After checking this room, the group immediately went to knock on the door of the room opposite.
This time, it took a long time to type.
Finally, a crack appeared inside: "Who's there?"
The hotel manager bowed and scraped: "Ms. Xu, we've encountered a sudden situation here. Could you please open the door first?"
Upon seeing the person inside, Xiao He raised an eyebrow slightly.
The person behind the door was Xu Youyou!
Xu Youyou was wearing a thin nightgown, her delicate, fair face unusually pale. She looked at the people outside through the crack in the door, her eyes trembling slightly. After a long silence, she said, "Sorry, it's not convenient. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Officer Zhang narrowed his eyes, pressed down on the hotel manager's shoulder, and gestured for the manager to step back behind him. Then he walked to the crack in the door, took out his badge, and said, "There was just an attempted murder here. We suspect the suspect has fled into a room in this corridor. For the safety of others and for your own safety, please open the door so we can check."
At the same time, he gestured to Officer Li beside him to show Xu Youyou his phone—
Is there anyone else in your room? If so, blink twice.
Xu Youyou looked at the words on her phone screen but remained unmoved, only smiling weakly: "Thank you for your concern, I am really safe, but it's not convenient right now, please leave."
Officer Zhang frowned: "This is a dangerous individual carrying a knife. Please cooperate."
However, Xu Youyou's attitude was firm: "Sorry, no."
"Hey, you—" Officer Li raised his eyebrows, about to reprimand him sternly, but was glared at by his master, and swallowed his words back.
At this moment, Cheng Hongwen, the agent shared by Ran Yunrui and Xu Youyou, rushed over upon hearing the news.
"I'm sorry, officer. My female artist is a bit timid. I was probably frightened by your commotion. I'm so sorry."
Cheng Hongwen, adept at reading people's expressions, immediately apologized while trying to cover for Xu Youyou, "She's a female celebrity, so she might be more concerned about her image. Please wait a moment while I talk to her—"
However, just as Cheng Hongwen was about to turn his head to look at Xu Youyou, Xu Youyou slammed the door shut.
Cheng Hongwen: "..."
Others: "..."
Officer Li muttered under his breath, "What are we waiting for? The person is definitely inside!"
Officer Zhang glanced at him: "You can't just tell them outright and then force your way in, can you?"
The other side must be holding hostages; their actions will only put the hostages in danger.
The situation is getting complicated...
Considering the safety of the hostages, Officer Zhang prepared to contact reinforcements.
Xiao He pondered for a moment, then quietly withdrew from the crowd.
Xiao He opened the window at the end of the corridor, stretched his body, and squatted down.
Officer Zhang, with his sharp eyes, noticed Xiao He's actions and immediately recalled the boy's heroic act of saving people from a fire. He frowned and tried to stop him, but Xiao He ignored him and climbed out of the window.
Seeing that he couldn't stop him in time, Officer Zhang could only grit his teeth and mutter under his breath, "...that brat."
It was already late at night, and the sky outside was dark. Xiao He's movements were not conspicuous in the darkness. He used the exposed decorations of the hotel and the edges of the balconies of different rooms to quickly climb toward the room where Xu Youyou and the others were.
Soon, he landed silently on the balcony of Xu Youyou's room.
Through the gap in the curtains, Xiao He could see the person inside.
Sure enough, the person standing in front of Xu Youyou was the one Xiao He was looking for.
"I've done as you said," Xu Youyou said in a trembling voice. "Please don't tell anyone about this!"
"That depends on your performance going forward."
The man threatened in a hoarse voice.
Xiao He squatted down, somewhat puzzled.
What's going on? Did this person catch Xu Youyou doing something wrong?
No wonder Xu Youyou's attitude was so strange just now; she seemed to want the police to leave quickly rather than be afraid.
But why? What could be more important than life itself?
He held his breath and carefully pulled the balcony door open.
Fortunately, the glass door to the balcony was already slightly ajar. Xiao He only needed to open the gap a little wider to squeeze himself into the room.
