In the dilapidated apartment building, a standoff ensued due to Ji Siyuan's claims about a stockpile of explosives, whose existence remained uncertain.

The police arrived, but there was no way to move forward at this point. There were no other buildings around, and Ji Siyuan's location was far from the window. The sniper couldn't take cover, and the negotiator spoke a lot, but got no response, it was like talking to a cow.

He still had hostages in his hands, and they dared not launch a strong attack.

Ji Siyuan, who had everyone on edge with anticipation, is now the most relaxed. “Brother, do you think Wanwan can catch up?”

Bo Jingzhou had already leaned back against the bed. He didn't know how much Ji Siyuan's medicine weighed, but he was still soft even after being awake for so long: "Instead of worrying about whether she could make it in time, you might as well worry about the support behind you. The news should be out by now. Want to take a look?"

Jì Sīyuǎn gave him a meaningful smile. "No need."

He toyed with the remote in his hand, “Because I won’t be needing it anymore.”

One hour.

Neither short nor long, it seemed like a blink of an eye, yet also like years had passed.

"I'm sorry, I dragged you into this," Bo Jingzhou said, looking at Gu Chenye who was already lying in bed, closing his eyes to rest.

Ji Sichuan: "Silence!"

Gu Chenye rolled his eyes, turned over and faced away from him: "Don't talk to me, who made you call Yanji?"

Bao Jingzhou was calling Yan Ji's work number. Gu Chenye hadn't saved his name, and he originally wanted to use Yan Ji to buy another hour of buffer time. Unexpectedly, he was seen through by Ji Siyuan, the cunning old fox. Although he had an extra hour, Ji Siyuan completely lost any trust he had in Bao Jingzhou's flimsy excuses.

As for con artists, the attitude is naturally different.

He now completely treated the two as hostages. Let alone allowing them to communicate, he wouldn't even let them exchange a glance.

Bo Jingzhou knew Gu Chenye was in a bad mood. Ji Siyuan spoke, and Yan Ji's call hadn't been disconnected yet. She knew what was going on here, but in the end, she didn't say a word and hung up directly. This incident fell on anyone, and it would be difficult for them to bear.

Ji Siyuan looked at the time displayed on his phone: "Brother, there are still three minutes."

Just as he finished speaking, Shen Wanci's phone call came; "Ji Siyuan, I'm here, but I can't get in."

There were police officers all over downstairs. She hadn't said she was going inside yet, but as soon as she got out of the car, someone shoved her back in. After much pleading, they let her stay, but still wouldn't allow her to get closer.

Ji Siyuan's gaze pierced through the glass, landing on the pitch-black building below. Except for blurred figures, he couldn't tell who was who, but he knew that Shen Wanci was among them.

In the distance, only one window in the residential building was lit. Shen Wanci's gaze was fixed on that spot, her stomach aching with tension, "Ji Siyuan, I've done what you asked, I've let them go."

Although she wasn't the one driving, the driver still seemed to have run a few miles, breathing heavily and staggering with her steps.

Qin He Yi pulled her up just as she was about to stumble when she stepped on a protruding stone.

Shen Wanci: "I'm sorry, it was too dark, I didn't see."

Although the voice was soft, Ji Siyuan still heard it. Shen Wanci's reaction greatly pleased him: "Let them go, do you think those policemen downstairs would let me go?"

"You let them go, and I'll give you someone as a hostage," she raced her mind, trying to think of an irresistible reason to persuade Ji Siyuan. "There are so many people, you can only take one hostage. A woman is easier to control than those others. Unless you want to spend your whole life in this building. You can have food delivered, but can you live without sleep or using the restroom?"

Shen Wanci didn't know that Ji Siyuan had never intended to live in the first place, and she kept trying to persuade him.

"...Good," Ji Siyuan laughed, but his smile was a little strange. Shen Wanci didn't notice, all her attention was on the fact that she had finally convinced Ji Siyuan: "Tell them, if they don't let you in, I'll blow up the bomb."

"Wanwan, don't come in, he's deceiving you." Bo Jingzhou's voice came urgently, then the phone hung up.

Taking advantage of the time when Ji Siyuan and Shen Wanci were distracted by their phone call, Bo Jingzhou strode forward and directly grabbed his hand. He twisted his wrist with no mercy, causing his phone to slip from his palm. Bo Jingzhou snatched it up quickly, “Wanwan, don't come in, trust me.”

He hung up the phone right after he finished speaking.

Bo Jingzhou originally went after Ji Siyuan's remote control, but the other party dodged at the last moment.

Jì sīyuǎn glanced at his broken wrist, his forehead covered in cold sweat from the pain. His voice trembled slightly, but he still sounded as annoying as ever: "Want this?"

He spread his hands, generously handing the remote to Bo Jingzhou: "Brother, you don't have to go through all this trouble. Just ask, and I would have given it to you."

Gu Chenye gave Bo Jingzhou a look that said, 'If I had known this would happen, I should have stripped you naked and thrown you to him.'

Bo Jingzhou rolled his eyes at him and tentatively reached for the remote control in Ji Siyuan's hand.

Ji Siyuan truly did just that, spreading his palm open and letting him take it.

The room was so silent that not even a breath could be heard.

The man's profile was taut and stern, until he gripped the remote in his palm, Thin Jingzhou finally relaxed, but knowing Ji Siyuan well, there had to be another move: "Your target is me. Get everyone else out of here."

Ji Siyuan said calmly, "Okay."

Gu Chenye looked at Bo Jingzhou: "Let's go together."

"Master Gu, someone as pitiful as you should still live well," Ji Siyuan pulled another remote control out of his pocket. "I forgot, this is the one that controls the apartment building. Yours was just to show you guys, in case you didn't believe me, and it's already useless."

Damn, that's so freakin' shady.

Bo Jingzhou: "Chen Ye, get out."

Except for Bo Jingzhou and Ji Siyuan, everyone else retreated to a position one hundred meters away from the residential building.

Ji Siyuan curled his lips: "Brother, die with me."

"It's impossible, if you want to die, go die yourself."

"No use resisting, brother. You have no choice," Ji Siyuan raised his hand, letting him see the finger pressing down on the control key, a smirk of provocation and arrogance on his face: "Goodbye."

"Ji Siyuan," Bo Jingzhou called out the moment his finger was about to press down, "The only one who will die is you."

"At this point, you're still struggling needlessly..." Ji Siyuan saw the lighter in Bo Jingzhou's hand spark with fire, and the sneer on his face suddenly changed. "What are you going to do?"

“I know you’re hesitant, so I’ll give you a hand,” Bo Jingzhou said, and then he directly threw the lighter into the corner. For the past hour, he had scrutinized every inch of this room: “Ji Siyuan, I won't let you have the chance to walk out of this apartment building alive.”