Chapter 366

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Chapter 366: Put Down Your Weapons and Surrender Immediately!

A large group of people, all armed to the teeth as a suppression force.

There were also regular police officers, but they kept a relatively far distance, and all the positions up close were filled with armed special police.

Their equipment was also very complete. The things in their hands were not small-caliber pistols, but assault rifles used to deal with terrorists.

In addition to that, they also had tear gas, gas masks, tactical knives, and other equipment.

There were as many as fifty or sixty people, occupying half of the street. The organizational structure inside and outside completely blocked this place.

Bai Wei only realized that he had fallen into a siege.

However, he didn’t understand at all what horrible thing he had done to deserve this treatment.

A high-ranking official from the police department shouted through a megaphone, "Surrender immediately, put your hands on your head and lay on the ground. As long as you surrender, we guarantee your basic human rights. If you choose to resist until the end, the consequences will be more than you can bear!"

"What kind of joke is this?" Igarashi Shimizu’s face turned white.

"Unfortunately, this is not a joke," Yoshine Ise said. "The gun’s safety is off, it’s serious… Mr. Bai, did you rob the national bank vault?"

"Even if I really wanted to rob, no one would recognize me," Bai Wei rubbed his forehead. "I don’t understand the situation either. I, a person from the Ming Country, how did I encounter such treatment from top-level terrorists?"

"Could it be a case of mistaken identity?" Igarashi Shimizu whispered.

"Considering the investigative capabilities of the Yingzhou police, this is not entirely impossible," Yoshine Ise said.

At that moment, the loudspeaker sounded again.

"Bai Wei, give up your futile resistance immediately. We have laid a trap here, and you can’t escape!"

Bai Wei replied, "They repeated it in the Ming Country language, so it seems like I didn’t make a mistake."

His mouth twitched. "What exactly are they trying to do? Aren’t they afraid of causing an international dispute?"

The people in the embassy have probably already started getting excited about this news.

He stood in one place, with a confused expression on his face.

However, the armed special police would not care whether he was innocent or not. Once they received their orders, they had to quickly take down whoever the other person was.

Being able to deploy such a large number of armed forces at once, they couldn’t afford to underestimate the enemy, even if they looked like ordinary people.

Bai Wei took a deep breath and asked, "What crime have I actually committed? If I’m wrong, please let the law punish me, instead of pointing so many guns at innocent people."

The trumpet continued to sound.

"Don’t think you can sway us with sweet words and a pleasing smile. We already have a complete chain of evidence, and now we are carrying out an arrest operation!"

"If you don’t cooperate, we will use force. This is the third warning!"

It was still a threat, with no actual actions taken.

Bai Wei said, "Tell me what crime I’ve committed, and I will cooperate."

"If you cooperate with the arrest and imprisonment, there will be a professional interrogator to talk to you."

"If you don’t speak, how can I cooperate?"

"If you don’t cooperate, how can I speak?"

Coming back to the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, Bai Wei noticed that the special police officers had tightened their muscles, like a cheetah ready to burst with speed at any moment.

He sighed, "It seems there’s no point in discussing anymore, right? It’s difficult to make an innocent person confess. I don’t know who instigated you to come here, but I don’t want to suffer the consequences of imprisonment either."

Bai Wei glanced at the surrounding special police officers and calmly said, "Go find someone who has a clear mind to talk to me!"

The sound of the loudspeaker no longer echoed, and the atmosphere at the scene became heavy.

Bai Wei understood why the special police officers didn’t use tear gas or open fire; it was mainly because there were two girls nearby.

The scariest thing about terrorists is that they can do anything to capture hostages. Even though every country’s belief is to never negotiate with terrorists, when faced with terrorists holding hostages, it is often easy to get stuck in a difficult situation.

According to common sense, there should be snipers nearby.

Bai Wei said, "Do you mind if I take someone hostage?"

Yoshine Ise asked, "If you mind, then why don’t you stop taking hostages?"

"At a time like this, it would be better to give up resistance," whispered Igarashi Shimizu. "The shrine will find a way to save you."

"What do you mean by saving me? It should be about restoring my innocence," Bai Wei shook his head. "The other side is very convincing that they have evidence against me. It’s hard for me not to suspect it’s a trap. Even if I eventually get released, I’m afraid I’ll spend a long time in prison…"

The only question is, who is setting me up?

