Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

The police station was indeed much emptier, with only a few rooms lit up.

At the entrance to the duty dormitory, two police officers were standing guard, talking in hushed tones, occasionally glancing worriedly at the towering flames outside the window.

Brother Long and Brother Hu exchanged a glance; their years of tacit understanding needed no words.

Tiger approached silently from the shadows on the side, while Dragon made a slight noise in the distant corridor.

"What's that sound?" A police officer turned around alertly.

In that instant, Tiger leaped out of the shadows like a tiger pouncing on its prey, slamming a short stick wrapped in thick cloth into the back of a police officer's neck.

At the same time, Brother Long swiftly pounced on another police officer, striking him hard in the ribs with his elbow. As the officer bent over in pain, Brother Long delivered a precise chop to the side of his neck.

The two officers collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound, unconscious.

Brother Long checked her breathing and breathed a sigh of relief: "She's unconscious, but not dead."

kill?

It's not that they're afraid.

But killing someone at a police station is a completely different matter.

Tiger nodded, and the two quickly dragged the unconscious police officer to a corner. Dragon took a deep breath and kicked open the door to the duty room.

The three people inside the room were instantly startled.

Officer Han was sitting by the bed comforting Lin Tangtang, who was frightened by the distant firelight and the earlier commotion. Lin Tian's face was expressionless.

A loud bang was heard, and a cold glint flashed in Lin Tian's eyes. He quickly retreated to the bedside and shielded his sister behind him.

Officer Han sprang to his feet almost instinctively, stepping between Lin Tian and his sister and the doorway, and shouted sternly:

"Who are you? How did you get in?"

The two burly men who entered had menacing faces and fierce eyes; they were clearly not good people and were not from the police station.

Xiao Han's heart sank instantly. Where were her colleagues who were guarding outside?

Brother Long and Brother Hu scanned the room, their eyes quickly locking onto the two children being protected behind Xiao Han, whose features perfectly matched Yi Zhonghai's description.

Brother Long grinned, revealing a smile that he thought was kind but was actually more terrifying: "Little beauty, don't be nervous. We two brothers mean no harm. We've been asked to invite these two kids out for a 'chat.' If you know what's good for you, move aside. Let's keep to ourselves."

"Nonsense! This is a police station! You're trespassing on a state property with the intent to kidnap! That's a serious crime!"

Despite her fear, Officer Han's duty and courage compelled her to stand firm. Instead, she took a half-step forward and shouted, her voice stern yet weak.

"Get out of here right now! Or I'll call for help!"

"Should we call for help?"

Tiger seemed to have heard a funny joke, pointed out the window, and said, "Listen to this, the firefighters are shouting all over the place, but who can hear them? Your two colleagues are already asleep."

"Even if you shout until you're hoarse, no one will come."

"Rotten throat! Rotten throat!"

Tiger: "..."

Everyone: "...!"

Officer Han's face paled; he knew his colleagues outside were likely in grave danger, but he stubbornly stood there, firmly protecting Lin Tian and his sister behind him.

"Don't even think about it! As long as I'm alive, you won't lay a finger on this child. Kidnapping a child—do you know what that crime is? It's a capital offense!"

Lin Tian gently patted his trembling younger sister behind Xiao Han, then looked up at the two fierce-looking men.

And there was Sister Han, who stood in front of them, trembling but trying to stay calm, her eyes unusually calm.

"Did Yi Zhonghai send you?"

"no!"

Brother Long reacted extremely quickly. Almost as soon as Lin Tian finished speaking, he denied it outright, his triangular eyes flashing with vigilance and ferocity.

He didn't want to get involved in any public relations, in case this kid really had a problem.

There's a policewoman there too.

Is this something that can be admitted?

Unless they kill him to silence him.

Even if this denial seems so weak and powerless in the current situation.

"Brother, why waste words with them? Let's just attack."

Tiger was already impatient.

He was even more impatient. Seeing that the target was right in front of him, what threat could a young policewoman and a teenager pose?

