Chapter 47

After the Labrador lay down, the other dogs also lay down and crawled forward.

Seeing this, Wang Xiao and the others were once again surprised. These dogs were not just well-trained; they were like a group of special police officers. How were they trained? In shock, Wang Xiao made a gesture, and all the police officers followed the dogs, quietly surrounding the area.

"Damn, the police are catching up." At the same time, a young man sitting in a tree with a telescope, relying on the advantageous terrain, saw Su Jing, Wang Xiao, and the others approaching. He cursed and quickly climbed down the tree.

"Damn, how could they be so fast? When did the police become so capable?" The three men sitting under the tree, who were resting, changed their expressions drastically. They scrambled to their feet and quickly picked up their belongings.

Although they fled in a hurry, they were still cautious. Apart from roasting corn in the cornfield, they didn't leave many traces elsewhere, making it difficult to track them. So they couldn't understand how the police could catch up so quickly, as if they knew which direction they were fleeing.

"Let's go quickly." A middle-aged man wearing glasses, who looked very refined, quickly put on a mask.

"Yes, Brother Wen." The other three nodded and also put on masks. They entered the dense forest and fled quickly. Although they were exhausted after two days and one night of escape, they had to use their last bit of strength.

Actually, after escaping the police on the highway and entering Qingyun Town, "Brother Wen" had considered dispersing and pretending to be tourists. After all, they had all been masked during the robbery. If they dispersed, they might walk past the police without being noticed. However, "Brother Wen" carefully thought it over and decided it was better to escape together. Two of the young men in the group were not very reliable and would likely be nervous in front of the police, revealing their true identities. If one of them was caught, the other three would be in danger.

"Brother Wen" was actually an intellectual with a college degree. Before the crime, he had specifically studied how the police track criminals, especially the case-solving abilities of the Zhongyun City police. According to his estimation, after escaping the police on the highway, they would be basically safe. As long as the four of them crossed the forest and escaped Qingyun Town, they could return to their respective homes. Unfortunately, it seemed he had miscalculated.

"Roar" As the four robbers began to flee, the Labrador suddenly stood up and turned back to bark at Su Jing.

"What's wrong?" Sensing the Labrador's unusual behavior, Wang Xiao asked.

"Da said the scent suddenly moved away," Su Jing said.

"Hmm? Did they discover us?" Wang Xiao was taken aback. He looked up and immediately locked onto a tall tree in the distance, the best vantage point with a clear view of the surrounding area.

"They probably discovered us. Let's chase them quickly," Wang Xiao said sternly.

"Chase." Su Jing gave the order, and the Labrador sprinted forward. The other dogs followed, and of course, Su Jing and Wang Xiao also chased after them. When they passed the spot where the robbers had been, Wang Xiao was once again secretly amazed. The distance from where the Labrador had been crawling to this spot was nearly a kilometer. This meant the Labrador had already determined the robbers' position from such a distance, which was an extraordinary sense of smell. However, Wang Xiao didn't have time to think about it and continued to follow the Labrador.

"Follow me." Wang Xiao panted as he spoke to Su Jing.

"Yes." Su Jing didn't try to be a hero and obediently followed Wang Xiao. However, he suddenly whistled. When the golden eagle flew down, he instructed, "There are a few people fleeing ahead. Keep an eye on them from the sky."

The golden eagle spread its wings and flew into the sky, heading forward. After flying a distance, it circled in the air, let out a loud call, and then flew steadily forward. Others heard the eagle's call, but Su Jing understood what it was saying.

"I've found them. They are about 200 meters away," Su Jing said.

"..." Wang Xiao, still running and panting, looked at Su Jing with a slightly strange expression. He increasingly felt that not only could these animals understand Su Jing, but Su Jing could also understand the animals. He thought for a moment and asked, "Can the golden eagle stay directly above the robbers?"

"Yes." Su Jing nodded.

"Good." Wang Xiao made a gesture to the other police officers. They looked at the golden eagle in the sky and then suddenly sped up, flanking from both sides. The robbers had guns, so they had to be cautious.

It took nearly twenty minutes before two police officers finally blocked the robbers' escape route. The two officers observed the terrain, hid behind tree trunks, and quickly signaled to Wang Xiao.

"Stop. You can't escape. If you surrender, you will be treated leniently." After receiving the signal, Wang Xiao immediately led the other two police officers to accelerate and shouted. They could already see the four robbers.

"Brother Wen, what should we do?" One of the young robbers began to panic.

"Don't panic. Keep running. Just don't let them catch up. They won't shoot randomly," Brother Wen said, his face pale but still calm.

"Bang" At that moment, a gunshot rang out from the front, followed by shots from the left and right.

"Don't move. You are surrounded. Drop your weapons and put your hands on your heads," Wang Xiao shouted from behind a tree.

At this point, the police had surrounded the robbers, and the police were in the dark while the robbers were in the open, giving the police a complete advantage. However, Wang Xiao and the others couldn't just shoot the four robbers. They were police, not killers. Their job was to catch people, not kill them. So they couldn't be careless. Desperate people might do desperate things, and these robbers might become violent if cornered.

"Damn." The robbers stopped, back to back, their faces extremely grim.

"We ran so fast. It shouldn't have been easy to track us. How could they surround us?"

"Why do I feel like that big bird up there is following us? Could it be a police spy?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

"Alright, we'll drop our weapons. Don't shoot." Brother Wen, the calmest of them, flashed a look of malice and gave a signal to the others. He threw his gun and put his hands on his head, and the other three followed suit.

"These bastards are hiding weapons," Wang Xiao muttered under his breath, watching the robbers carefully.

"How do you know?" Su Jing asked, puzzled.

"Look at the right waist of the one speaking, the left pant leg of the one on the left, the right pocket of the one on the right, and the one behind is blocked, but from the way he put his hands on his head, it's clear he's ready to draw his gun," Wang Xiao said.

Su Jing carefully observed as Wang Xiao described and couldn't help but admire Wang Xiao's sharp eyes.

"Shall we distract them, and I'll let the dogs take them down?" Su Jing asked.

"Good. Watch my signal. When I drop my hand, you let the dogs attack," Wang Xiao nodded, fully trusting Su Jing's dogs.

"Surround them from all sides..." After Su Jing gave the command to the dozen or so dogs, they surrounded the robbers from all directions. Using bushes and leaves for cover, they crawled forward slowly. Two of them were near the two hiding police officers, and their movements through the leaves almost made the officers stare in amazement.

"Don't move. We're coming out." Wang Xiao shouted loudly, but no police officer actually came out. They just shook the leaves to attract the robbers' attention. The four robbers suddenly became tense, staring at the shaking leaves. Wang Xiao, who was closely watching the robbers' reactions, suddenly dropped his hand.

At the same time, Su Jing whistled. From the leaves and bushes around the four robbers, a dozen dogs suddenly shot out. Their eyes glowed with ferocity, and they moved as fast as lightning, like a pack of hunting wolves.