Chapter 128 Tumi 19

Luo Siwei saw the line of words on the mobile phone screen clearly. She felt that the escalator in front of her was twisted, and the laughter and music in her ears had changed tune.

Luo Siwei quickly realized that the person on the other side couldn't be Su Ye Nan, someone must be using her phone to send her a message. And that person was most likely Lin Shuangting.

She subconsciously reached out and grabbed Chi Li.

Chi Li held her hand in return and looked at her strangely: "Are you not feeling well? Your hands are so cold?"

Luo Siwei didn't have time to explain. She hurried to the guardrail of the shopping mall and looked down. It was dozens of meters above the bottom of the atrium, and it was not clear from this angle, but there was indeed something black in the core of the largest camellia flower.

After confirming this, she said in a trembling voice, "There might be something wrong with the flowers downstairs."

After saying this, Luo Siwei ran downstairs. The escalator was not fast enough, so she pushed through the crowd and ran down as fast as she could, with Chi Li following closely behind her.

When she ran to the second floor and walked towards the first floor, there were too many people on the escalator. Luo Siwei simply reached out to the side, climbed over the side guardrail glass, and jumped down from the stairs more than two meters high.

Luo Siwei ran a few steps to the flower device. The flower was too tall, and the huge petals were hazy, opening and closing. The bottom of the device was spraying mist, and she couldn't see clearly from the angle below.

Just when she was at a loss, Chi Li arrived. He reached out and held Luo Siwei's slender waist, and lifted her up steadily. Luo Siwei almost held her breath, her heart pounding. She reached out and tore open the bud of the camellia flower, revealing a black square box.

Several wires extended from the box, connected to the flowers, securely fastened to the device. A small red light in the upper corner flashed continuously. The twist was that the box was tied with a gift ribbon. Luo Siwei untied it, opened the lid, and saw the wires inside.

Seeing this scene, Chi Li's pupils shrank. He quickly made a judgment: "It's true... It's the same explosive as the one on the ship, and it may have a greater equivalent."

Chi Li put Luo Siwei down and looked around seriously. Near the atrium was a circle of the mall's load-bearing columns. He said seriously, "The worst-case scenario is that the mall might collapse."

The people in the mall clearly hadn't realized the impending danger. Luo Siwei felt the laughter grow harsh, and the vibrant lights made her feel dizzy for a moment. She trembled as she said, "We must evacuate this crowd as quickly as possible..."

During this time, the security guards thought they were sabotaging the place, and some of the wait staff on the first floor came running over.

Chi Li flashed his police ID and said, "Officers from the Municipal Bureau, please notify the mall manager as soon as possible. We have found dangerous items in the mall's atrium."

The staff at the service desk was stunned for a moment and quickly picked up the communicator.

Chi Li commanded them: "Seal off the mall. From now on, only exit is allowed. Evacuate the crowd as quickly as possible!" As he spoke, he picked up his phone to contact the Municipal Bureau and asked them to send a bomb disposal team.

Luo Siwei took a few photos of the scene and sent them to the working group.

At this moment, someone nearby noticed something unusual and shouted, "There's a bomb!"

The atrium was instantly in chaos, with people in the center jostling and shoving each other as they ran out. Those on the periphery had no idea what was happening, and some curious people even headed in that direction.

The two groups of people converged and a stampede was about to occur. Luo Siwei thought quickly and ran to the fire alarm nearby and pressed the fire alarm.

Red lights flashed and buzzing sounds filled the mall.

Cries and screams drowned out the music and laughter.

Amidst the chaos, Chi Li was trying hard to maintain order.

Security guards and staff rushed over with a cordon.

Chi Li pointed to the playground next to him and said, "Get those kids out first."

Next to the installation is a play area, where most of the people playing are underage children. Some parents leave their children there while they go shopping. Now the mall is in chaos, and those children are crying. The parents are still confused about what is happening.

The staff began to lead the children out. Luo Siwei also went to help. She had just led a few children to the edge of the mall when Su Ye Nan's account suddenly called her. Luo Siwei picked up the phone and Lin Shuangting's voice came from the other side.

The man's voice was cold: "The remote control is with me, and Su Ye Nan is here too. You'd better be obedient and don't hang up on me."

Luo Siwei asked, "What are you going to do?"

"What's your boyfriend's name? Chi Li? If you hint to him, or if he notices anything unusual, I'll have him blown up in front of you. If you don't listen to me, I'll let you hear Su Ye Nan's screams. I'll let you know that no one can save you."

In the face of the enormous destructive force, people's struggles seemed ineffective and insignificant. They were racing against death, but the life and death talisman was in Lin Shuangting's hands.

The mall would collapse and they wouldn't have enough time to get everyone out.

Luo Siwei compromised and asked Lin Shuangting, "What should I do?"

"Now, come out from the east gate obediently. Do it by yourself and don't alarm anyone."

After hearing his words, Luo Siwei had a premonition. She felt as if a knife was cutting into her chest. She felt a mixture of emotions, the strongest feeling being reluctance.

Maybe this time is their farewell, and she will never see Chi Li again.

They had just gotten together, and there were still so many things to do and so many dreams to fulfill.

Luo Siwei stared at Chi Li, trying hard to remember his appearance in his mind.

In the chaotic mall atrium, people gradually became orderly. Chi Li saw a little boy crying alone, so he squatted down, picked up the child, and ran to a safe place with him.

Seeing this scene, Luo Siwei's nose felt sore. She hardened her heart, turned around, walked forward, and walked away.

A tear rolled down her cheek, and Luo Siwei tried to get Lin Shuangting to say, "What exactly are you going to do?"

She knew that everything Lin Shuangting did was strongly purposeful. Ordinary people might not notice it, but he never played chess for nothing.

Lin Shuangting simply answered her with three words: "I want you."

It turned out that she was the target. Luo Siwei tried to calm herself down. She wiped away her tears and asked him, "Why did you know we would be here tonight?" She felt that this was not an accident, but a planned trap.

Lin Shuangting was chatting with a friend: "I remember your birthday..."

Luo Siwei didn't say anything, so he continued to talk to himself, "So, I called the cake shop in advance and told the staff that my girlfriend's birthday was coming up and I wanted to surprise her with a cake. I remembered that she loved your cakes. However, his brother would also order a cake for him, and I was afraid of ordering the same style. Then I gave them Chi Li's phone number, and the kind staff helped me find his order and told me the style of cake."

His voice was pleasant and gentle, and the shop assistants were probably deceived by this illusion.

Lin Shuangting paused. "Now that I'm explaining this, you might think it's a simple matter. But there are so many cake shops in Donglan, and I wasn't sure how long in advance your boyfriend would have ordered the cake. So, I made hundreds of calls before I finally found one in this mall."

"After confirming the cake shop, I discovered that some of the users of the Whisper app happened to work in this mall. They included security guards, sales staff from a mobile phone store, waiters from a restaurant, and even installers of the device. I arranged a high-stakes game, with each person taking one step, and they would help me complete the task without arousing anyone's suspicion."

"Do you want me to praise you for being smart?" Luo Siwei's breathing was tight due to anger, and she felt sick in her stomach. "I just think you're perverted."

She couldn't help but give such an evaluation for this behavior, and at the same time Luo Siwei was also testing Lin Shuangting's bottom line.

She wanted to know the consequences of resistance. She wanted to know the other person's weaknesses. She had to get them to talk as much as possible; the more they talked, the more she could learn.

Verbal provocation may lead to counterattacks, but she must fight for it, try, and not sit idly by.

The person on the other side did not answer her.

What came from the receiver was Su Ye Nan's low moan, she seemed to have been beaten.

Luo Siwei said: "Don't hurt her."

The phone seemed to be back in Lin Shuangting's hands. He said slowly, "Don't misunderstand my good intentions. I will be unhappy."

"So your target is me?" Luo Siwei asked.

"Originally, I gave Hua Yanming and Hua Wenyi to you, and even had people put pressure on you. The police just had to close the case, but you refused to listen. You forced me to do it. So I'll finish what I have to do."

Luo Siwei followed the crowd out of the mall. She had stopped crying long ago and walked through the noisy crowd with an expressionless face.

Outside was the bustling Donglan City. The sky was already dark. The moon was dim tonight, and the neon lights illuminated the night sky. In the distance, several police cars passed through the street.

Luo Siwei continued walking forward. She knew that the wanted criminal was among the crowd and traffic across the street.

"I've left the east gate. Are you going to take me to your base?" Luo Siwei asked, "You still want to turn me into your wax figure... Maybe I should call you by that name, Wax Maker..."

