Extra: Lu Yannan & Pei Mo Ning (1)
In December, Jincheng welcomed a light snowfall.
Fine snowflakes fluttered, covering the outline of the city.
The river wind was biting and cold, bringing with it a damp chill that easily penetrated thick clothes and penetrated into the bones.
There are few vehicles on the cross-river bridge in the west of the city.
The atmosphere near the guardrail was even more stagnant and depressing.
A black car with cold and hard lines was parked quietly in the emergency lane.
Next to the car, Lu Yannan leaned against the body of the car.
He was wearing a well-tailored black cashmere coat that almost blended in with the car body behind him.
His usual gentle and elegant demeanor had long since vanished, as if completely frozen by the biting cold wind.
Instead, there was a cold, heavy aura, like a dark cloud, pressing down heavily.
He pursed his thin lips, his eyes like a cold pond, fixed firmly on a middle-aged man who was leaning on the guardrail of the bridge a few meters away.
The man's suit was askew, his hair was disheveled, and his face was a pale mixture of drunkenness and panic.
He clumsily crossed the guardrail with one leg and leaned forward greatly, facing the surging river water, as if he would fall in the next second.
"Lu Yannan!" The man screamed at the top of his lungs, his voice torn apart by the sound of a broken cry: "You dare to fire me? I've worked at Howard for twenty years. Your grandfather has been here since I was a kid."
"For so many years, even if I haven't made any contributions, I've worked hard. What the hell gives you the right?" His emotions were like an out-of-control powder keg: "Believe it or not, I will jump down now and let everyone in Jincheng see how your Lu family forced an old employee to death."
The reason for the dismissal was simple and ugly.
This senior middle-level manager in the Finance Department took advantage of his position and power to verbally harass his female subordinates for several years.
Two young interns who had just joined the company could no longer tolerate the situation and jointly reported it, providing detailed evidence.
Lu Yannan personally inquired about the matter and after verifying that everything was correct, he immediately issued a dismissal order.
He didn't want to let this kind of parasite and scum stay in the company for even a minute longer.
He didn't expect that the other party would try to bite back in this way to commit suicide.
Lu Yannan's expression didn't change at all, and his eyes didn't even ripple at all because of the other party's threat.
He just slowly raised his wrist, revealing the valuable watch under his cuff, and tapped the cold dial with his fingertips.
"Fifteen minutes have passed since you stood there." Lu Yannan's voice was not loud, but it penetrated the cold wind clearly, with a heart-pounding calmness.
"You have half an hour." His eyes were as sharp as a hawk, fixed on the man's face. "In half an hour, the police and rescue team will arrive on time."
"Before then, if you want to jump, go ahead. Howard Johnson will compensate your family according to the highest industrial and commercial standards."
This is not comfort, nor is it a plea.
It was a cold statement, like reading out a judgment that had been prepared long ago.
There was no room for negotiation, and the estimate was even a bit cruel and precise.
These words were like lighting the final fuse.
The middle-aged man's eyes instantly turned bloodshot and red.
He seemed to be driven crazy by this complete contempt and indifference. His body swayed forward violently and his grip on the railing loosened.
"Lu Yannan! You are not a fucking human. Fine, I will die right now to show you. I have already asked my wife to prepare. After I die, you will never be able to rest in peace."
Lu Yannan was originally sure that he would not dare to jump, because this kind of person is greedy and cherishes his life.
But at this moment, the other party seemed to have completely lost his mind.
At this critical moment.
A clear, calm, and even somewhat unreal female voice was like a whistle that pierced the wind and snow, cutting into the frozen crisis: "Wait, don't move your right foot."
This voice, with its unquestionable command, instantly caught the attention of the two men on the bridge.
Lu Yannan's gaze suddenly shifted away from the man and he looked in the direction of the voice.
Not far away, next to another white SUV also parked in the emergency lane, a figure appeared at some point.
It's a young woman.
She too was wearing a coat, a warm camel color that set off her fair skin, and a burgundy cashmere scarf was tied loosely around her neck.
Amidst the grayness of the snow and the river, a touch of bright and just the right warmth is drawn.
Her appearance is gentle and delicate with oriental charm.
Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her eyes are like autumn water, her nose is straight and slender, and her whole body exudes an indescribable temperament.
The fluttering snowflakes fell on her black hair and shoulders, but she didn't care, her eyes fixed on the man who was about to jump off the bridge.
It was Pei Mo Ning.
She had just finished a home visit with a client not far from here and witnessed this scene when she was walking up the bridge from the auxiliary road. Her professional sensitivity made her pull over immediately.
Her words were completely beyond the middle-aged man's expectations.
Wasn't he going to jump? Why was he paying attention to his feet?
