Fortunately, Nan Zhubin knew what he needed, which was just this brief two-second window.
Unfortunately, plans never change as quickly as reality.
The situation on site was too urgent, leaving Nan Zhubin with little time to plan while the opportunities were fleeting;
And Chonghui's response experience was somewhat lacking; faced with the situation, he didn't seize the old man's knife immediately but first threw out the hostage, the front desk employee of the company.
Of course, Chonghui's move wasn't necessarily wrong.
But Nan Zhubin felt rather awkward now.
...
Nan Zhubin wasn't skilled in hand-to-hand combat.
A "man in his forties or fifties" is at an age where physical condition varies dramatically; a physically weak person might start preparing for the afterlife, while a strong one could still do pull-ups and flagpole holds in the park.
The old man here wasn't as extreme as the latter, but he clearly had a farmer's build.
