wavenovel Chapter 80: I don't know how they started fighting.
Chapter 80: I don't know how they started fighting.
Just as the standoff was reaching its peak, a voice came from the corner: "Are you still going to fight?"
The entire fight took place in the living room of the unfinished apartment. Although the fight was extremely fierce, it did not involve the hostages. Chen's mother, who was currently the most relaxed person in the house, had her duct tape come off at some point, and her voice was a little hoarse, but her tone had a casual air of enjoying the show: "Hey, I saw that delivery guy lying on the ground, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
The bearded man, whose eyes were already throbbing with pain, was enraged by her sarcastic remark. He gritted his teeth and roared, "Shut up!"
He was furious. Because of kidnapping this person, he had lost most of his life, ending up with one seriously injured and two disabled, while the hostage just stood by and made sarcastic remarks.
The Mediterranean man standing nearby didn't dare to delay and immediately rushed over to check on the delivery man's condition: "Brother, Shanzi is still breathing."
"Can't I even speak? I advise you to take him to the hospital right away." Chen's mother turned her head and saw the delivery man's face covered in blood, feeling a little sorry for him, but she forgot about the time she hit him on the head with a frying pan earlier.
"Big brother, we have to save Shanzi quickly, he can't hold on much longer." The Mediterranean man squatted on the ground, anxiously asking the bearded man. At first, although they knew Li Mo was very powerful, they thought that even if they turned against him, the four of them could still handle him. But now they have finally realized that Li Mo's terror lies not only in the power of his superpowers, but also in his extremely rich practical experience and his analytical mind during the fight.
So the fight had escalated to this point, and the kidnappers were starting to get scared. But the bearded man was thinking that he had already lost two brothers today, and if he didn't take this opportunity to kill Li Mo, things would only get worse once Li Mo recovered.
Just as he was weighing his options, Li Mo, who had been squatting on the ground panting, suddenly stood up.
Mediterranean's expression changed drastically, and he quickly retreated to the side of the bearded man, ready for battle.
Li Mo took a slow step forward, instantly imposing an aura that enveloped the entire area. A fine layer of cold sweat broke out on the bearded man's forehead; his composure was crumbling, and he spoke first.
"Li Mo, we are both seriously injured now, and neither of us can do anything to the other. How about we stop here? Your injuries are not light either, and you won't come out on top if we continue fighting."
"Is that so?" Li Mo smiled faintly and took another step forward.
The bearded man completely lost his composure and hastily backed down: "We'll leave immediately, release the hostage right away, and we won't cause any more trouble!"
Having fought this far, the bearded man knew that the plan to exchange Tong Ying for hostages had completely failed. With their own side riddled with wounded, they were simply incapable of moving the hostages, let alone getting past Li Mo. Continuing the stalemate would only result in total annihilation.
Li Mo pondered for a few seconds in silence, then nodded slightly.
"I'll let you off the hook today because of our past working relationship. Get out of here."
The bearded man dared not utter another word and quickly turned to help up the blind, groaning man with glasses. The bald man bent down, carried the unconscious deliveryman on his back, and turned to leave.
"You're leaving already?"
Chen's mother's voice rang out again, particularly irritating to the kidnappers. They immediately quickened their pace, wanting only to escape this dangerous place as quickly as possible.
"etc."
Li Mo spoke up.
The kidnappers tensed up. They could ignore the woman's words, but they dared not ignore Li Mo's voice. They immediately stopped all their movements and turned to look at him.
"Give her her things back." Li Mo's voice left no room for argument.
The bearded man was taken aback by what he heard and didn't react. The bald man, however, was quick-witted. He immediately put down the deliveryman on his back, reached into the man's pocket, took Chen's mother's phone, and gently placed it on the ground.
Li Mo nodded slightly.
The group dared not linger, and once again helped each other up and carried each other away, hurriedly fleeing the unfinished house.
As the figures of the group completely disappeared through the doorway, Li Mo's body, which had been forcibly supporting him, instantly gave way, his legs buckled, and he collapsed heavily to the ground with a thud.
Chen's mother quietly watched the commotion in the living room. She knew very well that the man who had saved her was clearly in cahoots with those kidnappers, but she didn't know why they had turned against each other.
"Hey, are you still alive?"
Chen's mother called out several times before Li Mo on the ground stirred slightly. With his last bit of strength, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a dagger, and threw it precisely into the inner room, where it landed near Chen's mother.
The sudden throwing knife made Chen's mother tense up, her body instantly stiffening.
