His first strike was aimed at the man pinning his arm.
The man jumped in fright, scrambling back in a panic and narrowly avoiding the blade.
But there was no time for a second strike.
Shen Xin shot forward. Just as the swing spent its momentum, Shen Xin seized his arm with lightning speed.
Like he'd said before, Shen Xin's marksmanship might be questionable, but his hand-to-hand combat skills were solid.
"Li Shi, don't do something stupid!"
Shen Xin locked Li Shi's arm tightly and, with a sharp twist, sent the cleaver clattering to the ground.
Li Shi struggled violently, screaming, "Let go of me! Let me kill him!"
Meanwhile, Zhang Kaisheng and his cronies were trying to slip away.
"Stop!"
Shen Xin's roar made them all flinch and freeze in their tracks.
The man who had nearly been cut, his face ashen, pointed at Li Shi and said, "Officer, you saw that! He came at me with a knife!"
Shen Xin told him to shut up.
