Chapter 127 The Reckless Gambler

In the dark room, there was only a ray of light coming through the crack in the door.

Ou Ya's voice sounded low, with annoyance: "I went back to the villa where my mother and I used to live that day to get some old things..." She bit her lip, "I thought everything was over, but I didn't expect Ou Shan to be hiding there. I don't know if he was waiting for me on purpose, or if it was just a coincidence..."

Jiang Tingwan leaned against the wall, tapping the ground lightly with her fingertips.

--I see.

The news reported that Ou Shan's whereabouts were unknown, and the police speculated that he might have fled the country. Now it seems that it was just a false alarm.

He never left Hong Kong City, but hid in this little-known old house.

"What should we do now?" Ou Ya's voice trembled a little.

In the darkness, Jiang Tingwan remained calm and even nonchalant: "What else can I do? Wait for death."

"......" Ou Ya choked, "Do you think it's appropriate to joke at this time?"

"Who is kidding?" Jiang Tingwan shook his head, "I'm not Superman."

"Then why are you here to die?" Ou Ya raised her eyebrows and sighed.

Jiang Tingwan did not answer, but groped her way to the door and observed the situation outside through the narrow gap.

The door handle was wrapped with an iron chain and locked tightly.

"Xie Duo and a friend of mine should be here soon." She said with a chuckle.

Ou Ya was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Did you get caught on purpose?"

Her voice suddenly rose, then quickly lowered, "No wonder, we clearly agreed on a code... Did you know that the text message was not sent by me?"

Jiang Tingwan did not deny it.

The moment she saw the text message, she noticed something was wrong.

Ou Ya would never use such a strange name as "Sister Ting Wan", and she would not rush to ask her to go to the club right after the matter was over.

But she had to come.

If they don't follow this line, they may never find Ou Shan's hiding place.

Suddenly there were footsteps outside the door.

Jiang Tingwan quickly returned to her original position and lowered her voice: "Pretend to faint."

As soon as the two closed their eyes, the door was kicked open roughly.

A burly man pushed the door open and walked in, his flashlight sweeping over the two of them.

Seeing the frail girl in front of him "weakly" open her eyes, he asked in a rough voice: "What are you arguing about?"

"Water..." The girl in front of him was breathing weakly, and her pale lips trembled slightly.

The big man cursed, but the delicate features of the person in front of him showed a pitiful look, which made him unable to help but squat down and get closer to listen: "What are you talking about? Speak louder!"

But the moment he approached, the girl's tired eyes suddenly turned fierce.

In a flash of lightning——

Jiang Tingwan suddenly jumped up, handcuffs flashed silver, and she tried to handcuff the man!

Unfortunately, the big man was well-trained after all, and he reacted very quickly. He dodged Jiang Tingwan's attack by turning sideways, and then used his big hands like iron clamps to directly pinch her slender neck!

"Well!"

The man was too strong, and Jiang Tingwan's nails left bloody marks on his arm, but he still couldn't break free.

When my vision started to blur, I saw a dark shadow rushing towards me from behind.

The man's hand loosened immediately, and Jiang Tingwan gasped for breath.

She looked over.

It was Ou Ya who swung the iron chain and strangled the big man's neck!

"Let go!"

She yelled but couldn't help but her arms shaking violently.

The big man struggled furiously, and the chains dug deep into his flesh.

But Ou Ya's strength was no match for his.

It seemed that the person was about to break free.

Jiang Tingwan staggered to her feet and held Ou Ya's trembling hand from behind.

The "clacking" sound of the tightening chain was particularly clear in the darkness.

Jiang Tingwan understood Ou Ya's inner fear. She had no intention of killing anyone. She strangled the man just to help her escape temporarily.

But Jiang Tingwan knew clearly that if she was soft-hearted or retreated at this moment, it might lay the seeds for her subsequent escape.

They must get rid of this person once and for all.

Jiang Tingwan's voice was terrifyingly calm. "Don't let go. There's no turning back."

Although Ou Ya was trembling, when she felt the warmth from the back of her hand, her body reacted instinctively and she did not let go.

Just like that, the big man in front of him finally stopped struggling.

After confirming that he was indeed no longer breathing, Ou Ya collapsed to the ground and retched.

Jiang Tingwan's fingertips trembled uncontrollably, and the sea breeze blew, and a chill crept up her spine. But she just lowered her eyelashes, put her hands behind her back, and clenched them tightly until her nails dug into her palms.

"Come and give me a hand." Her voice was so calm that nothing could be heard out of the ordinary, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

Ou Ya stood there in a daze, her face pale.

Jiang Tingwan turned his head to look at her. They were no longer in the port city - the deck was shaking under their feet, and there was a faint light where the sea and the sky met in the distance. All around them was the only sound of endless waves.

