Chapter 648

Xu Si held several stacks of documents, standing guard at the door, appearing to wait for someone.

Hua Ping walked over with a natural expression and said, "If you have something to say, just say it directly."

Seeing Hua Ping come out, Xu Si seemed to breathe a sigh of relief; he held his mobile phone out in front of Hua Ping.

Hua Ping lowered his head to look; on the screen was a text message.

"Ning Chen is now in our hands. I cannot guarantee when I will kill the hostage. If you want him to return safely, bring me the ransom: five hundred thousand—Longhu Gang Gang."

Hua Ping's eyes fixed on the five characters "Longhu Gang Gang," his expression a mix of a smile and a frown: "Does he know who he sent this text message to?"

Xu Si touched his nose, also looking as if he wanted to laugh: "This is my private number. Ning Chen's call log has me in it, so they found me."

Hua Ping looked at him: "Judging by your current appearance, you are not at all worried that Ning Chen will be killed?"

"It seems the person who sent me this message is not only a kidnapper but also a liar," Xu Si said. "Given Ning Chen's strength, I cannot think of anyone capable of kidnapping him."

"No," Hua Ping said. "Did you not see the signature on this text message?"

Hearing this, Xu Si lowered his head to look.

—Longhu Gang Gang.

Xu Si had only heard this name slightly, so he shook his head: "I have heard of it, but I do not know him."

503. Reinforcements and Assistance

Hua Ping said, "It is normal that you do not know who the Longhu Gang Gang is; after all, it is better not to be familiar with such a person... I am much the same as you, having only heard of him slightly. The Longhu Gang Gang is named Luo Xi, Luo Wen's older brother."

Xu Si frowned: "Luo Wen? Is he a member of the Gulf Family?"

Hua Ping spoke slowly and calmly: "Yes, Luo Wen is also the head of the Gulf Family. The bond between the two brothers, Luo Wen and Luo Xi, is not shallow. I am thinking that if Luo Xi learns that both the Gulf Family and Luo Wen died at Ning Chen's hands, he might do something detrimental to Ning Chen."

As he spoke these words, Hua Ping sighed lightly, his expression not lacking in worry.

Xu Si pressed his lips together: "Ning Chen is not necessarily unable to deal with the Longhu Gang Gang; I actually trust Ning Chen quite a bit."

Hua Ping shook his head: "That is still too naive. Although I trust you and Ning Chen, the Longhu Gang Gang might be even stronger than the Gulf Family... Ning Chen is indeed strong, but he is fighting alone; he may not be able to contend with the people of the Longhu Gang Gang."

Hearing this, Xu Si's expression wavered a little.

Although Xu Si trusted Ning Chen, their relationship was only slightly closer than strangers; they could only exchange a few words. Moreover, in front of Xu Si, Ning Chen had never displayed his true strength.

"Alright, then what should we do?" Xu Si's original intention was not to let Ning Chen get injured or suffer losses; after all, for him, Ning Chen was not only their future partner but also his savior.

Hua Ping looked at Xu Si, obviously seeing Xu Si's thoughts; he thought for a moment and said, "We can send reinforcements to Ning Chen."

Xu Si immediately raised his eyes: "... It should require a lot of police force, but this should be the best choice."

Hua Ping's face still showed some hesitation; obviously, this matter was still somewhat difficult for him to decide.

Xu Si looked at Hua Ping with expectant eyes; under such a gaze, Hua Ping remained silent for a long while, finally tossing out a sentence: "Forget it. Come to my office at six o'clock this afternoon; we will discuss it."

Xu Si checked the time, saw it was three o'clock in the afternoon, breathed a sigh of relief, and said cheerfully: "Yes, Chief."

Hua Ping patted his shoulder, then walked past him.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Si arrived at the Chief's office on time.

He saw that besides Hua Ping, there were two other people in the Chief's office; these two held high positions in the police station: one was the female officer Chen Gu, who had shown her talents during the meeting, and the other was the veteran team captain Jiang Yixi.

Xu Si was not very familiar with these two; when he walked in and saw them, a flash of surprise crossed his face, but he perfectly concealed it and nodded to the two of them.

After everyone had greeted each other, Hua Ping went straight to the point.

"I discussed this with all of you this afternoon; I assume you all remember, right?" Hua Ping said.

The three nodded simultaneously.

