Qiao Wanwan was looking at her phone while driving the speedboat, getting closer and closer to the location she had been scouted.
Soon, an old wooden boat appeared before them, which was also the location.
Qiao Wanwan slowly approached, stopped, and boarded the boat alone.
The cabin was empty. She took out her gun from her waist and carefully searched the ship.
Soon, a slender figure came into her view!
"Zaozao!" Qiao Wanwan saw Cheng Zaozao's back and rushed forward. She turned the person lying on the ground with their back to her over and found that it was a mannequin wearing Cheng Zaozao's clothes!
"Beep beep beep!"
The next second, a sound suddenly came to my ear!
Qiao Wanwan frowned and quickly realized that the voice was coming from the mannequin!
Qiao Wanwan ripped off the clothes on the mannequin and saw a bomb counting down!
Qiao Wanwan's pupils suddenly contracted. Just as she was about to leave, she felt something was wrong with the wooden floor beneath her feet!
She lowered her head and observed carefully.
"Clap clap clap..." A few clapping sounds suddenly rang in her ears, followed by a familiar altered voice, "Madam Zhan, should I say you're smart, or that you're lucky? How did you manage to notice something was wrong?"
Qiao Wanwan looked up and saw the surveillance camera in the corner of the wall. The sound was coming from the speakers next to it.
A cold glint appeared in Qiao Wanwan's eyes. "You've planted explosives under my feet. They'll explode as soon as I lift my foot."
“That’s right,” the other person said. “See the remote control next to the dummy? There are two buttons, a red one and a green one. One will detonate the bomb, and the other will stop the bomb’s countdown.”
"I've given you the chance; whether you live or die is up to you."
Qiao Wanwan picked up the remote control, looked at the two buttons on it, and didn't know where to start.
A strange and piercing voice came from her ear again, "This is indeed a difficult problem. After all, if you choose wrong, you will die and say goodbye to this world forever, never to see your beloved husband again. So you have to think it over carefully."
Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down.
"Madam Zhan, I forgot to tell you, you'd better hurry. The countdown is five minutes. If you haven't made a choice by the time it's up, it will still explode."
Qiao Wanwan slowly opened her eyes, looked up at the monitor, and smiled, "I've made my choice."
"Oh? I'd like to see your choice."
Qiao Wanwan casually tossed the remote control in her hand to the ground and took two steps back.
The bomb not only failed to explode, but the countdown also stopped!
"You're just using my fear of stepping on a bomb to create a false impression," Qiao Wanwan said with a faint smile. "Since you're playing a cat-and-mouse game with me, how could you possibly let me die so easily?"
“In a situation like that, most people wouldn’t pay close attention and would just turn around and leave. If it really exploded as soon as I stepped on it, I would have a high chance of being killed. You’re not going to let me die for now.”
"So when I step on it, it actually triggers the countdown switch, and when I move my foot away, the countdown stops. If I'm not mistaken, even this explosive is fake."
"Hahahaha..." The other person seemed quite pleased. "This game is getting more and more interesting. Yes, you're absolutely right. I'm really starting to admire you more and more. After all, only smart people are worthy of being my opponents."
Qiao Wanwan turned her head to look outside. Although she couldn't see the speedboat, she could still make the connection.
"If I'm not mistaken, you've already taken the person away."
"That's right, Madam Zhan, you've lost this round."
Qiao Wanwan smiled calmly, "This is your territory. You take the initiative and I take the initiative. Besides, it's normal for someone like you to break your word."
"Madam Zhan, don't worry. Although I broke my promise, I am still grateful to you for bringing her back to me. So I assure you, I will not touch your sister for the time being."
Qiao Wanwan ignored him. Even if she made him swear to heaven, it wouldn't make a difference; there was no point in saying anything more.
Qiao Wanwan stepped off the wooden boat and was about to board the speedboat to leave when Jiang Dong arrived with his men.
"Madam, are you alright?"
"It's alright, the person has been rescued."
"I'm so glad you're alright, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to explain it to Master Zhan." Jiang Dong breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's go back and talk about it later."
......
When Qiao Wanwan returned to the hotel, Zhan Jingting was still asleep.
"Wanwan, are you crazy?" Zhan Yin was utterly impressed by her. "You actually drugged my uncle without a word. No wonder you two had to go back to your room to talk. So you had something on your mind!"
Qiao Wanwan covered Zhan Jingting with the blanket, "Alright, stop nagging, it's giving me a headache."
"Are you getting impatient?" Zhan Yin was almost laughing in anger. "Do you know what the consequences of your actions will be? What if you don't come back?"
Qiao Wanwan turned to look at him, "I only dared to go because I was certain he wouldn't kill me for the time being. If I hadn't gone, something would have happened sooner or later. And if something had happened sooner, even if she came back alive, she would have suffered a fate worse than death. Do you understand?"
“I understand, but the risk is too great, especially since you're doing this while my uncle is unconscious. If you miscalculate something, the consequences could be unimaginable.”
“Whether I go or Jingting goes, we will face the same danger. Zaozao is my sister, so I should be the one to do this,” Qiao Wanwan said solemnly. “Even if I had to choose again, I would still go myself.”
"...Fine, you've got a big plan, you don't care about anything. Now look what's happened, the hostage's gone, and they haven't come back yet. We're in an even more passive position!"
“Young Master Yin, how can you speak to Madam like that?” Jiang Dong said. “We were already at a disadvantage when we came here. The enemy was in the dark while we were in the light. Everything was under their control. This outcome is normal. How can you blame Madam?”
"Did I mean to blame her?" Zhan Yin turned his head away angrily. "I was just telling the truth!"
Qiao Wanwan waved her hand, "You can all leave now. I want to be alone for a while."
"yes."
Jiang Dong quickly dragged Zhan Yin out.
Why are you pulling me? I haven't finished speaking...
With the sound of the door closing, peace and quiet finally returned.
Qiao Wanwan looked at Zhan Jingting lying on the bed, took his hand, and pressed it against her face. "Jingting, I'm sorry. I was just scared. Scared that you would fall into his hands again, scared that you would be tortured and suffer again. I would rather bear it myself..."
......
Zhan Jingting slept until evening before finally waking up. After opening his eyes and pausing for a moment, as if remembering something, he suddenly sat up, "Wanwan!"
"Jingting, I'm here!" Qiao Wanwan, who was sitting on the sofa, hurriedly got up and came forward. "I'm here. How are you feeling? Are you alright?"
Zhan Jingting gripped her shoulders tightly with both hands. "What did you do? You knocked me out and then sneaked out, didn't you!"
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