Jiang He walked straight to the balcony without glancing sideways. The cold wind howled, blowing his hair and the hem of his clothes.
His voice became even softer in the cold wind. "Keep walking north. After crossing two mountains, you'll reach the national highway. My car is parked by the road. The keys are in my coat pocket."
"I can't drive!" Wu Pengpeng grabbed the hem of his clothes tightly, trying to stop him. "Jiang He, if you just throw me out, I can't drive. I'll definitely never escape this mountain..."
Jiang He softly interrupted her. "Then walk back!"
Actually, he originally planned to wait until the last moment to send her away. But it would be getting dark then, and he was worried she'd be scared, so he advanced the farewell by a few hours.
He gave Wu Pengpeng a deep look, put her down, and pried her fingers loose one by one.
Unable to out - argue him, Wu Pengpeng pleaded desperately. "Jiang He, please, don't do this."
This was the first time she'd begged him, but he couldn't grant her wish.
Jiang He held back the sourness welling up in his eyes, reached out to wipe away her tears, and then gave her a gentle push. Wu Pengpeng fell off the high - rise building.
Wu Junyu sensed Jiang He's intention. When he rushed over from the monitoring room, he only saw Wu Pengpeng flying out of his control like a bird.
"Jiang He, you're fucking crazy!" He was furious. He turned back and roared at Wang Cheng behind him. "Tell the people downstairs to stop her!"
"Don't waste your effort." Jiang He slowly walked back and sat down on the chair, looking completely confident. "Do you think I went downstairs this morning just for a stroll?"
He lifted his eyelids and glanced at Wu Junyu, his tone extremely annoying. "I told them that the second young master had ordered that, to prevent anyone from rescuing Miss Wu, they should all withdraw to this floor for an ambush."
He raised his hand to check the time and smiled contentedly. "They should have already left by now."
Wu Junyu glanced at Wang Cheng. Just then, Wang Cheng put down his phone and shook his head at him seriously. All the personnel had already left.
Seeing their little actions, Jiang He said cheerfully, "Wu Junyu, although you're smart and meticulous, you can't make up for having pig - like teammates!"
Since Jiang He arrived, he'd been extremely honest. He'd told Wu Junyu all the company's affairs, even some shady secrets, so that Wu Junyu could hold his life in his hands and gradually relax his guard against him.
At first, Wu Junyu really didn't trust Jiang He and had strictly searched him. But apart from a big bag of snacks, he'd brought nothing.
These past two days, he'd also been monitoring the conversations between Jiang He and Wu Pengpeng, and there'd been nothing unusual. He never expected that Jiang He would pull off such a big scheme right under his nose.
Wu Junyu turned back and roared at Wang Cheng. "Hurry up and go after her!"
"Don't bother chasing." Jiang He tore open the wrapper of a lollipop, squeezed it gently, took out a micro - bomb from it, and waved it at them.
"This is a super - bomb I newly developed. You can take a look. There are such bombs all over the building." His eyes swept across everyone, and his voice sounded like it came from hell. "From now on, if anyone steps out of this floor, I'll detonate them."
Looking at Jiang He's crazy eyes, Wu Junyu couldn't help but panic. "Jiang He, what on earth are you doing?"
Jiang He took out another lollipop from his pocket, tore it open, and popped it into his mouth. He said indistinctly, "I'm going to take you all out at once."
His tone was as calm as if he were saying he was going to take them out for a cup of coffee instead of sending them to hell.
"Come with me!" He squinted at the micro - bomb in his hand, his tone becoming even calmer. "Let's all go to hell together, us people living in the darkness. We can keep each other company."
This was the last thing he could do for Wu Pengpeng, to take away all those who would harm her.
Even if he couldn't be with her in the future, she could live a safe and smooth life.
Wu Junyu gave Wang Cheng a look, signaling him to secretly send someone downstairs to intercept Wu Pengpeng and check if the bombs were real.
Jiang He pretended not to notice their little actions. He got up, walked to the window, and dropped the micro - bomb in his hand.
Half a minute later, there was a loud explosion below. A huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and even those on the upper floors could feel a slight tremor.
Jiang He turned back to look at them, his eyes as cold as ice. "Do you think you can run down ten floors faster than I can press the detonator?"
Seeing that he was really determined to go down together, Wu Junyu didn't dare to provoke him anymore. He advised, "Cousin, don't be so impulsive. Think about your parents, think about your aunt..."
"Wu Junyu," Jiang He interrupted him coldly and sneered. "If you hadn't mentioned them, we could still watch the sunset together and then happily go on our way."
He Qian Shan arrived at the abandoned building amidst the huge explosion. Looking at the billowing smoke in the distance, he ran desperately towards the building.
He'd shortened the mountain - searching time to one day. If he'd come any later, he...
He Qian Shan didn't dare to think anymore. With red - eyed desperation, he ran towards the building.
Seeing that he was rushing towards the explosion site like a madman, Fu Heng quickly grabbed him. "Boss, look over there."
He Qian Shan followed his gaze. There was a person standing by the river not far away. It vaguely looked like Wu Pengpeng.
"Is that her?" He asked in a very soft voice, afraid that just like the countless times he'd had hallucinations in the past few days, once he looked closely, she'd disappear.
Fu Heng knew how desperate he'd been these past few days. Seeing him so anxious and uncertain, his nose couldn't help but turn sour. He replied softly, "Boss, it's Miss Wu."
Hearing the affirmative answer, He Qian Shan felt as if his heart, which had been taken away, was suddenly returned. His chest was filled with the joy of regaining what was lost, and his heart ached from the fullness.
He stood there for a while before staggering towards her and reaching out to catch his little sun.
As soon as Wu Pengpeng landed, she was so frightened by the loud explosion that her legs went weak. She was looking up at the building, trying to confirm if Jiang He was safe when suddenly she was embraced.
She thought Wu Junyu's men had caught up and struggled desperately, screaming, "Let me go!"
Afraid that she'd accidentally hurt herself, He Qian Shan quickly let go of her and said gently, "It's me."
Hearing the familiar voice, Wu Pengpeng gradually stopped struggling. She stared blankly at He Qian Shan for a while before her vision finally refocused.
After seeing who it was, her desperate eyes suddenly filled with tears. She let out a loud cry. It took her a long time to squeeze out a few words from her throat with difficulty. "Jiang He..."
She pointed in the direction of the building, her throat feeling as if it was blocked by a big rock, unable to make a sound.
He Qian Shan glanced at her appearance and understood that it must have been Jiang He who saved her, while he himself was still upstairs dealing with the kidnappers.
He patted Wu Pengpeng on the back and comforted her softly. "Don't worry. I'll immediately send someone to save him. I'll definitely bring him back safely..."
Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden loud explosion from the high - rise building in the distance. Thick smoke billowed up, and the dozens - story building instantly turned into ruins.
He Qian Shan was also shocked by this sudden change. Before he could react, he felt the person in his arms suddenly tremble.
He looked down and saw that Wu Pengpeng's face was as white as a sheet. Her lips trembled for a long time before she finally spit out two words. "Jiang He..."
She pushed He Qian Shan away and wanted to walk towards the ruins. Suddenly, she felt a sweet taste in her throat. She tried hard to hold back the fishy sweetness surging in her throat, but when she turned her head, she vomited a mouthful of blood.
Then her vision went black, and she fell into the boundless darkness.