I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"yes......"

"No one instructed me to do this!"

"Why should I believe you? You're just a greenhorn, and you dare to say you'll treat us leniently?"

One of the bandits almost let something slip, but was interrupted by the other.

Qin Ge inwardly lamented his loss, but outwardly remained nonchalant, saying, "What's there to be afraid of? I work for the police!"

"Put down the knife and tell us who's behind this, or who gave you the idea to rob the antique shop."

"Don't worry, you were just misled. If you voluntarily lay down your weapons, you won't be severely punished."

"If you hurt this girl, you'll be in jail for life!"

"I've already led a small team to lie in ambush nearby. You can't escape. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. My men will show up in half an hour at most."

The two bandits looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Tang Yirou was stunned and stared nervously at Qin Ge. When did he become a member of the police station?

The other people in the store were also watching Qin Ge nervously. This young man was really brave. He dared to go up against two people who had knives.

What a fine young man, what a pity.

Many people began to feel sorry for Qin Ge, while others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, with Qin Ge drawing the bandits' attention, they should be safe for the time being.

They'll be saved as long as the police arrive!

No police officers showed up for a moment, and no one could guarantee that the two thugs wouldn't suddenly go berserk and start slashing people.

Hopefully, this young man won't provoke them any further!

"Second brother, what he said seems to make sense. It looks like we can't escape?"

"This isn't what we expected. They don't seem afraid of us at all, and there's even a growing crowd of onlookers outside!"

"With so many people blocking our way, how are we supposed to retreat?"

The robber tightened his grip due to nervousness, causing the woman he was holding hostage to bleed profusely from her neck.

"Are you fucking brainless?"

The thug known as "Second Brother" cursed loudly, then pointed his knife at Qin Ge, "Stop trying to fool me, you think I'm uneducated?"

"I figured it out a long time ago. If someone calls the police, they'll be here in eighteen minutes at most!"

"You call yourself a police officer? Someone's been lying in wait for half an hour? Who are you trying to fool?"

He pointed the knife at the shop assistant again, "What the hell are you standing there for? Get back to your act!"

"Not bad, quite professional!" Qin Ge said, both amused and exasperated. "At a time like this, you're still thinking about making money?"

"Click—"

He flashed forward and swiftly snapped the bandit's neck. "Your intelligence seems a bit superfluous at a time like this."

Qin Ge casually tossed the corpse aside, clapped his hands, and smiled at the last remaining bandit. "What do you plan to do now?"

"Tell me, did someone instruct you to rob us here?"

The entire scene was deathly silent, and the sound of the body hitting the ground was exceptionally clear.

Many people couldn't help but rub their eyes, looking at Qin Ge in disbelief.

What just happened?

When the leader was killed, they all thought they had been distracted and hadn't seen it clearly, but they clearly hadn't even blinked!

Why does it seem like a few frames are missing for no apparent reason?

"Second Brother—!"

The bandit's watermelon knife clattered to the ground, and his body went limp. He kowtowed repeatedly to Qin Ge, begging, "Great hero, spare my life!"

"I will never do it again. We were all misled by people who said that the security here was weak and that they wanted us to make a fortune here."

"That man said he had already arranged an evacuation route for us. As long as we just grab a few antiques, sell them, and go back to the village, it will be more than enough to build dozens of large brick houses..."

As he was speaking, the woman he had just taken hostage collapsed.

Qin Ge strode forward and helped her up, quickly checking her over.

Thankfully, no artery was cut; I was just terrified.

"ah--!"

"you......"

When Qin Ge heard the scream and turned around, the bandit's throat had already been slit by a man around forty years old.

"To silence him?" Qin Ge squinted at the man, noticing a name tag on his left chest that read "Manager Jia Yun".

"Clang—"

Jia Yun tossed the knife aside, looking terrified. "He...he tried to ambush you, I...I acted impulsively and..."

"Jiangcheng Police Station!"

"Don't move!!"

Before Jia Yun could finish speaking, a group of people dressed in police uniforms filed in, each armed with guns, and quickly took control of the entire Guyue Pavilion.

......

Jiangcheng Police Station.

When Shen Yulan saw Qin Ge come out, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, her eyes crinkling into crescents.

"I never expected that a master like you would be arrested by the police, and I have to come and get you!"

"I told you to register, otherwise you'd be in big trouble today!"

She turned to Tang Yirou beside her, her smile fading slightly. "I'm sorry, Miss Tang, I was just talking about him, I didn't mean to make fun of you."

"Watch your words!" Qin Ge's face darkened. "What do you mean by 'arrested'?"

"I'm a law-abiding citizen, please cooperate with the investigation!"

"Mr. Qin!" A voice came from behind, and a man walked quickly over, carrying a large vase that was half a person's height in his left hand, and a bag in each hand containing various boxes of different sizes.

"I am Pang Ze, a bodyguard for the Yuan family."

"Miss Yuan asked me to give these things to you, saying it was to repay your life-saving grace."

Pang Ze put down the large vase and handed the bag directly to Qin Ge. "Miss Yuan also said that if it's convenient for you, Mr. Qin, could you please leave her your contact information?"

"The young lady wants to contact you again later to thank you in person."

"Yuan Mengjie?" Qin Ge took the bag and glanced at it, then his gaze swept over the vase. "Did she buy all these things at Guyuexuan? They must be worth a lot of money, right?"

"Miss Yuan instructed you to accept these items, and asked Mr. Qin not to put me in a difficult position." Pang Ze did not directly answer Qin Ge's question. "No matter how valuable these things are, they are not as valuable as Miss Yuan's life."

"If it weren't for Mr. Qin's intervention, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"This is Miss Yuan's kind gesture, and also the Yuan family's kind gesture. Please, Mr. Qin, do not refuse."

"Okay, I'll take it!" Qin Ge hadn't planned to refuse anyway. After working so hard all day, why should he refuse something given to him for free?

"But forget about the contact information. I've received your thanks, and once is enough. There's no need to make things so complicated."

After Pang Ze left, Qin Ge casually took two boxes from the bag and handed them to Tang Yirou, saying, "You helped save people too, so here you go."

Tang Yirou knew these things weren't cheap, so she quickly waved her hand and declined to accept them.

Besides, she knew she hadn't been of any help at all; Qin Ge had even saved her life, so how could she possibly accept the money?

But Qin Ge still insisted on giving it to her.

"Not bad luck, saving just anyone and ending up with a rich heiress!" Shen Yulan said after watching Tang Yirou leave, blinking her beautiful eyes. "I also helped, wasn't there anything for me?"