The Dream of Red Mansions III

  Looking at the airport side, the atmosphere has already been divided into two factions. One is led by Su Kai, a serious and tense faction, with team members including his subordinates, Turtle and Hostage, as well as the scattered crowd around them. The other is led by Su Ye, a carefree and leisurely faction, with only one supporter - herself.

  "Wu Qirong, are you stupid? Su Ye didn't look like a negotiation expert at all, but rather someone who was chatting with an old friend. If you didn't know any better, you'd think they had known each other for years and were about to clink glasses together under the moonlight. 'You're just being stubborn, holding hostages won't let you escape even if you run. With today's advanced network, police from all countries can cooperate, do you still think it's the age of drilling wood for fire? Do you think you can hide in a deserted valley for the rest of your life? Even if you escaped to the moon, there would still be satellite surveillance. What's the point of struggling?"

  The hostage who had been held captive for a long time rolled his eyes, and was so angry with this seemingly incompetent negotiator that he almost vomited blood. Just as he was about to express his opinion, Wu Qirong shouted in a loud and rude tone, "Shut up! I want the car! Get me a car!"

  "Hey, I heard your wife is pregnant, right?" Suye suddenly changed the subject, smiling but with a sharp glint in her eyes.

  Wu Qirong's hand holding the gun hesitated, his eyes vigilantly staring at Su Ye. She smiled lightly and made a scratching head gesture, but secretly gave Su Kai a signal. Su Kai, who had been closely watching the situation, suddenly came to life, understanding the signal that Su Ye had successfully diverted Wu Qirong's attention.

  "Don't be so tense, the police haven't found your wife. Although you're a terrible person, I have to say you're a good husband, knowing how to hide her pregnancy perfectly." Seeing his mouth slightly downturned, Su Ye knew he had let out a sigh of relief and smiled, "You want to reunite with your wife, I understand. But have you thought it through? You're a suspect, even if you manage to escape, what then? Your wife will have to live a life on the run with you, and when your child is born, they'll become the son of a suspect too, following you both around in hiding. Wu Qi Rong, your case isn't small, don't think that after ten or twenty years the police will give up. What about your child then? They won't be able to go to school, can't show their face, and won't even dare make friends. Nowadays kids take pride in their parents, especially their fathers, how will you tell him what you did when you were young?"

  "Shut up!"

  "There's a saying that goes, 'Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and the offspring of rats will dig holes.' Do you want to give birth to another little troublemaker? Growing up in such a harsh and frightening environment, how warped his psychology must be! Who knows, when he grows up, he might turn out just like you!"

  "Shut up, you stinky March 8th!"

  "Shut up? You should thank me for telling you so much reason, Wu Qirong. Now that you're following the police back, it's not too late to turn yourself in as a witness and get a lighter sentence. At least then you can tell your child that you know how to admit your mistakes. But what are you doing now? This is openly defying the police! What if you accidentally hurt the hostage again? The nature of the crime will change, and on top of the original crime, you'll add intentional murder. Do you think you'll lose out? Do you want your wife to come to your grave with a big belly?" Su Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, her speech speeding up, clearly trying to provoke him.

  "Shut up, shut up, shut up! You damn well better shut up! I'll kill you first!" Wu Qirong was thoroughly enraged by her words, and the handgun that had been pointing at the hostage suddenly shifted, directly aiming at Su Ye.

  "Sukai!"

  Time was running out, and in the blink of an eye, a gunshot shattered the suffocating air. The next second was Wu Qirong's scream, his hand gun fell to the ground, clutching his wrist as his face contorted in agony. At the same time, Su Ye rushed forward, swiftly pulling away the hostage, kicking the fallen handgun aside. Su Kai and Su Ye worked seamlessly together, from Su Ye provoking Wu Qirong into shifting the position of the gun, to Su Kai, the sharpshooter, firing on cue, and Su Ye pushing the hostage away, all within a matter of mere seconds.

  Time was subtle, in the last second they were still on high alert, but in the next second Wu Qi Rong was surrounded by plainclothes police who rushed forward and arrested him.

  "Sukai you bastard, next time you dare to mess with me like this, I'll skin you alive!" Su Ye complained after the turtle was taken away by the police car.

  Alas, Su Ke, dressed in a police uniform with an air of dignity, didn't take his older sister seriously at all. Instead, he walked towards the hostage and sternly asked, "Ma'am, sorry about this, it's our police department's negligence, are you hurt?"

  The woman who was tidying up her hair patted her chest and said, "It's nothing, I just thought I was participating in the filming of a police and bandit movie."

  Su Ke didn't expect her to say that, and couldn't help but laugh. "No problem then, please come to the police station tomorrow afternoon to make a statement. Here's my card, thanks for your cooperation."

