On the rooftop of that dilapidated residential building, abandoned for many years, in the eastern suburbs of the Demon Capital.
The wind howled, chilling Ji Bochang's anxious heart to the bone.
He held the binoculars, his neck almost breaking, his eyes nearly piercing through them!
But the road leading to the abandoned factory was still empty!
Forget people, there wasn't even a ghost of a shadow.
"Where is he?"
"Isn't Qin Yu usually the most eager to come? Where has he gone to die?"
"Logically, after he received that 'hero saves the beauty' recruitment text message, he should have rushed over immediately like a mad dog on steroids, right?"
"How much time has passed? Even if he took the bus! He should have arrived by now, damn it!"
"Could it be a traffic jam on the way? Or did his broken phone not even see the message?"
Ji Bochang paced back and forth restlessly, an ominous premonition once again creeping into his heart.
His perfect script seemed to be delayed again!
...Just as Ji Bochang grew more and more irritated from the anxious waiting, even beginning to furiously curse Qin Yu's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind.
In his binoculars!
The shadow of a motorcade finally appeared!
In the distance, a line of cars sped towards the abandoned factory, approaching in a mighty procession!
And they weren't just ordinary cars; almost all of them flashed red and blue police lights!
He could even faintly hear the increasingly close wail of sirens.
Seeing this magnificent display, Ji Bochang was first stunned.
Immediately, an indescribable surge of immense ecstasy instantly flooded his heart!
"They're here! They're finally here!"
"Qin Yu, that fool, he's actually pretty good, he's making progress. He even knows to call the police? And to call for help?"
"The bigger the scene, the better; the more sensational, the better!"
"That way, Lu Cheng's crime of kidnapping and extortion will be even more solidified and impossible to clear!"
"But..."
Ji Bochang's binoculars focused again on the black Bentley leading the motorcade.
"Where did this idiot get such a luxurious car? Did his protagonist's halo trigger some new encounter? Did he get funding from some big shot?"
"Forget it, forget it, who cares! As long as he can come and help me finish this play! Even if he comes in an aircraft carrier, I'll accept it!"
"Finally, I'm going back to the real world!"
...Soon, the motorcade, composed of luxury cars and police cars, arrived outside the abandoned factory and came to a steady stop!
Dozens of heavily armed, fully equipped special police officers, like divine soldiers descending from the sky, streamed out of the police cars!
Their movements were swift, their coordination seamless, and they quickly set up a cordon, forming a tight encirclement that surrounded the entire abandoned factory, making it impenetrable!
The atmosphere instantly became tense and deadly!
But the one who stepped out of the leading Bentley.
Was not anyone Ji Bochang had anticipated.
Instead, it was someone who made him gape in astonishment, completely dumbfounded.
His own father?
He saw that Ji Bochang's usually incomparably majestic cheap father, at this moment, seemed to have aged a dozen years.
As soon as he got out of the car, his face was filled with deference as he walked around to the other side, opened the car door, and invited out the person Ji Bochang least wanted to see at this moment, Lu Cheng.
Then, he saw his cheap father snatch a megaphone from a nearby police officer!
Then, facing the abandoned factory, he began his fatherly plea for surrender, in a tone of deep anguish and disappointment, as if he hated that his son was not living up to expectations!
"Bochang! Ji Bochang! You rebellious son! You lawless little beast, get out here now!"
"Do you know how much trouble you've caused?!"
"Quickly release Miss Song of the Song family, then immediately come out! Surrender to the police comrades and strive for lenient treatment!"
On the rooftop, through his high-powered binoculars, Ji Bochang clearly saw his father's expression, as if he wanted to strangle him on the spot... His entire mind went blank!
Dad?
My dad, why is he here?
Lu Cheng, it's Lu Cheng again!
That's not right! Didn't they say the interception team stopped Lu Cheng on the way?
Then who did they stop on the road??
No, can't things just follow the script anymore?
But... thankfully, thankfully!
He was currently hiding on the rooftop of this abandoned residential building, a very concealed position!
With so many people below, no one had discovered his location yet.
He still had a chance!
As long as that fool Qin Yu arrived, and then he ordered the female assassins to specifically let him in to rescue Song Zhiyi.
Then he still had a chance to complete the mission!
Thinking of this, Ji Bochang picked up the walkie-talkie in his hand again and, with a hint of madness in his tone, issued new instructions to the assassins inside the factory who were holding Song Zhiyi hostage!
"Listen up, all of you!"
"Don't think about surrendering, confront those cops down there! Put pressure on them!"
"Whatever you do, drag it out as long as you can!"
"As long as you can stall, your commission will double!"
Inside the factory, the desperadoes Ji Bochang had hired at a high price, after receiving the death order, indeed began to resist stubbornly.
After all, they were holding a hostage, and it was Miss Song, so no risks could be taken. The police temporarily had no good way to break the deadlock.
It was at this critical, tense moment!
Lu Cheng emerged from the crowd, his face showing an unprecedented urgency and worry.
He didn't even acknowledge the police chief next to him, but walked directly to the forefront, his gaze fixed on the abandoned factory!
His anxious demeanor was truly heartfelt and moving!
And on the rooftop, Ji Bochang, who had a clear view of everything, seeing Lu Cheng's hypocritical face, trembled with rage, his veins bulging!
"Hmph, this dog-thing is still acting? Still pretending? Damn it, the whole world owes you an Oscar."
He cursed silently in his heart, but then, a more cruel and morbidly excited smile appeared on his face!
He was no longer just observing from the rooftop with binoculars!
From a black box he had prepared earlier, he took out a sniper rifle filled with a cold, murderous aura!
He set up the sniper rifle, pulled back the bolt, and loaded a bullet!
This was his trump card's trump card; he wanted to delay as much as possible, waiting for Qin Yu to arrive.
Then, he would immediately order the female assassins to only allow Qin Yu to enter, facilitating the hero saving the beauty, completing the mission, and returning to the real world.
And if Qin Yu didn't come, and Lu Cheng caused trouble again? Then he certainly couldn't just stand by.
If the assassins couldn't kill Lu Cheng, he would do it himself. Could he really withstand a sniper rifle?
In any case, he couldn't let Lu Cheng be the hero who saved the beauty first!
"Don't you like to jump out at the most crucial moment, play the savior, and mess up my good deeds?"
"Anyway, I'm playing the crazy villain!"
"Today, I'll personally blow your dog-bastard head off, so you like to mess things up!"
"If you don't let me live, then none of us will live! Let's all go to hell! Hahahahaha!"