Sweat trickled down their foreheads . Suddenly, Xuan Moâs voice shouted: âShoot!â
A bang sounded, and the robber that was walking towards them was shot; his head exploded in a mist of red . The bullet ran through his head and he instantly died, falling flat on the ground .
The robbers had planned out where to stand beforehand, and these spots were positions that cannot be aimed at by snipers . However when the robber moved, he entered number two sniperâs eleven oâclock range . That shot was a perfect move that ripped apart their setup . Amidst the other hostagesâ screams, the robber holding Xuan Moâs mother turned to look behind as his hands trembled . When he didnât manage to see the corpse that had collapsed behind the counter, and in a rush to figure out the situation, he, for a moment, forgot that there were snipers hidden in the dark . And so, he turned slightly, leaning out to take a look .
This time, without Xuan Mo needing dish out instructions, another gunshot sounded in remembrance of her instructions . Immediately after, the sniper had finished the first robber, he had turned to aim at the hostage . This time, he grasped this tiny opportunity and finished off the second robber .
Blood splattered onto Xuan Moâs motherâs face, and she fainted silently . Without their main commander, the robbers instantly lost their calm . Before they could aim their guns at the remaining hostages that were squatting, they were instantly handled by the remaining special officers hidden at the back .
The remaining police officers immediately rushed in to handle the situation . The medic team that had been stationed outside since long ago also dashed in to handle Xuan Moâs motherâs wound . Xuan Mo took off the earpiece, saying lowly: âShouldâve done it this way earlier, what were you guys doing allowing the hostage to get hurt . â
The chief had gone ahead to contain the situation . The remaining police officer by her side said, optionless: âUsually the remaining criminals wouldnât continue once we finish off their head, the situation with these robbers seems different this time though . Weâve just received information that their head seems to be a retired special ops officer, and his underlings arenât just normal gangsters either . Because they knew how things worked, our passive position canât be helped . â
âEnh . â Xuan Mo hummed a reply . She massaged her forehead, watching as the doctor brought her mother on to the ambulance . When the paramedic gestured at her, she walked over and boarded the ambulance . Her mother was pale, her forehead locked into a frown .
âYour mother is very strong . â The doctor said . âThank goodness the robbers did not stop her from pressing down on her artery . She has a strong will to live . â
Xuan Mo looked at her mother . Though she stood firm and tall, her face expressionless, her gaze was soft .
The doctor looked at the pair of mother and daughter, and suddenly felt as though the daughter was actually the backbone of the family, and she was the one protecting her strong mother .
After leading the operation, Xuan Mo quickly left the scene, completely forgetting that there was still a Lu Yu Chen present . And so, our tragic brother Lu was brought to the police station by the police officers to⊠help him calm down .
The police officer found the situation quite amusing . Theyâd brought Xuan Moâs step brother over simply because guys are usually stronger and they figured heâd be able to help out and comfort his âlost, frightened and cryingâ little sister⊠who would have known that the older brother now was the one thatâs completely at loss instead .
After hearing that Xuan Moâs mother was alright, and saw Xuan Mo walking off, he didnât know where he should go . And so very naturally, he was brought over to the police station by a young police officer . Lu Yu Chen had remained dazed throughout . It was only until a cup of hot water had been pushed into his hands did he realise with a start that he was sitting in a police stationâŠ
Heâd been a bad influence himself before, so heâd always preferred to remain at a polite â and a little more respectful than a normal person would in fact â distance away from the police station . Hence, he felt like heâs sitting on nails right now . When he looked at the smiling police officer sitting opposite him, ready to start a conversation, he became even more uncomfortable .
âYouâre Lu Yu Chen right?â The officer seemed as dangerous as a wolf .
âEnh . â Lu Yu Chen sipped the water gingerly, ill at ease .
âYou must be frightened by what happened today, donât worry, Miss Xuan is fine, weâd just like to ask you a few questions . â
âWhat is it?â
âToday when your sister was commanding, you⊠donât seem surprised at all?â
âSurprised? Of course I am! Did I not look surprised?â Lu Yu Chenâs eyes were wide open .
The police officerâs smile froze: âHuh, you seemed incredibly calm, we thought you werenât surprised at all . â
Lu Yu Chen remarked: âThis isnât called being calm, this is called getting used to it . â
âWhat?â
âNothing nothing . â Lu Yu Chen waved his hand, âwhat is it that you wanted to ask? Iâm heading back first if you donât have any more questions, I gotta check on Xuan Mo . â
âOh, itâs nothing major . â The police officer looked around before leaning towards him, asking softly, âyour sister, who in the world is she? Are all high schoolers so incredible nowadays? We got a call from the higher ups and the commander changed instantly, and⊠how is she so good at commanding?â
Lu Yu Chen didnât reply, but he noticed the other police officers that were walking around, especially the younger ones, had their ears perkedâŠ
âHeh . â He suddenly smiled, âpolice uncle, about this, did you get clearance from the higher ups to ask this question?â
The police officer paused before laughing: âAye, but they didnât say I canât ask either hehe . â
Lu Yu Chen shook his head: âEven if I told you, you wouldnât believe me, so Iâll just keep it short, my sis just skipped two grades in high school, from year one to year three . Why, because Nat Def uni head hunted her and wants to recruit her as soon as possible . And thatâs because sheâs very good at playing StarCraft, sheâs an undefeated commander, also known as the demon commander!â
ââŠsheâs commanding this operation just because sheâs really good at StarCraft? Kid, youâre good enough to write a novelâŠâ
âThatâs why I said you wonât believe me . â Lu Yu Chen would have long sent him a fist if not for the situation, but he knew it wasnât right to attack the police . And so, he let out a laugh, drank some water and crossed his leg, appearing almost as though he was an otherworldly expert .
The police officer shook his head and was of the strong opinion that this youth was very unreliable . And so, he didnât continue his questions . He handed Lu Yu Chen some desserts and the likes before continuing his own work .
Honestly, even Lu Yu Chen himself was really excited . When Xuan Mo started commanding everyone during the operation, the police officer brought everyone not involved out, but he was allowed to remain, so he saw the entire process, from the start to the end . Heâs only ever heard her giving them instructions usually, but this time, he saw her doing it . Though her expression and tone were bland, she had an air around her, as though she had everything under control . That had been incredibly thrilling; he couldnât help but feel exhilarated and yearn to experience something as adrenaline-inducing as this in the future as well .
That was his lil sis, him, Lu Yu Chenâs little sister!