  The woman took the business card, "Su Kai? That's a nice name."

  Su Ke didn't stay in place for too long, and when he looked at his subordinates, he regained his dignity, "Withdraw!"

  "Yes."

  As she passed by Su Ye's side, Su Kai secretly smiled and said in a low voice, "Older sister, you've worked hard."

  "Get out." Su Ye stretched out her hand and slapped him.

  The police car drove away, and the airport's disaster was gradually dispersed by the re-emerging crowd. Su Ye turned around, her footsteps suddenly stopping, a hint of unease flashing across her mind.

  Not far away, a car was parked, and Yeon-woo stood beside it, staring at her with an unblinking gaze. The slanting sunlight cast a tall and imposing shadow of him, his face looking somewhat unsightly.

  His heart skipped a beat, how did he come? Looks like he's been here for quite some time.

  "Brother-in-law!" This voice naturally didn't come from Su Ye's mouth, the "hostage" behind her quickly ran to the front and passionately shouted at Nian Baiyan.

  Su Ye rolled her eyes and snorted coldly, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law", you're calling him in a pretty affectionate tone.

  Nian Baiyan's gaze shifted from Su Ye to the girl who rushed in front of him, and he said lightly, "Why didn't you notify your family before returning home?"

  "I'm not a kid, do I need to be welcomed so grandly?" The woman's smile was as bright as summer flowers. "By the way, my great and busy brother-in-law, how did you have time to come to the airport today? Did you grow a thousand-mile eye and a wind ear to know that I'm returning to Beijing today and came to pick me up on purpose, or is there someone else who made you uneasy?" As she spoke, she smiled and glanced at Su Ye not far away.

  Su Ye gave her a white eye.

  "Get in the car." Yan Bo didn't explain any further, opening the door and looking at Su Ye again. Seeing her turn around to leave, he frowned, "Ye Ye, you get in too!"

  Su Ye couldn't sneak away and could only sigh silently, today was a restricted driving day, when she came to the airport she had to take a taxi and rush all the way. Now she either had to get in Yan Bo's car or follow a large crowd to squeeze onto a bus, or else fight for a taxi. Seeing Yan Bo open the car door and wait for her, his originally serious face looked slightly discolored at this moment, so she took advantage of the situation and got in.

  "I'm not Ye Ye!" As soon as she got on the car, Su Ye's first act of defiance was to correct Yan Bojian's way of addressing her.

  Alas, Yan Bojian, sitting in the passenger seat, didn't take the bait at all and ignored her, opening his mouth only to address the hostage girl, "Ye Lan, I'll send you home first."

  "Alright." The woman called Yelan always had a smile on her face, and it was impossible to tell that she had just narrowly escaped death at the hands of the suspect. After answering Yan Baiyan's words, she nudged Su Ye beside her with her shoulder, "Sis, thanks for just now. If not for you, I might have been done for. By the way, your skills are really impressive, it's a pity you're not a cop."

  Su Ye listened to her finish speaking and said with a bad tone, "Don't get too full of yourself, I'm helping Su Kai not you."

  "What's the point of being a family if we don't help each other?" Ye Lan deliberately got close to her, "So that police officer was Su Kai, I really didn't expect him to have changed so much, he doesn't look like he did when he was young at all."

  "Hey, hey, don't get so close to me! The car is spacious enough, move over a bit!" Su Ye said bluntly.

  Ye Lan ate a closed-door bun and spat out her tongue, then looked at Nian Baiyan, "Brother-in-law, did you offend my sister? Why is she acting like she's eaten gunpowder?"

  Nian Baiyan didn't say a word, but reached out to adjust the rearview mirror. In the mirror, he could see Su Ye's extremely unwilling face, and his thin lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

  "Yelan!" Su Ye spoke up, her eyebrows furrowed in a cold glare. "Don't put on that innocent face, don't you know how annoying you are? What's with the act?" Yelan was the youngest daughter of the Ye family, five years younger than Ye Yuan and Ye Yu. However, Su Ye had always refused to acknowledge their relationship, even if they ran into each other on the street, she would pretend not to see her.

  Never thought she would become a hostage today!

  Why did heaven have no eyes and let her get involved in this matter?

  "Aren't you annoyed with Yeyu? Why are you annoying me too? Have I provoked you in the past few years while I was abroad?" Ye Lan said, intentionally bumping into her again.

  Su Ye dodged to one side, not letting her bump into him. Ye Lan's body and mind were unstable as she lay on the back seat, crying with a sad face towards Nian Baiyan, "Sister-in-law, look at how she is!"

  Nian Baiyan smiled but did not speak.

  After sending Ye Lan back to the Ye's house, Nian Boyan opened the car door and this time he sat directly in the back, wiping away the smile that still lingered on his face, with a frosty air between his eyebrows.