"The sole purpose of gathering you here this time is to use all our police force to help Ning Chen escape danger—on the premise that Ning Chen is already in danger." Hua Ping's tone was flat, not like someone making a life-or-death decision, but rather no different from usual.

Although Chen Gu and Jiang Yixi already knew what Hua Ping intended to do beforehand, they still felt something was inappropriate at this moment; Chen Gu spoke first: "I think it is unnecessary. Did Xu Si not say? Ning Chen is very strong; we do not need to waste so much police force on him and sacrifice our comrades."

These words sounded reasonable at first glance, but upon closer listening, Hua Ping frowned: "Your argument is too selfish. Have you forgotten who destroyed the Gulf Family? Although I do not know what grudge Ning Chen has against the people of the Gulf Family, his actions can be considered a form of helping us. Moreover, if we dispatch police, we might even eliminate the Longhu Gang Gang, killing two birds with one stone."

"But," Chen Gu said, "this will cause great damage to the police station's strength; I do not think it is worth it."

"This is not something that can be measured by whether it is worth it or not," Xu Si, having listened for a long time, finally spoke: "I only know that if we do not help Ning Chen this time and he dies, that would be the most worthless outcome for us. Ning Chen is no different from a sharp sword; if we can achieve a cooperative relationship, both sides' paths in the future will be easier. Why not?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yixi looked at Xu Si: "It seems my and Chen Gu's thoughts align with the Chief's and yours. Like Chen Gu, I believe that avoiding trouble is better than seeking it; even if Ning Chen dies, it has little to do with us. Moreover, such a powerful person is difficult to cooperate with."

Hearing the words of his two capable assistants, Hua Ping could tell that these two were full of distrust regarding this matter.

However, Hua Ping could understand, after all, it requires effort and the failure rate is high.

"That is true," Hua Ping said, "but I am confident; this time we must proceed as I say... This is an order, and it is also the result of my careful consideration. You two had better gather your team's comrades as soon as possible; it is not about the quantity being large, but about the personnel being elite. Once ready, I will also simultaneously locate Ning Chen's exact position, waiting at all times to depart."

Hua Ping's tone carried a hint of imperiousness; Chen Gu and Jiang Yixi exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

But the Chief's orders were indeed difficult to refute; hearing Hua Ping's instructions, although they were unwilling, the orders given by the Chief were extremely important, so they had to listen.

Chen Gu and Jiang Yixi stayed for a while longer, discussed some precautions, then stood up and bid farewell to the two people still in the office.

Hua Ping nodded, agreeing to let them leave first, while Xu Si remained in the office. Watching Hua Ping rummage through documents, he felt a bit bored and asked: "Since everything is arranged, can I leave first? Staying here is useless to me; I might as well go back and arrange other matters."

Hearing this, Hua Ping quickly raised his head, looked at Xu Si, and said: "Good. You need to focus on arranging some people who meet the requirements... preferably those with stronger strength. Once I know Ning Chen's whereabouts, we will depart immediately."

Xu Si thought the same as Hua Ping; the two always coincided in their work, so Xu Si stood up: "Understood. I will leave first then."

Hua Ping finally found the documents and nodded to Xu Si.

After walking out of the Chief's office, Xu Si breathed a sigh of relief; it was not because the task was too heavy, but simply because Xu Si was worried that something had already happened to Ning Chen over there.

Normally, when Xu Si called Ning Chen's phone, it was basically unreachable; after testing it this time, without exception, it was unreachable again.

504. Police Assistance

Ning Chen over there did not know how much of a storm the police station had caused because of him; he was busy dealing with a group of Long Hu Gang members in front of him.

The people of the Long Hu Gang were indeed harder to deal with than the Gulf Family, not only because their overall strength was stronger, but also because Ning Chen guessed they must have summarized their experience; after all, he had fought against the people of the Gulf Family before, and after several rounds, naturally, they had gained experience in countering him.

However, this meager experience could not contend with Ning Chen.

Ning Chen's eyes remained very calm; looking at the Long Hu Gang members in front of him, he spoke slowly and steadily: "Surrender. Anyway, none of you can beat me."

Perhaps because Ning Chen's tone was too dismissive, or perhaps because Ning Chen's expression at that moment seemed too mocking, Luo Xi clenched his fists, his eyes filled with a very cold expression.

