"Beep, beep, beep..."
The sound of the timer bomb was like a death knell. Wen Xiuyong felt as though a sharp knife had been pressed against his chest, slowly advancing with every beep until it pierced his heart.
At this final moment, he instead calmed down.
If death was coming, then so be it.
Why humiliate himself at a time like this?
It was just that he thought of his wife. She had lost her father at a young age and lacked a sense of security. What would she do if she learned that he had died too?
Ah?
How heartbroken would she be...
Then he thought of his daughter. She was only eighteen, just becoming a young woman. He had not yet seen her get married or have children. He could not continue watching her walk the road ahead.
Would she meet someone who treated her badly?
That child was too honest. If she met someone with poor character, would she be bullied?
No, that wouldn't do.
He sniffled. That wouldn't do.
What would his widow and daughter do on their own? He could not rest easy. He could not bear to leave them.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
The man in black was still laughing sharply, utterly delighted.
"Are you afraid?"
"Are you crying from fear?"
Seeing Wen Xiuyong like this, he laughed in exhilaration like a madman.
Suddenly.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
The madman's wild laughter seemed to have been punctuated by a full stop, cutting off abruptly. He clutched his throat, struggling to make hoarse "kh—kh" sounds. The hand over his throat was covered in blood.
At last, he crashed to the floor, dead with his eyes still open.
There was a sniper!
The other man in black immediately became alert at the gunshot. He concealed himself, licked his