From the Start, I Pretended to Be a Hostage and Shot the Kidnappers, Shocking the Internet

Lin Xiu transmigrates to a parallel world, where a show called Pretending to Be a Hostage has taken the internet by storm.

To improve public awareness of how to stay safe in dangerous situations, contestants pretend to be hostages in the hands of kidnappers under various circumstances.

Everything that happens is broadcast live for all the viewers to see.

Lin Xiu awakens the Hostage Self-Rescue System.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained intermediate combat skills.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained divine-level pickpocketing skills.

He shoots a kidnapper dead, and the whole internet goes wild...

Kidnappers take people hostage.

"What the hell? Lin Xiu actually turned around and kidnapped the kidnappers..."

Kidnappers rob a jewelry store.

"This is unbelievable! Lin Xiu stole all the diamonds the robbers had taken..."

The production team: "Ahem, contestant, please remember you're a hostage, not a bandit..."

Lin Xiu: "I want to, but my abilities won't let me..."

The kidnappers burst into tears: "You be the robber instead..."

Also known as: Bro, Aren't You the Real Kidnapper?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.