Chapter 157
When Herman arrived at Leandro’s apartment, he was dead set against Leandro’s decision to personally deliver the ransom.
But nobody, including Herman, could change Leandro’s decision
As he helped Leandro put on his bulletproof vest and tracker, he muttered under his breath, “Who the hell is this Seraphina? She’s a real trouble magnet. It wasn’t long ago that we had that Balch incident, and now you’re risking your neck for her again…”
Leandro gave him a side–eye, “Do you think that’s appropriate talk for a cop?*
Herman looked back at him, then at his own actions, saying. “Do you think this is appropriate? You’d better come back in one piece this time. If anything happens to you, I’ll pay for it with my future.”
With all the preparations complete, Leandro didn’t respond, but turned to leave.
“Leandro Herman was still worried, “we’re not sure if the kidnapper has any other motives. Be careful. I’ll be right behind you. If anything goes wrong, you have to let me know asap”
Leandro nodded, turned to leave, but suddenly looked back
Up on the second floor, Valerio was sitting on the floor, hands gripping the railing, watching him with hopeful eyes.
After a brief eye contact between the father and son, Leandro finally left.
Valerio’s grip on the railing tightened, but he remained sitting quietly
Leaving the apartment, Leandro met up with Keen at a nearby bank, collected the prepared money, said a few words to Keen, and then drove off.
Keen watched the car leave nervously. A minute later, Herman’s car stopped in front of him and Keen immediately got in.”
to take place at a construction site in the outskirts. It was desolate, making it easy to hide and observe the surroundings, and also easy for a quick
to driving alone
his attachments, but this situation just came at him, and he felt he had
in front of the building, then got
surrounding was eerily quiet, with no sound other than the wind.
by the car for a few seconds, saw no sign of
of steel and concrete was equally deserted, with no safety measures at doors, windows, or stairs. Leandro ascended the 16 floors,
a lone chair, and on that chair sat Seraphina She was bound to it, yet her face remained uncovered–no blindfold or gag in sight. Her demeanor was eerily calm, almost as if she thought
echoed, Seraphina lifted her gaze. Spotting Leandro, she chuckled,
locked eyes with her briefly. Without a word, he dropped a bag of
a warning, her face steady, “There’s a bomb strapped to my hand. I have no idea when it’ll detonate. I’d hate for you
a moment after hearing her words,
out again, “This is
walked straight up to her, checked her safety, and then looked at
homemade bomb, remotely controlled, meaning it could
down next
tools from his
became instantly nervous, “Leandro, don’t mess around! These people are obviously targeting you. As long as you leave, I’ll be fine! What are
bulletproof vest. A bomb this small won’t kill
Seraphina was speechless
“Can you at least remove the bomb
after all, not wearing a
afraid to
not afraid, Seraphina replied, “But dying for your sake, I
defusing the bomb, then said, “Even if you don’t
left speechless.
mechanisms at a glance, and defusing it was a breeze. In less than two
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