Within an hour, a SWAT helicopter arrived first and picked up the children.
Then the police on the ground took the eight kidnappers away.
The four who had had their asses wrecked greeted the police like long-lost family, sobbing with tears and snot streaming down their faces.
By the time Xie Lin and the others returned to their starting point, it was already afternoon.
He was just about to say something to fire everyone up when a startled cry came from the back of the group.
"Yunxi, are you okay?"
Xie Lin turned and rushed over.
"What happened? What happened-"
Fu Yunxi sat on the ground looking bewildered, thick red smoke pouring off him.
Xie Lin laughed in exasperation.
"Go on. What happened?"
"I... my legs gave out, and I accidentally fell."
He Jianing pouted and glanced at Xie Lin.
"Yunxi must be too hungry. Alphas burn through more energy than Omegas to begin with..."
"I haven't slept in two nights, and I just caught kidnappers this morning."
Lu Ye's flat voice came from behind them.
"Why haven't my legs given out? If you're no good, you're no good. All that bullshit-you're just a sore loser!"
Fu Yunxi glanced at He Jianing.
"Enough. I was careless."
He frowned in thought, feeling that something was off but unable to put his finger on it.
[Is something wrong with Fu Yunxi? Is Ningbao wrong even for caring about him?]
[You call that caring? Even an idiot could tell he was stirring things up.]
[Has Film Emperor Fu finally realized there's something wrong with He Jianing? Congratulations.]
[Wait, I think I just saw He Jianing stick his foot out?]
[Which eye did you see that with? Is slandering people this easy now?]
He Jianing lowered his head, the corners of his mouth lifting