Chapter 19: The Great Thief Liu Baoshan

After watching Zhang Hongyu breathe his last, Liu Baoshan pulled a pitch-black, gleaming Type 77 handgun from his lower back! He played with the gun in his hand for a while, skillfully removed the magazine, and seeing it was fully loaded, he couldn't help but beam with joy! These 7 bullets were enough for him to take care of Jiang Yuanqi's two bodyguards.

After tucking the gun into his waistband, he glanced at the corpse on the floor. After thinking for a moment, he carried the body into the bedroom, placed it on the bed, covered it with a quilt, closed the windows, set the air conditioner to the lowest setting, and closed the bedroom door. He washed the bloodstains off his body, changed into clean clothes, hid the dagger and handgun on his person, and cleaned up all the personal items he had used there. After cleaning up everywhere he had been, he was just about to leave when he stopped, pondered for a moment, used his blood-stained clothes to soak up some of Zhang Hongyu's blood from the floor, and wrote the words "Kill the corrupt cop to eliminate harm for the people" in large letters on the wall in a prominent spot in the living room!

After finishing everything, he looked around, then bent over, laughing "cackle, cackle, cackle" at the five bloody characters on the wall! After a while, he straightened up, adjusted his clothes, and bent slightly as if to bow, but couldn't help but show a weird smile on his face. He hurriedly covered his mouth, turned around, closed the door, and went downstairs.

Tonight, Jiang Yuanqi would be dining at the Hongde Restaurant inside the Ginza Building. How did Liu Baoshan know? It was actually quite simple. Liu Baoshan had seen the promotional advertisement for the restaurant's first anniversary. During the months of gathering information and staking out the area, he not only knew that this massive commercial district belonged to Jiang Yuanqi, but also that this Hongde Restaurant was a place Jiang Yuanqi visited at least once a week. As the landlord and a major client, Boss Jiang was surely a heavyweight guest invited to the Hongde Restaurant's anniversary celebration!

Acting in such a crowded place was exactly Liu Baoshan's style! According to his theory, the more people there were, the easier it was to create chaos, and the easier it was to withdraw from the scene! Moreover, in his heart, he deeply admired the "Century Great Thief" Zhang Mouqiang. He also wanted to commit a shocking major case and make everyone know the name Liu Baoshan!

Therefore, tonight was the perfect opportunity for him to act, and it was also the chance he had been longing for to become famous in one battle!

Now the target was set, the weapon was obtained, and the escape route was designed. All that was missing was a vehicle to flee! Liu Baoshan slowly walked downstairs, reviewing every step of the entire operation in his head. "Hmm! Let's see if there's a suitable car in the complex, steal one!" He quickly made his decision.

He thought as he walked downstairs. Just as he reached the unit entrance on the first floor, he saw a tall, gray-haired old man walk past him. He felt the man's figure was somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen him. At this moment, he was pondering where to get a car, so he didn't pay much attention to the person.

It was just past 5:00 PM, and most of the residents in the complex hadn't finished work yet. There was no one in the courtyard, and even fewer cars. Liu Baoshan strolled toward the main gate. After exiting the gate, he saw a semi-new black Volkswagen sedan parked on the side of the road near the complex. He peered into the car and saw no one inside. This car was exactly the ideal model in his mind: common, inconspicuous, stable performance, wouldn't fail him while on the run, good power, and decent range—better than the Santana configured for the police! This was it! Liu Baoshan took a fancy to this car and waited patiently near it for the owner to appear.

He didn't want to steal it. This was partly because of his pride and style as a "great thief," but also because of more practical considerations. If he stole the car, the owner would definitely report it to the police immediately, and it was possible the police would be targeting the car before he even finished his plan. Besides, the operation was only a few hours away, and he didn't have time to make fake plates. Moreover, that also had risks. So he decided to wait for the owner to come over, then hijack the owner, and dispose of both the car and the person after he was done. Wouldn't that be more perfect? Besides, the reason he was confident he could wait for the owner was because of where the car was parked—it was clearly a temporary parking spot.

