Chapter 130: The Lonely Hero (2/2)

“Yes, sir!” Xiaotao answered. Her eyes shone of steely resolution as she gave him a salute.

In addition to us, several special squad officers voluntarily followed us too. Li Wenjia didn’t say that we weren’t allowed to bring anyone else anyway. Sun Tiger told us to put on bulletproof vests, but I told him it would be unnecessary since Wang Yuanchao’s marksmanship would render it useless and it would only hinder our movements.

Xiaotao and I were both given a walkie-talkie, so everyone outside could follow the situation that was going on inside in real time. Additionally, Xiaotao was given a spare gun that was taped to the inside of her clothes just in case. Sun Tiger gave her permission to kill Li Wenjia if necessary.

We crept into the dark paper mill. There was a dim light in the distance inside the warehouse. As we went further, we saw the lifeless body of the negotiator lying on the ground.

“Song Yang,” whispered Xiaotao. “I believe in you, and I believe in your plan. You’ll surely be able to seize Li Wenjia. Trust yourself. Don’t hesitate even if she kills me in front of you. You must bring her to justice!”

“No, I can’t do that,” I replied. “When this is all over, I still want to taste your barbecued pork ribs.”

Xiaotao smiled and said, “Fine!”

As we walked in the darkness, the special squadron officers went ahead of us and scanned the surrounding with their rifles in their hands. Suddenly, one of them shouted, “There’s someone up there!”

The others aimed their rifles upwards, where we saw a row of people standing on a beam. They all stood there motionless as if they were lifeless puppets. It was a chilling sight to behold.

“Put your guns down!” ordered a voice from the warehouse. It was Li Wenjia.

We searched all around us for her, only to find that the voice was coming from a loudspeaker. As everyone looked at each other and hesitated, Li Wenjia continued, “I will count to three. If you don’t put your gun down, these people will all jump to their deaths. One. Two…”

“Put down your guns!” Xiaotao ordered.

The officers lowered their weapons. Then a figure approached us from the darkness—it was Wang Yuanchao! He raised his gun and fired a shot at an officer. The bullet passed straight through the officer’s eyebrows and he fell limply to the ground. Everyone panicked. Without blinking, Wang Yuanchao shot the second time and it hit another officer.

When his aim moved to the third officer, Xiaotao jumped in front of Wang Yuanchao’s gun to block the bullet. The moment Wang Yuanchao saw her, he came abruptly to a halt. He looked like a robot that had been turned off. It seemed that the command he received was to kill everyone except Xiaotao.

“Li Wenjia!” shouted Xiaotao. “I’m the only one you want dead! Stop killing the others!”

I heard the crisp sound of fingers snapping, and the gun in Wang Yuanchao’s hand dropped instantly.

“My brother was the only person I had left in this world,” Li Wenjia said. “He was all that I had, and you deprived me of him! I want you to experience the pain of losing everything you have!”

“Why do you have to do this?” Xiaotao shouted. “Do you think you’ll be able to escape with your life if you kill us all?”

“None of that matters,” she answered. “I’ve been consumed by this rage for a long time that I’m no longer human. All I want right now is to be reunited with my brother…”

“Then let all these people go!” pleaded Xiaotao. “I’ll stay here! You can do whatever you want to me!”

“The noble Officer Huang,” snorted Li Wenjia coldly. “How admirable!”

“What are you waiting for?” Xiaotao asked the other officers who were still standing. “Run!”

They hesitated for a few seconds, but Xiaotao kept urging them to leave, so they finally ran.

“Why don’t you leave too, Song Yang?” asked Li Wenjia. “Are you going to sacrifice yourself for your love?”

“No,” I replied calmly. “I’m here to catch you.”

“Song Yang!” whispered Xiaotao.

Li Wenjia laughed.

“You’re overconfident, little detective!” she said. “Did you think that I’d fall for your clever little tricks? Wang Yuanchao—”

“That’s strange!” I shouted before she could finish her sentence. “Why are you afraid of showing yourself to me?”

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