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Chapter 42 The Devil Comes to Maple Street (6)
Zhen Ai didn't resist, but felt that when the girl tied her up, she stuffed a loose drawstring into her hand.

Zhen Ai was startled, and turned to look at her; but she had a calm expression, not looking at Zhen Ai at all, with her hands behind her back, being tied up by the next person.And the next person who tied her up also inadvertently and secretly used this method.

Zhen Ai's heart felt warm for no reason, and her eyes were sore.Not for myself, but for the belief in lost and found.

The bank is at the intersection, a few hundred meters away from the parking section.When Yan Su flew all the way, he was confronted with scattered crowds and cars that gave way automatically.

Just ran over and saw the police car coming.He didn't care so much, and ran directly towards the bank, but when he was almost at the door, he stopped suddenly.

He wants to save her.He can't go in.

Yan Su saw Zhen Ai from a distance through the glass.

Everyone fell on the ground, only she stood upright, looking at the submachine gun in the gangster's hand without blinking, without fear, without joy or sorrow.Just like she was in front of anyone, quietly, habitually, with her head held high.

He didn't know why, but suddenly his heart ached.

He should have discovered that only when she was by his side would she be stupid, dull, pout, smirk, blush, and have various emotions of joy or sadness or shame or guilt... ...will bow his head.

He always made fun of her for being slow, why didn't he realize that it was him who was really slow until now.

Why didn't he understand until now that these are her supreme trust.

The huge glass chandelier smashed into the ground, splashing out spray-like debris, and at that moment, she was completely blocked from sight.But he knew very well that she must have been injured so close to the chandelier.

He was standing outside safely, but the big chandelier seemed to have smashed into his heart. After the aftershock, it was pierced by countless fragments one by one.

For more than ten seconds, he couldn't think normally, and his mind went blank.But after all, he was talking back, and after standing for less than half a minute, he regained his clarity, turned and left without looking back.

From the gunshot to the present, 47 seconds later, the police came.

So, who called the police?
Soon, countless police cars and police officers gathered outside the bank, busy.The atmosphere inside the bank was exceptionally relaxed.Of course, the only ones who were relaxed were the few robbers, especially King.

Dozens of hostages squatted around the edge of the hall, creating an excellent anti-shooting fortress for the three of them.After a while, the police outside began to call for a lighter punishment by surrendering their weapons.Nonsense without a doubt.

Jack scoffed at that.

While waiting for the time to load the money, King suddenly suggested: "Let's play a game, whoever cooperates with us will have the right to be sent out first!"

The hostages looked at each other cautiously and vigilantly.

A dark-skinned middle-aged man said: "Send the women and children out first!"

"Are you sure?" King smiled, his tone dark, "The name of our game is called Killing Game."

The people who thought they saw the light of hope were suddenly terrified.Did he "send" it out in the name of the corpse?Those who expected to be called all lowered their heads.

King shook the gun in his hand: "Since you don't want to, then I'll pick someone. I like the unlucky number 13. We have 3 people, and we will choose ten from the hostages."

He spoke slowly, enunciating every word clearly.Every word seems to come from hell.

At this moment, everyone lowered their heads as deeply as possible, for fear that he would touch them.Everyone turned into an ostrich, trembling with their heads buried in the darkness, as if the wicked would not be able to see you if you didn't look up.

But King's speed was very fast, and he pointed to a college girl first.

The girl came with her boyfriend, and when she saw Jack and Arch coming to pull her, she shrank towards her boyfriend in horror, crying and screaming while avoiding: "No, no! Save me, Henry save me!"

Her boyfriend also panicked, his hands were tied behind his back, but he held his girlfriend's shoulder tightly with his chin, crying and begging: "Please, don't, don't hurt her!"

Zhen Ai was terrified when she saw it, and she was afraid that they would shoot and kill this man impatiently.But they didn't, they just kicked him hard.The girl screamed, kicked and beat her, but in the end she couldn't hold her back. They dragged her into the center of the circle and threw her on the ground.

The faces of the people around were full of pain and fear. Zhen Ai heard the woman beside her crying in a very low voice: "God, save us. God, save us!" A [-]-year-old child, the child didn't understand what happened, but was very good, with his mother's face pressed against his mouth, he didn't cry or speak, and only looked around curiously with a pair of black eyes.

In bursts of crying, King quickly selected 9 people, and the last one was left.

At this moment, almost everyone's hearts were suspended, praying to the gods of all parties, as if this was their last chance to survive.

No bad luck, no bad luck, everyone is praying devoutly, unaware that they are praying for their own good luck, and they are praying for another innocent person to die.

King looked around, and his eyes finally fell in the direction of Zhen Ai, a strange smile gradually appeared on the corners of his calm lips.Zhen Ai's heart sank slightly, and she saw him slowly raise the gun, pointing at the woman's child beside her: "You are the tenth."

