Jiang Qiao's words left the two of them with mixed feelings and many doubts.
They had thought about it before, but not so thoroughly. Moreover, they always felt that those who stayed had been carefully considered and assessed by their superiors and were trustworthy.
But after Jiang Qiao said that, the two men began to doubt their superiors' motives. Were they really in cahoots with the Japanese, or was it just some temporary cooperation?
Jiang Qiao said slowly, "To be honest, I have a hard life. I was born in the midst of war and died during the war years. I grew up without ever knowing who my biological parents were."
Finally, I found my family and had a stable life, but then trouble came. What did I do to you, an ordinary citizen, that you keep trying to kill me?
How did I, a person without party affiliation, come to your attention and why you want to kill me?
If you really have the ability, you know those Japanese devils, go after them and kill so many of our people. Haven't you suffered enough from the war over the years?
What, you want to help the Japanese start another war? And continue to harm us Chinese?
If all else fails, you two should just give me a quick death. I'd rather die at your hands than fall into theirs.
"At least if I die, you'll at least have earned some merit, be able to leave sooner, find a place where no one knows you, and spend the rest of your lives there. That would be better than now. Who knows, one day you might suddenly collapse, and the person who poisoned you might even step on your heads and mock you as a bunch of idiots."
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman started gagging, followed by the man. Jiang Qiao asked her with concern.
When did you all start acting like this?
The woman said between vomiting, "It's been a while. They said they would give us an antidote, but the medicine they gave us was not the right one at all. And now we both often experience symptoms such as feeling weak and powerless all over, and our hands and feet trembling."
Jiang Qiao, are you really out of options?
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "I haven't received any treatment, and the medicine they used is very strange."
How about this, you take me back, and I'll take a look at you first. Even if I can't cure you, I can at least alleviate your symptoms. You're still so young, you have plenty of time ahead of you. You can't just die like this, without knowing why.
"By the way, when will they ask you to hand over the people?"
"tomorrow--"
Jiang Qiao clicked her tongue. "My family is waiting for me to go back. With you guys doing this, my grandpa will be worried to death."
Come on, let's not rush to cure the illness. Let's discuss it first and reach a consensus. As it stands, this medicine is ineffective.
Are you willingly becoming the other side's guinea pigs, or are you planning to turn on them in your dying moments? Think about it. I'm not one to sit idly by and wait to die.
If you think it's feasible, let's form a united front. We can deal with the rest later. It's better than dying at the hands of the Japanese devils.
The man and woman exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing their inner turmoil and struggle.
Jiang Qiao had no patience to wait and persuade any longer. "You guys need to make a decision quickly. Should we help me or the Japanese? Hurry up, I'm in a hurry to get back."
The woman snorted, "It's no use in you rushing back. You're a prisoner now, you should at least act like one, shouldn't you?"
Jiang Qiao chuckled coldly twice, and then, to the astonishment of the two men, her hands and feet were instantly freed from the ropes.
"Do you still consider me a prisoner?"
Seeing the gleaming silver needles in Jiang Qiao's hand, the two men were now unsure whether to pounce on her or immediately eliminate her.
To be honest, both of them are completely powerless right now, and even if they wanted to resist, they wouldn't have the ability.
The man's reaction was even more obvious; he plopped down on the ground, unsure whether to aim the thing he was holding at Jiang Qiao or put it down.
Before he could figure it out, Jiang Qiao had already pierced the man's body with the needle. The man's weapon naturally fell to the ground. The woman tried to grab it back, but Jiang Qiao slapped her away.
"Hmph, this time, can we have a proper talk?"
The man nodded unconsciously. The woman hesitated for a moment, then resignedly closed her eyes and nodded as well.
"Oh dear, how could you be so foolish as to commit such atrocities before you die? If you were killing Japanese soldiers, I might even give you a tombstone or something, but killing me is out of the question."
The man still couldn't figure out how Jiang Qiao had gotten free from the ropes, or where the needle had come from. He had searched her before, but found nothing.
"If you didn't have some ability, I would have had your men take care of you long ago. So, have you thought it over? How about you turn over a new leaf and try to get lenient treatment?"
The man gave a bitter laugh. "Now I understand how those who failed failed. Jiang Qiao, if you were in our line of work, you would definitely be an outstanding talent."
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Forget it. I don't want to live that kind of life where my head is always on the line. It's better to be an ordinary person, to live a peaceful life without having to fight and kill every day, and without having to worry about being exposed or having someone come to arrest me at any time."
Alright, enough with the nonsense. Just give me your answer.
The woman pressed on, "Jiang Qiao, if we follow you, what about our poison—"
Jiang Qiao looked at the other party with a serious expression. "Although I said that there is no cure for this, if you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I will do my best. How much I can cure you is up to fate. However, if you insist, only death awaits you."
The woman sighed deeply, "After hiding for so many years, in the end, we were still harmed by our own people. What did we gain? We might as well have joined the Communists."
Jiang Qiao clapped her hands with great satisfaction. "We should have thought of this a long time ago, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many problems. Have you thought it through?"
The man nodded, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. "Damn it, we've rebelled. They want to kill us, but I'll not let them have their way."
"Now that we've reached an agreement, I need to contact the outside world. My family is waiting for me to come home for dinner, and they're probably very worried right now. Where can I find a phone here?"
The man spoke up, "There's a town just beyond this forest. She lives there. Let's hurry, or we might miss the chance to fight her."
The woman asked the man again, "Are you really sure?"
The man snorted as he walked away, "If we don't make a decision, we might not even live to see tomorrow night. They forced us into this. Let's go, stop arguing. Our personalities are what they are; if we don't like something, we should say so."
"Look at us, who would want to stay with us? We might as well find a way out. I don't want to die and be eaten by wild dogs."
The woman sighed, pulled the man to his feet, and said, "Let's go back to my place first. We can talk about it when we get there."
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