Chapter Forty-Three: My Arrival Was Inopportune
Chapter Forty-Three: My Arrival Was Inopportune
Chapter Forty-Three: My Arrival Was Inopportune
“You’re younger than me, I’m your older brother, so you have to listen to me.”
Gu Tingxiao was so angry his head was buzzing. Did this kid even know what he was saying?
This isn't robbery, this is suicide.
"So what if you're older than me? You've grown older but your brain hasn't grown any bigger. Even a brain-dead shark wouldn't eat you."
Xia Cheng'an really wanted to punch Gu Tingxiao. This guy couldn't understand good or bad advice, and he wasn't smart either. Thinking about saving him made him regretful.
"You think you're smart? You're rushing to your death. Don't you understand the situation? I'm injured. Even if I escape the sharks, I won't survive. You need to run out quickly and find someone to come back and save us."
"Bullshit! I'm not a child, don't try to fool me. When I come back, you won't even have any bones left."
Xia Cheng'an's eyes reddened; his elder brother's life was unknown after he tried to save them.
He doesn't even mind sacrificing himself, and Gu Tingxiao, that idiot, is still angry with him.
"You can't die. I'm sorry to your brother. I can't let anything happen to you. Listen to me and leave. Don't act like a child."
"You're the child!"
Gu Tingxiao had a headache; why are kids these days so hard to please?
"Hey! Looks like I've come at the wrong time, interrupting your brotherly bonding session? What are you talking about? You seem to be having so much fun?"
The sudden sound brought the two men back to their senses from the cockfight.
A helicopter appeared overhead, the door opened, and someone clung to the door, laughing at them.
"Zhou Ran! Help!"
Xia Cheng'an recognized the person at a glance and frantically waved his hands, shouting for help!
"Zhou Ran!"
"Very good!"
"Hurry up and get us!"
"There are sharks here!"
The two shouted for Zhou Ran to save them, their eyes filled with the joy of escaping from a desperate situation.
In their eyes, Zhou Ran is now a divine soldier sent from heaven, their lucky star.
Zhou Ran dropped the rope ladder, signaling the driver to lower the distance.
Xia Chengan grabbed the rope ladder and pulled Gu Tingxiao over, lifting him up the ladder.
This time, Gu Tingxiao didn't hesitate and desperately clung to the rope ladder, climbing as quickly as possible to buy Xia Chengan time to get up.
Seeing that Gu Tingxiao had grabbed onto the rope ladder, Xia Cheng'an also grabbed onto it and climbed up.
The two gradually emerged from the water and were out of danger.
Code Name 1 silently grabbed the end of the rope ladder and finally climbed up.
Zhou Ran stepped back, signaling to her bodyguard Qian Kong to pull the person up.
Qian Kong pulled the people of Sandu up, and the helicopter lifted them up, away from the water.
Xia Cheng'an was still panting heavily, his shock unresolved, while Gu Tingxiao lay listlessly to the side, unable to utter a single word.
Zhou Ran glanced around.
Where is your older brother?
"Yes, yes, hurry and save our eldest brother! He's engaged the pursuers to buy us time to escape, and he's still inside."
Zhou Ran didn't answer, but first looked at codename 1, "Who are you?"
"Code Name 1"
“She came with her brother and his family, so she knows the place very well.”
Xia Cheng'an didn't know exactly who it was.
Zhou Ran scrutinized her, but Code Name 1 kept her head down and avoided eye contact with him.
Qian Kong inquired, "Mr. Zhou, Young Master Gu's condition is not good. He has a fever and needs treatment as soon as possible."
Qian Kong's meaning was clear: he wanted to get back to shore as soon as possible, find a doctor to examine Gu Tingxiao, and make sure he didn't die at their hands.
"What about my brother?"
Xia Cheng'an guessed that his brother was not doing well, but how could he be willing to give up on saving him?
This is like a multiple-choice question with no solution.
On one side of the scale lies Xia Chenggan's fate, and on the other side lies Gu Tingxiao's fate.
He was personally biased towards Xia Chenggan, but given the reality, the most rational choice was to go back, save Gu Tingxiao's life, and find reinforcements.
"Where did you escape from?"
Xia Chengan described in detail the geographical environment in which they escaped.
"Find this cliff."
The driver searched the vicinity and found only two small islands that matched the description.
"Which one is the closest? Let's go straight there." Then he turned to Qian Kong and said.
"Notify those who are with you to go together."
Qian Kong immediately notified the others.
Xia Cheng'an couldn't help but ask, "Don't we need to confirm this?"
A wrong judgment can waste a lot of time.
"No need? How far do you think you old, weak, sick and disabled people can run?"
Xia Cheng'an was speechless. Did they have to be so domineering? It made them look like useless people.
Within minutes, the driver notified them.
"There are ships below!"
"They must be pursuers. Qian Kong, where's your equipment?"
Zhou Ran looked at Qian Kong, who was the reinforcement the Gu family had invited. She had heard that he had been on the battlefield and was a top soldier, so he was considered their trump card.
There was another person invited by the Xia family, on the ship of the main force at the back, named Mi Tian, who was a female soldier.
If it weren't for the fact that the heirs of two families hadn't been lost this time, they wouldn't have invited these two people.
Just a moment ago, these two were enjoying the sun, sand, and waves.
I'm being forced to come to work now, and I have some resentment, but I still know what's important and I'm highly professional.
He was somewhat dissatisfied with being ordered around by Zhou Ran, a child.
"What does Young Master Zhou want to do? There's no need for such a big fuss over a small fry; it's easy to alert the enemy."
