Madness of the Heart

Suddenly there was a "rustling" sound of leaves being turned in the surrounding dense forest, and someone was slowly approaching the dilapidated building.

Mingshu was very vigilant, sweat dripped from his forehead.Judging from the sound of footsteps, there should not be many people coming. There were about seven of them. The shoes they wore were cowhide boots similar to Xun Xiaoyun's.

"Don't be nervous, they are just mercenaries I hired." Xun Xiaoyun smiled, "If you are obedient, be a bug and show me your inner struggle, they won't do anything to you."

Mingshu glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw two men in camouflage had turned in through the window, followed by four men in the same outfit.These people are not tall, around 1 meters, which is in line with the average height of men in this area. Camouflage is not a standard, and the guns are not domestically produced.It seems that Xiangshan City has wiped out the gangs in the past few years. Although the gangs no longer exist on the surface, some people fled to the mountains or abroad, and transformed into mercenaries.

If there were no other people ambushing outside, then including Xun Xiaoyun, there would be seven opponents.Mingshu calmly observed their standing posture and the gestures of holding guns, and he knew something in his heart—these people have weapons, and they dare to take on any job for money. Not professional.

But no matter what, the opponent has an advantage in numbers, and the bullets don't have eyes, so if you're unlucky...

Mingshu took a deep breath slowly, with a high degree of concentration, and the next layer of clothing was already wet with sweat.

"You have two choices." Xun Xiaoyun said in an extremely arrogant tone: "Go up and dismantle the bomb on Xiang Lin's body, and take him away from here. I promise, during the process of dismantling the bomb and taking Xiang Lin away , My mercenaries and I will not point our guns at your head."

"But..." Xun Xiaoyun said with a smile: "The bomb has a special setting. There is a transfer trigger device inside. You can only dismantle it there, and you can't take Xiang Lin away before dismantling it. In addition, the bomb has a time limit. Once the time limit expires Just explode. And I, can advance this time limit."

Mingshu's brows trembled indistinctly.

"Scared?" Xun Xiaoyun said, "Think I will suddenly activate the bomb when you dismantle it? Well... I really want to do this. Then guess, will I activate it in advance when you dismantle the bomb?"

Xiang Lin's cry came from upstairs again, as if to say - help me, I don't want to die.

"The second choice." Xun Xiaoyun continued: "You leave now. I swear I won't stop you, and you can only watch Xiang Lin being blown to death."

Mingshu opened the end of his eyes, and subconsciously clenched his back molars.

"Your criminal police colleagues will never know that you let an innocent person be killed, only I know." Xun Xiaoyun's eyes flashed with pride, "Of course, you can't take me away."

"Old classmate, how do you choose? At the beginning, only I could save Xiang Haoming, but what you found was Xiang Haoming's body, and you lost to me. You can't save your son, can you save me now?"

The abandoned building seemed to be suddenly pushed into the water, and became silent, Mingshu could only hear his own heartbeat.

Under such circumstances, the heartbeat should have been rumbling, but strangely, it gradually calmed down.

"Old classmate, don't you good criminal policemen all love to sacrifice themselves for others?" Xun Xiaoyun said, "I'd like to see if you risk your life to save them, or leave in despair."

"You said you could make the bomb explode early." Mingshu said coldly, "I can also kill you first, and then dismantle the bomb."

Xun Xiaoyun seemed to have heard a big joke, and laughed so hard that tears almost flowed out, "Old classmate. I am not as good as you. I have recognized this for a long time. I am not your opponent when it comes to single-handed combat and marksmanship. But them……"

As he said that, Xun Xiaoyun spread his hands and pointed to the mercenaries beside him, "Are they hired by me to play with? Old Tong..."

Before the words fell, the gunshots had already sounded!

Mingshu moved extremely quickly, he drew his gun and aimed at the nearest mercenary and shot.At the moment of the firing, a smoke bomb was pulled out from the tactical vest, and it was thrown out with a "boom", with a muffled "boom", the gray fog on the first floor exploded, and everyone was submerged in it.

The mercenaries were caught off guard, and Mingshu saw the timing, dodged and used the pillars as a cover, and after firing two shots accurately with his excellent sense of hearing, he became short, dodged the bullets fired on the ground, and dodged into a The dead end of the short pile, the bullet is loaded, and shoot again!