As the night breeze blew, Luo Siwei's thoughts were particularly clear.

The wound on my chest began to ache again, remembering how the wound from many years ago had been cruelly opened again.

Lu Mingsi is not a wax sculptor.

In other words, he is not a real wax sculptor, he may just be a craftsman who can carry out the murder, an accomplice who is suitable to take the blame.

Lin Shuangting was the mastermind behind all the planning, implementation, target and location selection of the wax figure case.

He is the apprentice of fortune teller Zhou Jingwang and wax sculptor Lin Shuangting.

And she was the prey he had lost many years ago. Even if she had escaped for many years and the times had changed, he would still catch her back. Things had to have a beginning and an end, and their relationship would never end.

Therefore, Lin Shuangting's goal was to make her into a wax figure, a fine work of art, and add it to his collection.

It was not convenient to take action in the police station. She was with Chi Li, and Chi Li would protect her, so he had to use some means to lure her alone, so he deliberately chose her birthday.

A man chuckled from the other side of the phone: "I just like your beauty, justice and intelligence."

In front of Luo Siwei was a wide main road. During the evening rush hour, the street was busy with cars constantly passing by.

She took a step forward and stepped onto the ground. There was no traffic light here, and there was no zebra crossing under her feet. Luo Siwei's movement was too sudden, and a car on the side of the road almost hit her. The driver honked his horn frantically and cursed.

Luo Siwei seemed unaware of the danger around him and looked straight ahead.

She said to the phone, "The wax figure should be completed when the person is about to die, right? Let's make a deal. Let Su Ye Nan go and deactivate the explosion. Otherwise, even if I choose to be hit by a car and torn to pieces, I will not let you make the wax figure."

Lin Shuangting sneered: "You actually want to negotiate with me?"

Luo Siwei looked fearless: "As a perfectionist, I think you wouldn't let your wax figure be incomplete, right?"

"Dream on... The chips are in my hands now..." Lin Shuangting had just said this when Luo Siwei took a few steps forward.

A car nearly brushed past her, and Luo Siwei felt the wind as it passed. Her eyelashes fluttered, but her gaze remained even more resolute as she stood firmly in the traffic.

Then, she heard Lin Shuangting's voice change tone in the microphone: "No!"

A moment later, Luo Siwei saw a car across the street open its door and a figure got out. He was holding something like a remote control in his hand, which he shook at her and threw into the trash can on the side of the road in front of her.

Five minutes... If what he said was true, it should be enough for the bomb disposal team and Chi Li.

Luo Siwei said: "Also, release Su Ye Nan."

"Don't push your luck. If you come over safely, I'll let her go," Lin Shuangting said. "I haven't lied to you. Or rather, people like me are more likely to keep their word."

Luo Siwei regretted not having a gun with her today. This way, she could point the bullet at her head, making it easier to threaten the other party. Once the fight started, she would not hesitate to shoot at Lin Shuangting.

She walked forward and crossed the road.

Luo Siwei saw Su Yenan, with tears in her eyes, being pushed against the door of a white car.

Luo Siwei stood at the edge of the traffic flow, keeping himself within the surveillance range, and took a half step back: "Let him go first."

A hazy voice came from the phone, as if someone was talking to Su Ye Nan: "Let it go, and ask her to tell her boyfriend and me that even if he can save everyone, he can't save her."

The car door opened and Su Ye Nan ran out.

The man sitting in the car was not Lin Shuangting. Two strange men came out of another car. They stared at Luo Siwei with fierce eyes.

Luo Siwei realized that Lin Shuangting had prepared many cars.

This might also be a planned hunting game, and she is the prey of those people.

The road was full of ambushes, and she was surrounded by them. Luo Siwei turned around and ran forward as fast as she could.

Just after she ran a few steps, a black car stopped in front of her. She was pulled into the car and someone covered her mouth and nose tightly.

A voice whispered in her ear: "I have fulfilled my promise, and it is time for you to fulfill yours."

Luo Siwei couldn't see clearly what was in front of her, and all she could smell was a sweet smell. She struggled hard and held her breath. But as time went by, her resistance became weaker and weaker. Her eyes turned gray and her head began to feel dizzy.

The man said, "Go to sleep. When you wake up, you'll be there."

Luo Siwei felt his consciousness drifting away.

One last thought flashed through my mind.

"You will find me, right? Chi Li..."