The sound of cement debris and scorching bullets whizzing through the air was like the drumbeats of death, relentlessly pounding against our eardrums.
Shen Xingling was pressed down onto the cold, rough ground by a tremendous force. The whole world seemed to shrink to the weight of the man pressing down on her, and the unique scent of him that was a mixture of faint tobacco and hormones.
His back, pressed against her cheek, was like a mountain, keeping all danger at bay.
The gunfire stopped.
In the deathly silence, Shen Xingling could hear her own heart pounding like a drum, and Qin Xiao's breathing, which was almost too steady.
"You...get up!" She finally found her voice, but it sounded trembling because of her posture and emotions.
Qin Xiao didn't move. His voice came from above, close to her ear, with a strange penetrating power.
"Don't move. There's a gun at the three o'clock and eleven o'clock positions opposite us. There's at least one more person behind the pile of cement bags to our left rear. If you get up, you'll be a sitting duck."
His words were as calm as if he were giving a site investigation report, every word was crystal clear.
"I don't need your protection!" Shen Xingling struggled, trying to push her elbow back, but it hit a solid muscle and wouldn't budge.
"Stop messing around." Qin Xiao's tone was tinged with impatience. "If you hadn't been stunned just now, but had immediately taken cover and counterattacked, we wouldn't be in such a passive position now."
These words were like a needle, piercing Shen Xingling's pride.
She stopped struggling instantly, her body stiffening.
He's right. At the moment the gun went off, she was indeed a beat slow to react due to shock.
"What do you want?" Her voice turned cold, regaining its police professionalism.
"I need your cooperation." Qin Xiao's chest rose and fell slightly as he spoke, and the vibrations were clearly transmitted to Shen Xingling through his body.
"How do we cooperate?"
"In a moment, when I say fire, you shoot at the pile of scrap steel bars at our seven o'clock position and empty half a magazine of yours."
Shen Xingling was stunned.
"Seven o'clock? There's nobody there! You want to draw their fire? That's suicide!"
"Who said there's no one there?" Qin Xiao's voice suddenly carried a hint of amusement. "There will be soon."
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
“Listen, Officer Chen.” Qin Xiao’s tone became incredibly serious. “Your ass tempted my hand, I admit it was beautiful, it was a pilgrimage. Your lips touched mine, I admit it was soft, it was an accident. But now, my life is tied to yours, this isn’t about aesthetics, it’s not an accident, it’s reality. You only have two choices, believe me, or we die here together. Choose one.”
These words, a mix of vulgarity and a life-or-death decision, threw Shen Xingling's mind into complete chaos.
Just then, the voice of the criminal leader across the street rang out again, with a mocking tone, like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Officer, and you pretty boy, what's your decision? My patience is running out. I'll give you ten more seconds. If you don't come out now, I'll make a hole in this beautiful hostage's leg to entertain you!"
As he spoke, the bound "hostage" let out an even more piercing wail.
Time was compressed to its limit at this moment.
"Yun Yiyi," Qin Xiao called out in his heart.
"Host! I'm here! The situation is extremely dangerous! According to calculations, there's a 97.8% chance that the enemy's firepower will cover our hiding place! Our chances of survival are..."
"Shut up. Refresh the skill, now! I want the kind that sounds impressive but is actually useless."
"Huh? Oh, oh!" Yun Yi hurriedly operated the controls. "Ding! Refresh successful! Obtained blue rare skill: 'Immersive Sound'!"
[Skill Name: Immersive Sound]
[Skill Effect: The host can simulate and amplify any sound they have ever heard and project it to a designated location. The realism of the sound is related to the host's mental strength. Note: This skill only creates sound and does not produce any actual physical effects. It was once described by the Chosen One as 'a trash skill that can only be used to make noise'.]
This is it.
Qin Xiao no longer hesitated.
He abruptly lowered his head, his face almost touching Shen Xingling's earlobe, and said in an unquestionable, commanding tone:
"Three, two, one... Fire! At the seven o'clock position!"
Shen Xingling's pupils suddenly contracted.
Do you really believe this bastard who calls his hooliganism a pilgrimage?
Do you really believe this crazy guy who was joking about himself one second and then wanted to go and die the next?
But what echoed in her ears were his words from just now: "My life is tied to yours."
He turned his back to the gun, giving her the chance to live.
This realization overwhelmed all shame and doubt.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Almost instinctively, Shen Xingling rolled to the side, raised her gun, and frantically pulled the trigger at the empty corner Qin Xiao had mentioned!
The instant she fired, Qin Xiao roared in his mind: "System! Now! Sirens! Helicopter rotors! And the footsteps and shouts of a large number of police officers! Turn it up to the maximum! Location, the entrance to the unfinished building!"
"Immersive Sound Experience, Activate!"
The next second, an incredibly grand and incredibly real sound, as if surging from all directions, instantly filled the entire unfinished building!
“Woo—woo—woo—”
The piercing sound of sirens grew louder as they approached, tearing through the night sky with a mournful shriek!
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