The gray mist of the smoke bomb has not yet dissipated, and the ground is full of dust. Mingshu glanced at the stairs not far away, swallowed a mouthful of dry saliva, fired three bursts, and a shadow in the dense fog screamed and fell down.

Xun Xiaoyun obviously didn't expect that Mingshu would dare to fight with one enemy and take the lead. Those who were aggrieved and unwilling made a comeback in an instant, casting an indelible shadow on his "victory".

Only then did he realize that he still couldn't play with Mingshu as a superior - just like He Yang played with bugs.He thought that Mingshu would struggle between these two choices, but before he could speak, Mingshu shot and killed one of his mercenaries!

Anger was like a raging fire, and Xun Xiaoyun was driven mad with pain. He pulled the assault rifle behind him, roared and fired continuously into the smoke.

"Mingshu!"

On the contrary, Mingshu was more calm, and retreated while fighting, and retreated from the center of the first floor to the stairs beside the wall in seconds.

He is going up.This building is almost an empty shelf, only half of the ground is covered between the second floor and the first floor. As long as you go up to the second floor, you can form an absolute advantage over the first floor.

"Mingshu!"

Xun Xiaoyun finished firing a magazine, quickly replaced it with a new magazine, and continued to shoot under the cover of mercenaries.

At this moment, the smoke had almost cleared, and there were two mercenaries lying on the ground. The first one was headshot, and the second one might not be dead yet.

A shuttle of bullets came through the air, and Mingshu flew forward, and a row of single holes suddenly appeared in the wall beside him.He turned around and shot a mercenary straight in the abdomen.

This jump just sent him to the stairs. This was the most dangerous moment. The stairs were bare and without any shelter. He was like a live target, exposed to several scorching muzzles below.

"Bang bang bang-"

The sound of gunfire rang out, and the sound of bullets tearing through the air exploded around him, rushing towards him like a bloodthirsty net.

Ming Shu galloped forward, betting on his own luck, and more importantly, the judgment made not long ago!

These mercenaries are not professional, let alone Xun Xiaoyun, they have guns in their hands, and the bullets are dense, but they may not be able to hit the target!

Pushed to the limit, Mingshu leaped up the stairs, as if he had smashed a shield of wind and gunpowder smoke. A bullet grazed his arm, tearing out a slender line of blood. He clenched his teeth, Looking at the second-floor platform that was close at hand, Xun Xiaoyun pulled the trigger again from Yu Guangli.

"boom--"

Mingshu's pupils closed suddenly, and his right leg seemed to be bitten by something, and the mild pain spread out together with the gushing blood.

He knew that he had been shot, but it was impossible to stop. The desire to "survive" was above everything else, and he could barely feel the pain.

With a "swish" diving, he finally went up to the second floor, then turned around, crawled on the dusty floor, aimed at the approaching mercenary, and squeezed the trigger firmly.

The bullet was trapped in the flesh, and the blood was silently pouring out from the wound, and the trousers were already soaked in blood.Mingshu didn't know if the blood vessel was injured, and he had no time to take care of it at this time. He had to get rid of all the mercenaries.As for Xun Xiaoyun...

Xun Xiaoyun could detonate a bomb at any time, and he had just launched a sudden attack, which almost knocked Xun Xiaoyun off.As long as Xun Xiaoyun calms down, the explosive device may be activated immediately.

Unable to afford to waste a single minute, Mingshu rolled over on the spot, his wet pants and wound were covered with a thick layer of dust.After replacing the magazine, Mingshu aimed at the last mercenary, "bang", hit the chest, and the mercenary fell down.

Without stopping for a moment, Mingshu turned his gun and pointed it at Xun Xiaoyun's heart.

Xun Xiaoyun's eyes were full of rage, and he raised his rifle and shot Mingshu violently.

The bullets splashed on the edge of the platform, because of the angle, Mingshu didn't have to worry about them hurting himself.

What he was considering now was whether to kill Xun Xiaoyun directly, or to make Xun Xiaoyun incapacitated.

Direct killing is definitely the least desirable option, but Xun Xiaoyun's psychology is extremely abnormal, even if he loses the ability to act, he may do unexpected things.

