Positive internet celebrity (12): Escape

The scene fell into silence, and no one responded to them. The group of people were already familiar with this operation. Amid the extremely terrified screams of a mother, they forcibly pulled a crying little girl over, pointed the muzzle of a gun at the girl’s head, and threatened again: “I’ll give you ten seconds. If you don’t come out after ten seconds, I’ll kill her.”

“Ten, nine, eight—”

Si Qi pushed away Chu Feng who tried to stop him, stood up and said, “I’ll come out, you let her go!”

A lot of worried voices suddenly rang out in the crowd, and everyone looked at Si Qi anxiously, fearing that something bad might happen to him.

The terrorists were not surprised by this. They arranged this because they knew Si Qi’s international influence and what kind of person he was.

He was more famous, more credible, and easier to track down than those powerful guys, and he even had fewer people to protect his personal safety.

The most important thing was that the words that came out of his mouth had an immense and unimaginable power, which no matter how high-ranking or powerful they were, they could not achieve.

The terrorist left the girl behind, walked up to Si Qi, and said to him: “I need you to announce our existence to the world and publicly support our legitimacy! Show that we are a just existence!!”

“…” Si Qi looked at the man in front of him with an unpleasant expression. He watched helplessly as the other party handed him a multi-language manuscript and forced it into his hands.

Then he watched as a group of people quickly set up a live broadcast platform and openly broadcast everything on the ship to the international media.

Before long, the whole world was shocked.

Countless netizens flooded into the platform. International departments attempted to shut down the website through technical means, but were firmly stopped by netizens. They were worried about the safety of Si Qi and other tourists, and feared that the terrorists would kill Si Qi to vent their anger because their plan failed. They used this as a warning to people around the world not to disobey them, after all, they often did this.

The terrorists were very satisfied that they had achieved their goal of attracting global attention.

They believed that their organization would be able to use this incident to let the whole world know of their existence, even if the price was their own death.

Si Qi turned his head and looked at Chu Feng who was looking angry in the crowd, and sighed quietly.

Si Qi did not care about his life.

Although he was a little coquettish sometimes, if it was too hot or too cold, or his toes hit the cabinet, he would act coquettishly to the people around him, trying to get their sympathetic comfort.

But sometimes, he was unexpectedly tough and refused to yield to evil forces.

In the past, he could chop off the head of the Son of the World with a sword because he couldn’t stand the atrocities of the Son of the World. Now, he could just say no because he rejected the threat of terrorists in his heart!

Si Qi threw away the manuscript in his hand and said coldly: “I won’t say it.”

The terrorist’s face darkened, he pointed the gun at Si Qi’s head and shouted angrily.

Si Qi just looked at him coldly, his expression didn’t change at all.

He was not afraid of the other party’s threats, but he didn’t dare to face Chu Feng’s almost terrifying look behind him.

The audience in front of the screen was about to collapse, and the heart-wrenching screams of fans could be heard all over the world.

The man angrily hit Si Qi’s head with the muzzle of the gun, but Si Qi dodged nimbly by leaning sideways with a determined look and refused to cooperate.

Then a group of terrorists who were not afraid of death and were full of blood surrounded him, wanting to give Si Qi a good beating.

Seeing someone aiming a gun at his knees, trying to make him unable to move, Si Qi laughed and said, “You can try and see which is faster, you knock me down first, or I kill myself.”

The group of people were so furious at what Si Qi said that they wanted to rush up to him and let him experience what God’s mercy was. The leader shouted angrily in their ethnic language and stopped the group’s behavior.

The other party stared at Si Qi coldly for a few times, and said in a cold tone: “You can die, but at the same time I will let a whole ship of people be buried with you.”

Si Qi’s expression changed slightly.

There was also a terrorist who knew Chinese and repeated this sentence to everyone.

Soon someone in the crowd cried out in grief, and some began to beg Si Qi to listen to what the group said, saying that it was just a script and not to resist or involve them, as this was an unprovoked disaster for them.

Si Qi stood there stiffly, not moving.

The leader showed a smug look and threatened Si Qi: “Pick up the Lord’s will.”

Si Qi lowered his head to glance at the manuscript that he had crumpled up and thrown aside, revealing a strong sense of rejection.