"This is called 'when two countries are at odds, the envoy is killed first.'"
Having no other choice, Qian Kong took out his treasured hand grenade, opened the door, aimed, threw it out without even glancing at it, and then closed the door.
Her movements were fluid and graceful, earning Xia Chengan's admiring glances.
"We're not afraid of losing our reputation if we fail."
Zhou Ran's sharp critique made Qian Kong think, "How could I possibly miss?"
Finally, I couldn't resist taking a sneaky peek down. Great, very accurate, I've achieved my goal.
"Go to that cliff."
Zhou Ran stopped picking and chose and gestured for the plane to go over.
"There's a place to land at the top of the mountain."
It seems to be a place specifically reserved for helicopters, with a large flat area on the mountaintop.
"You wait there for the main force to arrive."
"Should we wait for everyone to arrive before we act?"
Qian Kong couldn't help but stop Zhou Ran's actions.
That kid's too reckless! He just went in like that? That's too dangerous.
There were only two of them. Xia Cheng'an and Gu Tingxiao were definitely not considered combat power, and as for the girl codenamed 1, their strength was unknown.
Going to challenge someone's stronghold like that is too risky.
"You're coming with us."
Zhou Ran ignored Qian Kong and pointed to code name 1.
Knowing there was no escape, Code Name 1 nodded.
He added, "I can't beat others."
"Okay, just lead the way."
Xia Chengan and Gu Tingxiao were left on the helicopter.
Zhou Ran casually led Qian Kong and Code Name 1 down the stairs.
They had only been walking down the mountain for less than five minutes when they encountered a group of men in camouflage clothing.
"Who are you? This is private property, trespassing is prohibited."
"I want to see your boss."
Qian Kong became wary as soon as the person appeared.
He planned that if a fight really broke out, he would find an opportunity to escape with Zhou Ran as quickly as possible.
We can't win in a fight, but we still have a chance to escape.
"plz follow me."
The leader listened to the command through the earpiece and gestured for them to follow.
Zhou Ran walked in the middle with her head held high and her expression calm and composed. She didn't look like she was going to venture into a dangerous place, but rather like she was going on a picnic under the protection of bodyguards.
Qian Kong cautiously observed the surrounding terrain, preparing for his escape later.
Code Name 1 stealthily glanced at Zhou Ran a few times, but Zhou Ran pretended not to see him.
"This run-down place actually has a pretty good environment."
Zhou Ran thought it would be great to turn this area into a tourist attraction.
"Does your boss have any plans to make a move?"
"I don't know, you can ask him in person."
The leader thought the boy was really brave, thinking about such things at a time like this, and whether he would live or die was another matter.
Want to buy an island? That's wishful thinking. I gave him a perfunctory answer.
Zhou Ran seemed oblivious to the perfunctory tone in his voice and nodded in agreement, "Then let me ask him. It would be nice to build a resort here."
Qian Kong was speechless. If a resort were built here, which living father would dare to come and die?
Zhou Ran and the others walked for a while. Then Zhou Ran started nitpicking.
"You guys don't even have an elevator in this crappy place?"
"Why not build more entrances and exits? That would make it easier to get in and out, and also easier to escape!"
"It's so hot walking around, and there's not even any water. Kid, give me your water bottle."
"Hurry up!"
Zhou Ran was drinking water, while the others secretly rolled their eyes.
I've seen arrogant people before, but I've never seen anyone this arrogant. I'll give this kid a good beating when I get the chance.
"Not there yet?"
"We're almost there. You'll need to put this on."
Zhou Ran neatly put on the black hood, not forgetting to give instructions.
"Hold on tight, don't fall."
"Um."
The leader was grinding his teeth in frustration, waiting to see if he would eventually learn why the flowers were so red.
They soon appeared inside the building.
Finally, they were led to a room that resembled a conference room, where the black cloth was removed.
Zhou Ran straightened her hair and looked at the person sitting at the head of the table.
"You're the boss here?"
Zhou Ran looked the man in front of her up and down.
He was fairly handsome, without the beer belly, baldness, or slovenliness typical of middle-aged men.
Neat and tidy, clean and refreshing.
That face looked somewhat familiar, but I couldn't quite place where I'd seen it before.
"yes."
The middle-aged man sat up straight and nodded.
"If you're not, go talk to your boss."
"you……"
The middle-aged man was about to say something, but suddenly shut up.
He stood up helplessly, turned on the large screen in the conference room, and a figure appeared on the screen, but the face was covered and could not be seen.
"Hello, you are very smart."
A voice with a voice changer came through.
Zhou Ran scoffed, "Coward, playing tricks."
"Foreigners? You self-proclaimed foreign masters have lost your backbone and are too ashamed to face people."
"You think you can provoke me? Don't bother, I won't fall for it."
"Your mother definitely doesn't like you."
Zhou Ran's words silenced the person on the other end.
"Qian Kong, remember this: when dealing with foreigners, cursing is just as effective."
Qian Kong couldn't help but give a thumbs up. He had guessed who was behind this, and many people, but he never expected that foreigners would get involved and that they could meet the people so easily.
"Your base is abandoned. Are you interested in selling it? I want to use it to build a resort."
"You're dreaming!"
"You want to destroy this island? It holds many secrets of yours, and it has a self-destruct program?"
Each time he spoke, the other side fell silent, and Qian Kong and the others felt a growing sense of unease.
How did Zhou Ran know all this? Is he from here, or does he know the inside story? Author's Note: Thank you to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for your support! For more exciting content, please leave a message for this book on Liancheng Reading.
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