The scene shifted to a certain studio.

"Woo—"

Suddenly, a noisy signal sounded.

A person dressed in a frog puppet costume deftly took out the walkie-talkie from their arms.

"Any updates?"

The voice was very steady.

"Yes, we just saw a suspicious figure on the camera set up here."

The other person was a accomplice stationed in the broadcasting room to watch out for any police mischief.

"A suspicious figure?"

The report from below made the person in the frog puppet costume sound perplexed.

"Mm."

"So, it's not the police?"

After a moment of thought, they asked.

After all, if it was the police, they wouldn't describe it as a "suspicious figure," and if it was the police, they shouldn't dare to act recklessly at this time. They always followed orders from above and had to consider the safety of the hostages.

Even if the police did not agree with their demands, there was no need to act recklessly at this time. They were well aware of the consequences if they acted rashly.

Yes, they couldn't be unaware that we have been on guard all along. If they act randomly, they will only anger us and force us to take action against them sooner.

It would be extremely stupid no matter how you think about it, so it absolutely couldn't be the police.

If that's the case, then who could it be?

At this moment, the most puzzling question for the person in the frog puppet costume was this, although they were quite certain that the other party was not the police, they could not confirm their identity.

Seemingly to dispel the person in the frog puppet costume's doubts, the other person directly gave the answer.

"Through the camera, I saw several young girls."

This answer astonished the person in the frog puppet costume even more.

"Young girls?"

"Ah, yes, young girls."

The other party affirmed again.

"So, you mean they are civilians?"

Though it seemed unlikely, this was the only explanation. Even the person who reached the conclusion didn't fully believe this answer. The place was surrounded by the police, yet the police let a few unrelated civilians in for what reason?

This was even more confusing.

Just as the person in the frog puppet costume was still puzzled, the other party spoke again.

"And..."

"And?"

"The other party has already reached the studio."

As soon as the words fell,

*Ka-*

The door of the studio opened.

Including the person in the frog puppet costume, all those in puppet costumes reflexively turned their heads in the direction of the door. Even though the others were tied up, upon hearing the sound of the door, they all turned their heads, even those whose eyes were blindfolded and couldn't see anything.

As the door opened, a figure entered. One of them was a person in a monkey puppet costume, and the other two were...

"They are foreigners?"

The person in the frog puppet costume was astonished again. Not only were the suspicious figures ordinary people, but they were also foreigners. What was going on?

Amidst this astonishment, the person in the frog puppet costume carefully examined the two girls in front of them - one slightly older with lavender-like long hair, and the other slightly younger with a crimson ponytail on the right side.

What were the police thinking?

At this time, the minion in the monkey puppet costume had already brought over the two girls who were tightly bound with ropes.