Lin Qi was originally rather bored, thinking that this tussle would likely drag on longer, so she lost patience and decided to just wait it out. However, she still hadn't seen this foolish person come to her and say the words, seemingly suggesting that they expected her to keep her word and release the hostage just like that. It was laughable, as she was never one to break a promise.
She would release the hostage if she wanted to, and wouldn't if she didn't. Besides, she was the key to their cooperation with him. If things didn't go well later, she could always renegotiate. Since the other party spoke like that, she definitely had to respond appropriately. She couldn't let them think everything she did was wrong, so she said with a smile: