They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System-Chapter 67 - Hostage Situation

He recognized the sound instantly.

Danger.

Ikenna’s body tensed, his eyes darkening.

He turned to the girl beside him and spoke in a low, urgent tone

“Get back in the car.

Now.

Stay down.”

She hesitated, confused by his sudden change in demeanor.

But one look at his face hardened like stone, eyes cold and calculating told her he wasn’t playing around.

Without another word, she slipped back into the car, crouching low just as he instructed.

Ikenna’s fingers tightened around his weapon.

This mission he didn’t know existed just got a whole lot more dangerous.

Ikenna signaled with his right hand, a swift, precise motion.

Immediately, several armed men emerged from the shadows, Squad Three moving into formation with Nathaniel, their leader at the front.

“What’s the situation, Director?” Nathaniel asked in a hushed tone.

Ikenna’s expression remained cold and unreadable.

“Someone inside has a gun, a silencer.

There’s also most likely a hostage.

I heard someone crying.” His voice was calm, but the weight of his words was heavy.

That was all the squad needed to know.

Their bodies tensed, ready for action.

“That’s why I called you here,” Ikenna continued, his eyes locked on the house.

“The princess is already inside the car.

She won’t see what happens next.

But we need to move fast.”

He paused, then added with an edge to his tone, “The person inside, that’s why she came here.

If we lose them, it won’t just be another casualty.

She’ll be devastated.”

He didn’t need to say more.

They all heard of the scene at the hospital, the way she had broken down in front of everyone.

Whoever this person was, they mattered to her.

And that was enough reason to ensure she made it out alive.

Ikenna’s sharp gaze swept over his team as he issued orders in a low, firm voice.

“Two of you, go around the back and enter through the rear entrance.

We’ll hold the front.

I’II knock and act like a passerby who needs directions to somewhere.”

He pointed at one of the men from Squad Three.

“You, hide by the side of the door.

You, set up a sniper over there.

If he steps out just enough, our sniper will take the shot, aim for his limbs to incapacitate him.”

His eyes flickered to the sniper soldier.

“If he doesn’t step out far enough for a clear shot l’ll engage him directly.

The rest of you will be ready around the house and in the bushes with your weapons trained on him.

The moment we take him down, move in and announce he’s under arrest.

He needs to believe we are just local police.

Then he turned to the two men assigned to the back.

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“Once his attention is on me, you slip in and extract the hostage.

Fast and clean.

Any suggestions or objections?”

Even though he outranked them all in experience and training, Ikenna still valued their input.

This was not just a routine mission, it had to be flawless.

Meanwhile, inside the car, Nnenna could hear voices, but they were muffled, too low to make out clearly.

She considered peeking through the window but hesitated.

Ikenna’s warning echoed in her mind.

Stay low.

Stay hidden

She clenched her fists, resisting the urge to satisfy her curiosity.

Whatever was happening out there, she had to trust him.

Nathaniel, the leader of Squad Three, was momentarily taken aback by the strategy.

He had no knowledge of the director’s true identity, only that he was a close friend of the general.

But the plan was flawless, precise, efficient, and professional.

There was nothing to argue against.

Without hesitation, he split his men according to Ikenna’s instructions.

Two operatives moved swiftly toward the back of the house, their footsteps silent against the dirt.

Upon reaching the rear entrance, they found the door slightly ajar.

A trap?

Or just carelessness?

One of them exchanged a quick glance with his partner before pushing the door open inch by inch.

No resistance.

They slipped inside, taking cover behind the kitchen counter.

From their vantage point, they had a clear line of sight into the living room.

Through a small window, they could see the hostage, terrified, trembling.

The captor stood over her, gun in hand.

One of the men pressed a finger to his earpiece and whispered into the radio.

“We’re in position, sir.”

Ikenna heard the confirmation through his earpiece.

His expression hardened.

“It’s time.”

Ikenna stepped forward and knocked on the door, his sharp, commanding aura fading into that of a helpless passerby.

He kept his posture relaxed, his expression neutral.

Silence.

The sounds he had been hearing inside suddenly ceased, as if someone had pressed a mute button.

‘So he’s trying to stay quiet… hoping I’ll just walk away.’

A regular person might have left.

But Ikenna wasn’t just anyone.

He knocked again.

Inside, Reuben tensed.

His grip on the gun tightened as he cast a sharp glance at Nurse Courage, who remained frozen in fear.

“Not a sound,” he warned, pressing the cold barrel against her leg.

She flinched but nodded rapidly.

Still, the knocking persisted.

Annoyed, Reuben grabbed his cane, supporting himself as he hobbled toward the door, turning every few seconds to make sure Nurse Courage didn’t move.

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