The Dagger Revealed

"You don't care whether they live or die?"

The Blonde Woman frantically waved the detonator, its metal casing reflecting a cold gleam beneath the lights. "Come any closer, or I'll send them straight to hell!"

Lin Yuan subtly shifted his balance within the custom shackles around his ankles, his cuffed hands quietly tightening into fists.

He raised his chin, his voice terrifyingly steady. "You never intended to let anyone go. If I go over there, that would be truly sentencing them to death."

The Blonde Woman: "..."

The Blonde Woman had not expected him to see through her so completely.

She truly had no intention of sparing those hostages.

In her eyes, the more Lin Yuan cared about them, the more they deserved to die.

Lin Yuan's heart should belong entirely to her alone.

Yet Lin Yuan was willing to risk his life for them. Wasn't that reason enough for them to die?

Those concerned looks, those reckless acts—every last one of them deserved to be blown to pieces!

"I swear on my love for you," her voice suddenly softened, like a blade dipped in honey. "As long as you come over, I'll release them immediately."

"Your 'love'?" Lin Yuan sneered, raising his cuffed wrists as the chains let out a piercing clang. "From the moment you planted the first bomb, none of your promises were worth believing. If you don't release them first, I won't take another step forward."

"Remember, I'm your primary target," Lin Yuan reminded her.

Lin Yuan knew the Blonde Woman would yield, because her main goal was to die together with him.

If he stubbornly refused to move forward, then even if she killed every hostage, she still would not have accomplished her most important goal.

She was only one step away from success now.