Mingshu didn't have much time to think, the light in his eyes was sure, the bullet shot out of his chest, and shot towards Xun Xiaoyun's chest!

Xun Xiaoyun's eyes were wide open, his pupils shrunk to the size of a needle, and his expression was horrified. It seemed that he had never thought that he had done so much and spent a lot of time to lure Mingshu here, and wanted to play a game of bugs with Mingshu. But Mingshu escaped from this trap, and became the loser again!

He thought, why can't he win Mingshu after reaching this level?

Mingshu didn't aim at Xun Xiaoyun's heart, the bullet that passed through his chest would not have killed Xun Xiaoyun.

Xun Xiaoyun sat crookedly on the ground, the fire of revenge in his eyes was still burning, even more vigorous.

Mingshu stood up with his left leg propped up, groaned, and cold sweat poured down from his head.

This sound seemed to please Xun Xiaoyun. Xun Xiaoyun raised his head and smiled angrily, "Old classmate, you will also be in pain? What are you still struggling with? Your leg has been crippled by me, right?"

Mingshu went down to the first floor with difficulty, tied up Xun Xiaoyun who was unable to fight with a rope, and searched all the weapons he was carrying.

"I haven't lost yet." Xun Xiaoyun gritted his teeth, "Do you think I only set one bomb?"

Mingshu snapped his fingers.

Xun Xiaoyun wanted to laugh, but he had no strength left, "Xiang Lin, Xiang Lin has one on him. It's right here, and there are two more."

Mingshu grabbed Xun Xiaoyun's neck with one hand, "What did you say?"

"Listen well, I have avenged Duan Yun, and the last thing I want to do is win, beat you!" Xun Xiaoyun said, "Welcome, welcome to my game. I can't activate Xiang Lin now. You can dismantle the bomb as much as you want. But you have to think about it, once the bullet is dismantled, you and him will be killed together! Because, because the detonation condition of the two bombs on the first floor is Xiang Lin’s body. The bomb was successfully defused!"

There was a "hum" in Mingshu's head, and all the sweat-covered places on his body began to go numb.

"Of course, there is a time error. Ten seconds? Or half a minute? If you're lucky, maybe one or three minutes." Xun Xiaoyun said, "Old classmate, do you want to try your luck? Good luck." If so, you might be able to run out with Xiang Lin, if you are unlucky...hahaha!"

Mingshu forced himself to calm down, and was about to check the bomb on the first floor, when he heard Xun Xiaoyun say, "I know what you're thinking. Are you going to dismantle the bomb on the first floor first? That Lin will die soon, and the linkage device is mutual Yes, with an error of no more than 3 minutes."

Xun Xiaoyun suddenly trembled, "Let me tell you one more thing. The two bombs on the first floor have a huge yield and complicated wiring. They are my masterpieces when I specialized in bomb disposal. Old classmate, you probably won't be able to dismantle them."

Mingshu ran to the bomb landfill pointed by Xun Xiaoyun, opened it quickly, and took a deep breath.

He is not proficient in dismantling bombs. The criminal police almost never need to use bomb dismantling skills. The superficial knowledge he knows has been learned a few times in the Special Police Corps, Lu Yanzhou, and Zhou Ping. Ordinary bombs can still be dealt with, but the current one He couldn't defuse the bomb at all.

"Hahaha..." Xun Xiaoyun laughed again, "You don't have to die. No one is stopping you now. You can leave now and bring someone to arrest me. But I'm afraid that by then, this place will already be in flames. You can't save the innocent person upstairs, and you can't send me to court. Old classmate, you failed!"

Ming Shu closed his eyes tightly, then opened them again, dragging his injured leg and walking towards the stairs again.

Xun Xiaoyun stared at him, eyes full of astonishment and puzzlement.Gradually, his vision blurred, Xun Xiaoyun opened his mouth, and finally passed out.

Mingshu bandaged himself briefly, then struggled to climb to the third floor. The sky was extremely empty, and he watched everything that happened on this land without sadness or joy.

Xiang Lin was tied to a pillar with the bomb on his chest. He was only covered in a blood-stained gray gown, and he was skinny.Before Xiang Haoming disappeared, he was controlled by Xun Xiaoyun. He may not know that his son has been brutally murdered.

