Replacing the Hostage

Wang Haoran walked not far from the thin man.

The driver quickly came over and stood in front of Wang Haoran, protecting him.

As Wang Xiang said, this driver was indeed very loyal.

His stance clearly showed he was ready to shield Wang Haoran from a gun.

"Tell me what you need, but please don't harm the hostage," Wang Haoran said to the thin man.

"I need a car and 5 million cash. I want it within ten minutes. Go prepare it quickly. Also, don't call the police, or I'll kill this woman!" The thin man saw a turn of events and demanded greedily.

Wang Haoran reached out and took the car keys from the driver. "There are no banks nearby. It's absolutely impossible to gather that much money in such a short time. I just cut a piece of Glass Imperial Green worth over sixty million."

Saying this, he gestured to the driver.

The driver quickly brought over the Imperial Green.

The thin man's eyes filled with greed as he looked at it.

"The car keys and over sixty million are all here," Wang Haoran said, holding the keys in one hand and the jade in the other.

"You take the things and walk in front of me. I'll walk behind with this woman," the thin man planned to have Wang Haoran escort him out.

"Okay, but I have a request. I want to switch with this woman. I'll be the hostage," Wang Haoran said calmly.

Tang Bingyun, who was in a state of panic and fear, trembled and looked at Wang Haoran in disbelief.

"I... I can be the hostage," Tang Bingyun stammered.

"Look, you can barely speak clearly, and your legs are trembling with nervousness. Let me replace you," Wang Haoran said.

Tang Bingyun stared blankly at the figure in front of her, momentarily stunned.

If Tang Bingyun had previously seen Wang Haoran as a young boy, now she saw him as a man.

And the kind with extraordinary masculinity and courage!

Ding, Tang Bingyun, one of the female leads, has increased her favorability towards the Host by 20. Current total favorability is 40. (Very close)

Ding, the Host has influenced the plot's direction and gained 300 Villain Points.

"Hmph, controlling a woman is much simpler than controlling a man. Do you think I'm that stupid?" the thin man said, staring at Wang Haoran.

Wang Haoran didn't answer immediately. Instead, he picked up another piece of torn cloth from the ground and had the driver tie his hands.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am the young master of the Wang Corporation. In the future, I will inherit billions in family assets. I won't joke with my own life, plus this..." Wang Haoran lifted his tightly bound hands. "Now you should believe my sincerity, right?"

"If you still don't agree, then I'm sorry, I think we might have to stay in a stalemate here."

Towards the end, Wang Haoran's tone became slightly firmer.

He knew that the thin man actually had no other choice.

The gun in the other party's hand was just a toy and posed no threat at all.

Wang Haoran revealed his identity as a rich young master, indicating that he valued his life, and then tied his hands, conveying the message that he would not resist.

The thin man's face showed hesitation, and he didn't reply immediately.

Wang Haoran was not in a hurry and waited quietly for the thin man.

##DONE## Anyway, I have plenty of time. If he doesn't agree, then we'll just wait it out.

Let's see who can outlast whom.

Of course, Wang Haoran's patience had its limits.

If he got angry, he would definitely rush forward and unleash a set of Wing Chun on the thin man.

After a minute of silence, the thin man finally nodded:

"Okay, I agree."

He then threatened, "But you better not play any tricks, or else I don't think you'll have a chance to inherit your family's tens of billions of assets."

Hearing this, Wang Haoran chuckled inwardly.

This guy was really putting on an act.

He was clearly holding a toy, yet he was pretending to be the most ruthless.

If he hadn't wanted to gain more favorability points with Tang Bingyun and needed to create a dangerous atmosphere, the thin man would definitely be lying on the ground unable to get up right now.

"Don't worry, I won't mess around. Now I'll walk over slowly with the item. After you control me, you'll release the lady next to you."

Wang Haoran's wrists were tied, but his hands could still move.

He had the driver wrap the Glass Imperial Green with a piece of rags, making it easy to grip.

Then, Wang Haoran carried the Glass Imperial Green and walked towards the thin man.

"Haoran, don't..."

"Shut up!"

Tang Bingyun wanted Wang Haoran to give up on replacing the hostage, but she was only halfway through her sentence when Wang Haoran sternly interrupted her.

As a CEO, everyone around Tang Bingyun was usually respectful towards her. No one had ever spoken to her so harshly.

Tang Bingyun had also developed the habit of giving orders to people.

If someone had spoken to her like this normally, Tang Bingyun would definitely have gotten angry.

But at this moment, Tang Bingyun was like a little woman, incredibly obedient.

While Tang Bingyun was lost in thought, Wang Haoran had already reached the thin man.

The thin man first pointed the gun at Wang Haoran's head before releasing Tang Bingyun.

Tang Bingyun was free, but she didn't feel the relief of surviving a disaster. Instead, she became even more worried.

"No one else move," the thin man warned the others in the shed, then said to Wang Haoran,

"You walk in front with the item. If you dare to make the slightest move, I will definitely kill you."

Tang Bingyun's friends were huddled in the corner, trembling, not even daring to breathe heavily.

Although the Old Principal wasn't trembling, he stood rooted to the spot, not moving at all.

The few security guards also maintained their posture of holding down Chu Bai.

At this moment, Chu Bai's movements were restricted, but the rag in his mouth had already been spat out.

In those TV dramas, it was completely nonsensical that a person couldn't get a rag out of their mouth once it was stuffed in.

However, although Chu Bai could speak now, he didn't make a sound to expose that the object in the thin man's hand was a toy.

If the hostage had been Tang Bingyun, Chu Bai would have definitely said something.

But now that it was Wang Haoran, wouldn't speaking up be equivalent to helping Wang Haoran? Chu Bai wasn't willing to do that.

Let Wang Haoran worry a bit longer. If he could be scared into wetting his pants and losing face in front of everyone, that would be for the best.

Just as Chu Bai was thinking this, a sudden "thud" echoed through the scene.

"Hey!"

The thin man also suddenly exclaimed in surprise.