Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 245 A Farewell by a Twist of Fate

Every passing second felt like a dull knife cutting into Lin Zhao's heart.

She looked at Shen Tong anxiously, begging her to quickly mobilize police to No. 27 Bingjiang Road, as her sister's fate was unknown.

Shen Tong looked troubled, but his eyes held a deep, unfathomable look: "Lin Zhao, mobilizing police forces is no small matter. It can't be that just because you say so, I'll lead a swarm of police cars to the address you mentioned."

Lin Zhao looked at Shen Tong, her eyes filled with pleading: "Officer Shen, please, my sister might die! Please call the police and save her!"

Shen Tong nodded slightly and gently comforted her, "Don't worry, I will do my best, but the source of this address you mentioned... needs further consideration..."

"It was the kidnappers who called my sister-in-law, it's Han Xi, yes, yes, she's already gone!" Lin Zhao said, stepping forward to grab Shen Tong's hand and trying to pull her out.

Shen Tong felt a headache coming on. Her eyes glanced at the lock on the interrogation room door. Ugh, this girl came so suddenly that she only had time to fasten the lock.

However, he couldn't take the key and lock the door under Lin Zhao's nose, as that would seem deliberate.

Lin Zhao tried for a long time, but naturally couldn't move Shen Tong.

"Where's Brother Zheng Ming? I can't get through to him on the phone. If you're not going, I can go find him myself!" Lin Zhao looked around, as if searching for something.

"Are you crazy? This is my house. How could a man like him live in my house?" Shen Tong said irritably, shaking off Lin Zhao's hand.

"Fine, fine, if you don't want to do it, I'll go call the police myself..."

“I didn’t say I wouldn’t care,” Shen Tong grabbed Lin Zhao by the collar as the girl turned to leave. “Come back, aren’t you Lu… Han Xi has already left…”

"Yes, she's already gone. Aren't you worried that they're all in danger?" Lin Zhao questioned. She even felt that Shen Tong had ulterior motives, wanting to stall for time and hoping that her sister would die so that she could monopolize her sister-in-law and sister-in-law.

“Then I’ll have to go even later. Aren’t the highlights usually given to the young couple first in these kinds of situations?” Shen Tong said logically. “Besides, it takes time for me to mobilize people. How about this, I’ll change into my police uniform and go with you. We can mobilize people on the way. Is that alright?”

In any case, it's best to send this little girl away first, otherwise it will be very troublesome if the situation at home is discovered.

Shen Tong thought to herself.

Lin Zhao nodded and obediently sat down again.

Shen Tong went into the bedroom to change into her police uniform.

While waiting, Lin Zhao got thirsty and wanted to get a cold drink from the refrigerator. On her way to the kitchen, she passed by the interrogation room and inadvertently glanced at the lock on the interrogation room door.

It turned out that the door lock was engaged.

A strange feeling welled up inside her. She remembered that when she first entered the room, she had seen out of the corner of her eye that the door was slightly ajar.

Now it's not only closed, but also locked.

Could it be that my memory is faulty?

Lin Zhao glanced cautiously at the commotion in the bedroom; Shen Tong probably wouldn't be coming out for the time being.

She pressed her ear against the door, listening intently to the sounds coming from the interrogation room. There were rustling noises inside, as if there were some living creatures there.

Lin Zhao's heart raced, a mix of curiosity and fear welling up inside her, coupled with a strange sixth sense that something was urging her to open the interrogation room door.

In the dimly lit room, the only light source was an old table lamp that flickered on and off, casting dappled shadows on the walls with its dim yellow light.

Xia Lan was tightly bound to a dilapidated chair, her hands aching from the rough ropes, the marks from which had turned bluish-purple.

Her mouth was tightly gagged with a black rag, and she could only make indistinct sobs.

She had been awake for a while and vaguely heard Shen Tong and Lin Zhao talking outside.

Where was she? She tried hard to recall how she got here. After asking Lin Zhao for a favor, she was electrocuted from behind on her way home. Before losing consciousness, she seemed to vaguely see Shen Tong's face.

Unsure, she gently moved the chair, trying to make some noise.

After hearing that Shen Tong seemed to have gone into the inner room, leaving only Lin Zhao in the living room, she cried out in her heart, hoping that Lin Zhao would discover that she was tied up in this house.

The interrogation room latch was gently lowered, and with a soft "click," the door opened a crack.

Lin Zhao cautiously peered inside, and when she realized what she saw, she was so excited and scared that she was speechless for a moment.

"Sister!" she cried out in her heart, and rushed inside.

Her movements were swift and gentle as she untied the ropes binding Xia Lan, soothingly asking softly, "Sister, what are you doing here?"

Xia Lan shook her head. After the cloth stuffed in her mouth was removed, she gasped for breath, feeling like she was about to suffocate: "Shen Tong... might be... the one who kidnapped me..."

What? Lin Zhao was shocked. Didn't this mean they had stumbled into a den of thieves?

She helped Xia Lan up, frowning as she looked at the bruises on her sister's hands and feet from being bound for so long, feeling very distressed.

"Can you walk? Let me help you get out of here first?"

Xia Lan's hands and feet were so numb from being tied up that she could barely stand. She had to rely on Lin Zhao's support: "I can do it, let's go quickly..."

With a crisp click of the barrel being cocked, a dark gun muzzle pointed at the two men.

Lin Zhao and Xia Lan looked towards the door at the same time. Shen Tong was standing there, holding a gun, looking at them like a victorious hunter.

The dark, deep muzzle of the gun seemed like an abyss that devoured life, connecting to Shen Tong's cold, emotionless eyes.

"Officer Shen, what... what are you doing?" Lin Zhao asked in a trembling voice, hoping for a reasonable explanation.

"Shen Tong, are you planning to admit defeat now? Admit that you can't beat me, so you want to get rid of me?" Xia Lan laughed instead of being afraid.

Shen Tong tilted his head and snorted coldly: "Xia Lan, you have a sharp tongue. However, this gun wasn't originally intended for you, but given the current situation, killing you is the only option..."

On the other side, Lu He left No. 27 Bingjiang Road and sped off, but he couldn't contact either Lin Zhao or Shen Tong.

With no leads on Xia Lan, she was frantic, her eyes nearly red with worry. She made a snap decision and headed straight for Shen Tong's residence to personally seek help from Officer Shen…

Lu He had just driven downstairs when he heard a gunshot that rang out through the night sky.