The Sunglasses Boss sneered, especially when he saw Xiao Tian’s gun about to touch the ground, his grin turned ferocious.
The gun in his hand swiftly moved, aiming directly at Xiao Tian, and he shouted loudly: "Damn it, die!"
Bam—
A gunshot rang out, the acrid smell of gunpowder filling the air.
"No!" Lin Bingxuan’s heart clenched painfully, unable to breathe.
She thought Xiao Tian was dead!
Thud—
But when the body of the Sunglasses Boss collapsed at her feet, her tear-filled eyes cleared up, and she saw ahead, Xiao Tian was still standing there.
Xiao Tian was still alive! He had fired the shot.
If Lin Bingxuan weren’t tied up, she would have leapt into Xiao Tian’s arms.
Xiao Tian gave Lin Bingxuan a faint smile.
Because of Han Yan’s death, Xiao Tian was in agony for a long time, even attempted suicide, but was stopped by his family.
He was desolate for many years, even fled to another country, severing contacts with anyone familiar, avoiding reality.
In fact, until now, Xiao Tian often found himself escaping reality.
But now, having experienced the same scenario again, he once more confronted a battle filled with immense pain.
He gradually understood that escaping was only a temporary refuge from pain.
If he didn’t face it, this pain would shadow him for a lifetime, impossible to shake off.
This deep regret entangling him was useless, whether for himself or for Han Yan.
It would only hinder his progress and cause harm to those who trust him.
No matter what Xiao Tian did with the past, it was irreparable.
What he should do is to face the past events frankly and face himself honestly.
To become stronger and more mature through this experience, so that he can protect the people around him and not betray the trust others have in him.
Realizing this, Xiao Tian finally broke through the Heart Demon that had haunted him for years.
However, he continued to pretend to put down the gun, luring the boss with sunglasses into relaxing his vigilance. At the last moment, when he lifted the gun aimed at Lin Bingxuan, he suddenly raised it and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
This time, he succeeded! He did not let his woman sustain any injury.
Xiao Tian walked towards Lin Bingxuan, his mind drifting far away.
Han Yan, I’m sorry, if I had this mindset back then, maybe everything would be different...
I don’t know if you feel comforted by the me who has grown now, but I promised you, I will always get stronger for you!
...
Xiao Tian began untying Lin Bingxuan’s ropes.
"Xiao Tian, you really scared me just now, I thought you were... um..." Although Xiao Tian was perfectly fine, remembering the scene just now, Lin Bingxuan couldn’t stop her tears from flowing.
"Bingxuan, you’re worrying for nothing, how could anything happen to me?" Xiao Tian blinked, "Besides, didn’t you just say you believed I was invincible?"
"I... when did I say that?"
"How could you not have said it? You just said there was nothing I couldn’t overcome, isn’t that the same as invincible?"
"No... you heard wrong."
In a moment of urgency, Lin Bingxuan had expressed her true feelings. Now that the crisis was over, thinking carefully, Lin Bingxuan found those words embarrassingly cheesy. How could she admit to that?
"My hearing is just fine, admit it, have you been admiring me all along?" Xiao Tian chuckled.
"I have not!" Lin Bingxuan’s face turned red.
Finally easing slightly from the state of anxiety and fright, Xiao Tian breathed a sigh of relief and chatted briefly with Lin Bingxuan.
In the dark, a Black Shadow laughed silently and coldly. It seemed the little cop was completely off guard now.
However, as the Black Shadow quietly raised the gun in hand, Xiao Tian’s conversational tone suddenly changed, coldly saying:
"Baldy, if you want to live, come out yourself."
The Black Shadow was indeed Baldy!
Hearing Xiao Tian’s words, Baldy shuddered all over and actually walked out from the shadows, out of uncontrollable fear of the strong.
But, Baldy was in hiding to shoot Xiao Tian when the opportunity arose, how could he possibly obey obediently?
Xiao Tian immediately caught Baldy’s reaction and the vicious grin and raised-arm action.
However, how could he give Baldy a chance to shoot?
Bang—
With just a casual shot, it hit Baldy’s wrist.
Baldy howled in pain, falling to his knees.