Ou Shan is planning to run away, and taking them with him is both a revenge and a trump card.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that Jiang Tingwan had already taken advantage of his situation and exposed his whereabouts.

She bent down and grabbed the man by the collar, motioning for Ou Ya to help.

Ou Ya walked over mechanically, and the two of them worked together to push the body toward the side of the boat.

The man's body fell heavily into the sea, and the splashing water was quickly swallowed up by the dark waves.

Ou Ya had never experienced such a thing before, and he was a little stunned.

"Don't worry." Jiang Tingwan patted her shoulder and said calmly, "If anything really happens, just blame it on me."

She said it lightly because she knew in her heart that with the power of the Jiang family and the relationship between Xie Duo and Lu Zhaoye, it would not cause any trouble if this matter was put on her.

But Ou Ya didn't know this.

She stared at Jiang Tingwan in a daze, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes, and he rushed over and hugged her.

Jiang Tingwan was knocked back half a step by her and was a little at a loss for a moment.

She patted Ou Ya's back stiffly: "Okay, it's okay, now is not the time to be sentimental."

She looked up at the night sky, estimating the time in her mind.

Although the micro-locator on her body could send signals, it could not sense the distance between them. The howling sea breeze blew away her thoughts.

She was alert to the movements around her, waiting for their rescue, and felt a little nervous. After all, there was one person missing, and it was possible that Ou Shan and the others would find something unusual.

Boom boom

The roar of a helicopter suddenly pierced the night sky.

Jiang Tingwan narrowed his eyes and saw two helicopters approaching from a distance. The signal lights on the fuselages were particularly eye-catching in the darkness.

Finally, the helicopter landed slowly and Lu Zhaoye got down from it with a piercingly cold expression.

"Let's go!" She grabbed Ou Ya's wrist and was about to run to the open area on the deck.

But just as the helicopter landed smoothly, there was a sudden "click" sound behind them -

It was the sound of a gun being loaded.

Jiang Tingwan turned around. The sound of the helicopter propeller covered up the noise behind her. Ou Shan and others had arrived at some point.

Ou Ya's face suddenly changed, and she subconsciously wanted to stand in front of Jiang Tingwan.

"You are really my good daughter." Ou Shan showed a sinister expression on her face, "I am your father, but you went to help them to bring me down?"

"If you are really my father, why did you treat my mother like that?" Ou Ya said angrily, and then calmed down a little, "This is a matter between us father and daughter, please let her go."

"Impossible." Ou Shan sneered. He captured Ou Ya just to lure Jiang Tingwan over. His brother-in-law told him what happened to Ou Ya in the club that day. Ou Shan never thought that the three of them were in the same group!

There was no way he would let Jiang Tingwan go. She was not only a weapon against him, but also his enemy.

Ou Shan showed a contemptuous expression, "As your father, I can let you go, but she must stay."

Ou Ya shook her head. She knew that if Jiang Tingwan fell into Ou Shan's hands, she would not get any benefit. If Ou Shan really found a chance to escape, he would not let her go.

"Let's go." Seeing that Ou Ya didn't move at all, Jiang Tingwan pushed her away and said, "Why am I here if you don't leave?"

Jiang Tingwan walked towards Ou Shan and raised her hands, "Then it's a deal, you let her go and I'll follow you."

"You're smart." Ou Shan still didn't let go of his hand.

However, when he saw that Xie Duo's face became even gloomier, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had made the right bet. If he wanted to escape, Jiang Tingwan was the most powerful hostage.

But he didn't expect that at this moment when he was secretly happy -

Jiang Tingwan suddenly turned around and pounced towards Ou Ya.

The two figures fell downwards, and the sudden change forced Ou Shan to quickly adjust the muzzle of the gun.

But before he could aim, a bullet had already pierced his skull.

But the momentary pain made his finger subconsciously pull the trigger.

Another violent gunshot rang out.

Ou Ya pulled Jiang Tingwan and changed their positions.

The bullet grazed Ou Ya's shoulder and the burning pain made her groan.

This feeling made her dazed for a moment——

So at that time, Ruan Yue had this mentality, did he really want to protect her?

As Ou Shan fell, standing behind him was Lu Zhaoye, who had sneaked in from the back of the ship at some point in time.

It was because Jiang Tingwan saw him that he dared to be so bold.

But Jiang Tingwan didn't care to look at the expression on his face.

She quickly checked Ou Ya's condition, almost instinctively moving her body up and down to make sure she was not injured, her eyes focused to the point of paranoia.

Ou Ya was shocked by her abnormal behavior. After a while, she asked softly: "I'm fine, what's wrong with you?"

She was thinking that this time the same mistake had not been made again and both she and Ou Ya were fine.

