Chapter 50: Turning Back is the Shore

"Qin Haifeng, you can't run away anymore. Our people are all outside. Let go of Little Xin and surrender. Maybe I can plead with the judge for a lighter sentence,"

Sima Huimin kept persuading him, hoping he would see reason.

Qin Haifeng scoffed at her disdainfully. The other side really thought he was a three-year-old child. He knew the crimes he had committed; once arrested, the death penalty was unavoidable. There was no mercy to be had.

Seeing that her persuasion had no effect, Sima Huimin realized her attempt had failed. She blamed herself for being too careless, assuming everything was under control once the scene was contained. It never crossed her mind that he would go crazy enough to take Lin Xinru hostage. If anything happened to Lin Xinru, she would never forgive herself.

"Fine, state your demands. I'll try to meet them, provided you don't harm the hostage,"