The flashing police lights were so dazzling in the darkness that Ye Mingrui couldn’t see clearly, but he thought he saw Shen Yi.
"Ye Mingrui!" Shen Yi shouted again, making sure that Ye Mingrui had really seen him.
Once he saw Ye Mingrui looking down at him, Shen Yi took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Ye Mingrui, as long as you let her go, whatever you demand, I’ll agree to it."
Shen Yi’s voice was low, and one could easily hear the suppressed anger in it, yet he remained impressively calm, as if everything was within his control.
However, no one knew how panicked Shen Yi was at that moment. His body felt cold, and his mind was filled with the nightmare he had on the plane.
He clenched his fists tightly, trying his best not to tremble.
Ye Mingrui didn’t speak, but Shen Yi continued, "Whatever you want, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will agree to everything."
"Liar! You’re all liars!" Ye Mingrui yelled hoarsely.
"I’m not lying to you. Don’t you want money? I can transfer it to you right now!" Shen Yi took out his phone, seemingly ready to make a call, "Tell me how much you want, and I’ll have someone prepare it."
"What’s the use of giving me money now? As soon as I release Ye Wanwan, I will be taken away by the police immediately!"
"I’m already dead! What do I need money for!"
As he yelled, Ye Mingrui started to tear up in agitation.
He didn’t want to die, not even a little bit!
"I told you not to call the police! I just wanted money, but you had to force me!" Now he was truly cornered!
"Then let’s do this, we’ll withdraw the case, and I’ll have all these police officers leave. We can discuss this matter in private," Shen Yi continued.
Ye Zhenhua let out a heavy sigh and said to Shen Yi in a low voice, "It’s no use, we already talked about this before."
"The police have already checked, and there’s a person lying in the living room on the first floor, no longer breathing. By the looks of it, it was Ye Mingrui who did it."
When Ye Zhenhua saw his only daughter being held at knifepoint, he truly didn’t care about the police anymore, he just wanted his daughter to be safe.
But no matter what they said, Ye Mingrui looked as if he wasn’t open to negotiation, which was quite odd.
Then the police discovered the person lying in the living room on the first floor. Ye Mingrui had killed someone, he had no way out anymore!
They dared not make a hasty move because no matter what choice Ye Mingrui made, it was a dead end for him. So what did it matter if he killed one more person?
Ye Mingrui hadn’t laid a hand on Ye Wanwan yet because he didn’t want to die; she was his only bargaining chip now.
If anything happened to Ye Wanwan, then Ye Mingrui wouldn’t even have a chance to come down from the terrace.
But the very fact that Ye Mingrui was cornered led to the current deadlock.
Shen Yi’s face turned pale. Faced with the current situation, even he didn’t know what else he could do.
He looked at Ye Wanwan on the terrace, held by Ye Mingrui with a knife to her neck, and several times he opened his mouth wanting to say something but had no idea what he could say.
He wanted to tell her not to be afraid, that he would definitely save her. Whatever Ye Mingrui wanted, he would agree to it!
But in the current situation, Ye Mingrui no longer needed such worldly possessions.