Just as the five masked supernatural criminals inside the bank reached a consensus to use their hostages to bargain with the authorities for safe passage, Yan Qi, under the guidance of Shen An’an and Zhao Liang, finally arrived at the scene of the突发 bank robbery by supernatural criminals: Haven Bank.
“Captain Ma, could you brief us on the situation?”
Led by an officer to the head of the investigation team from the sister department, Shen An’an quickly asked him.
“Captain Shen, hello. Sorry to trouble you to come all the way out here. Here’s the situation: The ones who attacked and robbed the bank are five supernatural criminals who are very powerful compared to us ordinary folks. Earlier, they tried to break through our police cordon and escape, but we pushed them back with heavy firepower.
Now, these five supernatural criminals have occupied the bank and are holding eleven hostages inside. The hostages are currently okay, but if this drags on much longer, I’m worried these five criminals will definitely harm them.”
Upon hearing Shen An’an’s question, Captain Ma quickly told her everything he knew, holding nothing back.
Hearing that there were actually eleven hostages inside with the supernatural criminals, Shen An’an immediately realized this incident wouldn’t be easy to resolve.
“Sister Shen, are you worried about the safety of those eleven hostages inside the bank?”
Just as Shen An’an was showing signs of distress over the eleven hostages inside, Yan Qi noticed her change in expression, quickly tugged at her hand, and asked.
Hearing Yan Qi’s voice beside her, Shen An’an looked at her and nodded in reply.
“Mm, I am indeed a bit troubled by the presence of these eleven hostages.”
Watching Shen An’an talk to a girl who looked very young, and not knowing Yan Qi was a temporary worker at the Windbreak City Bureau of Heterodox Affairs, Captain Ma couldn’t help but ask curiously.
“Captain Shen, is this young lady next to you your sister?”
Hearing Captain Ma’s voice, Shen An’an quickly looked up and replied.
“Captain Ma, she’s not my sister. She’s a colleague who came with us to handle this突发 incident, Yan Qi.”
“What? She’s not your sister, but a colleague your Bureau sent to deal with this? Captain Shen, you’re not joking with me, are you?”
Hearing Shen An’an’s answer, Captain Ma looked back at Yan Qi, his face full of disbelief.
“I wouldn’t dare joke with you, Captain Ma. Xiao Qi, please show Captain Ma your credentials.”
Although she had earnestly told Captain Ma she wasn’t joking, Shen An’an knew very well that given Yan Qi’s appearance, it was hard to convince anyone otherwise. So she told Yan Qi to show him her credentials.
This was the only way to make Captain Ma believe Yan Qi was indeed from the Windbreak City Bureau of Heterodox Affairs.
“Okay, I understand.”
Hearing Shen An’an’s instruction and understanding her reasoning, Yan Qi didn’t hesitate. She quickly pulled a small, exquisite official ID from her person and handed it to Captain Ma.
“You… you really are from the Windbreak City Bureau of Heterodox Affairs?”
Taking the ID Yan Qi handed him, looking at the personal information and the anti-counterfeiting embossed seal, Captain Ma’s face showed shock as he spoke to Yan Qi in disbelief.
“Yes, Uncle Ma, I really am from the Windbreak City Bureau of Heterodox Affairs.”
Hearing Captain Ma’s question, Yan Qi quickly nodded in confirmation.
“Letting such a young kid work with you people from the Bureau, aren’t you afraid of divine retribution?”
Shifting his gaze from Yan Qi to Shen An’an, Captain Ma asked her with some dissatisfaction.
Detecting the clear dissatisfaction in Captain Ma’s tone, before Shen An’an could explain, Yan Qi took the initiative to speak to him.
“Uncle Ma, please don’t be angry first. Our Bureau never does anything harmful or unjust. The reason I joined the Bureau at such a young age was mostly my own choice. Sister Shen and Auntie Bai never pressured me into it.”
“Really?”
Hearing Yan Qi’s reply, Captain Ma looked at her skeptically.
“Of course it’s true. Isn’t that right, Sister Shen?”
After answering Captain Ma, Yan Qi glanced at Shen An’an beside her and tugged at her sleeve as a reminder.
Hearing this, Shen An’an quickly nodded and confirmed to Captain Ma.
“Xiao Qi is telling the truth. Neither the Director nor I ever pressured her. She joined our Bureau voluntarily.”
After hearing Shen An’an’s words and looking again at Yan Qi beside her, Captain Ma thought it over briefly and, feeling she wasn’t deceiving him, dropped the subject.
Just then, an officer suddenly hurried over from nearby and announced loudly.
“Captain, there’s movement at the bank.”
“Movement at the bank? Explain clearly what’s happening.”
Hearing the officer’s report, Captain Ma’s brow furrowed immediately. After returning Yan Qi’s ID to her, he quickly turned to question the officer.
Hearing the captain’s inquiry, the officer naturally didn’t dare delay and quickly reported the specific situation inside the bank, especially the demands of the five supernatural criminals, repeating them verbatim.
After hearing the officer’s report, Captain Ma’s frown deepened. He then turned to Shen An’an behind him and asked.
“Captain Shen, how many people did you bring today? Do you think you can handle those five supernaturals without harming the hostages?”
Hearing Captain Ma’s question and now having a detailed understanding of the scene, Shen An’an’s face showed hesitation.
Looking at Shen An’an’s expression, even without her answer, noticing she only had Yan Qi and Zhao Liang with her, Captain Ma understood the situation and couldn’t help but sigh.
But just then, Yan Qi suddenly spoke up, saying to Captain Ma.
“Even though we only came with three people today, dealing with those five supernaturals shouldn’t be too big a problem for us.”