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[Neural connections have been severed...]

Li Haotian sat up in the game pod, stretched, and his bones cracked and popped.

He glanced at the messy living room, where Su Wan was directing several people in cleaning uniforms to tidy up.

Liu Hu stood to the side, like a schoolboy who had made a mistake, with his head down, not daring to look at Li Haotian.

"Oh, doing a big clean-up?" Li Haotian asked casually.

Upon hearing the sound, Su Wan immediately turned around and ran over, her face filled with anxiety.

"You saw it? That live stream?"

"I saw it, that's pretty good. Isn't this kind of buzz cheaper than buying a Weibo trending topic?" Li Haotian walked to the refrigerator and took a bottle of mineral water.

Su Wan stomped her foot in anger at his heartless attitude.

"What kind of time is this?! They're after you! They've taken hostages and threatened to blow up the garbage disposal plant!"

Li Haotian unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water.

"Hmm, so what?"

"So?" Su Wan was practically furious with him. "You find somewhere to hide right now! I've already made arrangements; we're heading to the safe house outside the city immediately!"

Li Haotian accurately tossed the empty bottle into the trash can in the distance.

He took out his phone and found an encrypted number.

This number was the one Qin Yue forced on him at the police station last time.

"Hide? That word doesn't exist in my dictionary."

The call was quickly connected, and Qin Yue's hurried yet suppressed anger came from the other end.

"Li Haotian! You finally answered the phone! Do you even know how much trouble you've gotten yourself into?!"

"Captain Qin, please calm down." Li Haotian walked to the window and looked at the several black special operations vehicles that had appeared downstairs.

"Now is not the time to assign blame, but the time to solve the problem."

Qin Yue took a deep breath on the other end of the line.

"We are tracing the source of the signal, but the other party is very professional and used multiple jumpers, so it will take time."

"No need for that," Li Haotian interrupted her.

"I authorize you to now, immediately, use the highest privileges to track my personal terminal signal."

Qin Yue was stunned.

"What do you mean?"

"It means I'm the bait." Li Haotian looked at the most conspicuous building in the night sky, the radio and television tower.

"If they want to hook me, I'll let them."

"Only magic can defeat magic."

Qin Yue remained silent for a full five seconds on the other end.

"Li Haotian, you're playing with fire!"

"No, I'm teaching you how to put out a fire," Li Haotian said calmly.

"You have thirty seconds to lock onto my signal and then tell me exactly which floor he's on."

"you……"

"Twenty seconds."

"...Technical team! Switch to the new plan immediately! Use the 'outlier' terminal as a beacon and trace it in reverse!" Qin Yue shouted on the other end.

Li Haotian hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket.

He turned around and spoke to Su Wan and Liu Hu, who were both stunned.

"Alright, stop standing there, everyone go watch TV, there's a live broadcast tonight."

After saying that, he walked straight to the shoe cabinet by the door.

Su Wan snapped out of her daze and rushed over to block his way.

"You can't go! They have guns! And there are hostages! It's too dangerous!"

Li Haotian ignored her, rummaged through the shoe cabinet for a while, and finally found a pair of flip-flops to put on.

Then he took a crumpled short-sleeved T-shirt from the hanger and put it on.

My phone vibrated; it was a text message from Qin Yue.

[Radio and Television Tower, Top Observation Deck. Fifteen armed men, carrying heavy weaponry, confirmed to be at least ten hostages. Snipers are in position, don't make any mistakes!]

After reading the message, Li Haotian casually deleted it.

He patted Su Wan on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, my greatest strength is that I never fight a battle I'm not prepared for."

"There were fifteen of them, and they brought heavy firepower. You call that being prepared?" Su Wan's eyes reddened.

Li Haotian grinned.

"No, I mean, they weren't prepared for how they would die."

He walked past Su Wan and opened the villa's door.

Outside the door, the night breeze was slightly cool.

He waved without turning his head.

"Remember to record this for me. I'll edit it into a compilation and post it on Douyin tomorrow. I've already thought of a title."

"Let's call it 'About the Story of How I Surrounded Fifteen Ruthless Bandits All by My Own'."

……

At the foot of the radio and television tower.

A cordon stretching hundreds of meters completely sealed off the entire area.

Dozens of special police vehicles flashed red and blue lights, creating an unusually tense atmosphere.

Qin Yue stood in front of the command vehicle, looking at the infrared thermal imaging images transmitted back by the tactical tablet, her face ashen.

"Sniper, report your position!"

"One team is in position, but a clear firing angle cannot be found; the hostages and the terrorists are mixed together."

"Group Two in position, view obstructed by load-bearing wall, requesting to change positions."

"Damn it!" Qin Yue slammed her fist on the car door.

Just then, a young man wearing flip-flops and a T-shirt, with his hands in his pockets, slowly strolled up to the police line.

The special police officers on guard immediately stepped forward.

"This is a restricted area, leave immediately!"

Li Haotian looked up at the towering TV tower and whistled.

"Hey bro, can I borrow a light?"

The special police officer was stunned for a moment, not yet able to react.

Li Haotian had already walked past him and directly lifted the cordon.

"Hey! What are you doing! Stop right there!"

Qin Yue also noticed the commotion, and when she saw the person's face clearly, her pupils suddenly contracted.

"Li Haotian! You come back here right now!"

Li Haotian acted as if he hadn't heard and walked straight toward the main entrance of the TV tower.

At the entrance, two men in security uniforms, but with fierce eyes, noticed him.

They exchanged a glance and reached for their waists.

Li Haotian was still ten meters away from them.

He stopped and snapped his fingers.

"Smack."

A crisp, light sound.

The shadows beneath the two "security guards" twisted without warning.

Two tentacles made of pure darkness emerged from the shadows like venomous snakes, instantly wrapping around their ankles before pulling them away sharply.

"Splash! Splash!"

Before the two could even cry out in alarm, they fell face-first to the ground and immediately lost consciousness.

After doing all this, the shadow beneath Li Haotian's feet twitched, and several semi-transparent shadow tentacles flashed by as if they had never appeared.

[Note: The real-world synchronization skill 'Shadow Servant' has been activated.]

Li Haotian acted as if he had done something insignificant and continued walking towards the gate.

Beside the command vehicle, all the members of Dragon Shield who witnessed this scene were petrified.

A young team member's mouth was agape enough to fit an egg as he asked Qin Yue, his voice trembling.

"Captain Qin... what... what is that?"

Qin Yue stared intently at Li Haotian's retreating figure, forcing out a few words through gritted teeth.

"Don't ask, it's magic."

Li Haotian walked to the gate but didn't even push it open.

He looked up, smiled at an inconspicuous security camera in the lobby, and mouthed the words.

"I am coming."

The next second, he raised his foot and gently kicked the heavy tempered glass door.

"Splash—"

With a loud bang, the entire door, along with its metal frame, flew inwards, sliding for more than ten meters on the smooth marble floor before coming to a stop after hitting the service counter.

In the hall, the dozen or so armed thugs who had been standing or sitting all stood up instantly, their dark gun barrels pointed at the figure slowly walking in through the doorway.

Li Haotian patted non-existent dust off his trouser legs and looked around.

"Don't be nervous, everyone."

"I'm just a concerned citizen passing by. I heard you guys were doing a live stream."

"How about it, do you want me to send you a rocket?"