Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Lin Xiuyi, perched on the ceiling, looked at Officer Ida kneeling on the ground, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He could sense Officer Ida's humiliation and pain, and he could understand his choice.

This kneeling was not out of cowardice, but out of responsibility; it was a father's love for his son and a policeman's commitment to the hostage.

Officer Ida knelt on the ground, not daring to look into his son's eyes, much less into the eyes of the hostages around him.

His face was covered in tears of humiliation, but he gritted his teeth and refused to make a sound.

He knew that by kneeling, he had lost his dignity as a policeman and his heroic image in his son's eyes.

But he doesn't regret it. As long as he can protect the people around him, what does dignity matter?
The gang leader laughed for a while before gradually calming down.

He released his grip on the boy's face, kicked Officer Ida who was kneeling on the ground, and said contemptuously, "If you had just behaved like this earlier, none of this would have happened?"

"Get up. Stop trying anything for now and stay with me to negotiate with the police. If you make any moves, I'll still kill your son and these hostages!"

"Please rest assured, I will definitely listen to you."

Officer Ida kept his head down, his voice low, and the stray hairs on his forehead obscured his eyes, making it impossible to discern his emotions.

"Hahahaha!"

Upon seeing this, the gang leader laughed so hard he almost fell over, his smugness overflowing.

He reached out and patted Officer Ida on the shoulder, his tone utterly contemptuous.
"What kind of bullshit patrol chief is he? What kind of police officer is he who rids people of evil? In the end, isn't he just like an obedient dog? As long as someone has a hold on your weakness, you still have to listen to them obediently, right?"

As soon as he said this, the four thugs next to him immediately joined in with loud laughter. The ear-piercing laughter echoed in the enclosed third-floor space, full of mockery and arrogance.

The fear he felt earlier because of the police encirclement vanished instantly upon seeing Officer Date's submissive posture.

They swung their iron bars and machetes around casually, and their eyes, as they looked at the hostages, held an even more unbridled ferocity.

The hostages looked at Officer Ida with varying expressions, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

Some people understood his predicament, after all, his son was in the hands of the robbers, and the lives of more than thirty people were hanging by a thread. Kneeling down and begging for mercy was perhaps the only way to keep the robbers in check at that time.

But some people looked at them with a hint of disdain and disappointment. In their hearts, the police should be fearless heroes and pillars of strength that never bow their heads.

Witnessing a hero kneel and beg evil forces, the almost religious reverence one feels is ultimately diminished.

In the corner, the female student who had been rescued by Officer Ida clutched the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, her eyes filled with guilt.

She knew that Officer Ida had set aside his dignity to protect everyone, including her.

She wanted to go up and say something, but she didn't know how to start, so she could only lower her head silently, feeling a mix of emotions.

Just then, the gang leader laughed even more triumphantly, his head held high, his eyes filled with arrogance and conceit, completely letting his guard down.

His right hand, which was holding the double-barreled shotgun, subconsciously moved away from the trigger and casually rested on either side of the gun. He even raised his hand to wipe away the tears that had come out of his laughter.

It's now!

A sharp, cold glint flashed in Officer Ida's eyes.

The pent-up anger and determination finally erupted at this moment. He abruptly raised his head, his previously hunched back straightening instantly, like a cheetah pouncing on its prey, and pounced on the gang leader! Before the gang leader could react, Officer Ida had already firmly grasped the shotgun in his hand.

"You bastard! You dare to resist!"

Caught off guard, the gang leader's smile froze instantly, replaced by overwhelming rage.

Once he realized what was happening, he immediately tried to wrest the shotgun back, while simultaneously clenching his left fist and slamming it into Officer Ida's chest.

His right hand frantically pulled the trigger, wanting to shoot and kill the "disobedient" policeman.

But Officer Ida was prepared. The moment the gang leader reached for the trigger, he didn't hesitate to forcefully insert his right index finger behind the trigger.

His finger was tightly wedged between the trigger and the gun, and no matter how hard the gang leader tried, the trigger wouldn't budge and he couldn't pull it!
The intense pain from the gun barrel squeezing his fingers caused Officer Ida to groan involuntarily.

But he gritted his teeth, and even though the pain in his fingertips was excruciating, and even though the thugs' leader had hit his chest and he felt a dull ache, he never let go of the shotgun, nor did he pull his finger out from behind the trigger.

He knew that if he let go, he and all the hostages would be met with deadly bullets.

The two men wrestled, fighting over the shotgun, their bodies slamming against the nearby counter shelf with a loud crash.

Scattered jewelry and glass shards were kicked and flew everywhere, instantly turning the scene into chaos.

Seeing this, the four thugs panicked. After realizing what was happening, they immediately brandished their iron bars and machetes and rushed towards Officer Ida, trying to help subdue the resisting policeman.

But just as they took two steps, a sharp cracking sound came from the ceiling above them—the sound of the partition breaking under the weight!

Immediately afterwards, a dark figure leaped down from the ceiling and crashed straight into the fastest thug at the front!

"boom!"

A dull thud rang out as the thug was struck squarely by the dark figure. His body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground. He grimaced in pain and couldn't get up for a long time.

This person was none other than Lin Xiuyi, who had been lurking in the ceiling for a long time.

Without pausing after landing, he kicked the thug hard in the chest with his right foot. With a muffled groan, the thug instantly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Lin Xiuyi landed steadily, her hand tightly gripping the folding knife.

He raised his head, his sharp gaze sweeping over the remaining three thugs, his eyes showing no fear whatsoever.

"Don't come any closer!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable air of authority, causing the three thugs to instinctively stop in their tracks.

The situation changed too quickly; from Officer Ida's surprise attack to Lin Xiuyi's sudden appearance from the sky, it only took a few seconds.

The hostages were all stunned and hadn't even realized what was happening when the entire third floor was engulfed in a fierce melee.

On the contrary, it was Officer Date's son, the little boy named Date Wataru, who was the first to react.

With red eyes, he lunged at the gang leader, his small fists slamming into the man's body.
"You scoundrel! How dare you treat my father like that! I'll beat you to death!" (End of Chapter)