The longer we wait, the more things might go wrong. The best course of action is to quickly arrest the person, take the money, and leave.

Before he finished speaking, Tiger Brother pounced on Officer Han, who was blocking the bed, with his burly body and a powerful gust of wind.

His movements were swift and decisive, clearly those of a trained fighter, and he showed no mercy.

Although Officer Han was alert, he was just an ordinary household registration officer with limited combat training. Faced with this ruthless and experienced criminal, he couldn't hold his own in a single exchange.

She only had time to parry before Tiger delivered a powerful and precise chop to the side of her neck.

"Well!"

Officer Han let out a short, muffled groan, his vision went black, and he collapsed limply to the ground.

"Sister Han!"

Lin Tian exclaimed in surprise, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, but he didn't move. He simply held his sister, who was frozen in fear, in his arms.

Tangtang's tiny hands gripped Lin Tian's shirt tightly, burying her face in his chest.

"Brother...he...they're bad people...aren't they?"

Lin Tian lowered his head, gently touching his younger sister's cold forehead with his warm hand, and comforted her, "Tangtang, are you scared?"

Tangtang shook her head vigorously in his arms, her little braids swaying. "Don't be afraid! With my patron here, Tangtang isn't afraid!"

But her tightly closed eyes and trembling little body honestly betrayed the extreme fear in her heart.

She just didn't want her brother to worry.

Lin Tian's heart felt as if it had been touched by its softest part, only to be immediately covered by an even deeper chill.

These beasts! They even frighten such a small child!

No wonder it was a beast that a beast found.

"How about you do a magic trick for Tangtang, brother? A magic trick that can make these two bad guys disappear."

"trick?"

Tangtang's curiosity temporarily overcame her fear. She carefully lifted her face slightly from her brother's arms, revealing a pair of clear, teary eyes with teardrops still clinging to her long eyelashes.

"Really? Honey... what kind of magic trick is it?"

Lin Tianchong blinked at her: "Brother can make those two bad guys disappear, as if they never existed. Tangtang, do you believe brother?"

"believe!"

Tangtang nodded without hesitation. In her heart, her brother was the most amazing person in the world.

It can even be turned into a big meat bun for yourself to eat.

"Okay... Tangtang, close your eyes and count to ten, okay? Don't peek before you finish counting, or the magic trick won't work."

Tangtang nodded vigorously, obediently covered her eyes with her little hands, and began to count in her childish voice: "One, two..."

"Kid, do you think we're invisible? Stop playing dumb."

As Brother Long listened to the brother and sister's oblivious conversation, his ominous premonition grew stronger.

He shouted sternly, "Tiger! Move! Grab that kid first!"

Tiger, who couldn't wait any longer, strode forward upon hearing this, his large, fan-like hand grabbing Lin Tian's arm with a gust of wind: "Come with us, stop trying to pull any tricks!"

Just as his fingers were about to touch Lin Tian's sleeve—

Tiger's imposing figure, as tall as a mountain, vanished abruptly and without warning, right before the eyes of Dragon and Sugar (through the gap between their middle and index fingers).

The burly man who had been charging forward aggressively just moments before was now completely still, with only a slight breeze from his attack remaining.

The fierce look on Brother Long's face froze instantly, his pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints, and a chill ran from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

He could even hear his heart pounding wildly in his chest.

"Tiger...Tiger Cub?!"

Brother Long was horrified.

He looked around abruptly. In the cramped duty room, there was no one else but the unconscious policewoman and Lin Tian and his sister!

Disappeared?

Vanished into thin air?

Could there really be... ghosts?!

The moment the thought crossed Brother Long's mind, the hairs on his body stood on end.

He was a ruthless outlaw who didn't believe in ghosts or gods, and he had taken more than twenty lives. So how could he explain this scene that couldn't be explained by common sense?

He used to scoff at the series of tragic deaths that had been making headlines in Nanluoguxiang, but now he believes it wholeheartedly.

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