I'm the Culinary God-Chapter 775 - 342: Ren Jie, You’ve Made a Great Contribution! The Fish is Just Cooked, A Gathering of the Literary Circle! [Seeking Monthly Ticket]

Chapter 775: Chapter 342: Ren Jie, You’ve Made a Great Contribution! The Fish is Just Cooked, A Gathering of the Literary Circle! [Seeking Monthly Ticket]

The shipping container was an enclosed space, and the sound of gunfire was amplified many times as it reverberated off the walls. After Ren Jie fired, the gunshot made his ears ring.

But he still heard a muffled groan from the depths of the container.

Could that have hit him?

He didn’t dare be careless and promptly rolled to one side of the container to avoid return fire.

However, there was no counterattack, only a subdued scream.

He pulled out a flashlight and, in the instant he switched it on, tossed it deep into the container.

As the flashlight spun into the depths of the container, Ren Jie got a clear view of the situation inside.

There was only one man inside, writhing on the floor and wailing, a dark red patch blooming on his right shoulder—the spot Ren Jie had just hit.

Three meters away from the man, a handgun lay silently on the ground.

He must have reflexively tossed it aside after being shot.

It’s a pity my ears are still ringing so badly from that shot; otherwise, I definitely would have heard the handgun hit the floor.

The flashlight landed, illuminating the man’s body.

Ren Jie, holding his gun with both hands, slowly advanced.

He didn’t move quickly, uncertain if the man had truly lost the ability to fight back.

When he reached the flashlight, he picked it up. Gripping it backward in his left hand, he steadied his gun on his left wrist with his right hand, keeping the sights aimed at the man on the ground as he slowly leaned in.

Reaching the fallen handgun, he kicked it aside. Just as he was about to tap the small earpiece clipped to his ear to inform his captain, he realized it must have fallen off somewhere.

Shining the flashlight on the man’s face, he confirmed it was the mastermind of the Beijing kidnapping case.

He then looked at the wound on the man’s right shoulder. Looks like the scapula.

Characters in movies might keep moving after being shot in the scapula, but in reality, such a wound would send shockwaves through the entire skeleton and abruptly contort the internal organs, rendering a person practically immobile.

Even so, Ren Jie couldn’t afford to be careless.

Ren Jie cautiously approached. He first kicked the man’s left hand to check for weapons, then grabbed one of the man’s legs and forcefully flipped him over.

He checked under the man for explosives and also to prevent the scoundrel from spitting at him and impairing his vision.

"Ah—"

The movement pressed on his wounded right shoulder, and the kidnapper let out a pained scream.

Ren Jie unfastened the handcuffs from his waist. Just as he was about to cuff the man, the kidnapper, still lying on the ground, suddenly spoke,

"Let... let me go... I... I’ll give you... five million..."

"Heh... that little money can’t even buy an apartment in Beijing. You’re valuing your life too cheaply, aren’t you?"

Ren Jie quipped, gripping the man’s left hand and fastening one handcuff tightly. He then reached for the man’s right hand, preparing to cuff both hands behind his back.

As Ren Jie moved the man’s right arm, it pulled on his wounded shoulder.

The kidnapper let out a wail,

"AH!!!!!!! Shoot, shoot him dead!"

Shoot?

Without a second thought, Ren Jie dove to the ground, simultaneously switching off the flashlight.

Just then, a gunshot rang out from the container entrance:

"BANG!"

Ren Jie felt his left arm go numb, followed by a throbbing sensation that pulsed up to his brain.

Only then did the pain and true numbness set in, accompanied by the smell of blood.

Damn it, my left forearm’s hit! Ren Jie cursed inwardly. Using the kidnapper’s body as a shield, he fired three shots at the silhouette that had suddenly appeared at the entrance.

A scream, and the figure at the entrance collapsed.

Seems like another hit...

While the pain in his left arm was still just a dull ache, Ren Jie crawled, shifted the kidnapper’s body, bent the man’s left leg, and cuffed his left hand to his right ankle.

Once done, the gunshot wound in his left arm began to throb intensely.

He didn’t dare turn on the flashlight. Instead, he fumbled to check the wound and found it was a clean through-and-through. That’s a relief.

He lifted his jacket and started tearing strips from his undershirt, intending to quickly bandage the wound and stop the bleeding.

Just as he was doing this, several flashlight beams pierced the darkness from the container entrance, accompanied by the shouts of Sui Fusheng and the local criminal police officers,

"That one’s hit in the left arm and knee!"

"If he’s not one of ours, cuff him."

"Captain Sui, should we call an ambulance?"

"No need. He won’t die right away. Let him stew in his pain for a while. Take his gun and search him thoroughly." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Hearing Sui Fusheng’s voice, Ren Jie quickly shouted out,

"Captain, I’m in here! I’ve got the kidnapper!"

Hearing this, Sui Fusheng quickly jogged over, flashlight in hand. Ren Jie also managed to switch his own flashlight back on.

Seeing the kidnapper on the ground, howling continuously as his bonds pressed into his wound, Sui Fusheng couldn’t help but grin,

"Ren Jie, my boy, you’ve performed a great service this time!"

Ren Jie raised his left arm with a pained smile.

"I’ve been shot..."

Sui Fusheng shone his flashlight on the arm, then spun around and yelled towards the entrance,

"Call an ambulance! My guy’s been hit! Get an ambulance, quick!"

After yelling, he shone the flashlight on Ren Jie’s arm again.

"It’s just a clean shot through the arm. Why’s your face so pale?"

"I’m scared of pain. Always have been, since I was a kid."

"Then why become a police officer?"

"Just ’cause I like it, I guess..."

「The next morning.」

Lin Xu woke up and came outside, only to find that Dundun was not scratching his claws and playing with the little mouse as usual. Instead, the cat was tucked away sound asleep in a cardboard box padded with a blanket.

What’s the matter today?

He gently rubbed Dundun’s big, round head. Only then did the little fellow groggily open his eyes.