Jiang Lai also smiled: "Thank you for trusting me so much, Jingguang." His voice, hoarse from the thick smoke, was weak but powerful, "I will stick to myself... After all, if you remember where you came from, you will know where to go, right?"

"Yes." Zhu Fu Jingguang looked to one side, his blue-gray upturned eyes bright and warm.

Jiang Lai looked at his phone and found it was almost cracked. He held onto the edge of the window and tried to stand up.

The fire became more intense and spread rapidly into this floor. Jiang Lai felt that the top floor must be on fire as well.

Well...it's better to burn it thoroughly, so that the body won't have any traces of being shot. Jiang Lai's drowsy mind was thinking randomly. Fortunately, his cell phone was special and would not stop working even in such a high temperature environment.

The window was finally cracked. This time, Jiang Lai did not worry about invading carefully without leaving any traces. Instead, he directly broke in violently and chose to destroy it. When the window was opened later, there would be no five-second limit, making it easier to escape.

Inside the fire scene, the temperature of everything around was rising rapidly. Jiang Lai was somewhat dehydrated by the high temperature, and it was difficult for him to lift his arms to take down his mobile phone and put it in his clothes.

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Lai took out the Glock and hid it in the gap between the decorations next to him - otherwise, when he was rescued later, if this was found on his body, it would be very troublesome to explain.

During a series of operations, the burned hands sent out signals of "resisting work", but Jiang Lai still gritted his teeth and persevered. The pain gradually turned from hot and intense to a long and numb feeling.

In the scene of life and death, the tolerance for pain increases infinitely.

Jiang Lai took out the retractable belt and tied one side of it to a fixed pillar beside him. His hands were shaking uncontrollably as he tried to exert more force, and Zhu Fu Jingguang materialized for a moment and helped him tighten it.

Jiang Lai wanted to say "No thanks" to prevent Zhu Fu Jingguang from consuming too much energy in the materialization and causing the mark to fade again. However, his throat was almost completely unable to speak, and his voice was hoarse and smelled of smoke and blood.

... Fire is indeed a killer. Whether it is the heat wave, the thick smoke, or the psychological pressure and impact of such an environment on people, they are all fatal.

Jiang Lai was now having difficulty breathing and could barely hold on. The toxic gases he inhaled and the lack of oxygen had pushed his body to its limit, and even a strong willpower would have made it difficult to move his weak body.

"Jiang Lai! Jiang Lai! Wake up!" Zhu Fu Jingguang shouted in his ear, "Hold on!"

Just a little bit left...Hold on!

I will not die. Jiang Lai silently chanted in his heart, giving himself strength. He wanted to go home, where his family and friends were waiting for him on the other side of the distant ocean.

Also, I promised to grow up with Kurosawa Akira and watch him realize his dreams and become the hero he wants to be.

And his friends - whether they are police officers, detectives, thieves, or kind girls - are all waiting for him.

The resurrection process is not yet complete, and many things have not been done yet...

I can’t die. I can’t die here!

Jiang Lai bit the tip of his tongue, squinted his eyes, fixed the other side of the compression belt on himself, and then used his last bit of strength to push open the heavy window!

A cool breeze was blowing outside. Jiang Lai leaned half of his body against the window and saw the figure and the rescue cushion in the corridor below from a distance.

The corridor is relatively narrow, which is not convenient for placing an inflatable cushion. In addition, the wind is very strong in the high-rise building, and the cushion is too light and easily drifts. It is difficult for them to control the cushion, but it is also difficult to ensure that the person jumping from the building can accurately jump onto the rescue cushion.

This was a dangerous rescue.

——But at this moment, under the current emergency rescue situation, there seems to be no other alternative method.

The rooftop was already completely on fire, and the rooftop was too dangerous to keep anyone there. Moreover, it was small and not in the right position, so it was difficult for them to lower the rope to pick up Jiang Lai.

Kenji Hagiwara, who was conducting in the corridor, looked up and saw the black-haired young man. He waved his arm to indicate the direction for him, and then gestured for him to be careful.

The police officer with semi-long hair was actually just a blurry shadow in Jiang Lai's eyes. Jiang Lai could not see the anxiety and tension in the other's eyes. His vision was very blurry at this moment, and his eyes were filled with physiological tears.

There was another huge explosion from above. Some device exploded, turning the entire top floor into a sea of ​​fire and hell.

The explosion on the top floor made the situation on Jiang Lai's floor below worse. The flames behind him had spread to a nearby place, devouring everything along the way. The smoke was hot and pungent.

Jiang Lai tried hard to straighten himself up, but he felt dizzy and could hardly stand up or turn over.

...Oh no, I've already done so much, just hold on a little longer, don't get stuck at this last step!

Kenji Hagiwara took the telescope from his colleague. He saw that Jiang Lai was not in a good condition at the moment. He felt like his heart was being bitten by thousands of ants, but he was powerless to do anything.

——Hold on, Jiang Lai! The police officer with semi-long hair clenched his fists tightly. Please!

"..." Jiang Lai half-closed his eyes, his struggling thoughts gradually sank into the deep sea. His mind was almost blank, and the feeling of suffocation from lack of oxygen surged up. His arms were resting on the window, his weak body could not hold up, and he slowly slid down inside——

However, the sliding body was suddenly supported, and a pair of warm and broad hands held Jiang Lai's waist. It was Morofu Jingguang.

