Beauty and the Bodyguard

Chapter 291 - Psycho Murderer

"I won't." Lin Yi said as he held his fists- it was his last mission, and he'd be free as long as he completed it… He'd be able to stay, able to live in this city with the girl he loved.

Tang Yin didn't say anything else- she was just speaking her mind. She didn't want to end up like Fen, that was why she kept on confirming Lin Yi's intentions. She wanted to make sure… as she couldn't pull herself out anymore……

Lingshan was quite troubled- why were there so many cases right after she'd taken charge of the criminal police?

First was Heibao that Lin Yi brought back- she thought she'd get a few days' worth of rest when a psycho murderer went into a crazed fit during a hospital treatment, beating the guard there up and escaping into the streets!

This murderer had been sent into the hospital before with grave injuries- injuries caused by Lingshan. She knew exactly how merciless she was being when she beat the guy up, and also knew that people like this were the people she despised the most.

Killing an entire family with even their three-year-old boy… His murder methods were extremely gruesome as well- he commited the murder by placing the kid in the washing machine! Lingshan had no reason to hold back on people like that!

The guy resisted when they'd captured him, and she gladly sent a flurry of kicks and punches at him there and then, instantly hospitalizing him! The guy was due for a death sentence when he got to the courtroom anyway, but the guy didn't deserve a clean, painless death!

Because of that, Lingshan risked punishment to beat the murderer up. Fortunately for her, the man was simply too savage a murderer for anyone to speak up for him- he was publicly hated, and the authorities didn't do anything much to Lingshan. Huaijun spoke up for her as well, and the whole thing blew over…

Yet that psycho murderer was now on the loose after one week's hospitalization- the man should've been bedridden for a month!

Lingshan's face darkened upon hearing her subordinate's report- another escapee would only further damage her reputation! After all, nothing like this had happened when Huaijun was in charge, while things kept getting messed up under Lingshan's supervision!

It was only natural that Lingshan would be pissed! And Lin Yi just had to call her with some car licence plate business when she was preoccupied! She'd almost yelled and hung up on him.

The traffic police had set things up- they'd be able to spot the psycho murderer as soon as he showed up. What puzzled her, however, was the fact that no one had ever seen the man after his escape…

That shouldn't be possible when one thought about it logically- the psycho murderer's appearance was that of a bandaged man in hospital clothing… there had to be someone who spotted him.

She didn't want to bother Huaijun anymore, and decided to shoulder the pressure and continue searching for the murderer in full force.

The phone rang, and Lingshan quickly picked it up. "I'm Song Lingshan."

"Captain Song, Liu Wangli here! We have trouble!" Wangli's voice sounded from the other end.

"What?" Lingshan's heart tightened- she was busy enough as it was!

"Huang Guanya never left the hospital, he's still in it!!" Wangli said quickly. "He attacked Liu Bojia again. He was going to kill him when a nurse entered Liu Bojia's hospital room! Huang Guanya's using that nurse as a hostage now and he's asking the police for a helicopter….."

Wangli let all that out with one breath- time was of the essence.

Huang Guanya was the psycho murderer, and Liu Bojia was one of his victims. Guanya had stabbed him in the chest, but Bojia's heart was located a little off-position… He managed to survive after getting sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Yet Guanya went back for him even then! What kind of hatred did he possibly have against the guy?

Lingshan had approached Bojia a couple times before, asking him what his history with Guanya was, to no avail. The man only denied that he even knew the murderer, and dodged any further questioning by either saying he was tired or that his heart was hurting. Lingshan couldn't do much about that, and decided that she'd ask for details after Bojia had recovered- one thing was for sure however: the man was hiding something.

Guanya wasn't giving any answers, either- all he did was repeat how he'd murdered the kid with the washing machine, also describing the process with which he'd raped and killed Bojia's wife… Even experienced criminal police felt their hair standing at Guanya's descriptions.

From Bojia and Guanya's testimonies, the two seemed like completely unrelated individuals- Guanya seemed to kill solely for his psychotic tendencies, while Bojia didn't know Guanya at all in the first place, let alone have bad blood with him.

Guanya going back to Bojia's room to finish the job off, however, indicated that things weren't as simple as it seemed! 

Wangli was the captain of CP1, tasked with locating Huang Guanya- he was the first one who arrived at the scene when things broke out at the hospital. He quickly reported the situation to Lingshan right as he arranged for experts to negotiate with Guanya.

"I'll be there right away!" Lingshan hung the phone up and headed to the hospital immediately- so that was why they couldn't locate the murderer, he'd been in the hospital all along!

There were a handful of people who fit his description in the hospital, too- that explained why there weren't any witnesses.

Lin Yi was sitting next to Tang Yin on the hospital bed when Xinwen barged into the room. "Something bad has happened!!"

All four people turned to look at Xinwen, wondering what she was talking about.

"I heard that a psycho murderer's taken a nurse hostage in this hospital! The police have the hospital room surrounded, it's just at the end of the hallway on our floor! I came to notify you guys right away….." Xinwen said, panting.

"Psycho murderer?" Lin Yi paused. "Why is he in a hospital?"

"Who knows?" Xinwen shook his head. "Thank god he didn't come to our room."

Chapter 292 - Guan Xin Taken Hostage

Haha…… Lin Yi chuckled internally- it was true: good thing he didn't choose the room they were in, since Lin Yi would've killed him without hesitation with Tang Yin in immediate danger.

