Volume 1, Chapter 541: A Powerful Anesthetic Gun?
Even if it was dangerous, Zhang Lei didn't dare to fire the gun because she knew that once the gun was fired, the consequences would be unimaginable, and it might even endanger her parents and relatives. So she didn't dare to fire the gun, her hands trembling violently, but she still didn't dare to fire the pistol she was holding.
Seeing dozens of men rushing towards her fiercely, and iron bars raining down from all directions, Zhang Lei closed her eyes in fright and raised her hand to block it above her head, expecting her hand to break and preparing to endure the pain. However, she didn't feel the sharp pain in her hand for a long time, and it seemed that no iron bars hit her hand. She was stunned for a moment, then let go of her hand and opened her eyes to take a look.
What Zhang Lei saw left her speechless with astonishment. Dozens of security guards stood there like clay statues, some raising batons, others smashing things, each with a different posture, and their fierce expressions remained unchanged.
After a moment of stunned silence, Zhang Lei suddenly realized that Zhou Xuan was skilled in the mysterious art of acupressure, right? It seemed that he had managed to immobilize all of these dozens of security guards!
Zhang Lei found it hard to believe. She knew Zhou Xuan possessed profound martial arts skills, and his pressure point techniques were incredibly powerful. However, in the city bureau's training room, there were only nine people, including Zhu Jie, surrounding Zhou Xuan. Although there were many people, they were all clearly visible around Zhou Xuan. It was possible that Zhou Xuan was fast and quick, but the security guards in the room were not surrounding him in a neat circle. Instead, they were in a chaotic mess, with layers upon layers of people surrounding him. If Zhou Xuan had simply stood in the middle without moving, even if his techniques were incredibly fast, it would have been impossible for him to hit the people behind the group surrounding him.
Zhang Lei was naturally unaware that under Zhou Xuan's supernatural power, everything within a fifty-meter radius, including humans, beasts, and others, was under his control. If he wanted, he could make them disappear from the world cleanly, which was "not a difficult thing" for him.
Although Zhang Lei couldn't see clearly, she knew that Zhou Xuan's amazing acupoint striking technique had worked again. She knew he was powerful, but she didn't expect him to be this powerful. Dozens of people were subdued by his acupoint striking almost simultaneously in an instant. It seemed that even if there were several times more people, it wouldn't be difficult for him. No wonder Zhou Xuan was so confident that if they weren't allowed to go in, he would fight his way in. He was truly skilled and daring!
At this moment, Zhang Lei wasn't thinking about whether Zhou Xuan's trip was legal or not. It seemed that their safety was not a problem. What kind of punishment they would face in the future was something to worry about for now. At least they were safe from injury, which would be a blessing. Whether they could catch the "criminal" that Zhou Xuan mentioned was probably just wishful thinking. But one thing was certain: this time, Zhou Xuan and she had definitely made enemies with the behind-the-scenes owner of the Emperor Club. She had to remind him to be careful.
Zhang Lei didn't know whether she should remind Zhou Xuan now, but Zhou Xuan ignored everything else. After freezing the security guards who rushed in to attack him with his supernatural power, he immediately punched and kicked the security guards blocking his way, knocked them down, and then stepped on their bodies to continue walking past.
Seeing Zhou Xuan's calm and capable demeanor, Zhang Lei was impressed. No wonder people say that experts are different from ordinary people. What she initially thought was strange behavior and what she thought were arrogant words now seemed quite normal. Since she was so skilled, it was not unreasonable for her to be a little arrogant, at least she was telling the truth.
Zhang Lei even put away her pistol, returning it to its holster at her waist, and followed Zhou Xuan closely. Since Zhou Xuan was so skilled, her pistol was just a useless decoration. She didn't dare to fire it anyway, so it was better to put it away. Eliminating the opponent without bloodshed, like Zhou Xuan did, was actually the best method.
Zhou Xuan possessed a special ability to detect and firmly pinpointed the murderer's location. After going upstairs, he followed the nearest road. Faced with countless forks in the road and alleys, Zhou Xuan did not hesitate for a moment and chose a path without thinking. His familiarity with the place made Zhang Lei, who was following behind, think that Zhou Xuan had been an undercover agent here for many years and that it was definitely not his first time here. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be so familiar with the place.
After Zhou Xuan walked through the lobby and pushed open the gym door, the people inside were all working out and talking, and no one noticed him. The gym was full of fitness equipment. Zhou Xuan looked up at the location detected by his superpower. The murderer was 25 meters away from him, groping and talking to the rich woman. But in a blink of an eye, he saw Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei, dressed in police uniforms, walk in. Zhou Xuan stared at him and walked straight towards him.
