Chapter 27: Holding Hostage
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Executed!
This news was simply a bolt from the blue!
“How did this happen?”
Lin Yun was stunned.
The police station could ignore the law like that and disregard human life just because of someone’s instructions? Weren’t police officers supposed to be an honorable and sacred profession?
Lin Yun thought of his father again. The Tri-Star Medal of Honor meant making great contributions to humanity. Even Dongfang Sheng had never received that.
However, his father, who had received such a great honor, could only suffer in the small Clearwater City. For the sake of his own life and his child’s education, he even asked people for help everywhere and sold his family properties. Dongfang Sheng, on the other hand, became the first person in Clearwater City who could easily come up with 100,000 Alliance Dollars.
His father’s son, who had been scolded as a useless person by countless people, had passed the entrance examination with great difficulty and been questioned by others. Dongfang Sheng’s daughter, who had been accepted as a student by the Vice Principal of Clearwater College before entering school, had a bright future.
Why was that so?
Lin Yun kept asking himself why was that happening? Why was the world so unfair that he and his father could not receive fair treatment?
After constantly questioning and doubting himself, a thought finally flashed in his mind.
“It’s because you’re not strong enough!”
This thought, along with a monstrous rage, went straight to his head, and intense grief and anger rose from Lin Yun’s heart. With red eyes, he clenched his fists tightly, his nails cutting into his palms, causing blood to come out.
“If I have Dongfang Sheng’s strength, how could the entire Clearwater College question my admission? If I possess a mecha, who would dare to or could assassinate me?”
Lin Yun felt a certain long-held belief shatter with a thud deep inside. Then, he felt endless pain and grief.
“Lin Yun, wake up. This world is already about being the strongest. You want to obtain justice by the law? Justice can only be in the hands of the strong!”
Upon thinking about his own experiences and current situation, Lin Yun’s eyes had never been more resolute.
“Without strength, there’s nothing!
“Become stronger, I want to become stronger! More than Dongfang Sheng, more than everyone else. With these hands of mine, I will defend my father’s honor and protect my own justice!”
…
After some time, a voice was heard outside the door.
“Execute the murderer Lin Yun.”
Then, the door opened and several heavily armed police officers pointed their guns at Lin Yun.
Under their gunpoint, Lin Yun had no chance to escape. He didn’t say a word and silently allowed the police officers to put on handcuffs and leg irons.
Lin Yun moved through the police station at gunpoint with four policemen around him in all four directions. He lowered his head and used his Spirit. His supervision constantly searched for possible opportunities.
Soon, Lin Yun passed by a training camp. Many police cadets seemed to be training. Upon seeing Lin Yun’s figure, many students stopped their actions and discussed softly.
“Wow, who is that guy? Why is he being pointed at with so many guns?”
“I heard it was a killing spree. He killed 10 people in one night.”
“Why does he look like a student?”
“You can’t judge a book by its cover. He should be going for execution.”
…
Lin Yun discovered through his calculations that he was too far away from these students. If he forced his way towards them, he would definitely be beaten up badly by the people around him. He shook his head and dismissed the idea of taking the students as hostages.
After passing through the training camp, Lin Yun arrived at a desolate place. There was a chair and a wooden table. It was the execution ground. Jiang Yuqing sat on that chair with a smile on his face.
Lin Yun couldn’t help but yell, “Jiang Yuqing, is this what you call a transcript?”
“Young man, I’ve finished recording your statement.”
Jiang Yuqing flipped through a blue leather document in front of him and read aloud, “Murderer Lin Yun, a native of Clearwater City, 16 years old. Because of his dissatisfaction and revenge against society, he killed ten hospital staff in one night. The evidence is clear, and he will now be executed!”
Lin Yun snorted. “Your capability to distort facts is pretty good. I don’t understand how have I offended Guo Yun that she has to kill me.”
Jiang Yuqing shrugged his shoulders and chuckled. “You’ll only understand that when you’re in hell.”
It was indeed Guo Yun!
Just by sounding him out, Lin Yun managed to learn that the mastermind behind this all was Guo Yun!
At Jiang Yuqing’s eye signal, Lin Yun’s hands were held up by those people behind him, and he was about to be executed by shooting.
“Hold on, I have something to say!” Lin Yun suddenly shouted.
“Kid, don’t waste your time. The number of executions I carry out every year is at least a few hundreds. I understand what’s going on in the minds of you people who are on the verge of death. It’s useless to stall for time.” Jiang Yuqing chuckled.
“What I’m about to say is about Guo Yun’s secret. Aren’t you guys wondering why she would have a hard time with an ordinary student like me? Because I came across her secret!” Lin Yun shouted.
“Huh? What secrets does Guo Yun have?” Jiang Yuqing’s curiosity was piqued, so he couldn’t help but ask.