Perhaps sensing Si Qi’s disgust and disdain, a hot-tempered terrorist raised the muzzle of his gun, pointed it at Si Qi’s shoulder, and shot directly!

The moment the gunshot rang out, Si Qi’s body subconsciously tensed up.

But before he could move, Chu Feng, who had been squatting behind Si Qi, suddenly rushed out and protected him under him.

Chu Feng’s body trembled slightly, but he didn’t say a word. Blood instantly dyed the cloth below his knees red, and the bullet directly penetrated his calf.

Si Qi subconsciously supported Chu Feng who was rushing towards him, and his face looked horrible and ugly as he looked at the right leg dragging on the ground.

He quickly asked Chu Feng to sit down, tore open his trouser legs, and tore his clothes into strips to bandage Chu Feng’s wound temporarily. Looking at the bloody hole from which blood was oozing out, his face turned ashen.

Chu Feng stared at Si Qi quietly, there was no fear in his eyes, only comfort.

He said, “Xiao Qi, don’t be afraid.”

It was a familiar face, familiar words. The man had spoken to him in a similar tone and then left.

Si Qi’s breathing suddenly stopped, and his eyes instantly became cold and vicious. After tying the wound tightly, he slowly stood up. Looking at the group of expressionless terrorists who had no feelings about death, he was extremely angry.

[Xiu Xiu, how many terrorists are on board? ]

Xiu Xiu hacked into the surveillance camera immediately after the incident and replied: [A total of twelve people, eight of whom are in the lobby, one is in the cab holding the crew, one is guarding the engine room, and two are blocking the door.]

Si Qi observed the doors on both sides of the hall and found that they were mechanically controlled doors. He asked him: [Can you force the door to be locked?]

[Yes!] Xiu Xiu promised loudly: [But after locking it, what should we do with all the robbers inside?]

Si Qi pursed his lips: [If I redeem the golden finger…]

Xiu Xiu quickly tried to stop him: [No, Master! No matter what the reason, if a Quick Traveler  privately uses the golden finger issued by the department to the Son of the World, he will be punished by the Lord God! ! ]

Si Qi: […………]

No matter what, Si Qi didn’t want to cause trouble for that being. He took a deep breath and said, “I understand. I’ll think of a solution.”

The current situation was that he could not refuse the other party’s threats, and he could not even sacrifice his own life to ensure everyone’s safety.

The other side was also not afraid of death, so even if their leader was controlled and threatened, he believed this group of guys would shoot the captured leader to death without hesitation, and firmly believe that this was a “glorious sacrifice” and “the mercy of the Lord.”

So… victory or defeat was just a matter of seconds.

Looking at the camera that was constantly shooting at his face, Si Qi’s conscience made him unable to give in to the crazy and inhumane group of people no matter what. He didn’t want people to see how weak human nature was under the threat of violence, even if it was just a temporary compromise. It would definitely bring an indelible shadow to many people’s hearts and set a particularly bad example.

The terrorists’ goal would be achieved.

Then he looked at the innocent tourists who were trembling and sobbing beside him, and Chu Feng who was sitting on the ground with serious injuries.

Si Qi took a deep breath, bent down, picked up the manuscript and spread it out.

Then, under the helpless, frustrated, or angry gazes of hundreds of millions of people outside, Si Qi slowly walked to the camera and said to the leader: “I need someone to teach me how to read this manuscript.”

The leader looked at Si Qi deeply with his deep, devilish eyes that were both rational and crazy, then waved his hand and pointed at one of his men, asking him to go over and help Si Qi.

The man walked over with a gun in hand, his expression serious, as if he considered himself a glorious warrior, his back straight, his face full of fearlessness and courage.

He stood in front of Si Qi, with full vigilance, and said to Si Qi: “I will speak, and you read.”

Si Qi glanced at him and slowly handed the manuscript over.

then……

The scene suddenly changed!!

The door slammed shut the moment Si Qi moved, attracting the attention of some people. Without saying a word, Si Qi punched the opponent in the abdomen, knocking him out of his strength in an instant. Then he snatched the gun from his hand, and just like he had rehearsed countless times in his mind, he pointed the gun at the leader, smashed the opponent’s gun barrel with one shot, and made him lose his ability to move with another shot.

