Chapter 1216

In the officers' view, Liu Zhan had been forced into a corner by the pursuit, which was why he had randomly run into the Treasure Pavilion.

But in reality, the Treasure Pavilion was Liu Zhan's ultimate target.

At this very moment, at the Treasure Pavilion.

In the main hall, the auction was still ongoing, and Du Haiqing was still signing various documents.

When Liu Zhan arrived at the entrance and stepped inside, the security guard at the door stopped him and said, "Sir, please show the admission code for this auction. We need to verify it before you can enter."

Liu Zhan looked back and saw that the officers chasing him had already followed him in. He immediately pulled a handgun from his chest, pointed it at the security guard's forehead, and said coldly, "If you talk any more nonsense, I'll blow your head off!"

At this moment, the officers behind him saw him pull out a handgun. While shocked, they also drew their own weapons.

Liu Zhan was fearless; he pulled open his cotton-padded jacket to reveal a vest filled with high explosives.

Then, holding the gun in one hand and a switch with wires in the other, Liu Zhan shouted coldly, "Listen to me, all of you! The explosives on me are for blasting mountains! If I detonate them, this whole building will be blown into ruins. If you officers dare to come in, I'll have everyone inside here buried with me!"

The chasing officers were horrified upon seeing this!

This Liu Zhan was a hardened criminal who already had several lives on his hands. In his past criminal record, he had frequently used firearms and explosives, so the officers had no doubt that he was carrying explosives.

Therefore, everyone became extremely wary of him.

Standing not far apart, they could all see the vest Liu Zhan was wearing. It was bulging and covered with items that looked like long sausages, which could be identified at a glance as high explosives.

This type of explosive was extremely powerful; if you drilled a hole in a boulder and stuffed it in, it could easily blow the rock apart. If it were detonated here, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Therefore, one of the officers immediately shouted loudly, "Liu Zhan, don't be impulsive! We can talk about anything slowly. Be very careful with the switch in your hand!"

Liu Zhan sneered, "Damn it, what's there to be careful about? I've long since become a desperate man. With so many murder cases on my back, I won't lose out whenever I die! So you'd better be sensible. Otherwise, I'll just take all these people with me to the grave, which will save me from having to hide everywhere anymore!"

After speaking, he immediately pointed the gun at the security guard's head and shouted coldly, "Get in there and close the door!"

With the gun pressed against the back of his head, the security guard dared not act out. He hurriedly followed Liu Zhan's instructions, brought Liu Zhan inside, and then locked the main door tightly as demanded.

Liu Zhan snatched the keys from the security guard's hand and said coldly, "You, come in with me!"

The security guard dared not disobey and immediately followed Liu Zhan, stepping into the auction hall.

Liu Zhan charged straight into the auction hall with his gun, shouting loudly at the crowd participating in the auction, "Everyone, listen to me! All of you, hold your heads and squat down! If anyone dares to run, don't blame me if my bullets don't have eyes!"

The entire hall fell into chaos, with everyone screaming and preparing to scatter and flee.

At this moment, Liu Zhan picked up his handgun, fired three shots into the ceiling, and roared, "Let's see who dares to run again!"

Once the gunshots rang out, everyone was scared silly. The vast majority immediately squatted on the ground without hesitation, holding their heads with both hands.

But there were one or two people who thought they might have a chance to escape, so they intended to flee through the side door. Liu Zhan raised his gun and fired, two shots, killing the man closest to the side door instantly.

At this, the scene was even more horrified.

After Liu Zhan shot and killed that man, he ran straight towards the corridor next to the hall. According to the intelligence provided to him, his target for today was in the office next to the corridor.

At this time, Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu heard the gunshots and immediately realized something had gone wrong. Du Haiqing pulled Su Zhiyu and blurted out, "Zhiyu, let's go quickly!"

Su Zhiyu also knew the matter was of great importance and followed her mother to run out without hesitation.

However, just as they ran out, they saw quite a few people in the corridor panicking and trying to run out.

Just then, the armed Liu Zhan suddenly appeared at the entrance of the corridor. He raised his gun and aimed directly at a man fleeing in a panic, firing a shot that blew a mist of blood from the back of the man's head!

Following this gunshot, the man who was shot in the back of the head fell to the ground with a thud, and the panicked crowd around him let out a piercing scream.

Liu Zhan shouted coldly, "Listen to me, all of you! Go to the hall and gather. No one is allowed to run! Otherwise, you will end up just like this guy!"

Originally, these people were all scattering and fleeing in a panic.

But now that someone had suddenly been shot and killed right in front of them, it deeply stimulated their nerves.

At such a time, everyone would calculate the odds in their hearts.

If they insisted on fleeing at this moment, they would very likely be shot dead by the other party.

But if they cooperated obediently, there were at least a hundred people on the scene, including bidders and staff; the other party couldn't possibly kill so many people at once.

Therefore, if they cooperated obediently, the chances of survival would be much higher.

Thus, none of these people dared to try to escape again. One by one, they held their heads with both hands, turned around honestly, and walked towards the hall one after another.

Because the main door of the hall had been locked and the keys had been snatched by Liu Zhan, these people had no chance of escaping at all.

Seeing that everyone in the corridor had gone to the hall, Liu Zhan shouted sternly at the corridor, "Everyone in the offices and restrooms, listen to me! I give you one minute to go to the hall and gather obediently. After one minute, I will check all the rooms. If I find anyone hiding inside, don't blame me for being merciless with my bullets!"

After speaking, he added, "I'll tell you the truth: I didn't come here today for any one of you. I was just driven to a dead end by the police and fled here to hide. As long as you cooperate with me honestly, I will naturally let you go after I finish negotiating with the police!"

"However, if any of you dares to play any tricks on me, I will definitely blow your head off. Anyway, I'm a Class A wanted criminal with several lives on my hands, so I don't care about adding a few more!"

Hearing him say this, many people in the offices on both sides of the corridor opened their doors and walked out honestly.

Including the owner of the Treasure Pavilion, Bao Fugui, who also gave up the idea of hiding in his office and walked out with his hands on his head.

At this time, the two staff members handling the procedures for Du Haiqing exchanged glances and walked out together.

Su Zhiyu asked Du Haiqing in a low voice, "Mom, what should we do?"

Du Haiqing said without hesitation, "Let's go out too. At a time like this, naturally, we must cooperate well to ensure our personal safety to the greatest extent!"

Su Zhiyu nodded slightly.

Then, the mother and daughter also raised their hands high and walked out behind the two staff members.

Liu Zhan kept holding his gun, watching everyone who walked out of the rooms on both sides. When he saw Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu, he immediately felt relieved.

He knew that the stunningly beautiful woman in front of him, named Du Haiqing, was his only leverage for a comeback this time!