The assailant was tall and strong, and the muscles that peeked out from his black vest made him look incredibly powerful. When he saw Zhou's gaze and movement, he paused for a moment, then his eyes flashed with malice as he grabbed the woman he was talking to and pulled her to his chest. He grabbed her neck with his hand and said, "Stop! Don't come any closer, or I'll break her neck!"
The woman was so stuck that she couldn't even speak for a moment, and what she couldn't understand was why the fitness instructor, who had been so kind and gentle, suddenly changed his expression.
Zhang Lei noticed that someone was indeed acting suspiciously, but she wasn't sure if they were the culprit in that major case. However, the moment this person saw her and Zhou Xuan's police uniforms, they immediately attacked. It seemed they must have a criminal record, otherwise they wouldn't have been so agitated and exposed themselves so easily. You see, taking hostages and committing murder in front of the police is a serious crime, much more serious than robbery.
Zhang Lei immediately bowed, pulled out her pistol, pointed it at the fitness instructor, and shouted, "Release the hostage and surrender immediately!"
Zhou Xuan snorted. Isn't that obvious? What I despise most is the way police shout at the scene when they encounter a criminal. It's truly self-deception. If I were the criminal, I wouldn't believe such words even if I were dead. Some criminals, the more they say such things, the more they are provoked and it will have the opposite effect.
Sure enough, without saying a word, the fitness instructor tightened his grip even more, causing the woman to cough and her face to turn red. Zhang Lei could foresee that even if she could shoot the murderer dead, the murderer could also snap the woman's neck in an instant. This was a gamble she couldn't afford to take.
While Zhang Lei was in a dilemma, Zhou Xuan stepped forward without hesitation. The criminal shouted, "I told you to stop! Didn't you hear me? Damn it, if you take another step, I'll break her neck!"
Zhou Xuan didn't stop walking, his eyes full of mockery, and said coldly, "Then twist your neck, I want to see how you twist your neck!"
The criminal was momentarily stunned. It wasn't that he wasn't ruthless, but his behavior towards a police officer like Zhou Xuan was too strange. Usually, in this situation, no police officer would not back down and wait for the criminal to stop. Even if they wanted to kill the criminal, they would wait for a new opportunity, not choose to provoke him at this moment.
The murderer didn't even know if Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei came for him or not, but he had a guilty conscience. He had committed so many major crimes that he knew in his heart that if he was caught, he would be sentenced to death no matter what, regardless of whether he had performed meritorious service.
That's why the killer suddenly attacked. Regardless of whether it was aimed at him or not, he couldn't afford to have any other thoughts at the moment. Moreover, this was when he was least on guard, and he didn't even have his gun. He had almost no idea that the police would come knocking on his door at this time and in this environment. In his mind, as long as he didn't show up and commit any more crimes, it would be difficult for the police to find any flaws or clues in him. In other words, he was in a safe position.
However, Zhou Xuan and Zhang Lei were clearly wearing uniforms, and Zhou Xuan's gaze had been fixed on him ever since he entered the gym. Therefore, the perpetrator essentially knew that Zhou Xuan had come for him. As for how he knew his secret, that was something he couldn't understand. However, after committing so many major crimes in the past, he seemed to know that this day would come sooner or later; it was just a matter of time. There's a saying, "If you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place." The thought of being discovered and arrested by the police had been there for a long time, but he hadn't expected it to come so soon!
But when he saw that Zhou Xuan ignored his warning, the murderer was stunned for a moment, then his expression hardened, and he prepared to break the woman's neck. But as soon as the thought came to him, he immediately realized that his hands had no strength.
It wasn't that he lacked strength in his hands, but rather that he was as if under anesthesia and unable to exert any force. The criminal's heart sank. Why were his hands acting so uncontrollably at this moment? Wasn't this a way to disarm him?
This wasn't his usual style, nor was it in his nature. However, at this moment, he couldn't show that his hands were weak; he had to continue pretending to make the approaching police officer hesitant. But the male police officer seemed to know his situation, never pausing for a moment. Although his pace wasn't fast, he kept walking towards him without any hesitation.
This puzzled the perpetrator, but he didn't have time to think about it. In his haste, he shouted, "Damn it, stop right there! If you take another half step, I'll twist her neck right now, you believe me?"
These words startled Zhang Jing, but Zhou Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, even with a hint of sneer, "Is that so? I just don't believe it. I want to see you twist your neck!"