"Should we go check it out, boss?" Xiaobo was a little curious- this wasn't a chance you'd get every day.

"Sure." Lin Yi didn't mind. He turned to Tang Yin. "You going?"

"Um……" Tang Yin was both afraid and curious at the same time.

"You guys are still going out there?" Xinwen wasn't expecting this- she'd ran back to warn them not to go out, too!

"The police are right there, we should be fine right?" Xiaobo said as he walked towards the door.

He opened it to see the hallway packed with people, some of them patients and some of them staff of the hospital. The police had isolated their part of the hallway to stop the onlookers from getting too close as well.

Lingshan was being filled in by Wangli as they made their way to the scene.

"The nurse taken hostage was Guan Xin, twenty years old, just graduated. She was having Liu Bojia's medicine changed when Huang Guanya made his move on Liu Bojia, taking Guan Xin hostage as she was there……" Wangli reported.

"What? Guan Xin?" Lin Yi had just exited the room- the duo were right in front of him when Wangli mentioned Guan Xin's name,

"Lin Yi? Why're you here??" Lingshan paused from seeing Lin Yi as well.

Lin Yi's worry for Guan Xin did affect Tang Yin a bit, but she didn't say anything about it- after all, she herself felt her heart tighten upon hearing that it was Guan Xin who had been taken hostage. She was still a bit hostile towards her, but the undeniable truth here was that the two had become friends already after their time with each other- at the end of the day, Guan Xin getting into trouble like this still worried her.

Lin Yi didn't answer the question- he looked to Wangli instead. "Liu Bro, you said Guan Xin was the hostage?"

"Why, you know her?" Wangli was pretty familiar with Lin Yi at this point- he'd driven him back home with that shark the other day, after all.

"Yeah, a friend of mine." Lin Yi nodded. "I'll go over for a look?"

Lingshan frowned, but didn't say anything- Lin Yi was good, at least good enough to be a bodyguard. There might be some chance of turning this around if he knew the hostage.

Guanya knew who she was, after all, and he'd be on full alert if it were Lingshan who entered the scene. Yet there wasn't anyone stronger than her in the team other than Huaijun!

Having Lin Yi deal with Guanya might actually be the optimal choice here.

Although, Lingshan didn't want Lin Yi to help out- there was the concern that he wasn't capable enough, and the fact that having the bastard help her once more would only make her susceptible to more weird requests in the future……

"Don't give me that crap." Guanya said as he looked at the expert in front of him. "Get me five hundred thousand in cash and a helicopter with a full tank- I'll kill this girl if you don't!!"

Guanya licked his lips as a violent look flashed across his eyes- the blade he held against Guan Xin's neck was gripped tight and already digging into her flesh a little……

The expert, on the other hand, was sweating- this man had absolutely no intention of hearing him out, and kept on describing how he'd twirled a three-year-old kid to death in a washing machine instead……

"Fine, I promise you!" Lingshan's voice sounded. "But you need to make sure the hostage is safe!"

Lingshan didn't have any other choice- she had to make sure the hostage was safe! Her responsibility for any damage to the girl would be huge as the captain of the criminal police… She was currently a substitute captain, but she might as well not think about getting promoted if things went south here today. She might even get demoted!

"Stay away!!" Guanya's eye flared upon seeing Lingshan- he was a little afraid of this woman; he wouldn't be able to take her on at all, and letting her get any closer would put him in a very dangerous spot!

"Alright, I'll stay away." Lingshan frowned- she'd planned on closing the distance unnoticed so as to lunge at him when she got close enough, but Guanya seemed smart enough to understand Lingshan's capabilities. He wasn't taking any chances with her.

"Have your men put their guns down and back off." Guanya ordered.

"Alright, all of you put your guns down……" Lingshan waved to the men behind her.

Their priority here was the hostage's safety- they couldn't shoot unless they had a clear shot to instantly eliminate Guanya.

"Get me some food, I'm hungry!" Guanya said. "Don't even think about poisoning the food, I'll have this girl test it first! You make a call and have the hospital canteen send food to me right now!"

"Alright!!" Lingshan nodded as her head plotted- she'd been delighted to hear Guanya ask for food, since she'd be able to poison it, but the guy was smart, even telling her to have the canteen deliver the food… It'd be incredibly difficult to have anything done to the food in that window of time.

"Don't mind me, shoot him! He's stabbed the patient, he'll be in danger if we don't treat him!!" Guan Xin called out suddenly.

Lingshan only remembered then that there was still a Liu Bojia in the room! Her face paled- she'd been so preoccupied with Guanya that she'd forgotten!

"Fuck! You damn bitch, you wanna die?? I'm gonna rape you and cut your flesh to pieces!!" Guanya wasn't expecting this nurse to actually go against him! He pressed the knife against Guan Xin's neck, and blood seeped out……

"Calm down!! Did you forget about your terms??" Lingshan called out.

It really was a good chance for her men to headshot Guanya earlier, but Lingshan didn't dare risk that! She couldn't take any chances!

"Hmph, don't bother threatening me!!" Guanya's lips curled in disdain.

It was at that moment that the food from the canteen arrived- the young employee with the tray froze upon seeing the scene, and turned to run after the shock…...