Chapter 274 The High-Profile Man
Li Jing followed Wen Xiaoxiao to the other side of the suspension bridge, and after another ten minutes or so, the two finally met Kong Wange.
Wen Xiaoxiao glanced at her watch and smiled, "Exactly twenty minutes. You're quite punctual."
Kong Wange walked to the suspension bridge and immediately saw Chen Ge tied to the other side. She said coldly, "Wen Xiaoxiao, are you crazy? This is an exam. You openly stole someone else's ginseng, and now you dare to kidnap your classmate. Aren't you afraid the teachers in the college will find out?"
"So what if you know!" Wen Xiaoxiao said disdainfully, "With my uncle's relationship with the dean, do you think the academy can kick me out? Besides, our phones have been confiscated, there are no pictures, videos, or recordings. With just your words and witnesses but no physical evidence, what can you do to me? I'll even sue you for defamation!"
Li Jing chimed in, "Exactly!"
Wen Xiaoxiao scoffed coldly and continued, "Kong Wange, stop your nonsense. Did you bring the century-old ginseng?"
Kong Wange said calmly, "He's in the bag. Release him first!"
Wen Xiaoxiao said, "You have no right to negotiate with me. Throw your backpack on the ground!"
Kong Wange frowned, looking at the fierce eyes of Wen Xiaoxiao and Li Jing, knowing that even if the two of them snatched it directly, she would be no match for them. Therefore, she did not insist. However, instead of throwing the bag on the ground, she threw it upwards with force, and the bag happened to get caught on the branch of a big tree at the bridgehead.
Wen Xiaoxiao immediately panicked: "Kong Wange, what are you doing?"
Kong Wange smirked and said, "What if you get the bag and then won't let me cross the bridge, and try to extort more from me? Anyway, the bag is right above your heads. I'll cross the bridge to rescue people, and you can climb the tree to get the bag. Let's not hold each other back."
At this moment, Li Jing interjected, "How can we know if the ginseng is really in the bag if we don't check it first?"
Kong Wange reassured the two, "Oh dear, it's two against one, I can't beat you two, how could I dare to lie to you? Besides, there's only one way down the mountain, I'll have to come back after I get there. Anyway, you're blocking the bridge, are you afraid I'll run away?"
After hearing her words, both Wen Xiaoxiao and Li Jing's expressions softened.
Kong Wange curled the corners of her lips: "So, can I cross the bridge now?"
Wen Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, then waved her hand: "Never mind, Li Jing, let her pass."
So Kong Wange stepped onto the suspension bridge and ran quickly to the other side.
Li Jingze served as the foundation, and Wen Xiaoxiao climbed the tree on his shoulders to reach the bag.
After receiving the bag, Wen Xiaoxiao couldn't wait to unzip it.
On top of the bag were a dozen or so ginseng roots that Kong Wange had just dug up that afternoon; these ginseng roots hadn't been boxed yet.
Wen Xiaoxiao didn't care at all, and quickly took out the ginseng, her heart set on finding her century-old wild ginseng.
However, when she took out the ginseng from the top and looked down at what was under the bag, she was completely stunned—
At the bottom of the bag, there were more than twenty identical walnut wood boxes of various sizes! Each box was secured with a small wire.
Opening and looking at them one by one would be such a waste of time.
As luck would have it, the walkie-talkie broadcasted an announcement at that moment: "Dear students, there are 20 minutes left until the end of the exam. Those who have not yet come down the mountain, please do so as soon as possible. If you are late, your exam results will be invalid."
"Ugh—that damned Kong Wange!"
Wen Xiaoxiao shouted in frustration.
Li Jing comforted her, "Alright, Xiaoxiao, let's hurry down the mountain, or it'll be too late. Since all the other ginseng Kong Wange dug up is in this bag, the century-old wild ginseng must be there too. Let's open the box when we get down the mountain, okay?"
Wen Xiaoxiao felt that Li Jing's words made some sense. In an instant, she calmed down and said to Li Jing, "Cut the bridge! Let's go!"
Li Jing glanced at Kong Wange, who was still untying Chen Ge's ropes, nodded, then turned and took out a small axe he had bought from a store from his bag. In a few swift movements, he cut the ropes on the bridge.
With a "splash," half of the suspension bridge fell into the river and was completely destroyed.
As soon as the tape was ripped out of Chen Ge's mouth, he couldn't help but shout, "Boss, the bridge... the bridge is broken!"
Kong Wange turned her head and saw the broken bridge; her eyes darkened for a moment.
Across from her, Wen Xiaoxiao looked at her and laughed smugly and arrogantly: "Kong Wange, aren't you so great? Aren't you the one who makes all of us look foolish? If you're so capable, then fly over from the other side of the bridge!"
Li Jing chimed in from the side, "There's only one way down the mountain. If you can't get across, you'll miss the exam deadline. Just admit defeat!"
After saying that, the two of them arrogantly took Kong Wange and Shen Ge's backpacks and left.
Chen Ge stood there dejectedly: "Boss Kong, it's all my fault for being so stupid. If I hadn't been kidnapped by them, you wouldn't have been implicated. You really shouldn't have come to save me."
Kong Wange was also in a bad mood.
She had planned everything meticulously, but she never expected Wen Xiaoxiao and her group to cut down the bridge.
But there was no other way at the moment, so she comforted Chen Ge, saying, "Don't say that. You were arrested because of me. If anyone is implicated, it's me who implicated you."
She glanced at the time and said, "There are only fifteen minutes left. We can't give up until the very last moment. The most important thing right now is to figure out how to get through this."
Chen Ge sighed: "Wen Xiaoxiao and that Li Jing are really too, too bad. This river is so fast and wide. Unless we have wings, we simply can't cross it."
Kong Wange's mind raced, but no matter how she thought about it, it seemed like she was in a dead end.
Is it really going to be all for nothing after a whole day of hard work?
Her brows furrowed tightly, a hint of resentment flashing through her mind.
However, not long after, a rumbling sound suddenly came from above.
"Holy crap, a helicopter!" Chen Ge's astonished voice rang out from the side: "I... I can't believe my eyes, where did this helicopter come from? It actually managed to get here."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh, "Ah, if only they had come to pick us up."
It was as if the helicopter understood what he was saying.
The next second, the helicopter circled above them for a while and then slowly landed.
Chen Ge: "?!!"
Kong Wange: "..."
With a loud bang, the helicopter door opened.
A ladder was thrown out from above.
At the same time, a figure appeared by the cabin door.
At that moment, a surge of heat inexplicably welled up in Kong Wange's heart. As if sensing something, she subconsciously took a step forward.
Chen Ge quickly pulled her back: "Boss Kong, don't be impulsive! It's weird that this helicopter is parked here. If it's a bad guy, then we'll be in big trouble!"
Kong Wange did not move again, not because she was worried that the other party had any ill intentions, but because she saw the person who jumped down the ladder in a few swift movements.
He was tall and wore crisp military trousers, a black T-shirt, and a military green vest, revealing the outline of his muscular physique.
His arched eyebrows, deep-set eyes, and straight nose were all familiar to her.
He walked towards her like a god descending from the heavens, without hesitation.
Only when the man stood in front of her did she pause, somewhat stunned, and murmur softly, "Murong Ting?"
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