The professional hostage Jiang Lai's expression was very accurate, revealing a look of panic and fear, as if he instinctively wanted to struggle but was frozen under the threat of the gun.
With his eyelashes trembling slightly, Jiang Lai's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.
——Very good, I was not mistaken just now, Yuu Komiyama was among the plainclothes police, and the figure not far away was indeed Kariko Ueda.
The two Pinot Noir suspects were both at the scene, so Jiang Lai certainly couldn't expose his uniqueness. At the same time, he couldn't let the police with Yu Komiyama catch the target person - therefore, disguising himself as a Little White Rabbit hostage was the most appropriate choice.
Jiang Lai: Fortunately, I have rich experience as a hostage, and I was able to get into the role right away. I was the weak and innocent little white rabbit (thumbs-up.jpg)!
Seeing the target holding the black-haired youth with a gun, the plainclothes police officers around were all shocked. The crowd not far away also screamed when they saw this unexpected scene.
"Don't come near me!" The target grabbed Jiang Lai and stepped back, "I'm going to shoot... I'm really going to shoot!"
"Calm down, sir." The plainclothes policeman with an uncle's face stopped in his tracks to avoid irritating the target person.
"Please let him go. I'll be your hostage!" Yu Komiyayama stepped forward, his light beige hair looking like gold under the light. "Hold me."
"Humph, do you think I'm stupid?!" The target person remained unmoved, "You are a policeman, you will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to get close to me to subdue me!"
"I won't resist." Komiyayama Yuu had a resolute expression. He threw the gun on the ground, turned his pockets over to show that he had no weapons, and then raised his hands and said, "If you are worried, you can give me a few guns first, or ask my colleagues to give me a few guns to make sure I can't resist."
"... Komiyama-kun!" The plainclothes policeman next to him looked surprised.
The target person was also slightly stunned when he heard this.
Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows inwardly.
Is this true justice, or is it a performance by Pinot Noir? If it is the former, then the other party is really a policeman with a sense of responsibility and sacrifice, as Hagiwara Kenji said, a good police junior. If it is the latter, then Pinot Noir can do this, it seems that he attaches great importance to the mission... He is a loyal subordinate of Rum.
The target hesitated for a moment, but quickly came to his senses: "No, I will never choose a policeman as a hostage!"
"If you want to exchange, take the women and children among that group of people!" He pointed to the crowd far to the side.
After being told this by the robber, the crowd that was originally watching dispersed in panic, as everyone was afraid of being chosen. In this environment, Ueda Kariko, who was still standing there, was exposed. The linen-haired woman seemed to be stunned, with sparkling peach blossom eyes, looking lovely and gentle.
The target pointed at Ueda Kariko and said, "If you want to exchange hostages, you can use her!"
Jiang Lai: My goodness, your target is really good at choosing hostages (subway old man's cell phone face.jpg)
Although Kariko Ueda has purple eyes, the target person obviously did not associate her with Pinot Noir. Perhaps in his eyes, Kariko Ueda was just a weak and beautiful woman, suitable to be used as a hostage.
"What...!" The uncle-faced plainclothes policeman frowned. They certainly couldn't exchange ordinary people for ordinary people. This was a meaningless way of saving people.
"Please let them go and hold me!" Yu Komiya insisted, acting like a rookie police officer. "You can shoot me in the shoulder."
The target hesitated for a moment.
Jiang Lai: ...It actually unfolded a large video of me and two Pinot Noir suspects competing for hostages!
Jiang Lai said: I am the best professional hostage, and I will never give up the identity of hostage to others!
The black-haired young man murmured softly with a trembling voice: "Please... don't, don't kill me..." with a desire for life.
His warm brown eyes were brighter with panic, the hair on his forehead was wet with sweat and stuck to his face, his expression was pleading and hopeful, his body seemed to be paralyzed by fear, and apart from the instinctive trembling, he did not resist at all.
——Such a young man who has a strong desire to survive and is weak and easy to control is obviously more suitable to be a hostage than a young policeman who is ready to sacrifice himself.
Moreover, the safety of the hostages who are still alive will attract more attention from the police and rescue efforts, as well as coverage from the mass media.
In addition, this person is already under my control, so there is no possibility of any accidental exchange!
The target immediately made a decision, and the arm around Jiang Lai's neck tightened again: "Don't think of any tricks anymore! You guys step back...!"
"Ouch, cough, cough..." Jiang Lai made unconscious sounds, showing that his breathing was blocked.
The uncle-faced policeman's expression became tense, and he gestured to the other plainclothes policemen to follow him and take a few steps back.
The target's mental state was still very bad. He held Jiang Lai and pushed back step by step, his nervous eyes scanning the surroundings from time to time.
Damn it... These damn policemen have completely messed up his plan. The target person thought to himself with gritted teeth. Why haven't the people from Fukuyama come yet? Where are they? !
Being watched by a large crowd, the target person obviously couldn't pull out his phone to contact the other force he had arranged to meet. It was a disadvantage for the target person to be stuck in the sun and waste his energy.
Then, the target person's eyes moved around and he noticed the cylindrical building standing diagonally behind him - this cylindrical building made of cement bricks was built a long time ago and was once used for lookout. After the amusement park was built, it was not demolished, but repaired and fenced off as one of the landscapes in the park.
