NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1146: Rescue
"Lin Chen, let's go in too!" Zhang Yu and Geng Hao said.
Lin Chen shook his head: "I'll draw their attention from the front, and you take the opportunity to sneak into the hotel to rescue the Li family members."
At that moment, the big screen in the square suddenly lit up.
This time, appearing was a young man wearing a mask. Although he wore a mask, with his x-ray vision, Lin Chen immediately recognized him as the Sixth Prince.
The Sixth Prince wore a sinister smile, with four people tied up behind him: the Family Head Li An, Li Tianfei, Wu Ya, and Li Yunfei.
In front of these four stood a woman, dressed in a red qipao, looking very alluring, with a crystal-clear necklace hanging from her neck.
Ordinary people would think this was a gemstone necklace, but Lin Chen immediately saw it was a bomb.
The woman looked panicked, with a frightened expression on her face.
Lin Chen instantly recognized this woman as the wife of Li Tianci, the third child of the Li family.
"Bastard!" Lin Chen's gaze sharpened.
"Lin Chen, I know the Eighth Brother didn't kill you just now. You have five minutes to come out, or I'll kill one person every minute."
The scene then cut to the woman being pulled to a window by a man in black.
The strong wind howled, and the woman trembled in fear.
"No!" Lin Chen's expression changed. The woman was suddenly thrown from the rooftop by the man in black.
Watching the video, the spectators screamed in terror.
However, this was not the end. In mid-air, a loud explosion accompanied a spray of fireworks in seven colors.
The seven-colored glow engulfed the whole sky, and in an instant, the living person was blown into dust.
The square fell silent, and as they gazed at the brilliant fireworks above, everyone was terrified, with some even vomiting uncontrollably.
The Sixth Prince chuckled and said, "Sorry, the Eighth Brother got a bit mischievous again. Lin Chen, you killed the Fifth Brother, so now you have two choices: offer your life as compensation, or use the lives of the hundreds of people on this square as a burial for my Fifth Brother."
After all, the Eighth Prince was not like ordinary martial artists. This guy specialized in playing with bombs and was very insidious. Lin Chen might be able to escape using his skills, but if Zhang Yu and Geng Hao were with him, they would only be a burden.
The screen disappeared, and Lin Chen frowned.
"Xu Wei, play that video again." Lin Chen said solemnly.
Now there might be tricks set up around the entire square, so they couldn't anger these two people or there would be dire consequences.
The more pressing issue now was how to rescue the Li family members. After all, Li Haotian had been kind to Lin Chen, and if they all died here today, it would stay on his conscience.
The location where the four people were imprisoned was captured very clearly in the footage. It was a closed small room with dim lighting around, but Lin Chen could clearly see that the people's feet were all wet, and there were even mud spots on their trouser legs.
"The woman just now was thrown from a height, so these people must be held near the rooftop," Xu Wei said in a deep voice.
No, this video was clearly edited. The intention was to trick us. If we're not mistaken, the people should be in the basement, and it's likely a place under construction.
As he said this, Lin Chen froze the frame, pointing to the mud on the people's trouser legs: "See, they've definitely walked through a wet area, and it's muddy there."
Xu Wei and the others also brightened up as they watched the video.
"Call the hotel manager immediately and ask where they're currently doing construction," Lin Chen ordered.
Just then, the manager was brought in by a police officer.
"Officer, you mustn't provoke those thugs; otherwise, if the hotel gets bombed, our losses would be massive," the manager said with a mournful face.
Hearing the manager's words, everyone frowned.
Hundreds of people were being held hostage in the square, yet this guy was worried about his hotel instead of the hostages' safety.
"Rest assured, while ensuring the safety of the hostages, I will also do my best to protect the hotel, but that requires your cooperation," Xu Wei said coldly.
"No, I absolutely won't negotiate with those lunatics," the hotel manager turned pale and hurriedly refused.
Seeing the manager's cowardly stance, Lin Chen couldn't help but shake his head and said, "We're not asking you to negotiate. We just want to know where in the hotel construction is currently taking place."
"Construction? Yes, we have a leaking area in the underground parking lot. Recently we're having workers repair it," the manager said after thinking for a moment.
"Is there a closed-off room nearby?" Xu Wei asked urgently.
"Yes, there are warehouses on both sides of the parking lot," the manager replied.
Warehouses, Lin Chen's eyes lit up, that's the place.
"Alright, I'll go in from the front to draw their attention. Zhang Yu, Geng Hao, you team up with Xu Wei's special forces to find a way into the underground parking lot to rescue people. We do this simultaneously; it's a matter of hundreds of lives, so be careful," Lin Chen said seriously.
"Yes!" the few of them replied sternly in unison.
The Fifth Prince was just killed by Lin Chen, and the Eighth and Sixth Princes must be outraged. Given their nature, any slip in the plan could lead them to react violently and cause a massacre.
"Alright, I'm going in," Lin Chen said solemnly after checking the time.
"Lin Chen, be careful!" Xu Wei said in a deep voice.
"Boss, if it doesn't work out, we'll find another way; don't push yourself," Zhang Yu and Geng Hao said worriedly.
"Don't worry!" Lin Chen made an OK gesture and walked straight out.
The square was chaotic, with dozens of black-clad individuals, obviously the Sixth Prince's henchmen, standing around, and those customers crouching on the ground with their hands on their heads, not daring to move.
The two recent explosions had scared everyone present stiff; no one dared to act rashly anymore.
Lin Chen's gaze was heavy as he walked step by step towards the hotel.
As Lin Chen crossed the crowd in the square heading towards them, the Eighth Prince's eyes glinted coldly: "Fifth Brother, Ninth Brother, today I'll make this bastard die without a burial place to comfort your spirits in heaven."
Standing in the square, Lin Chen swept his spiritual power across the entire square in an instant.
The results of his probe left Lin Chen stunned.
The whole square's underground was rigged with bombs, meaning everyone could be blown to pieces at the whim of the enemy.
At this moment, the Eighth Prince walked out of the hotel with a mocking expression: "Lin Chen, we meet again."
Lin Chen squinted slightly: "If you want revenge, just come for me. What's the point of causing such a scene?"
The Eighth Prince snorted coldly: "If Father weren't too kind and the Seventh Sister hadn't pleaded for you, you'd have been dead long ago. But this is good, we can settle both our old and new grievances today."