Chapter 636: G Xiansheng Cannot Ferry Himself

Bang!

Xu Jijun held the sniper rifle, standing on the upper deck, looking down, aimed at the special police officer's head and fired decisively, without a hint of hesitation.

The bullet tore through the night sky, carrying a sharp whistling, flying almost grazing that special police officer's scalp.

The special police officer instinctively shrank his neck.

Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

However, what this special police officer didn't know was that the reason he could still shrink his neck and breathe at this moment was not because his luck was good, nor because Xu Jijun's marksmanship was too poor.

Quite the opposite, it was because Xu Jijun's marksmanship was no less than that of a professional sniper.

Everyone around knew Xu Jijun liked racing, but what no one knew was that he also had a very money‑burning hobby—shooting!

As a regular at the shooting club, his marksmanship had long become highly proficient.

This shot!

Xu Jijun merely wanted to show off his shooting ability, give the world a warning, warning the other side not to be clever and launch a night raid.

"Dongfan, shouldn't you teach those special police how to keep a safe distance?"

Xu Jijun spoke with Lin Dongfan via satellite phone; in his calm smile lay a hint of pride that looked down on all heroes.

Lin Dongfan on the other end of the call was at the dock.

Now the people on the dock had also received the news that the special police officer had almost been shot in the head; Lin Dongfan, suppressing his anger, replied to Xu Jijun: "You keep shouting 'human life is precious,' yet you now hold a sniper rifle and indiscriminately kill innocents—what is this? Where is your faith? Where are your principles?"

"If I wanted to indiscriminately kill innocents, he would already be a corpse!" Xu Jijun coldly replied: "Immediately order those coast guard ships to retreat five hundred meters! Remember, this is my final warning to you."

"!!!"

Lin Dongfan had no choice; to prevent Xu Jijun from opening a killing spree, he could only order the coast guard ships to withdraw. Xu Jijun watched everything at sea through the scope until the ships retreated to a safe distance.

"Same old rule." Xu Jijun's tone left no room for doubt: "Next, please send Han Jinling, Wu Changsheng, and Huang Duoduo aboard to exchange hostages! Time limit: ten minutes."

"Alright, don't act recklessly."

On the dock, after hanging up the phone, Lin Dongfan's face grew extremely solemn.

Liu Minghui of the Haishan Shi Municipal Public Security Bureau suggested: "Why not send the coast guard to dive underwater, circle to Xu Jijun's visual blind spot, secretly board the Elegant Maiden No. 1, and then further control the situation on the ship."

This plan sounded feasible at first hearing.

But Lin Dongfan quickly rejected it: "No, Xu Jijun only gave us ten minutes. The coast guard has already been withdrawn beyond five hundred meters; within ten minutes we cannot complete the boarding task."

Upon hearing this, Liu Minghui frowned, turning his gaze to Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yu Huacheng.

Yu Huacheng was also overwhelmed; since taking office, major cases in Haishan have come one after another—the anti‑corruption storm had just subsided, and now a ship‑hijacking incident has emerged.

If tonight's matter cannot be resolved satisfactorily, he probably won't get another promotion in his lifetime.

After thinking it over, Yu Huacheng still placed his hope on Lin Dongfan, asking him: "Xu Jijun's conditions are now clear; what do you plan to do next?"

"Let me go." Lin Dongfan said in a low voice: "Here I understand Xu Jijun best; I am the more suitable choice."

"Too dangerous; Xu Jijun's mental state is extremely unstable now—you can't take this risk." Yu Huacheng still had some reservations: if the Jing circle princeling were to be hung here, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Lin Dongfan stubbornly replied: "Just happily decided that—I like playing the hero."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huacheng looked speechless: "The word 'playing the hero'—damn it, is it praise or criticism? For a moment he was actually a bit confused."

Before he could sort out his thoughts, Lin Dongfan had already jumped onto the ferry.

Xu Jijun had named Lin Dongfan to send Han Jinling, Wu Changsheng, and Huang Duoduo to exchange for the hostages on the ship, but Lin Dongfan this time brought only one person aboard the ferry.

That person was Han Jinling, whom Xu Jijun could not bear to part with.

The ferry slowly sailed toward the Elegant Maiden No. 1; on board were only a driver wearing a bullet‑proof vest, Lin Dongfan, and Han Jinling seated in a wheelchair.

When the ferry drew near.

Xu Jijun again placed the sniper rifle on the ship's rail, aiming the barrel at Lin Dongfan's head: "You disappoint me greatly! I wanted three people, yet you sent only one over!"

"Wu Changsheng and Huang Duoduo are detained in the detention center; bringing them over requires various procedures. They are already on the way—don't rush, they'll arrive shortly."

Lin Dongfan stood at the bow, the sea breeze fluttering his garment edges, making a rustling sound.

He picked up the loudspeaker, his resonant voice once again echoing over the sea: "Xu Jijun, I have come as you demanded. Now it's your turn to show sincerity, right?"

Xu Jijun replied: "Send Jinling aboard first."

"You have to ask her yourself whether she wants to go aboard." Saying this, Lin Dongfan handed the loudspeaker in his hand to Han Jinling seated in the wheelchair.

Xu Jijun, overlooking everything from the upper deck, now also fixed his gaze on Han Jinling.

Han Jinling looked up at Xu Jijun on the deck, voice choked with sobs: "Jijun… stop… can we go home?"

Home?

These two words made Xu Jijun suddenly feel a bit lost—where is there still a home?

What made him feel even more lost and heartbroken was that he never imagined Han Jinling would actually turn around and act as a spokesperson for Lin Dongfan.

Xu Jijun gathered himself and replied: "Jinling, once the bow is drawn there is no turning back; I can't return. Hurry aboard, I will take you far away, leaving this place."

"Where to? Where could you possibly flee? Are you going to sail this big ship to the Gulf of Aden to become pirates?" Han Jinling's tears slid down her cheeks: "Are you sure that's the life you want?"

This soul‑piercing question left Xu Jijun silent, as if only now realizing: although the earth is vast, there is no foothold for him, Xu Jijun.

In a world filled with geopolitical conflict, no country would likely allow this warship‑like Elegant Maiden No. 1 to dock illegally.

Faced with this heart‑wrenching reality.

Only at this moment did Xu Jijun belatedly realize: in his identity as G Xiansheng, he had ferried countless people who might have been sentenced to death, yet in the end he could not ferry himself.

But……

No matter what, we can't just sit and wait for death, can we?

If I die, what will happen to Jinling? Who will take care of her in the future?

After a moment, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Give the loudspeaker to Lin Dongfan!"

Thinking this through, Xu Jijun's will hardened again like steel; he no longer responded to Jinling's soul‑searching question.

Instead, he directly threatened Lin Dongfan: "Dongfan, I order you—send Jinling aboard immediately! Otherwise don't blame me for forgetting old ties; I'll use your head as a sacrificial flag."