Chapter 904: Lying Down Halfway

Come to think of it, this gang of loan sharks might have been used to being arrogant in their daily lives, as they arrived chatting and joking around.

It felt less like they were coming to collect a debt and more like they were coming to Li Xiuyu's house to clock in for work.

However, it must be said that their weaponry was quite professional—a uniform set of double-barrel shotguns, specifically the kind with automatic shell ejection.

As is well known, whether it's a double-barrel or a single-barrel shotgun, they can fire two types of ammunition.

One is buckshot, where the pellets spread upon leaving the barrel, capable of sweeping across a wide area.

The other is a slug, which, within its effective range, is far more ferocious in power than a Type 56 semi-automatic or a Type 56 assault rifle.

Wang An guessed that these people were likely using buckshot; after all, collecting a debt isn't the same as taking a life. If a slug hits a person, they'll be severely crippled even if they don't die.

After entering the courtyard, none of them bothered to put their bicycles on their kickstands; they simply dropped them carelessly onto the ground.

This wasn't necessarily because they didn't want to use the stands, but because they had removed the kickstands from the bikes.

Immediately after, two of the group went to the main gate, while the remaining dozen or so headed toward the house.

One of them shouted as he walked

"Damn it, why is nobody coming out to welcome us? I see you all have a death wish."

Right at that moment, Sun Nian suddenly shouted

"Move!"

The moment the words left Sun Nian's mouth, all the "Hat Brothers" leaped out from their various hiding spots, shouting "Don't move!" in unison.

In a scenario like this, the primary reason the Hat Brothers shout "Don't move" is to avoid unnecessary casualties.

One must realize that facing a dozen armed thugs, there is no room for negotiation; anyone would be terrified.

Don't talk about "not fearing death"—when faced with a gun, an ordinary person with a weak heart might literally piss their pants.

Forget guns; even with a knife to your throat, you'd be scared into submission, doing exactly what you're told.

No one needs to brag; this is simply a fact.

The reason the Hat Brothers appeared so courageous was nothing more than their duty; they had no other choice.

The sudden appearance of the Hat Brothers momentarily panicked the group. A few of them instinctively tried to raise their guns.

It had to be said that these people were truly over-arrogant, actually daring to raise their weapons right under the noses of the Hat Brothers.

If you stay still, everyone will arrest you politely, and how you're dealt with later is a matter for later.

But you're raising a gun now? Holy shit, what are you trying to do?

Noticing the movements of those around him, a man who was clearly the leader hurriedly shouted to them

"Don't fucking move! Put the guns down! You sons of bitches, are you all idiots?"

To be fair, it was no wonder he was the leader; at the very least, he knew what it meant to "be a prudent man who adapts to the times," and he knew the consequences of pointing a gun at the Hat Brothers.

However, although his shout was timely, it was still a bit too late. Perhaps it was because the speed of sound is not as fast as the speed of a bullet.

At such a close distance, the difference in speed between the two is actually negligible.

But one must remember that the Hat Brothers' nerves were already taut, and their attention was in a state of high concentration.

Furthermore, who knew if the people moving their guns would even listen to him after he shouted?

Consequently, after a series of gunshots, those who had tried to move their weapons were all shot dead.

It must be said that bullets kill far too quickly.

Among those who had their hands half-raised in surrender, two were grazed by bullets and immediately began to wail heart-wrenchingly.

Those two were simply unlucky; they had to stand so close to the idiots that they got caught in the crossfire with nowhere to complain.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on these people, one of the two guards at the main gate—whether he had a brain fart or what—quietly pointed his gun toward the group, despite not having the stock braced against his shoulder.

Whether he had never fired a gun or lacked basic common sense, a device with recoil as powerful as a double-barrel shotgun would likely ruin his arm and hand if he dared to fire it without bracing it against his shoulder.

Wang An, who was lying by the window watching everything, noticed this and fired a shot without hesitation.

With Wang An's marksmanship, missing was not an option. However, immediately after Wang An's gun sounded, this man also fired.

Wang An's shot was aimed directly at the barrel of the double-barrel shotgun, so unsurprisingly, the muzzle was knocked diagonally toward the ground.

Since the man fired at that moment, the stock was naturally angled upward. As the man's gun went off, his right arm holding the weapon was flung upward at a very grotesque angle.

Clearly, the entire arm, including the shoulder and elbow, had been violently ripped away by the recoil of the double-barrel shotgun.

Whether the bone was actually snapped or not remained unknown.

However, his screams were significantly louder than those of the two people who had been grazed.

To be honest, looking at the kid in that state, the corner of Wang An's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Having an entire arm ripped off like that—how the fuck did that feel?

The gunshots from the two of them naturally drew the attention of the Hat Brothers.

Fortunately, Wang An was using a Type 54, which was the same sidearm used by the Hat Brothers. Thus, the two company commanders immediately dispatched two Hat Brothers to run toward the main gate.

Luckily, the other guard at the gate had remained obediently in place; otherwise, Wang An would have had to fire another shot.

This couldn't really be called a lapse on Sun Nian and his team's part; after all, when a group is entirely armed, no one can cover every single angle perfectly.

The main issue was that no one expected that, even in this situation, some of these loan sharks would actually dare to fight back with guns.

And so it went: fifteen or sixteen people had come, and before they could do a damn thing, half of them were lying flat on their backs.

This scene left the three Li brothers, who were also guarding the window, completely stunned. Even the way they looked at Wang An changed.

Watching a group of people get shot was stimulating enough, but Wang An's move was like a stroke of divine genius, effortlessly eliminating the danger to everyone.

Just ask yourself: who among ordinary people could shoot a gun barrel with a bullet? More importantly, Wang An's draw speed was simply too fast—faster than everyone's reaction time.

(End of Chapter)