However, for safety reasons, tourists are not allowed to enter. The sides and bottom of the building are covered with moss and traces of time, and there is a half-high fence around the perimeter.
At this time, the target person held Jiang Lai and approached the cylindrical building. He planned to temporarily hide in this cylindrical building without windows at the bottom, and contact another force in that closed environment to discuss subsequent escape strategies!
Then, the target person growled at the police to break down the fence, and then he restrained the black-haired young man and moved step by step to the door of the cylindrical building.
After entering through the only door, he threatened the police not to try to break it in, otherwise he would kill the hostages on the spot, and then he closed the heavy iron door tightly!
Before the gate was closed, Jiang Lai looked ahead with a look of pretending fear and seeking help. He saw the slender figure of Ueda Kariko still standing there, the slightly gloomy expression and pursed lips of Komiyama Yu, and... Hagiwara Kenji, who had just arrived not far away and only had time to meet his gaze.
Ah... Hagiwara will be worried, Jiang Lai thought.
Kenji Hagiwara looked stunned. He didn't even say a word. He only saw the last ray of sunlight passing over Jiang Lai's eyebrows, and then the door closed tightly.
"What!? Jiang——"
The shouting sounds outside were blocked by a heavy iron door. The target person roughly pushed Jiang Lai away, raised his hand and closed three bolts on the inside, locking the only entrance.
Jiang Lai had the usual reaction of a normal person whose legs went limp with fear. He was pushed away unexpectedly, staggered a few steps and fell to the ground, whimpering in pain.
After locking the door, the target finally breathed a sigh of relief. He scanned the interior of the cylindrical building. It was very dark inside, with only light coming from the top windows and the ceiling. There were no light bulbs, no surveillance, and everything was in its ancient state.
There is a narrow staircase on the side, winding around and leading to the top. It is made of bricks and stones, and the air is filled with a damp and decayed smell.
The walls of this building are very thick, made of solid bricks, with three or four layers. The sound isolation ability is outstanding, and the sounds inside and outside cannot be heard from each other.
The target person held a gun in one hand and took out a mobile phone with the other. He wanted to contact the people from the other force immediately, but when he saw Jiang Lai squatting by the wall, he stopped.
Oh, yes, there is another hostage here. The target person is a bit irritable. Although the other party is an ordinary person, just in case, he still cannot let the other party hear the content of his conversation with the other party.
But he couldn't kill the other party at the moment. If the police really broke in, it would be inconvenient without a living hostage. Moreover, after discussing countermeasures with those people, he would use this hostage to help break through the encirclement.
Therefore, the target person decided to daze the other party first, which was the easiest and safest way.
He held the gun and walked towards the black-haired young man in two steps with great momentum. The other party seemed to have a premonition of the violence he was about to inflict. He huddled up in fear, hugged his knees with his arms, and showed his warm brown eyes. He looked pitiful: "...Don't hurt me, I won't say anything, I won't do anything..."
The target person has no sympathy or mercy. He just wants to knock the hostage unconscious and then call the other party to discuss how to escape the encirclement.
"Humph, verbal promises are of no use." The target person grinned, half-crouched, raised the gun with one hand and pointed it at the black-haired young man, warning him not to move, and with the other hand he roughly grabbed the man's neck and pulled it back hard!
"Ouch...!" His breathing was blocked, and the black-haired young man struggled and resisted subconsciously. However, when he felt the muzzle of the gun against his body, he stopped and could only maintain his current state helplessly.
The target person watched as the black-haired young man's struggle became weaker and weaker, his face showing an expression of pain from lack of oxygen, his eyes gradually becoming moist, and finally his eyelashes trembled and then drooped slightly, and the hands that were prying his arms also fell down weakly - the target person then loosened his hands that were tightly pinching the other person's neck, and looked at the dark palm mark that appeared on it.
This is much simpler.
The target person sniffed the other person's breath, confirmed that he was not dead yet, and stood up with satisfaction.
However, the next second after he turned around, a huge force suddenly came from behind and knocked him to the ground!
The target was caught off guard and had no power to resist in this quick, accurate and ruthless move, and was smashed to the ground with his head held down!
There was a muffled "bang" sound, and the target person who was hit on the head saw stars in front of his eyes! The gun in his hand was taken away in a breath, and now it was firmly held in the hands of another person.
The black-haired young man at this moment had completely changed his attitude from before. He pressed down hard on the target's back, with a brilliant but cold smile on his face: "I said, you pinched me just now and it hurts."
Every word he spoke was filled with a chilling sense of oppression, and coupled with the horrific strangulation marks on his neck, he looked like the reincarnation of a hanged ghost.
"!!" The target person was breathing rapidly, his mind had not yet come to his senses, he was still in a daze over this major change.
"Well, now the situation has turned around." The black-haired young man put the muzzle of the gun to the opponent's head, his voice calm and gentle, "This closed space with perfect soundproofing is suitable for us to have a good chat... Isn't it, Mr. Target?"
Author's words: Jiang Lai: My neck hurts, but these pinch marks will give me the image of a little white rabbit as the victim later√
Jiang Lai: There are no surveillance cameras, no windows, and the space is well soundproofed... Isn't this a great opportunity to take off the little white rabbit skin and have a chat!