Chapter 167 A lone man and woman alone in a room
Her heart nearly jumped out of her chest!
Is it a hallucination?
No, that's Liang Yizhi's handwriting!
"Stop dawdling, drink it now!"
The man who met her urged her on in Chinese.
Zhan Ang stared intently at her hand holding the ladle, his lips pressed tightly together.
Ji Ying understood; he didn't trust the contact person at all and was using her to test if there was anything wrong with the water.
She trembled as she brought the ladle to her lips, about to pretend to drink it, but then deliberately let her hand go limp.
The water ladle crashed to the ground with a "plop," splashing water everywhere.
"Yes, I'm sorry... my hands were too weak," her voice trembled, "Could you give me another ladleful?"
"Useless! You'll die of thirst if you don't drink. I don't have time to serve you."
The local man cursed, then invited Zhan Ang inside to eat.
Seeing that everything was normal, Zhan Ang's expression relaxed slightly. He casually used another ladle to scoop up some water and drank it down in large gulps.
The man watched him drink water, a fleeting hint of unease crossing his face.
"You're playing tricks!"
Zhan Ang keenly seized upon this subtle flaw in his opponent's defenses. He immediately dropped the water ladle, swiftly drew a dagger from his waist with his right hand, and swung it fiercely at his opponent's chest.
As the man was stabbed in the heart, he turned around and pounced on Ji Ying on the haystack, intending to take her hostage.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Just as he leaped into the air, a green figure suddenly darted out from behind the haystack and knocked him flying.
Zhan Ang slammed into the earthen wall in the corner of the courtyard with a dull thud.
But he reacted extremely quickly, immediately flipping over and leaping into a defensive stance.
Liang Yizhi, dressed in a neat jungle camouflage combat uniform, stood tall and his movements revealed the agility and strength honed through years of training.
From Zhan Ang's shocked expression, it was clear that he had never expected that the other party would be able to know his smuggling route and set up an ambush in advance, waiting for him to walk right into the trap.
You can't catch me!
After he finished speaking, he was about to launch an attack on Liang Yizhi.
But after taking just one step, he went limp as if he had no bones left.
Immediately afterwards, four combatants dressed like Liang Yizhi rushed in from outside the courtyard and swiftly tied Zhan Ang up.
Liang Yizhi then turned around, squatted down in front of Ji Ying, and untied the ropes from her hands and feet.
"Are you scared?" he asked in a low voice.
Ji Ying first shook her head, but then nodded.
Liang Yizhi was amused by her still-shaken appearance, pulled her into his arms, and gently coaxed her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Ji Ying quickly recovered and tried to break free from his embrace, but he firmly pressed her back down.
"What?" she asked, looking up.
“Hold me for another five minutes,” he said seriously. “It’s part of the psychological intervention procedure that’s required by the authorities. Just cooperate.”
"..." Ji Ying paused, "What kind of procedure is this, requiring manual locking of people?"
"The Liang family's appeasement process," he said without changing his expression, "requires me to make the final interpretation."
"You're a married man, how can you hug me for so long?"
Ji Ying wouldn't let him hug her and pushed him away.
Liang Yizhi, however, did not loosen his grip.
By this time, the four team members had tied Zhan Ang up tightly.
The team leader quickly stepped forward to report and immediately saw Liang Yizhi forcibly making love to the hostage in his arms, while the hostage was trying to "break free" by using his hands and feet. The scene was quite "ambiguous".
The team member froze on the spot, his face flushed red, and he quickly closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and shouted in a training-like voice:
"Reporting to Mr. Liang!"
Ji Ying was so frightened that she shrank into Liang Yizhi's arms and didn't move.
Liang Yizhi took a deep breath and glanced back at the newcomer, who then began to report, "Yi Liu is dead, and Zhan Ang has been subdued. We've confiscated all the dangerous items from him. The backup vehicle won't arrive for another hour. Should we remain where we are?"
