Chapter 6: This Life, Still Brave

That unfinished building was at least fifty meters from Yu Dazhang's position, a distance at which ordinary people couldn't see clearly.

But Yu Dazhang could, and he was confident he wasn't seeing things.

Logically, when a person gains weight, their reactions slow down and all bodily functions noticeably decline.

After all, that layer of fat is a huge burden on the human organs.

Yet Yu Dazhang was the exact opposite—he found that not only had he not become slow, he was actually far more sharp than his past-life self, several times more so.

Take his eyesight, for instance: not only could he see farther, he could see more clearly; details that ordinary people would miss were completely exposed to him.

What surprised him even more was that his intelligence had also improved—seemingly by quite a lot.

This was mainly reflected in his memory and logical thinking, and even his personality had become more uninhibited.

If it were his past-life self, he would never have done something like riding Zhang Sen to chase someone.

Yu Dazhang even felt as if he had become a different person.

There's a common trope in TV dramas: a person suffers a severe head injury and ends up crazy or foolish, as if they've become someone else entirely.

Yu Dazhang's experience was the exact opposite of that trope.

When a person's intelligence changes, their personality and behavior change with it.

Whether it increases or decreases, it's the same.

For example, right now—if his past-life self had noticed something off at the unfinished building, he would have gone to inform his master Lu Zhongxin first.

Whether the other party believed him or not, he would have done it.

But the current Yu Dazhang had to consider much more.

Since he'd confirmed there were people in that unfinished building, it fit his guess… those people inside were now observing the entire factory building.

At the slightest disturbance, the people inside would immediately withdraw.

The situation was very bad… Yu Dazhang worried until he was sucking on his teeth.

Even if Lu Zhongxin believed him, it wouldn't help—right now, every single police officer was exposed within the kidnappers' field of vision.

Even if just one policeman at the factory moved toward the unfinished building, it would be enough to let those hidden guys escape.

Obviously, the kidnappers had made a thorough plan in advance.

"I hate these criminals with brains the most!" Yu Dazhang muttered under his breath.

Wait~

Not everyone!!

His current position was exactly on the diagonal side of that unfinished building!

Unless the people inside stuck their heads out, it would be very hard for them to spot him.

Yu Dazhang looked toward the factory building again—about sixty meters from his position.

In other words, if the kidnappers' attention was on the factory side, he was invisible to them.

How about… he sneak in on his own to rescue the hostages…

The moment this thought popped up, Yu Dazhang immediately felt it was unreliable.

First, Yu Dazhang only knew this was a kidnapping case and knew nothing about the rest—how many kidnappers, whether they had weapons, the condition of the hostages…

Second, sneaking in like this—if discovered, the consequences would absolutely be catastrophic, for both him and the hostages.

That's exactly how he died in his past life!

You have to remember, in his past life he at least had a gun; now he was just a probationary police officer, and only after being made permanent could he possibly be issued a firearm.

Pretend he hadn't seen anything?

As long as he stood here without moving, he'd be safe and wouldn't bear any responsibility—after all, the task Lu Zhongxin had assigned him was to observe from here.

This concubine simply cannot do it!!

Lives are at stake; his conscience wouldn't allow it.

Yu Dazhang took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled~

I am a police officer!

Let's do it! In this life, even though his IQ is higher, in certain matters it's no different from having an IQ of 80, damn it.

Using his hand to measure the angle against the unfinished building, Yu Dazhang first moved to the building's direct side, then, staying out of the interior's line of sight, quickly ran to the front of the building.

Pressing against the wall, he reached the stairwell entrance, waited a few seconds, and after hearing no sound, Yu Dazhang carefully went upstairs.

The window where he'd seen dust rising earlier was on the fourth floor; to launch a surprise attack, he had to charge up from the third floor.

Human visual habits are level—people rarely notice what's below their feet; if the kidnappers had guns, this was the only chance to approach and launch a surprise attack.

Reaching the third floor, Yu Dazhang looked at the window facing the factory building.

That's right, it's right above!

Taking a deep breath, Yu Dazhang stepped onto the stairs leading to the fourth floor; after only two steps, a man's startled cry suddenly came from above:

"Hey, you!!"

Yu Dazhang's scalp went numb, thinking he'd been spotted; but before he could react, two gunshots—"bang bang"—rang out from above.

Shit, it's over!

Please... favor... 6... 9... book.... bar....!

In his past life, he died without even getting a clear look at the person—at least there was a face-to-face encounter.

But in this life, he got killed off without even seeing anyone!

Huh~ why doesn't it hurt?

Yu Dazhang came back to his senses and hurriedly felt his own head.

No blood, no wound…

Just as he was about to check whether he'd been shot, a wailing sound suddenly came from overhead.

The sound indicated it wasn't coming from a single person.

The bullets weren't fired at me... Yu Dazhang made a quick judgment.

He looked up, barely able to distinguish that the wailing came from about five meters to the left of the staircase entrance.

Did the kidnappers actually kill the hostage?

That's far too unprofessional.

Firing a gun here would definitely be heard over at the factory building.

Most of the criminal investigation team members are either graduates of the police academy or former soldiers; they are extremely sensitive to gunshots and would rush over immediately upon hearing one.

No, these kidnappers wouldn't be that stupid!

Something sudden must have happened up there, and the kidnappers fired only because they lost control of the situation.

For instance, the hostage might have broken free and launched a surprise attack on the kidnappers...

However, this also made Yu Dazhang realize that things might be becoming even more complex and dangerous.

The hostage's current situation left him no time to think too much; he had to rescue them as quickly as possible!

Like a vigilant cat, he cautiously crept upward, each step so light it made almost no sound.

Just as he was about to peek out, a crisp female voice came from above:

"You two, drag them over to that pillar."

The voice was almost directly above Yu Dazhang's head, indicating the speaker was very close.

A woman!!

He quickly adjusted his angle and slowly poked his head out~

What came into view was a graceful back, with a curvaceous figure, a perky rear, a slender waist, and long hair cascading over her shoulders.

That wasn't the main point; what truly made Yu Dazhang's hair stand on end was... this woman was holding a pistol pointed at the four men opposite her!

Two of the men were already shot and lying on the ground, being dragged toward the opposite pillar by the other two men.

A woman had kidnapped four men!

She was far too fierce!!

Yu Dazhang's eyes widened to the size of saucers.

First time encountering a female bandit, and one who was taking on four men single-handedly!

(End of this chapter)