Chapter 292 — Guan Xin Taken Hostage
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Qiu Lingshan had no choice at the moment but to stall the criminal first. If Huang Guanya harmed the hostage, her responsibility as the head of the criminal investigation unit would be enormous! She was still only the acting captain — it seemed she could forget about ever being made official, and might well be demoted if things went wrong!
"Don't come any closer!" Huang Guanya had spotted Qiu Lingshan, and a flicker of hatred passed through his eyes. He was somewhat afraid of this woman; he was no match for her, and letting her get close would put him in danger!
"All right, I won't come over." Qiu Lingshan frowned slightly. She had meant to slip close without being noticed and then strike suddenly to subdue Huang Guanya, but Huang Guanya seemed clever — he knew Qiu Lingshan's skills were excellent and gave her no opportunity at all.
"Tell your men to put down their guns and back away," Huang Guanya said.
"All right, lower your weapons..." Qiu Lingshan waved a hand at the men behind her.
The situation demanded caution; without a sure shot at Huang Guanya, no one could risk firing.
"Bring me something to eat, I'm hungry!" Huang Guanya said. "Don't even think about tampering with the food — I'll make the girl eat it first! Call the hospital canteen right now and have them send a boxed meal here, and no tricks!"
"Fine, I agree!" Qiu Lingshan nodded, though her mind was racing for a way out. She had been glad to hear Huang Guanya ask for food — a little tampering would have been easy — but the bastard was cleverer than she had expected. He wanted her to call the hospital canteen in person, which meant pulling off any trick in such a short time would be next to impossible.
"Don't mind me, shoot him now! The patient in this ward has been stabbed — if he isn't treated soon, his life is in danger!" Guan Xin suddenly cried out.
Qiu Lingshan was taken aback, and only then remembered there was still Liu Bojia in the ward! Her face darkened at once; she had been so busy dealing with Huang Guanya that she had forgotten all about Liu Bojia.
"Damn you! You little bitch, have you got a death wish? I'll rape you first, then carve your flesh off piece by piece!" Huang Guanya had not expected the young nurse to turn on him, and he was furious. He pressed the knife hard against Guan Xin's throat, and blood could already be seen beading through the skin...
"Don't you dare! Do you still want the deal we agreed on?" Qiu Lingshan immediately shouted him down...
It had indeed been a good opportunity — if she could have ordered her men to fire heedless of casualties, they might have killed Huang Guanya. But Qiu Lingshan dared not take the risk! She truly dared not; she could not afford another slip-up.
"Hmph, spare me your threats!" Huang Guanya curled his lip and spoke with contempt.
Just then the boxed meal from the hospital canteen arrived, delivered by a young canteen worker. But at the sight of the standoff, the lad was startled, dared not come any closer, and turned to run...