213: 213.

Perfect 213: 213.

Perfect Lu Li nonchalantly took the call with his back turned, searching for someone.

Not just Carlette, but even the faces of the hostages showed panic.

As expected, Carlette wouldn’t miss such an opportunity and immediately swung his gun to aim at Lu Li!

Sofia, used as a human shield, was terrified and about to scream!

And Colena was about to shout a warning…

In such a situation, Lu Li didn’t even turn his head and fired a shot with his backhand!

The bullet whistled out, hitting Carlette’s trigger finger just as he was about to pull the trigger…

and cleanly broke it off!

Carlette screamed in pain and tried to pull the trigger with his middle finger.

Lu Li, with a calm face, fired repeatedly, Pang!

Pang!

Pang!

Pang!, each shot precisely severing a finger.

By the fourth shot, Carlette’s right hand, which held the gun, was left fingerless, only a bare palm remained, and the gun dropped to the ground.

He clenched his teeth, even biting his lips until they bled, about to use his other hand to fetch the gun…

But when he looked up and saw Lu Li’s indifferent expression and the slowly smoking gun barrel, Carlette realized it was pointless to continue.

“Okay, okay, you win.”

He gently released Sofia, and added,

“I have a lot of information, I know the secrets of current government officials, and I also know about various drug trafficking groups…”

His last statement sparked some interest in Lu Li, as drug lords usually had numerous associates and liked hoarding cash, making them ripe targets.

At the same time, Colena, the future Minister of Defense, also exclaimed,

“Young sir, keep him alive, he has great value!”

Given that, Lu Li didn’t shoot.

Instead, he stepped forward and, lightning-fast, pressed a finger into Carlette’s chest.

The man immediately curled up like a prawn, unable to move.

Lu Li took a string of keys from his waist and unlocked all the cages.

The hostages, finding life from despair, were overjoyed.

Colena walked out of the cage, excitedly shaking hands with Lu Li:

“I have heard of your stories, thanks for saving us!

I will always remember this kindness!”

Lu Li simply nodded modestly, “It was no trouble at all, no need to fret.”

Sofia and the other rescued hostages also came up one by one to excitedly thank him.

Fran’s consultant, trembling with excitement, clearly showed the joy of surviving a close call!

And Professor Wei’s student—Sun Zhihong, stammered,

“I was kidnapped right after leaving the airport, thank you, thank you, I will never go out again!”

Happy to encounter a fellow townsman, Lu Li smiled lightly, “It’s good that everything is okay now, let’s leave this place.

A helicopter is coming to pick you up.”

The group hurried to leave, and Colena approached the chief culprit Carlette, coldly saying,

“I am a man who keeps his promises.

I said I would send you to hell, and I assure you, I will make it happen!”

Carlette, in too much pain to even breathe, naturally could not respond.

It was only then that the record player finished playing “One Step Away,” the entire incident lasting no more than four minutes.

Lu Li was quite interested in this “record player.” It was a thing from the Otherworld and contemporary with his time, yet the sound quality was unexpectedly good.

Plain yet elegant, with a strong sense of live performance!

Especially this one, a genuine antique, exquisitely crafted.

Lu Li suddenly thought, could he perhaps engrave the “Sitar Wave Fanle” onto a vinyl record and play it?

Otherwise, using his phone was a bit too conspicuous…

Thinking this, he simply closed the record player’s case and unceremoniously took it in his hand.

~~~~~~~~~~~

Next, Lu Li led the group to the first floor of the unfinished building.

At that moment, outside the building, it sounded like New Year’s celebrations, with relentless gunfire crackling “Pa!

Pa!

Pa!

Pa!.”

“Number Zero” was slaughtering the gathering underlings of the Black Gang.

Facing numerous ants, it and its master chose the simple and cost-effective weapon, a gun.

Lu Li was thinking about Soul Extraction and said, “The helicopter is coming soon, please wait a moment.”

He walked outside the building, deliberately passing by each corpse.

The Kunlun Mirror surfaced on his body, secretly extracting souls one by one.

Unfortunately, many had already expired, and these useless beings had shattered upon the first encounter, knowing only to flee; Number 0 hadn’t killed many.

“Including those in the unfinished building, it totals only 300…”

The harvest of souls was not considerable this time; however, the gains in money and connections were not insignificant.

Not only was there a one hundred million dollars appearance fee, the “License” should no longer be an issue.

Overall, he was quite satisfied; Lu Li recalled “Number 0” and returned to the unfinished building.

Above, the helicopter’s rotor noise echoed; Aurora had arrived.

Through the cabin window, she gave Lu Li a strong thumbs-up.

~~~~~~~~~~

20 hostages were completely rescued, absolutely a perfect operation.

When the helicopter returned, the hostages’ families had already been waiting on the hotel’s rooftop.

Their faces full of disbelief!

It had only been a short while ago that they had left in utter despair, but in less than two hours, their loved ones had returned!

Scenes of life-and-death reunions unfolded on the rooftop.

The previously haggard woman holding the photo album also hugged her daughter and wept tears of joy.

With so much genuine emotion on display, it was an excellent opportunity to gain reputation.

Lady Maria, being a seasoned politician, naturally wouldn’t miss it.

Soon, escort by the Special Service Guard and a group of reporters, she appeared.

The commoners’ clamor didn’t interest Lu Li; after sending Aurora a message, he departed with Number 0.

But just as he descended the building, Aurora took the initiative to follow him.

“I’ll give you a ride home.”

“That works, thanks.”

They got into a limousine and headed toward the mansion.

Lu Li fed his Spirit into the Flying Sword and Kunlun Mirror, then took out his Nasal Snuff Bottle and started inhaling.

His demeanor and movements were leisurely, showing no signs of having endured a slaughter.

Aurora, continuously glancing at him through the rearview mirror, reflected aloud:

“You saved 20 people, changing the fate of 20 families…

Ever since I’ve known you, you seem to have been changing people’s fates.”

Lu Li casually responded, “It’s just acts of kindness within my capability.”

Aurora smiled and said, “Lu Li, you are a good person.”

Hearing this, Lu Li first paused, then shook his head, “You’re mistaken, I’m not.”

He was lustful and enjoyed killing, which contradicted the teachings he had received since childhood.

Though the influence of his environment played a role…

he probably couldn’t be considered a good person.

But Aurora assertively said, “Believe me, you are.”

Lu Li felt strangely relieved inside.

Right after, his phone exploded with calls of gratitude.

Luke: [Thank you, may God bless you forever!

You saved the most important little angel in my life!]

Aside from the thanks, the richest man sent over one hundred million dollars on the scene.

Looking at the nine figures in his account, Lu Li felt no fluctuations inside.

As a child, a few Yuan in pocket money could bring joy for many days.

But as he aged, this threshold continuously increased.

Now possessing Extraordinary Power…

one hundred million dollars truly was just a small target.