Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 165: Never Forget_1

Cao Bangxi’s body stiffened instantly.

"Don’t panic!" Xiao Ming said, "This is to make sure the sniper can’t see you clearly and won’t dare to shoot rashly."

"But... I can’t see either!"

"Shut up! Don’t talk. Our goal is to get out, just being able to see the door is good enough."

Cao Bangxi relaxed a bit, "holding" Xiao Ming as they began to move towards the main entrance.

"Stop at the door, put the gun on the back of my head, and slowly push me out a bit to prevent people from hiding on either side of the doorway."

Cao Bangxi’s body relaxed some more, wanting to remark "You’re really amazing," but remembering Xiao Ming’s warning, he kept his mouth tightly shut.

What he didn’t know was that, compared to the dangers Xiao Ming had faced in his past life, tonight was like a breeze, almost like a game.

Arriving at the door, Cao Bangxi did as Xiao Ming instructed, slowly pushing him forward.

Xiao Ming stuck his head out to look both ways, and, sure enough, there were plenty of people hiding. He immediately began yelling with a crying tone, "Do you want to kill me? Back off! Move farther away! I’ve got a gun on my head!

"Two people are already dead inside, I don’t want to be the third one."

What could the police do but retreat as quickly as possible?

"Cao Bangxi, you are surrounded, and it’s impossible for you to escape."

At that moment, from behind a nearby police car, a leader-like figure in plain clothes shouted, "Release the hostage now, and we can consider it a voluntary surrender. The judge will take that into account when sentencing — it’s the best and safest outcome for you."

Cao Bangxi didn’t know how to respond, nor did Xiao Ming need him to. He also yelled at the top of his lungs, "He said move back twenty meters and move the police cars blocking the way.

"You have two minutes, or I’ll shoot!"

After a moment of silence, the plainclothes officer said, "Cao Bangxi, I advise you to come to your senses. Justice is long but always reaches its mark; you can’t escape it.

"You come from a wealthy family, you don’t need to worry about food or clothes; even if you spend a few years in jail, your life will still be more comfortable than most when you get out. Why choose a dead end for yourself?

"Think about your family, think about your parents... how would they feel if they saw you like this—"

He shouldn’t have mentioned his parents. Once he did, Cao Bangxi exploded, cursing, "Fuck your parents!

"I’m not my dad’s biological child; I’m a bastard!

"My mom’s already dead in that warehouse, her body isn’t even cold yet, I killed her with my own hands!

"I’m warning you, move away now, I really dare to kill!"

Hearing this guy had killed his own mother, many police officers’ faces changed, and the leader’s face fell, probably contacting the snipers.

"Keep your head close to mine, don’t give the sniper a gap."

Xiao Ming timely reminded Cao Bangxi, who was in an agitated state.

Luckily, Cao Bangxi wasn’t completely out of his mind and immediately did as told.

Another thirty or forty seconds went by when the leader picked up a walkie-talkie.

Soon, the two police cars at the intersection moved away, and the officers near the warehouse door also retreated further.

Xiao Ming briefly estimated the distance, sure it wasn’t twenty meters, but he didn’t speak up because it didn’t matter.

"Let’s go, slowly, to your car."

Cao Bangxi immediately stuck close to him and walked forward, step by step.

It was only a distance of seven or eight meters; no matter how slow, it wouldn’t take long. The two of them reached the car and stopped.

The next second, Xiao Ming’s heart began to pound violently, causing even his eardrums to resonate.

Success or failure hinged on this single move!

"Remember, follow with the gun wherever I am, always keep it pointed at me."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ming suddenly twisted the arm around his neck and fell forward.

Cao Bangxi couldn’t react in time, with only Xiao Ming’s instructions echoing in his ears. So, half a second later, he instinctively lowered the gun, aiming at the fallen figure of Xiao Ming’s back.

Bang!

Before Xiao Ming’s chest even touched the ground, he heard a gunshot, loud and deep, clearly not from a pistol.

Rolling over as he landed, he looked back.

Cao Bangxi was still standing in his original spot, his right arm diagonally extended, pistol pointed at the place where Xiao Ming had fallen, his expression and gaze both blank, as if he had no idea what had just happened.

Immediately after, he collapsed limply, his head landing right at Xiao Ming’s feet, with blood slowly oozing from the bullet hole in his forehead, as life and time came to a complete standstill.

In that moment, Xiao Ming knew he would probably never forget Cao Bangxi’s face.

The officers rushed over and dragged Xiao Ming away.

Watching Cao Bangxi, surrounded by officers and having his pulse checked, Xiao Ming silently said "I’m sorry" in his heart.

Law and morality are both codes that regulate human behavior.

The reason why bad people are called bad people is that they break these codes.

So, in a certain sense, these codes only apply to good people.

And if a good person wants to punish a bad person, they are left with two choices: one, continue being a good person, putting up with frustration and discontent.

Two, break the code and become a bad person.

If you still want to be a good person, then it’s quite miserable, because you have to bear the reproach of your conscience.

Life is just that difficult.

Subsequently, Xiao Ming found himself completely caught in this inner turmoil.

He tried to find a perfect solution, which of course was impossible.

When he finally felt exhausted, gave up thinking, and came to his senses, he was already sitting in a hospital bed, his hands wrapped in gauze.

"Uh... am I hurt?" he asked the officer in the ward.

"Well look who’s finally awake! Everyone here, doctors included, couldn’t get any response from you no matter how much we shouted, as if you had lost your soul.

The doctors did a brain CT scan and didn’t find anything unusual, said you might have closed yourself off due to being overly shocked, which is a psychological issue, and external forces are utterly helpless against it."

The officer was probably a chatterbox, spouting off a bunch as soon as he opened his mouth, speaking very quickly, and with a cheerful smile that made him seem friendly.

So, Xiao Ming said, "I’m sorry for the trouble I caused you."

"No problem! Glad you’re awake. Big trouble doesn’t... *cough cough* fortune follows hardship!"

"May your words come true, thank..."

Xiao Ming hadn’t finished speaking when the door to the room suddenly banged open; Jiang Xue rushed in, with an officer outside unable to stop her.

"Xiao..."

Seeing Xiao Ming, Jiang Xue’s eyes instantly reddened, "You... you’re okay..."

"I’m fine, I’m fine." Xiao Ming smiled and opened his arms towards her, "Come on, give your husband a loving hug."

Jiang Xue let out a sob and threw herself into his embrace, crying her heart out.

"The police said... said you might not... not wake up... I... I was scared to death..."

"It’s okay, it’s okay."

Gently patting his wife’s back, Xiao Ming said, "It’s not their fault, it’s your husband who is useless, I don’t know why but I just spaced out, couldn’t be woken up by anyone.

But now I’m fine, you see I’m all in one piece, not missing any parts.

Go ahead and relax, don’t frighten the child, or she will think this old dad of hers is bullying her mom, and that would be so unjust for me!"

Jiang Xue had been nervous and fearful all the way, and now when she let it all out, how could she stop on command? She murmured affirmations with her lips, but her arms were still tightly wrapped around her husband, tears flowing non-stop, as if she let go he would disappear.

The officer with the cheerful smile squinted as he watched the couple for a while, then turned to leave, but at the doorway saw another woman arrive, panting and trembling as she asked if Xiao Ming was inside.