Chapter 399: I'll Be the Hostage

He Yuzhu's heart sank—things had still reached the point he least wanted to see.

Given the current situation on the bridge, if he didn't act now, Xiaoqi would surely die.

Originally, today was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to capture this group of secret agents, but it had been ruined by these young people eager for merit; rather than this, it would have been better to just let Chen Xueru tell Tian Dan!

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu really didn't want to continue working under Tian Dan anymore.

At this moment on Yinding Bridge, those who could run had already vanished, leaving only Ershuan, He Yushui, and a few other young girls in a standoff with Lin Wanning.

Xiaoqi was held tightly in Lin Wanning's arms, her face turning blue, and the Dagger at her throat left her life hanging by a thread.

The few young girls had tears falling silently, yet they stubbornly held back their sobs.

"Xiaoqi, don't be afraid." He Yushui's voice trembled, but she tried hard to maintain her composure.

Her eyes were fixed on Lin Wanning, as if she wanted to swallow her alive.

Ershuan was restless, ready to charge out and risk his life at any moment.

"Ershuan!" He Yuzhu let out a sudden, fierce shout, "I am He Yuzhu! None of you are allowed to move, listen to me!"

Hearing this shout, the four plainclothes officers dared not approach any further, only aiming their guns at Lin Wanning.

He Yuzhu could see that these guys were all bluster, their gun barrels trembling slightly; clearly, they had never handled a situation like this before.

He Yuzhu walked onto the bridge step by step, a fierce glint in his eyes, his trench coat billowing in the wind, truly looking like a boss, "Lin Wanning, you haven't gone so insane that you must kill a child, have you? You didn't kill Huang Ying, which shows your conscience isn't entirely gone. Let her go! Don't keep making mistake after mistake!"

Lin Wanning narrowed her eyes and sneered, "I'm doing this because you forced me to!"

"Let's make a deal," He Yuzhu continued walking, "You let her go, and I'll be your hostage, how about that?"

"That's not impossible," Lin Wanning said, retreating slightly while holding Xiaoqi, "But there are conditions."

"What conditions, tell me! You shouldn't be a stranger to my name; my life is surely worth more than a little girl's!" He Yuzhu pressed forward step by step.

He Yushui and the group of young girls all recognized the disguised He Yuzhu, and their eyes suddenly lit up.

"Of course I know you," Lin Wanning said coldly, "You want to trade for her? Fine. Have those four throw all their guns under the bridge, and then drive that Jeep over here."

"Alright." He Yuzhu agreed almost without hesitation.

"I'll only give you three minutes. Once three minutes are up, if you don't do as I say, I'll kill her!"

He Yuzhu nodded, turned, and ordered the four plainclothes officers: "You four, throw your guns down."

"You don't have the authority to command us." Zhou Hao suddenly raised his voice, opposing He Yuzhu.

This sentence instantly ignited He Yuzhu's rage.

He suppressed his emotions, walked over slowly, and said: "If you can solve this, I'll give the command to you! But if the hostage loses even a single hair, I'm not finished with you!"

Zhou Hao sneered: "Then just watch how I handle it." He stepped forward quickly and shouted: "Lin Wanning! I'm counting to ten; if you don't release her, I'll shoot you dead!"

"Are you fucking sick? If you fire, what happens to the hostage?" He Yuzhu cursed.

Zhou Hao muttered under his breath: "The people opposite are the enemy, and this is a battlefield. There's no such thing as a battlefield without casualties."

As soon as these words were out, He Yuzhu could no longer hold back and launched a kick—

"Bang!"

Zhou Hao's body flew backward over ten meters and passed out on the spot.

The other three were all stunned. Why weren't they fighting the enemy, but fighting among themselves?

"Throw the guns down, all of you!" He Yuzhu roared, his gaze cold enough to kill.

The three were still hesitating.

"Those girls are my own sisters. If they lose a single hair, I'll break your legs!"

He Yuzhu moved to take action, and the three plainclothes officers, having no choice, removed their magazines and threw their guns onto the ice.

Lin Wanning watched this, the corner of her mouth curling slightly, "He Yuzhu, you're still a man. Hurry up and drive the car over!"

