You're My Belated Happiness - Chapter 36 Part 2

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.

You’re My Belated Happiness

Chapter 36 Part 2

The police car quickly drove towards the suburb. Ruan Yu took a deep breath every two minutes to relax herself. When they were near the house, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from the walkie-talkie.

She could hear a male voice coming from the walkie-talkie: “The suspect has found out that Ms. Qu has contacted the police. He’s disturbed and has held Mr. Ruan hostage with a fruit knife. He’s going up to the rooftop on the fourth floor. Our people have circled around back and climbed up to the rooftop and have taken up positions. However, our negotiation expert hasn’t been successful with his face to face talk with the suspect for the moment.”

“I’ll be there in three minutes.” Fang Zhen turned his head to look at Ruan Yu, thinking that she might burst into tears from fear. But he found Ruan Yu sitting upright and her eyes fixed straight ahead without moving at all.

“Ms. Ruan, please, you have to……”

“I trust you all.” Ruan Yu interrupted him and nodded at him.

Three minutes later, Ruan Yu got out of the police car with Fang Zhen. The building of her parents’ home was surrounded by a crowd. Some of them were neighbors and the rest were the police. Some of the officers were trying to disperse the crowd while the rest were preparing safeguard measures.

The fully inflated safety air cushion was already in place. The aerial ladder fire truck and ambulances were coming from a short distance away.

The area was bustling with all kinds of noise which made Ruan Yu dizzy.

Qu Lan was being protected by the police a little ways away from the crowd. She turned her head and saw Ruan Yu and cried out: “Yuyu, your dad……”

Ruan Yu ran over and saw Zhou Jun standing at the edge of the rooftop holding Ruan Chengru. They were facing the other side in a standoff against the SWAT and negotiator. Zhou Jun seemed quite emotional.

Ruan Yu patted Qu Lan’s back and tried calming herself down while clenching her teeth: “Mom, don’t be afraid.”

Fang Zhen brought over a micro earpiece that the police used and asked Ruan Yu to put it on as he spoke: “Our people have created too much pressure on the suspect. He isn’t listening to a single word they’re saying. We’re asking them to withdraw from the back side temporarily. The firefighters will assist you up on the aerial ladder. We would like to ask you to communicate with the suspect briefly; try to calm him down as much as possible and stabilize the situation.”

Ruan Yu nodded and stuffed the earpiece into her ear.

Qu Lan tried to stop her: “Yuyu, you can’t go up. Aren’t you afraid of……”

“It’s alright, mom.” Ruan Yu shook her head, then looked at Fang Zhen: “Officer Fang, please continue.”

“The negotiation expert will keep communicating with you through this earpiece. The exchange between you and the suspect will be transmitted to the people on the ground without any delay.”

“You have to remember two things. First, only do as much as you’re capable. Second, the police will make sure you and the hostage won’t come to any harm. The worst case scenario……” He stopped talking and pointed his finger to the rooftop of the building across.

Ruan Yu guessed from the look in his eyes that the police had arranged for a sniper to take up a position from there.

The worst case scenario wasn’t that she and her father would suffer any harm. The police would shoot the suspect dead as the last resort.

Ruan Yu shuddered and nodded: “I understood.”

Ruan Yu took off her high heels and climbed on the aerial ladder with help from the firefighters.

The SWAT who were on the rooftop earlier had already hidden themselves at the back of the building. Zhou Jun had just begun to relax a bit when he saw the aerial ladder slowly rise up again. He held the knife tightly again against Ruan Chengru and said: “Don't come up, don’t come up!”

Ruan Yu hurriedly yelled: “Zhou Jun, it’s me. I’m Ruan Yu! It’s just me!”

Zhou Jun’s hand slightly trembled when he heard her voice and subconsciously stepped back away from the edge.

Ruan Chengru, despite being held as a hostage, laughed instead: “Kid, don’t be afraid. Yuyu’s just a young girl, she won’t hurt you.”

The aerial ladder finally raised high enough for Ruan Yu to look eye to eye with them. She first exchanged a look with Ruan Chengru, then opened both of her hands to show Zhou Jun: “Zhou Jun, don’t be afraid. It’s just me, I don’t have anything with me. Really.”

As if the comforting words were unexpected, Zhou Jun loosened the hold a bit on the knife when Ruan Yu began talking to him.

His eyes turned reddish and looked at Ruan Yu: “You, what are you coming up here for……”

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.