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 sideeye, 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.”

was desolate, making it easy to hide and observe the surroundings, and also easy for a

the moment he received the call to driving alone here, Leandro had

attachments, but this situation just came at him, and he felt he

parked in front of the building, then got

quiet, with no sound other than

for a few seconds, saw no sign of anyone, and then walked into

steel and concrete was equally deserted, with no safety measures at doors, windows, or stairs. Leandro ascended the 16 floors, step

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

Seraphina lifted her gaze. Spotting Leandro, she chuckled, “You really showed

locked eyes with her briefly. Without a word, he dropped a bag of money and started advancing.

Seraphina’s voice held 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 to get caught in the blast.”

hearing her

called out again, “This is not a joke.

walked straight up to her, checked her safety, and then looked at the bomb on

bomb, remotely controlled, meaning it could explode at

down next to

a small set of tools

around! These people are obviously targeting you. As long as you leave, I’ll be fine! What are you

wearing a bulletproof vest. A bomb this small

Seraphina was speechless

remove the bomb from

was, after all, not wearing a bulletproof

afraid to die?”

I’m not afraid, Seraphina replied, “But dying for your sake, I don’t think it’s worth it, and I don’t want to.”

midst of defusing the bomb, then said, “Even if you don’t want to, suck it

was left

structure was too simple. He understood all the mechanisms at a glance, and defusing it was a breeze. In less than two minutes,

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