Then let the witch offer her loyalty

"Trash!"

The short robber kicked the terrified Ted away and looked at the panicked crowd.

"Like I said before, if you don't want to die, stay put and do whatever you're told, or don't blame me..."

As he was talking, he suddenly spotted Gu Qiaoqiao, whose face was deathly pale, in the crowd. He froze for a moment, then couldn't help but let out a lewd grin.

"Wow, there's such a pretty little sister?"

The short robber swayed his hips, approaching Gu Qiaoqiao with a dance-like gait: "Good little sister, were you scared? Don't be afraid, brother will take you to the private room next door, we can have a heart-to-heart talk and have a deeper discussion~"

As Gu Qiaoqiao saw the other person walking towards her, she was so frightened that she burst into tears. Her trembling hand reached out to the side, as if she wanted to grab something.

"Guangzheng..."

They grabbed at nothing.

She stared blankly back and found that Zhao Guangzheng, who had been standing next to her, had somehow hidden at the very back, huddled against the wall, not daring to look in her direction.

While Gu Qiaoqiao was still in a daze, the short robber had already walked up to her, leering, "Little sister, who are you looking at? Your brother is here..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly bumped into and stumbled a few steps.

Gu Qiaoqiao felt her vision blocked by a tall figure. She looked up blankly and saw an extremely familiar back.

Chen Moxin resolutely stood in front of Gu Qiaoqiao, protecting her firmly behind her.

"Don't touch her!"

Chapter 111 The Woman's Whispering

The moment Chen Moxin stepped forward, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

Not only Gu Qiaoqiao herself, but all the classmates were shocked. They never expected that Chen Moxin, who usually seemed quiet and gentle, would be so reckless.

The robbers were all armed. Ted had just been beaten up, yet Chen Moxin still dared to stand up and protect his beloved.

Shocked, Gu Qiaoqiao's worry and fear reached their peak, and her voice trembled with tears: "Xiao Chen..."

Chen Moxin looked at Gu Qiaoqiao behind her and smiled gently: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

"I'm fucking idiot." The short robber walked up to Chen Moxin and stared straight at him. "I just told you not to play the hero, and you're already trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?"

"Fine, you asked for it!!!"

A terrifying killing intent erupted from the short robber. His black-clad figure brought an unprecedented sense of oppression, like a giant wall surrounding him, ready to crush Chen Moxin at any moment.

He took a step back.

Then he ordered the tall robber next to him, "You, go punch him!"

The tall robber was very obedient and swung a right hook at Chen Moxin.

"Thump!" Chen Moxin flew backward and crashed into the table, shattering bowls, plates and bottles all over the floor, lying in the mess of leftover food and wine.

"Xiao Chen!" Gu Qiaoqiao cried out, trying to run over and help Chen Moxin up.

"Don't you dare move!" the short robber roared, shooting a ceiling light that shattered the room, finally bringing order to the chaotic situation.

He dragged the disheveled Chen Moxin to her feet, grinning menacingly, "You like playing the hero and saving the damsel in distress? Perfect, negotiating with the authorities requires some bloodshed, so I'll use you as my starting point!"

He shoved Chen Moxin toward the tall robber, then pointed the gun at Gu Qiaoqiao, who was crying and trying to rush at him: "I don't want to repeat myself three times, don't move! Can't you understand human language?!"

"Qiaoqiao." Chen Moxin shook her head at Gu Qiaoqiao, forcing a smile. "You stay put and don't cause any trouble."

"You still have time to worry about others? Mind your own business! Let's go!" The short robber pushed Chen Moxin toward the door.

"Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen!..." Gu Qiaoqiao cried so hard she could hardly breathe when she saw Chen Moxin being taken away. If it weren't for the girls next to her holding her back, she probably would have rushed out with a gun pointed at her.

The short robber pushed Chen Moxin outside the door and ordered his accomplices, "You guys keep an eye on these little brats here. Watch how I kill this idiot."

After saying that, he and the tall robber pushed Chen Moxin out the door.

The atmosphere became incredibly oppressive. Unfinished food remained on the table, overturned beverage cups were scattered, and the floor was littered with shards of glass and chopsticks, all testifying to the current tragic state of affairs.

Some of the robbers stood guard in the corridor, while others surrounded the walls, their cold weapons constantly pointed at the hostages.