Then, one shot after another, Si Qi pointed his gun at all the enemies with a cold face. Gunshots suddenly broke out in the hall, and everyone was frightened and screamed in extreme fear, lying on the ground crying.

Si Qi’s breathing was steady and his attention was extremely focused. Every shot he fired hit the weapons in the hands of the terrorists, destroying them directly and quickly eliminating their ability to move, preventing them from drawing their daggers to capture nearby hostages.

He fired more than forty bullets in one minute, and using a rifle with not very high accuracy, he eliminated all the enemies in an instant without missing a single bullet.

The gunfire finally stopped. Looking at those men all lying on the ground, no longer posing a threat, Si Qi slowly put down his gun with an extremely cold face.

He spoke to comfort everyone, telling them not to panic, and then shouted at everyone to hide under the tables and ensure their safety.

He went up the stairs alone, rushed to the robbers lying on the ground, and quickly strangled them with tablecloths and curtain tapes and tied them up, one after another, with quick and skillful movements.

Everyone hid under the table in panic, watching Si Qi do everything in an orderly manner. Apart from sobbing, no other sound could be heard in the hall.

After tying up the last robber and removing all their weapons, Si Qi strode to Chu Feng’s side and said to everyone, “Is there a doctor? Come and give me a hand!”

Someone quickly crawled out from under the table, took out the multi-functional medical kit that was stored together with the fire extinguisher in the corner of the hall, rushed to Chu Feng, and urgently treated his injuries.

Slowly, some people, still fearful, walked out from the table and came near Si Qi.

Si Qi took a deep breath and bowed his head heavily to everyone, “I’m sorry! I got you involved because of me! I will be responsible for your safety to the end!!”

After a moment of silence, the crowd began to sob in fear. Someone choked up and said, “I don’t blame you, 47. This is all their fault.”

“You are scared too…”

“This should be a responsibility shared by all of us, but we put all the pressure on you alone.”

As they were talking, many people collapsed on the ground in fear, covering their faces and crying uncontrollably.

Although some people were indeed dissatisfied, no matter what, Si Qi did everything he could for their safety and took on all the pressure that no one could blame.

Besides, this kind of thing should not be the victim’s fault.

Someone saw the camera, took out his mobile phone, and found the international live broadcast platform according to the URL that was now circulating everywhere on the Internet.

On the platform, all you could see were the concerns and worries about their safety from hundreds of millions of people around the world, and many people were cheering them on.

Others expressed their determination not to compromise with terrorists and not to show weakness to evil forces, and fully supported Si Qi’s approach.

Of course, more people were shocked and adored by the scene where Si Qi had just dealt with all the terrorists on his own.

Xiu Xiu reminded Si Qi that the two people at the door had already told the others that a gunfight had taken place inside and that things might have changed. They were now watching the live broadcast to see what was going on inside.

Si Qi pulled the tablecloth over the camera, unplugged the radio, and said to everyone, “I believe the outside world must have tried every means to rescue us, but before that, I must protect you.”

“What are you going to do?” someone asked anxiously.

Si Qi: “There must be more of them here. I need to get rid of them before they break down the door. And…”

Si Qi thought about it, but still didn’t say out his bad feeling. He just said, “Don’t worry! I promise with my life that I will protect you!”

Many people burst into tears after hearing Si Qi’s words. Some even grabbed Si Qi’s hand and stopped him from leaving, not wanting him to be in any more danger.

Si Qi: “Like I’ve always said, do as much as you can. I have to do something before things get worse.”

He gently but firmly pushed away the hands that were pressing on his arms, squatted beside Chu Feng, and said to him: “You have always been protecting me, now it’s my turn to protect you, wait for me to come back.”

Chu Feng only hated that his leg was injured. If it was somewhere else, he would have been able to protect the boy.

“Don’t go, Xiao Qi…”

“It’s most appropriate for me to go. They won’t kill me unless it’s absolutely necessary.” Si Qi held Chu Feng’s hand and said to him, “I will listen to any complaints you may have in the future. Now save your energy and don’t talk.”

