Chapter 34

When Ferren spoke, Xie Yixin's eyes flashed with a hint of emotion, but she stubbornly retorted, "I'm Madam, I'll go first."

Ferren didn't bother arguing with her, thinking he would just keep a closer eye on her once they went inside.

Xu Chong, thinking Ferren's silence was a sign of brewing plans, quickly interjected, "Madam Xie, Sir Ferren, why don't you two come inside the car and check out the inside of the noodle shop? It will be more reliable for the operation."

His words were reasonable, so Ferren and Xie Yixin followed Xu Chong into the surveillance van. After a look, Xie Yixin said to Dai Yan and others, "The suspects are all there!"

Shi Yiran asked, "Should we arrest the boss lady?"

"Let's see how it goes!" Xie Yixin clearly didn't think the boss lady was likely to be the murderer.

Ferren, however, had a strange feeling, but it wasn't the kind of premonition of impending danger. He shook his head and ignored it.

Seeing Ferren shake his head, Xie Yixin thought he was dissatisfied and coldly sneered, "Sir Ferren, do you have a different opinion?"

Ferren found it inexplicable and waved his hand, "No other thoughts, just follow Madam's plan."

"That's more like it!" Xie Yixin slightly raised her chin, "Tortoiseshell and Xiaoran, go to the back door and set up an ambush. We'll start the operation in five minutes!"

Dai Yan and Shi Yiran nodded, crossed the road, and circled around to the back door of the noodle shop. Soon, Dai Yan sent a text saying they had secured the back door.

Seeing the time was right, Xie Yixin replied with four words: "Start the operation!"

Ferren and the others then crossed the road and calmly entered the noodle shop.

Fortunately, it wasn't mealtime, and in the small hall with six tables, only one customer was sitting in the corner slurping noodles, while the waiter Jiang Long was dozing off by the door leading to the kitchen.

Xie Yixin was a bit hesitant about whether to arrest Jiang Long first, but Ferren walked straight over, his footsteps as light as a ghost.

Approaching Jiang Long, Ferren grabbed the junction between his chin and neck.

"Uh..." Jiang Long suddenly woke up, his eyes wide with fear.

Ferren said coolly, "Jiang Long, right? I'm Ferren, a probationary inspector from the Major Crime Unit. You have the right to remain silent, but everything you say will be noted and used as evidence in court."

The customer in the corner, hearing Ferren's declaration, was so shocked that his mouth dropped open. Li Lidong quickly went over to signal him to be quiet and asked him to leave.

With the situation as it was, though Xie Yixin was annoyed that Ferren had acted on his own, she had no choice but to help handcuff Jiang Long. Ferren, however, didn't immediately release his grip on Jiang Long's neck but tightened it.

Jiang Long, in pain and suffocating, opened his mouth wide.

Ferren casually flipped his hand, and a large clump of smelly stockings appeared. Without a second thought, he stuffed them into Jiang Long's mouth.

Xie Yixin was taken aback, "These stockings look familiar."

Ferren rubbed his nose, "Not surprising, I took them from your car."

"You..." Xie Yixin's eyes widened as if she wanted to eat him alive.

Ferren said, "Don't speak loudly, there are still two people inside who are not under control."

Xie Yixin was speechless, gritting her teeth, she whispered, "We'll settle this later!"

Ferren didn't care and moved ahead, turning into the kitchen. Xie Yixin gave Li Lidong a nod, ordering him to stay behind, and then followed Ferren.

Since it was almost lunchtime, Zhang Xiong and his wife were busy in the kitchen preparing ingredients and seasonings. Seeing Ferren and Xie Yixin enter, Zhang Xiong poked his head out from behind the partition and shouted, "What are you doing? This is the kitchen, go wait outside if you want noodles!"

Ferren stared at him coldly and said indifferently, "I heard Wei Danhong is your lover. I'm looking for her; she owes me money!"

Zhang Xiong's face changed slightly, "I don't know any Wei Danhong, you've come to the wrong place."

Ferren grinned, "I haven't come to the wrong place, Xiong, right? I'm a cop!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiong's face changed dramatically. The boss lady, Ji Sizhen, stood by the sink, staring at them in a daze, but didn't say a word to support her husband.

Ferren found this a bit strange, but Xie Yixin, eager to act, moved forward to handcuff Zhang Xiong. Fearing she might be in danger, Ferren quickly pressed her shoulder and drew his gun, pointing it at Zhang Xiong, "You'd better not resist or try to run, or... bang!" He fired a shot into a nearby ceramic water tank.

"Crash!"

The water tank shattered, spilling its contents and startling Zhang Xiong.

Xie Yixin's mouth was slightly open, and she frowned, "Why did you shoot randomly?"

"I didn't shoot anyone directly, is it not allowed to intimidate suspects?" Ferren said with a smirk, "Now you can go and handcuff him."

Xie Yixin knew this wasn't the time to argue about the shooting, so she nodded, took out her handcuffs, and walked toward Zhang Xiong.

