Chapter 707 - 337: At the Critical Moment, Arriving Just in Time!
"If you dare call the police, I... I’ll make you sorry! I mean what I say!"
The cold blade caused the temperature in the air to plummet suddenly.
Qiu Lizhen’s heart shrank suddenly, a chill surged from her feet to her head.
She never expected Liu Qiang would carry a knife with him and dare to show it!
But Qiu Lizhen had a stubborn streak in her bones; the more she was threatened, the more defiant she became.
She looked at Liu Qiang’s blustering but timid demeanor, certain in her heart that he was just bluffing and didn’t dare to actually attack.
A poor, honest man who never even dared to speak loudly before, how could he suddenly dare to commit violence with a knife?
This erroneous judgment led her, in extreme anger, to make an impulsive decision.
"Who are you trying to scare, Liu Qiang! You think I, your aunt, am easily frightened?"
While shouting sternly, Qiu Lizhen’s hands trembled but she resolutely began to unlock her screen, ready to call 110.
"I’ll call the police right now! Let them see what crime you’re committing by threatening with a knife!"
Seeing Qiu Lizhen was not only unafraid but also ready to call the police, Liu Qiang panicked completely and was thoroughly enraged!
A fear of losing control over the situation and a twisted anger from long-term suppression instantly overwhelmed his already fragile sanity.
"I told you not to call the police, and you damn well still did!"
"You think I don’t dare, don’t you! You think I don’t dare!"
Liu Qiang roared, his eyes instantly turning blood red, all reason burning away at that moment.
He was left with only one thought: stop her! I can’t let her call the police! Retrieve my lottery ticket and hope!
Driven by a frenzied emotion, he gripped the fruit knife and suddenly lunged at Qiu Lizhen behind the counter!
At this moment, Liu Qiang, who had lost his sanity, cared only for his lottery and money.
Gone was any respect for the law?
Or rather, he was already unable to control his actions.
He instinctively struck the weapon toward his "obstacle"!
The flashing knife light carried with it determined malice!
Seeing Liu Qiang actually stabbing toward her, Qiu Lizhen’s pupils instantly dilated, her face exhibiting a look of fear.
Liu Qiang had gone mad!!!
He really dared to use a knife!
A massive fear gripped her instantly, she could even clearly see Liu Qiang’s facial features twisted in distortion and the murderous madness in his eyes!
She wanted to dodge, but an ordinary person instinctively feels fear in the face of great terror.
Qiu Lizhen felt as though her body was nailed in place, wanting to move but unable to!
She could only watch as the knife struck toward her!
Time seemed to stretch on indefinitely!
At this critical juncture!
"Bang!"
The half-closed glass door of the lottery shop was slammed open!
Delayed due to traffic during the morning rush hour, Jiang Tao finally arrived!
As soon as he entered the door, what met his eyes was the scene that made his scalp tingle——
Liu Qiang was stabbing toward Qiu Lizhen, who didn’t have time to dodge!
No time to think!
A purely instinctive reaction!
Jiang Tao didn’t even have time to rush over; his right hand in his pocket holding a cell phone, almost instinctively, his body, with a strength exceeding 160 points, erupted!
His core strength twisted, and his arm flung like a strong bow,
transforming the ordinary smartphone into a sniper bullet at that moment!
As it left Jiang Tao’s fingers, the rapid friction with the air produced a slight buzzing sound.
The cell phone traced an almost straight path through the air, aiming directly at the back of Liu Qiang’s head!
"Pop!!!!!!!!"
An extremely crisp, even containing a sound of bone thudding, impact exploded!
The corner of the phone Jiang Tao threw, like a precision-guided hammer, struck Liu Qiang’s head without a miss!
With Jiang Tao’s current strength, let alone throwing an iPhone.
Even if it were an actual apple, it could be deadly!
From a microscopic perspective.
The area on the back of Liu Qiang’s head that was struck instantly caved in slightly,
his consciousness cut off like a robot deprived of power.
His facial expression changed from ferocious to utterly bewildered and pained, mouth open but unable to produce a sound.
The forward momentum stopped abruptly, hand gripping the knife instantly lost strength, and the fruit knife clattered on the tiled floor.
Immediately after, the whole person crumbled like a boneless soft mud, eyes unfocused.
Liu Qiang didn’t even utter a hum, falling over to the ground, completely passed out.
Only the purplish-red swelling on the back of his head imprinted with the phone’s edge, showed how heavy the blow was.
Qiu Lizhen remained in her defensive posture, her face pale, lips trembling constantly, forehead covered in cold sweat.
She stared dazedly at Liu Qiang on the ground motionless, then looked at the doorway where Jiang Tao retained his throwing posture, eyes cold.
Her heart raced like an unruly rabbit, thumping wildly.
In that instant, she really thought she was going to die!
The deadly sensation the cold blade brought was so real!
Only now, the overwhelming relief and lingering fear surged like a tide, making her legs weak, hardly able to stand.
She had to support herself on the counter to prevent collapsing.
"Hah! So close! It’s a good thing I made it in time!"
With the crisis temporarily averted, Jiang Tao exhaled a long breath, his heart finally calming down.
He had underestimated the extent of Beijing’s traffic jams during peak hours, almost delaying the important matter!
Fortunately, he sensed something was wrong at an earlier intersection and got out of the car to run over here!
Otherwise, he would likely have faced a much bloodier scene!
"Jiang Tao, little brother, you practically saved my life."
"In a society ruled by law, such madness still exists, it’s terrifying."
Qiu Lizhen took a while to recover from her terror, patting her chest with lingering fear.
Jiang Tao quickly strode forward a few steps, first cautiously glancing at the unconscious Liu Qiang.
Then he kicked the fallen fruit knife away to a safe distance.
Only then did he look at the still-shaken Qiu Lizhen and asked knowingly:
"Sister Qiu, what happened with this man? Are you hurt anywhere? Need a doctor?"
"I’m fine, lucky you came in time, otherwise..."
The more Qiu Lizhen thought about it, the more fearful she became; if Jiang Tao had been a second later, the results...
Unthinkable!
She was so sure the other party wouldn’t dare act.
Experiencing it firsthand showed her: push a person to the edge, and they’re capable of anything!
The sun was shining brightly outside.
But Qiu Lizhen felt icy all over, like in the depth of winter.
This was the closest she had ever been to death in her life!
She never wanted to feel like this again!
"As long as you’re okay, I’ll call an ambulance first, then the police."
Jiang Tao spoke, crouching to pick up the phone he just used as a ’projectile’.
But...
Seeing the phone screen shattered like a spider web, turned black.
Clearly, the phone was wrecked.
Not surprisingly.
Just now, in a hurry, he held nothing back, using all his strength.
Given his over 160-point constitution now, the strength was obvious by just looking at Liu Qiang lying unconscious on the ground.
"Sister Qiu, can I borrow your phone?"
Helplessly, Jiang Tao finally turned to Qiu Lizhen, using her phone to call for an ambulance and the police.
Although Liu Qiang was somewhat ’vicious,’ he didn’t deserve death.
He would face consequences for his actions, and medical attention was necessary.
Jiang Tao finished his calls barely 5 minutes before two police cars and four officers arrived.
Qiu Lizhen briefly explained the recent events to the police.
And there was surveillance footage in the store as strong evidence.
Liu Qiang wasn’t going to escape the law this time.