Witnessing her tears, Mitchel grinned and reassured her, "Foolish. I had told you to have faith in me."

Raegan hesitated. Mitchel's voice was feeble, yet it didn't indicate a gunshot wound. Furthermore, there was no blood where a bullet would have penetrated.

Raegan glanced up suspiciously, and Katie, equally perplexed, squeezed the trigger once more to confirm.

"Mitchel!" Raegan attempted to drag him away, but he struggled to balance on one leg facing Katie's firearm.

"Don't! No!" Raegan's expression turned ashen with dread.

Katie, appearing unhinged, persistently pressed the trigger aimed at Mitchel's countenance.

"Click." The noise of several unfilled chambers puzzled Katie. “How could this be? Why!"

Ultimately, the gun malfunctioned and emitted no noise.

Fuming, Katie angrily threw the gun to the ground, her agitation palpable.

“Mitchel, was it you messing with me?" In her agitation, she spoke rapidly while tugging at the large, unsightly wound on her mouth, causing her to grimace in pain and appear notably repulsive.

Mitchel maintained a calm expression as he replied, "I swapped the guns."

Back when Lorenzo crushed his kneecap, Mitchel had seized the opportunity to switch their weapons. However, in his rush to rescue Raegan, he forgot the concealed gun.

Consequently, the gun Katie wielded was the one Mitchel had tampered with.

Despite this, Mitchel still shielded Raegan with his body, wearing a bulletproof vest underneath.

To apprehend Lorenzo, Mitchel had meticulously prepared. It was not as random as it appeared. Even if Katie hadn't killed Lorenzo today, Lorenzo would have been captured.

But giving Lorenzo's nature, he would have fought to the death to avoid capture, as he was infamous for his reckless and desperate fighting style. During the confrontation with the special forces, the situation would definitely descend into chaos. Their approach required caution, and any attempt to capture Lorenzo would Likely result in unexpected casualties.

Now, things settled, with only Lorenzo perishing and no additional losses.

"You swapped the guns?" Katie's eyes darted around, searching for clarity. The reason she had fired at Mitchel without hesitation was his betrayal. He had abandoned her to face Lorenzo alone, leaving her utterly forsaken... The hatred she harbored toward him was profound!

He had delivered her into the hands of that devil! She craved vengeance, to rend his flesh and gnaw on his bones!

But now, learning that Mitchel had tampered with Lorenzo's firearm, Katie's dimming intellect sparked a thought. A faint smile crept across her still terrifying countenance, reflecting in her eyes.