"Jingguang...?" On the verge of losing consciousness, Jiang Lai instinctively called out the name of the person next to him. Then he seemed to react and said weakly and anxiously, "Wait! Materialize, your mark..."

"I'm here." The fully materialized Morobushi Jingguang spoke in a warm tone. He interrupted Jiang Lai with a helpless and gentle expression, "Really, Jiang Lai. In this situation, just take care of yourself more."

The hourglass mark on his palm was slowly fading, but Zhufu Jingguang didn't care. He held Jiang Lai up and said, "You are not fighting alone, Jiang Lai. So - please rely more on your friends."

"..." Jiang Lai slightly widened his eyes, but they were not focused. He really looked like he was about to reach his limit.

Zhu Fu Jingguang picked up the semi-conscious Jiang Lai, quickly checked whether the expansion belt was securely wrapped, and then carried him to the window.

The high-tech retractable belt plus the vertical rescue air cushion made the safety factor just about right. Zhu Fu Jingguang calmly weighed the position and other factors. He held Jiang Lai in front of the window and helped him adjust the most suitable posture for the descent. The night wind outside lifted Zhu Fu Jingguang's eyebrows.

In the background firelight, Hagiwara Kenji saw the pair of serious blue-gray upturned eyes through the telescope, and his expression suddenly became shocked - wait!! Is that Morobuchi? !

But the previous exchange in Sakura Valley... Xiaofugu had clearly said that the ambush was already——!!

The surging thoughts in his heart were like waves, and Hagiwara Kenji had a dazed expression. Before he could react, Jiang Lai's figure had already fallen vertically from the window like a young bird that could not fly!

The black straps on his body were like a lifeline, pulling him and slowing down the force of his descent. Jiang Lai landed steadily on the inflated rescue cushion, and the surrounding rescue workers quickly took over.

Hagiwara Kenji didn't have time to think about anything anymore. He rushed forward and said, "Jiang Lai!" The police officer called his name and soothed him, "It's okay, it's okay, hold on, the medical staff will be here soon, let's go to the hospital immediately!"

Then he asked again: "Is there another person up there who is helping with the rescue or who needs to be rescued?"

"Ahem..." Jiang Lai was blown by the cold wind and took a few breaths of fresh air. He recovered a little. He caught a glimpse of the translucent Zhu Fu Jingguang beside him, hesitated for a second, and said in a hoarse voice, "Is there anyone else up there...?"

Jiang Lai gave a vague reply.

Hagiwara Kenji was slightly stunned: "... someone was hugging you just now..."

"Really...? My consciousness is a little fuzzy... I forgot how I fell down..." Jiang Lai showed a dazed expression, his warm brown eyes staring at the half-long-haired police officer in front of him.

Seeing Jiang Lai's expression, Hagiwara Kenji couldn't help but wonder if he was seeing things wrong, or if he was hallucinating because of his nervous expression. After all, Jiang Lai would not lie to him.

——Of course, there might really be someone there, but Jiang Lai, who was unconscious, couldn't sense it.

"Is that so?" Hagiwara Kenji looked up again. The window was empty, with only thick smoke coming out, accompanied by the bright fire inside.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for outside help to come in. And according to the statistics of the Suzuki family and the police just now, except for Jiang Lai, everyone in the building has evacuated - unless there are people who sneaked in secretly and were not included in the statistics.

When he looked down again, Jiang Lai had already fainted. Hagiwara Kenji looked serious and nervous: "The responsible personnel will stay to sort out the aftermath, and the others will clear the road for the medical staff to prepare for rescue!"

Hagiwara Kenji protected Jiang Lai all the way until he was carried away in the ambulance. He had just left his phone number with the medical staff and told them to notify him immediately if anything happened.

Although he wanted to go over, Hagiwara Kenji knew that he still needed to handle the situation on the scene, and even if he went over now, he would not be able to help much.

The fire grew stronger and burned the Jinmi Building, and the firefighting process was very difficult. Fortunately, Jiang Lai opened the corridor door, and everyone had already moved to the Yinmi Building through the corridor. This accident only caused casualties (the scar-faced man's infiltration was unknown to others), and no huge death tragedy was caused.

There was almost no trace of the top floor due to the huge explosion. No bodies were found on other floors, so the police confirmed that no one was killed.

Kenji Hagiwara still had the image of Keimitsu Morobushi standing at the window in his mind, so he paid special attention to the firefighting situation on the control room floor. During the on-site inspection after the fire was extinguished, the staff found a charred pistol on the edge.

How did the gun come from? Whose was it? Why was it left there? How did the person leave the scene?

Kenji Hagihara watched the responsible personnel collect the key items at the scene, and his expression paused. He walked out of the building and looked at his mobile phone in the evening breeze.

There was a message from the hospital director, informing him that Jiang Lai was out of danger and was now in Room ×××.

Kenji Hagiwara's worries were finally put to rest. He let out a breath, hesitated for a few seconds, and forwarded the message to the number that had called him not long ago. He wanted to answer the call again, but he didn't know what to say to his childhood friend, so he watched the message silently turn into [Read] and there was no follow-up.

Small array...

Kenji Hagiwara muttered to himself as he looked up at the night sky. The nearby neon lights and rescue lights intertwined and illuminated the sky.

He thought of the figure just now again, and felt more and more that it was not an illusion. The pair of blue-gray eyes were firm and bright, and it was a vivid and familiar feeling.

So Hagiwara Kenji opened his phone again, hesitated for a moment, and sent a message to Amuro Toru:

[Did he really die? ]

[I think... I saw him.]