The students huddled together in rows, like small animals driven into a cage, barely daring to breathe loudly, their hearts filled with unbearable fear.

They were terrified.

Although schools hold regular anti-riot drills every year, can a drill be the same as a real hijacking?

During the drills, all they had to do was go through the motions. Every time they saw the teachers pretending to be rioters and the school security guards pretending to "fight," their comical appearance made everyone laugh every time they saw it.

Now, these Demon Alliance robbers are well-trained, well-equipped, and exude a chilling aura, giving the impression of dangerous wild beasts.

Some students felt uncomfortable after squatting for a long time and wanted to change their posture, but the slightest movement would immediately attract warning looks.

Gu Qiaoqiao has been crying ever since Chen Moxin was taken away.

She huddled in the corner, her face buried in her arms, her shoulders shaking, her eyes swollen from crying.

Several girls who were usually close to Gu Qiaoqiao were quietly comforting her.

"Qiaoqiao, don't cry. It's no use crying now. Chen Moxin will be fine."

"Yeah, he interned at the Administration Bureau before, so he can definitely handle this kind of situation."

"Yes, yes, we're in the suburbs, not some desolate wilderness. The management bureau will definitely react and send people to rescue us soon."

Zhao Guangzheng had moved to Gu Qiaoqiao's side at some point. He seemed to have recovered from his earlier panic and realized his loss of composure.

But he was incredibly thick-skinned, and pretended to be nonchalant as he asked, "Qiaoqiao, are you alright? Were you hurt just now?"

Gu Qiaoqiao just kept sobbing and didn't say anything.

A girl rolled her eyes at Zhao Guangzheng and muttered discontentedly, "You're so tall and strong, I thought you were something special. But when something happened, you just cowered behind a girl. You're nowhere near as good as Chen Moxin."

Zhao Guangzheng's male pride was hurt, his face flushed red and then turned pale, and he clenched his fists to argue: "In this kind of situation, we shouldn't go against the other party. We should cooperate with whatever the other party wants to do."

"What's the point of me stepping forward? Can I beat them all by myself? Chen Moxin stepped forward, oh, awesome, so cool, and then what? In the end, wasn't he the one who suffered? He brought it all on himself..."

The girl rolled her eyes and was too lazy to argue with Zhao Guangzheng. She just kept stroking Gu Qiaoqiao's shoulders, which were trembling more and more violently.

Tan Shengmei was also squatting down nearby, looking completely lost and constantly biting her nails, as if she was thinking about something.

Suddenly, she murmured blankly, "If Chen Moxin gets beaten to death... does that mean I won't have to pay back the money...?"

Upon hearing Tan Shengmei's words, Gu Qiaoqiao turned her head sharply, her eyes, brimming with tears, filled with anger.

Even though she is known for her good temper and never gets into conflicts with anyone, she couldn't help but raise her fist and punch Tan Shengmei hard on the shoulder.

One of the robbers noticed the commotion and walked over, cursing, "You sons of bitches, I told you not to move! You still want to die?!"

Tan Shengmei hurriedly shrank into the corner, pointing at Gu Qiaoqiao and complaining to the robber, "She! She suddenly hit me! I didn't touch her! It's all her fault!"

"You think you're my judge? I'll decide who's right and who's wrong?" The robber stepped on Tan Shengmei and smashed her head with the butt of his gun.

After a few blows with the butt of the rifle, Tan Shengmei's face was bruised and blood was coming from her nose, and she screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

After beating Tan Shengmei, the robbers grabbed Zhao Guangzheng by the collar, dragged him over, and trampled him under their feet.

Zhao Guangzheng immediately panicked and shouted, "Why are you hitting me?! I didn't even move!"

"I don't like you." The robber gave an irrefutable reason.

And so, he also pinned Zhao Guangzheng down and beat him severely. The latter covered his head with his hands, trembling all over, and begged for mercy with a sob in his voice.

After beating the man, the robber kicked Zhao Guangzheng back down, saying, "Useless piece of trash, you sissy."

Chapter 112 I am a witch

A partitioned room on the first floor of a family-run beachcombing house.

Chen Moxin sat on a small chair, applying an ice pack to her face, which had just been swollen from being hit.

With a creak, the door opened.

Two robber leaders, one tall and one short, walked in. They lifted their masks, revealing two familiar faces.

