Chapter 278 Delaying Time
Upon hearing the shouts, Chen Jinliang immediately ordered his men in a deep voice, "Once they reach the designated location, push the boulder down."
No matter how many people come from the other side, they will be crushed to pieces.
One of his men, a man with a pointed face and monkey-like features, reminded him: "Boss, I think I heard some noise in the forest."
Chen Jinliang listened intently for a moment, and sure enough, there were footsteps in the forest.
He frowned. It seemed that the other side had also come prepared. Some were leading the charge, while others were hiding in the forest, using the terrain to conceal themselves.
He sneered, "You're just being clever."
Have those people forgotten that he still has hostages in his hands?
He ordered his men to bring up the old man, who had a rag stuffed in his mouth and was glaring angrily at Chen Jinliang.
Chen Jinliang: "Old man, don't worry, I'll send you all to the Western Paradise."
After he finished speaking, he ordered his men to tie the old man's hands with ropes and hang him off the ground at the very top of the cliff.
He was holding a dagger in his hand, just centimeters away from the rope.
If he had pushed the dagger forward even slightly, the old man would have fallen off the cliff, plummeting from a height of over ten meters, and would have certainly died.
Chen Jinliang shouted at the junction of the forest and the cliff: "Stop hiding! No matter how many of you come, if you don't want this old guy to fall to his death, you'd better put down your weapons and surrender."
After he finished speaking, he stared intently at that spot.
Sure enough, a woman with her hands raised above her head walked out.
"Don't get excited, I'm out."
Her voice was loud and clear, and it must have been the same person who had just spoken.
Chen Jinliang narrowed his eyes slightly, "Stop talking nonsense, and have your accomplices come out too."
Qin Jiu kept her hands raised, saying, "I have no accomplices."
Chen Jinliang didn't want to waste any more words with her, so he moved his hand forward, almost touching the rope.
Qin Jiu immediately shouted, "Stop!"
Then, Chen Leying came out.
Chen Jinliang: "Where are the others? Come out all at once, don't make me ask a third time."
Chen Leying: "There's no one else."
Chen Jinliang didn't believe it: "How is that possible? You two dare to come and rescue someone? Don't think I don't know there are many of your accomplices in the forest, right? I heard the commotion!"
Chen Leying said frankly, "Those commotions were something I created; it was just a bluff."
Chen Jinliang was somewhat suspicious; was this just a bluff?
If the other side really only sent two people, it is indeed necessary to bluff and make him wary so that he would not dare to act rashly.
But were there really only two people on the other side?
Chen Jinliang couldn't believe that the two women would be so brave as to come alone to rescue someone.
What bluff! They definitely have people behind them, and quite a few at that!
Chen Jinliang lost his patience: "No matter how many people are behind you, you'd better bring them out, otherwise..."
With a gentle pull, the dagger cut through the rope, leaving only a few strands of hemp rope barely holding the old man to the brink of death.
But there were still two people at the bottom of the cliff, and no more people suddenly appeared behind them.
Chen Leying: "I already said it's just the two of us. Even if you cut the rope now, there are still only two of us."
She glanced subtly toward the other side of the cliff and spotted Lu Cheng, who was bending over as he made his way toward Chen Jinliang.
Qin Jiu quickly spoke up to attract their attention: "You're the president of the Endangered Animal Protection Association, right? Why are you arresting this old man?"
Seeing that even after all this, there were still only two people on the other side, Chen Jinliang gradually relaxed his guard.
He just wanted to get rid of these three people quickly. "You two, take five steps forward."
Chen Leying and Qin Jiu exchanged a subtle glance, reading a dangerous signal in each other's eyes.
We absolutely cannot go forward.
But they still needed to buy time for Lu Cheng.
"What are you dawdling for? If you don't move forward, I'll cut the rope right now!" Chen Jinliang threatened, his dagger poised to sever the rope at any moment.
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Meng Qingyin and Zaizai avoided crowded places and successfully entered the association.
After all, they are only transparent now, not truly invisible.
If someone is so bored as to stare at thin air carefully, they will still see some clues.
Therefore, they had no choice but to avoid the crowd.
The little one has a very sensitive nose and is familiar with the scent of pangolins, but there are too many animals here and the various scents are mixed together, making it difficult for it to distinguish them at first. It sniffed for a while without finding anything.
So, Meng Qingyin quietly led it to a wall near the cubicle.
This spot is very close to the cubicles, giving you a clear view of what's happening in front of you.
Meng Qingyin then realized that there were two vehicles transporting the animals.
Animals in different conditions were transported to different vehicles.
Some of the animals that looked healthy were herded onto a green truck, and most of the animals on the truck also looked healthy.
Some animals are either emaciated, old and frail, or, like that deer, have physical deformities.
The animals were herded into a black van, the same one Meng Qingyin had just seen.
The animals inside the black truck had blank, lifeless eyes.
Meng Qingyin looked for a while before confirming that there were no pangolins inside, nor in the green car.
But she didn't let her guard down; nearly half of the cubicles were still locked, and staff were opening the doors one by one to drive the animals out.
Meng Qingyin didn't know what the secret was between the black and green trucks, but she knew it was definitely not a good thing.
She quietly stepped back.
The baby suddenly nuzzled against her.
This was a gesture that Meng Qingyin and Zaizai had just agreed upon. Since they couldn't speak, they used the rubbing motion instead, meaning that someone was coming.
Meng Qingyin turned around and met Lu Ling's expressionless eyes.
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