a pretty girl too!"

  A dialect with a very strong local accent rang out, Li Yang's body was stuffed into the car, his head facing down, and he couldn't see what was inside the car at all.

  "Save me! Don't touch me!" Wu Xiaoli shouted loudly, Li Yang made an effort to lift his head and finally saw everything in the car clearly.

  This was an ordinary van, with two robbers sitting in the front, one person in the back, and another in the middle. He and Wu Xiaoli were squeezed into the middle seat, the door had been locked, and the car was speeding rapidly towards an unknown direction.

  In the back of the car, there were several large white boxes placed, and Li Yang saw at a glance that the box with their company label was placed in the front.

  "Hey kid, what are you staring at? Look again and I'll shoot you with one bullet!"

  A robber in his thirties with disheveled hair, sitting behind him, suddenly held a gun to Li Yang's raised head, and the ferocious look immediately frightened Li Yang, who unnaturally withdrew his head again.

  Those who can still loudly rebuke with guns pointed at them are heroes, but Li Yang does not think he is a hero, and he doesn't want to be one either.

  "Spare me, please let me go! If you want money, I can give it to you. I can ask my dad to give you a lot of money!"

  Wu Xiaoli was already frightened by the sudden change, crying with a face full of tears and snot. Li Yang heard Wu Xiaoli's words and couldn't help but shake his head, this girl is really stupid, isn't it just right to let them keep you as a hostage? However, looking at these people who robbed so many jewels, it's hard to say whether they will extort money again.

  "Shut up and behave yourselves. Once we escape, we'll naturally let you go. If you don't behave, I'll take care of you right now!"

  The hijacker sitting in the middle held a gun in his hand, fiercely pointing at Wu Xiaoli and shouting. After finishing, Wu Xiaoli looked at Li Yang again, her fierce eyes full of warning.

  Li Yang immediately nodded and then lowered his head very low. The person sitting in the middle seemed to be very satisfied with Li Yang's performance, but didn't say anything.

  Inside the carriage, there was only Wu Xiaoli's sobbing sound. The hijackers didn't say a word either. Li Yang didn't dare to raise his head and could only feel that the car was speeding along very quickly.

  The only good news for Li Yang was that the police sirens never stopped, proving that there were still police following behind. Today was the last day of the jewelry exhibition, and there were many police on the road. As soon as a robbery occurred, they rushed over with extremely high efficiency.

  "Boss, it's no good, we can't shake them off, these cops are sticking too close!"

  The hijacker driving the car suddenly shouted, and the man sitting in the passenger seat stretched his body to the back. Li Yang carefully raised his head and saw a scar on the man's face.

  "Damn it, these tolls are really troublesome. I was cheated by those Yunnan people, they said this road has the least tolls, screw them!"

  Scarface was furious and yelling, Li Yang didn't know who the Yunnanese person he mentioned was, but he honestly lay there, his head rapidly turning.

  The more chaotic things are, the calmer Li Yang becomes, this is one of Li Yang's strong points.

  These people in front of him were obviously fugitives, they killed people without blinking an eye, their hands must have been stained with blood. Such people's words are not reliable at all, Li Yang didn't believe that they would really let him go.

  He must think of a way to save himself, but Li Yang really didn't have a good solution.

  Li Yang usually exercises, but it's just ordinary exercise. With his small build and four vicious thugs to fight against, it's simply a pipe dream. What's more, they're armed with guns, so if Li Yang makes any sudden moves, his life will be over in their hands.

  "Boss, it's no good, we're about to be surrounded, what should we do?"

  The hijacker driving the car shouted loudly again, the police sirens were getting closer and more numerous, Li Yang's heart had a slight sense of relief, as long as they didn't get away, these people really escaped from the police chase, then his life would be in real danger.

  "Drive over there and see if you can find that factory. Let's go inside first. We have hostages in our hands, we're not afraid!"

  Scarface yelled loudly, Li Yang couldn't see outside, behind them were already four or five police cars chasing after them, if they were blocked by the police in front, then they really had no way to escape.