Considering that Yingzhou society has already been infiltrated by various forces, it could be anyone.

Bai Wei had thought about the possibility of getting captured. After the Sanada Group was destroyed, he ended up in the police department, but he didn’t spend much time there before being released.

Because he knew he was completely innocent and could not be questioned about anything.

But this time, the scale was completely different from the previous time, clearly indicating that someone had set him up in advance.

Once caught, he would be caught in a long struggle. The involvement of the shrine would turn his personal problem into a conflict between various organizations in Yingzhou. Once involved in internal disputes within the organization, the aspects involved would become quite extensive. And with a mole among them, it would be extremely difficult to overturn the case.

Moreover, after being caught, all information would be completely sealed, and he would be left in the dark, unable to understand what had happened.

The other party’s intention was not likely to be to get him arrested by the police and sentenced to death.

The Ming Country embassy would also seize the opportunity to extradite him, most likely driving him out of Yingzhou.

To put it bluntly, it would at most cause him some trouble and disgust him.

Besides wasting his own time, what would be the point?

Bai Wei could not figure out this point yet. He politely asked the two sword witches, "Have you made up your minds? Who will help me?"

Igarashi Shimizu and Yoshine Ise looked at each other and played rock-paper-scissors, with the best of three games.

Igarashi Shimizu won and made a scissors gesture towards Bai Wei, confidently saying, "At crucial moments, my luck can also improve. I haven’t won against you in rock-paper-scissors many times before."

Yoshine Ise smiled, saying, "Next time, I can let you win a few more times."

"Let’s talk about your matters another time."

Bai Wei picked up Yoshine Ise and placed her on his shoulder, stomping the ground forcefully, and exclaimed, "Don’t come any closer! I have a hostage!"

"Put down the hostage, and surrender…" the loudspeaker was still shouting.

Bai Wei grabbed a piece of broken ground and threw it, causing the loudspeaker to explode.

"Always speaking nonsense! You must have fewer brain cells than others. Hurry, crawl!"

The golden gears inside the body of the person from the Ming Country clicked, unleashing their power. He immediately leaped up, reaching a height of over ten meters, crossing over the high wall. He climbed the wall a second time, exceeding even greater heights. Others followed his gaze, but when they saw the sun, their eyes were dazzled by its rays and they instinctively looked away.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Wei vanished from the street.

"Drat, he got away!"

"Hurry, catch up!"

The police car sounded its siren, and chaos ensued.

Several on-scene detectives approached Igarashi Shimizu with concern and asked, "Are you okay?"

Poor Shimizu stood still, watching her best friend leave, as if turned into a statue.

She collapsed on the ground like a deflated doll, in a defeated position, pounding the ground with her little fist and yelling in frustration.

"Why?!"

"I clearly won at rock-paper-scissors!"

Because they didn’t want to be taken hostage, which is what normal people think.

So the number of guesses in rock-paper-scissors was taken hostage, in this Ganges River.

…

Inside a police car, a high-ranking official from the police department opened the car door. The anxiety on his face suddenly faded, replaced by relief.

"Chief, we…"

"Lost track of the target, is that right? No need to worry. We may have lost him, but he has already caught up."

"Him?"

"Do you remember me mentioning this mission? We requested support from the Shogunate."

"Support, meaning?"

"The group of samurais from the Shogunate, the monsters who carry out the sword hunt." The police officer paused and said, "Only a few swordsmen in the world are allowed to carry swords."

"It’s them, but once they take action, they often don’t leave anyone alive. How can we question them?"

"There is no proof other than death. We have warned him several times before. He chose to escape and showed strong resistance."

"Maybe he is suspicious because there are too many people here. Chief, could this person really be a high-level evil god missionary?"

"Looks can be deceiving. Just because he doesn’t appear to be one doesn’t mean he isn’t. High-level evil god missionaries corrupt people’s consciousness and spirit, turning them into puppets without their knowledge. Some of the puppets we captured inside the police department all point to this person. It’s unlikely to be a mistake." The high-ranking official of the police department said, "Let’s leave it to the Shogunate’s sword hunt team. We’ll wait for their good news."