Chapter 642 Between Life and Death

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&#lt;p&#gt;“Want me to let you go? No way! Esther, don’t you remember what happened that day?” Christ looked
at Esther with a strange expression.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Which day?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“The day twelve years ago!” Christ said.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Esther frowned as she didn’t remember it long ago.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Just in an instant, the door of the warehouse was suddenly opened.
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&#lt;p&#gt;The two groups of people suddenly faced each other.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Elijah appeared in the warehouse with dozens of men in black. Both of the groups had guns and his
hostility disappeared by the time he saw Esther.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Upon seeing Christ stand in front of Esther who had a time bomb hanging around her neck, Elijah
raised a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, luckily, it was not too late. Everything was not too late
for him as long as Esther was still alive.
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&#lt;p&#gt;In this world, he was not afraid of anyone except for Evan Gray as he was a threat for him.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Elijah Perry, I don’t expect you to be so fast!” Christ looked at his watch and found out that they were
efficient in finding the dock in a short time.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Elijah, get out of here quickly! I have a time bomb on my body which will blow up in forty minutes! You
should leave here, including you, Mr. Ball! As long as you didn’t kill my mother, then you are not my
enemy, please leave here!” Esther shouted urgently.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;Elijah just glanced at Esther. His eyes were full of pain, reluctance and guilt as he had actually failed to
protect her and was deeply blaming himself.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Christ was slightly stunned but then instantly smiled coldly as he didn’t expect Esther to say this.
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&#lt;p&#gt;He didn’t say anything, but his eyes inadvertently looked at Elijah who was slowly walking over him with
a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. However, this smile was directed at Esther while his sharp
eyes were directed at Christ. Christ saw his cold face but inside his heart, he admired his excellent self-
control.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Where is Philip? Why doesn’t he come?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Just as the words came out, an equally tall man suddenly appeared at the entrance of the warehouse,
“Who said I didn’t come? Christ, it is your time to die!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Christ was coldly stunned but then smiled again. “Hum! Not bad! Philip, I’m relieved that you are here!
What I want is not your life, you can leave now!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Unexpectedly he dared to say like this!
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Elijah, brother, you all get out of here!” Esther shouted and her eyes urgently looked at them, but she
dared not move. She was afraid that if she moved, such a bomb would detonate. She couldn’t risk
everyone’s life, especially the two men outside who were her dearest and most beloved.
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&#lt;p&#gt;And at this moment, where was Hudson? Where was he? He might be blaming himself, feeling sad and
remorseful! She had already felt sorry for Hudson and she didn’t want to feel sorry for Elijah and Philip
as she didn’t want them to die with her.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Elijah’s hand which was tucked in his suit trousers restrainedly clenched into a fist. He didn’t say
anything, then his deep gaze turned to Christ.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;‘What a dangerous and evil man! When did the young man of the Perry family become so scary?’
Christ muttered in his heart.
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&#lt;p&#gt;By the time Philip was about to walk over, Christ suddenly took his gun out and pointed it at Esther. “If
any of you dare to come over, I’ll let her die immediately! Let us all die together!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Dare you!” Philip shouted at the doorway and stopped immediately.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Instead, Elijah took another step forward and said in a low voice, “Christ, put your gun away and you
can leave now!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“It is still Elijah, this young man who understands me well and knows that I don’t want to die yet!” Christ
laughed and looked at Elijah cold and expressionless, then he spoke bloodthirstily, “I don’t expect you
love Esther so much! You are not even afraid of death!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Elijah still showed his cold handsome face while glancing calmly at Christ who had a very frightening
and stubborn gaze. There was killing intent in his eyes and he knew he needed to be careful.
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&#lt;p&#gt;So starting from the moment he entered, he dared not speak to Esther as he was afraid that she would
be gone once he lost attention. “Christ, I respect you as an elder and I don’t want to pursue the things
that you have done any more, just leave here now! It is my fate whether I can disassemble the bomb
but if you don’t leave, then you should have the guts to suffer the consequences!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Do you think you can threaten me?” Not knowing why, but Christ sensed an appalling coldness from
Elijah and his smile was stiffened with some violence and ruthlessness. He saw an unpredictable look
in his eyes that seemed to emit an indescribable sense of oppression as if it was a suppressed volcano
that would cause a calamity once it erupted.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Elijah looked at him slowly and coldly then looked at the gun in his hand, his cold face was
expressionless but it was like an ocean that was about to turn up the waves, giving people a sense of&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;oppression and fear, “Aren’t you leaving?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Christ’s face showed smugness and confidence, “Worse of all, let’s die together!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“It is wrong! Christ, it is you who will die, not everyone! I will bring my woman away!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Philip didn’t say anything, only that he stood still at the doorway which was about ten meters away from
Esther while Elijah was about five or six meters away from Esther, but at this moment, both of them felt
that the distance seemed to be so far away that both of them wanted to go ahead and save her
immediately.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Do you think you can kill me?” Christ snorted coldly.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“I won’t kill you but I will only make your life worse than death!” The horrifying words came out from his
lips with a domineering aura that made Christ feel the urge to flee the spot.
