Two minutes later, the officer returned to Sun Hang, nodded at him, and said, "You may go in, but you can't carry any weapons. Throughout the negotiation, the commander's personal safety must be guaranteed... In addition, Ye Xuan must remain alive."
"So that means... we're allowed to make a move?" A teasing smile appeared on Sun Hang's lips. "As long as the commander and Ye Xuan don't die, right? Missing an arm or a leg shouldn't be a problem, should it?"
The officer said nothing, merely giving him a warning look.
"Fine, then it's time for this negotiation expert to step in." Sun Hang straightened his collar, took the voice recorder handed over by another officer nearby, casually slipped it into his pocket, and said, "Let's go."
The command room's door was motor-operated, but the controls had long since been destroyed by the hijackers, leaving the entire door completely locked shut.
The soldier leading the way pressed the door button several times, but the door did not budge. He could only shake his head helplessly at Sun Hang and the others.
"We'll need a cutting machine or a laser to force it open... but we're worried that doing so might provoke an extreme reaction from the hijackers..."
Before the soldier could finish, Wang Xiyi strode forward. In the blink of an eye, her ten fingers transformed into a pair of sharp claws, which she inserted into the crack of the door.
Two seconds later, she forcibly pried open the locked door with sheer brute strength.
What followed was a crisp gunshot.
The bullet struck the ground less than half a meter from the doorway. Sparks scattered as it hit the metal floor, making the warning unmistakable.
But Wang Xiyi paid the shot no heed and walked straight into the