Lamouchi wore an expression of pure rapture. He tilted his ear as if to listen intently, then turned to me with a smile and said, "Did you hear that? The sound of that siren... is there any sound more beautiful than that?"
Then he looked at me and said, "Actually, I admire people like you. You are very brave, but unfortunately, you are my enemy." He paused for a moment and then said calmly, "Moreover, you killed my brother."
“It’s very simple. The situation is under your control now. If you want to kill me, you can do it with just a word,” I replied calmly.
"Oh... I forgot to mention, my brother and I have never gotten along well." Lamuch smiled slightly, then looked up at the sky outside.
The night is beautiful tonight. Countless lights twinkle in the distance of the city…
"What a pity. In a city like this, you can no longer see those pure starlight." Lamuch seemed a little regretful: "You see, I'm still a very polite person. I had my people prepare hot chocolate for your girlfriend. Of course, I just don't like doing meaningless things."
Then, gazing into the distance, he seemed to murmur, "What a pity... that we won't have the chance to see that pristine starry sky before we die. In such a big city... it's just too..."
I didn't hear what he said after that, but my heart sank!
From his words, it was clear that this guy was prepared to die!
Then, Ramuchi walked over to one of his men, pulled out a pistol from his waist, and fired three shots in quick succession in the direction of me and Lei Xiaohu!
I didn't move! The bullets flew between where Lei Xiaohu and I were standing, and all of them hit the tempered glass behind us!
Despite being tempered glass, it's not bulletproof or blast-proof! After being hit by three bullets at such close range, the glass shattered with a loud crash!
Lamouchi suddenly grabbed a chair from the room, raised it with both hands, and slammed it down hard against the glass.
In just a few moments, the huge floor-to-ceiling glass window collapsed and shattered!
The sixtieth floor is at least two hundred meters above the ground! At that height, the wind outside is incredibly strong! A powerful gust of wind immediately rushed in from outside, causing many hostages to scream in alarm! Many people's hair was blown into disarray! A strong gust even made it difficult for people to open their eyes!
Lamouchi pointed casually to a corpse on the ground… It was a waiter, the one who had escaped with us and was shot in the leg, but he was already dead before I entered this room. Considering the tissue Lamouchi had been holding earlier, used for wiping blood… it was clear he had been killed.
"Throw it down."
Lamuch gave a simple order, and immediately someone went over, picked up the body, walked to the window, and threw it out!
Soon, I felt several powerful searchlight beams shining up from below, illuminating our room as bright as day! Faintly, the corpse fell down, and I could almost hear the sound of its bones hitting the ground!
And then, a chorus of exclamations came from below!
Lamouchi looked at me and asked, "Don't you think this voice is beautiful?"
I stared at him coldly.
Lamouchi looked at me, then his eyes turned cold: "A hero should die a hero's death... So, I will give you a chance to shock the world!" He seemed to be smiling, then said calmly, "Look, there are probably countless cameras pointed at us from below right now."
After saying this, Lamouchi turned and left, leaving behind the words, "Let them jump."
Soon, several terrorists surrounded us, their dark gun barrels pointed at me and Lei Xiaohu. Yang Wei sat on the ground, guns also pointed at her. Her body was trembling violently, and tears were streaming down her face.
Lei Xiaohu and I exchanged a glance.
Then I looked at the sky... Am I really going to die here today?
Some people say that when a person is dying, they think of many, many things... But strangely enough, at this moment my heart is calm, even ethereal, as if I am not in front of a 61-story building.
"Uncle-Master, this trip to America has been incredibly unlucky." Lei Xiaohu actually gave me a wry smile.
We stood on the broken windowsill, slowly moving forward under the pressure of gun barrels behind us. When we reached the edge, countless screams came from below, and the lights shone on us.
So... he's dead?
I gave a blank smile, then Lei Xiaohu and I looked at each other. He suddenly smiled at me, and then we both jumped at the same time...
Part Two: The Road to Success, Chapter 151: Strong Reinforcements!
Yang Wei immediately jumped up from the ground, but someone grabbed her right away. I heard Yang Wei let out a heart-wrenching cry.
Hmm, as far as I can remember, since I've known Yang Wei, she seems to have never had such intense emotions before...
I was suspended in mid-air, and I could almost hear Yang Wei's desperate cries... I really don't understand why I could remain so calm and collected while listening to and thinking about these things...
The strong winds high above stung my face. Lei Xiaohu was still holding my arm as we plummeted rapidly through the air. The gale-force winds made it impossible for me to open my eyes, and all I could hear was the howling of the wind... I could even almost hear the screams of the police officers and the crowd below...
Well, witnessing someone jump off a building is a scene that's not common in everyday life.
