On the car, Luo Bing tried to call his father several times, but no one answered.

Luo Qingyuan had no reason not to answer Luo Bing's call.

Perhaps the ghost knew that its identity had been exposed, so it no longer disguised itself as Luo Qingyuan. From this, one could infer that the real Luo Qingyuan was most likely in a dire situation.

Luo Bing didn't dare to think too much. He hoped that his father was still alive, just temporarily unable to contact him.

Despite feeling upset, Luo Bing wouldn't show it and acted as usual. Instead of getting lost in his thoughts, he decided to cooperate with Xu Fang and quickly eliminate the ghost. He would deal with the heartbreak after he had survived.

The driver was an enthusiastic Caucasian man. At first, he tried to communicate with Luo Bing in broken Chinese that he had learned from somewhere. But when Luo Bing spoke fluent English, the driver became talkative and chatted non-stop.

After learning that Luo Bing was going to Newbury Street, the driver immediately gave a detailed introduction about everything from accommodations to attractions, as though he was familiar with it like his own backyard.

While dealing with the driver, Luo Bing listened to Xu Fang's voice.

"Luo Bing, from now on, you don't need to respond. Just listen to me. If you didn't hear clearly, lightly cough."

Xu Fang curled up in the travel bag, staring at the map on his phone. The map was offline, so the phone was not connected to the internet, and there was no need to worry about being monitored.

Luo Bing instinctively made a sound of agreement, but then realized it was inappropriate and quickly coughed to cover it up. Then he found it even more inappropriate...

"Mistake, mistake."

Xu Fang: "..."

Luo Bing felt a bit embarrassed. After all, the closer he got to the ghost, the more nervous he became, and it was easy for his mentality to go wrong in such situations.

"My guest, what are you talking about?" the driver looked at Luo Bing strangely and asked in English.

"Ah, it's nothing. Just something like... um... it's my first time in Boston. Do you know any interesting places?" Luo Bing finally found the right way to hide his conversation.

"Ah, that's a good question! If I had enough energy, I would be the best tour guide. Are you traveling alone or with family and friends? I can recommend these places..." The driver smiled and seemed happy. He enjoyed guiding foreign newcomers as a local.

Luo Bing absentmindedly dealt with the driver and focused most of his attention on his earpiece.

"It's now 10 o'clock. It will take half an hour by taxi to reach Newbury Street. Then you can walk for fifteen minutes to the west side of Newbury Street where the First National Bank is. Luo Xiaoming will be there."

Luo Bing wanted to ask Xu Fang how he knew this, but he was afraid that the ghost would overhear their conversation, so he didn't ask anything.

"When you arrive at the First National Bank, there will be a armed robbery happening. Luo Xiaoming will be taken hostage by the criminals, and then... hm hm hm, here comes the most crucial step..."

To adjust Young Master Luo's emotions and avoid getting too nervous, Xu Fang's tone sounded relaxed. "Next, you will rescue Luo Xiaoming alone."

Luo Bing listened with a stunned look on his face, alternating between shock and concern, his expression constantly changing.

The driver was still rambling on, and the topic had shifted from the unique shops on Newbury Street to the best massage parlors in the city. He talked while observing Luo Bing's expression and, seeing that the passenger had turned pale, he thought the conversation topic had scared the passenger, so he started talking about the grandeur of Fenway Hall.

Luo Bing really wanted to pull Xu Fang out of the bag and ask him if he was joking or being serious, but he held back. For now, he treated it as the other party's sick sense of humor.

After getting off at the intersection of Newbury Street, Luo Bing found a quiet place and put his hand to his ear, whispering, "Are there no cameras here? What did you mean earlier?"

"There will be a robbery at the First National Bank, and Luo Xiaoming will be taken hostage. I want you to save her."

"Where did you get this information? Why don't I know about it?" Luo Bing couldn't believe it. "In a big city like this, how could there be a robbery? This isn't a movie."

"Don't ask so many questions. Just treat this as 'magic of foreseeing the future'."

"Okay, but how am I supposed to save her? I've never been in a fight. How can I possibly defeat the criminals?"

They have guns. Any sane person would not confront them directly."It's okay, I won't let the bullets hit you."

"Well, why don't you go first and I'll cheer you on from behind?"

"No, you have to do this." Xu Fang's attitude was firm. "If you don't do it, my protection for you stops here."

"Well... let's go and see." Luo Bing didn't immediately agree. He wanted to see for himself if there really was a robbery as Xu Fang had said.

...

When Luo Bing arrived at the scene, or rather, when he was still a few hundred meters away from the scene, he could already feel that something was amiss.

The road was chaotic, with some people gathering out of curiosity, but more people were leaving in the opposite direction. Several police cars were struggling to make their way through and heading straight for the Migu Bank.

"What happened?" Luo Bing stopped a man hurrying away.

"Damn it, a gang of criminals is robbing the bank. Those people must be crazy, I need to get away from them!" The man said and walked away without looking back.

"It's true." Startled and nervous, Luo Bing could no longer doubt Xu Fang's words.

"Say whatever you want to say. Now that we've arrived, there's no need to worry about surveillance." Xu Fang's voice came through Luo Bing's earpiece.

Luo Bing covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "I think it's better to leave it to the police. I just saw them going in. It would be too conspicuous if we get involved, wouldn't it?"

