"You, have a plan?"
Because of Xiaofan's precise analysis earlier, the Snake Head slowly began to trust Xiaofan's words. Hearing that Xiaofan had a plan to help them successfully escape, he thought there was no harm in listening further.
"Sort of, anyway, the final decision is in your hands." Xiaofan's face was always filled with a confident expression, although this expression might be annoying, when their lives were threatened, they had no choice but to listen.
This ti, Xiaofan played on one of the fears deep within humans: the fear of death.
Everyone is afraid of dying, even well-seasoned Assassins are no exception.
"You tell , you, go out and urge those cops to back off quickly, or I'll kill one person every minute, and if they're not gone in fifteen minutes, I'll kill everyone here." The Snake Head was experienced enough; while listening to Xiaofan's plan, he also couldn't allow the police outside to continue stalling for ti to set up a sniper operation.
"Prepare two cars, besides your own, find another one with the lowest specifications, since such cars are usually hard to locate. Plus, I can help you drive the second car; by then, with two hostages and two cars, the police wouldn't dare act recklessly." This was Xiaofan's ultimate goal; as long as he left with them, there would be plenty of opportunities to make a move.
The Snake Head naturally wouldn't imdiately trust Xiaofan's suggestion because there were too many suspicions. Not to ntion the risk of being shot by a sniper as a driver, the fact that he volunteered to be a hostage and leave with them was truly bizarre.
Normally, sane people would run as far as they could, praying not to be chosen as hostages. But here he was, offering himself. Not normal, definitely not normal.
"Why should I trust you? What is your real intention?" As expected, the Snake Head was becoming more cautious.
However, this very question allowed Xiaofan's bluff to advance to the next level.
Expose a flaw? Exactly. When proposing this plan, Xiaofan deliberately made the other side suspicious of him, then covered it up with a convincingly believable reason. Thus, the bluff succeeded.
Upon hearing this, Xiaofan suddenly fell silent. It was this brief silence that made the Snake Head raise his gun, aiming it at Xiaofan.
This guy talked too much and constantly held the upper hand in controlling everyone's mindset. An ordinary tourist? Who does he think he's fooling?
"Speak, what are you really up to?" The Snake Head asked Xiaofan angrily, "One, two..."
"Ahem, you've got the gun pointed at , I'm almost wetting myself. Can you put the gun down first? If you want to know why I'm helping you, frankly, it's all for myself."
For himself? It was actually laughable; he could stay hidden on the side and be totally fine, yet here he was, stepping out, claiming it was for himself?
"Speak..." The Snake Head seed to have reached his limit of patience with Xiaofan.
And Xiaofan knew, the ti had co.
He glanced at the surrounding hostages, finally fixing his eyes on Lin Miaoke, then said thoughtfully, "Co over here, I'll tell you."
Co here? That implies he doesn't want others to hear. Or maybe he's waiting for the Snake Head to approach, so he can strike?
"Boss, don't trust him," one of the gang mbers quickly cautioned as he saw the Snake Head lower the gun and prepare to move.
"What? Do you think that foreigner can beat ? Besides, if I just press this button, everyone here dies. I just want to see what he's got to say." With that, the Snake Head moved to Xiaofan's side, ears perked up.
"Actually, the bomb on your body is just a decoy; the real bomb is actually in that black suitcase under the dining table from where you just ate."
"You?" The Snake Head looked at Xiaofan in slight shock.
"If I'm not mistaken, after we leave, get in the car, and drive a certain distance, you'll use the remote control to detonate the bomb inside. By then, everyone in the shop will die, including , and the blast will directly disrupt any pursuit, plus, with hostages in your hands, the police won't dare send a helicopter to follow us. So, going with you guys is probably the safest option for ."
Shock, then awe...
This foreigner wasn't just able to figure out the police's action plan clearly, he even guessed the backup plan that had been long ford in the Snake Head's mind; definitely not simple.
Indeed, the Snake Head was inherently cautious, and with things being so tense now, going out to eat necessitated comprehensive preparations. The chosen location, as well as the planned escape routes, were all prepared beforehand.
Yet now, in just a few words, this guy unraveled everything.
There's no ti to ask how he knew now. The only way forward is to entirely follow his lead to escape safely.
"Alright, we'll do it your way. We have our own car, no need for the police to provide one, what I need is to ensure no one follows us throughout. Can you do that while driving?" By now, the Snake Head had moved away from Xiaofan, speaking out loud.
Xiaofan had deliberately kept his voice low earlier, not wanting others to know, only to prevent the hostages in the store from panicking and causing chaos. After all, anyone who couldn't bear it and rushed out would face only death.
"You probably already have your escape route planned, the helicopter won't be used, for sure, but a telescope can see very far. So, you don't need my help thinking about your escape route. At that point, I'll drive, and you can throw the ti bomb on the road, then detonate it to confuse the police's sight and warn them that if they continue pursuing, you'll imdiately detonate the bomb in the shop. Under pressure, they surely wouldn't dare cross the line."
"Impressive, truly impressive."
A crystal-clear escape plan with no flaws to pick at; having two cars not only splits the snipers' focus but the thod this kid proposed is completely feasible.
"Quickly, make them disappear from my sight within two minutes, or else I'll kill this little girl first." The Snake Head, seeing hope, gradually beca excited. He grabbed the little girl from her nearly paralyzed mother.
"It's best not to anger the police at this ti. The only reason they haven't taken action yet is that they haven't received the order to attack. If you harm a hostage, you might never walk out that door alive." Xiaofan said, slowly taking the little girl back from the Snake Head's hands.
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