In the crucial moment when every second counts, time seems to pass exceptionally slowly.

It felt like several hours had passed, but in reality, it had only been three to five minutes.

Suddenly, Xiao Wang shouted in alarm as he looked at the red dot on the screen, "Master Si, Master Si, look! Blood Rose hasn't entered the scenic area; it's still moving forward!"

Xiong Sifu hurried over, looked down and saw that the red dot of the Blood Rose had indeed passed the entrance to the scenic area, but had not entered; instead, it continued forward.

What's ahead?

Xiao Wang zoomed in on the map and showed it to Xiong Sifu. "It's the third phase of Xiushan Scenic Area. It's in the planning stage, but it's been shelved ever since Magistrate Peng stepped down."

What's the situation there now?

"It's even more desolate than the old industrial park; it's just a mountain range by the sea!"

"Okay, I understand!"

After listening, Xiong Sifu said into the microphone, "Li Nan, abandon the plan to force them to stop, and continue to follow them!"

Li Nan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The difficult choice he had just made was countless times more difficult for him than for anyone else!

To others, Gao Siming, the hostage, is just a name, a code name, at most a good person who was recently recognized as an outstanding citizen and an outstanding youth.

For Li Nan, Gao Siming was his friend, his partner, and his good older brother! For life!

Xiong Sifu relayed Xiao Wang's words to Li Nan, who continued to follow at a distance.

After the previous surge, the two cars have closed the distance considerably, but they are still at least two traffic lights apart.

At that moment, Li Nan's car radio crackled to life, "Officer, Gao Zimin has woken up, and I'm trying to calm her down!"

Before Ma Jie could finish speaking, Gao Zimin snatched the walkie-talkie away. "Li Nan, are you listening? What just happened!"

"Sister Zi, it's not something that can be explained in a few words. You and Ma Jie should stay there now, or come to Anding Division. I promise you, we will bring Brother Gao back safe and sound!"

"Get lost! Your words have no credibility. Where are you now? I'm coming over!"

"Ma Jie, it's all up to you now. See you at the Anding Division!"

Ma Jie understood, and risking being disfigured, he snatched the walkie-talkie and threw it out the window.

"Oh, beautiful, I'm sorry, the walkie-talkie is broken!"

"Damn it, Ma Jie, huh? I'll tear you apart!"

...

The scenery in front of Li Nan had changed to a vast sea, and on the other half of his vision was a continuous mountain range.

This is the third phase of the Xiushan Scenic Area, which has been planned but not yet developed.

Upon arriving here, the traffic flow had noticeably decreased. Following the location of Andingsi, Li Nan stayed a few hundred meters behind.

Yang Bairong had also caught up, and was parked one parking space ahead of Li Nan's Bora.

Li Nan had already deduced that Blood Rose couldn't possibly have failed to notice him following her!

So, why did she bring Gao Siming all this way here?

At this moment, the white sedan in front had stopped on the side of the road and was temporarily still.

Li Nan slowed down and approached at a snail's pace.

"bite!"

Li Nan received a message on her phone from Gao Siming, or rather, from Blood Rose.

[You little tagalong, want to know the truth? Want to save your brother Gao? Come up here alone! I'll tell you a story!]

"Blood Rose really did know I was following her!"

At the same time as they received the text message, the car ahead started moving. Gao Siming and Xue Qiangwei got out of the car, one on each side, with Xue Qiangwei in front and Gao Siming behind. The two of them quickly ran towards Xiushan Mountain ahead.

Li Nan watched, not at all surprised. Blood Rose's kidnapping method was truly novel. Without knives or guns, the hostages would obediently follow her, and she wasn't afraid of them escaping at all.

Similarly, the way the two walked one after the other left Li Nan, who was right behind them, speechless.

Logically speaking, since the perpetrator did not use a weapon to take hostages, the best course of action would be to shoot him dead.

But the current conditions don't allow it. Firstly, the distance is too far, both sides are running, and Blood Rose is also cunningly leading the way, with her back completely covered by Gao Siming.

The three people, about three or four hundred meters apart, ran quickly toward the top of the mountain.

As Li Nan ran, she kept thinking about the text message she had just received.

"wrong!"

"With Blood Rose's superb hypnotic skills, Brother Gao's plan for today should have already been exposed. So, what exactly is she here for?"

Li Nan has just told Xiong Sifu the contents of the text message; reinforcements from the Anding Division will arrive soon.

There aren't many routes in and out of Xiushan Phase III. Xiong Sifu has already arranged for the Special Forces team to surround all the passages. This is like catching a turtle in a jar; Blood Rose has no chance of escaping!

But what exactly is she trying to do?

...

At the mountaintop, the sea breeze was strong in November. On the edge of the cliff, there was a long, narrow rock leaning against the side.

When Li Nan arrived, Gao Siming and Xue Qiangwei were sitting side by side on the rock.

Gao Siming's face was blank, clearly in a state of confusion.

With his hands behind his back, he must have just been tied up.

Blood Rose wore a long red dress, and her face still wore that familiar red, pink, and white mask.

Upon seeing Li Nan approach, Blood Rose said through her mask, "Alright, Officer Li, stand right there and put your hands up!"

Li Nan was both amused and exasperated; Blood Rose's actions were rather baffling.

Just how confident is she in her hypnosis skills?

With Gao Siming's hands merely bound, why didn't she even bring any weapons along?

Doesn't she know that there is something that is fast beyond seven steps and accurate and fast within seven steps?

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