Chapter 481: Save My Child
Xiao Ye glanced at the child, who was so terrified he was already in a daze.
He truly couldn't bear it.
'Anyone who uses the elderly, pregnant women, or children as hostages is a monster!'
"Alright, I can hand over the key. Let the person go first."
"Impossible! Do you take me for a fool? If I let him go, you won't give it to me!"
"I'm giving you ten seconds. Throw the key over now!"
"Once I'm safely out of here, I'll definitely let him go."
Seeing the knife move a little closer to the child, the people in the crowd hurriedly tried to persuade him. "Young man, whatever grudge you two have, don't drag a child into it."
"Yeah, whatever that key is, just give it to him!"
"That poor kid!"
Xiao Ye's expression remained unchanged as he continued to stare at the kidnapper.
Seeing this, the man roared, "Ten, nine, eight..."
"Save my child!" A woman came stumbling out.
The kidnapper instinctively glanced over. In that brief moment of distraction, a sharp pain shot through his head. His vision went black, and then there was nothing.
Xiao Ye holstered his pistol. "Take your child home. He's still young. Make sure to comfort him so this doesn't leave any lasting trauma."
"Tell him it was all an act today, and he just happened to be chosen to be a child actor."
With that, Xiao Ye left.
The crowd watched his retreating figure.
The few people who had just been berating him looked mortified, wishing the ground would swallow them whole.
Who would have thought that guy actually had a gun!
'Could he be on some kind of special mission?'
「In the crowd.」
A beautiful young woman watched Xiao Ye's back, her eyes filled with adoration.
'Oh my god, she had never seen such a handsome man.'
Not only was he handsome, but more importantly... from drawing his gun to firing, it took two seconds at most.
Yet the shot was dead center, right between the eyes!
The woman clutched at her wildly fluttering heart and quickened her pace to follow him.
「About two blocks later.」
Xiao Ye turned to face the flamboyant and beautiful woman in the red dress behind him. "Stop following me."
"Or I'll assume you're one of their accomplices and kill you."
But the woman wasn't scared in the slightest. In fact, she liked him even more.
She had always wanted to find a dominant man, but while the men around her father were domineering, they were missing something.
Today she finally realized what was missing: the looks, and that air of effortless power.
Their dominance felt forced, even thuggish. But Xiao Ye was different. It was as if that power was etched into his very bones.
"I'm not his accomplice!" The woman hurried to catch up to Xiao Ye, her eyes sparkling. "I just think you're very handsome. Hi, it's nice to meet you. My name is Lanlan."
"I have a teacher from the Dragon Country. He was the one who gave me the name."
"How did you know I'm from the Dragon Country?"
The woman gave a sweet smile. "I don't know. Maybe it's intuition. Or maybe it's that people from the Dragon Country all have this righteous aura about them, and you have it too."
"What's your name? Can we walk together? I'm going this way, too."
"No." Xiao Ye didn't want to deal with anyone here, especially a woman.
"From now on, don't follow me. Or I won't be so polite."
Xiao Ye never went easy on someone just because she was a woman.
The woman pouted, looking both cute and alluring. "No, I'm going to follow you. Unless you tell me your name and where you live."
"I want to get to know you. My teacher once said that if you ever meet someone who makes your heart skip a beat, you have to seize the opportunity, because it might only happen once in a lifetime."
Xiao Ye completely ignored her and kept walking.
The woman had to jog to keep up, chattering nonstop. "My name is Lanlan. I'm twenty-four, and I graduated from the best university in Country N."
"I'm a journalist now. I'm not like other journalists. I don't report on so-called celebrities. I only report on ordinary people."
"Did you know? I aspire to be a real journalist. I want to champion the spirit of journalism."
Xiao Ye had planned to just get in his car, but he didn't expect the woman to hail a taxi to follow him.
She was stuck to him like glue!
The taxi driver, however, thought Xiao Ye was clueless about romance. "A beautiful girl like you is chasing him, and he's not even interested."
"If I were twenty years younger, I'd be chasing you for sure."
The woman covered her mouth and giggled. "Is that so? But I only like him. Please, driver, make sure you don't lose him."
"No matter where he goes or how far he drives, I'll pay you."
"Miss, I can't do that. This taxi is only licensed for the city. If I go outside the limits, I'll be fined. Besides..."
Before he could finish, the driver's face went pale. His lips trembled, unable to make a sound.
A pistol was pressed against his head.
The woman still wore that charming smile. "Can you keep up this time?"
"Yes... Yes! I'll follow him anywhere!"
Satisfied, the woman retracted the pistol and put it back in her small shoulder bag. "I'm terribly sorry. My father gave this to me for self-defense."
"I'm just imitating what my father would do. Please don't be scared. I won't really hurt you."
But no matter what she said, the driver didn't dare say another word. He just obediently followed the car in front.
「A full three hours passed.」
The car finally stopped.
Xiao Ye was getting ready to refuel.
The woman stopped her taxi and immediately sprinted over. "You're so heartless, making me chase you this far."
"I think I'm beautiful, I have a good figure, and I come from a good family. Why won't you stop for me for just a moment?"
"Whatever. Worst case, I'll just quit my job. I just want to follow you."
Xiao Ye was getting really irritated. He looked at the woman. "I'll say this one last time. Stop following me. Get lost!"
"You... How could you say that!" Tears welled up in the woman's eyes. "Don't send me away. Can't you just accept me this once?"
Xiao Ye couldn't take it anymore. He raised his hand and chopped the back of her neck.
The woman slumped limply to the ground.
Xiao Ye looked at the stunned gas station attendant. "Call the police department. Have them come pick her up."
"Okay..."
After refueling, Xiao Ye set off again.
「At the police station.」
The woman didn't wake up for a full two hours.
When she finally understood the situation, her eyes filled with tears. "How could he be so cruel? He actually knocked me out!"
She took out her phone and tearfully dialed a number. "Daddy, someone bullied me, WAHHHH."
"I really like this man, but not only would he not tell me his name, he even knocked me out."
"What!" The voice on the other end of the line roared with fury. "Which blind fool is this? How dare he look down on my daughter!"