Chapter 188 Han Ming, whom I haven't seen in a long time

Just then, headlights ripped through the night in the distance, and a black Jeep sped toward them!

The roar of the engine was particularly jarring in the quiet countryside!

We've been discovered?!

Su Xiaonuan felt a chill run down her spine! She glanced at Lu Zheng on her back, whose breathing was growing weaker and whose face was turning pale, and then at a small pond not far away that was shimmering in the moonlight.

Without hesitation!

Carrying Lu Zheng on her back, she moved like a nimble antelope, leaping to the edge of the pond in a few bounds and jumping into the icy water without hesitation!

The icy pool water instantly enveloped her entire body, and the biting cold made Su Xiaonuan shiver, but it also cleared her confused mind somewhat.

Carrying Lu Zheng on her back, she quickly dived under several clumps of dense aquatic plants. Using the plants as cover, she carefully exposed her mouth and nose to the surface of the water, struggling to maintain her breathing, while tightly supporting Lu Zheng, who had completely fallen into a coma.

On the shore, the sound of a jeep's engine grew louder as it approached, eventually stopping not far from where they had jumped over the wall.

After the screeching sound of brakes, came the sounds of car doors opening and closing and hurried footsteps.

"Search! They can't have gone far! They must be in this area!"

"There are marks on the wall! He jumped out!"

"Separate teams! Be careful!"

The cacophony of voices and the beams of flashlights swept across the shore, almost grazing the surface of the pond several times.

Su Xiaonuan held her breath and buried her body as much as possible in the mud and weeds. Her heart was pounding in her chest, almost breaking her ribs.

She could feel Lu Zheng's body on her back getting colder and colder, and his breathing was so weak that she could hardly feel it.

The toxicity of the anesthetic seemed to be spreading, and his lips had begun to turn purple.

No! If this continues, even if Lu Zheng isn't caught, he'll die in the water from lack of oxygen, low temperature, and poison!

Su Xiaonuan was extremely anxious.

She glanced at Lu Zheng's pale, bluish face, then at the swaying figures on the shore, and steeled her resolve.

She suddenly leaned in, pinched Lu Zheng's nose with one hand, and supported his chin with the other. She took a deep breath, then lowered her head without hesitation and covered Lu Zheng's cool lips with her own, slowly transferring the precious oxygen from her lungs to him.

Once, twice...

The icy touch, carrying the fishy smell of the pool water and a trace of Lu Zheng's unique scent, a mixture of blood and sweat, assaulted Su Xiaonuan's senses.

Her cheeks burned uncontrollably, her heart pounded faster, but her movements didn't falter at all.

At this moment, saving lives is far more important than any romantic or embarrassing situation.

After taking a few breaths, Lu Zheng's chest rose and fell slightly, but the situation was still far from optimistic.

The search on shore shows no signs of stopping, and the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes.

Su Xiaonuan gritted her teeth and mentally called out to the system: "System! Exchange for a small diving oxygen device! The cheapest and most usable one!"

[Received. Redeemed a "Simple Diving Breathing Apparatus (Single Use)," consuming 50 Merit Points. Already sent to the system's temporary storage slot. Please check.]

Merit points were instantly deducted, and a combination device resembling a breathing nozzle and a miniature oxygen tank appeared in the system space.

Su Xiaonuan immediately took it out and, in a flurry of activity, relying on her memory of the instructions she had read before, stuffed the breathing nozzle into Lu Zheng's mouth and secured it.

Seeing Lu Zheng's chest rise and fall rhythmically with the oxygen supply, and his complexion improve slightly, Su Xiaonuan finally let out a long, silent sigh of relief.

She could only continue to hold her breath, or breathe very carefully and slowly, listening intently to the sounds from the shore.

Time passed second by second, each second feeling like being fried in a pan of oil.

The search on the shore seemed to have expanded, with footsteps sounding both scattered and close together.

Just as Su Xiaonuan was calculating her lung capacity limit and considering whether to risk changing locations, the sounds from the shore suddenly changed.

A familiar, cold male voice rang out, clearly piercing the water's surface and reaching Su Xiaonuan's ears:

"You two underwater, are you going to come up on your own, or should I ask you to come up?"

That sound...

Su Xiaonuan was startled! It was Han Ming! What was he doing here?!

She suddenly looked up, peering through the gaps in the swaying water plants.

On the shore, Han Ming, who had dyed his hair back to a neat, short, black style, stood with his hands behind his back, his face as cold as frost.

Several capable subordinates stood behind him, while the Holy Heart Society guards who had been searching for him earlier had all vanished without a trace!

Were they controlled by Han Ming's men? Or... were they all in cahoots?

Su Xiaonuan's mind raced; she knew that hiding any longer was pointless.

She glanced at Lu Zheng, who was still unconscious and wearing a respirator, gritted her teeth, and slowly helped him stand up from the water plants.

The icy water gushed down my body.

All eyes on the shore instantly focused on them.

Han Ming's gaze fell on Su Xiaonuan's disheveled yet still vigilant face, then swept over the unconscious Lu Zheng on her back, his eyes unfathomable. He waved his hand.

Two of his men immediately jumped into the pond and dragged Su Xiaonuan and Lu Zheng ashore without saying a word.

Su Xiaonuan did not resist, but simply protected Lu Zheng tightly.

Upon reaching the shore, the two were subjected to a brutal body search, with all their pockets turned upside down and even their shoes and socks inspected.

However, after searching their entire bodies, they found nothing except some loose change and the empty respirator.

Before diving into the water, Su Xiaonuan had already stored those crucial memory cards and USB drives in the absolutely secure temporary storage compartment provided by the system with a thought.

The subordinate in charge of searching Han Ming shook his head.

Han Ming narrowed his eyes, his gaze like a cold probe, lingering on Su Xiaonuan's face for a few seconds, as if trying to find a flaw in her eyes.

Su Xiaonuan forced herself to meet his gaze, her eyes filled only with the panic of falling into the water and a trace of the stubbornness that belonged to "Su Xiaonuan" herself.

In the end, Han Ming seemed to give up on finding evidence on the spot. He coldly uttered two words: "Take him away."

Su Xiaonuan and Lu Zheng were each covered with a black hood, plunging their vision into complete darkness.

Then I was pushed and shoved into a car.

The car started bumping along, heading in an unknown direction.

Su Xiaonuan's heart was heavy. Was being captured by Han Ming a blessing or a curse? What role did he actually play?

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Zheng, who was beside her, let out a weak groan, seemingly finally struggling to wake up from the strong anesthesia.

"Lu Zheng? How are you?" Su Xiaonuan asked anxiously in a low voice.

"...I won't die..." Lu Zheng's voice was extremely weak, but his consciousness had clearly returned. "Where...am I?"

"I don't know, we've been captured by Han Ming."

Lu Zheng paused for a moment, seemingly gathering his strength, and did not speak again.