Lin Yun was delighted, but he looked impatient. “I didn’t want to say anything, but Guo Yun actually wanted to kill me because of this, so I’ll say it. This matter involves mecha warrior Dongfang Sheng.”
“What? It involves Dongfang Sheng?”
Not only Jiang Yuqing, but those four policemen around Lin Yun were also attracted to what he was saying.
“That’s right. On the surface, Guo Yun is the teacher of Dongfang Sheng’s daughter, but in reality, she is… she is…”
Just as everyone’s intense gossiping mentality was being aroused, Lin Yun suddenly moved.
He yanked his arms violently, breaking free from the arms of the two policemen on both sides. He quickly did a forward roll, and his figure flashed in front of Jiang Yuqing. His hands then quickly passed above Jiang Yuqing’s head, and the metal ropes between the handcuffs tightly strangled Jiang Yuqing.
The four policemen guarding Lin Yun had just reacted and raised their long guns. By now, Lin Yun had ducked behind Jiang Yuqing and held him hostage.
“If you want him to die, shoot me!” Lin Yun roared loudly.
The four policemen looked at each other while being at a loss for words. They clearly had never encountered such a situation before. Eventually, they looked at Jiang Yuqing for advice.
Jiang Yuqing was strangled red and coughed constantly. He shouted, “Lin Yun, stop struggling. Even if you hold me hostage, you won’t be able to escape this police station.”
Lin Yun pressed against Jiang Yuqing’s back, forcing him to keep advancing, and said in a cold voice, “If I can’t escape the police station, you’ll become a scapegoat!”
“You have to know that I’m just a small soldier doing my job. It’s useless even if you hold me hostage.” Jiang Yuqing’s cold sweat soaked the back of his shirt and his face was filled with panic.
Lin Yun held Jiang Yuqing hostage and headed back the way he came while shouting, “You guys, back off! Whoever dares to take a step forward, I’ll strangle him!”
The police officers didn’t dare to advance and kept retreating under Lin Yun’s pressure. Finally, they arrived at the training camp again.
Those students from the police academy were quickly attracted by the scene.
“Oh my god! That murderer has actually held the police hostage.”
“He’s too cool. Let’s hurry up and film it. This is a plot that only exists in movies.”
…
Lin Yun looked at the group of students and had a bright idea. He shouted aloud, “My name is Lin Yun. I’m a new student in this year’s special class at Clearwater College. Because I offended Vice Principal Guo Yun, she framed me for murder. Today, the police station wants to silence me before the trial. Everything I’ve said is true. If you don’t believe me, you can go to Clearwater College and ask around. My father is Lin Tianhao, who holds the Tri-Star Medal of Honor from the Human Alliance. How could I kill someone? I hope you can help me do justice!”
Yes, Lin Yun wanted to make the truth of the matter public through these students. After all, this matter should not be exposed, and the police station would not dare to openly go against public opinion!
Lin Yun’s words seemed to have stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.
“What? He was wrongly accused?”
“I seem to have heard that Special Class Lin Yun is trash with a Spiritual Strength less than Level 1.”
“That’s right. He has dueled with Dongfang Ruoxue in Skynet and actually defeated her.”
…
Lin Yun’s reputation as “trash” was so well-known that many people had heard of him. Suddenly, this group of police academy students was discussing and the situation was already going out of control.
Lin Yun’s words instilled endless fear in Jiang Yuqing’s heart. Regardless of the outcome after today, he would have a bleak future. If the public wanted an explanation from the police station, he was bound to be used as a scapegoat and lose his reputation.
“Warning! All police cadets, please stay away from the murderer Lin Yun within 5 seconds, or suffer the consequences!”
A sharp siren suddenly sounded in mid-air. The cadets were unsure and looked around in confusion.
Hearing the warning, Lin Yun actually felt a faint hint of danger.
Five seconds later, a bright white light suddenly came from afar. This light was only the thickness of a bowl, but it was powerful. It went straight through Jiang Yuqing and Lin Yun’s chests and left an unfathomable round hole in the ground.
It was fast! Too fast!
The speed of the light was far beyond Lin Yun’s reaction.
So much so that he was seriously injured and didn’t even know what was happening.
“This is actually the police station’s light prism ray! Wouldn’t this national strategic stockpile weapon not be used except in extremely dangerous situations like when the demons came?” Many students understood and shouted in alarm.
“He’s done for. Lin Yun is done for. However, the police station doesn’t even care about the hostages?”
Everyone was busy looking at Lin Yun, stunned by the tragic images before them.
Lin Yun was lying on the ground with his eyes wide open without moving. A bowl-sized gash ran through his chest and it could be seen right through to the ground. A large amount of blood continuously flowed out of his chest, staining his tattered shirt red.
Then, Lin Yun closed his eyes, and no more blood flowed out of his chest as if the blood had run out.