The factory was not finished yet and production had not yet begun, so there were no defensive guards. Annina called Long Bing and then the police. The first to arrive were, of course, the town’s police. They were one old and one young and they carried old handguns. 

Annina rushed up the mountain with the two policemen but the policemen refused to go further when they reached the forest. 

“Come with me!” Annina’s Chinese had improved by leaps and bounds. “It’s right ahead! Up there!” 

The two policemen looked at each other but both were unwilling to take one step further. 

“What are you doing?” Annina was anxious. “Up, up! Sniper! Very dangerous!” 

The old policeman gave her a sour face. “A sniper, miss? Is there any use in us going up? We just have our little handguns. We could be killed without even seeing the perpetrator. I’m retiring in two years - don’t make me die!” 

The young policeman was scared too. “I, I haven’t even found a girlfriend yet. Let’s just wait for back-up.” 

Humans had hearts which feared death and policemen were human too. 

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