A middle-aged man was standing in the centre of the mall with a large knife in his hand. He held it against Jane�s neck and barked at the negotiator, �Don�t try to persuade me. I�ve made up my mind! I don�t want to live, and I want all of you to die with me!�

He wore a series of string bombs around his waist. If he even yanked at the string slightly, the explosion would be enough to destroy the entire mall. It was a critical situation, and everyone there was scared.

The negotiator tried to reason with him. �Sir, please calm down. You can�t resolve anything this way. Just tell us if you�re facing any problems, and we�ll help you.�

�No, you can�t help me. All of you are crooks!� The man yelled, then added piteously, �My house was forcefully snatched away to build a mall. Both my wife and child were reluctant to leave, so they were buried in the ruins. I couldn�t even find their bodies��

The man�s eyes turned wild with rage. �You all love this mall very much, don�t you? Blood for blood!�

The middle-aged man nearly cut Jane�s skin with his knife because he was so worked up.

Jane was terrified, and she sobbed helplessly, �Sir, please don�t hurt me. Just let me go, okay?

Please��

The man looked down at Jane, sadness clouding his gaze. �This world is so unfair� My daughter was around your age when she died. She had a difficult life from a young age, but you�re very different from her. You have an easy life, and your parents are honourable and rich. You grew up in a nice environment��

His eyes turned steely as he sneered, �I saw you and your parents just now. I truly understood how pitiful my family was when I saw your family so happy together� My poor daughter was buried alive, so you can go join her soon. You can serve her and let her enjoy a good life.

Suddenly, Stefan approached the man and said coldly, �You pretend to be righteous, but you actually just want money, don�t you? Such a thing can be easily resolved.�

�Money?� The man was infuriated by Stefan�s words, and scoffed, �Back then, I did want money to give my family a better life but there�s no point now. They�re all dead, so there�s no need for money. I just want all of you to suffer the same fate as them!�

�You can kill us�� Renee�s soft voice came from another corner as she slowly walked towards the man and Jane.

Seeing her, Stefan knitted his brows tightly and uttered icily, �I asked you to go. Didn�t you hear me?�

However, she ignored Stefan and said to the man seriously. �But do you know what kind of consequences you�ll face if you hurt that girl?�

The man�s eyes were fierce as he snarled, �Everyone will die with me. I don�t care about the consequences!�

�I know you don�t care about the consequences, but what about your wife and daughter? Did you ever consider what might happen to them?� Renee asked him calmly.

�Didn�t you hear me?! They�re dead, so I want all of you to die with them!� The man shouted at her.

�Heh! You�re too naive. Death is not the end�� Renee shook her head, smiling as she approached him slowly.

Everyone there was shocked to see her approach him. The man�s body was covered with bombs, so going closer would only mean courting death! JrNovels.com