"Please, save me!" Xiang Lin's face was dirty, and every inch of his skin seemed to be soaked in sorrow, "I have a son, and I want to go back and see him."

Mingshu suddenly felt a burst of embarrassment that he couldn't vent.

"I'll save you." I don't know if it was because he lost too much blood, or because he was exhausted in the battle just now, Mingshu opened the shell of the bomb, and his hands trembled a little.

The sky was bright, and he held the wrist of the other hand with one hand, but the trembling did not ease at all.

The bomb on Xiang Lin's body was about to explode in 46 minutes. Compared with the bomb on the first floor, this bomb was not complicated and he could handle it.

But what about after demolition?

Even if there was a time error of 3 minutes, he could not take Xiang Lin to escape to a safe range.

Xun Xiaoyun set up a dead end for him.

"Help me!" Xiang Lin burst into tears, "I don't want to die!"

The helicopter hovered over the dense forest, and the atmosphere in the cabin was tense, but there was a sense of order.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Fang Yuanhang clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on the signal receiver, sweating profusely.

Xiao Yuan was wearing a special police black combat uniform, with a stern expression, and his aura was completely different from when he was in the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

"The signal is getting stronger and stronger." Fang Yuanhang swallowed, his voice trembling suddenly, "Master..."

Xun Xiaoyun suddenly appeared, but the serious crime team and the special operations team had not yet arrived, and the colleagues in Xiangshan City were difficult to mobilize, and they were not familiar with each other. Whether it was a trap or a dead end, someone had to catch up.

Mingshu prepared the necessary equipment in the car early in the morning, made a decisive decision, threw the signal receiver to Fang Yuanhang, jumped into the car and rushed out.

The signal disappeared for a while, then intermittently, and finally stopped in one place.

Fang Yuanhang prides himself on being an optimist, but it is Mingshu who is in a crisis. He can't be optimistic at all, and he is extremely anxious. He has thought countless times that if the signal doesn't work, is Mingshu dead?

This thought got up and got chased away, got up and got chased away, but it always lingered.

Until Xiao Yuan finally arrived.

Below the helicopter are layers of green waves, and the rugged mountain roads can be ignored.

Fang Yuanhang inexplicably felt that Xiao Yuan was very angry, but he couldn't tell from his tone and expression.

Is it because Qi Ming refused to obey orders and rushed after him?

But at that time, it was impossible for anyone not to chase after him.

Perhaps rather than being angry, Xiao Yu'an was more helpless and worried.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuanhang's eyes suddenly lit up, and a gray building faintly appeared in the green waves.

It's a building!

The signal became stronger, and Fang Yuanhang roared: "Here we are!"

With a countdown of 17 minutes, Xiang Lin couldn't help shaking, as if being tightly strangled by death.

Mingshu has already figured out the principle of the bomb in front of him, but he has not done it for a long time.

He was waiting, waiting for the signal receiver handed over to Fang Yuanhang to bring the person who saved him from desperation.

"Suddenly—"

The loud sound of the helicopter came from a distance, and the wind swept the leaves, causing ripples one after another.

Mingshu narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the helicopter.When I saw the paintwork of the fuselage clearly, the numbness gradually dissipated from the injured right leg, and the pain swarmed.

"hiss--"

Mingshu raised his hand, clenched it into a fist, and gestured "peace" to the helicopter.

"Master!" Fang Yuanhang shouted excitedly, "Ju Xiao! He's fine!"

Xiao Yuan seemed to respond calmly, and immediately directed the helicopter to descend.

The helicopter was supposed to stop at the open space next to the abandoned building, but when it approached the platform on the third floor, the hatch suddenly opened. At the moment of hovering, Xiao Yuan climbed the rope and slid down.

"Master!" Fang Yuanhang yelled while leaning on the ladder door.

Mingshu's face was pale, and he signaled to Fang Yuanhang that he was fine, then his eyes turned and fell on Xiao Yu'an.

"Xun Xiaoyun is on the first floor, and everything has been resolved." Mingshu suppressed a certain boiling emotion in his heart, trying to maintain his sanity, "The problem now is that once the bomb on Xiang Lin's body is dismantled, the two bombs below will explode. .”

