I lifted the curtain and walked to the front of the podium, shouting at the speakers, "Show yourself, you coward! Why hide like a despicable rat?!"

Right then, a bright light lit up, projecting an image onto the curtain. The crowd watched on in horror. Xiaotao and I took a few steps back to see the projection clearly. It was a group of children tied in a bus with a bomb. The bomb had an antenna on it which meant it was remote controlled!

Deng Chao's voice sounded from the speakers, "As you can see, these children are my hostages. I’d like to play an interesting game with you. All the teachers and students present must participate. If anyone breaks the rules, I will detonate this bomb and send these...