"That's exactly what I want. Don't waste time, listen to me and hurry over."

Luo Bing felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw that the zipper of his backpack was open. He realized that Xu Fang had emerged.

Xu Fang helped him zip it up without saying a word and firmly pulled Luo Bing's arm to move forward.

"Please spare me..." Luo Bing didn't understand why Xu Fang forced him to do such a dangerous task. He even suspected that Xu Fang wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of him.

"If I wanted you dead, would you still be alive now?" Xu Fang's voice came through the air, as calm as ever, but Luo Bing faintly felt the coldness within.

"Alright." Helpless, Luo Bing said, "I'm going all out, just don't let me get hurt, okay?"

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The bank employees were buying time while secretly alerting the police. Soon, two police cars arrived outside the broken glass door. Several strong Caucasian police officers, with guns in hand, took cover behind the police cars and observed the masked men's movements.

The masked men also noticed the police. After a moment of panic, they controlled several innocent bystanders and placed them in prominent positions.

"Address: Migu Bank, southeast direction of Newbury Street. Requesting backup, there are four or five armed criminals, and they have many hostages!"

As the police called for backup and evacuated the crowd, they cautiously faced off with the masked men, neither daring to make a rash move. They expected more police to arrive soon.

The leading masked man held a young girl by her neck, pointing a gun at her head and shouting for the police to stay away. Behind the masked man, inside the bank lobby, were several other accomplices who were watching the police vigilantly, pointing their guns at the civilians crouching on the ground with their hands on their heads.

Luo Xiaoming, who was the "leader hostage," had dropped his hat onto the ground and had no time to pick it up.

Facing the threat of death, her upper body stiffened, not daring to move at all. Her neck was being choked, and the masked man was at least 20 centimeters taller than her, leaving Luo Xiaoming almost suspended in the air. She could only barely lift her tiptoes to alleviate the difficulty in breathing.

(Am I going to die? I shouldn't have come here.)

Whether due to lack of oxygen or tears welling up, her vision became blurry. Luo Xiaoming's mind flashed with chaotic images, some familiar and some unfamiliar.

There were her college roommates, her family and relatives, and someone important to her who she vaguely forgot...

Her face felt itchy, so she blinked her eyes and found that her vision had cleared somewhat. It turned out she was really crying. She thought it would be embarrassing to cry in front of so many people, but after it actually happened, all that was left in her heart was fear and despair.

In her memory, she had never experienced anything as terrifying as this.

At that moment, she saw a young man running towards them in the distance.The man had a clear goal and stood out from the crowd, almost running towards that direction with a strange expression on his face, which could either be described as grim or fearful.

After staring for a few seconds, Luo Xiaoming recognized him.

Is it him? I didn't see wrong, did I? What is he doing here?

Before Luo Xiaoming could think further, Luo Bing had already crossed the police cordon and rushed towards the masked person.

"Who are you? Stop!" the police and the masked person shouted simultaneously.

Luo Xiaoming struggled to break free from the masked person's grip, trying to make a sound to keep Luo Bing away from here, but her strength was so small that it could be ignored.

The masked person aimed the gun at Luo Bing, without wasting any words, and pulled the trigger.

But the expected gunshot did not ring.

Stuck?

At that moment of doubt, Luo Bing had already reached in front of him. He swung his arm and punched the person in the face.

The masked person exaggeratedly flew out, rotating 720 degrees in the air, and landed on the floor in a strange posture, unconscious.

"Cough... Why are you... here?"

Luo Xiaoming struggled to get up from the ground, with a red mark on her fair neck where she was choked, showing how hard the masked person had exerted force. However, that person was easily dealt with.

She didn't remember that Luo Bing had such high combat power! Could it be a stranger who looks a lot like Luo Bing, whom she hadn't seen for two to three years? Xiaoming wasn't too sure if Luo Bing's appearance had changed.

Luo Bing ignored Xiaoming. He stepped on the broken glass on the ground and rushed towards the remaining three dumbfounded criminals.

The scene in the novel played out in reality.

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At this moment, two pairs of eyes were watching this dramatic scene through the street surveillance cameras.

Guste transmitted the footage to Josiah.

"My partner, as you expected, Gu Xi has found Luo Xiaoming. What should we do next? Should we capture them all?"

"Something seems off... Why did the robbery case happen at this time?" on the other side of the screen, Josiah frowned and fell into doubt.

"Perhaps it's just a coincidence?"

Josiah adjusted his earpiece, "She might want to use this opportunity to cooperate with the American police."

"What do you mean?"

"Gu Xi directed this robbery case. She wants to expose us by collaborating with the government, making us enemies of the world. The United States has the world's largest information gathering system. If that author cooperates with an organization like the CIA, our risks of exposure will increase. Ordinary people cannot find me, but with the author, it's a different story."

"Huh, I thought your authors always had no political involvement?"

"That's only true for authors within the circle. There are also some high-profile and rebellious lone wolves who don't obey the rules. Although they don't last long, they are very dangerous."

"Then let's eliminate her before we start the collaboration. Josiah, you have a mission. I can't take action in front of the crowd, using your website or props. Find a way to lure her to a secluded place, and I'll use my special abilities to kill her in an instant!"