Under the cover of night, Huo Jingnan quietly climbed to the corresponding position on the opposite building, set up his sniper rifle, and used an earpiece to contact the other side.
The police also deployed two other snipers to work with him from multiple angles.
“Junyu, from my position, your grandmother is not in any immediate danger. Her head injury has been bandaged. He Zhengsong is standing next to Grandma Fu with a pistol and a dagger pointed at her. He Sirui is also standing next to Grandma Fu.”
"Can you fire now?"
"Not yet," Huo Jingnan said in a low voice. "He Zhengsong is watching people very closely; we need to distract him. As long as he can keep three steps away from Grandma Fu, I can hit him!"
Jiang Mianmian took a deep breath and checked the time; more than an hour had passed.
When she got the room key, she had already instructed people to remove all the food and drinks from the room.
The people in the room were under immense mental stress, and it must have been quite difficult for them to go for over an hour without eating or drinking.
Although this is not good for Fu Xiuyu either, it is the only way to do it.
Jiang Mianmian took a deep breath, stepped forward, and knocked on the door.
"who?!"
"Uncle He, my grandma...it's time to take her medicine."
"Take medicine?" He Zhengsong's mocking voice came from the room. "This old woman is full of energy, staring at me now! Does she still need to take medicine?"
“Uncle He, you don’t know, my grandmother has underlying health conditions due to old age,” Jiang Mianmian said softly. “If she doesn’t take her medication in time, and her condition flares up, no one can bear the consequences!”
“Uncle He, my dad is already raising money… Lu’s Group has a lot of liquid funds on its books, so raising 5 billion in a short time is quite easy.”
There was no movement from inside the door. At this moment, Huo Jingnan's voice came through Huo Junyu's earpiece: "He Zhengsong seems to be wavering."
Huo Junyu gave Jiang Mianmian a hand gesture.
Jiang Mianmian nodded and continued, "Uncle He, are you hungry? I'll have the waiter bring some food in. You and Grandma can have some first!"
"You little bitch, you think you can fool me?!" He Zhengsong suddenly roared, "Don't think I don't know there are police outside! If I open the door, do you think you'll survive?"
"No, no, please don't misunderstand!" Jiang Mianmian responded calmly. "It's just us outside... How about this, you turn on the computer in the room. This computer is connected to the surveillance cameras outside. If you're not comfortable with that, you can watch us evacuate from the fifth floor!"
He Zhengsong was skeptical, but his gun never left Fu Xiuyu's head.
He gave her a wink, and He Sirui walked to the desk, turned on the computer, and followed Jiang Mianmian's instructions. Sure enough, the scene outside the room appeared on the screen.
Jiang Mianmian told everyone to step back and retreat all the way to the stairwell.
He Zhengsong checked the surveillance footage. The corridor was empty. The room was some distance from the stairwell, and even if a waiter came to deliver food, they wouldn't be able to get there quickly enough time it took for the door to open and close.
Even the police can't move that fast.
He Zhengsong grunted in agreement and instructed He Sirui to dial Huo Junyu's number.
"Junyu," he said coldly, "your fiancée just said she was going to bring us some food, right?"
Huo Junyu responded calmly, "Yes."
"And send some cash over first, I want to see your sincerity!" He Zhengsong gritted his teeth. "Send a waiter over, just leave it at the door, and then get out of this floor!"
"You little bastards, if you dare to play any tricks, I'll shoot this old hag dead!"
Huo Junyu hung up the phone and contacted Huo Jingnan, briefly explaining the situation.
Huo Jingnan adjusted his posture and angle, and everything was ready.
The Huo family soon delivered a box of euros. Jiang Mianmian wanted to take a risk, pretend to be a waitress to deliver the goods, and then gamble with He Zhengsong... but Huo Junyu quickly rejected this idea.
At that moment, a deep voice suddenly rang in her ears: "You don't need to go, I will go."
"Niannian? You..."
"I was too slow to save Grandma Fu in the banquet hall just now." Pei Nian glanced at Jiang Mianmian and lowered the brim of her baseball cap. "Don't worry this time, I'll act according to the situation."
"No!" Jiang Mianmian grabbed her. "How can I let you take this risk? I brought you into the banquet, I have to make sure you leave safely!"
However, Pei Nian suddenly pushed Jiang Mianmian into Huo Junyu's arms and said three words: "Keep an eye on her."
"Pei Nian!"
Pei Nian went downstairs without looking back, and Jiang Mianmian was extremely anxious, but Huo Junyu patted her shoulder.
"Perhaps... Pei Nian has her own plans."
"That won't do either!"
“Mianmian, she’s quite skilled, so she should be fine. Besides, He Zhengsong has never met her before, so she’s the perfect candidate for the waitress position.”
"But……"
"Don't worry, she's a smart woman. She knows what she should and shouldn't do! If she can't fight back, she definitely won't."
A moment later, Pei Nian came up, already changed into a waiter's uniform, with the pistol hidden in her sleeve.
She asked Huo Junyu for an earphone and spoke with Huo Jingnan.
Huo Jingnan was slightly taken aback when he heard the voice of an unfamiliar girl. "May I ask who you are...?"
"Never mind who I am, saving lives is the priority." Pei Nian's voice was icy. "Now I need to knock on the door to deliver something. At this time, He Zhengsong probably won't come over, but will send He Sirui to the door instead."
"However, there's a large suitcase full of cash; they might open it and take a look after they take it in."
"The best opportunity will be when they open the box. Do you understand?"
Huo Jingnan was stunned.
He was, after all, a retired special forces soldier. After so many years in the military, this was the first time he had ever heard a non-professional talk to him about strategic issues.
"Okay, I understand," Huo Jingnan replied.
Pei Nian took a deep breath and struggled to drag the large box up to the fifth floor.
That was the largest suitcase in the suitcase collection; when it stood upright, it was almost as tall as her.
Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can both knew that He Zhengsong was suspicious by nature and that he would definitely "open the box to inspect the goods." Therefore, they used their connections at the bank to withdraw all the Euro cash and stuff the large box full.
Pei Nian knocked on the door, and after a while the door opened a crack, and He Sirui's voice came from inside.
"Just put the things on the ground."
“Miss, the suitcase is very heavy,” Pei Nian said. “You’d better check it. Otherwise, if anything is missing or not, we can’t afford to pay for it.”
He Sirui hesitated for a moment, and finally reluctantly opened the door a little wider.
Pei Nian was holding onto the box, but suddenly let go, and the box tipped over!
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Pei Nian apologized repeatedly, bending down, "Let me help you up!"
Even with Pei Nian by her side, He Sirui couldn't get him up no matter how hard she tried. Not being very alert, she noticed the hallway was empty and shouted, "Dad, come help me!"
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