The School Kidnapping

Inside the classroom, someone had a gun pointed at their head. Outside, noises could be heard. Through the window, two men holding guns were seen along with a crowd of adults and children crouching by the window.
By the time everyone reacted to what was happening, the entire charity sale no longer needed to continue.
Everyone in the hall was guided out of the school by the police for safety.
"What on earth is going on?" Xin Yi You Xi Zi protected two young girls as they walked out of the school, standing on tiptoe to look toward the teaching building surrounded by police.
Thinking that Jiang Gu Ling and Xin Yi were still nowhere to be seen, and calls to Xin Yi went unanswered, her whole heart was suspended in mid-air.
She contacted Xin Yi You Zuo, but he only told her not to worry and to keep the two girls in a safe place.
But how could she not be worried without seeing her son!
Some people outside were there because their relatives were still trapped inside, while others were purely there to watch the excitement.
But the police inside the school were all frowning deeply.
Inspector Mu Mu looked at the curtains that the two criminals had pulled shut, making it impossible to see the detailed situation inside.
When subordinates used a megaphone to call inside, they still received no response.
Currently, they were like headless flies, standing in place not knowing what to do.
"Mu Mu, what's the situation?" A policeman with a scar on his face crossed the police line, walked to Inspector Mu Mu's side, and asked.
"Superintendent Song Ben, you've arrived." Mu Mu turned to look at the newcomer and greeted him, his expression grim. "The people inside won't respond to the police, but someone saw earlier that there are likely two of them, both holding automatic weapons, with objects strapped to their bodies that could be bombs."
This was also why the police didn't let anyone rush in.
They couldn't even confirm if they were real bombs, and they couldn't risk the lives of the nearly thirty hostages inside.
Moreover, many of the hostages the kidnappers held were children.
"Haven't the kidnappers made any demands?" Superintendent Song Ben's sharp eyes stared at the heavy curtains, trying to see through the hidden situation behind them.
"Not a single sound." This was also what made Inspector Mu Mu feel extremely helpless. Usually, in such situations, kidnappers would have demands.
Regardless of whether the demands were suitable for them, they would definitely state them to the police to achieve their goals.
This time, the kidnappers didn't seem quite the same?
Inside the room.
It wasn't as the police outside knew, with only two kidnappers.
When the gunshots rang out, everyone in the room was forced to crouch in one place. The people outside began to retreat, and the curtains were pulled shut by one of the men.
Then two more people, not even covering their faces, entered from outside.
Similarly, they held guns, had what looked like bombs strapped to them, and carried two large travel bags.
As soon as these two entered, their eyes swept over the crouching crowd.
They accurately snatched a woman and a child from the crowd, clearly a mother and daughter.
The mother was so scared she couldn't speak, stiffly hugging her daughter.
Jiang Gu Ling's fingers moved slightly, but he made no move, instead reaching out to press down on Xin Yi beside him.
Two people forced the mother and daughter into chairs and tied them up tightly with thick rope.
The remaining people went among the hostages, not letting the hostages hand over their belongings themselves, but searching each person individually.
They collected everything they could find that was suspected to be a weapon or a communication device and placed them on a cabinet to the side.
When searching Jiang Gu Ling.
The kidnapper was careful, looking like someone who had combat experience. He searched out three mobile phones, four small knives, and some sharp objects from Jiang Gu Ling, all of which looked like things that could take a life.
The kidnappers were silent for a moment and confiscated everything.
Furthermore, they pulled out a rope and heavily tied Jiang Gu Ling's hands.
This guy was probably a dangerous element.
Tie him up tight so nothing unexpected happens.
"……" Xin Yi remained silent as he witnessed the whole process.
What was with this teammate? Was he carrying an arsenal on him? Or was it because being a detective always involved such danger that his teammate wanted to protect himself?
His future goal was to become a great detective like Holmes. Xin Yi thought carefully; his teammate's skills also seemed very good. Should he also find time to learn something?