Jack and Arch came up and pulled the child in the woman's arms. The woman suddenly seemed to collapse the whole world, and begged in the utmost distress: "No, please don't hurt her. She is just a child, she is my child."

Jack mercilessly slapped her across the face with a "slap". The corner of the woman's lips bleed instantly, but she lay on the ground, biting her child's clothes tightly and refusing to let go.

The child also felt something was wrong, and burst into tears with a "wow".

The people around were all red-eyed but helpless, and they all regretted that they didn't bless the child along the way when they prayed just now. Now their victory in life has lost its luster, and it no longer has the meaning of luck and good luck.

Jack pulled the crying child fiercely, but the mother seemed to be crazy, a pair of teeth were biting out bloody water, which looked like they were broken, and her eyes were bloodshot, but she refused to let go no matter what. .

Zhen Ai watched quietly, for some reason, she suddenly wanted to become that child who was bitten by her mother.

"Wait a minute." She raised her head indifferently, looked at King in the middle of the circle, and said calmly, "I'll change her."

Today is the last day of the career of Eva Diaz's father, the senior Diaz officer of the NYT Regional Police Department.

As a native of NYT, he loves from the bottom of his heart this small city adjacent to New York, which is not as lively and prosperous as it is, but far more warm and friendly.With a small population and a beautiful environment, the streets are always a scene of peace and tranquility.

Near noon, a few hours before retirement, the alarm went off.Two people were killed and more than 2 people were kidnapped in a shooting robbery at a Maple Street bank.

This is an unprecedented serious case in the history of NYT.The old Diaz went out to the police with the team and performed the last mission. He lost the blood and passion of his youth, and only had the responsibility and persistence accumulated over the years.And, for the last time, the longing and anticipation of a safe return.

After arriving at the scene, on the first day, the new security officer, Officer Vic, acted immediately, commanded the assignment, blocked the road, applied for the mobilization of SWAT, and everything was in order.

And the old Diaz saw Yan Su in the shadows of the police.

Holding his mobile phone, he actually stood on the police car, stepping on the siren.Still unaware, he was taking pictures very seriously.

"SA" old Diaz called him.

Yan Su followed the sound and turned his head, jumped out of the car and walked towards him. Before he got close, he ordered to the old Diaz: "Immediately apply for assistance from the FBI Behavior Analysis Team."

Old Diaz said: "We have sent out the application. It just so happens that several FBI agents are on vacation in the local area and can come here immediately. The rest will take an hour by plane."

Vic watched from the sidelines, not understanding old Diaz's respectful attitude towards this young man, and coughed lightly: "Old Diaz, how did he know that we should invite the FBI behavioral analysis team inside the police?"

Old Diaz didn't have time to speak, Yan Su turned his head to look at Vic indifferently: "Disguised as guards and customers, with at least three types of guns, called the police in advance... There are signs that they are not the first time to commit crimes. And I read the news and know that the FBI has been chasing bank robberies with similar modus operandi in several states in the Middle East in the past few months. So, you get it?"

Vic was taken aback, then asked again: "But who are you?"

Old Diaz hurriedly introduced: "SAYan, the cryptanalysis behavior analysis consultant of FBI and CIA, has helped us solve many cases in NYT in the past."

Vic was surprised. Of course he had heard of Yan Su's name, but he never thought that this person was so young.Before he took office, he knew about NYT Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, and he thought that he must visit Yan Su if he had the opportunity.But when such a young person stood in front of him, the 38-year-old Sheriff Vik felt a little uncomfortable.

He hesitated whether to shake hands or something when they first met, but the person in front of him didn't take the initiative at all.At this time,
"SA's long-awaited!" A blond beauty in casual clothes appeared out of nowhere and reached out to Yan Su.

Yan Su frowned impatiently, why are there so many idlers he doesn't know today?Are they all for soy sauce?He put his hands motionless in the pockets of his windbreaker, and his face was cold.

The beauty froze for a moment, stretched out her hand, a little embarrassed.

Yan Su glanced at her faintly: "A negotiator?"

"My name is Lily." The beauty opened her eyes wide in surprise, "How did you know that?"

"Please be a little professional." Yan Su ignored her question, took out his phone, swiped his head down, and pointed the screen at her, "This is a call from the bank counter, call in and tell the kidnappers to release the injured guard first. If possible, our medical staff will go in and carry it."

Vic frowned, dissatisfied with Yan Su's self-assertive attitude, but he had to admit that Yan Su's method and reaction speed were indeed amazing.

Lily put away her embarrassing attitude, and quickly picked up the phone on the temporary console.

"Wait a minute." Yan Su suddenly stared at the screen on the console, which was connected to the only remaining surveillance image of the bank, and the rest were destroyed by robbers. On the back, you can see the whole picture of the bank lobby.

In the black-and-white video, three gunmen pull people from a large circle of hostages, each struggling desperately.

Lily stared at the monitor screen and then at the bank building across the road, covering her mouth: "God, what are they going to do?"