  "Drive." He ordered the driver.

  The car headed in the direction of Guomao.

  Ye Lan left, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly turned cold. Maybe it was because of the air conditioning, but anyway, when Yan Bo Yuan sat in the back seat, she felt extremely uncomfortable, as if every pore on her body was opening up, and all she could breathe in was icy cold air.

  Along with his breath, there was also a hint of coldness.

  He subconsciously sat down beside her, but Su Ye never understood why he suddenly appeared at the airport. Yan Bo didn't say anything immediately, and after driving, he leaned back in his seat, loosened his tie with one hand, and closed his eyes to rest.

  He didn't say a word, his thin lips almost pursed into a sharp line. Su Ye always had an ominous premonition, and after thinking for a moment, he finally spoke up, "Do you know that Ye Lan returned to the country today?" This was the only explanation, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence.

  Nian Baiyan didn't respond, and Jian Yi's face remained expressionless.

  Su Ye lost interest and didn't bother to respond, letting out a sigh as she turned her head to gaze out the window at the rapidly passing buildings. For some reason, her chest was pounding wildly, filled with a premonition that... he had come for her.

  "Your bonus for this month is gone." Suddenly, the always silent Nian Boyan spoke up, his tone calm but extremely hurtful.

  Of course, this refers to his ruthless deduction of Su Ye's bonus, who loves money with her life!

  As expected, the next moment Su Ye let out a shocked cry, "What?"

  Nian Baiyan slowly opened his eyes and said in a leisurely tone, "The Ministry of Finance will give you formal notice."

  "What did I do wrong that you deducted my bonus?" Su Ye's back was straight, coldly speaking to him, "Nian Boyan, you're too much!"

  "Without my permission, if you dare to be absent from your post again next time, I will deduct all of your salary!" Yan Boyan slightly raised his tone, his thick eyebrows furrowed into a stern arc.

  "You, you...you this ruthless exploiter!" Su Ye was truly furious, even her curses were incoherent.

  The driver who had been driving all along couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "What's so funny? Drive your car!" Su Ye said irritably with a wave of her hand.

  Nian Baiyan raised his hand to press the controller, and the soundproof panel slowly rose, separating the driver's seat from the back seat. At this time, his face completely turned cold, "Do you think you have three heads and six arms? Your own work is not done yet, what are you doing causing trouble at the airport?"

  "Causing trouble?" Su Ye was thoroughly annoyed by these words, "You'd better watch it, I saved your wife's sister. Without my 'trouble', she might have been dead already."

  "You think you're the only one who's an expert in negotiation? Are all police officers vegetarians? What are you showing off for?" Yan Baiyan's eyebrows furrowed tighter, his words turning into a scolding tone.

  He hadn't missed the sound of the gunshot, it had echoed in his ears just as he arrived at the airport, buzzing like thunder, and for an instant he felt like he'd been struck by lightning, his whole body trembling. The first thought that flashed through his mind was: Su Ye had been shot.

  What was his mood at that time?

  Tense, shocked, and even... afraid!

  When he saw her lazy appearance in front of him, for a moment, all the miscellaneous flavors were twisted into one feeling: unprecedented anger! He hated to scold her loudly in front of Ye Lan, and even slapped her hard.

  Yes, he was furious and wanted to severely warn her that next time he would strip off her skin!

  Su Ye stared at him, and after hearing this remark, she suppressed her anger and said coldly, "The one at the airport is my brother, the closest person in the world. Even if I die, he can't get into trouble." After finishing speaking, she turned her head to look out of the car window.

  She had a hint of tears in the corner of her eye for an instant, and Yan Bo Yi caught it sensitively. Seeing her stubbornly rub her nose and refuse to look at him again, his heart also skipped a beat, and a thread of emotion quietly spread, slowly overwhelming his rationality. Only he didn't know that this emotion was called: pity.

  "Alright, don't make a habit of it." His tone was slightly softer.

  Su Ye's ears were incredibly sharp, and with a forceful blink of her eyes, she pushed the sadness back. When she turned to face him again, her eyes were filled with expectation, "So, about my bonus..."

  "This month's deduction, otherwise you won't have a long memory." Yan Bojian's gaze turned stern again.

  Su Ye's small face wrinkled, how could this man be so ignorant? Just as she was about to lose her temper, he calmly threw out a sentence, "The cost of tonight's dress can be put on my account."

  "Hmph." She let out a soft snort and said sarcastically, "Is this what they mean by slapping someone and then giving them a sweet date?"

  "So, do you want it or not?" Yan Bojian's mood seemed to have improved a bit.

  "What's wrong with wanting? If the bonus is gone, it doesn't matter. Tonight, I'll just buy a few more skirts to vent my anger and swipe his card clean, kill him!"

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