She hugged Ou Ya, her fingertips trembling.

Ou Ya was frightened by her actions, and inexplicably sensed the change in her eyes. She asked softly, "Jiang Tingwan, are you thinking of someone?"

Jiang Tingwan lowered her eyes, and two words emerged in her mind.

--younger sister.

But she swallowed it back. Strictly speaking, she wasn't even her biological sister.

"What are you thinking about?" She quickly adjusted her mood, let go of his hand, and raised her usual teasing smile: "Didn't you ask me to invest in you to become a big star? How can I invest if your face is disfigured?"

Just as she finished speaking, her wrist was grabbed by Xie Duo who rushed over from behind.

Xie Duo's knuckles turned white and he almost crushed her wrist.

There was a suppressed storm in his eyes, and his voice was terribly hoarse: "Jiang Tingwan, do you know that you just--"

"I know." She smiled at him with her eyebrows curved, as if it was not her who had just brushed shoulders with death. "But I have heard of Major General Xie's marksmanship."

Of course she knew the danger.

But while she was negotiating with Ou Shan, she caught a glimpse of the reflection of the sniper scope high up—

Its owner was none other than Xie Duo who had not shown up. No one knew when he had arrived there.

She bet that he understood her moves, bet that he could hit the target, bet that he...would never miss.

Xie Duo suddenly pulled her into his arms, his chest still beating violently.

Jiang Tingwan was caught off guard and bumped into his chest, with the smell of smoke and blood lingering around her nose.

She was startled, and suddenly noticed the slight trembling of his arms——

This man who was always calm in front of her, who could even comfort her with "Don't be afraid" during a car accident, was trembling at this moment.

"You..." She opened her mouth, the joke stuck in her throat.

Xie Duo rested his chin on the top of her head and breathed heavily.

He closed his eyes, his mind filled with the scene just now - the moment she pulled Ou Ya and jumped down, Ou Shan turned the muzzle of the gun and the bullet grazed her shoulder.

If it's off by 0.1 second, or off by 1 centimeter...

He had seen many deaths, but he had never been as terrified as he was at that moment.

She trusted him so much...but he only felt fear for her trust.

"Jiang Tingwan." He called her name in a hoarse voice, as if he wanted to engrave these three words into his bones.

"...wait for me to come back." Xie Duo finally uttered these four words in a hoarse voice, and his knuckles turned white when he let go of her.

This was his mission, he had to clean up the mess immediately.

But the moment he turned around, he still looked back at her, with reluctance and fear.

Lu Zhaoye remained silent as the helicopter roared again.

As Jiang Tingwan walked towards the helicopter, she met Lu Zhaoye's gaze.

This guy who was always good at making trouble was unusually quiet at this moment. He just handed her the communication headset in silence.

When she reached out to take it, he suddenly grabbed her wrist -

"Why are you so serious?" Jiang Tingwan tried to ease the atmosphere, but saw that his jawline was extremely tense.

Lu Zhaoye stared at her, all the questions rolling in his throat.

How dare she break into the Tiger Cave alone? How dare she risk her life on a locator? What if they didn't arrive in time, what if Ou Shan found the locator and threw it away? What would she do?

She is usually the most calculating person, but tonight she is like a desperate criminal! She always looks like she is in control of everything at the gambling table, but she is so brave in real life!

In an instant, his arms were as strong as an iron clamp, and he stretched out and pulled her close.

The two bodies were pressed tightly against each other, as if they were about to merge into one.

Then, he pressed his lips down heavily, eagerly and domineeringly.

This kiss was filled with a strong smell of blood and undisguised anger, as if a wounded and furious beast was venting its anger.

The feeling of fear was crushed by him during the friction between his lips and teeth, and turned into a surging force, pouring into this almost crazy kiss, making her almost breathless, and she could only passively endure this strong offensive mixed with complex emotions.

This time, Jiang Tingwan did not push him away as eagerly as usual.

She keenly noticed that under Lu Zhaoye's seemingly anxious and crazy appearance, his body was trembling slightly. The slight tremor was a reveal of his deep fear and trepidation.

Her heart moved slightly, and she slowly raised her hand, her movements so gentle as if she was afraid of disturbing the injured beast.

The woman's white hands slowly climbed up his neck.

Then, she kissed him back tenderly, with a soothing tone.

This kiss seemed to be a response to his unspeakable emotions, and also seemed to be giving him silent comfort, trying to calm the turbulent waves in his heart.

When the two separated, Lu Zhaoye pressed his forehead against hers.

He originally wanted to scold her for gambling her life, but she looked so calm and at the same time comforted him.

In the end, he just took a deep breath, his voice terribly hoarse, and suppressed all his fear and anger into one sentence: "If it happens again, I will lock you up with my own hands.