Director Wang stared directly at Huo Rou, refusing to back down.
Even if Qin Ningyi was Old Master Qin's grandson, he couldn't hand the suspect over to him for private handling, and what's more, it looked like Huo Rou wanted to take the person back.
"Miss Huo, this is not the time for you to be reckless. Even if you and Young Master Qin caught this person, and we also have your credit for apprehending these two, it's official business. I cannot let you take them away."
Huo Rou was worried about An'an, but she couldn't let Director Wang have Giles and the other two. They couldn't guarantee Giles's safety.
Capturing him alive was meant to make him most useful.
"Sister Huo wants to take the person, what are you waiting for, get them in the car!" Wang Haozhuo spoke. Was this Wang fellow competent? Could Huo Rou mess with people?
Didn't he see Sister Huo was worried about An'an? Why couldn't he figure it out?
Wang Haozhuo's men received the order and began to act.
Director Wang's loud warnings were of no use, and the two groups began to struggle.
Director Wang sternly said, "Miss Huo, don't interfere with my official duties, the consequences are very serious!"
However, while they were struggling for the prisoner, Huo Rou called Tang Liu.
"Sister Huo, are you alright?" Tang Liu's voice was urgent.
"I'm fine. Where is An'an? How is he?"
"Xia Xia contacted Divine Doctor Shen. We are at the hospital, undergoing a full body check-up. The divine doctor is also on his way. Sister Huo, don't worry, An'an will be fine." Tang Liu's side suddenly became noisy.
After a clatter, Xia Qingxue's voice was faintly heard, "Divine Doctor Shen! Hurry!"
"Wu You is here?" Huo Rou, seeing the two sides at a stalemate and hearing Xia Qingxue's exclamation, frowned and asked.
"Yes." Tang Liu only managed to say one word before the phone was taken by Shen Wu You.
His voice on the phone was steady, with a calming power, "A Rou, don't rush. I've looked at it, and the situation is not that serious. You finish dealing with things there and then come over. I guarantee you'll have your son back safe and sound."
Shen Wu You was worried that her anxiety for An'an would cloud her judgment.
Having received Shen Wu You's assurance, Huo Rou hung up the phone.
"Stop," she shouted to Wang Haozhuo.
Although Jiang Lao's men were all ruffians, they were more disciplined than Director Wang's police officers.
Wang Haozhuo stopped. Director Wang looked at Qin Ningyi's expression and also signaled the police officers to stop.
"Miss Huo, it's good that you've thought it through." Director Wang thought Huo Rou had finally understood and looked at her with relief.
"You cannot keep the person. Only by handing them over to me can they be of maximum use," Huo Rou patiently explained to Director Wang. "Giles is from
bdd?"
Director Wang's eyes were full of question marks. What was bdd?
A shopping app?
Seeing the confusion in Director Wang's eyes, Huo Rou felt extremely helpless. BDD was not an organization that ordinary people knew about. He was just a small director, and she shouldn't expect him to understand the seriousness of the situation.
Wang Haozhuo couldn't help but roll his eyes at Director Wang's words.
"Brother Zhuo, what is bdd?" A subordinate leaned over and asked in a low voice.
"Don't pry into things you shouldn't know," Wang Haozhuo replied loudly, hinting at something.
Director Wang's mouth froze.
In short, Huo Rou was still stubborn.
"Young Master Qin..." He looked at Qin Ningyi with some difficulty, hoping he would persuade Huo Rou.
Qin Ningyi knew the importance of BDD and that Huo Rou was right. Director Wang's small station couldn't hold a living BDD member.
"I'll call your厅长 (Director of the Department), and you send the person to the General Bureau."
As soon as Qin Ningyi finished speaking, he took out his phone and started looking for the厅长's number.
This approach was acceptable; the General Bureau's capabilities were barely sufficient.
After Qin Ningyi's communication, the other party, upon hearing it was someone from BDD, immediately agreed to personally come and receive the prisoner, and asked Qin Ningyi to ensure the prisoner's safety.
After all, no one knew if the spies the US had planted in China were nearby.
Director Wang was also surprised to hear that the厅长 was coming himself. As a small director, he rarely saw the厅长 in a year.
If this incident hadn't happened in his jurisdiction, and if Qin Ningyi hadn't happened to know him and contacted him, this matter wouldn't have fallen to him at all.
After decades of managing the department, this was probably an excellent opportunity to make a name for himself.
"Quick, you guards, hold the prisoner tight. We're going back to the station for handover." He said this with pride.
Huo Rou no longer had a reason to stop him and also moved to follow.
She wanted to see Giles handed over to the General Bureau before she could feel at ease.
"Miss Huo, you don't have to follow, do you..." Director Wang's sarcastic words were not finished when Huo Rou's gaze sharpened, and she turned and pulled Qin Ningyi's arm.
As she pulled Qin Ningyi to the side, he also reached out and pulled her closer. As they turned, he kicked Giles away.
"Bang—"
A gunshot rang out, and a small pit appeared where Giles had been standing.
It wasn't until the gunshot and the bullet mark that Director Wang reacted and shouted, "Protect the prisoner!!"
However, Wang Haozhuo's men were faster. They pulled the prisoner to their side and, with a few swift movements, tossed him into the bulletproof car.
"Are you alright?" Huo Rou asked anxiously. She had just sensed a flash in her eyes and intuitively knew something was wrong.
After quickly assessing the surrounding situation, she realized that with cover, a long-range shot was unlikely. She held her breath and seemed to hear the sound of a trigger being pulled.
In that direction, Qin Ningyi might also be injured.
Qin Ningyi's dark eyes took in her expression. He shook his head gently and uttered two words dryly, "I'm fine."
The feeling he had at that moment was hard to describe.
Huo Rou possessed the same keen senses as him.
His grandfather had once praised this sharpness as a rare gift in a century.
Who exactly was she?
He became even more curious.
"It's good that you're fine," Huo Rou said, relieved. Only then did she remember to look at Giles.
In that moment, her subconscious only thought of Qin Ningyi's safety, and she had actually overlooked Giles. Fortunately, Qin Ningyi had reacted quickly and kicked him away.
At this moment, although Giles's wound had reopened due to that movement and he was bleeding profusely, he should survive. Wang Haozhuo had taken him into the car and was providing emergency treatment.
"You reacted quite quickly," she said to him, her voice light, filled with joy and pride.
It was the first time she had met someone with the same sharp senses as her.