Conan: Ran turns into an elementary school student and calls me dad.

Chapter 80 The Witch's On-Site Instruction

"I understand." Chris nodded gently, her smile fading slightly, but she still showed no sign of nervousness.

To her, a seasoned witch from the black-clad organization, a few ordinary robbers armed with guns were nothing to worry about.

The two, one in front of the other, did not choose to take the easily visible elevator, but instead found the dimly lit emergency exit and searched upwards floor by floor along the stairs.

The stairwell was silent, with only the sound of their hurried footsteps and breathing echoing in the empty space. With each floor they went up, Lin Xiuyi's heart clenched tighter.

They climbed all the way to the sixth floor and finally heard a faint sound, like someone groaning in pain.

Lin Xiuyi immediately made a "shush" gesture, and Chris understood, slowing down and carefully following behind him.

By the moonlight streaming in through the stairwell window, Lin Xiuyi could vaguely see several figures lying on the corridor floor, which appeared to be adults.

He fumbled for the light switch on the corridor wall and pressed it with a "click".

The lights suddenly turned on, and the glaring light made the two of them squint instinctively.

Lin Xiuyi breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who was on the floor.

Lying on the ground were three adult men, wearing black coats, who looked like robbers.

Two of them were already unconscious with their eyes closed, and there were obvious bruises on their foreheads.

The remaining one clutched his abdomen, curled up on the ground, groaning in pain, with a trace of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

The noise that Lin Xiuyi and Chris just heard was made by this guy.

Chris strode forward, her eyes icy. Before the man could react, she raised her pistol and slammed the butt of the gun into the back of his neck.

With a muffled thud, the man didn't even utter a sound before his eyes rolled back and he completely lost consciousness.

"Who subdued these three men?" Chris frowned, a hint of surprise on her face.

Lin Xiuyi had previously told her that his daughter, Xiaolan, was with three elementary school classmates.

How could a group of six- or seven-year-old children have such strength to knock three adult male robbers to the ground?

This is absolutely incredible.

Before Chris could resolve her doubts, Lin Xiuyi could no longer contain his worry and turned to run up to the seventh floor.

Xiaolan and the others must still be up there!

Chris quickly gathered her thoughts and hurried after him.

Just as she reached the top of the stairs on the seventh floor, she suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Xiuyi's arm, pulling him back forcefully.

Then he quickly went back to the sixth floor, dragged a plastic mannequin from the clothing counter next to him, carried the mannequin back to the seventh-floor stairwell, and threw it in through the door.

"Bang!" A crisp gunshot shattered the silence.

The bullet struck the plastic mannequin precisely in the chest, leaving a dark, gaping hole.

"Be careful, there are people lying in ambush inside," Chris whispered to Lin Xiuyi.

Knowing that there were robbers lying in ambush inside, Chris gripped her pistol tightly in one hand and picked up a plastic beverage bottle from the ground with the other, then threw it violently into the depths of the corridor.

"Bang!" Another shot rang out, the bullet hitting the plastic bottle with a dull thud.

Taking advantage of the moment when the robbers opened fire, Chris darted into the seventh-floor corridor.

"Bang bang bang!" Three shots rang out in quick succession, the gunfire rapid and precise, the bullets heading straight for a figure at the end of the corridor.

Before the bearded man could react, he was struck in the chest, staggered, and collapsed to the floor.

Blood trickled down from beneath him, quickly staining the surrounding ground red; he was clearly beyond saving.

Lin Xiuyi, worried about Chris's safety, hurriedly rushed in after her.

The two worked together, carefully checking every counter and corner, only to find that there was only one robber on the seventh floor, the bearded man who had just been shot dead by Chris.

"This shopping mall has nine floors; the children should still be upstairs."

Lin Xiuyi took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety, said something to Chris, and then turned and ran towards the stairwell on the eighth floor.

Having just experienced the gunfight, he dared not be careless in the slightest, and took every step with extreme caution.

This time, Lin Xiuyi didn't act impulsively. Following Chris's example, he picked up a small ornament from the ground and threw it into the eighth-floor corridor.

The ornament landed with a loud thud, but the expected gunshot did not ring out, and the corridor remained silent.

After confirming that it was temporarily safe, the two walked into the eighth floor one after the other. Lin Xiuyi pressed the light switch, and the lights came on, making the entire floor clearly visible instantly.

They split into two groups: Chris searched the counter on the left, while Lin Xiuyi went to the right.

Soon, Chris replied with "Nothing found."

While searching a corner of a jewelry counter, Lin Xiuyi suddenly noticed a trembling figure.

A young woman was huddled behind the counter, her hands tightly wrapped around her knees, her body trembling uncontrollably.

As Lin Xiuyi approached, the woman immediately looked up, her face filled with terror and her eyes brimming with tears. She screamed.

"Don't kill me! Please don't kill me! I'll do anything you want, just don't kill me..."

Lin Xiu paused for a moment, then softened her tone, put on a kind smile, and tried her best to make her voice sound gentle.

"Don't be afraid, we're not robbers, we've come in to rescue people. Are you alright?"

"real?"

The woman looked up, her pretty face streaked with tears, and carefully examined Lin Xiuyi, as if trying to determine the truthfulness of his words.

Upon seeing Lin Xiuyi nod solemnly, the woman's face instantly lit up with surprise. She struggled to her feet and staggered towards Lin Xiuyi.

"Sir, please help me too! Those robbers were chasing me, and I was so scared I hid here and didn't dare to make a sound..."

Chris, on the other side, also noticed the commotion. Seeing this, a sense of unease immediately arose within her, and she was about to warn Lin Xiuyi, "Be careful, it might be a trap."

Just as the woman ran up to Lin Xiuyi, his face darkened, and without hesitation, he raised his foot and kicked the woman hard in the stomach.

The woman screamed, lost her balance instantly, and fell heavily to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiu stepped forward, raised his leg, and kicked the woman hard in the back of the head.

The woman didn't utter a sound before her eyes rolled back and she completely fainted.

"you……"

Chris walked over quickly, looking at Lin Xiuyi with surprise on her face.

How do you know she has a problem?