The criminal leader suddenly stopped, startling Shan Ji beside him.
Shan Ji asked doubtfully, "Boss, what's wrong?"
"There's something going on!"
The criminal leader suddenly said, and his words made Li Qingfeng's heart tighten.
He quickly reached for his waist, finding only his Dragon Scale left, having no more silver needles.
His body was very weak now, and if discovered, neither he nor Qin Bingran might escape.
"Don't come any closer!"
This was Li Qingfeng's first thought. He could only pray silently, hoping this guy wouldn't find them.
Fortunately, in the next second, he felt much relieved, as the criminal leader in front of him was looking in another direction.
Criminal Leader: "Shan Ji, there's a person over there!"
Upon hearing this, Shan Ji quickly turned his head to look. Indeed, in the darkness, a figure was stealthily walking forward.
The criminal leader made a gesture, and Shan Ji returned a similar one.
Seeing them act like this, Li Qingfeng immediately squatted down, holding Qin Bingran.
As expected, the two of them suddenly charged out and pinned down the sneaky figure in front of them.
"Don't hit me, don't hit me, I'm one of yours!"
The most amusing part was that after being caught, the guy repeatedly shouted that he was one of them.
Hearing this, the criminal leader and Shan Ji quickly looked down to confirm the man's identity.
Finally, they surprisingly discovered that they didn't recognize the person in front of them.
"Who are you?"
The criminal leader asked. Hearing his question, the man awkwardly replied, "I'm from the bureau. Shouldn't you be saving me?"
Hearing this, the criminal leader's face broke into a smile.
He had to admit, this guy appeared at just the right time.
Criminal Leader: "Yes, you'll come with us. We still need to pursue the escaped criminals!"
"Pursuing criminals? Isn't that a bit too dangerous? And I'm a hostage!"
Hearing the criminal leader's words, the man from the police bureau hesitated slightly. He didn't want to go.
However, for people like him, the criminal leader had another way of persuasion.
Criminal Leader: "Think about it! We've already won. If we can capture a live criminal, it'll be a great achievement. What do you think?"
For such people, the criminal leader had a unique insight.
Why else would they come here if not to earn merit?
If you offer someone a chance to earn merit, anyone would consider pursuing it, right?
As expected, after hearing his words, the police bureau member agreed without a second thought.
Police Bureau Member: "Boss, after hearing you say that, I remembered. I recall the appearance of the criminal group members. I'll go with you!"
Hearing him, the criminal leader laughed.
"Haha, that's right! If we can catch one, it'll be a great achievement, and you can get a promotion and a raise!"
"Promotions and raises are secondary. The main thing is to maintain security. We can't let these criminals escape justice."
He had to admit, Qin Bingran's companion was quite good at saying the right things in public.
Hearing him speak, even Li Qingfeng's lips twitched.
"This is truly a talent, an absolute talent. He's seen it through."
He could only helplessly turn to Qin Bingran and give her a thumbs-up.
Li Qingfeng couldn't help but say, "Your companion is quite something. If I didn't know better, I would have almost believed him."
Qin Bingran's face turned completely red. She never expected this guy could be so shameless.
However, after a moment, she asked, "Should we warn him? Those two people they're dealing with aren't from our police force; they're criminals."
Li Qingfeng shook his head and said, "We can barely save ourselves right now, and I'm no longer capable of fighting those two. We can only leave it to fate!"
Hearing him, Qin Bingran stopped speaking. She knew she couldn't trouble Li Qingfeng further.
After all, he had nothing to do with these matters. Li Qingfeng's presence here was solely because of her.
"Let's leave quickly!"
Qin Bingran said.
Hearing her, Li Qingfeng nodded and quietly waited for the people in front of them to leave.
Perhaps it was due to the darkness, as the criminal leaders hadn't turned on their flashlights, so the police bureau member didn't recognize their presence.
Thus, the three of them headed towards the rear.
Seeing this, Li Qingfeng directly turned and walked towards the exit.
He could inform the police when he encountered them later. He could no longer rescue anyone.
After all, he had already saved that person once. It could only be considered his bad luck.
Just like that, Li Qingfeng, carrying Qin Bingran, reached the entrance. Coincidentally, at that moment, the police had broken through the criminals' defenses and rushed in.
"Stop! Hands up, surrender immediately!"
Hearing the shouts, Li Qingfeng quickly called out, "We're one of yours! The person in my arms is Qin Bingran!"
The police officer on the other side was stunned for a moment, then curiously asked, "The person in your arms is Captain Qin?"
"Yes, she is Qin Bingran!"
Indeed, after hearing this, the people on the other side quickly approached.
As they all came closer, lights shone on Li Qingfeng.
They saw Qin Bingran's pale face, and everyone was overjoyed.
"It's really Captain Qin! Hurry over here!"
Seeing Qin Bingran, they all exclaimed with surprise. Li Qingfeng quickly and anxiously said,
"Qin Bingran is injured! Call an ambulance quickly!"
"Paramedics, where are the paramedics?"
Fortunately, their emergency response was very efficient, and soon medical personnel arrived with a stretcher.
A doctor directly said to Li Qingfeng, "Sir, please place the injured person on the stretcher."
"Okay, okay!"
Li Qingfeng nodded, placed Qin Bingran on the stretcher, and escorted her into the ambulance.
Just as Li Qingfeng was about to follow the ambulance, he was suddenly surrounded by a police officer.
"Why are you here?" the person exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing this voice, Li Qingfeng felt an immense sense of familiarity and quickly looked down.
Good heavens, what a small world!
This person was Li Wanchao, the son of the deputy director, from the police bureau.
"Why are you here?" Li Qingfeng asked.
Li Wanchao immediately replied without thinking, "I'm from the police bureau. Why wouldn't I be here?"
"I'm here to rescue people from the police bureau. Why can't I be here?"
Li Qingfeng echoed his words, leaving Li Wanchao speechless.
However, he quickly recovered and looked at Li Qingfeng in shock.
"Are you a member of the criminal group?"
It was no wonder he thought so. He had personally seen Li Qingfeng emerge from within.
They had surrounded the place tightly. The only people who could come out from inside were members of the criminal group.
"Someone! Quickly, someone! A member of the criminal group is out!"
Hearing his shouts, a large group of people rushed over.
Seeing this, Li Qingfeng could only helplessly rub his forehead and say to Li Wanchao, "I understand now, you are truly an idiot!"
Hearing Li Qingfeng's mockery, Li Wanchao became even more displeased and was determined to arrest him.
However, Li Qingfeng ignored him and instead asked someone nearby, "Who is in charge of this operation today?"
"It's the Deputy Director!"
Suddenly, a voice answered. It was Zhuang Rui, who had arrived and spoken.