"What are you laughing at?" Lin Xiao Tian continued.
In fact, if Lin Xiao Tian wanted to, he could easily subdue Liang Xu right now. However, Liang Xu had planted bombs on everyone, and Lin Xiao Tian dared not anger him easily.
"Xiao Tian, thank you for your past care. I am very touched," Liang Xu said solemnly.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled faintly, "So, why did you betray me?"
"I didn't betray you. All along, I've been Fang Wen Hua's man," Liang Xu said calmly.
Lin Xiao Tian was stunned.
He recalled the first time he met Liang Xu. Was it all deliberately arranged by Fang Wen Hua?
As if reading Lin Xiao Tian's inner doubts, Liang Xu continued, "I didn't intend to meet you that way, but I'm still grateful to you for saving my daughter back then."
Lin Xiao Tian sighed, "No need to thank me, it was just a small effort."
For Lin Xiao Tian, treating Nannan back then was indeed a small effort.
After speaking, Liang Xu bowed deeply to Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian looked at the middle-aged man before him with complex emotions, not knowing what he was truly thinking.
There were so many opportunities to eliminate him, yet Liang Xu did nothing but chat with Lin Xiao Tian.
"Do you know our original script?" Liang Xu asked.
Lin Xiao Tian shook his head.
"Do you remember that brute?"
"You mean Yang Wei?"
"Yes!"
"What about him?"
"In the original script, he would have caused trouble for you, and then I would have intervened to stop him. That's how we would have met. I didn't expect your medical skills to be so superb and you cured all his ailments. Our plan was disrupted, so we could only let things take their course," Liang Xu said, lighting a cigarette for himself.
"I didn't expect you to go to such lengths for me."
"That's right! We even hired quite a few extras for you."
Liang Xu exhaled a breath.
"I'm very grateful that you saved Nannan. You are a good person," Liang Xu's eyes reddened.
Seeing him like this, Lin Xiao Tian inexplicably felt angry.
"So, this is how you repay me?"
"Yes, this is how I repay you," Liang Xu stared straight at Lin Xiao Tian. "Xiao Tian, can you promise me you'll take good care of my daughter and son?"
Lin Xiao Tian felt this was the most shameless request in the world.
He was holding his woman hostage, and now he wanted himself to repay him? Was his brain broken?
"I didn't expect you to be so stupid?" Lin Xiao Tian met Liang Xu's gaze.
Liang Xu smiled, then suddenly raised his pistol and pulled the trigger at Lin Xiao Tian.
The bullets whizzed through the bedroom, creating holes, but Liang Xu didn't hit Lin Xiao Tian with a single shot, perhaps out of guilt.
Lin Xiao Tian was forced to retreat from the bedroom, and Liang Xu followed him out.
Lin Xiao Tian hadn't expected Liang Xu to be so easily fooled. He had left the hostage so readily. Without the hostage, Liang Xu wasn't as formidable. The only problem now was the timed bombs. Lin Xiao Tian believed the police would find a way to deal with them; his task was to lure Liang Xu away.
Liang Xu fired many shots, none of which hit Lin Xiao Tian. They both reached the fourth-floor hall. The glass of the hall had been covered with cardboard by Liang Xu, presumably to prevent police snipers. Outside was an open-air swimming pool, and beyond that, the rooftop.
Just then, Liang Xu suddenly produced a small remote control.
"Xiao Tian, don't move around. If I press this remote, they will all die," Liang Xu said calmly to Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian didn't try to escape anymore, but he was ready to fight back. Liang Xu now only had one bullet left. As long as Lin Xiao Tian avoided vital spots, this shot wouldn't cause him significant harm.
Lin Xiao Tian could then use this opportunity to subdue Liang Xu and, by extension, control the remote in his hand.
The next moment, Liang Xu made his move.
Bang!
A bullet whistled through the air.
This was followed by a crisp sound.
Lin Xiao Tian was unharmed, but the glass in the hall shattered.
Sunlight streamed through the cracks, illuminating Liang Xu's face.
Lin Xiao Tian, quick-handed, shot a dart at Liang Xu, incapacitating him.
But a wave of heat suddenly came from behind him.
Lin Xiao Tian instinctively dodged to the side. The next moment, a bullet pierced through the hall.
Pfft!
The bullet struck Liang Xu in the abdomen. Liang Xu fell to the ground but did not die immediately.
Lin Xiao Tian snatched the remote and immediately contacted the police outside, telling them to enter and rescue the hostages, and also to prepare bomb disposal experts.
Then, Lin Xiao Tian glanced at Liang Xu, who still had a flicker of consciousness, clearly holding on.
"Xiao Tian, you don't need to worry about the bombs. As long as the remote isn't pressed, the bombs won't detonate," Liang Xu said with all his might.
Lin Xiao Tian sighed, "Why did you put yourself through all this?"
Liang Xu's injuries were clearly untreatable, and he could only wait for death.
Liang Xu, however, smiled, his smile radiant in the sunlight.
"Xiao Tian, I'm going to die. Can you stay and talk with me for a while longer?"
He didn't reply, but he didn't leave either.
"Xiao Tian, I'm sorry."
Lin Xiao Tian took a deep breath, not answering him.
"You must hate me for making those unreasonable demands just now, right?"
Lin Xiao Tian still didn't reply.
Liang Xu wasn't angry and patiently continued, "Do you know? Besides me, there were more than just extras around you. Yang Wei from East Street, me, even a local thug who had a change of heart – they could all be extras."
After speaking, Liang Xu coughed up blood.
As death approached, Lin Xiao Tian couldn't bear to watch and used a towel to wipe his face.
Liang Xu looked at Lin Xiao Tian gratefully, then looked at him with a serious expression, "But, besides them, there are others among the extras. Some you would never suspect, like..."
Hearing Liang Xu's words, Lin Xiao Tian frowned.
"Why should I believe you?"
"Heh heh, I'm dying anyway. Believe it or not, that's up to you. This will be my repayment to you. Xiao Tian, do you want to find Fang Wen Hua? You can start there."
Lin Xiao Tian was stunned for a moment.
He thought back to his previous experiences. Indeed, as Liang Xu said, everything had been too unreasonable.
"Why... why didn't you tell me directly?" Lin Xiao Tian asked.
"Can't alert the enemy. Xiao Tian, to achieve your goal, you must learn to endure, learn to sacrifice. Only by dying openly will they not misunderstand," Liang Xu's voice grew weaker.
Lin Xiao Tian looked at Liang Xu. "I promise your previous request. I will take good care of your children."
"Thank you."
Liang Xu fell silent completely.
Not long after, the police arrived at the scene.
The police were also immensely relieved. They hadn't expected Liang Xu's bombs to be detonated solely by the remote control in his hand. With Lin Xiao Tian taking the remote, the bombs had lost all their power.
Lin Xiao Tian was no longer listening to what the others were saying. His mind was filled with Liang Xu's last words.
Outside the crowd, Bai Xue found Lin Xiao Tian and fearfully burrowed into his embrace, but Lin Xiao Tian showed no reaction.
"I'm so scared!" Bai Xue looked at Lin Xiao Tian pitifully.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled slightly and stroked her head.