Just then, I suddenly felt Lei Xiaohu hug me from behind like an octopus. His legs wrapped around my thighs, and one arm tightly reached from under my armpit to my chest, grabbing me... Then, I heard a soft... whooshing sound...
When I opened my eyes, I saw a small, round suction cup, no bigger than a bowl, shoot out rapidly from Lei Xiaohu's belt and immediately attach to the glass surface of the building. A rope, only as thick as ordinary hemp rope, connected the suction cup to the belt; I couldn't tell what it was made of. I heard what sounded like a winch turning rapidly…
Finally, after falling about fifteen meters, suddenly, our bodies jolted violently in mid-air!
I heard Lei Xiaohu cry out in pain! He suddenly loosened his grip on my legs and hands, but he immediately endured the pain and hugged me tightly!
The belt around his waist made a dull, twisting sound, tightening around his waist... Fortunately, the belt was wide, so the area of force was not too small, and Lei Xiaohu was wearing it outside his pants... But the powerful inertial force of our two falling downwards still made the belt tightly hook around Lei Xiaohu's waist!
Lei Xiaohu was in so much pain that his cries were trembling!
The rope on the belt was attached to the circular suction cup that Lei Xiaohu had shot out, and that suction cup was attached to the exterior glass about fifteen meters above us...
Due to inertia, we both paused for a moment, then bounced up again, and then fell... just like swinging on a swing! The weightless feeling of suddenly falling and bouncing up in mid-air made me dizzy.
A gasp of surprise came from below. Countless searchlights shone down on us!
"Uncle-Master..." Lei Xiaohu was panting heavily. The combined weight of the two of us, plus the inertia of falling, almost broke his waist! Even so, Lei Xiaohu was probably injured!
I felt his arms were getting weak, so I wrapped my arms around him. We swung in mid-air for a few moments. Then the rope gradually stabilized…
My mind raced, the feeling of being on the verge of disaster, yet suddenly escaping death at the last moment, made my mouth so dry I couldn't even swallow.
"Down there!!" I managed to speak through the howling wind. Lei Xiaohu had no strength left and was completely clinging to me.
I spotted a glimmer of hope about five or six meters away from us!
It was an exposed elevator platform on the outside of the building, probably used by exterior cleaners to clean the building's exterior glass. The platform was about three meters long and one meter wide, a rectangular, all-metal structure. It was surrounded by railings, with steel cables and rollers hanging from it.
"Hold on, Xiao Hu!" I gritted my teeth and bit my tongue hard, which cleared my head a little, which was still a bit dizzy from the strong wind. I held onto Lei Xiao Hu tightly and waited quietly for the rope to come to a complete stop... It was really difficult!
Because of the strong wind in mid-air, the two of us were hanging on a thin rope, and we were constantly being blown back and forth by the wind.
I mentally calculated the situation, carefully adjusting my direction as Li Yi gently swayed, while simultaneously trying to free one hand to find a foothold on the building's surface...
Unfortunately, I used both my hands to hug Lei Xiaohu.
"Little Tiger!!" I shouted, "See that place behind us? There's a recessed space between the two glass doors! Can your hand reach there? Try to grab it... We need to stabilize it first!"
"I'll try my best!" Lei Xiaohu replied with difficulty.
At that moment, he was so tightly constricted that he could hardly breathe. After hearing what I said, he tried hard to reach the place behind him, grabbing it twice in a row, but failed. He barely managed to reach it once, but unfortunately, the glass surface of the building was too smooth, and he couldn't get a grip.
Lei Xiaohu was in so much pain that he didn't even have the strength left: "Otherwise, let's just stay here and wait for the police to come and rescue us... This is probably the thirtieth floor, the police can break the window from the inside and pull us in."
I was about to agree when I heard a soft, crisp sound from above. Looking up, I saw that the rope pulling us seemed to be about to snap...
I quickly replied, "I have no objection... but it looks like this rope probably won't last until the police arrive!"
The suction cup, though still firmly attached to the building's surface glass, didn't necessarily have the same sturdiness as the outer layer of glass! I could vaguely hear the glass cracking, a sound that, at this moment, felt like an invisible knife cutting into my heartstrings!
The rope pulling us was clearly made of some unknown material, and at this point, it was starting to lose its grip; some thread-like strands on its surface were slowly breaking off...
"Little Tiger... where did this thing that's hanging us on come from? Can it support the weight of both of us?" I asked, panting.
"I don't know... I guess I can handle it." Lei Xiaohu gasped in pain. "This is a secret agent tool used by 007. I've seen 007 use this kind of thing in the movies; it can lift a car up!"
“But this isn’t a real spy tool, it’s just a movie prop…” I took a breath and said with a wry smile, “But it’s still pretty impressive that it can support the weight of both of us.”
