The Hunter's Path: Starting as a constable, ascend to the Old Ones.

Chapter 97 If you're so afraid of death, you might as well go home and raise pigs.

"Officer Lu, this is the videotape I hid. It shows the entire criminal process of this gang."

As if presenting a treasure, Lok Wai-ching pulled out a videotape from under the base of one of the display cases. It contained evidence of the crimes committed by the doctor and others that she had secretly recorded.

"I'll keep it for you, as evidence later."

Lu Ming put the videotape away.

Lok Wai-ching said pitifully, "This is news footage that I worked so hard to shoot. Could you please give it back to me later?" She had gone to great lengths to shoot the exclusive news footage and was really unwilling to lose it like this.

"We'll see!"

Lu Ming casually brushed it off.

That bastard turned his back on us as soon as he got the videotape.

Le Huizhen gritted her teeth, wanting to bite Lu Ming's shoulder, but then she remembered that Lu Ming had saved her life, and chose to forgive him.

Hmph, this time I won't hold it against you.

She snorted inwardly.

"Officer Lu, there's already a large amount of explosives planted up there. A single mishap could cause a massive explosion. A direct confrontation seems unlikely. Do you have any other plans?"

Li Jie picked up the rabbit's pistol, pressed it against the rabbit's forehead, and asked Lu Ming about the rescue plan.

"The doctor has hostages, and we have hostages too, so of course we'll exchange hostages with him."

Lu Ming smiled with relief.

Li Jie shook his head. "Doctors don't care about family ties."

"You're right. My brother might take care of me sometimes, but compared to those three priceless Tsarist jewels, I'm nothing to him."

Because of his thigh injury, Rabbit was in so much pain that he was drenched in cold sweat. Listening to the conversation between the two, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

Lu Ming looked at the rabbit thoughtfully, then drew his pistol. "So—you're completely useless, aren't you? Sorry, I won't leave you as a burden." With that, he clicked the pistol into chamber.

Rabbit's expression changed. Something's not right. Why is a policeman so murderous? According to police regulations, shouldn't you arrest me and send me to jail? Why are you planning to shoot me without warning?

Are you sure you're a police officer?

How can you be even more ruthless than me, a notorious bandit?

"Wait a minute, I can tell you a useful clue in exchange for my life."

"What clue?"

Lu Ming was somewhat curious.

"The explosives upstairs are real, but the detonator is fake."

The rabbit quickly revealed information that stunned Lu Ming and Li Jie.

Lu Ming's lips twitched. Although he had deduced from the doctor's past that the doctor was a coward, he hadn't expected him to be so cowardly that he would install a bunch of explosives to scare people, but then use a fake detonator.

Is this because they're afraid of accidentally pressing the detonator and blowing themselves up?

If you're so afraid of death, why become a kidnapper? You might as well go home and raise pigs.

"My brother has a habit of planting a time bomb after he gets the ransom or treasure and then detonating it when he leaves."

The rabbit rattled off a great deal of information about the doctor in one breath.

Upon hearing this, Li Jie's expression turned cold. His wife and children had been killed by the doctor with a time bomb after the ransom was paid.

They took the money and then killed the hostage.

That heartless bastard!

Lu Ming never expected that catching the rabbit would bring so many unexpected gains.

He gave the rabbit a strange look. These two brothers were both incredibly afraid of death; they would even betray each other to survive.

Lu Ming smiled and said, "If the detonator is fake, things will be easier."

The biggest challenge in rescuing hostages is the fear of pushing the doctor to the brink of desperation and detonating the bomb, causing everyone to perish together.

He has now confirmed that the doctor was afraid of dying and that the detonator was fake.

Then the rescue operation will switch from dream mode to normal mode.

Lu Ming and Li Jie briefly discussed the rescue plan. He had studied the Cointreau Hotel before the jewelry exhibition started and was very familiar with its layout and structure.

The two quickly came up with a simple rescue plan: pull the power switch!

In situations of unequal distribution of power, the best option is to blind everyone.

Moreover, Lu Ming's eagle-eye vision allows him to see as clearly as in daylight in the dark, which is equivalent to having a natural night vision device.

Therefore, cutting off the power would be very advantageous for him.

"Leave the power outage to me!"

Li Jie is most familiar with this kind of thing, so he is the most suitable person to take the lead.

Moreover, the power distribution room on the top floor is on the same floor, so it won't delay Li Jie from pulling the switch and rushing back to deal with the doctor and his gang of thugs.

"Okay, I'll take the rabbit hostage and go up to negotiate with the doctor. You time it right and pull the power switch, and we'll take the opportunity to rescue the person."

Lu Ming nodded, agreeing with Li Jie's approach.

"Walk!"

Having agreed on a plan, they immediately took the rabbit upstairs.

Top floor!

At the jewelry exhibition.

A group of wealthy and famous people were held hostage by five thugs armed with submachine guns, anxiously awaiting rescue.

The doctor was on the phone talking to Uncle Biao downstairs, who was in charge of negotiations. "Remember what I just said. I need to see a helicopter in five minutes, or I'll throw a foreign consul off the building."

"It takes time to retrieve the helicopter. Could you grant me another five minutes? I've already contacted headquarters, and it's practically impossible for them to get here from the airport within five minutes."

Uncle Biao, in a helpless tone, tried to buy more time.

The doctor said dismissively, "That's entirely possible, unless you want to collect the body of a foreign consul."

Uncle Biao quickly said, "Don't do anything rash. We are already actively coordinating to try our best to meet all your conditions—"

"I'm not negotiating with you, I'm just informing you, officer."

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The doctor chuckled softly and hung up the phone.

"What's going on with Rabbit and Sangbang? Why haven't they come up for so long?"

After the negotiations ended, he glanced around the scene, his brows furrowing slightly. The originally numerous bandits had dwindled to just five ruthless bandits guarding the hostages, as waves of men went down to hunt down the fleeing hostages and kill the uninvited guests who had broken in.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and immediately contacted his younger brother, "Rabbit, report on your current situation—" He had barely finished speaking when he pressed the button on the walkie-talkie and looked toward the passageway of the jewelry exhibition.

The sound of a walkie-talkie echoed from the corridor.

The next moment, all that could be seen was a rabbit with an injured thigh and a pale face being pushed out as a shield, with a pistol pressed against the back of the rabbit's head from behind.

"Doctor, are you looking for your brother? He's in my hands. Put down the gun if you want to save him."

Lu Ming hid himself behind the rabbit and observed the entire jewelry exhibition through his eagle-eye view. When his gaze swept over Zhou Wenjian, he was slightly taken aback.

Zhou Wenjian was tied to a chair with duct tape, and was holding a time bomb that had not yet started ticking.

It seems the doctors have begun preparing for the evacuation.

Zhou Wenjian, that unlucky fellow, was chosen to be the bomber.

"No one coming! No one coming!"

Lok Wai-ching crouched at the entrance of the passageway, gripping her gun, nervously watching the stairs and muttering to herself, fearing that bandits might rush up from below.

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