1033 Perplexed and Smitten 93 (1/2)

\”There's a possibility. We all know how nosy Old Liu is.\”

\”Those three people better hope I don't find them. Otherwise, I'm going to skin them alive!\”

The man with the coarse voice laughed and asked, \”Why are you so infuriated? What has gotten into you? Don't tell me, you've met your match?\”

\”They've got quite a bit of skill.\”

\”They might have fled to another place long ago.\”

\”…\”

The drivers left, and the bunch of people began splitting up and going about their respective tasks once they were done eating.

An Xiaoning removed her earphones and handed them to No. 8 before leaving the house together with No. 5.

They decided to keep a distance away from the men, for fear that their cover would be blown. The few men then sat down by the river, seemingly waiting for something.

\”What are they waiting for?\”

\”I don't know.\”

\”A cruise perhaps? Look,\” said No. 5, who was pointing at a ship that was rather far away.

An Xiaoning squinted to take a look and discovered that it was an average-sized cruise ship.

The two of them stood behind the tree and watched as the cruise ship approached them gradually.

The men who were sitting by the river stood up one after another and boarded a boat that was docked beside the river. They pretended to be fishing.

\”Are they thinking of going after the people on the cruise ship?\” No. 5 asked.

\”They wouldn't dare to. I'm guessing that their accomplices are on that cruise.\”

An Xiaoning took out a small pair of binoculars from her bag and observed the situation from afar.

The cruise was traveling at a much slower speed. When it was about 20 meters past the fishing boat, An Xiaoning patted No. 5 on his shoulder and said, \”Quick, take a look.\”

No. 5 kept his eyes peeled on the scene before him and caught sight of a teenager girl falling off the cruise.

The two of them looked at each other before moving away from the tree. An Xiaoning handed her mobile phone and belongings to No. 5 and dived into the river with a dagger. She then swam forward with all her might.

Some men on the cruise had already dived into the water, pretending to be saving the drowning teenager. However, when An Xiaoning swam over to the spot where she had plunged, she discovered that the teenager had yet to be brought to the surface of the water. Less than two minutes had passed since she'd fallen into the water.

An Xiaoning submerged her head into the water to see that the girl's legs were trapped by fishing nets from which she was trying to struggle to break free. However, she had already gulped down lots of water.

The moment they caught sight of her, the men who were pretending to save the teenager immediately swam toward An Xiaoning in a bid to stop her.

An Xiaoning could not be bothered anymore because she knew that the teenager would definitely drown to her death if she was not pulled out of the water within four minutes.

Hence, An Xiaoning whipped out her dagger and stabbed each of the men fatally when they were not paying attention. Completely caught off guard, the men floated to the surface of the water while blood gushed out of them. The blood was quickly diluted by the water.

An Xiaoning cut the fishnet with her dagger to free the teenager from it. The moment the teenager was released, she grabbed onto An Xiaoning's arm tightly for dear life.

Though she was not chubby at all, she did feel heavier due to the water resistance.

However, An Xiaoning was not quite affected since she was full of strength from within. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't have had the strength to pull the girl to safety and might even have ended up drowning too.