A Way

As Wenren Sheng observed, Teacher Qin watched him nervously.

Meanwhile, many of the ordinary Security Guards concealed at key positions around the area were equally worried, whispering among themselves over the radios.

"Looks like Teacher Qin doesn't have a solution either. So many days have passed, and he's gotten nowhere. In the end, he still had to call for outside help."

"That outside help looks kind of familiar, but I just can't remember who he is."

"No outside help will work. Given the current situation, there's only one option: shoot the kidnappers and disregard the hostages," someone said dejectedly.

"Yeah. Those two bastards won't yield to threats or persuasion. Teacher Qin used so many mysterious methods, but none of them worked. It's simply impossible to rescue the hostages safely."

"Quit spouting bullshit and stay sharp! We may not be the Black Shirts who specialize in handling special affairs, but we're still part of the official police system. Stop chattering like ordinary civilians and making fools of yourselves!"

A man wearing Battalion Commander insignia reprimanded his subordinates over the radio.

Their behavior was making him lose face.

Years of peaceful living had completely stripped these subordinates of the sharpness they ought to have possessed.

The Security Guards immediately fell silent, though many of them had already lost hope.

After all, the kidnappers' demands were far too outrageous. Forget kidnapping the parents of an Otherworldly User—even if they had kidnapped the Otherworldly User himself, those demands could not possibly be accepted.

And the two kidnappers were immune to all sorts of mysterious methods. Teacher Qin was already very powerful. Unless an even stronger Otherworldly User could be deployed, there was only the faintest sliver of hope.

However, those powerful Otherworldly Users were already rushing everywhere to put out fires. They no longer