From the beginning, Luo An never intended to let Anthony Soling and the sniper leave.
The truth of the case, the dozen or so deceased victims, and the grueling investigation along the way made it impossible for Luo An to make that decision.
However, the five bombs indeed caught Luo An by surprise. When Anthony Soling mentioned it, he used "Emotional Perception" to test and the result showed that everything said was true.
Before the action began, Luo An had carefully considered the preparations that Anthony Soling might make. He had thought of bombs, but never imagined there would be as many as five.
Based on this, Luo An chose to agree to negotiate with Anthony Soling and to make his own demands appropriately, pretending that he genuinely wanted to come to an agreement and then find a way to remove the bombs.
Chatting casually with Anthony Soling was also a way to lower his guard and stealthily close the distance between them.
By the time Winslow and three others arrived with the sniper, Luo An followed the previously negotiated terms and let the sniper go to Anthony Soling's side.
Taking advantage of the moment Anthony Soling shifted his attention to the sniper, Luo An did not hesitate and swiftly unleashed a powerful kick, striking the sniper's back heavily.
Boom—
A muffled sound, an indescribable force turned the sniper pale, and he uncontrollably crashed towards Anthony Soling.
"Ha ha ha, I knew it!"
The sudden scene did not cause Anthony Soling to freeze; instead, he laughed loudly, turned his gun and aimed at Luo An, preparing to pull the trigger.
During their previous casual talk, Luo An had tried to dispel Anthony Soling's caution. Anthony Soling was also carefully observing Luo An and sensed that Luo An would definitely make a move.
Luo An felt that if he did not catch Anthony Soling this time, future troubles would be endless. Anthony Soling also wanted to seize this chance to kill Luo An and silence him.
Because Anthony Soling understood the true capabilities of his sniper teammate well, evading one bullet could be luck.
Evading two bullets, the word 'coincidence' was completely discarded by Anthony Soling, who decided that no matter what, he must kill Luo An because he did not want to face an enemy who could dodge bullets in the future.
As for shooting Luo An himself, Anthony Soling was not at all worried about whether the surrounding SWAT team members would shoot at him.
The heartbeat monitoring device controlling the bomb detonation was still on his chest. A FBI agent versus five bombs capable of causing significant casualties - Anthony Soling believed that those people would make the correct judgment.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three gunshots rang out instantly. Considering that Luo An dodged the sniper rifle bullets earlier, Anthony Soling chose to fire in rapid succession this time, not giving Luo An any chance to dodge the bullets!
"Ah—"
Three bullets instantly pierced through human flesh, and a scream suddenly erupted, but Anthony Soling's face changed as the screamer was not Luo An, but his own subordinate sniper!
Amid the shocked and puzzled gaze of Anthony Soling, Luo An moved like a ghost from behind the sniper to his side and then aimed at Anthony Soling's thighs and arms and pulled the trigger.
Bang bang bang bang—
Four gunshots suddenly exploded on the side, not giving Anthony Soling any chance to react, and the four bullets accurately penetrated his limbs.
Observing himself, Luo An naturally noticed this and thus judged that the other party had never let down his guard and was always looking for an opportunity to counterattack.
Putting himself in Anthony Soling's shoes, Luo An realized that the best way to kill himself would be to fire directly.
So before the other party fired, Luo An immediately hid behind the sniper's body.
At the same time, Anthony Soling's first reaction to shoot at someone else also convinced Luo An of another judgment—that Anthony Soling was not ready to die, still clinging to pleasures, and the bombs were merely a means to coerce others.
Boom—
The second after Anthony Soling was shot in the limbs, Luo An leaped forward, fiercely slamming his knee into Anthony Soling's abdomen knocking him to the ground, then swung his fist fiercely towards Anthony Soling's face.
"Fuck You!"
Anthony Soling, who had fallen, cursed loudly, clenched his teeth to endure the pain, and once again turned his gun to aim at Luo An.
Bang!
Luo An kicked the pistol out of Anthony Soling's hand and then straddled Anthony's arms, forcefully twisting to the side.
Crack!
"Ah—"
A clear sound of bone breaking echoed, Anthony Soling's eyes bulged out as he screamed in agony, his right arm bent backward at a terrifying angle by Luo An.
Immediately after, Luo An did not stop his assault but continued to swing his fist hard onto Anthony Soling's face!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of fists hitting flesh easily stirred up the innate violence and wildness in humans, but instead of feeling those emotions, the bystanders' faces turned pale as they rushed towards Luo An.
"Stop it now! Luo An!"
"Don't do this! Group Leader Luo An!"
"Luo An! Stop! Stop! Don't kill him!"
The scene was chaotic; Winslow and Chenier hurried forward to grab Luo An, as the fight between Luo An and Anthony Soling had happened so fast they hadn't reacted before Luo An started ruthlessly beating Anthony lying on the ground.
Several SWAT officers and Vincent quickly pulled Anthony Soling away from the ground, keeping him at a distance from Luo An.
They were equally shocked, their eyes wide as Luo An's speed of action far exceeded their expectations, giving them quite a shock.
The SWAT officers closest to Luo An even changed their gaze, because despite four or five of them, they hadn't managed to restrain Luo An—who was stronger than several of them combined!
"I'm fine."
Luo An quickly broke free from Winslow and Chenier's hold, facing everyone's tense or worried looks, he waved his hand and said:
"Don't worry, my mental and psychological state are fine.
I might have been a bit too harsh just now, mainly because I was worried that Anthony Soling had those kind of pills that kill as soon as you bite into them hidden in his teeth."
Although judging that Anthony Soling wasn't ready to die, and the bomb was just a threat, it's always better to be safe than sorry, especially since Anthony's life is now linked to these five bombs.
Of course, there was also some vengefulness because of what Anthony Soling had said earlier, but not much, just a tiny bit.
"..."
Looking at Anthony Soling, who had completely fainted and lost consciousness, his face swollen like a pig's head and several teeth missing, the SWAT officers twitched their mouths. Vincent's eyelids twitched as he began to recall if he had ever offended Luo An.
Selective ignoring of everyone's admiring and shocked gazes, Luo An waved his hand for them to quickly call an ambulance, reassuring that since Anthony Soling hadn't died, the bomb wouldn't explode; he pressed his communicator, asking:
"Mona, the high-end apartment building behind the restaurant, how is the inspection going?"
"So far so good, we've found one."
Mona replied from the other end of the communicator, and after a long time passed and the intersection had been almost cleaned up, Mona suddenly added with a somewhat serious tone:
"Luo An, the forensic trace team found another bomb, but they said, the two bombs are different!"
"What's different?"
"They said they were not made by the same person!"