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&#lt;p&#gt;But after all, he had some life experiences. His expression was calm when he looked at Elijah before
he turned his eyes towards Philip, “I want both Philip and Esther, not you, Elijah! For the sake of our
former relationship, you can leave! Why do you want Esther since there are still a lot of other women!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Christ, that’s what I want to say, there are so many women out there. Yet, you framed my father-in-law
for the sake of my mother-in-law and forced her to commit suicide, causing Esther to lose her memory
at the age of five because of you!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;As soon as he spoke the words, both Esther and Philip’s faces changed at the same time, but neither
of them said anything.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Elijah’s eyes swept a glance at Esther, comforting her not to move. She understood and dared not say
anything but in fact, she was touched. In a line of life and death, he came here to save her regardless
of his life, and yet, there were only twenty-eight minutes left.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;“What do you know?” Christ’s defense was struck by Elijah and his body trembled slightly.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You shouldn’t have approached Esther as I won’t let anyone hurt my woman, not even frightened! She
can only be hurt by me. No one is allowed but me!” Elijah spoke in a low voice as he looked at Christ
with his stern gaze and the hand in his suit was withdrawn as he slowly raised a pistol in his hand and
aiming it at Christ.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Elijah, you are a business elite, how can you hold a gun? It’s not good if you go wrong with it!” Christ
looked at the gun in his hand with a bit of astonishment but without trembling. This young man had an
exceptionally good psychological quality that made him slightly stunned and the gun in his hand
trembled a little, he knew that he had lost his temperament.
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&#lt;p&#gt;However, he did not want to admit defeat.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Christ, do you think you still can rest easy just because of the Bonfire Group?” Elijah asked back
indifferently in return, “Today, for the sake of Hudson and Ethel, I won’t kill you! But if you don’t leave,
your life will be worse than death!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Hahaha, let me see what kind of ability you have!” As he spoke, his gaze flashed suddenly and in an
instant, his body swiftly lunged towards the cargo box at the side, the place where he had kept Esther
as there was blocked by the cargo box so that he could get away easily and soon, a gun went off with a
bang.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You?” Covering his arm that had been hit by the bullet, Christ knelt on the ground on one knee after a
side somersault, and blood dripping down from his arm drop by drop. He looked at his arm in disbelief
as he didn’t see how Elijah came over because of the cargo box, just for a second, he guessed. By the
time he tried to pick up the gun that had fallen, he found out that Elijah had already pointed the gun at
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&#lt;p&#gt;The smug old face he had just now turned sullen in an instant, “Elijah, you are so fast!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;He was able to dodge his attack and shoot his arm at the same time. That kind of speed and reaction
made Christ stunned. He then smiled coldly before he stood up slowly and looked at the blood all over
his hand, “I was careless just now!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You don't stand a chance anymore!” Elijah’s serious face remained unchanged.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Philip had already pounced on him and his pistol was also pointed at Christ’s head. “Someone, come
here. Christ, today is the day you will die!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Brother, don’t kill him!” Esther suddenly shouted.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Elijah and Philip were instantly stunned. Elijah held the pistol, hurriedly walked to Esther’s front, and
squatted down, “Esther, are you ok?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Esther, because of him, we are separated, and we are suffering all these years! Why can’t we kill
him?” Philip held the gun that was pressed on the top of Christ’s head.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“No, I can’t betray Hudson as he is Hudson’s father! Brother, don’t kill him!” Esther screamed.
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&#lt;p&#gt;And as soon as the Bonfire Group took a look at their fallen boss, none of them dared to make a rash
move.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Philip’s heart twitched, yes, Hudson had taken care of Esther for ten years and Esther had owed him
so much that he had to hesitate a moment even though he was reluctant.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Elijah, tell my brother not to kill him as I have no way to explain to Hudson and I already owed Hudson
so much!” Esther urgently grabbed Elijah’s arm. “Please!”&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;What a silly girl! Elijah was somewhat helpless as there was not much time left and Esther still begged
for someone like Christ when she was in the critical moment between life and death. Even though he
felt a little helpless, he understood her feelings, so he said to Philip, “Let someone take him away first!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Philip was still a little agitated.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“It’s almost time for the bomb to explode!” Elijah said in a cold voice.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Someone takes Christ away first!” When Philip was reminded by Elijah, he instantly realized that
Esther was more important.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Someone brought Christ away.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You guys go out! There are still fifteen minutes left.” Esther spoke softly and her beautiful face showed
a smile as she looked at Elijah and then at Philip.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Let me disassemble!” Elijah ignored her words and quickly kissed her lips to comfort her. He then
carefully checked the explosive device on her chest, “Trust me, Esther! I can do it! Philip, you go out
first!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“No way!” How could Philip leave them behind?&#lt;/p&#gt;
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