The screen reflected my own face, twisted and flushed, covered in tears, snot, and saliva.Maniacal laughter rang out from the other end of the call.I squeezed my throat so hard my eyes rolled back. However, the instinct to survive forced me to let go, and I coughed uncontrollably.But the hatred in those two pairs of eyes on the screen didn't diminish in the slightest.Melody's thin, fragile body was still leaning against the window's edge. It was as though with the slightest movement of the wind, she would be a kite with a broken string, crashing down heavily.My mind went blank as I reached out and pressed the knife on the table to my neck.My trembling hand drew a deep red line.I begged desperately, "Please, let Melody go. If you let her go, I can die right now!"The woman seemed to finally relent as she coldly stated, "I'll give you ten minutes. Go to the police station and turn yourself in."Like someone drowning, I grabbed onto the last straw of salvation, crying and
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