Yet Ning Chen had thick skin; he did not even look at Luo Xi's expression, just casually tossing his pistol around: "Take my advice. This way, at least you can rest and gather your strength to fight again next time, on the premise that I am generous enough and do not kill all of you."

With Ning Chen provoking like this, even if the opponent were a Sage, eight out of ten times they wouldn't be able to hold back.

After these words came out, the people of the Gulf Family began to stir; although they already despised Ning Chen, Ning Chen's repeated provocations made these people increasingly displeased.

Seeing that the people of the Long Hu Gang were merely suppressing their emotions and waiting for Luo Xi to speak, Ning Chen suddenly felt somewhat bored; such opponents were too meaningless, just like dogs chained up.

So Ning Chen did not hesitate any longer and immediately prepared to use his skill.

But at this critical moment, a considerable commotion suddenly came from behind.

Ning Chen frowned; he retracted his skill, simultaneously pulled the trigger immediately, killed over a dozen people with the machine gun, extended his divine sense, and immediately went to locate the source of the sound.

Afterwards, Ning Chen discovered that the people approaching the Gulf Family headquarters were actually a group of police officers.

After getting this result, Ning Chen was immediately stunned; the arrival of these police officers was not a good thing for Ning Chen either; they were all innocent people yet to be dragged into such turmoil, and Ning Chen was somewhat reluctant in his heart.

Moreover, these police officers might not be able to contend with the people of the Long Hu Gang; Ning Chen glanced over and found that Luo Xi this time was probably determined to force him to death; the number of people brought out was large; although Ning Chen alone could cope, if there were more innocent people, Ning Chen would still have to spare energy to protect these people.

But those sounds were getting closer and closer to himself; the people of the Long Hu Gang obviously heard this sound too, all raised their heads, and looked towards the entrance. Ning Chen seized this opportunity, dodged several bullets, and continued to shoot towards the crowded area.

After several rounds, quite a few more people died.

Ning Chen's weapons were all modified, with tremendous power; compared to those ordinary weapons, Ning Chen's weapons were no different from adding some chances of victory.

Taking advantage of the time before those police officers arrived, while shooting, Ning Chen even briefly thought for a moment.

Did those police officers come here not to arrest him?

This thought did not last long before the Gulf Family's main gate was finally broken open.

Ning Chen did not spare too much energy either; after all, a crowd of enemies was in front of him; if these people were to launch a sneak attack, Ning Chen, having divided his attention, would be hard to deal with.

Those police officers finally entered; they even entered openly through the main gate, and at that very same moment, Ning Chen quickly moved to a safe place, ensuring that the people of the Long Hu Gang had no way to detect his position immediately.

Just in this gap, Ning Chen raised his head, looked towards the entrance, and actually discovered that the leader among those police officers was Xu Si.

Ning Chen's expression was rarely blank for an instant; he stared at the face of the person at the head, thought for a few seconds, and only then remembered that this person was named Xu Si, who was a police officer.

But the number of police officers storming in through the main gate was not large; Ning Chen looked a few times and found that only four people were standing at the entrance; the place where they were currently standing would, eight times out of ten, be the focal point of firepower.

This place was actually very dangerous; Ning Chen only glanced at it and immediately frowned.

But those police officers also seemed to be no ordinary people; after the door was broken open, these people quickly hid on both sides of the door; even if the people of the Long Hu Gang inside reacted quickly, knowing that there were people standing outside who might threaten their lives, they had no way to do anything about it.

Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief; these police officers were at least righteous; compared to the people of the Long Hu Gang, if possible, Ning Chen would also slightly help the police officers during the battle between the two sides.

The people of the Long Hu Gang obviously already saw who the newcomers were; a trace of surprise flashed across Luo Xi's face; these police officers actually came wearing work uniforms, so the people of the Long Hu Gang could see their identities at a glance.

Luo Xi did not understand why these people would come at this time; this was just a battle between the people of the Long Hu Gang and Ning Chen, and had nothing to do with others.

So Luo Xi immediately sank his face, turned around, and ordered all the people of the Long Hu Gang: "These police officers are not to be feared; we only need to kill Ning Chen; pay attention to the focus."

As soon as these words came out, everyone else nodded; following Luo Xi's orders, they went to find Ning Chen's figure.

But they did not see Ning Chen's figure in their original place.