Speaking of which, Xiao Lan also learned Karate. What if he got beaten by Xiao Lan in the future?
For a moment, Xin Yi's gaze lingered on Jiang Gu Ling, his thoughts wandering.
Jiang Gu Ling, with his hands tied, sat down. Feeling the staring gaze, he lowered his head, and the two faced each other.
'What do we do?' Xin Yi snapped out of it and signaled with his eyes.
'Watch the situation,' Jiang Gu Ling replied with his eyes.
"Cough, cough." A cough came from beside them. The kidnappers glanced over but didn't care.
Xin Yi and Jiang Gu Ling turned their heads simultaneously to look at Chi Jing Xiu, who had a child leaning beside him.
'Do you recognize who these people are?' Clink, Chi Jing Xiu opened his green eyes and joined the eye conversation.
He wasn't surprised that Jiang Gu Ling had so many things searched from him.
The boy certainly had many things hidden; the things searched out were just the ones he hadn't intentionally concealed.
"……" Jiang Gu Ling and Xin Yi looked at each other; what was this guy talking about.
Looking at the blank expressions of the two opposite him, Chi Jing Xiu's head buzzed.
As it turned out, he didn't have the password to enter the group chat?
The three stared at each other with wide eyes. Turning away, Jiang Gu Ling and Xin Yi no longer paid attention to Chi Jing Xiu; the two secretly created a private group chat.
Chi Jing Xiu bewilderedly patted the head of the boy beside him to reassure him.
Why couldn't he? Was this some kind of special skill?
Of the two in the private group chat, Jiang Gu Ling leaned over and made a cut on Xin Yi's back, and a small, exquisite object quietly fell into Xin Yi's pocket.
Jiang Gu Ling blinked, signaling Xin Yi that if there was a chance to go out, he should give the object in his pocket to the police.
Ordinary people might not know how to use it, but just now Jiang Gu Ling heard someone call the kidnappers; it was clearly Yi Da Hang.
The props from Mall 123 had been shown to those guys before.
Furthermore.
Jiang Gu Ling's gaze fell on the bombs strapped to the kidnappers.
Because they were covered by jackets, he couldn't see them very clearly, but encountering bombs would definitely involve calling the bomb disposal squad.
Maybe today he could even see two people he hadn't seen in a long time in the real world.
Xin Yi's pocket suddenly felt heavy. He was startled, his eyes flying to Jiang Gu Ling's still-tied hands.
"……" Wait, how did he do that?
The hand that just put the object in was the right hand, right? Definitely, he wouldn't have felt it wrong.
But wasn't An Shi-san's hand still tied? He had been paying attention and was thinking about how to quietly help An Shi-san untie the rope.
The result? It seemed he didn't need to worry.
Xin Yi was shocked; Xin Yi was very confused.
What kind of magic trick was this? Could he learn it?
"Don't look at me," Jiang Gu Ling sat up straight, saying a sentence like a mosquito flying past Xin Yi's ear.
Xin Yi quickly adjusted his attitude, one hand pinching Jiang Gu Ling's clothes, hiding behind Jiang Gu Ling's back while poking his head out, revealing his eyes, 'anxiously' looking at the kidnappers.
The fearful expression of an elementary school student was extremely refined.
Truly the son of Xin Yi You Xi Zi.
Jiang Gu Ling and Chi Jing Xiu secretly praised in their hearts.
The kidnappers hadn't contacted the outside yet. Looking at their actions in tying people up, they definitely had demands.
Jiang Gu Ling looked toward the mother and daughter tied to the chairs, trembling.
He had no impression of the kidnappers, but he had seen information about this mother and daughter in the Organization's forum database.
The second wife and second daughter of the Chairman of the Gao Song Group, or it wouldn't be wrong to say the only daughter.
The eldest son and first wife of Chairman Gao Song died in a plane crash nine years ago. According to Organization records, this matter was not unrelated to the Organization.
