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The woman wearing red looked up and took a look at the fake Xuan Yue.
âMe?â When she was sure that the fake Xuan Yue was indeed talking to her, her trembling lips wore a smile as though she had been granted an amnesty.
The fake Xuan Yue: âIf you canât do it, Iâll change to another person!â
âIâll do it, Iâll do itâŠâ
The woman gritted her teeth, dragging her already limp legs and dashed out of the cafe. When she saw Ding Yifan, she felt her knees going soft and fell on the ground.
She shouted, âSave me!â
After that, she told the police what the fake Xuan Yue had instructed her. âShe doesnât allow anyone to enter the cafeâŠâ
Ding Yifan stopped in his tracks.
Then he instructed two officers to quickly help take away the woman who was too frightened to be able to walk, to safety.
Bai Muchuan took the telescope and looked for a moment. âContinue!â he instructed.
Whether the fake Xuan Yue was willing to listen or not, they had to continue to negotiate.
This was a psychological game.
Ding Yifan nodded his head and cleared his throat. He continued to talk while looking at the direction of the cafe, âLooks like you want to continue the face-off with the police? You said that you have no requests and did not want your life anymore. But are you really sure that you want to die? Youâre just afraidâŠâ
The fake Xuan Yue looked at the glass of water before her coldly.
Her lips were so dry that it was peeling.
She was thirsty but she couldnât drink.
There must be a sniper pointing at her head from outside. They would be calculating the best position and figuring out how to hit her with precisionâŠ
The serving counter was a very good spot for her. She put the little girl on the counter, which she could protect her head yet also able to control the young hostage easily. She took a look at the rest of the hostages and thought for a moment. Then she moved the little girl to another position that could shield her completely. The serving counter was very exquisitely made. It was actually made of stainless steelâit was an excellent choice as a hiding spot.
âYou are my little~little apple, itâs never enough to love you moreâŠâ
The ringing tone of the mobile phone on the counter rang!
As it also had the vibration mode switched on, that actually made the hostages jump in fright.
The gun was at the back of the little girl. When she heard those sounds, she began to cry.
âDonât cry! Cry again and Iâll kill you!â
She yelled and the entire cafe quietened down.
Under the dead silence, only the sound of the mobile phone continued to resonate in the cafe.
The fake Xuan Yue took a look at the caller ID then she swiped to pick up the call and tapped on the speaker icon.
âThings has already come to this. What else do you want to say?â
âXuan YueâŠâ It was Xiang Wanâs voice from the phone. âLetâs talk!â
âWhat else is there to talk? Iâve said it earlier, donât bother to play any tricks. I know all that the police would say or prepare to do. I can tell you straight in the face that Iâm prepared to lose my life here. To make the best of the situation, Iâll still have these hostages going to hell with meâŠâ
âThatâs actually the easiest option. However⊠you sure you donât want to live anymore? Donât lie to me. If you donât want to live, then what are you waiting for? You could have killed the hostages and shot yourself to death⊠Xuan Yue, you want to be alive. Youâre hesitating as you donât know how you could survive this.â
âHah!â Xuan Yue scorned, âXiang Gongzi, are you naive or Iâm the naive one? How well do you know me, huh?â
âI donât know you well. Nonetheless, I can tell you that the confrontation with the police is not going to be easy. At the very least, it wonât be as easy as what you are portraying now⊠Youâre very frightened and worried. Youâre searching for a way to stay alive and, I can help you achieve what you want.â
Xiang Wan was very patient and her tone was also gentle, as though she was talking to a friend.
The fake Xuan Yue however, did not appreciate that. âDonât bother to act before me! Didnât you already know that Iâm not Xuan Yue?â
âYes, I know that.â Xiang Wan smiled. âBut that doesnât affect anything. You wanted to live and I wanted to save the hostages. We can talk about it.â
Xuan Yue let out a derisive chuckle.
She did not respond to Xiang Wanâs question directly but asked another question.
âHow did you know that Iâm not Xuan Yue?â
Xiang Wan did not lie to her. âI guessed it from Shiliuâs death. Youâre the one who plotted her death.â
âWhy? Sheâs so nice to you. When she knew that youâre afraid, she accompanied you everyday instead of her editorâŠâ
âShe deserved it! She actually kept a picture of a selfie that Xuan Yue sent her a month ago. She also said that⊠I changed a lot, as if Iâm a different person altogether!â
She forgot about it after making that remark.
She totally didnât think deeper⊠that her remark was actually true.
And her remark alarmed the fake Xuan Yue instead.
Shiliu was silly but Xiang Wan wasnât.
Their editor, Fang Yuanyuan, had been asking them out for meals together. She had thought that if Shiliu revealed this information during a meal and Xiang Wan got to know about it⊠the fake Xuan Yue dreaded to think of the consequence. She didnât want to take risks and planned a perfect murder case to kill off Shiliu without getting suspected.
It was a pity⊠as she still got found out.
The fake Xuan Yue let out a mocking sneer.
âXiang Gongzi, itâs easy to have a short life when one is too intelligent. Donât you know?â
âThank you for reminding me, Iâve been living well. On the contrary, you should be worrying about yourselfâŠâ
âHahaha!â The fake Xuan Yue laughed but did not continue her topic. âI mean youâre too clever for your own good,â she said coldly, âdo you dare to acknowledge that? Xiang Gongzi, if it wasnât for your reminder⊠I really didnât know that Iâm being targeted by the police!â
Xiang Wan felt her heart being clasped.
She took a glance at Bai Muchuan who was beside her. âWhen did I remind you?â
It was too noisy outside. When she was talking to Xuan Yue, she was wearing an earpiece, the other one was in Bai Muchuanâs ear.
So, the one who could hear Xuan Yue was only her and Bai Muchuan.
âI need to thank you, actually. If you didnât tell Qing Dai and the rest not to meet up with me⊠How would I know that the police has casted a ânetâ to catch me?â
Xiang Wan wished she could strangle Fang Yuanyuan to death.
Couldnât she find a better excuse to avoid meeting up with her? Why must she be so upfront?
She had a self-reproaching look on her face.
Bai Muchuan exchanged glances with her to want her to continue the conversation. He also told her that⊠she was not in the wrong.
Xiang Wan pressed her lips for a moment and continued to communicate with Xuan Yue. âI actually feel embarrassed when you put it this way. Since things are out in the open, letâs cut to the chase. You know very well that if you didnât take all these hostages, youâd have gone to hell already.â
The fake Xuan Yue let out a peal of laughter. âExactly! Since I have so many hostages as my bargaining chips, why should I be afraid?â
Xiang Wan sounded serious and cold. âSince you have so many bargaining chips on hand, why not try to make use of this to stay alive?â
This rhetorical question was valid.
There was no answer from Xuan Yue for at least 10 seconds.
All of them inside the cafe wanted to stay alive.
But with countless police officers outside, the fake Xuan Yue knew that her chances of survival were slim.
The moment she walked out of the serving counter, she could be shot to death.
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