Ikishima Midari's sudden appearance caught everyone off guard. Not only the Professor and the henchman, but even Ayanokoji Kiyotaka hadn't expected it.
The Professor pointed at her in astonishment: "How did you get back here? Where are those two people!? Why didn't they keep an eye on you, and how did you even get a handgun...!?"
"Your two useless subordinates were dealt with by me long ago!" Ikishima Midari scoffed disdainfully, then loudly reprimanded, "Get away from Ayanokoji, or I'll shoot you!"
The henchman, who had been about to reach Ayanokoji, seemed to feel Ikishima Midari's threat was greater, so he turned and approached Ikishima Midari.
"Stay away from me, or I'll shoot you!"
Hearing Ikishima Midari's threatening words, he didn't stop. Instead, he took a few more steps towards her and said in a deep voice, "Kid, you wouldn't dare to shoot. Put the gun down, that's not something you should be playing with."
Even though Ikishima Midari was the one holding the handgun, the henchman seemed to be more proactive.
"I wouldn't dare to shoot?" Ikishima Midari saw him approaching her, remained calm, gave a cold smile, and without another word, pulled the trigger—
A thunderous sound erupted from the revolver, echoing in everyone's ears!
This sound was completely different from the crisp sound of an airsoft gun. Just hearing the gunshot made one feel its immense power.
The henchman froze. He hadn't expected Ikishima Midari to actually shoot. He lowered his head but felt no pain, and there were no wounds on his body.
A scream came from behind him. He quickly turned his head and found the Professor behind him, pale-faced, clutching the table—Ikishima Midari's shot had been aimed at him.
Fortunately, Ikishima Midari's shot went wide; the bullet flew past him.
"What a pity, it went wide..." Ikishima Midari's voice sounded a little dejected.
"Why did you shoot me?!" The Professor, still shaken, used a loud shout to dispel his fear.
"Nonsense! You're the boss here, he listens to your orders! Who else would I shoot if not you?" Ikishima Midari aimed the gun at the Professor, a brilliant yet somewhat twisted smile on her face, and shouted, "Tell him to stay away from me, or the next shot will still be at you!"
This woman was too bold; she actually dared to shoot!
The Professor didn't have the henchman's courage. That shot just now almost hit him. He didn't dare to gamble on Ikishima Midari's marksmanship. He frantically cried out, "Hagen, do as she says, get away from her quickly!"
Although the henchman Hagen had wanted to snatch the gun, since his employer said so, he could only reluctantly retreat to the Professor's side.
The Professor quickly hid behind him. Hagen's massive build completely shielded him, and only then did he feel a little relieved.
"Thanks..." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka seized the opportunity to retreat to Ikishima Midari's side, feeling a bit emotional: "I never thought I'd need you to save me."
He truly hadn't expected Ikishima Midari to suddenly appear with a gun.
"You're welcome." Ikishima Midari chuckled, still pointing the gun at the two men: "However, you've already called the police, so it seems even if I hadn't come, you would have had a way to escape."
"Ayanokoji, did you really call the police?" Hearing this, the Professor refocused his attention on Ayanokoji, poking his head out from behind Hagen, looking at him with suspicion and uncertainty.
Compared to the gun in Ikishima Midari's hand, he was more concerned about Ayanokoji's police call.
Ikishima Midari could still be persuaded to put down the gun, but if the police arrived, there would be no room for maneuver.
His laboratory not only had guns but also many contraband items. If this place were discovered, he would be finished.
"Impossible!" Hagen immediately denied Ayanokoji's words: "He's saying that on purpose. I've been watching him the whole time; he had no time to call the police!"
"That's not necessarily true." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka waved the phone in his hand and said with a smile, "You probably don't understand smartphones at all, do you? Modern phones all have a one-touch emergency call function, you know?"
Earlier, during his sage mode in bed, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, bored, had exchanged phones with Ikishima Midari.
He remembered that Ikishima Midari's phone, like his own, had an SOS emergency call function.
By pressing the power button five times consecutively, one could make an emergency call to an emergency contact.
If no emergency contact was set, it would default to dialing 110 (the police emergency number).
It could directly initiate a call or send a help message to emergency contacts. This message could include current location information, current photos taken by the front and rear cameras, and other content, with the help message being re-sent every three minutes.
During an emergency call, the incoming call ringtone would default to silent, and calls would be automatically answered and recorded.
After Ayanokoji Kiyotaka got Ikishima Midari's phone, he quietly used the emergency call function.
However, because that henchman was watching him, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka kept it in his pocket after making the call and didn't take it out, so he didn't have time to check it.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka knew that he had no chance of winning a direct fight with this henchman. While chatting with the Professor here, besides extracting information, his main purpose was to buy time, hoping for the police to arrive for rescue.
Now, before the police arrived, they had already shown their true colors. Fortunately, Ikishima Midari arrived in time. Otherwise, just relying on the phone in his hand, it would have been difficult to threaten them.
At this moment, the situation was excellent.
Ikishima Midari was pointing a gun at the other party, and he had already called the police. As long as they waited for the police to arrive, they would be rescued.
The Professor's face grew increasingly unpleasant; he seemed to already envision his moment of imprisonment.
At this time, Hagen remained calm. He quietly reminded the Professor, "Professor, don't panic. Don't forget, our laboratory has a signal jammer turned on."
...I almost forgot about that!
The Professor's eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly asked Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, "When did you call the police!?"
"I called the police as soon as we got out of the car. The police will be here very soon."
Hearing Ayanokoji's reply, the Professor suddenly laughed.
So he called after arriving here... There's still hope then.
"Kiyotaka, did you really call the police? Why don't you check your phone properly? Is it possible that your message didn't even go through?" the Professor asked, feigning kindness.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka lowered his head to look at his phone, seeing the 'no signal' displayed, his heart instantly turned cold.
Damn it... there's no signal around here!
Catching Ayanokoji's expression, the Professor relaxed and burst into laughter: "Kiyotaka, I have signal jammers installed throughout the entire research institute, your phone signal can't get out at all!"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was not intimidated by his words.
"It's just that I can't receive a signal right now, your signal jammer can't possibly cover the entire construction site, can it? I've at least called the police once already, maybe the police are at the door right now."
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