Chapter 56 — He Was Defending Himself!
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"Awoo—" Brother Black Panther's eyeballs bulged outward on the spot... Kang Xiaofeng did not seem to think that was punishment enough, and kicked him again. This time, Brother Black Panther passed straight out cold.
Wei Zhao shook his head at Kang Xiaofeng. That was one of the more fragile parts of the human body; repeated blows to it could easily be fatal. And though Wei Zhao might look cruel, the places he had struck Brother Black Panther were not the vital ones.
Wei Zhao had no wish to see this brother he had only just made at school end up in prison for manslaughter, and that was why he had stopped him from going on: "That is enough. A few more and he will not survive it."
"Ah..." Only after hearing Wei Zhao's words did Kang Xiaofeng come back to his senses from the hot blood of the moment... He stared at Brother Black Panther, whom he had kicked unconscious, as though unable to believe it.
For as long as anyone could remember, Kang Xiaofeng's nature had leaned toward the timid. From primary school through high school, he had hardly ever been in a fight — and yet, deep in his heart, he had always longed to have one good, no-holds-barred brawl.
After all, for a man to have never thrown a punch in a fight — well, that was a regret, however you looked at it. But today, he had done it. The wild, feverish excitement of a moment ago had left him scarcely able to contain himself.
A shrill police siren rose. Several police cars, lights flashing and sirens wailing, drove in through the gates of First Senior High.
Qiu Lingshan was thoroughly out of sorts. Why was it that whenever Captain Yang was away from home, so many things happened in Songshan? First the great bank robbery, and now gang members running amok at a school with guns—
She had heard that this time it was gang members causing trouble with firearms, and Qiu Lingshan dared not be slow about it — this was a major criminal case. The moment she entered the school grounds, she ordered her fully armed men to hold their guns at the ready and charge swiftly toward the scene.
"Listen up, all of you ahead: you are surrounded. Put down your weapons at once and cooperate for lenient treatment." The officer calling out began his announcement at Qiu Lingshan's direction.
Wei Zhao frowned. What were the police doing here? Who had called them? He had not wanted to blow this up into something big. Deep down, he had no wish to see that Song girl again — after the awkward business of yesterday, anyone in his place would be too embarrassed to face her.
With a helpless air, Wei Zhao lifted his head and saw, sure enough, Qiu Lingshan staring anxiously in his direction. He sighed and smiled at her. Since there was no avoiding it, he might as well meet it with candor.
Seeing Wei Zhao here gave Qiu Lingshan a start as well. Her face flushed for no reason at all, and then her expression darkened at once. She had not expected the troublemaker to be Wei Zhao. She glanced at the man lying at his feet, dead or alive she could not tell, and at the frightened looks of the crowd beside him, and instinctively took Wei Zhao for the ringleader of the disturbance.
"Do not move! Hands up!" Qiu Lingshan drew her service pistol and leveled it at Wei Zhao.
That Qiu Lingshan should actually point a gun at him left Wei Zhao somewhat taken aback. Surely this girl was not hoping to use the occasion to get even with him? After a moment's hesitation, he raised his hands.
At this distance, Wei Zhao was entirely confident he could dodge Qiu Lingshan's shot — and confident he could subdue her, for that matter. But there was still a crowd of armed policemen standing nearby, was there not? If they mistook his move for an assault on the police, that would be no fun at all.
"Take them all in," Qiu Lingshan ordered her men, pointing at Wei Zhao and the others.