Yan Su didn't say a word, his eyes searched sternly.

Zhen Ai was squatting in the lower right corner of the screen, with her hands tied, motionless.He glanced at her small figure restrainedly, and his heart hurt like being cut by a blunt knife.

The murderer started to snatch the child from the woman's arms, Zhen Ai moved suddenly, she should have said something, because all eyes on the screen were focused on her.The youngest one pointed the sniper rifle at Zhen Ai.

Yan Su suddenly felt cold all over his body.

But the man just patted Zhen Ai's cheek with the muzzle of the gun, then turned his head and said something to the man in the middle.Soon, he pulled Zhen Ai up, untied the rope behind her hands, and pushed her to the center of the hall.He also ordered the rest of the people who stayed on the periphery to turn their backs and not to look in the middle.

It's like... a grand slaughter is going to follow.

Yan Su stood in the wind, only then did he realize that he was in a cold sweat at that second, and the cold entered his heart.

The 10 people have all squatted in the center of the hall, forming a small circle.Jack and Arch searched for everyone's driver's license cards and put them in front of King, then stood behind him like the two executioners.

King didn't talk much, except for the ghostly gleam in his eyes from time to time, he looked gentle and an outstanding man.It's a pity his smile doesn't comfort anyone.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, and tapped the ten driver's license cards on the ground bit by bit with his fingers. After each knock, he raised his eyes to find its owner correspondingly.The gloomy and smiling gaze made everyone's heart shudder.

After reading it, he smiled slightly: "The killing game, start!"

The ten people looked at each other in blank dismay, panicked and restless,

"Wait a minute!" A brown-haired man shouted, "Send him out. He's right at the door, and the police don't even need to come." He pointed to the guard lying at the door bleeding continuously.

King lowered his eyes and looked at the driver's license card on the ground: "Asa Excalib."

The man named Asa responded in a low voice.

King lowered his head, thoughtful.Zhen Ai's whole body tensed up, worried that he would suddenly explode and kill this "talkative" young man.But at that moment, the phone at the counter rang.

Yan Su stared at the monitor screen.

The moment the phone rang, King looked up and gestured to Jack, who immediately came to answer the phone.His position is very close to the monitor, and he has a very clear young face, in his early twenties.

Among the three, he is in the weakest dominated position.

"I'm Lily Detter, a negotiator from the NYT Police Department. Can you tell me what you need?"

Jack yelled into the phone: "Everyone who told you to leave." After speaking, he turned his head and glanced at King, and his manic voice lost his previous mania, and said, "We don't want anything."

Lily was not discouraged, and said gently and smoothly: "But we need your help."

Jack was young after all, and with heroism, he blurted out: "What are you doing?"

Lily's voice was very stable: "Can we carry the injured person out at the door? He is dying, and we will not enter the hall. We will only let the medical staff carry him out for treatment."

Jack didn't care about such things, but he still said, "Wait a minute." He put down the phone and asked King for instructions.

At this time, Zhen Ai, whose back was facing the monitor, suddenly turned around and glanced in this direction.Yan Su was taken aback, the screen was so small that he couldn't see clearly, but he still felt her dark eyes looking at him.

But in the next second, she turned her head indifferently.

A few seconds later, Jack came back, picked up the phone and said indifferently: "Tell the doctor to wait a little longer, there are still a few people in a while, let you carry them out together!"

After that, he hung up the phone directly.

These words made the 10 people in the middle tense again, King smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, the game will end soon, as long as you are smart enough, you will find the murderer in the first level."

The people around looked at each other, looking at the panic in each other's eyes, and became even more flustered.

"This game is called, who is the murderer! And I am the judge." King raised his face, "The game begins. It's getting dark, please close your eyes!"

All ten people were petrified.This is, he wants to choose a "murderer" from among them, and then kill him!
"We won't kill each other, you don't want to succeed!" The girl sitting opposite Zhen Ai scolded coldly.

King looked down at her again: "Amber Smith."

The girl named Amber bit her lip and repeated: "We won't be your killer!"

King's face darkened for a while: "Oh, anyone who doesn't follow the rules of the game will die!" Standing behind him, Jack raised his gun expressionlessly.

Just as Zhen Ai was about to stop her, the girl next to Amber hurriedly stopped her and said forcefully, "We will abide by the rules!" This is exactly the girl who tied Zhen Ai's hands but tied them loosely.

"Su Qi, I really like your understanding." King quietly looked away, and Jack also moved his gun.

"Don't make me repeat. It's dark, please close your eyes."

After this round of turmoil, everyone's psychological defenses were stretched to the extreme, and one by one, they closed their eyes in despair and helplessness.Zhen Ai glanced at the college girl who left her boyfriend, her eyes were tightly closed, her face was full of tears, her lips were pale from fear, trembling as if they were about to fall off.

Zhen Ai quietly closed her eyes, it was dark.

(End of this chapter)