He looked at the hundreds of tourists who were staring at him without blinking, and begged, “Please take good care of my brother, please!”

Many people nodded subconsciously and agreed solemnly.

Si Qi took out a usable magazine from the discarded guns on the ground, and took out a few cold weapons and put them on his waist, and said to Xiu Xiu: [What’s the situation outside? ]

Xiu Xiu said anxiously: [The terrorists destroyed the ship’s positioning equipment. The people outside can’t find the exact location of the ship for rescue for a while… The most important thing is the people guarding the electrical room. I heard them say that if the situation does not go according to the predetermined plan, they will destroy the ship and let everyone be buried with them!]

[Is this what they really want to do…?]

Si Qi’s face was tense. This was what he had not told everyone just now. It was a very common operation for that group of crazy people who were not afraid of death to drag a group of people to die with them if they failed to achieve their goal.

[Tell me the exact layout of this ship! ]

Xiu Xiu quickly told the location, and Si Qi made a rough plan in his mind.

He ordered everyone to retreat to both sides of the hall and hide in a position where they would not be affected by the enemies outside the door.

Then he asked Xiu Xiu to capture and report the specific situation of the two people outside the door through the camera, picked up the gun, stood at the door head-on, aimed his eyes at the aiming lens, and looked at the tightly closed door.

Xiu Xiu said in a deep voice: [Three, two, one! ]

The moment he finished speaking, the door suddenly opened. The terrorist standing facing the door was startled by the sudden movement and quickly picked up his gun and tried to fight back.

However, the next second, gunshots were heard. Si Qi’s first shot broke the man’s fingers holding the gun, and the second shot eliminated his ability to move.

Two tourists who had served in the military and had been hiding behind the door rushed out quickly. One of them held the man’s mouth to prevent him from making any warning sounds, while the other tied up the terrorist with a tablecloth torn into strips and threw him back among the other kidnappers.

Then the door closed again.

Many people looked at all this in amazement, not understanding why the door could cooperate so well.

But Si Qi did not explain. He gestured to the two retired soldiers, and this time his target was another door.

It was the same operation as before.

Without Xiu Xiu’s help and Si Qi’s terrifying fighting ability, it would have been difficult to accomplish all this so smoothly.

After dealing with the closest threat, Si Qi walked out of the hall alone and headed for the driver’s room.

Under the protection of everyone, Chu Feng listened with a complicated expression to Si Qi’s footsteps gradually running away. His clenched fists showed how unwilling he was at the moment.

Xiu Xiu reminded: [Master, they have planted bombs in the electrical room and other places, and the driver’s cab also has a way to remotely control the bombs. No matter which side you deal with, once the other side realizes that the situation is not good, they will immediately detonate the bomb! ]

Si Qi: [I know, so before they realize something is wrong, I need you to arrange a retreat]

Xiu Xiu was puzzled: [You mean? ]

[Lifeboat]

Xiu Xiu immediately understood: [Okay, Master! ]

There were no hostages in the engine room, so Si Qi was heading to the driver’s cab.

The robbers were unaware that the ship’s control system had been hijacked by Xiu Xiu. They only thought that the sudden closing of the door was caused by the ship’s staff. After realizing what was happening, they became very angry and injured two people.

This misunderstanding facilitated Si Qi’s next action. Xiu Xiu only needed to change the surveillance screen, and the person in the driver’s seat would not know what Si Qi was doing.

He followed Xiu Xiu’s instructions and found the driver’s cab in the shortest possible time. He locked onto the opponent’s specific location based on Xiu Xiu’s description, and after finding the right shooting angle, the door suddenly opened and Si Qi pulled the trigger.

There was a sudden sound of gunfire, and the opponent fell to the ground. Si Qi rushed in and suppressed the situation in an instant.

After the panic, the crew recognized Si Qi’s identity and couldn’t help crying of joy. Before Si Qi could comfort them, after he tied up the terrorists, a stream of angry curses rang out from the communication devices on their waists.

The next second, a roar filled with faith rang out, and a series of explosions accompanied by strong shaking suddenly erupted in the ship.

The faces of the crew members who were finally rescued turned pale as they realized what had happened inside the ship.