The hotel room was very large, and the small living room was decorated in a high-end and simple style. The table next to it was covered with cosmetics used by female celebrities, and there were also a few clothes draped on the sofa next to it. Overall, it did not look messy, and the carpet on the floor also covered Xiao He's movements well.
Xiao He cautiously approached and crouched behind the small sofa next to him, quietly waiting for his chance.
Perhaps Officer Zhang outside had also estimated the time, because he knocked on the door again. The masked man lowered his voice and said to Xu Youyou, "Go open the door. You know what to do next, right?"
Xu Youyou shuddered and nodded with teary eyes, "I understand."
She then lifted her foot and slowly walked towards the door, with the masked man following behind her a step behind.
They had only taken a few steps when a cell phone rang behind them.
It's Xu Youyou's phone!
This action alerted all three people present, but the masked man quickly relaxed and gestured for Xu Youyou to answer the phone first.
This call must have come from someone outside the door.
Xu Youyou bit her lip, but finally nodded and walked towards the dining table next to the living room.
Xiao He watched helplessly as Xu Youyou stood in front of him with her back to him.
He quickly took a deep breath, lay down on the ground, and went around to the other side.
What Xiao He found strange was that the masked man didn't seem to be paying full attention to Xu Youyou. At this moment, he seemed particularly agitated, pacing around in circles while constantly scratching his neck, as if he was very uncomfortable.
But Xiao He didn't have time to observe what was going on. Taking advantage of the moment when the two separated, he decisively attacked and darted away with lightning speed.
"Thump—"
Xiao He tackled the masked man to the ground, using him as a human cushion, and then straddled him, delivering several punches to his face.
The masked man had no idea where Xiao He had come from and was caught off guard by his attack. At the same time, Xu Youyou, who was answering the phone, let out a scream.
"ah--"
Her voice came through the microphone to the outside of the room, and the hotel room door was immediately opened by the police with a master key brought by the hotel manager. Officer Zhang and Officer Li quickly rushed in with guns drawn.
"Don't move!"
"Police! Don't move!"
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Officer Zhang shouted at Xiao He and the masked man as he rushed to their side and kicked the knife out of the masked man's hand.
The knife flew out and landed at the balcony door. Xiao He stopped hitting the man in time, spread his arms to show that he was "harmless," and moved aside to let Officer Zhang subdue the man.
Are you alright?
Officer Zhang questioned Xiao He and swiftly handcuffed the masked man.
"I'm fine," Xiao He replied.
The masked man finally recovered from the righteous iron fists Xiao He had thrown and began to struggle violently. His eyes were filled with a burning rage and resentment as he looked at Xiao He. But Xiao He just smiled at him and gave him a provocative middle finger.
"Behave yourself!" Officer Zhang unceremoniously handcuffed the masked man's other hand and ripped off his mask. Looking at the man's excessively thin face, he suddenly frowned.
"Xiao, do you know him?"
In fact, Xiao He had already guessed the other person's identity, but he couldn't very well say that he deduced it from the shape of the wound and the knife. That would be too strange for a college student, so he decisively shook his head: "I don't know him. He came up and tried to stab me. I was completely stunned!"
Officer Zhang stared at the man, seemingly lost in thought: "I see—"
This guy looks familiar.
He began to carefully examine the other person's pockets.
In the end, all she found was a cell phone and an empty resealable bag.
Officer Zhang looked at the resealable bag, carefully feeling for the remaining powder inside, his expression changing slightly.
At the same time, the man on the ground suddenly began to convulse.
"Cough cough—ah ah—"
His action startled everyone, even Xiao He took a few steps back, looking warily at the person on the ground.
"Hiss, hiss, it hurts, it hurts—"
Officer Zhang restrained the man's movements, pinched his face and examined him closely, then solemnly instructed Officer Li: "Officer Li, call an ambulance. This man is most likely experiencing drug withdrawal."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Hongwen, who had been talking to Xu Youyou, immediately fell silent. Liu Rulan, the hotel manager, Ma Qianyou, and others who had come to watch the commotion also dared not speak.
You're kidding, that's drugs!
If this gets involved, things could get really serious!