"Li Hu, go drive the car." He Yuzhu ordered.

Li Hu didn't hesitate this time and sprinted away. The other two dragged the unconscious Zhou Hao to the side, frantically patting his face.

"Ershuan, don't cause trouble here, take them and leave first." He Yuzhu said.

"No!" He Yushui said with red eyes, "I want to stay with Xiaoqi!"

"I'm not leaving either!" Xiaomi said.

"I'm not leaving either!" Ding Li said. It had to be said that Ding Li had changed quite a bit; she used to be the timid one, but now she was surprisingly fearless in the face of danger.

He Yuzhu did not try to persuade them further.

Li Hu parked the Jeep at the bridgehead, the engine's roar sounding particularly harsh at this moment.

"Give me your gun!" Lin Wanning said.

He Yuzhu pulled the Mauser C96 from his waist, removed the magazine in front of her, unloaded the bullets one by one, and then reloaded it.

"The magazine is full. Can we trade now?" He Yuzhu asked, holding it up.

"Not enough!" Lin Wanning shook her head, "You're stronger than me; you have to put on Handcuffs."

"Are you ever going to be finished?" He Yuzhu was getting anxious too.

"This is the last request!" Lin Wanning shouted, her voice trembling slightly.

He Yuzhu turned and walked to Li Hu, saying: "Use your Handcuffs to cuff me."

Li Hu hesitated for a moment, but seeing He Yuzhu's angry gaze, he snapped the Handcuffs shut with a "click" and handed the key to him.

"I don't agree with you doing this." Li Hu said in a low voice.

He Yuzhu sneered: "If you have a better way, I'll listen to you."

He walked back and handed the gun and the key to Lin Wanning.

Only then did Lin Wanning let go.

Xiaoqi could barely stand, and He Yushui grabbed her, trembling all over and beginning to sob.

The next second, He Yuzhu was pushed into the car by Lin Wanning.

"Brother! Where are you going?" He Yushui cried out.

"Brother is fine! You all hurry home with Ershuan!" He Yuzhu ordered loudly.

"Brother Zhuzi!" The few young girls had only been focused on Xiaoqi just now and hadn't realized that with Xiaoqi back, Brother Zhuzi was in danger again; they all burst into tears.

Ershuan wasn't afraid; instead, he was happy: "You little ancestors, stop crying! Brother Zhuzi will absolutely be fine dealing with this woman!"

Hearing this, the few young girls felt slightly more at ease and walked away quickly.

The engine roared, and the jeep lunged off the bridge head, speeding toward the outskirts of the city.

Zhou Hao was finally slapped awake by Li Hu and the others. Seeing that there was no one left on the bridge, he asked, "Where did that grandson go?"

"Where else could he go? He was taken away by the female secret agent!" Li Hu said.

"Bastard, I'm not finished with him!" Zhou Hao cursed.

"You really have to say, this He Yuzhu has a lot of guts, actually daring to give a gun to a female secret agent!" Li Hu said.

"I'm not finished with him!" Zhou Hao stood up and cursed.

"Xiao Zhou, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but you were indeed a bit reckless just now. With so many people there, you shouldn't have rushed over." Li Hu lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said.

Just at this moment, Tian Dan brought people over.

Zhou Hao hurried over: "Section Chief, He Yuzhu is too outrageous; he actually gave a gun to a female secret agent!"

Tian Dan ignored him and looked directly at Li Hu: "Which way did they go?"

"North!"

"Get in the car, follow me!" Tian Dan quickly turned the car around and chased toward the north.

"Lin Wanning, you can let me down now, right?" He Yuzhu leaned against the seat, his tone mocking.

"War God He Yuzhu, you shot down dozens of United States planes, and Bureau Chief Mao sent several waves of assassination teams, all of which fell into your hands. You are not simple." Lin Wanning said while stepping hard on the gas pedal.

"You want my life?" He Yuzhu smiled and turned his head to look at her.

Lin Wanning suddenly smiled and shook her head: "Our mission isn't you; we have no interest in you. Once we shake off the people behind us, I'll let you go."

He Yuzhu glanced into the rearview mirror—two jeeps were kicking up dust, biting tightly behind them.