Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 192 Entering the Store
Inside the Friendship Gold Shop!
Chen Shu pushed through the crowd and rushed into the store. He peeked inside and saw two people standing close together behind the counter.

There was a commotion outside the shop, but you could still faintly hear sobbing and a young woman's voice begging for mercy coming from inside.

Originally, Chen Shu planned to maintain order outside the store and wait for backup police to arrive. However, after hearing the crying around him, he hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but explain to himself, "I'll just go in and take a look so I can report back to the station." In the end, he carefully took two steps into the store and gently closed the glass door behind him.

He kept all the noise outside the door.

A man with disheveled, yellowish hair and a thin build was seen grabbing a middle-aged woman and standing together behind the counter of a jewelry store.

The assailant draped his left arm over the woman's shoulder and strangled her neck. He pressed himself tightly against her back, concealing most of his body except for his head, which was visible. He looked around blankly, neither paying attention to the police officers who had just entered the store nor fixing his gaze on any part of the store.

He simply held the hostage, his free right hand gripping the handle of the cleaver, waving it aimlessly in the air.

Upon seeing the police enter the store, the female hostage immediately shut her mouth. However, her terrified eyes and bloodless face clearly indicated that she had lost the ability to think due to fear.

The thug looks suspicious!
Could it be a mental illness?
Standing inside the door, Chen Shu was filled with doubt. He looked at the female hostage, raised his right hand in front of him, and pressed his palm down a few times.

He stared intently at the thug who was muttering something to himself, and slowly took two steps forward.

The assailant didn't react. He was tilting his head back, staring at a spot on the ceiling inside the store, baring his teeth and brandishing his knife as if about to chop, while still chattering incessantly.

He gritted his teeth and glared angrily.

"Don't come over here!"

"I will kill! I will kill you all!"

"Get out! Get out of here!"

One moment they are meek and submissive, begging for mercy.

"Please, just go."

"Go find other people, don't come looking for me."

"Please."

As Chen Shu got closer, he basically concluded that this person definitely had mental problems! Either he was mentally ill, or in the worst case, he might have been hallucinating from an overdose of drugs!
He deliberately pointed the body camera on his shoulder at the criminal, estimating that he had collected enough images of him, then squatted down slightly and backed away backward.

The assailant still didn't shift his attention to Chen Shu. Instead, he lowered his head and looked at the ground, raising his right foot and stomping on it haphazardly.

"Don't come out!"

"Don't come out!"

"Don't come out!"

"I'll stomp! I'll stomp!"

"I'll stomp! I'll stomp!"

"I'll stomp! I'll stomp!"

Repeating the same words and actions is one of the characteristics of an overdose of drugs. Having confirmed the criminal's condition, Chen Shu felt a little relieved and kept his eyes fixed on the other party's every move, preparing to leave.

Yu Guangzhong noticed that the female hostage, whose left arm was tightly held by the thug, was biting her lip and dared not speak. She just kept shaking her head, and tears kept rolling down her face.

Upon closer inspection, her down jacket also had several rips that were clearly made by a kitchen knife.

The assailant used a knife on the hostage!

"Snapped!"

The thug next to me must have kicked the display case, because the entire front desk shook violently.

The thug, who had been staring at the ground, was startled by the nearby counter. Regaining his senses, he immediately raised the cleaver in his right hand and brought it down hard on the counter, shouting:

"You scared me! You scared me! I'll kill you!" *Snap! Crack!*

The cleaver swung down beside the female hostage, shattering the glass instantly!
The woman's fear exploded, every nerve urging her: run away, run away!
She trembled as she released her bloodless lips, which opened and closed at an extremely small angle.

Chen Shuyi, on the other side, mouthed softly, "Save me."

save!
Must be saved!
This thug has lost his mind!
One wrong move and the hostage could be killed!
Can't wait any longer!
Chen Shu bent down, lightly supporting himself on the wall inside the jewelry store with his right hand, and entered the counter area along the right wall.

He peeked half his head out from behind the counter, using it as cover, revealing only his eyes as he stared at the assailant, taking small steps forward.

step,
two steps,

three steps,

Approaching step by step.

Just get close to the assailant and quickly subdue him!
With his skills, dealing with this drug addict should be a sure thing!
Three meters away from the other party.

Chen Shu took a deep breath, leaned his upper body slightly forward, and concentrated his strength in his waist and abdomen.

"Chen Shu! Chen Shu! Where are you? Answer me if you hear me!"

Suddenly, the walkie-talkie behind Chen Shu's back went off!

Worse!

Chen Shu's heart sank. He took a half step back with his right foot and braced it against the ground, preparing for a strong attack.

"Who's there! Who's there! Show yourself!"

The assailant reacted extremely quickly. The instant he heard the walkie-talkie ring, he grabbed the female hostage and held her in front of him, facing the direction of the noise, and took a few steps back, pressing his back against the wall.

He shouted hoarsely, "I see you! Come out! Come out right now!"

Chen Shu, who was squatting behind the front desk, pinched the bridge of his nose, then turned off the walkie-talkie and slowly stood up with his hands raised.

He gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm a police officer. I'm here to help you."

The thug stared suspiciously at the policeman who claimed to have come to help him, swallowed hard, and pointed the tip of his cleaver at him: "Don't lie to me, I know you're here to kill me just like them!"

"Don't come any closer! I can kill people! I'm not afraid of you!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the ceiling a few more times.

Taking the opportunity, Chen Shu moved forward a few steps, looked the other person in the eye, and said in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid. I'm a policeman, I'm here to arrest them."

The assailant's arm, which had been holding the cleaver for quite some time, began to tremble slightly, just like his trembling voice: "Really? You mean...really?"

Chen Shu nodded slowly, then gently clenched his raised right hand and pointed his index finger toward the ceiling where the thugs had glanced earlier: "Keep your voice down, don't let them hear you."

Upon hearing this, the thug nodded in agreement.

Chen Shu took a few steps forward and lowered his voice, saying, "Come a little closer, I have something to tell you."

The assailant moved forward half a step.

Chen Shu frowned and said, feigning displeasure, "Get closer. We can't let them hear us."

The thug showed an expression of agreement, then, finding the female hostage in front of him in the way, he pulled her behind him and took another half step closer to Chen Shu.

Chen Shu's lips curled up slightly.

(End of this chapter)