"Woo-li-woo-li-"

The sirens blared furiously as they drew nearer, a stern warning to Qin Wushuang, who was on the verge of madness.

Qin Wushuang looked up and saw that the red and blue police lights had already illuminated half of the sky above Wuling Mountain.

The police have arrived, faster than he expected.

He curled his lips into a smile, his expression instantly turning bitter and regretful.

As Pei Xingzhi heard the police sirens getting closer, his heart began to race uncontrollably. Along with excitement, he also felt a strong sense of panic.

The current situation was completely beyond his expectations. He thought the police would arrive quickly, but he didn't expect the villa to suddenly catch fire, and he certainly didn't expect Qin Wushuang to take Xie Zhaoyuan hostage at gunpoint.

He estimated the time it would take for the police cars to arrive and realized there was still a chance, so he quickly said to Qin Wushuang, "Qin Wushuang, the police won't be able to break into the manor for a few more minutes. If you release Ayuan now, you'll still have a chance to escape!"

“Yu Xingwang gave you the villa a long time ago, so you must know how to leave here.”

“…I do know.” Qin Wushuang smiled gently, and the arm pressing on Xie Zhaoyuan’s neck slowly tightened, trapping Xie Zhaoyuan in his arms.

"But I have no intention of running away."

"Why?!" Pei Xingzhi's heart jumped instantly, and his forced composure began to crumble.

He stared intently at Qin Wushuang, his eyes wide with tension and anxiety, and asked, "Qin Wushuang, why don't you run? Are you willing to just let the police arrest you and send you to jail?"

"I don't want to go to jail either," Qin Wushuang said lightly.

"You don't want to run away, and you don't want to go to jail, so what exactly do you want to do?" Xie Mingyi asked with a dark face.

"Hmph..." Qin Wushuang chuckled lightly, then slowly lowered her eyes to examine Xie Zhaoyuan's pale face. "I just want to stay with Xiaosong forever. You're all going to take Xiaosong away from me, so what's the point of me living in this world alone?"

"Why not die together with Xiao Song? That way, we can be a real couple in the afterlife."

"Qin Wushuang!!" Pei Xingzhi's fragile composure was finally shattered by Qin Wushuang. He gritted his teeth, wishing he could rush to Qin Wushuang and snatch her away, but he was afraid that Qin Wushuang would shoot Xie Zhaoyuan, so he could only stand there helplessly, anxiously but futilely looking at Xie Zhaoyuan.

Xie Zhaoyuan was terrified by the gun to her head. Her pale face was filled with horror and fear, and her trembling eyes were filled with tears of grievance.

Tears welled up, threatening to spill over at any moment. But Xie Zhaoyuan was too frightened to even cry, and could only force the tears back into her eyes.

Pei Xingzhi looked at her with red eyes, his heart clenching so hard he could hardly breathe.

"Qin Wushuang, you want Ayuan to die with you, but did you ask Ayuan's opinion?" He bit his lip hard, using the sharp pain to force himself to calm down.

"No," Qin Wushuang said matter-of-factly. "I don't need Xiaosong's consent. I just need her to stay obediently by my side. Whether she lives or dies, I will keep her trapped forever!"

"Do not!!"

Pei Xingzhi cried out in despair, "No!"

"Heh..." Qin Wushuang sneered disdainfully, "You think you can just say you don't want it? Who do you think you are?"

Pei Xingzhi was breathing heavily; the overwhelming fear was making it difficult for him to catch his breath.

He gritted his teeth and swallowed the sob in his throat, helplessly lowering his posture and pleading with Qin Wushuang in an almost humble manner: "Qin Wushuang, I'm begging you, I beg you to let Ayuan go!"

"She's already suffered enough in the first half of her life, so please have mercy on her and stop tormenting her!"

"Beg me?" Qin Wushuang raised an eyebrow, quite interested in Pei Xingzhi's "begging." "Pei Xingzhi, how are you going to beg me?"

Pei Xingzhi: "I'll beg you however you want! As long as you let A-Yuan go, I'll beg you however you want!"

"Any way of asking is fine?" Qin Wushuang asked with a half-smile. "Pei Xingzhi, are you sure?"

"I'm sure!" Pei Xingzhi nodded vigorously. "I'm absolutely certain! I'm willing to beg as long as you ask!"

"...Fine." Qin Wushuang slightly raised her chin, her posture arrogant. "Since you're so sincere, then kneel down and beg me properly."

"...What?" Everyone in the courtyard paled.

But Pei Xingzhi didn't hesitate for a moment. He bent his knees and knelt down before Qin Wushuang with a "plop".

"Qin Wushuang, I'll kneel down for you! I'll kneel down and beg you to release Ayuan!"

Qin Wushuang's expression changed slightly, but he didn't rush to speak.

Seeing this, Xie Mingyi, who was standing to the side, knelt down before Qin Wushuang without hesitation.

"Qin Wushuang, if Xingzhi kneeling alone isn't enough, then add me, Xie Mingyi, to the list! I, Xie Mingyi, kneel down and beg you, please release my sister!"

"Our Xie family went through so much trouble to find her, and we haven't even had a couple of happy days together yet. Please have mercy and give her back to us!"

“Brother… Pei Xingzhi…” Xie Zhaoyuan never expected that these two men could be so humble for her safety. Her eyes stung, and the tears she had held back for so long finally burst forth. Hot tears fell one after another, half of them splashing into the damp grass, and the other half dripping onto Qin Wushuang’s arm. The heat made Qin Wushuang’s heart tremble.

Qin Wushuang lowered her eyes, looking expressionlessly at the two men kneeling at the bottom of the steps, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

I wanted to keep making harsh remarks but felt it was pointless; I wanted to find different ways to tease them but didn't want to receive those scalding tears again.

"Phew..." He let out a sigh of relief, his head aching. Just as he was about to tell the two of them to get lost, a rustling sound suddenly came from the grove of trees on both sides of the villa.

These sounds were actually not very noticeable, especially in such a chaotic environment, but for some reason, Qin Wushuang had sharp ears and heard them very clearly.

He furrowed his brow slightly, cautiously scanning his surroundings out of the corner of his eye.

But to everyone's surprise, the next second, an incredibly loud male voice rang out at the gate of the villa.

"Qin Wushuang! Listen up! I am Wang Pengliang, the director of the Linzhou Public Security Bureau. You are now surrounded by the police! Release the hostages and surrender immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless red and blue police lights surrounded the entire villa, and Qin Wushuang finally understood what those rustling sounds were all about.

In the grove of trees on either side of the villa, a dozen or so special police officers were already lying in wait. Each officer was armed, and all their guns were aimed at Qin Wushuang's head.

Qin Wushuang calmly shifted his gaze to a more distant location, and unsurprisingly spotted two snipers secretly lying in ambush on a grassy slope a little further away.

Wang Pengliang was absolutely right; he was indeed surrounded by police.

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