The man subconsciously looked down at his right foot that was still on the bridge.
Pei Mo Ning caught the moment of distraction and immediately seized the opportunity, took a few steps forward, and stopped at a safe distance but far enough away that the sound could be transmitted.
She didn't look at Lu Yannan, all her focus was on the man who was emotionally broken.
"Just now, when you swayed that way, did your right foot slip?" Pei Mo Ning's voice regained some of its gentleness, carrying a guiding force: "This guardrail is very slippery, isn't it? There's a thin layer of frost on it."
The man was stunned; she was right.
Just now, when he rushed forward excitedly, his right foot in leather shoes did slip at the base of the guardrail and he almost lost his balance.
He nodded subconsciously.
Pei Mo Ning nodded slightly, as if confirming his observation: "In this situation, the greater the movement, the easier it is to slip."
"The leg you cross over bears most of the weight. If you hold it for too long, it will soon become numb and stiff."
Her description is precise, as if she is explaining a victorious phenomenon, without judging his behavior, but only stating the physical facts.
This actually gave the manic man the illusion that he was understood.
The confrontational mood was temporarily dispersed for a moment.
Lu Yannan stared at the woman's face, a hint of admiration flashing across his eyes.
"Do you feel that your legs are cold and numb starting from the thighs, as if they were filled with lead?" Pei Mo Ning asked again.
The man subconsciously felt that the dryness was even uglier, and it was exactly what he said.
The leg was indeed stiff and numb from the posture and the cold.
A feeling of fear suddenly surged up in him, and he belatedly realized that the action of "jumping down" was not as simple as he had imagined.
Lu Yannan caught a flash of panic on the man's face.
He keenly grasped this brief gap.
Just when the man was distracted by Pei Mo Ning's words.
Lu Yannan moved.
Without giving any warning, he rushed forward at an astonishing speed like a cheetah that had been accumulating strength for a long time.
The corners of the coat rustled in the cold wind.
His target was extremely precise. It was not the man's upper body, but his right calf, which was still on the bridge and served as the main support point.
'Bang!' There was a dull thud.
Lu Yannan leaned over quickly and ruthlessly, hitting the back of the man's knee with his shoulder. At the same time, his left hand, like a pair of pliers, accurately grabbed the man's wrist that was holding the railing.
The man's center of gravity was already unstable due to numbness and distraction, and he was suddenly hit by such a huge force on his lower body. He immediately fell heavily towards the bridge like a rotten wooden stake.
He let out a terrified scream and his body was completely out of control.
The left leg that was straddling the railing also slipped off the railing due to the sideways roll of the body.
Lu Yannan did not relax at all. Following the force of the man falling to the ground, he pressed him hard on the cold bridge surface with his body.
One knee is placed on the center of the opponent's back, and the right hand firmly twists the opponent's other wrist. The whole set of movements is clean and neat, without any delay.
Pei Mo Ning stood there, the wind and snow blowing her hair and clothes.
It was too fast, the speed was beyond her expectation!
It was like a solid iceberg one second ago, and the next second it turned into lightning that tore through the wind and snow.
From explosion to suppression, it was smooth and there was not a single unnecessary movement.
Pei Mo Ning's heart beat uncontrollably in his chest.
Her breathing hitched for a moment.
It's not fear, but shock.
She had seen all kinds of crisis intervention, but such calm and efficient physical subduing, combined with her psychological restraint, could achieve such a seamless effect.
This man, his sense of timing, his insight into physical weaknesses, and his ability to execute are simply frighteningly perfect.
Her gaze subconsciously shifted from the man who was pinned to the ground and struggling in vain, and fell on Lu Yannan.
He maintained his suppressive posture, his body as steady as a rock.
His shoulders were broad and powerful, and even through the thick coat one could feel the explosive power hidden underneath.
The lines of his profile were cold and hard, and the wind and snow had messed up the few strands of black hair on his forehead, but it did not diminish the powerful aura surrounding him.
Lu Yannan seemed to notice her gaze.
Slowly raised his head.
Their eyes met.
Pei Mo Ning saw his face clearly.
In the wind and snow, that face was much more...elegant than she had imagined.
It's not that kind of rough and hard, but a cold outline like a jade carving.
This face formed a shocking contrast with the powerful strength and cold determination he had just displayed.
He looked more like a young ruler who had been in power for a long time rather than a man of action who could unleash such terrifying power in an instant.
Lu Yannan's gaze also fell on Pei Mo Ning's face.
The eyes were still sharp and scrutinizing, but there seemed to be a hint of inquiry.
He didn't speak immediately, but just looked at her silently from a distance of several meters through the wind and snow.
As if evaluating, confirming.
The two of them looked at each other silently.
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