Chapter 5: Persuasion

  The girl suddenly opened her eyes, the terrified look on her face still lingering, and the muzzle in front of her hadn't moved an inch, but she seemed to have forgotten all about it as she stared at Qin Lang in astonishment.

  It's no wonder she was so surprised, from the moment she saw Qin Lang at the door, she had already formed a weak and incompetent impression of him. So she couldn't think that when she faced life-threatening danger, this seemingly useless boy would dare to advise Zhao Tiezhu who had lost his mind.

  "Am I even inferior to an ordinary student? Is this still me? The Bai Wuxiao who was always first in every aspect at the police academy?"

  Under Qin Lang's provocation, the girl's heartbeat, which was like a drumbeat, gradually calmed down. Thinking of her poor performance just now, she couldn't help but feel self-reproach and regret in her heart.

  The girl's name is Bai Wuxia, and her identity is unquestionable. She is indeed a people's police officer, and even more so, a criminal police officer with an extremely high danger coefficient in the police ranks.

  Most girls, even if they graduate from a police academy, usually choose some clerical direction, but Bai Wumo is not willing to do so. At that time, she went against her father's opposition and insisted on attending the police school, with the goal of becoming a detective like her brother and completing the path that he could not finish.

  It was with this idea that Bai Wuxia strictly required herself from the first day of school, studying and training hard, relying on her strong willpower. She made a name for herself in this male-dominated field, graduating at the top of her class.

  With such achievements, she could have had a better future, but she was unwilling to accept her father's arrangement and wait for promotion in a comfortable position. After quarreling with her father, she left the provincial capital and became an ordinary criminal police officer in Ping'an City, where her father couldn't reach her.

  This time, the hijacking case was her actively asking to play the role of the delivery person. Although Captain Gao expressed doubts about her experience, she still managed to persuade him with her confidence and excellent school grades.

  She had originally wanted to make a good impression in this case, the first one she'd encountered since becoming a police officer, but instead her performance was incredibly poor. Not only did she keep making mistakes, but when faced with a gun, she became as timid and helpless as a little girl.

  "School is just school after all, the so-called grades and actual experience are not comparable at all. Laughable that I have always been arrogant, thinking I'm something special."

  Bai Wu Xiao couldn't help but smile wryly to herself, but the situation in front of her had already made it impossible for her to have any regrets. Zhao Tiezhu, who had lost his rationality, might pull the trigger at any moment, and the only turning point lay with that young man.

  "What did you say?"

  At this time, Zhao Tiezhu also came back to his senses, staring at Qin Lang with a pair of crimson eyes that seemed dangerous.

  "I'll spare her if you switch with me." Qin Lang said calmly, "If you kill her, it will only make you completely lose the capital of those police officers outside."

  "A joke, even if I killed her, wouldn't you still be in my hands?" Zhao Tiezhu sneered.

  "No, no, no." Qin Lang shook his head and said: "She is very different from me. I'm just an ordinary student, but she's a police officer. Those police officers outside won't just sit back and watch their colleague get killed. Even if you take me as a hostage, those police officers will probably give up the idea of rescuing hostages and rush in recklessly, shooting you on the spot."

  Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu's expression began to change, and the madness on his face gradually dissipated.

  Qin Lang saw this and couldn't help but feel secretly delighted, he knew he had gambled correctly.

  If he allows the other party to kill this policewoman, his situation will become extremely dangerous and he may lose his life at any time.

  He didn't have enough strength to explode now, so he had to force himself to stand up and suppress Zhao Tiezhu's move to shoot the policewoman.

  In fact, when he said this, he was also sweating in his heart, because he was gambling that Zhao Tiezhu, although a madman, was actually a coward at heart.

  Seeing Zhao Tiezhu's murderous intention clearly wavering, Qin Lang knew that the opportunity was not to be missed and hurriedly continued to persuade: "If you spare her life, it will actually be more beneficial for you. Having a police officer as a hostage is more intimidating than holding me, an ordinary student."

  After a long silence, Zhao Tiezhu finally nodded and said: "You little devil's words are reasonable, okay, I won't kill anyone for now."

  Upon hearing this, both Qin Lang and Bai Wuchang let out a sigh of relief.

  "But... " Zhao Tiezhu's eyes suddenly narrowed, staring at Qin Lang like a venomous snake: "How did I find that you little guy seems to be a bit off."

  Qin Lang's heart tightened, he naturally knew what Zhao Tiezhu was referring to that wasn't right. He had already spoken twice to prompt the other party, and his tone of voice was calm and steady, completely unlike a timid high school student.

  He also understood that disguising himself as a timid person would make it easier to deceive Zhao Tiezhu. However, with his personality, he couldn't possibly humble himself to play the role of a coward.

  "I'm also thinking of my own life. You killed her, letting those police give up the idea of rescuing hostages, isn't that equivalent to sentencing me to death as well?" Qin Lang said slowly.

  Zhao Tiezhu thought for a moment and felt that this was the reason, plus the pressure from his surroundings, which didn't give him time to think carefully. He warned: "You'd better be smart, if you dare to play tricks on me, I'll take your life."

  After finishing, he pointed the muzzle at Bai Wuxia again and scolded: "You women are all born to be cheap goods. When I'm done with this, I'll deal with you and that stinky bitch Mei Yuxiang properly. Now, get over here and squat down."

  Zhao Tiezhu pointed to the position next to Qin Lang.

  Bai Wuxiao, who had narrowly escaped death, naturally didn't dare to make any sudden movements in the face of the threat of the gun. He carefully made his way to Qin Lang's side and squatted down.

  Zhao Tiezhu felt a bit more at ease seeing that both of them were under his control, and when he looked at the gun in his hand, he gained even more confidence.

  His gaze swept around the spotless body a few times, but Zhao Tiezhu still didn't feel at ease. He threatened not to move and began searching the classroom.

  Before long, he found a few discarded jump ropes in the sanitary corner behind the door.

  "Come here." Zhao Tiezhu pointed his gun at Qin Lang.

  Qin Lang followed his words and walked over.

  "Take these jump ropes and tie up that scum, remember to tie him up all over his body, make a dead knot!" Zhao Tiezhu threw several jump ropes into Qin Lang's hands.

  In his eyes, Bai Wuxia's threat was much greater than Qin Lang's. Although Bai Wuxia was injured, those were only flesh wounds. Only by tying her up could he completely put his mind at ease.

  Qin quietly took over the jump rope and walked back to Bai Wuxia's side.

  At this time, he could already feel that the energy on his body had accumulated to about 30%, and the distance to reach the condition of explosion was getting closer and closer. Now what was needed was just to drag out some more time.

  However, as the yuan breath method continued to operate, his brain would occasionally produce a dizzy feeling, accompanied by his limbs twitching slightly, as if the life yuan force was no longer sufficient for use.

  "How strange! The amount of yuan force required for the exchange breathing technique is extremely small, yet this body doesn't even have enough life yuan force to meet that requirement?"

  At this time, Qin Lang couldn't afford to be distracted by checking his own body, so he could only suppress the doubts in his heart and focus on Bai Wuchang who was right in front of him.