"Of course, this...this is a highly realistic movie prop! I've seen them in Paramount's movie prop store before, and one costs several thousand dollars! I've wanted to buy one for a long time, but I never had the money. I was so lucky to find one up there just now." Lei Xiaohu said haltingly, inhaling deeply, as he tried to reach the support point on the building.
I tried to move my body in small, coordinated movements to match his, because I dared not move too much now. Although this tool saved our lives, it wasn't a real spy tool after all, and it couldn't be as sturdy as those shown in movies.
Finally, I heard the rope make that heart-stopping sound again! Looking up, I saw that a section of the rope was extremely fragile. It had broken into thin, thread-like strands, with only a very thin strip connecting them. It looked like it wouldn't last much longer!
Even more terrifying, I heard voices above my head. About twenty meters up, I saw two terrorists sticking their heads out of the machine and realizing we were still alive! Then I heard the sound of gun bolts being pulled back…
I know we can't waste any more time! Otherwise, even if the rope doesn't break, we might not fall to our deaths, but we'll probably be shot dead!
At the same time, I cursed the police for their slow response!
There are at least a thousand eyes watching us hanging in mid-air, and we're currently about thirty stories high. This place isn't under terrorist control. The police could easily come inside the building and shoot through the glass to rescue us!
Of course, I understood that, despite my inner turmoil, the police wouldn't arrive so quickly. Although only the top two floors of the building were under control, it was impossible for the police to guard every single floor of a 62-story building. At this moment, many officers were probably already on standby on the 60th floor, ready to take action.
It's quite normal that there aren't any police on the 30-something floor. Even if they saw us hanging here and wanted to rescue us, they probably wouldn't be able to act quickly... After all, the elevator has been destroyed, and climbing the stairs on two legs, especially to a height of over 30 floors, probably wouldn't be something that could be done in a short time.
We can't wait any longer! Lei Xiaohu had almost grabbed onto that dented spot on the building outside again, but his hands were sweaty from nervousness, and he slipped and lost his grip. Just then, a bullet grazed my cheek! Then the terrorists above started firing at us without hesitation!
Because we were swaying slightly in mid-air, the bullets didn't hit us, but several shots struck the metal edge of the building next to us, sending sparks flying! And I was worried that these people would shoot us through the ropes... that would be the end of us!
I gritted my teeth, focused on the lifting platform below, and shouted, "Little Tiger, hold on tight!"
Then, I straightened my body with all my might and swung the rope around as hard as I could. Using the momentum of the rope to get close to the building, I pushed off the surface of the building with both legs...
We were incredibly lucky! Just then, the rope finally snapped completely! And in that instant, I had already pulled myself up! I aimed at the elevator platform below and fell...
Actually, the elevator was quite a distance away from us, and it was in mid-air. With the wind blowing, I could only rely entirely on my instincts and take the risk! The chances were at most fifty percent.
I felt my body suddenly plummet downwards. At that moment, I could only resign myself to fate and involuntarily closed my eyes...
Bang!!!
I felt my shoulder hit the ground first. It slammed heavily onto the metal plate, and the pain almost made me bite my lip until it bled! And Lei Xiaohu was still on top of me!
It's done! My heart leaped with excitement, and I instinctively reached out to grab something beside me. Sure enough, I managed to grab a metal railing handle... We finally jumped onto the lift!
Lei Xiaohu was still clinging to me, but his legs were dangling over the railing. We both struggled to our feet immediately, the sound of bullets still ringing out overhead; the terrorists hadn't given up on killing us.
Fortunately, the platform was positioned slightly off-center, limiting the terrorists' field of vision when firing at us. So while bullets whizzed by, none hit us.
Although the lift platform was made of metal, it still shook violently after we both crashed down on it. I even heard a screw snap. I quickly stood up, grabbed the railing, and then punched the glass next to me…
Bang!!
This is a window of the Yishan Building; it's definitely made of tempered glass, incredibly sturdy! I punched it, and it didn't even break. Not a single crack! Instead, the impact made my hand ache.
Lei Xiaohu was completely exhausted; he could barely stand, clutching his waist tightly with one hand. I knew he must have been injured when he was being strangled!
I steadied myself by holding onto the handrail, spread my legs slightly apart, inhaled and exhaled, and with a heavy blow, punched the glass!
Click... Click...
A faint cracking sound came, and finally, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the glass. Seeing that it was working, I didn't stop, continuously punching the glass!
I threw seven or eight heavy punches in one go, and finally the glass shattered with a loud crash! My right hand was already broken and bleeding.
I didn't care about anything else. I picked up Lei Xiaohu and threw him into the building. Then I leaped inside myself.