Ji Ying glanced up and noticed that the team member with the loud voice was a tall, upright girl with a determined look in her eyes.
Liang Yizhi nodded, "Let's deal with the body first, then get some food."
"yes!"
The other person lowered their head and went about their business.
Seeing the blank look on the person in his arms, Liang Yizhi casually introduced her, "Her name is Jiang Ran, and she's a... fierce fighter in the team."
Ji Ying broke free from his embrace. "Aren't you ashamed? Help me up."
This time, Liang Yizhi didn't insist and obediently reached out to help her up.
Ji Ying tried to take a step forward, only to realize that she had been tied up for far too long, so long that her legs were numb and she could barely walk.
"I'm here, no need to show off."
Liang Yizhi suppressed the corners of his lips that were turned up and picked her up with a "helpless" expression.
Ji Ying wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling that he was going a bit overboard with his acting.
Zhan Ang was locked in another earthen house and guarded by two team members.
Jiang Ran and another team member set up an iron pot by the fire pit in the main room and started cooking instant noodles, adding a few eggs they had just bought from nearby farmers.
A short while later, it started to rain outside, and the aroma of noodles filled the house.
Jiang Ran put Ji Ying's portion into a lunchbox and brought it over. Liang Yizhi reached out and took it, blew on it a couple of times, and asked, "Do you want me to feed you?"
Ji Ying glared at him. "Put it down."
Liang Yizhi chuckled and said, "This is VIP service, which is not available to ordinary people."
Sitting opposite them, Jiang Ran couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Liang Yizhi glanced at her, and she immediately composed herself, saying seriously, "Miss Ji, we originally had marching rations, but Mr. Liang was worried that you wouldn't be used to the food, so he specifically instructed us to cook noodles."
Ji Ying was a little embarrassed. "I didn't say I wouldn't eat. It's just that I have hands and feet and I'm not used to being fed by others."
After saying that, she took the lunchbox from Liang Yizhi's hand when he wasn't paying attention.
When Liang Yizhi looked at her, he had a slight smile on his face. "Hold on tight, or you'll have to eat mine."
Ji Ying immediately gripped the lunchbox tightly.
In fact, she had been starving for over thirty hours since she arrived from Kun City, but she was unconscious the whole way and didn't know it.
Ji Ying was wolfing down her food when Jiang Ran received a phone call and came over with a serious expression to report.
“Mr. Liang, the rain is too heavy, it’s nighttime, and there’s a risk of landslides on the mountain road. The vehicle that’s picking us up can’t get through for the time being.”
Liang Yizhi pondered for two seconds, "Then let's pack up and have everyone prepare to spend the night here. You arrange for people to take turns guarding Zhan Ang."
Jiang Ran nodded and went to make the arrangements.
This farmhouse has only three rooms in total, including the main room.
Zhan Ang has already occupied one room, while the other room was given to Ji Ying, and the others rested in the main room.
The room lights were dim. Liang Yizhi touched the bed covered with straw mats. "You sleep here tonight, and I'll sit there with you."
The thought of a man and a woman alone in a room together immediately made Ji Ying refuse: "No way!"
Liang Yizhi frowned. "These are extraordinary times. Except when you go to the toilet, you can't leave my sight."
Just then, Jiang Ran came in carrying a basin of hot water, and Ji Ying quickly said to her, "Jiang Ran, shall I sleep here with you tonight?"
Jiang Ran paused, her gaze quickly sweeping over Liang Yizhi's expressionless face. Then, she straightened her back and answered in a loud voice, "Reporting to Miss Ji! I... I'm not used to sleeping with women!"
After saying that, she quickly retreated, almost simultaneously, and even "thoughtfully" closed the door behind her.
Ji Ying was like a deflated balloon.
The next second, Liang Yizhi stretched out two fingers, pinched his chin, and made him look at her.
"Ji Ying, whether you divorce Gu Yanchen or not, I'm willing to be your lover. What are you worried about?"
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