As they thought this, they regained some courage for a time!
Seeing that he had boosted morale with just a few words, the leader, a "Major," also breathed a sigh of relief.
He steadied himself, then glared at Qiu Tu with venom, saying, "Qiu Tu, it's your fault for repeatedly opposing us."
"And for often slaughtering our brothers."
"Today, we came to get even."
With that, the Major pointed at Qiu Tu's villa and said, "This time, we've come with four squads, more than fifty men in total, all armed with firearms."
"Now, the first and second squads have already entered your villa from the front and back."
"The third, fourth, and fifth squads are surrounding it from the outside."
"You can't run, and you can't win."
"Surrender, and we can give you a quick end... and we might even spare your wife's life!"
Hearing the Major's words, Qiu Tu was not at all panicked. He looked at him calmly and composedly.
After a moment, Qiu Tu chuckled lightly and then said, "Does having more people make you powerful?"
The Major replied, "Of course! More people, more power!"
Qiu Tu shook his head slightly. "More people... the United Front can't surpass our Investigation Bureau in numbers."
With that, Qiu Tu put his hand to his mouth and blew a piercing whistle!
The shrill sound echoed through the sky above the villa!
And with that whistle, the lights in the surrounding villas suddenly flared on, and the noisy, dense sound of footsteps began to resound in the dark night!
Teams of Special Service Detectives from the Investigation Bureau ran out from various villas, their rifles trained cautiously on the United Front members present.
Simultaneously, a rapid burst of gunfire, "bang, bang, bang, bang!" erupted from the first floor of Qiu Tu's villa!
Muzzles flashed as they fired, accompanied by one scream after another!
At this moment, the United Front members in front of Qiu Tu were scared stiff. They hastily raised their guns, attempting to confront the encroaching Investigation Bureau detectives.
Just then, windows on the second floors of the surrounding villas opened, and more rifles were positioned at high points, aimed at them.
In just a few seconds, the situation on the ground had reversed.
At this point, the Major's mind went completely blank.
He watched the continually emerging Special Service Detectives, unable to comprehend what was unfolding before him!
Visibly, he saw nearly 200 trained Special Service Detectives.
And how many more were hidden inside Qiu Tu's villa and still running out was anyone's guess.
At that instant, only one thought crossed the Major's mind: Just to protect a deputy bureau chief, how many people did the Special Service Department deploy?!
Even the protection detail for the Investigation Bureau Chief wasn't usually this extravagant, was it?!
Meanwhile, the gunfire inside the villa gradually subsided.
Shortly after, Shen Lingshuang, a female Special Service Detective, emerged from the villa holding Xiao Bai in her arms.
Shen Lingshuang had already regained her composure. She looked towards Qiu Tu, nodded slightly to signal that all was well.
At this time, the female Special Service Detective also saluted Qiu Tu, then said with a spirited look, "Reporting to the chief! The 20 Lianzhen mobsters who entered the villa have all been eliminated!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu gave a deep "hmm" and then turned his attention to the Lianzhen Major who was still standing dumbfounded in front of him.
By now, the Major was scared witless, clearly not expecting Qiu Tu to have arranged such an extensive ambush.
Seeing this, Qiu Tu said with a smile, "It seems that having more people is indeed powerful."
Hearing Qiu Tu's somewhat mocking remark, the Major swallowed hard, then looked at Qiu Tu resentfully and asked, puzzled, "If you had the ambush prepared in advance, why did you play with us ? Even taking a rocket!
Qiu Tu just smiled. "Because this was all a carefully planned performance!"
"I'm the director, and you are an actor in this play."
"As for the audience..."
At this point, Qiu Tu's gaze pierced through the darkness towards the slowly lighting Longshan Road villa community in the distance.
The Major sensed his gaze, his eyes fluctuated slightly as if he had guessed something.
But at that moment, Qiu Tu didn't continue. Instead, he smiled at the Major and said, "All right, Mr. United Front officer. I have answered your questions, and now... it's your turn to surrender."
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the Major looked deeply at Qiu Tu and then said, "You're really a madman!"
Having said that, he took a couple of deep breaths and slowly raised his hands above his head.
Seeing their leader surrender, the other United Front members also dropped their weapons and slowly raised their hands.
Watching this unfold, Qiu Tu signalled to Fang Ming and Ah-Tai at the forefront of the Special Service detectives.
Fang Ming gave a slight nod towards Qiu Tu and commanded, "Cuff them all!"
Hearing Fang Ming's command, his team members quickly moved forward to handcuff the subdued Lianzhen mobsters.
During the handcuffing, Ah-Tai took out his little hammer and unceremoniously struck the Major's shin, preemptively avenging the rocket attack for Qiu Tu.
The Major cried out in pain, "Ouch!" and knelt on the ground, then turned angrily to look at Ah-Tai.
But when he saw the towering figure of the large man, he swallowed hard and shut his mouth...
And so, with the attacking United Front members all subdued, Qiu Tu turned to head back and call Qin Shuman.