Mingshu quickly informed Xiao Yuan of the situation, and found that Xiao Yuan had noticed the injury on his leg.

"I've dealt with the gunshot wound, and no bones or blood vessels were injured." He said, "I'm fine for the time being. Brother, there are only 10 minutes left."

Xiao Yu'an's chest heaved obviously, and his eyes were extremely heavy, "Can you handle this bomb?"

Mingshu nodded seriously, "I can!"

Xiao Yuan said: "Leave the next two to me and Hua Chong."

Although there were quite a few team members who came together, they were all criminal police officers, and it was difficult for them to deal with bombs.

Xiao Yuan quickly went down to the first floor to check the two high-yield bombs.

Xu Chun was also a special police officer in the past, and he couldn't help being surprised when he saw these two bombs, "This fucking...is a 'dead bomb'!"

The so-called "dead bomb" means that it cannot be dismantled, or it is extremely difficult to dismantle it.

Xiao Yuan shook his head, "There is a way. Flower team!"

Hua Chong stood up from another bomb, "It can be dismantled."

The three bombs must be dismantled at the same time, and the safety time is within five seconds.

Hua Chong was born in the anti-terrorist special police, while Xiao Yu'an was a field elite of the special operations team. The serial bombs set by Xun Xiaoyun were only able to dismantle them among all the people present.

The risk of bomb disposal is extremely high, and there has never been a saying of "safety". Xiao Yuan ordered the other team members to retreat to the safe zone, and Hua Chong, one south and one north, got down on the ground, and began to deal with the two huge bombs.

On the third floor, Mingshu was ready to separate the detonating device at any time.

"How is it?" Xiao Yu'an's voice was low, and it was transmitted to Hua Chong and Ming Shu through the communication device.

"Give me another 2 minutes." Hua Chong said.

"There are 5 minutes left." Mingshu said.

"En." Xiao Yu'an and Hua Chong responded at the same time.

Soon, the communicator rang again, and Xiao Yuan said, "Get ready."

Quiet is like a giant umbrella, opened suddenly in the forest, Mingshu raised his eyes, looked into Xiang Lin's eyes, and said in a very soft voice: "Don't be afraid, we will protect you."

Xiang Lin, who was constantly moaning and trembling, tensed up all over his body at this moment, biting his lips, and stopped making any sound, and almost stopped breathing.

The detonating wire barrels of the three bombs were clamped, and almost at the same time, they were pulled out by three steady and firm forces.

The wind picked up the fallen leaves on the ground. It turned twice, rolled over again, was covered with dust, and no longer fluttered.

The danger of explosion was successfully ruled out!

Before everyone could move in the future, Xiao Yuan stood up, ran towards the second floor, turned around, and rushed to the third floor.

Hua Chong breathed a sigh of relief, patted the dirt on his chest, and looked up at the roof.

Fang Yuanhang finally recovered from the suffocation at the last moment of bomb disposal, and ran away, also rushing into the building.

The moment Mingshu finished the dismantling, he fell limply to the ground, as if all his energy had been spent, and he couldn't stand up again.

But in fact, he only knew subconsciously that someone would come to lend him a helping hand, or simply hug him up.

The sound of hurried footsteps was getting closer, Mingshu looked in the direction of the stairs, and suddenly, Xiao Yuan appeared there, taking three steps at a time, rushing towards him.

"Brother..." Mingshu stretched out his hand and called softly.

Xiao Yu'an squatted down and got very close to him, holding half of his cheek with one hand, heartache, anger, and fear surged in his eyes.

He could feel Xiao Yuan's palms trembling.

"Brother." He whispered, "Fortunately, you were in time..."

The last sound almost disappeared in Xiao Yu'an's breath. Xiao Yu'an leaned over, clasped the back of his neck, and pressed his forehead against his forehead, breathing rapidly.

At such a close distance, he was stunned, and immediately felt the familiar peace of mind.

"Master!" Fang Yuanhang rushed up and braked urgently by the stairs, "Hey-ah!".

Xiao Yu'an had already picked up Mingshu, "Ming's leg is injured, I'll send him down."