Chapter 49

"Hey, I'm here." Zheng Xiaotian dialed the number and said.

"Got it." The other end of the line replied.

Suddenly, Zheng Xiaotian became alert. Got it? How did the other party know it was him?

"There's no need to look around. I'm talking about you, the one in the BMW."

"How do you know it's me?" Zheng Xiaotian asked curiously.

The other end paused. He figured that the largest denomination of Hong Kong dollars was five thousand, so a roll would be five hundred thousand, and two hundred rolls would be one hundred million. According to the exchange rate, a bit more than two hundred rolls would be one hundred million RMB, which wasn't much.

Most importantly, the man on the phone didn't think Zheng Xiaotian could pull any tricks. Besides, they were well-prepared and had nothing to fear from him.

"Alright, get out of the car and walk straight ahead. There's a tall tower in front of you. Go inside, leave the money, and then you can take the person with you." With that, the call ended.

Zheng Xiaotian looked at the disconnected call, shook his head, and put his phone away.

With two clicks, Zheng Xiaotian closed the car door, picked up the bag of money, and walked toward the tall tower as instructed.

Currently, the situation Zheng Xiaotian faced was extremely unfavorable. The tower had five floors, and from the second to the fifth floor and the rooftop, it was possible for snipers to be everywhere. He was on an open field with no place to hide. If anyone else were in this situation, they wouldn't be able to pull any tricks.

"Master, at least five heavy weapons are aimed at you, and high-explosive weapons have been detected." The butler system activated.

"Do these weapons pose a threat to you?" Zheng Xiaotian asked.

"Heavy weapons are not much of a threat to me. High-explosive weapons are somewhat threatening. Therefore, I suggest neutralizing the high-explosive weapons if necessary." The butler suggested.

"Alright, focus on the high-explosive weapons if the fight starts." Zheng Xiaotian said.

Zheng Xiaotian thought that high-explosive weapons were things like rockets and grenades. If they were detonated as soon as he entered, the tower would collapse, and everyone inside would die. He didn't believe that the hostage would be released just because he paid the money. However, he was certain that as long as the money wasn't in their hands, they wouldn't harm Lin Ziyuan. So, he needed to keep them alive.

Zheng Xiaotian slowly walked into the five-story tower.

It was so quiet that not a sound could be heard.

A man slowly walked out, holding a submachine gun pointed at Zheng Xiaotian. As he walked, he said, "Kid, don't move. Now, I need to inspect the goods."

"Go ahead!" Zheng Xiaotian turned and smiled at him.

The man looked at Zheng Xiaotian's smile and felt that it was a bit too relaxed. Didn't he see the submachine gun pointed at him? Did he think it was a toy?

The man shook his head, dispelling those thoughts, and slowly approached Zheng Xiaotian.

The man opened the bag on the ground. His eyes widened. Yes, he saw the money, but he had no idea which bank's currency it was. It was in ten-thousand denominations. Japanese yen or South Korean won?

"Damn!"

Puff!

Zheng Xiaotian moved. In an instant, a knife appeared in his hand and sliced the man's neck.

Why did the man say "damn"? In his last moment, he saw the words "Underworld Bank" on the money. Damn, it was underworld currency.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The guns that were already aimed at him started firing.

"Armor, activate!" Zheng Xiaotian shouted.

Helmet, body, arms, and legs. The armor immediately enveloped Zheng Xiaotian. The sound of bullets bouncing off the armor was continuous.

"What the hell is this?" A man was stunned. He quickly picked up the walkie-talkie to report the situation.

Puff!

A small hole appeared in the man's forehead, a hole that even revealed the wall behind it.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Zheng Xiaotian raised his hands, and the submachine guns on his hands opened fire. He attacked with precision.

Cover was hard to break, but not impossible. A few more bullets would do the trick.

At the cost of twenty percent of his bullets, Zheng Xiaotian successfully eliminated six out of the seven ambushers.

"Master, the signal to be sent has been intercepted! The content is, 'We are ambushed.'"

"Great job!" Zheng Xiaotian said, "Lock onto the signal source and find the last one."

"Master, I have already locked onto and tracked the target. I have good news and bad news to tell you."

"Cut the crap, just say it." Zheng Xiaotian said.

"The good news is that I found the target. The bad news is that the target is surrounded by high-explosive devices. The safest option is to detonate the high-explosive devices now. I don't recommend you getting closer." The butler said, "Because, if all the high-explosive devices detonate together, the impact would be a significant threat to the armor."

"Everyone is dead except for this one. No matter what, I need to go and check." Zheng Xiaotian said.

Zheng Xiaotian took one step at a time, heading to the fifth floor. As he moved, the armor on his body disassembled at his command.

Second floor, third floor, fourth floor, fifth floor.

Zheng Xiaotian stepped onto the fifth floor and stood in the attic. He looked around and saw several mountain guns aimed at him, and a man crouching with a rocket launcher on his shoulder. It seemed like a final showdown, but the man's trembling fingers betrayed his fear.

"I just want to talk to you." Zheng Xiaotian raised his hands and shrugged, "See, I'm being sincere, I even took off my armor. Am I afraid of you? No, I'm not."

The man felt the pressure intensify.

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