HPDBC Chapter 126 Wounded
Chapter 126 Wounded
The girl who was kidnapped was grabbed randomly by the criminals and was clearly not the adulterous couple he claimed to be.
Lu Ran figured it out.
If you ask him how he figured it out, it's simple: the madman was coming towards him, pointing a knife at him, looking agitated.
"It's you, it's all your fault! You dared to seduce my woman, I'll fucking kill you."
"Damn it, what does this have to do with me!"
Lu Ran exclaimed in exasperation.
The fat man next to Lu Ran huddled to one side, trying to stay as far away from Lu Ran as possible, secretly rejoicing that he was not handsome enough, otherwise he would have been in danger today.
And this moment.
Lu Ran faced the thugs who were dragging hostages and wielding knives towards him.
First, there were no weapons available to use.
Second, there was no cover to hide in.
Third, you can run, but the places you can run are very limited now because everywhere is blocked by people, and with so many obstacles, it's easy to get stabbed.
Fourth, the perpetrators' clear objective was to kill him.
In this situation, Lu Ran has two choices.
He could either use his chubby friend next to him to block the fruit knife attack, and then retaliate.
You can either confront the assailant head-on and try to subdue him without harming yourself or the hostages.
No matter which option he chose, Lu Ran felt that he was destined to have a bad day.
Although Lu Ran thought a lot, less than half a minute had actually passed.
The assailant was already close in, brandishing a knife and heading straight for him.
Everyone was so frightened that they covered their heads and crouched down, not daring to make the slightest move.
Lu Ran gritted his teeth inwardly: "Damn it, I have a system, why should I avoid his attacks?"
Using others as a shield or sitting idly by and waiting to die are both unacceptable options, so Lu Ran chose to take the initiative.
She suddenly stood up and grabbed the man's wrist, attempting to control his most lethal threat.
Lu Ran is currently wearing the title of "Excellent Hand-Eye Coordination," which makes his reaction much faster than that of ordinary people. In theory, he should be able to catch people off guard.
However, he underestimated the power of the weapon.
The man suddenly twisted his wrist, flipping the blade. Lu Ran was too fast to stop in time, as stopping at that moment would endanger both the hostage and himself.
Therefore, Lu Ran had no choice but to perform a real-life version of disarming someone with his bare hands.
Despite being cut twice on her wrist, she gritted her teeth and grabbed the fruit knife, then punched the man hard in the nose with her other hand.
He used almost all his strength in that punch, and the man with the knife instantly rolled his eyes back and fell straight to the ground.
Since all of this happened in a crowded place, the men around did not dare to make any rash moves. The moment Lu Ran stood up, two men disguised as security guards approached instantly.
They acted swiftly, with one person protecting the hostage and the other controlling the perpetrator from the other side.
But the uncles didn't expect that the other hostage would be so fierce, not only catching the knife with his bare hands, but also knocking the criminal unconscious with a single punch.
"Quickly, take this young man to the hospital."
When Lu Ran was a child, he was chased up a tree by a pack of dogs and hid there for three hours. He was not even ten years old when he saw several vicious dogs baring their teeth and barking at him from below, their eyes filled with hatred as if they wanted to devour him alive.
Although he ran fast and wasn't injured that time, the experience left a deep impression on Lu Ran, and he never dared to approach dogs again, especially large dogs.
Besides that, Lu Ran was also afraid of blood.
While he wouldn't faint at the sight of blood, he now had two cuts on his wrists, and the wounds on his palms were even more frighteningly deep, with blood staining his hands and dripping onto the ground.
Lu Ran's vision went black, and she fainted.
When Lu Ran woke up again, he found himself lying in a hospital room.
Beside me were my parents, who looked worried.
"Xiao Ran, son, you're finally awake."
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you go out alone."
Seeing his parents crying and blaming themselves, Lu Ran smiled and comforted them, "Dad, Mom, I'm fine."
Lu Changshu was filled with lingering fear: "I should have been with you. If something had really happened to you, I would have been devastated."
"Dad, today was just my bad luck. If you had been with me, things might have been even worse. I'm fine now, so please don't worry about it."
Wen Youli looked at her son's bandaged hand with heartache.
"You silly boy, who disarms someone with their bare hands? Do you really think that running and exercising will make you a martial arts master like in the TV dramas?"
"You almost scared your mother to death during the Chinese New Year."
Lu Ran smiled wryly: "Mom, I didn't have time to think too much in that situation. In just a few dozen seconds, if I hadn't defended myself, things might have been even worse."
Lu Changshu nodded.
"Although Xiao Ran was injured, in that situation, there was no time to consider safe and reliable ways of dealing with it. That person had mental problems and was just trying to kill her. It's already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."
"When I went to the station to give my statement, the police told me that it was fortunate that Xiao Ran acted decisively, otherwise the consequences might have been much more serious."
To ease his parents' worries, Lu Ran chuckled, "Dad, didn't the police officers bring me a banner or anything?"
It was originally a joke.
No sooner had Lu Ran finished speaking than Lu Changshu took out an envelope and a banner recognizing a righteous act.
"They gave us a banner and a bonus."
Lu Ran asked in surprise, "Did I sleep for days? Is the New Year holiday over?"
"No, we just received the call this morning. It's 6 PM now. You've been unconscious for several hours."
Lu Ran was somewhat surprised: "The banner and bonus arrived so quickly!"
Lu Changshu nodded and said, "The leaders in the bureau told me personally that the situation today might have been even worse without you. They contacted the media to report on you this morning, and there are reporters coming to interview you later."
I'm not doing anything heroic! I wouldn't have taken the risk if it weren't for the fact that it was coming at me.
If others knew that Lu Ran had even considered using the fat guy next to him as a tool for a moment, I wonder if they would cyberbully him.
"Dad, could you please send the interviewers away for me later?"
"The reporter said they could keep your real identity and appearance confidential."
"I'm not interested in that either."
"Okay, I'll talk to them about it then."
The next day.
Today is New Year's Eve.
Therefore, Lu Ran insisted on being discharged from the hospital to go home for the Chinese New Year. He didn't want his parents, who had been looking forward to the New Year's Eve dinner all year, to spend with him in the hospital room.
Lu Ran woke up yesterday with the title of "Faster Metabolism". After a night of recovery, the wound is not so painful anymore.
Moreover, it was just an external injury, specifically to his hand, not his leg, foot, or abdomen, so it didn't affect his normal walking ability as long as he didn't use his hand.
Seeing that their son insisted, Lu Changshu and his wife had no choice but to agree.
Afterwards, Lu Ran was discharged from the hospital accompanied by her family.
On the way home, Lu Ran sat in the back seat of the car and suddenly remembered something, so she asked, "Mom, has Cheng Ning called you?"
Wen Youli knew what her son was worried about.
"She tried calling you, but no one answered, so she called me instead."
"So you didn't tell her, did you?"
Wen Youli shook her head: "Don't worry, your mother isn't stupid."
Lu Ran breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Cheng Ning finally gets to spend the New Year with her grandfather. I can't let my presence affect her mood. I hope she has a happy New Year without any worries."