Even the surveillance footage, from the moment I left home all the way to the crime scene, captured my face.
This time, I would find an alibi strong enough to shatter those lies!
As I stepped inside, they were just releasing the pregnant woman.
Her legs trembled as she walked out, yet she kept thanking me. “You’re a good person, thank you!”
“If you really want to thank me, help me out once this is over.” I raised an eyebrow.
The pregnant woman froze, still unsure of what I meant. But I was certain she would find out soon enough.
“Get in here!”
The robbers were cautious, always keeping themselves positioned to block the blind spots so the outside world couldn’t see inside.
The moment one of them dragged me in, I received a blow to the head.
“You really aren’t a cop?”
I felt the cold muzzle of a gun pressed against my back.
“I swear I’m not. Check these cuffs yourself, real enough?”
I tried to wiggle my hands, but the cuffs only dug in tighter.
Finally, he stepped around to face me. His expression wasn’t exactly menacing.
He studied me carefully. “Aren’t you afraid of dying?”
The robber frowned as he spoke.
“Why fear death? If I’m afraid of anything, it’s of dying unjustly. But saving people here, that’s not unjust at all.”
I gave a casual shrug.
The robber stared at me blankly for a moment before saying, “You talk like you’ve already been through death itself. We’ll see how tough you are when it’s really your turn!”
“You’re actually right. I have died once before.”
I let out a long sigh.
Recalling my past life, executed as this century’s most vicious serial killer, the resentment inside me threatened to burst through the heavens.
“You’re a lunatic, aren’t you? Get back inside and stay put!”
The robber shot me a strange look.
I couldn’t be bothered to explain. All I needed to do was hold out until nightfall. Then, whether anyone else died tonight or not, it wouldn’t matter to me. There would be countless witnesses here to vouch for me.
Time ticked by and dusk fell.
Outside, the police continued their negotiations with the robber, the standoff growing increasingly tense.
“Cut the fucking bullshit! Give me what I want, or I’ll kill one of them right now to prove my point!”
The robber’s emotions flared.
Though he was alone, the three other hostages besides me were all women, bound together and utterly helpless.
“Calm down, buddy. You don’t seem like a bad guy. You don’t have to push things this far, do you?”
I casually interjected from the sidelines.
The robber’s eyes widened at my words. He yanked me up and shoved me toward the bank’s entrance.
“Listen up! I want a bulletproof SUV!
“You have five minutes to decide. One minute late and I break one of his legs!”
Outside, people were already live-streaming the entire scene, drawing a growing crowd of onlookers.
The standoff had dragged on far too long—by now, even if the police tried to control the narrative, it was too late.
“Wait, isn’t that naked guy Alexander Ravenscroft, the chairman of Brilliant Group?”
“Holy crap, it really is him! I interviewed him back when I worked at the finance channel!”
Hearing the murmurs outside, I finally cracked a smile.
Bring it on, make sure to get a good close-up of me looking handsome!
The news spread like wildfire across the internet.
The kidnappers unexpectedly learned my identity, their eyes widening in disbelief.
“You... you’re the son of that big corporation’s boss?”