Ferren was now about 70-80% sure that Zhang Xiong was involved in the dismemberment case, so he didn't let his guard down, staying half a step behind Xie Yixin and keeping his gun pointed at Zhang Xiong.

As their field of view widened, both Ferren and Xie Yixin noticed that Zhang Xiong's hand on the cutting board was trembling slightly.

Ferren suddenly noticed the meat cleaver in Zhang Xiong's hand. Hmm? Right-handed? No, the killer should be left-handed. Thinking of this, he suddenly looked at Ji Sizhen, who was standing a bit further away.

Indeed, Ji Sizhen, who seemed dull on the surface, was actually very perceptive. She had already judged from Ferren's decisive use of the gun that he was a tough cop, so she didn't choose to attack him even in a surprise attack.

Encircling Wei to save Zhao? Hmph!!

"Bang!"

Ferren didn't hesitate to pull the trigger.

"Clang!"

The bullet and the small knife collided, flying off at an angle, narrowly missing Xie Yixin's face. This sudden exchange left Xie Yixin dazed and almost unable to think.

But while Xie Yixin couldn't think, Zhang Xiong didn't stand still. Seizing the moment when Ferren fired, he swung the cleaver at Xie Yixin. This was a clear choice of the softer target, showing that the couple had good combat instincts and were not just ordinary noodle shop owners.

Seeing Xie Yixin frozen in place, Ferren kicked her knee from behind, delaying the time it took for Zhang Xiong to hit her. At the same time, he extended two fingers and deftly caught the tip of the cleaver, and with his gun, he shot Zhang Xiong's right elbow.

From Ji Sizhen's flying knife to Ferren injuring Zhang Xiong's right elbow, everything happened in less than two seconds. The paparazzi in the van, seeing this from different angles, thought they were hallucinating.

One of the paparazzi couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn, this is too sci-fi, are we filming a movie?"

"No!" Xu Chong answered while staring at the monitor and pulling out his phone to call for backup.

After injuring Zhang Xiong's elbow, Ferren lunged forward, struck him on the neck, knocking him unconscious, and then, hearing the sound, fired another shot, deflecting a fork aimed at his temple and quickly approaching Ji Sizhen.

Seeing Ferren's bravery, Ji Sizhen didn't engage in a prolonged fight, turned, and dashed toward the back door, planning to escape. But as her hand reached for the doorknob, a spark flew around the corner and hit the knob.

"Click!"

The lock was damaged, and the mechanism inside broke, locking it completely. Ji Sizhen's eyes widened in shock and anger, "Curved trajectory!? So you're the cop who killed my brother!"

At that moment, Ferren appeared around the corner and said coldly, "The criminals I killed with my gun were the few tough guys from the Guangjing Street robbery a few days ago. I found it strange that they kept calling each other 'Eighth' and 'Ninth' but never mentioned 'Tenth.' It turns out you were hiding in this small noodle shop, living quite comfortably!"

"I'll kill you!" Ji Sizhen pulled out a peculiar dagger from her waist and lunged at Ferren without hesitation.

Ferren easily dodged her first attack and sneered, "Judging by your knife technique, Wei Danhong was probably killed by you, right?"

"So what if I chopped her up? She seduced Brother Xiong, she deserved it!" Ji Sizhen gritted her teeth and slashed at Ferren with her other hand.

Ferren dodged again and said calmly, "Based on my estimate, you chopped up Wei Danhong last weekend, and one of the nine tough guys didn't agree with your involvement in the robbery. Little did they know, this actually saved you. Am I right?"

Hearing Ferren guess the entire truth, Ji Sizhen felt a great fear and swung her dagger more fiercely, hoping to kill him immediately.

Ferren, while dodging, said slowly, "Killing has three stages: the initial stage involves using brute force, the intermediate stage uses intelligence, and the final stage uses extreme power, such as the power of the state or divine power... Unfortunately, you are still at the initial stage!" He took a step back, bent his finger, and flicked the tip of the dagger.

The force of the flick was so great that it sent Ji Sizhen's dagger flying. Ferren then lunged forward, his hand moving like lightning to strike her ribs, with a ruthless and fierce motion.

"Smack!"

Ji Sizhen was hit as if by lightning, flying backward, crashing into the wall, and then falling to the ground, vomiting blood. She struggled to get up but couldn't.

Damn, my training isn't complete yet, looks like I'll have to delay it by about a month.

Ferren cursed inwardly, walked over, and handcuffed Ji Sizhen, repeating the Miranda warning he had given to Jiang Long, and then pushed her back into the kitchen.

Xie Yixin had recovered her composure, just finished handcuffing Zhang Xiong, and was about to go to the back door to help when she saw Ferren bring Ji Sizhen back.

"Alan, thank you!"

Ferren waved his hand, "No problem! But Ji Sizhen has a rib injury and may need medical attention."

Xie Yixin nodded in understanding and immediately called Dai Yan, who was guarding the back door, to bring Shi Yiran over to help.

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