Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1414 - 684: Not Everyone Can Take Advantage!_3

Chapter 1414: Chapter 684: Not Everyone Can Take Advantage!_3

After speaking, they began to retreat.

They were already positioned at the side of the small lake, several tens of meters away from the team members, and one to two hundred meters away from the people on the opposite side, which wasn’t too far.

But Sean Knight had initially thought it was just a fight, no big deal.

He just didn’t expect the other side to have reckless hotheads!

It seemed that in the future, he still needed to be careful!

Upon Sean Knight’s command, the team members no longer aimed their rifles skyward, but directly at those Russian gunmen.

Fortunately, the team members were not into indiscriminate killing; they aimed at non-critical parts like legs and arms.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Over a dozen shots later, those Russians instantly turned into a mess!

Originally, they had thought there was safety in numbers, assuming that with so many people here, the Chinese wouldn’t dare to fire.

But they didn’t expect them to actually start shooting!

Amidst screams, these people immediately lost their composure. Those with less courage had already started running back, some who were shot followed suit, and some with more serious injuries had thrown away their guns and were rolling on the ground holding their wounds!

These people were organized, and those few who had incited the crowd suddenly felt paralyzed!

Despite their loud shouts, it was clear that the deterrent power of the gunfire was greater than the lure of diamonds. After seeing bloodshed, most chose to protect their own lives!

"That one in white clothes and the one with the long stick, they are the agitators!" Viola’s hearing was not bad; from such a distance, she could hear those two men urging the crowd to hold their ground.

Lincoln Harrington was already holding a gun beside her, and upon hearing Viola’s words, he immediately raised it, squinting at the opposite shore!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two shots, four to five seconds apart, the two men fell to the ground!

The scene that had just begun to regain some order was plunged back into chaos!

The leaders had been shot, and the rest simply couldn’t regroup!

"Leave two people here to keep watch. Everyone else, go clean up the battlefield!" Sean Knight commanded coldly.

The Small River was actually not wide, and after joining the small lake, the narrowest part downstream was only three to four meters across. To facilitate crossing, the team members had previously laid a fallen tree across the river, which now served as a bridge.

Sean Knight and Viola followed the team members across.

Those who were uninjured had already scattered and fled, leaving only a dozen or so injured people groaning on the ground.

Sean Knight’s Sky Eye scanned the area, and the majority of these people had only minor injuries—scrapes, through-and-through flesh wounds, and the like.

The team members gave them some rough first aid and then escorted them to the castle.

Two who were more severely injured, with through-and-through wounds to their thighs but no arterial damage, obviously couldn’t walk and had to be supported.

After dumping the people at the castle, Sean Knight instructed Viola to make a phone call to the police.

The policemen arrived quickly, and this time four police cars came.

Seeing that none of the policemen from before were present, Sean Knight had a feeling that something was off.

He immediately pulled out his mobile phone and dialed Jack.

"Mr. Knight, is there something wrong?" Jack asked politely.

Meanwhile, Elijah Hastings had gone to negotiate with the policemen. However, there weren’t many English speakers among the police, and there was a language barrier. The policemen seemed quite annoyed, and both sides were at a stalemate.

Sean Knight handed his mobile phone to Viola, telling her to translate his words.

"Mr. Jack, we’ve run into some trouble here."

"What kind of trouble? Tell me," Jack responded promptly. He had taken Sean Knight’s money, and Sean Knight had brought him some political achievements, so he was naturally willing to help.

"We had an intrusion by outsiders, they were armed, and our people fired warning shots. Then they opened fire on us, nearly hitting us.

We injured a dozen people and called the police. But when the police arrived..."

Before she could finish, Viola got distracted by the ongoing conversation on the other side, cutting in,

"They want to take all of us in! They’re accusing us of intentional homicide!"

Jack was immediately unhappy, asking urgently,

"Have you presented those documents?"

"Yes, we have, but they simply won’t believe us!"

Sean Knight lied without batting an eye. However, he wasn’t worried at all, since the policemen couldn’t possibly be unaware that this was private property—the police had taken people away not just two days prior.

"Then you wait a moment, don’t follow them just yet!" Knowing the urgency, Jack quickly said, "I’ll immediately call their superiors!"

If Sean Knight and his people were taken away, it was unpredictable what might happen once inside the police station!

Sean Knight hung up the phone and immediately instructed Viola to go and translate.

On the other side, the policemen were holding pistols and shotguns, and they hadn’t expected the other side to have so many automatic rifles, resulting in a standoff.

Neither side dared to shoot, but neither wanted to back down either.

With Viola’s appearance, the situation eased slightly.

On Elijah Hastings’s side, Viola was one of their own, which made things easier to handle, while the police could see that Viola was a local and assumed she should at least understand the situation.

Therefore, the leading policeman immediately began speaking, and his tone wasn’t very pleasant.

But after listening, Viola shook her head, speaking loudly.

The leading policeman was taken aback, and then Viola took over the documents from Elijah Hastings and handed them over.

The policemen looked at the photocopies, somewhat exasperated.

The ones who had advised him hadn’t mentioned this!

The problem was, he too had been enticed by the diamonds.

The benefits promised were so substantial that he hesitated.

Sean Knight noticed something fishy and immediately said to Viola,

"Tell him someone is already calling his superior. Warn him not to try and make a wrong decision!"

Sean Knight’s tone was unfriendly. Although the police chief hadn’t yet heard Viola’s translation, he could tell from the tone of the voice that something was amiss and was immediately irritated!

You, a Chinese man, on our land, you want to throw your weight around?

He gestured, and the policemen immediately moved a few steps closer.

Sean Knight had no intention of clashing with the Russian police system, but if they truly bullied their way in, he had no intention of backing down.

Sean Knight himself drew a gun and stepped forward.

Of course, before he could step forward, he was pushed aside by Elijah Hastings, who then, along with the team members, was almost nose to nose with the policemen—the muzzles were already pressed against them!

It was a tinderbox situation!