1032 Perplexed and Smitten 92 (2/2)
An Xiaoning stared at her mobile phone screen to watch the live feed from the surveillance cameras she had planted while listening to their conversation.
A man with a coarse voice left the house and entered again. \”I wonder where Old Liu went. I didn't see him around the house.\”
\”Good that he's not here. He's always trying to foil our plans. I wish I could kill him, lest he gets in the way of us earning money.\”
An Xiaoning glanced at the man that they had tied up, thinking to herself that he must be the \”Old Liu\” the men were referring to.
Seems like he told us to leave for our own good.
\”Shall we target a woman tonight? Women are easier to handle since most of them can't swim.\”
\”One is not enough. We must get a few.\”
\”Let's eat and drink something before getting to work.\”
\”…\”
The bunch of men exited the room while An Xiaoning hurriedly saved the recording before switching to another surveillance camera.
A group of men were playing cards in the living room. More than half an hour later, one returned with some food and beer, after which they began eating and drinking. There were roughly nine men in total.
They were boorish and had unpleasant table manners.
At this moment, Old Liu finally came to after being unconscious for several hours. Just as No. 8 was about to knock him out again, An Xiaoning grabbed his harm to stop him. \”Let me talk to him for a bit,\” she said softly.
\”Okay.\”
They switched positions and An Xiaoning walked toward Old Liu before saying softly, \”You don't have to be so tense. We're not thugs or reporters or the police. We just have the ability to punish those evildoers for the crimes they've committed. Are you willing to cooperate with me?\”
He looked at her in astonishment and shook his head profusely.
He did not mean that he was unwilling to cooperate by shaking his head, but rather, he was trying to tell her that there was no use in trying to punish them.
\”I know they have a backer to support them, but I have a greater power behind me. Thus, you just have to assist us. You don't have to do much and we won't tell them that you were the one who helped us.\”
He continued to shake his head. An Xiaoning understood that he did not want to be embroiled into the matter.
Hence, An Xiaoning had no choice but to say, \”Forget it, then, just keep quiet and lie here obediently. Don't try to make a single sound. If not, my men will try to knock you out again. Got it?\”
He nodded in agreement.
An Xiaoning instructed No. 8 to keep an eye on him. \”Stay here to watch him while No. 5 and I take action later.\”
\”Okay.\”
An Xiaoning continued to watch the live feed, only to discover that the three motorboat drivers had come forth with a few other men.
\”Did you guys see these three people during the day?\”
\”What people?\” the man with a coarse voice asked.
\”One woman and two men. They're all rather young and the woman is really beautiful.\”
\”No, we just woke up a while ago.\”
One of the motorboat drivers snapped, \”Damn it! We've been searching for them for a long time. These three people seemed to have vanished into thin air. We didn't even see them at all. Where's Old Liu?\”
\”I don't know.\”
\”Could it be that Old Liu had sent those three people out of here?\” the man speculated.