The checkout line was efficient, and it was Liu Ying's turn in just about five minutes.

She pulled out her credit card from her bag to pay, and after the cashier swiped it, she put it back into her wallet, preparing to stuff the wallet into her shoulder bag.

But at that moment, a foreign black man wearing dark sunglasses approached from the side. He seemed to unintentionally get close to her, but when he was just two or three meters away, he suddenly powered up like a cheetah and in the blink of an eye appeared in front of her.

This black man exuded a fierce aura, like a large gorilla, quickly reached out, snatched the wallet from Liu Ying's hand, and turned to run.

It all happened too suddenly, and by the time Liu Ying reacted, the black man had already run seven or eight meters away.

"Ah! Someone, quick, there's been a robbery, catch him..."

Liu Ying instinctively screamed, shouting toward the surrounding crowd.

"Stop!"

Hearing her shout, the security guard next to the checkout counter immediately rushed over, drew a rubber baton from his waist, and chased after the fleeing black man.

However, the black man was very fast, as if his feet were on fire wheels, and no matter how the guard tried, he couldn't catch up, instead falling far behind.

With no other choice, he had to stop and pull out his walkie-talkie to call for backup!

Meanwhile, Murong Wanwan had just finished using the restroom and was walking towards the checkout area with the unkempt old man.

Seeing the situation, the old man's eyes narrowed instantly, and he swiftly darted forward, letting out a cold snort as he hurried after the black man.

Hm?

The black man, in full flight, glanced over his shoulder to see the old man catching up, and his thick lips involuntarily curled upward.

He quickened his pace, luring the old man out of the crowd, matching the speed effortlessly!

"Hmm?"

The old man uttered a sound of surprise, a hint of astonishment in his eyes. He hadn't expected this robber to have such strength, even when he used three layers of his speed, he still couldn't catch up with him.

When did a robber gain such abilities? This world is just too crazy!

However, this thought only lingered for a moment before he dismissed his doubts and increased his speed again, darting toward the black man.

The black man's speed seemed to have reached its limit, and within a few breaths, he was easily caught up by the old man, with less than three meters between them!

Just as the old man was about to capture him, something unexpected happened.

The black man cast the old man a mocking glance, then decisively threw the wallet aside and ran quickly down the escalator.

Seeing this, the old man's eyes narrowed. Although he wanted to catch this robber, the current priority was to recover Liu Ying's wallet, so he had no choice but to turn and pick up the wallet.

When he got the wallet and wanted to chase the black man again, the latter had already vanished, leaving no trace behind. Even if he wanted to catch him, he couldn't.

With the wallet in hand, the old man felt a chill in his heart. Judging from the robber's earlier escape speed, it was clear he had concealed his strength!

Doubt grew stronger in his mind. This guy's incredible pace hardly resembled a common robber. Instead, he seemed like a martial arts master, possibly even one who had cultivated inner strength.

But how could such a top-notch expert resort to robbery?

It made no sense!

Moreover, he easily discarded his robbery spoils, which was even more perplexing! Not normal, not normal at all...

No, something's wrong!

He's been tricked!!!

Suddenly, a thought struck the old man's mind, leading him to a certain possibility. His face changed dramatically as he understood what was happening.

Without further ado, he turned and rushed towards Murong Wanwan's direction at full speed!

Within just half a minute, the old man reached Murong Wanwan's location, but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Wanwan girl!"

"Where are you?"

He shouted a few times around, but received no response, nor did he see Murong Wanwan's figure, as if she had vanished into thin air.

Terrible!

The old man's face looked extremely grim.

He realized a serious problem: he had fallen for a diversion tactic!

Thinking of this, he finally understood why the earlier robber had such superb skills, and why he had so easily discarded the wallet. The plan was to lure him away.

This wasn't a robbery at all, but a diversion tactic to abduct Murong Wanwan. Afraid he would hinder their actions, they came up with this ruse to deliberately draw him away, making it convenient to target Murong Wanwan.

From the current circumstances, it seemed his guess wasn't wrong!

Most likely, they had already succeeded; Murong Wanwan's disappearance likely stemmed from their covert capture of her.

"Sir, you don't look well, is there something wrong?" Liu Ying ran over at this point, asking with a concerned expression.

"I'm fine."

The old man tightly furrowed his brows, a severe expression on his face, asking, "Liu girl, did you see Wanwan?"

"No! There was a robbery here earlier, and it was too chaotic. I'm also looking for her,"

Liu Ying shook her head, a worried look appearing on her pretty face, "However, I just saw her standing here, and now she's gone! I've looked everywhere, but still can't see her! I've called her, but no one answers, I don't know where she went."

"Sir, Wanwan... will she be alright?"

Liu Ying frowned as she asked, sensing something wasn't right as well.

"Wanwan may really be in trouble!"

The old man squinted his eyes slightly, a flash of fierce intent passing through them, "Liu girl, contact Ye Xuan immediately and tell him to get over here quickly! I'll go get Wanwan back."

With that, the old man turned around, dashed off at full speed, heading in the direction where the black man had escaped.

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, then snapped back to reality, decisively picking up her phone and dialing Ye Xuan's number!

Meanwhile.

Located in the West Suburb of East Sea City, there was an abandoned silk hemp manufacturing factory. This was the largest drug-making base of its kind.

In the open space outside the silk hemp manufacturing plant, more than a dozen police vehicles were parked.

Among them, there were vehicles from the East Sea City Police Department, as well as armed assault vehicles exclusive to the armed police. The police vehicle's red and blue lights flashed continuously, creating an impressive scene.

A group of armed police officers, holding real firearms, stood in the courtyard of the silk hemp factory, lined up in two rows, standing straight like javelins, with eyes sharp as eagles.

These were naturally the reinforcements Wei Xiaosu had called for.

The atmosphere on-site was oppressive and solemn, causing a deeply shocking psychological effect, intimidating onlookers!

At the entrance of the silk hemp manufacturing plant, members of the drug-making syndicate, each with a black hood over their head and their hands cuffed, were being escorted out of the factory by the police, looking dispirited and dejected.

These people were all members of the drug-making base. Of course, now they've become suspects, awaiting legal punishment.

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