It's seven o'clock in the evening, the rush hour for people getting off work.
The traffic on the road was so dense that it was impossible to increase the speed.
After talking to her father on the phone, Barbara looked very worried, glancing forward from time to time, fearing that the gray van would disappear from her sight.
Luke glanced at her and said comfortingly,
"Don't worry, their target is Dominic Sidney. Your stepmother is just a bargaining chip. She will be fine until the target is achieved."
"Shut up, I don't want to hear you."
Luke touched his nose and said helplessly,
"Actually, you can think about it from another perspective. What would have happened if I hadn't taken you to the hotel?"
"One, being shot by the robbers and becoming a corpse; two, being held hostage by the robbers and becoming the second bargaining chip to threaten your father."
"Both outcomes are bad. How can we just sit in the car and track them like we are doing now?"
"How dare you say such shameless words."
Barbara curled her lips and sneered, with an undisguised sarcasm on her face.
Luke smiled awkwardly, but luckily he was thick-skinned and no one could tell.
After a while, Barbara called her father again. After telling him the direction of the gray van, she folded her arms across her chest and looked ahead dimly.
The atmosphere is a bit depressing.
"What are you thinking about?"
"One word, sexual desire. Do you know what this word means?"
Luke said casually, "I know a little bit."
Barbara tucked her hair behind her ears and said indifferently, "Sexual desire is a human instinct, influenced by many factors, the most important of which is time. The longer you go without contact with the opposite sex, the more intense the excitement when your sexual desire erupts."
"Judging from your behavior in the room just now, you haven't had contact with the opposite sex for a long time."
Luke was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "What do you want to say?"
Barbara sneered and continued, "When sexual impulses erupt, the body secretes large amounts of steroids, amino acid derivatives, and fatty acid derivatives. These substances have two effects: first, they increase the body's excitement; second, they significantly reduce judgment, turning people into wild beasts in heat, becoming uncontrollable.
But you're different. You're well aware of the consequences of raping the future police chief's daughter. That's not a situation you want to face, so you maintain restraint. Even though your body demands you attack, your mind forces you to retain a last bit of clarity and avoid letting things get out of hand.
"My father once told me that people who are smart but can remain absolutely rational are dangerous."
"Luke Xiao, you are that kind of person, a hundred times more dangerous than Falcone."
Luke smiled strangely, with admiration and a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
"You know, I really regret one thing now."
Barbara's face tightened and she immediately became alert.
Luke glanced at her, and when he saw the defensiveness in her eyes, he shook his head comically.
"Although I have many shortcomings, I do have one strength that most people don't have. That's that I value relationships and rarely take action against those around me. So, don't act so nervous. I'm not the kind of scumbag who refuses to admit his mistakes."
"The regret I'm talking about is about my previous actions. I shouldn't have rashly asked you for an explanation before investigating your character. It was a very wrong decision."
"It was this wrong decision that led to a series of adverse consequences."
Barbara said sarcastically, "So, you're apologizing for what just happened!"
"No!"
Luke shook his head. "That incident wasn't my fault, it was yours. You hacked into ShowMe's database and stole Batman's information. After I confronted you, you showed no remorse, and you even tried to use recordings and seduction to get me."
"Barbara, you are a beautiful and sexy girl,
You exude alluring charm, but have you ever thought about the consequences of a girl like you lifting her collar in a small room for others to see? "
"From the very beginning, you've been plotting against me. You've been recording me, seducing me, acting like a spoiled child, and playing dirty. You've used every trick in the book to force me into submission. You've never even considered sitting down and talking to me. You know very well that I came to you instead of your father, even though I had evidence in my hands. There must be another reason."
"You don't want to lose the initiative, and you don't want to be coerced, so you use your inherent advantages as a woman to make trouble unreasonably, trying to thwart my purpose."
Luke sneered, "You're no better than me for calling me dangerous."
Barbara turned her head away, ignoring him.
"Why, you got mad because I caught you in a weak spot."
"Ignore me. I don't want to talk to a rapist."
"Ha! Woman."
Luke shook his head and let out a long sigh, "No matter how smart they are, they will never be reasonable."
"You, a rapist, still have the right to criticize me!"
Luke curled his lips and said, "Don't keep calling me a 'rapist'. I didn't see you resist just now. I was the one doing the hard work, and you were the one enjoying it. How dare you do that?"
The girl's face turned red, she grabbed his arm and bit it, and Luke raised his hand and pushed her aside.
"Okay, stop acting here. We'll talk about our business later. The most important thing now is how to rescue your stepmother and your unborn brother and sister."
Barbara gritted her teeth and roared, "Luke Xiao, just wait, this is not over yet."
"Okay, I'll wait."
…
After leaving the city, the speed of the gray van suddenly increased.
Gradually, the other party noticed something.
A gangster climbed out of the car window and fired wildly at the back with a submachine gun.
Barbara opened her mouth in horror and was about to speak, but she was stunned when she found that the bullet did not cause any damage to the car body.
"Bulletproof car?"
Luke nodded. "None of my cars are not bulletproof."
A burst of shooting had no effect, and two more people came out of the car window and opened fire.
Bullets poured down like rain, and the splashing sounds almost formed a straight line.
Luke frowned. He couldn't chase them anymore. If he continued, it would probably anger them. A group of lawless robbers would most likely harm the hostages when they were angry, and that was not what he wanted to see.
After thinking for a few seconds, I turned on the display.
Activating tracking mode...
A soft electronic synthesized sound rang out, and the left side of the car's front split open, revealing a gun barrel.
Loading signal transmitter... Signal transmitter loaded... Starting to lock on target... Target locked.
Luke pressed the fire button.
Bang!
An oval piece of iron flew out of the muzzle and stuck to the iron bar at the lower right corner of the gray van.
This scene happened so silently that the robbers, who were only busy shooting, didn't notice it at all.
After confirming that the signal was working properly, Luke slowed down the car, and within a few seconds, the gray van disappeared from sight.
Barbara knew what he was doing, but she couldn't hide the shock on her face.
"This car... did you modify it?"
"clever!"
"How was it modified?"
"secret!"
The time was almost up, so Luke sped up again and, following the information on the display, stayed far behind the gray van, maintaining a safe distance.
"Barbara, I have a way to rescue your stepmother intact, but my sacrifice is not priceless. What are you going to use to repay me?"
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