The last terrorist realized that their plan had failed, so he angrily detonated all the bombs, intending to die along with the tourists on the ship.

Si Qi commanded loudly: “The ship is going to sink! Some people go prepare the escape props! The rest of you come with me to the lobby and take everyone away on the lifeboat!!”

In a critical moment, people will always subconsciously follow the most prestigious person, let alone this group of well-trained crew members who had already received professional training. When they heard the voice, they immediately followed Si Qi’s instructions.

Si Qi and two of the crew members carried the kidnapper and two injured, unconscious crew members and quickly came to the hall.

The hall was in chaos the moment the explosion sounded, and the entire Internet was frantically urging the relevant departments to rescue people and why they hadn’t arrived yet.

Si Qi rushed into the hall and immediately stopped the panicked people with his voice, saying to them: “Everyone calm down! Listen to me! All the terrorists have been dealt with! The captain has been rescued, and we need your cooperation from now on!!”

His prestige was so exaggerated that the people who were originally frightened to the point of paralysis suddenly calmed down at this critical moment of life and death, and all looked at Si Qi. No one questioned or denied it.

Si Qi said very quickly: “There is complete escape equipment on board. Please follow the captain’s instructions, go to the deck, and leave on the lifeboat!! Don’t worry! As long as everyone cooperates, everyone can be rescued!!”

A group of people looked pale, tears welled up in their eyes, and they looked at the captain with hope.

The captain had never thought that at such a life-and-death moment, everyone would actually cooperate to such an extent just because of one person’s call. It was simply unbelievable!

He was very professional and quickly took over Si Qi’s words and began, “Please stay calm, don’t push, protect the elderly, children and the injured, follow me closely, I will take you out of here!”

After saying that, the captain walked to the front of the crowd first and quickly opened all the doors along the way.

Si Qi shouted from behind: “Don’t worry! Don’t push! I’m right behind you! Everyone will be fine!”

When everyone heard this, although they were so scared that they wanted to escape, they subconsciously suppressed their fear and hurriedly followed the main force and jogged forward.

Si Qi came to Chu Feng’s side. The doctors stood by his side professionally. Even at this time, they did not leave the patient without permission and chose to escape.

Si Qi expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart, and the doctors just shook their heads, indicating that this was what they should do.

Some people were worried that their family and friends outside would be frightened and have wild thoughts because of the explosion. After Si Qi said that all the terrorists had been subdued, someone lifted the tablecloth covering the camera, plugged in the sound equipment, and said to the audience who were closely following the situation, especially his family, “We are fine. 47 is about to take us away on the lifeboat. Don’t worry, nothing will happen…”

After saying this, it was unclear whether the man was comforting others or trying hard to comfort himself. After choking up, he hurriedly said, “Dad, Mom, I love you,” then wiped his tears and quickly left with the crowd.

Si Qi glanced at the camera twice, probably silently saying goodbye to all the friends and family who cared about him. Then he turned around and said to the doctors, “We’re leaving too!”

Everyone hurriedly picked up the makeshift stretcher and lifted up Chu Feng, whose body was gradually getting colder and who had almost fainted from losing too much blood, and then left in a hurry.

Xiu Xiu reminded Si Qi: [Master! Take the camera out with you!]

Si Qi wanted to refuse at first, thinking it was a waste of time, but then he suddenly remembered something and said quickly, “I almost forgot!”

After saying that, he rushed over, picked up the camera and ran outside.

Many viewers were stunned for a moment after seeing this. Some people breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, at least this way they could see what happened to everyone. Some viewers cursed: “It’s already this late, and you still want to be famous!”

Such people were of course a minority among the minority. Most people just watched it all quietly, feeling the tension and fear of everyone on the other side of the screen.

Si Qi quickly ran out of the ship and rushed to the deck. The first thing he said after putting down the camera was to shout to the captain: “Where is the sextometer!! Quickly confirm the location of the ship!! We can directly tell the outside where we are!!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s body trembled slightly, and then their eyes instantly burst into surprise! !

Yes, they had relied on modern GPS equipment for too long, and they almost forgot that they can still use the simplest and most primitive means to confirm the position of the ship at sea! !