Chapter 306: Happy Birthday, Xiaosong
"What?" The man didn't hear what he said clearly.
He exhaled heavily, closed his eyes and repeated: "I say, how long will it take them to reach Linzhou?"
The man raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "There are still about two hours left. Don't worry, you still have plenty of time. As long as you release the hostages now, our police and firefighters can quickly clean up the scene and take you away. We will never let them see you in your current state!"
“…No need.” Qin Wushuang pulled the corner of his lips, and a tear of despair slid down the corner of his eye.
"What don't you need?" the man asked patiently.
Qin Wushuang: "They don't need to come to Linzhou anymore."
"...Ah?" The man was confused.
Qin Wushuang slowly opened his eyes, his eye sockets were already red. The arrogance and viciousness from before were gone, and only powerless fatigue and gray despair remained in his scarlet eyes.
"I said, don't let my parents come to Linzhou anymore! Please send them back."
"Why?" The man's face turned cold instantly. The SWAT and sniper hiding in the woods keenly sensed his change and almost grabbed their guns in the next second.
"No reason..." Qin Wushuang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I just suddenly don't want them to come over."
“…”
The man pursed his lips and did not respond to him because there was no way he could agree to Qin Wushuang's request.
Qin Feihong and Ding Fenglian are Qin Wushuang's last weak points. If they don't come, the police will have no excuse to persuade Qin Wushuang to surrender.
Qin Wushuang waited for a few seconds, and seeing that the man didn't seem to intend to pay attention to what he said, he simply changed the subject.
"What's your name?" he asked softly.
The man immediately replied: "My name is Tian Yu, and I am a cadre in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Yuncheng Public Security Bureau! Since you are young, you can just call me Uncle Tian."
"Okay." Qin Wushuang nodded and called out cooperatively, "Uncle Tian."
"Hey!" Tian Yu responded loudly.
Qin Wushuang: "Uncle Tian, can you do me a favor?"
"You tell me." Tian Yu stared at him intently, "As long as it's something I can do, I will try my best to help!"
Qin Wushuang released the hand that was suppressing Xie Zhaoyuan, reached into his coat pocket and took out a mobile phone: "There is a recording in this phone, can you help me send it to my parents?"
"Of course!" Tian Yu agreed readily, because this request was not excessive at all.
Qin Wushuang got his consent, raised his wrist slightly, and threw the phone over.
Tian Yu immediately reached out to catch it.
Qin Wushuang: "The phone is not locked, you can unlock it by swiping up."
Upon hearing this, Tian Yu immediately turned on his phone and swiped up to unlock it.
Qin Wushuang: "The recording is right in front of you, please send it to my parents now."
Tian Yu: “Okay!”
He clicked the function button in the upper right corner of the recording, found the forward option, and then forwarded the recording to Qin Feihong and Ding Fenglian’s WeChat.
"It's been forwarded!" He held up his phone and showed Qin Wushuang the interface of successful forwarding.
Qin Wushuang smiled and said gently: "Thank you."
Tian Yu: "If you have any other requests, please tell me. I will do my best to help you."
“…No.” Qin Wushuang said, “I already have no more requests.”
This statement was a bit vague, and Tian Yu was a little confused about what he meant.
And Qin Wushuang didn't care whether he could tell the difference or not.
"Eh..." He sighed heavily, feeling a little helpless and a little regretful.
"Xiao Song." He suddenly called out to Xie Zhaoyuan.
Xie Zhaoyuan really didn't like this name, but for some reason, at this moment she responded to him inexplicably.
"Um?"
"Hmph..." He smiled gently, then put down the gun in his hand without warning.
The people in the yard didn't expect him to fire the gun so quickly, and they all widened their eyes in disbelief.
Pei Xingzhi's heart tightened and he almost couldn't help but rush forward.
"Old Tian, don't act rashly."
Tian Yu gritted his teeth and replied, "I know."
In fact, not only did he not act rashly, he even cautiously took two steps back, fearing that he would get too close and accidentally irritate Qin Wushuang again.
Qin Wushuang grabbed Xie Zhaoyuan's shoulders and asked her to turn around to face him.
"Xiao Song..."
He looked at her reluctantly, and his eyes deeply traced her face, from her delicate eyebrows, to her clear eyes, to her straight nose, and finally to her somewhat pale lips.
She seemed terribly frightened. Although she stopped crying, her lips were trembling uncontrollably.
"I'm sorry for scaring you today." He raised his hand and touched Xie Zhaoyuan's face, apologizing to her with heartache.
Her mind was still blank, and she had no idea what Qin Wushuang was trying to do now. But from his overly sad eyes, Xie Zhaoyuan inexplicably felt something was wrong.
She didn't say anything, nor did she open his hand. She just looked at him stupidly.
He curled his lips and smiled at her helplessly: "In two months, it will be your twenty-sixth birthday. I'm sorry that I can't be with you."
"You are still young and have many sunny days ahead of you. No matter who you are with, you must be happy, healthy and safe."
Qin Wushuang sounded a little uncomfortable, and his voice was obviously choked with sobs. But he held back.
"Xiao Song, I have done so many things to let you down, whether it was changing your fate without permission, being mean to you, or selfishly tying you here when you were the happiest."
"I actually always knew that what I did was wrong, but I no longer had the chance to repent. I had no choice but to keep making the same mistakes again and again."
"I know I don't have much time left, so I want to stay with you for a few more days before I leave. Although you have always hated me, at least you talked to me a lot and met with me many times."
"Xiao Song, I have firmly remembered you now. Even if I go to hell, I will never forget you."
Qin Wushuang seemed to be speaking his last words, and every word was extremely heavy.
"You're right. An action that I didn't care about actually ruined the lives of three people. I can't make up for it, and I will never have the chance to make up for it."
"But everyone should pay for their mistakes, and now it's time for me to pay."
"...Qin Wushuang, what do you want to do?" Xie Zhaoyuan was suddenly filled with anxiety and panic.
Qin Wushuang smiled slightly but did not answer her question.
"Xiao Song, this is the last time I call you like this."
Xie Zhaoyuan: "What?"
Qin Wushuang: "Happy birthday."
After saying this, he suddenly raised his hand and pushed Xie Zhaoyuan hard.
Xie Zhaoyuan's body fell heavily, but was caught steadily in the arms of Pei Xingzhi who rushed up in time.
When Qin Wushuang saw that she was fine, he turned around decisively the next second and rushed into the villa that had become a sea of fire without hesitation.
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