The gunshot made Jian Dan and the others’ expressions change instantly, their hearts leaping with tension. It wasn’t until they saw the angle of the footage on the puter staying the same that they confirmed nothing had happened.
In the moment the man aimed at Xingxing and pulled the trigger, there wasn’t a trace of fear on Xingxing’s face. She didn’t even blink.
But the shot didn’t hit Xingxing; it struck the wall on the other side. At the same time as the man pulled the trigger, another man beside him shoved him, making the shot go astray.
"What are you trying to do? Could it be you’re on their side too?" The man suddenly turned his gun and aimed it at the one who had just stopped him.
"Boss, how could I possibly be on their side? I stopped you because right now we can’t kill them. They’re the only leverage we have. If we kill them, we’re truly done for and left to die ourselves."
The man found logic in these words, and slowly lowered his gun, his anger subsiding somewhat.
Then he shouted to the outside, "Listen up, you’d better not make any reckless moves. We have hostages in our hands. If you don’t want them to die, arrange a plane for us to leave immediately."
"As long as you don’t harm the hostages, we will do our best to meet your demands," Bai Yan shouted through a megaphone.
"You’ve got 15 minutes. If time’s up, I’ll kill a hostage."
"Instructor Shang, there’s no other way now. Let’s ply with what he says!" Jian Dan turned to Shang and spoke. "I know this might not fully guarantee the safety of Ouyang and the others, but if we don’t do this, they’ll definitely die!"
"You’re right. The priority now is to save lives. I’ll make the arrangements immediately." Shang picked up his phone and walked off to make a call.
"Approximately ten minutes!"
"Got it!"
"We’ve now arranged for the plane, but you must guarantee not to harm the hostages."
"Once we’re on board, we’ll release the hostages."
As both sides were locked in a standoff...
"Xingxing, how e I never noticed you were so gutsy before? You actually dared to e here alone?"
"Even I didn’t know myself before!"
"Are you really not afraid of dying?"
"I’m scared of childbirth—do you think I’d still be scared of dying?"
"You said childbirth..." Ouyang Jing’s face shifted slightly.
"Didn’t you just ask me what I’d been doing all this time when I disappeared?
It wasn’t anything major—I just went off to have a baby." Xingxing’s tone was calm and indifferent, making childbirth sound as effortless as hens laying eggs.
"You~"
"Why are you looking at me like that? It’s just being a dad—why act so shocked?"
"You~"
"Can you stop with the ’you-you-you’ thing already? I’m not scared, why should you be? I chose to have a baby for the man I love, and I wanted to."
Ouyang Jing suddenly felt like he and Xingxing had swapped roles. It used to be him standing in front of Xingxing to protect and care for her, but now it felt like the tables had turned.
The plane had already arrived in the airspace. Just as they were about to notify the other side, a faint voice came through their earpiece—it was Lan Tong!
"Lan Tong, you didn’t get captured by them?"
"There isn’t a person in this world who could capture me. I’m currently on the floor below them. I just finished analyzing the structure here. While this place can’t withstand airstrikes from a fighter jet, I can plant explosives on the lower floor. Without harming Ouyang, I’ll drop him to the floor below. Once he’s safe, you all can prepare for a direct assault."
After hearing Lan Tong’s suggestion, smiles appeared on everyone’s faces...
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