Watching Shen An’an turn around, ready to follow Zhao Liang out of their team’s office, Yan Qi quickly called out to stop her.
“Wait, Sister Shen.”
“What is it, Xiao Qi? Is there something else?”
Hearing Yan Qi call out to her, Shen An’an, thinking she might have something else to discuss, stopped in her tracks and turned around to ask.
Upon hearing Shen An’an’s question, Yan Qi, knowing that the bank in Windbreak City had been attacked by supernaturals and feeling she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing, showed no hesitation on her face as she quickly replied.
“Sister Shen, I want to go with you and Brother Zhao Liang to the bank that was attacked by the supernaturals.”
“Huh? How can that be? Xiao Qi, those supernaturals who attacked the bank are no pushovers. If you ran into danger, I wouldn’t be able to explain it to the Director or your mother.”
Hearing Yan Qi’s request, a surprised expression appeared on Shen An’an’s face. She quickly used Bai Yuling and Yan Qi’s mother as an excuse, tactfully refusing her request.
Hearing Shen An’an say this, Yan Qi realized that she still thought of her as just a child and not as a supernatural with considerable power. So, she said to her.
“Sister Shen, don’t forget that my strength is comparable to a three-star supernatural. Those few supernaturals who attacked the bank? There’s absolutely no way they could hurt me.”
Hearing Yan Qi’s words, Shen An’an knew she was telling the truth, but deep down, she was still uneasy about letting her come along to handle the bank incident. After thinking for a moment, she continued speaking to Yan Qi.
“I know you’re very powerful, Xiao Qi, and those supernaturals who attacked the bank definitely couldn’t lay a finger on you. But, isn’t it already past your working hours now? Besides, if you don’t get back on time, your mother will definitely worry.”
Hearing Shen An’an’s words, Yan Qi understood that she was still trying to persuade her not to get involved. Unwilling to give up, Yan Qi spoke to her very seriously.
“Sister Shen, even though my workday is technically over, I’m still a temporary employee of the Windbreak City Bureau of Heterodox Affairs. When something like this突发 emergency happens, where’s the logic in just standing by and doing nothing?
Also, if Sister Shen is worried about my mom getting anxious because I’m not home on time, then let’s quickly deal with this incident together. That way, I can still get home on time, right?”
Hearing Yan Qi say this, Shen An’an opened her mouth to say something but found she really couldn’t come up with any decent reason to continue refusing Yan Qi. After hesitating for a while, she sighed and then spoke to Yan Qi with a helpless tone.
“Alright, since you insist, Xiao Qi, I won’t try to stop you. But I hope you’ll pay close attention to your own safety during this incident. After all, this bank attack is much more dangerous than the other supernatural-related cases we usually handle.”
Upon hearing Shen An’an’s words, Yan Qi knew she had agreed to let her come along to deal with the突发 bank incident. She quickly nodded happily and patted her chest, promising Shen An’an.
“Mm, I understand. I’ll definitely protect myself.”
With Yan Qi’s assurance, Shen An’an didn’t waste any more time with her and Zhao Liang in their team’s office.
Soon, they left the Windbreak City Bureau of Heterodox Affairs compound together, got into a sedan, and rushed to the bank attacked by the supernaturals as fast as they could.
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“Captain, when is backup from the Bureau going to get here?”
Staring at the bank entrance not too far away, an officer crouched behind a police car, pistol in hand, on guard against the five supernaturals holed up inside. Sweat dripped from his forehead due to the intense stress as he asked the captain beside him.
Hearing his colleague’s question, the young man serving as the team captain quickly replied.
“Don’t worry, backup from the Bureau will be here in two minutes at the most.”
“Two minutes? Got it.”
Receiving confirmation from his captain that reinforcements were almost there, the officer instantly relaxed a little, then refocused his attention on the bank in the distance.
“Damn it, this is all your fault, you stupid pig! If you hadn’t been in there grabbing and grabbing, refusing to listen to any advice, how would we have ended up trapped in this bank by the police?”
Looking through the clear glass windows at the commotion of official personnel outside, a middle-aged man wearing a green mask couldn’t help but complain bitterly to the fat man beside him who was wearing a red mask.
Hearing his captain’s complaint, the fat man under the red mask couldn’t help but show an awkward expression on his hidden face.
“I’m… I’m sorry. It’s all my fault we’re in this situation. It’s all my fault.”
Hearing what the man in the red mask said, the expression hidden beneath the green mask of the middle-aged man softened slightly.
“Alright, enough with the useless talk. We need to figure out how to get out of here safely.”
Upon hearing the exchange between his two accomplices, the man in the purple mask quickly interjected with a reminder.
Hearing this, reminded that their current predicament was rather dire, the middle-aged man in the blue mask stopped focusing on the man in the red mask. After thinking for a moment, he looked at the man in the purple mask and said.
“Since we’re already in this deep, why don’t we just charge out and fight our way through?”
“No way. Even though all five of us are supernaturals, we wouldn’t succeed against this many police and their weapons.”
“How do you know we won’t succeed if we don’t try?”
“Alright, you two, cut it out with the useless talk. Don’t we still have several hostages? We can use them as leverage. Surely the authorities will let us go for their sake.”
The young man in the gray mask suddenly interrupted, pointing towards several trembling hostages not far away.
Hearing this and finding it made sense, the middle-aged man in the blue mask and the man in the purple mask quickly reached a consensus with the others.