Chapter 0035: I'll Be Your Hostage [Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Collections, Thank You for the Donations]

"Let me be your hostage. What kind of skill is it to bully a little girl?" Lin Yi stood up and said to the bald man in front of him with a calm expression.

Chu Mengyao looked at the man who had just pinned her down with disbelief. He actually stood up for her at this moment? Was he not afraid of death?

Indeed, Chu Mengyao knew that Lin Yi had received a lot of money from her father, but compared to life, no amount of money was worth mentioning. No one cared about their life more, and Chu Mengyao wasn't foolish enough to think that Lin Yi stood up just because of the saying, "If you take someone's money, you should do their bidding."

For a moment, Chu Mengyao felt that Lin Yi wasn't as detestable as before. At the very least, he was a man of integrity. Chu Mengyao asked herself, would Zhong Pinliang stand up in such a situation? Perhaps he would be even more afraid, maybe even cowering with his head down...

Hmm? Why was she comparing Lin Yi to Zhong Pinliang? Chu Mengyao shook off these unrealistic thoughts; now was not the time to think about such nonsense.

"Damn!" The bald man didn't expect anyone to volunteer as a hostage. After all, being a hostage was something people tried to avoid, and this man was actually rushing in?

"Who are you? Did I call for you?" The bald man frowned and glared at Lin Yi viciously. "If you don't want to die, stay out of it!"

"Aren't you just looking for a hostage? Who cares who it is?" Lin Yi shrugged. "Don't worry, I'll cooperate with you!"

"Damn you!" The bald man was furious, thinking how this guy was just ruining his plans. Anger surged in his heart, and he raised his gun to shoot at Lin Yi.

With Lin Yi's current cultivation, even if the bald man fired at such close range, he wouldn't be hurt. Since cultivating the "Xuan Yuan Yu Long Jue," Lin Yi's reflexes had become exceptionally sharp. He slightly dodged to avoid the bullet.

However, just as Lin Yi dodged, he suddenly felt a jolt of alarm! Behind him was a girl, and the bullet was coming from an angle above. If Lin Yi dodged, the bullet would hit the girl behind him, likely causing her serious injury or even death!

Lin Yi gritted his teeth and turned his body back to face the bullet! The bullet grazed his thigh at an angle. Although this level of pain no longer caused him much distress, Lin Yi still frowned.

Fortunately, Lin Yi's positioning was fairly good, and the bullet hit the flesh without damaging the bone.

"Ah!" The crowd involuntarily gasped, and Chu Mengyao and Chen Yushu both covered their mouths! Lin Yi had actually been shot!

However, Chu Mengyao and Chen Yushu saw clearly that Lin Yi could have easily dodged the bullet but chose to take it to protect the girl behind him.

Thinking of this, Chu Mengyao's gaze toward the girl behind Lin Yi was filled with anger.

"Damn, there's really someone who isn't afraid of death!" The bald man was astonished. Was this guy crazy?

"Boss, there are more cops outside..." One of the robbers ran over and whispered to the bald man.

"Damn!" The bald man cursed and pointed his gun at Lin Yi's head. "Since you're willing to be a hostage, let's go together! Ma Liù, watch this guy!"

"Sure thing!" Ma Liù pointed his gun at Lin Yi's head and said, "Kid, who told you to act tough at this moment? Being a hero isn't that easy!"

Lin Yi didn't speak, considering whether to act now or wait a bit. First, the robbers were too scattered, making it difficult to take them down. Second, there were too many civilians, and any large-scale chaos would make it even harder to act.

"Girl, stand up!" The bald man kept his eyes on Chu Mengyao and pointed his gun at her again.

For some reason, Chu Mengyao suddenly wasn't as afraid as before. She stopped Chen Yushu, who wanted to stand up with her, and resolutely stood up.

Chen Yushu had wanted to stand up with Chu Mengyao, but Chu Mengyao's gaze told her to stay back and find a way to save them. So, Chen Yushu naturally didn't act rashly.

"Let's go!" The bald man pressed the gun to Chu Mengyao's head and said.

Lin Yi was puzzled. Why did the bald man keep targeting Chu Mengyao? Was it because he was attracted to her? That was the only explanation Lin Yi could think of, as he couldn't figure out any other reason for the bald man to target her.

Logically, one hostage should be enough. In negotiations with the police, it wasn't about the number of hostages but whether there were any. Even with one hostage, the police wouldn't act rashly.

"Listen up, all the cops outside!" The robber who had been talking to the police stood at the bank's entrance and continued shouting, "Back off a hundred meters, and don't follow us when we leave, or we'll kill the hostages!"

Outside the bank, Song Lingshan frowned upon hearing the robber's demands. She was reluctant to retreat a hundred meters, but thinking of the hostages inside, she sighed and ordered her subordinates, "Fall back!"

Actually, Song Lingshan didn't advocate a large-scale siege of the bank. It only increased the robbers' psychological pressure, making them do something crazy. If they secretly surrounded the bank and followed them, the robbers might not take any hostages.

However, her suggestion was dismissed by the chief as personal heroism, which left her quite frustrated.

The bald man was satisfied with the police's actions. He pointed his gun at Chu Mengyao's head, while Ma Liù pointed his gun at Lin Yi's head, and they left the bank together.

"Yao Yao!" Fu Bo, standing beside Song Lingshan, suddenly saw Chu Mengyao in the robber's hands and was startled, exclaiming.

"Mr. Li, do you know the hostage?" A faint sense of unease rose in Song Lingshan's heart.

"That's Mr. Chu's daughter, Chu Mengyao..." Fu Bo was very nervous. Mr. Chu was on a business trip, and if anything happened to the young miss, he would be in big trouble!

"What...?" Song Lingshan was stunned, her heart racing. How could the robbers coincidentally choose Mr. Chu Pengzhan's daughter as a hostage? The more she feared something, the more likely it was to happen!

Song Lingshan had no choice but to report the situation to the chief via the radio: "Chief, one of the hostages is Mr. Chu Pengzhan's daughter, Chu Mengyao..."

The police chief was also sweating profusely. Hearing that the robbers had indeed chosen Chu Mengyao as a hostage, he was shocked: "Be cautious, extremely cautious. Absolutely do not act rashly!"