Immediately afterwards, Li Mo's weak and hoarse voice came: "Cut the rope with a knife. Your cell phone is on the living room floor. After you untie it, call your son."
"Are you going to let me go?" Chen's mother still couldn't believe it.
Although she knew the person in front of her meant her no harm, the fact that he let her go so easily made her feel extremely uneasy.
Believe it or not, it's up to you.
Li Mo struggled to support himself and slowly moved to the wall. He picked up a discarded wooden stick to use as a crutch, barely managing to steady his swaying body. He no longer had the strength to speak.
Inside the room, Chen's mother was also slowly moving her bound body, inching closer to the dagger. Finally, her fingertips touched the cold hilt of the knife. She gripped the dagger tightly with both hands and carefully cut the ropes binding her body.
The blade was incredibly sharp; a moment's carelessness could easily cut her fingers, but she couldn't care less about that at the moment, focusing only on exerting force quickly. A short while later, the ropes binding her wrists snapped.
With her hands free, she immediately bent down and quickly cut the ropes around her ankles. However, after being bound for so long, her blood and qi were severely stagnant, and her legs were already numb and stiff. As soon as she stood up, her legs gave way, and she knelt heavily back on the ground.
She patiently rubbed her legs and moved her joints for a long time until the numbness subsided slightly before she could stand up steadily.
She didn't rush out rashly. She stood still and listened carefully to the sounds outside. Only after confirming that there was no sound outside did she grip the dagger and cautiously walk out of the inner room.
Li Mo was no longer in the living room; only a large pool of blood and his own phone remained on the floor. Chen's mother quickly stepped forward and picked up the phone.
The kidnappers had already changed the SIM card, but she remembered her son's phone number clearly.
Meanwhile, in the office of the Fifth Group of the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities.
Chang Biao was still frantically sifting through surveillance footage for clues, while Sun Tiemei and Chen Shi were filled with anxiety. Neither of them was confident that Li Mo would intervene or whether he could safely rescue Chen's mother. Three full hours had passed since the kidnappers' first phone call, well past the agreed-upon time, and everyone's hearts were in their throats.
Chen Shi was on the verge of a breakdown, and he was restless and unable to sit still.
Just then, his phone suddenly rang.
Chen Shi answered the phone almost instantly, his pent-up panic and anger exploding completely. He roared into the receiver, "What the hell were you doing! Why did it take you so long to call!"
A hesitant yet familiar hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone: "Son? Is that you? Why are you talking so rudely?"
Chen Shi was stunned for a moment.
He was convinced it was another call from the kidnappers, never expecting it to be his mother's voice, and even less that the hostage would use the kidnappers' phone to contact him. His tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and the huge contrast left him speechless for a moment.
Chen's mother spoke quickly, recounting in a few words the bizarre events that had just transpired in the unfinished house, resulting in two deaths and two injuries on the other side, and finally, that she was allowed to leave.
Chen Shi became increasingly confused as he listened, and the five groups of people who had gathered around were also stunned, completely unprepared for this turn of events.
"Mom, do you know where you are right now?" Chen Shi asked hurriedly.
"I don't know the exact address, but it looks like a self-built house in the countryside on the outskirts of the city. It's surrounded by empty land and there's hardly anyone around," Chen's mother replied truthfully after looking around.
Sun Tiemei immediately stepped forward and took the phone, her tone calm and composed: "Auntie, please keep the call connected and don't hang up. We'll locate your position using your phone number."
Su Xiaohe contacted the technical department for help, and the precise location was transmitted back in just a few dozen seconds.
Jinjialing, located in the eastern part of the city, is a rural area 20 kilometers away from the city center.
The situation was urgent, and Su Xiaohe was driving this time, mainly because she drives fast.
The group rushed to Jinjialing and entered the unfinished house. They found Chen's mother huddled in a corner, cautiously observing her surroundings. She only relaxed when she saw Chen Shi.
"I don't understand these people either. They started fighting for no reason. Several of them fell down while they were fighting, and in the end, the remaining people all ran away." Chen's mother was still agitated and spoke quickly.
Looking at the large patches of still-wet blood on the ground and the signs of a fight on the walls, Sun Tiemei instantly realized that Li Mo must have been the one who made the move.
The fat man stroked his chin, clicking his tongue in amazement: "These kidnappers are really bizarre. They kidnapped someone and they still started fighting amongst themselves. Are they kidding me?"
After saying that, he turned to Chen Shi and teased, "Xiao Shi, tell me the truth, did you inherit that outrageous ability from your aunt?"