The forum materials didn't state it clearly, but Jiang Gu Ling vaguely felt that Chairman Gao Song had links to the Organization.
80% probability, nine years ago, Chairman Gao Song joined the Organization right after his first wife and eldest son's accident.
And the deaths of those two were likely the Organization showing its strength to Chairman Gao Song.
After all, this Chairman Gao Song was not a good person, but someone who married into the Gao Song family. If his first wife and eldest son didn't die, the Gao Song family's assets would not fall into his hands.
And the Gao Song Group was one of Japan's pharmaceutical giants.
40% of the private hospitals in the country were assets of the Gao Song Group, and there were pharmaceutical research institutes and laboratories distributed everywhere.
They were likely all serving the Organization.
The Gao Song Group was probably very important to the Organization.
Jiang Gu Ling pondered. Although he hadn't been in the Organization long, from the times Qin Jiu led him on missions, the missions he executed alone, and his visits to the Organization's laboratories, he had seen many things.
The importance of various drug experiments to the Organization could not be underestimated.
'We are both God and the Devil, because we want to go against the flow of time and make the dead live again.'
Jiang Gu Ling thought of the words Vermouth said that he knew from the plot.
Eternal life? Or mastering time?
He leaned more toward the former, but——
The current world and the world known from the plot couldn't possibly develop exactly the same, could they?
Jiang Gu Ling thought of Si Di Luo.
Just that appearance felt like a reversal of life had been achieved. The effect of APTX4869?
Or the 'Silver Bullet' that Professor Elena researched, mentioned by Vermouth?
His thoughts wandered. Jiang Gu Ling shook his head. No, that's wrong; the focus now is the current situation.
These kidnappers were very likely targeting the research results of the Gao Song Group.
The target was directly aimed at Mrs. Gao Song and the daughter of Chairman Gao Song.
It looked planned, but also like a sudden raid.
They had conducted a very thorough investigation of the Gao Song family, but this kidnapping was hasty.
Many things were not well prepared.
Specifically, they lacked the necessary tools to communicate with the outside.
Therefore, based on this information, they would likely——
"Kid, stand up." The kidnappers grabbed a child's arm, forcing him to stand.
But that child was so scared he couldn't move. Pulled by the kidnappers, his legs went weak; he just couldn't stand straight.
He could only be hung by one arm by the kidnappers, his face showing anxiety and a look of pain.
The kidnappers clicked their tongues, put the child on the ground, and took out a pre-assembled bomb from a bag on the side, intending to attach it to the child.
See, that's exactly it.
Jiang Gu Ling thought and spoke up to stop them: "It's useless. This kid is so scared he won't be able to help you deliver messages to the police. Whether he can even walk out is another matter."
The kidnapper in action stopped and looked toward Jiang Gu Ling.
Seeing the other party look over, Jiang Gu Ling used his tied hands to point a finger at Chi Jing Xiu beside him, suggesting to the kidnappers: "Tie it on him."
Chi Jing Xiu was startled by the sudden pointing.
Jiang Gu Ling explained to the kidnappers: "He is an adult, he can clearly state your demands to the police, and furthermore——"
He swept his eyes over the hostages in the room.
Besides him, among the more than thirty hostages, there were only four adults, and one was tied to a chair, so only Chi Jing Xiu was male.
"The other adults might not even be as good as children."
They looked like the type to have their legs go weak from fear.
The man who looked like the leader of the kidnappers walked over and crouched in front of Jiang Gu Ling, looking at this brave kid.
"We won't let an adult go."
Who knew what kind of existence the adults here were; compared to children, the threat was too great.
"Then I'll go," Jiang Gu Ling said.
He looked directly into the leader's eyes without flinching.
The kidnapper leader laughed, threw down his cigarette butt, and crushed it with his heel.
"Kid, do you think you're helping us?"
"Because I'm not your target, right?" Jiang Gu Ling looked calmly at the mother and daughter tied to the chairs. "You didn't cover your faces, but not only did we see you, many people outside saw you too. The police have definitely investigated your information."