Liu Baoshan's deduction was spot on! It had to be said that he was just a bold and arrogant madman, but he was definitely not a fool!

Sure enough, less than half an hour later, a familiar figure came out of the complex gate and walked straight toward the Volkswagen. It was actually that tall, gray-haired man! Liu Baoshan didn't have time to think too much. He hurriedly pretended to walk over from the front of the car. When the man walked to the door and just opened it with his key, he deliberately pretended to ask for directions and said to the man: "Hello, comrade, could you tell me which way to the Ginza Building?"

Ren Jiahe, disguised as an old man, saw someone asking for directions and just wanted to get rid of him quickly. He raised his hand to point the way behind him. In the instant he raised his hand, he saw a pitch-black handgun appear in the man's hand as if by magic. Hidden by the man's loose work pants, the muzzle was slightly raised, pointing directly at his crotch!

Ren Jiahe couldn't help but feel a chill in his crotch. He shivered and was about to raise his hands when he heard the other party say in a low voice: "Don't move! Open the back door!" Ren Jiahe forced himself to calm down, his brain spinning rapidly: This person definitely isn't a police officer! Could it be Xi Gui's accomplice coming to avenge him? That's impossible! Is he hijacking the car? This car isn't worth much! In an instant, his brain thought of various possibilities, but his body followed the other party's instructions and opened the back door.

"Come over, get in!" Liu Baoshan continued to order. Ren Jiahe bent down and climbed into the back seat, only to see Liu Baoshan follow him in.

Ren Jiahe saw that the other party still had a backpack on his back. After climbing into the car, he kept pointing the gun at him, while his other hand took off the backpack and threw it on the seat between them. "Open the bag!" Liu Baoshan continued to order.

Ren Jiahe opened the zipper of the backpack as instructed. Liu Baoshan continued: "Take out the things inside!" Ren Jiahe glanced at him and reached into the bag, pulling out something that looked like a vest! It didn't matter when he took it out, but this almost scared Ren Jiahe into peeing his pants! It turned out that this vest-like object was indeed a vest, but it was wrapped with two long yellow blocks, and in the middle was an electronic screen with a flashing red dot!

"Bomb!?" Ren Jiahe blurted out in shock!

"Hehe! Good, you know what it is! That saves me from talking too much! Put it on yourself!" Liu Baoshan pointed the gun at Ren Jiahe's head and said viciously.

In this situation, no matter how fast Ren Jiahe's brain spun, it was useless. He could only obey, trembling as he put on this deadly vest. Liu Baoshan looked him up and down, seemingly feeling something was missing, and said: "There's a shirt in the bag, take it out and wear it on the outside!"

Ren Jiahe tremblingly pulled a white shirt out of the bag and put it over the vest. This way, it was hard to see what was under his clothes from a distance. Liu Baoshan nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm, not bad. Thank you for your cooperation! Let me tell you, this is a remote-controlled bomb. The remote is in my pocket. To detonate it, I don't even need to take it out—just a slap like this! And it will detonate. Got it?"

"Ah!" A terrified scream came from Ren Jiahe! "Slap!" A crisp sound of a slap came! It turned out that while Liu Baoshan was talking, he had gestured by slapping his thigh, which scared Ren Jiahe into screaming. Liu Baoshan backhanded him across the face, forcing the scream back into his throat!

"Useless trash! As long as you cooperate with me, help me drive in a while, and listen to me, I guarantee you'll be fine! Do you understand?"

Ren Jiahe knew he was meat on the chopping block and could only listen to the other party. He acted submissively and asked cautiously: "Big brother, where are we driving to in a while?" Ren Jiahe thought the other party was hijacking the car to drive out of the city. Unexpectedly, the other party said: "Go to the front, drive the car to the opposite side of Hongde Restaurant!" ===== CHAPTER 20 =====