Your Life Is Like a Candle in the Wind!

Normally, when the hostages came out one by one, she should have untied their bound hands.

But she couldn't move.

Although the old man was defeated, he hadn't completely lost his combat ability.

She had left in too much of a hurry and didn't have time to get handcuffs from the police station.

She had thought a few ordinary ropes would be enough at the time.

They were enough to deal with any ordinary thugs, but she hadn't expected their leader to be a Martial Practitioner.

To capture him, her own hands couldn't be tied, and she couldn't be distracted by anything else.

Now, all she could do was wait for them to release the hostages and then release the old man herself.

The other party, wary of her strength, would retreat on their own, and then she could have people put out a warrant for them.

The last one.

As night and dawn intertwine, it's when people are most relaxed, because a new day is about to begin, and the darkness has finally passed.

Su Yao was no exception; she had let her guard down.

And on top of that.

She had lost too much blood, and her brain wasn't getting enough oxygen due to insufficient blood supply, making her feel increasingly dizzy.

Even if she wanted to muster the energy to deal with any unexpected events, it was difficult.

Finally.

Those scar-faced men wore harmless expressions, and even though she knew she shouldn't let her guard down, she subconsciously relaxed a little mentally.

If the other party had shown hostility, she might have been able to hold on a little longer due to the external stimulus.

But they didn't.

Watching the last hostage walk towards the back, Su Yao felt a surge of joy. She turned around, suppressing her sleepiness, and was about to say something to the kidnappers when.

"Whoosh!"

A sound of something cutting through the air.

"Thwack!"

It wasn't until the hidden weapon pierced her flesh that Su Yao vaguely realized.

Someone behind her had thrown a hidden weapon.

She had been hit in the waist!

As she turned, she saw that the source was the middle-aged man, the last of the hostages who had just passed by.

Was this man the leader of this group?

Only then did she realize she had fallen into a trap.

When the hostages were released, no!

Perhaps, from the moment the old man fired that first shot, this trap had already ensnared her.

He looked quite surprised to see that she could still move.

"Are Martial Masters really that powerful!? But even so, what does it matter? Your life is already like a candle in the wind."

To prevent her from going berserk, he took a few steps back and turned to order the old man, "Tie her up! She's already been hit with [Black Burn]. You don't need to use killing moves. Her strength will gradually decline now, and in a moment, she'll become completely useless!"

"Yes! Master!" The old man obeyed.

Hearing this, Su Yao realized this might be her last chance. She was about to launch a desperate attack, but she found her speed had been reduced too much. After only a few steps forward, the old man appeared before her again.

This poison was more deadly than she had imagined!

There was no other way; she had to fight with her back to the wall.

With this thought in mind, she proactively attacked the old man.

And so, the old man occupied Su Yao's attention. The battle between them was completely different from before. The roles of attacker and defender had switched, and the disparity in their strength had fundamentally changed. As Su Yao gradually struggled, the gap widened and continued to widen.

Defeat was only a matter of time.

Outside the crack in the door.

Seeing the old man emerge from the inner room.

Young Master Fei was confused. Who was this guy?

Where was Ji Gangji?

Or was this Ji Gangji?

Young Master Fei hadn't truly seen him himself, so he could only continue watching with his doubts.

Seeing that negotiations were complete, the hostages inside were brought out one by one.

Good!

This mission is almost complete!

As long as these hostages are rescued by Su Yao and this group is apprehended, the Gu Corporation will be fine, and no one will know it was me.

Perfect!

Just as he was getting excited, with a "peng!" sound, a gunshot pierced the darkness.

This scared him half to death, and he quickly checked himself and A Jiu beside him to see if they were injured.

"A Jiu, are you hurt anywhere?"

"peng!"

Before A Jiu could answer, the second shot rang out.

Frightened, Young Master Fei couldn't bother with anything else and quickly pulled her into his arms before diving to the ground.

"A Jiu, get down! Don't move!"

A Jiu, pinned to the ground by him, got a mouthful of dust. After spitting it out twice, she said, "A Jiu is fine. It was the older sister inside who got 'peng-ed'."

Su Yao was shot?

It's over!

What the hell!

She can't die here!

Young Master Fei quickly crawled back to his original position.

Looking further inside, Su Yao had already subdued the old man.

Phew!

That's good. It seems she's quite strong.

Seeing that Su Yao had the situation under control, Young Master Fei relaxed.

Nanguo has very strict gun control. Young Master Fei hadn't expected the other party to have a gun.

Fortunately, they only had one, and it had already fallen to the ground during the fight.

Given the speed difference between the two sides, it was impossible for the other party to continue shooting.

He stood up, about to continue watching the drama unfold, when he noticed A Jiu was nowhere to be seen.

Where did A Jiu go?

He looked down.

Oh, A Jiu was still lying on the ground.

"A Jiu, why aren't you getting up?"

"You told me to! Don't move!" A Jiu had a point. When she said "Don't move," she even mimicked his expression and tone vividly.

"..." Young Master Fei was speechless. He could only say, "Get up."

Young Master Fei pulled her up, tidied her clothes, and brushed off the dust.

He noticed that A Jiu's clothes hadn't been clean for days. This wasn't the first time he'd helped her brush off dust.

However, it seemed to be related to him every time?

Never mind then.

He took off his own jacket, turned up the sleeves, and used the inner lining to wipe the dust from her face.

After wiping her face, he pulled A Jiu along to continue watching the show.

To be honest, it started as an action movie with a cool female police officer fighting gangsters, then turned into a police procedural where justice triumphs over evil, and now it's a small climax where the villain inexplicably launches a sneak attack. However, the villain's resistance added a bit of excitement, which was nice.

Only the final happy family ending remained.

If only there was some popcorn, the experience would be even better.

Popcorn? Why am I thinking about that?

Young Master Fei turned his head along his line of sight and discovered that A Jiu had pulled out a small can of popcorn from somewhere.

A Jiu seemed to notice his gaze and offered him a few kernels.

Young Master Fei's mouth twitched.

I don't want to eat it!

I want to ask where you got it from.

And how can you be in the mood to eat popcorn at a time like this?

You have such a big heart!

If the situation wasn't so awkward, and he was afraid of accidentally speaking too loudly and startling the people inside, Young Master Fei would have complained fiercely by now.

Seeing that he wasn't taking any, A Jiu thought he found it too little. She hesitated, took back the few kernels, and then offered him the entire remaining can with her other hand.

She even added, "A Jiu is hungry. A Jiu wants to eat some too..."

Seeing her like this, what else could Young Master Fei say?

"It's okay, you eat..." Mmph.

Before Young Master Fei could finish speaking, a kernel was stuffed into his mouth.