"As long as the police satisfy your demands, you will escape at maximum speed."
"To delay the police's pursuit, you won't kill us; you'll use the name of saving people to hold back the police."
Jiang Gu Ling looked up, his gray-blue eyes calm in a way that didn't look like a middle school student, Chi Jing Xiu thought.
"I just want to survive peacefully."
"I don't care what your purpose is."
The kidnappers looked at Jiang Gu Ling and suddenly laughed: "You're really something, kid. If our team wasn't on an important mission, I'd really want to pull you into joining us."
"However, we can't let you go out even more." Crouching down, the kidnapper leader used his black leather-gloved hand to gently pat Jiang Gu Ling's cheek twice. "You're too smart; it's a bit of a pity."
"Furthermore, it's very dangerous." The kidnapper leader signaled toward the pile of items searched from Jiang Gu Ling.
Xin Yi poked his head out from behind Jiang Gu Ling just in time to look at the kidnappers.
The moment the other party looked over, he shrank back.
"Is this your younger brother?" The kidnapper leader pulled Xin Yi out from behind Jiang Gu Ling. Just as Jiang Gu Ling anxiously tried to grab him back, the leader stood up, grabbed Xin Yi's collar, and lifted the boy up.
Jiang Gu Ling, with his hands tied, lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"This kid is good; he doesn't look like he's crying or making a fuss." The kidnapper leader threw Xin Yi to the subordinate beside him. "Tie it on him."
"You'll help persuade your brother to complete the task we give him, right?" The kidnappers looked down at Jiang Gu Ling. "Don't worry, as long as he speaks clearly to the police, nothing will happen."
Jiang Gu Ling glared angrily at the kidnapper leader, then looked worriedly toward Xin Yi.
Xin Yi, with the bomb strapped to him, stood at the classroom door, looking like he was about to cry as he watched Jiang Gu Ling, who was being held down by the kidnappers and also looking like he was about to cry, crouching in front of him.
"Brother……" Xin Yi channeled his mother's role, contributing his best acting skills.
Jiang Gu Ling then used his tied hands to press on Xin Yi's shoulders.
The bomb wasn't complicated. From here to the police to defuse the bomb, even if it wasn't Song Tian Zhen Ping or Di Yuan Yan Er who came, ten minutes was enough.
"Xin Yi, I'm sorry," Jiang Gu Ling said.
In the eyes of the kidnappers, it was a brother apologizing to his younger brother.
In the eyes of those who understood, Jiang Gu Ling was apologizing because this matter required a child like Xin Yi to do it.
However, just as Jiang Gu Ling guessed, whether it was him or Chi Jing Xiu, the kidnappers would not let them go out.
The only one left was Xin Yi, a real child.
Other children Xin Yi's age would be scared and make a fuss, but Jiang Gu Ling trusted Xin Yi. As the son of Xin Yi You Zuo, even if he was scared in his heart, he would summon his courage.
Xin Yi responded with tearful eyes.
But beneath the tears was the determination belonging to a future great detective.
"Go." Jiang Gu Ling reached out and gave Xin Yi's back a push, and then was immediately pulled back to his original spot by the kidnappers.
Truly impressive, whether it's the older boy or the younger boy, Chi Jing Xiu thought as he watched Jiang Gu Ling crouch back down, feeling moved in his heart.
【One-time protective shield used successfully, ten-minute countdown.】
He had left a guarantee for Xin Yi; it was up to you, 123.
"Someone's coming out!" A sharp-eyed policeman caught sight of Xin Yi coming out of the teaching building and ran up, not stopped by automatic weapon fire. When his eyes touched the object strapped to Xin Yi, his eyes suddenly widened.
"There's a bomb!" The officer shouted to his colleagues following behind. "Has the bomb disposal squad arrived?"
"They're here." A figure enveloped the policeman and Xin Yi under the sunlight, a voice that sounded a bit lazy but was actually very serious rang out: "Let me see."