  Li Yang only felt the car suddenly shaking violently, and after a short while, the car stopped. Then the door was quickly opened, and he and Wu Xiaoli were dragged out of the car with guns pressed against their heads.

  After getting off the car, Li Yang only discovered that they were now in a fairly large warehouse. There were several rooms inside the warehouse, but there was no one, and it was unclear whether they had been scared away or were not present at all.

  "Let's go inside first, we'll negotiate with the strip inside, we have hostages in our hands, they don't dare to make trouble!"

  Scarface casually pointed to the room, and a bandit dragged him and Wu Xiaoli towards the room, while Scarface himself led others in moving large boxes from the truck.

  The room is not large, seemingly a rest room. The door and window face the outer hall directly. Except for these two places, there are no other exits. There is only one way out in front, which makes it inconvenient for bandits to escape but also inconvenient for police outside to rescue people by other means.

  "Boss, these boxes are too much trouble, let's smash them!" one of the robbers exclaimed, pointing at a large white box. Scarface hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

  Li Yang took a closer look this time, and there were six large white boxes in total. There were eight such boxes on the armored car, but he didn't know where the remaining two were, whether they hadn't been taken or because there was no space left on the truck. Anyway, their company's boxes were among these.

  Pom pom pom pom.

  These boxes are not safes, and it's not difficult to break them open. In the blink of an eye, all six large boxes were broken open, and looking at the jewelry and gems that came out, the eyes of several robbers widened in surprise.

  "Grandma's, those Yunnan goods didn't cheat us after all. These are really valuable jewels! Eldest brother, if we take these things out, we'll be set for life and never have to worry about food or drink again!"

  A thief gazed at the two big eyes and sighed, these jewels under the light of the house lamp emitted a fascinating glow, especially with so many jewels piled together, even more attractive.

  "That's to be said later, first pack up these things, we'll have to negotiate with the cops later. Brothers, if we can get through this, we won't have to do these brainless jobs again!" Scarface's eyes gleamed with greed as he chuckled and spoke to his brothers.

  "Boss, don't worry, I asked a fortune teller before I came here. This time our action will be safe and sound, we'll definitely get away with it!"

  A slightly younger bandit also chuckled and the four bandits began to put the scattered jewels into bags and pockets. The "Crystal Flower" of Li Yang's company and several other boxes with larger diamonds were all taken by the scar-faced man and put into his own pocket. This leader was also a savvy person, knowing what was most valuable.

  "You are surrounded, release the hostages quickly, lay down your arms and surrender, surrender is your only way out!"

  The police outside started shouting, Li Yang knew that the police outside had already set up a cordon, and he was in the most dangerous moment. If these robbers didn't have any hope of escaping, they would definitely not let him and Wu Xiaoli go.

  Li Yang quietly observed the room, there was nothing like iron rods or blunt objects inside, only two bricks in the corner of the wall, which were still quite far from Li Yang.

  At this time, Li Yang's greatest advantage was that his hands and feet were still able to move, and the hijackers didn't have time to tie him up. Li Yang's cooperation also numbed them to a certain extent.

  It's unclear how the police will deal with the hijacker Li Yang, all I know is from watching TV, but what's shown on TV isn't reliable. Li Yang didn't plan to follow the plot of a TV show, or else he might end up losing his own life.

  However, one thing was clear to Li Yang: the police would definitely not meet all the hijackers' demands and there would be a rescue operation. Whether he could escape during this operation depended on that action, and only then would it be most beneficial for him to take action.

  Li Yang quietly turned his head to take a look, and Wu Xiaoli was still sobbing beside him, her whole body trembling. Wu Xiaoli seemed to feel that someone was looking at her, and slowly lifted her head.

  "Shh!"

  Li Yang quietly whispered, using his mouth to carefully say the two words "calm down". Wu Xiaoli's state was not good, of course Li Yang wasn't purely thinking about saving this woman. If Wu Xiaoli could also calmly cooperate with the police, then his chances of escaping would be even greater.

  Before long, the robbers had packed all the jewels into pockets and several thick bags. These robbers were not foolish; if a bag was dropped, there would still be enough jewels in their pockets to last them several years of eating and drinking.