The fifty or sixty men and women working out in the gym were terrified. These were all prominent and influential people, with money and power, yet they dared not risk their lives. Upon seeing something amiss, they immediately slipped away from the gym. Virtually no one stepped forward to help, not even considering staying a little longer to see what was happening. Their thinking was different from that of ordinary citizens. Ordinary citizens would often choose to stay and watch the commotion, naturally not intervening in danger, but perhaps offering assistance if possible. These wealthy people, however, considered their lives more valuable; they would readily offer money, but getting them to take risks was extremely difficult.
So when Zhou Xuan stepped forward, there was no one else in the gym besides the four of them. That's why Zhou Xuan spoke so recklessly. If there were others around, Zhou Xuan, as a uniformed police officer, shouldn't have said such irresponsible things. It would have been like disregarding the hostage's life. Although Zhou Xuan himself knew that the hostage's life was actually under his control and there was no danger at all, outsiders wouldn't think that way. And who would know that he had such ability to control both the murderer and the hostage?
What others see and think is Zhou Xuan's irresponsible behavior towards the hostages' lives, but with no one watching, none of that matters. Moreover, there are no security cameras in the gym, so no matter what Zhou Xuan says, there will be no evidence.
The assailant's eyes were originally wide open, but as Zhou Xuan got closer and closer, his eyes narrowed smaller and smaller. Eventually, when Zhou Xuan was only one meter away from him, his eyes were almost slits.
The shock Zhou Xuan gave him was indescribable, because at this moment, he suddenly realized that not only were his hands immobile, but his feet and any part of his body were also immobile. The only things he could move were his eyes and mouth. His mouth could still open to speak, his eyeballs could still move, and his brain could still think.
At this moment, he finally realized that his body was not cramping or suddenly malfunctioning, but was definitely being ambushed by the policeman opposite him. However, he still did not understand what method the policeman had used to ambush him.
With his years of martial arts training and six years of military service, he had developed the ability to sense attacks from almost every part of his body, even down to the hair on his skin. However, he was completely unaware of Zhou Xuan's attack.
What method or hidden weapon did the police officer standing opposite him use?
According to his estimation, the police officer must have used some kind of strong anesthetic, but he didn't know exactly when the anesthetic was put into his body, which was something he couldn't figure out.
However, upon further reflection, he realized that the police officer hadn't administered anesthesia. Firstly, there was no gunshot sound; even the faintest sound wouldn't escape his ears, and he felt nothing. Secondly, if it were anesthesia, his mouth and eyes shouldn't still be able to move, and his mind shouldn't still be able to think. For a regular anesthetic to be strong enough to instantly numb the body, it would have to be an extremely potent drug. Such an effective anesthetic, when injected into a person, would at least numb their mind; he shouldn't have felt anything at all!
Volume 1, Chapter 542: Encountering an Even More Arrogant Person
Although the criminal looked fierce and had a menacing expression, Zhou Xuan had completely controlled his freedom of movement. However, no one else knew about this except for himself and Zhou Xuan.
The perpetrator himself couldn't say anything, his mind filled with shock and suspicion. At that moment, Zhou Xuan said to Zhang Lei, "Zhang Lei, handcuff him."
Zhang Lei was taken aback, thinking, "You're a grown man, why don't you go up there? Instead, you push a girl like her in front of the perpetrator. Aren't you ashamed?" She glanced at the perpetrator again; his posture remained the same, but the woman he was controlling had stopped screaming.
Zhou Xuan then said, "Zhang Lei, do you have handcuffs? I don't have any of those."
Zhang Lei was furious. She didn't know what kind of person Zhou Xuan was. He had mysterious and superb skills, but at other times he was so afraid of death. It was too embarrassing for him to send a girl like her to confront the criminal.
However, Zhou Xuan seemed indifferent to losing face, standing aside with a smile and watching, just waiting for Zhang Lei to step forward and handcuff the person. Zhang Lei gritted her teeth and stepped forward, staring at the criminal, preventing him from making a move immediately. As soon as he made a move, Zhang Lei would have to stop immediately.
Judging from the assailant's expression and eyes, he didn't seem like the type to obediently stay out of trouble. Zhang Lei, fearing he might harm her, tentatively stepped forward and said, "I advise you to stop immediately, release the hostage, and reduce your punishment."
Zhou Xuan found this amusing. Such a ruthless criminal had committed so many serious crimes that even if you sent a hundred experts to persuade him, you wouldn't be able to change his mind. The more you talked about this, the more ferocious the murderer would become.