"Brother Chen."

"Brother Chen."

It was none other than Alexander and Reilly.

Chen Moxin rolled an ice pack back and forth on her face, looking somewhat speechless, shaking her head and sighing repeatedly.

"Lei Lie, Zhongguo told you to hit me, and you actually did?"

"Ah...didn't my second brother tell me to punch you...?"

"Do whatever he tells you to do. If he makes you eat during your thesis defense, will you eat it?"

"I definitely won't eat it, I'm not stupid."

Alexander scratched the back of his head and said with an embarrassed smile, "Brother Chen, I had no choice. If I hadn't punched you in that situation, it would have looked obvious."

After saying that, he didn't forget to scold Lei Lie: "Third brother, really, you don't know your own strength. Can't you hold back?"

Lei Lie said, feeling wronged, "I only used ten percent of my strength..."

Chen Moxin waved her hand: "Never mind, let's not talk about this. Has anything gone wrong on your end?"

Alexander said confidently, "Don't worry, as you instructed this afternoon, the special forces team has taken control of the surrounding area. Apart from those students, everyone else in this restaurant is one of our own."

Chen Moxin nodded.

His plan was very simple.

This newly awakened witch is well hidden. She hasn't used her psychic powers since yesterday, and no subsequent fluctuations of her wild energy can be detected, making her impossible to locate.

The Special Investigation Unit 7 spent the entire day investigating all the women who had stayed at the school yesterday, but so far they have not found anyone with major suspicion.

Based on her initial investigation that morning, Chen Moxin had a few key suspects in mind, but she couldn't be 100% certain and needed further verification.

So, he took advantage of the team-building dinner to turn the beachcombing family's place into his own home.

The staff who received the teachers and students of Psychology Class 7, as well as the so-called "Demon Alliance robbers" later on, were actually all people from the Ninth Division of the Bureau of Administration's Demon Hunting Department.

Chen Moxin deliberately arranged this hostage situation in order to try to force the target out.

If the newly awakened witch is indeed among these classmates, she wouldn't have used psychic powers before, but now that she's in such a dangerous situation, she'd definitely be tempted to use them to escape.

He didn't need to use his spiritual energy many times; just one use was enough for Chen Moxin to locate her.

Chen Moxin finished applying the ice pack, tossed it aside, and stood up to ask, "Are the surveillance cameras all set up?"

Alexander nodded: "It was all arranged long ago. It's in every room, absolutely hidden, with no blind spots."

Chen Moxin patted his shoulder: "Very good. Detain these people in batches according to the list I gave you before, and then proceed according to plan."

After explaining the next task, Chen Moxin tilted her head back and squinted slightly, as if she were looking at someone through the ceiling.

"Alright, Miss Witch, it's time for your performance."

...

In the private room where Psychology Class 7 was having a get-together, the two "robber leaders" returned quickly.

Alexander waved to the remaining special forces soldiers: "Clear the area, separate these people and lock them up."

The special forces soldiers just gave Ted, Tan Shengmei, and Zhao Guangzheng a brutal beating, leaving them in a terrible state.

Especially Ted, who inadvertently offended Alexander and received a genuine Federation kneeling slap, and he still hasn't woken up.

Seeing this, the others dared not have any thoughts of resistance and followed him out trembling.

As Gu Qiaoqiao walked out, she wiped the tears from her face. With a fearful yet stubborn expression, she approached Alexander and asked hoarsely, "Where is the boy you took away earlier?"

Zhao Guangzheng was so agitated he almost knelt down before Gu Qiaoqiao: "You still want to ask? Are you out of your mind?!"

Gu Qiaoqiao persisted, saying, "I'll trade with him. You can bring him back, and I'll be your hostage."

Alexander and the others burst into laughter: "Damn, so it wasn't a hero rescuing a damsel in distress, but a damsel in distress rescuing a hero!"

After laughing, he kicked Zhao Guangzheng to the ground, glared at Gu Qiaoqiao and threatened, "Stop talking nonsense to me like that, or you'll end up like him!"

A special forces soldier came over and forcibly took Gu Qiaoqiao and Zhao Guangzheng away, locking them in a small private room.

He pointed at the two men with his finger and warned, "I'm right outside. You better behave yourselves, or I'll kill you."

After saying that, he slammed the door shut.