At this moment, Jian Ling even thought of what Hou Diankui had said before: this old man's fortune telling was really inaccurate. She had no strength to resist, and she was afraid that she would die here today.
Just at this critical moment, Gao Tiejun led his men in. The old man kicked open the door and saw two men bullying a woman. The old man was really decisive.
"Guys, grab these two bastards, they're no good, get them!"
Who are Gao Tiejun and his men? They've crawled out of piles of corpses. As for fighting face-to-face with the enemy, they've experienced it all. They're not even afraid of the Japanese. Why would they care about these two small fry?
Although she was old, she couldn't withstand their numbers. The old men were all carrying weapons, and they swarmed her, beating her with sticks until she was free. She covered her neck and dry-heaved for a while. Once she recovered, she wouldn't let herself choke anymore.
"Damn it, how dare she try to assassinate me—"
Grabbing an abacus nearby, they joined the fight. Although these old men were quite old, they were still vigorous. Even though they had all been transferred to local jobs, they had been participating in labor recently, so their physical strength was still up to par.
Besides, with Jian Ling's involvement, those two can only defend themselves. Jian Ling is not going to tolerate their bad habits now; she's going to kill them.
Kick one down and let the old men go up and give them a good beating. More importantly, the young man has already arrived with his men, who can be considered a semi-regular army, at least they are carrying real weapons.
Upon seeing this, Gao Tiejun gave a shout, and the old men immediately stepped back, leaving the main battlefield to these young people.
"Don't move—"
The guy Jian Ling was following tried to kick open the window to escape, but Jian Ling grabbed a chair and smashed it into his back, sending him crashing to the ground.
Gao Tiejun snatched the weapon from the young man and said, "Try moving it again, and see if I dare to fire!"
The two men were completely deflated. They hadn't taken the young men seriously, but these old guys and this old woman were no pushovers. They had beaten them so badly they couldn't even fight back. Besides, the women had real weapons. At this moment, they really didn't dare to move anymore.
"Tie them all up—"
At Gao Tiejun's command, the men outside quickly found ropes. The fishing grounds had no shortage of such things; thick and thin ropes of all kinds were readily available.
Jian Ling took the thin rope and tied a cow tendon knot around the two people herself, making escape difficult. Then, she tied their feet as well.
"Old comrade, you stay here and watch over things, I'm going to find Jiang Qiao—"
Gao Tiejun grabbed Jian Ling and asked, "You were with Jiang Qiao, weren't you?"
Jian Ling nodded. These old men wouldn't appear here for no reason. She was certain that this matter was most likely related to Jiang Qiao.
“I know Jiang Qiao too. You interrogate these two people as soon as possible. As for Jiang Qiao, she said there’s no need to worry for now. I’ll take some men over there. You few stay here and keep watch. The rest of you come with me.”
Faced with a table full of food, Jiang Qiao didn't know where to start eating, because the other party only enthusiastically invited her and Dou Yanhua to eat, while the family of three seemed to have no intention of eating.
“Auntie, Uncle, why aren’t you eating? If the host doesn’t start eating, the adults in the family won’t let us eat. Besides, you are our elders, and I can’t break this custom. You should all eat—”
Seeing the other person reach out with their chopsticks to pick up food, Jiang Qiao watched as the family of three ate, but she still didn't move, looking at the food on the table with a distressed expression.
"Auntie, I'm allergic to seafood—"
The woman hurriedly said, "What should we do? You know, none of the meals I invited you to have suited your taste. It's alright, I'll make you something else right away. How about noodles?"
Jiang Qiao hadn't expected this woman to be so diligent. She shook her head and said, "Auntie, don't bother. I appreciate your kindness, but it doesn't matter whether I eat or not. You eat, and if I get hungry later, I can just have some biscuits or something. I have some in my bag."
Just as she finished speaking, the man sitting to Jiang Qiao's left spoke up. His voice was no longer as gentle as before, and Jiang Qiao could feel something pressing against the back of her head.
"Don't move, obediently drink that soup, or don't blame me for going crazy."
"Let me tell you, I've got a silencer on, no one will hear a sound. Jiang Qiao, the choice is yours."
The man's actions stunned Dou Yanhua, who was sitting to his left. It wasn't just because of his sudden move, but also because of the words he uttered. However, the man's son offered her a word of comfort.
"Don't be afraid, we're in this together. This woman is the bad guy. We'll take you away later."
Dou Yanhua looked at Jiang Qiao in surprise, "You, you are really Jiang Qiao?"
Jiang Qiao looked somewhat flustered, even stammering, "Uncle, Uncle, you, you're not mistaken, are you? I'm not Jiang Qiao."
The man snorted, "Jiang Qiao, stop pretending. I knew you were here the moment you arrived on this island. Do you really think no one would recognize you?"
Let me tell you, you can disguise yourself in any way you want, but there's one thing you can't hide: your eyes. I've looked at your photos for a long time; it's almost impossible to fool my eyes.
Jiang Qiao is no longer going to pretend with the other party. Now that the truth has been revealed, she might as well speak frankly.
"Now that you know who I am, you should know what will happen if you treat me this way, right?"
The man snorted, "Stop talking nonsense and drink the soup, or next year this day will be your death anniversary. You can try it—"
The woman beside him began to tense up. "Dad, please don't do this. This is murder."
"Girl, please drink it. It's not poison. We don't want you dead. Taking you there is better for everyone."
The other party's son became impatient. "Mom, stop wasting your breath on her. Dad, if she won't drink, just kill her. We'll get money whether she lives or dies."
Dou Yanhua looked up and then down. If Jiang Qiao died today, it wouldn't have anything to do with her. She hoped that the ghosts and spirits wouldn't come out again.
Jiang Qiao was in a dilemma. With this thing on her head, if she dared to move, even if there were things in her space, which would be faster compared to the thing in the man's hand? Obviously, it was the thing in the man's hand.
It wasn't that she didn't want to resist, but she also knew that once the enemy realized they couldn't take her away, the best outcome would be to end her life.
"Don't get agitated. I'll cooperate with whatever you say. It doesn't have to be like this. Bringing a living person over there will get you more reward than killing me. Besides, Auntie, don't you feel cold all over?"
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