Chapter 40 The Dilemma (1/2)

The sound seemed to be coming from mid-air.

When Long Xi looked up, she saw a drone in mid-air with cameras and microphones on it.

Despite what the voice had just said, Long Xi rushed to her grandma's side.

The hemp rope was tied in a tight knot; no matter how hard she tried, she could not loosen it.

”Xixi, you go! I'm tired of living and I won't live much longer! You go, go! Otherwise, grandma will be angry!” Grandma was insistent.

”Shut up! Stop talking! I'll get distracted.” Long Xi said angrily.

”Xixi, go! I beg you to go! Otherwise, we'll both be run over by the roller coaster!” Grandma begged her.

Long Xi shouted at the drone, ”Please, let my grandmother go! I'll do anything!”

A mature male voice came from the drone. ”My daughter-in-law, as your father-in-law I will send you a pair of scissors!””

Long Xi took a closer look. There was a red rope hanging from the drone and attached to the rope was a pair of small scissors.

The drone flew low towards Long Xi.

Long Xi tried to keep her balance. She held on to the track of the roller coaster with one hand and tried to grab the scissors with the other.

Suddenly the drone swerved sideways and Long Xi caught nothing.

Long Xi was sweating profusely.

Suddenly she lowered her head and rubbed her eyes with one hand as if the sweat had gone into her eyes.

Once again, the drone came low, like a cat playing with a mouse.

Long Xi had just pretended to rub her eyes; the purpose was to fool the opponents and lure the drone to come nearer.

She suddenly stretched out her hand, grasped the scissors firmly and pulled as hard as she could.

The drone crashed into the track with a loud ”boom”.

The drone could not take off and she quickly cut the red rope with the scissors.

The drone then flew away.

Long Xi used the scissors to cut the hemp rope.

The scissors were really small, the type meant for children's paper cutting. They could be used to cut small lines, but not thick hemp rope.

With extreme difficulty, Long Xi took nearly two minutes to cut off the hemp rope tied to her grandma's left hand.

She didn't count the time.

She had made up her mind that if she could not save her grandmother, she would rather die with her.

She managed to cut off the hemp rope on grandma's right hand as well.

”Follow me,” Long Xi said to her grandmother.

She crawled backward on all fours and grandma followed her.

She turned with difficulty, climbed back into the seat of the roller coaster and pulled her grandmother over.

She had just helped her grandmother to strap on her seat belt when the roller coaster started.

She quickly strapped on her seat belt.

The roller coaster was climbing up.

Long Xi held her grandmother tightly and said, ”I'm here! Grandma, you must listen to me, be obedient and don't be afraid!”

Grandma had a weak heart and high blood pressure. Could she withstand the downhill swoop of the ride? This was her biggest worry for the moment.

The roller coaster went downhill!