Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 222 This Mastermind Has a Different Style

"Rescue a group of people captured by the Federation? Is that their purpose in hijacking the Soul Guidance Train?"

Nan Fusheng, who was squatting on the ground with his hands behind his head, was deep in thought when Lu Fa's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Main body, aren't you going to make a move?"

"Hmm, we've pretty much figured out their purpose. I'll have Balu make his move in a bit." Nan Fusheng responded to Lu Fa, using the clone's special telepathic ability.

Then Nan Fusheng turned to look at Lu Fa, and then at his own situation, and couldn't help but feel an urge to burst into tears.

While both were kidnapped by robbers, Lu Fa was able to sit openly in his seat and calmly watch the scene unfold.

And what about him? He was crouching on the ground with his hands behind his head, looking every bit like a hostage.

"This is nothing like the mastermind I imagined!" Who would have a soul-guided gun pointed at their head, hands covering their head, squatting on the ground?

This is definitely a dark history! Even if it's a clone, it doesn't change the fact that he was squatting on the ground.

"You've already dug your own graves!" Nan Fusheng silently added this to his mental tally, marking these bandits as vengeful. A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years. But I'm going to get my revenge now.

At this moment, the bandit leader hesitated for a moment, and after a long while, his hoarse voice rang out again, "Fine. Then I'll trust you this once. The bomb's timer can be adjusted to one hour, but if you lie to me, everyone will die together after one hour."

"Now let's talk about the terms. First, let me introduce myself. I am the train conductor of this train. My name is Mo Lan. I am an ordinary person with no soul power. My father is Mo Wu, the governor of Tiandou City and a federal councilor."

I believe that, given my position, I mean far more to you than ordinary people. Therefore, I'd like to discuss something with you. Please release the elderly, women, and children in the first five carriages. In exchange, I will be your hostage.

At this moment, the woman's voice rang out again, revealing that she actually wanted to use herself as a hostage in exchange for the other passengers.

"Mo Lan?" Nan Fusheng murmured the name, his hands covering his head. He had a vague impression of the name; this woman seemed to be a minor character, but she eventually became a high-ranking official in the Federation.

The bandit leader thought for a moment and said, "We cannot agree to your terms. I cannot verify your identity."

The woman's voice was silent for a moment, and then, with a series of 'tap tap tap' footsteps, a figure appeared at the door of carriage number five.

"You can search for my image on the Soul Network. Add my name and my father's name, and I believe confirming my identity won't be difficult." The speaker was a woman, clearly Mo Lan.

Nan Fusheng turned his head to look. Mo Lan looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she had a rather dignified air about her.

However, the woman's expression clearly showed some tension. After all, she was now completely exposed to the enemy's weapon's attack range.

As Mo Lan spoke, she glanced into the carriage.

All the passengers in the carriage were gathered at the back. From her position, she could only see the robber leader standing in the middle of the train, Lu Fa, whom he was holding hostage, and the cluster bombs affixed to the roof.

There were no other thugs in sight. Through the gaps in the crowd, a soul-guided ray gun was pointed in their direction, demonstrating just how cunning these thugs were.

Perhaps influenced by her composure, the bandit leader actually held a soul-guided gun to Lu Fa with one hand, and took out a soul-guided communicator with the other, starting to search for Mo Lan's information online.

A moment later, the bandit leader finally found the information and said in a deep voice, "Alright, we've confirmed your identity. I can release the old man, the woman, and the child. But don't try anything funny with us."

"Let's play a game of trust. I'll release ten hostages first, then you come over. I'll then release the other elderly people, women, and children. If I release ten people and you don't keep your promise, then I'll kill those ten people first."

"Okay!" Mo Lan agreed without the slightest hesitation. "However, you have to let go of the boy you're holding first."

"Okay." The bandit leader agreed. Since keeping a boy who might be a Soul Master in his hands was risky and could easily lead to accidents, it would be better to release him, which would also make it easier to manage the other hostages.

Then, he immediately ordered another robber to release the ten elderly and children in carriage number five. At the same time, he removed the soul-guided gun from Lu Fa's head. "Kid, you're lucky. Now get out of here."

As he spoke, the bandit leader gave Lu Fa a push, but he couldn't budge him. Although the other man looked quite young, when the bandit leader pushed him, it felt as if he had pushed down a mountain.

"What are you looking at?" Just then, Lu Fa turned around and glanced at the bandit leader, which immediately startled him. However, the bandit leader's confidence returned as soon as he remembered that he still had hostages in his hands.

Lu Fa gave him a meaningful look, but didn't say much, and followed the other released hostages to carriage number six.

Ten elderly people, children, and women quickly came over from that direction. They were crying, and each of them bowed deeply to Mo Lan as they passed by.

"Child, it's all over now." As Lu Fa walked over, Mo Lan actually offered him a word of comfort.

The gang leader said, "We've shown our sincerity. It's your turn."

Mo Lan reached into her robes, retrieved her soul-guided ray gun, and tossed it to the security captain behind her. She raised her hands to indicate she was unarmed before walking towards carriage number five. Her steps were slow but steady.

She quickly reached the front of the crowd. A soul-guided ray gun was thrust forward and pressed against her forehead.

Mo Lan calmly said, "Now you can release the other old people, children, and women, right?"

"Good, as expected of a congressman's daughter, you have guts. Miss Mo Lan, I admire you. Release them."

As soon as the leader of the robbers spoke, the elderly, children, and women in carriage number five all ran towards carriage number six, but carriage number four remained completely still.

"Fortunately, I am still a minor, a child." Nan Fusheng secretly rejoiced that he was still a minor and one of the hostages who were being released.

"Very good. As long as I can successfully return to carriage six, I will still be the mastermind behind the scenes." Nan Fusheng gave the bandit leader a deep look.

As long as I can get there smoothly, I, Nan Fusheng, can still leisurely sip a cup of coffee and elegantly watch this good show.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened during the process, and Nan Fusheng successfully reached carriage number six.

(End of this chapter)