Chapter 366

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Chapter 366: Put Down Your Weapons and Surrender Immediately!

A large group of people, heavily armed, formed a suppression force.

Among them were regular police officers, but they kept their distance, while the front lines were filled with special police. Their equipment was complete, with assault rifles designed for dealing with terrorists, not just small-caliber pistols.

They were also equipped with tear gas, gas masks, tactical knives, and other tools.

The force numbered fifty or sixty, occupying half the street, effectively blocking the area. The organizational structure inside and out had completely surrounded them.

Bai Wei suddenly realized he had fallen into a siege.

However, he couldn’t understand what 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 lie on the ground. If you surrender now, we guarantee your basic human rights. If you resist, the consequences will be unbearable!”

“What kind of joke is this?” Igarashi Shimizu’s face turned pale.

“Unfortunately, this is no joke,” Yoshine Ise said. “The safety on the guns is off. It’s serious… Mr. Bai, did you rob the national bank vault?”

“Even if I wanted to rob it, no one would recognize me,” Bai Wei rubbed his forehead. “I don’t understand what’s going on. I’m from the Ming Country, and now I’m being treated like this—like I’m some top-level terrorist?”

“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 replied.

At that moment, the loudspeaker blared again.

“Bai Wei, give up your futile resistance. We have set a trap for you, and you cannot escape!”

Bai Wei replied, “They even repeated it in the Ming Country language, so it seems I’m not mistaken.”

His mouth twitched. “What exactly are they trying to do? Aren’t they worried about causing an international dispute?”

The embassy must have already gotten wind of this.

Bai Wei stood frozen in place, with a confused expression. But the armed special police were not concerned with his innocence. Once orders were given, they were there to take him down, no questions asked.

Deploying such a large force, they couldn’t afford to underestimate anyone, even if they appeared like ordinary people.

Bai Wei took a deep breath. “What crime have I actually committed? If I’m guilty, then let the law punish me, instead of pointing guns at innocent people.”

The loudspeaker sounded again.

“Don’t think your sweet words and charming smile will sway us. We have a complete chain of evidence, and we are carrying out an arrest operation!”

“If you don’t cooperate, we will use force. This is your third warning!”

It was another threat, but no action had been taken yet.

Bai Wei sighed, “Tell me what crime I’ve committed, and I’ll cooperate.”

“If you cooperate, a professional interrogator will speak with you.”

“If you won’t speak, how can I cooperate?”

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

The question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, hung in the air as Bai Wei noticed that the special police officers had tensed, muscles ready to spring like cheetahs.

He sighed, “It seems there’s no point in discussing anymore, is there? It’s hard to make an innocent person confess. I don’t know who instigated this, but I don’t want to suffer the consequences of imprisonment either.”

Bai Wei scanned the surrounding officers, and calmly said, “Find someone with a clear mind to talk to me!”

The loudspeaker went silent, and the atmosphere became tense.

Bai Wei understood why the special police hadn’t used tear gas or fired yet—it was because there were two girls nearby.

Terrorists are the most dangerous when they have hostages. While most countries’ policies forbid negotiating with terrorists, in hostage situations, it’s often harder to find a solution.

Bai Wei assumed that snipers were likely positioned nearby.

“Do you mind if I take someone hostage?” he asked.

Yoshine Ise replied, “If you mind, then why don’t you stop taking hostages?”

At that moment, Igarashi Shimizu whispered, “In a situation like this, it would be better to give up resistance. The shrine will find a way to save you.”

“What do you mean by saving me?” Bai Wei shook his head. “It’s about proving my innocence, right? They seem very convinced they have evidence against me. It’s hard not to suspect this is a trap. Even if I get released, I could spend years in prison…”

The question is: who set me up?

With so many forces already infiltrating Yingzhou, it could have been anyone.

Bai Wei had anticipated being captured after the Sanada Group’s fall. He was detained by the police but released soon after. He was innocent, and there was nothing to question.

But this time, the scale of the operation was different. Someone had set him up in advance.

If caught, he would be embroiled in a long struggle. The shrine’s involvement would escalate it into a conflict between organizations within Yingzhou. With a mole in the mix, overturning the case would be near impossible.

Once captured, everything would be sealed, and he would be left in the dark, unable to understand what had happened.

The enemy wasn’t likely after his arrest and execution.

The Ming Country embassy would likely seize the opportunity to extradite him—most likely pushing him out of Yingzhou.

At most, they wanted to cause him trouble and annoy him.

Bai Wei couldn’t make sense of their goals. He turned to the sword witches and politely asked, “Have you made up your minds? Who will help me?”

Igarashi Shimizu and Yoshine Ise exchanged glances and decided to play rock-paper-scissors to settle it.

Igarashi Shimizu won and confidently declared, “At crucial moments, my luck improves. I’ve won against you in rock-paper-scissors more than once.”

Yoshine Ise smiled, “Next time, I’ll let you win a few more times.”

“Let’s save that for another time.”

Bai Wei hoisted Yoshine Ise onto his shoulder, stomping the ground forcefully and shouting, “Don’t come any closer! I have a hostage!”

“Put down the hostage and surrender!” the loudspeaker continued.

Bai Wei grabbed a chunk 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 Bai Wei’s body clicked to life, and he leaped into action, propelling himself over ten meters high, clearing the wall in a single bound. He climbed over again, reaching even greater heights. The others watched as his gaze met the sun, blinding them.

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

“Damn it, he got away!”

“Hurry, catch up!”

Police sirens blared as chaos erupted.

Detectives approached Igarashi Shimizu, asking, “Are you okay?”

Shimizu stood frozen, watching her best friend disappear as though turned into a statue.

She collapsed to the ground, deflated, pounding the ground with her fists in frustration.

“Why?!”

“I clearly won at rock-paper-scissors!”

In a police car, a high-ranking official opened the door, his anxiety replaced by relief.

“Chief, we…”

“Lost track of the target, right? No need to worry. We may have lost him, but he’s already in our grasp.”

“Him?”

“Remember the mission I mentioned? We requested support from the Shogunate.”

“Support? Meaning…?”

“The samurai from the Shogunate—the ones who carry out the sword hunt.” The officer paused. “Only a few swordsmen in the world are allowed to carry swords.”

“It’s them. But once they take action, there’s no one left to question.”

“There’s no proof other than death. We’ve warned him several times before. He chose to escape and resisted strongly.”

“Could he really be a high-level evil god missionary?”

“Looks can be deceiving. Just because he doesn’t appear as one doesn’t mean he isn’t. High-level evil god missionaries corrupt people’s consciousness, turning them into puppets without their knowledge. Some of the captured puppets pointed to him. It’s unlikely a mistake.”

The officer said, “We’ll leave it to the Shogunate’s sword hunt team. Let’s wait for their good news.”