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
moment he received the call to driving alone here, Leandro had almost
just came at him, and he felt he had
the building,
surrounding was eerily quiet, with no
a few seconds, saw no sign of anyone, and then
safety measures at doors, windows, or stairs. Leandro ascended the 16 floors,
sat Seraphina She was bound to it, yet her face
echoed, Seraphina lifted her gaze. Spotting Leandro, she chuckled, “You
briefly. Without a word, he dropped a bag of
hand. I have no idea when it’ll detonate. I’d hate for you
a moment after hearing her
again, “This
walked straight up to her, checked her safety, and then looked at the
a simple homemade bomb, remotely controlled, meaning it
next to the
and saw him taking out a small set of tools from his clothes–originally intended for emergencies, but now, was he going to defuse the
These people are obviously targeting you. As long as you leave, I’ll be fine! What are you trying to
a bulletproof vest. A bomb this small won’t kill me,” Leandro said
Seraphina was speechless
remove the bomb from my hand before you defuse
after all, not
afraid
I want to die, of course I’m not afraid, Seraphina replied, “But dying for your sake, I don’t think it’s worth it, and I
the midst of defusing the bomb, then said, “Even if
was left speechless.
too simple. He understood all the mechanisms at a glance, and defusing it was a
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