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    288: A critical moment

    “Director Song…” Qiao Qiao’s eyes widened, feeling that the oxygen was slowly disappearing from his body, “You, you were shot? When? God, doctor, you must go to the hospital-”

    “Don’t talk.” Song Qiyan’s tone was terrifyingly calm, as if the shot had hit someone else, “I’m fine.”

    How could it be okay!

    Qiao Qiao saw the red spot getting bigger and bigger. She wanted to cover it with her hands, but Song Qiyan suddenly grabbed her wrist. The man’s body temperature had always been relatively low, but at this moment it was as cold as ice.

    He said: “Qiao Qiao, this is for me. If you are caught up, just close your eyes and they won’t hurt you.”

    “I don’t!” Qiao Qiao retorted fiercely, “If we are caught up, I will fight them!”

    The man laughed softly, as if he was helpless: “You can’t even use a gun, how can you fight with them?”

    Tears flowed down Qiao Qiao’s cheeks. For the first time, he regretted why he was such a weakling. He couldn’t hit people easily, and he couldn’t run fast.Sniping people in the game is useless, but in reality she can’t even protect the people she wants to protect the most.

    The gunfire was getting closer again, and I didn’t know what was happening on Xiao Wang’s side.

    Song Qiyan chose a main road. Although he could occasionally see other cars, the population density of country B was too low after all. Gunmen were chasing after them on motorcycles. Even if someone saw them, they would only quickly get out of the way. No one dared to stop a group of desperadoes.

    Qiao Qiao didn’t know if any kind-hearted passers-by would call the police, but she felt that at this speed, they wouldn’t be able to wait for the police to arrive.

    The tires squealed, both rear wheels were shot, the engine sounded bad, and the car no longer ran.

    The masked killers gradually narrowed the encirclement, and they slowly approached the car with guns in hand. Although Song Qiyan never fought back from the beginning to the end, their caution and vigilance about the assassination could still be seen in their actions and eyes.

    The window glass was shattered to pieces, and Qiao Qiao could easily see the face of the killer closest to her. It was an Oriental face, with the nose and mouth covered by a ski mask.

    Song Qiyan let go of the steering wheel: “I’ll give you double the money.”

    The leading man said: “Do you want to buy your life?”

    “No.” He looked at Qiao Qiao, “Buy her and let her go.”

    Qiao Qiao became anxious upon hearing this. Just as she was about to refute, Song Qiyan pinched her palm hard. This meaningful reminder made her swallow back what she wanted to say.

    Director Song thinks further than she does… You must trust him at this critical moment.

    The masked man sneered: “You are one of the few who know how to die.”

    Song Qiyan’s voice was frighteningly calm. He laid out the conditions in a leisurely manner: “I don’t know how much your reward is, but what I will give is definitely not low. If you let her go, you will have completed the task and get more money. Why don’t you consider it?”

    Masked man: “If you are dead, who will pay me?”

    Song Qiyan: “She knows all my passwords.”

    Qiao Qiao wanted to say I don’t know, but he felt that Song Qiyan’s suggestion at this time was just a delaying tactic, and he might have other strategies.

    The masked man raised his gun and put it against Song Qiyan’s temple: “That’s okay. If she turns her back and refuses to admit it, I will kill her again.”

    Song Qiyan said calmly: “She won’t.”

    Qiao Qiao felt as if the gun was pressed against his heart.

    Seeing that the masked man seemed to be trying to exert his strength, she quickly said, “Wait! Can you give us two minutes to talk? I still have some savings, and I’ll give them to you.”

    “No.” The masked man seemed to be smiling: “Don’t think I don’t know when you are delaying -”

    With a ‘pop’ sound, a bullet passed through his skull lightly, like a breeze blowing through. Red blood spurted out, splashing half of Song Qiyan’s face.

    He seemed to have expected it. He lowered his eyelids indifferently and tilted his head slightly.

    This shot was like a signal. The killers surrounding the car fell to the ground one after another like dominoes. The one who reacted the fastest only had time to take a step and try to find a bunker. However, by the time he rolled behind the bunker, his neck was almost broken.

    The sudden change reversed the situation in an instant. Qiao Qiao was a little unresponsive and stared blankly at the body of the masked man lying on the ground. Just a few seconds ago, the two were still talking.

    The corpse’s chest had been penetrated by bullets and was bloody and bloody.Qiao Qiao felt her stomach churn a little after taking one look, but she swallowed back the feeling of vomiting. She had to see it clearly to remember clearly her current useless and incompetent self.

    The masked killers surrounding the car were all killed at this time, and the sound of the propeller above their heads became louder and louder. Qiao Qiao looked up and saw that Zhang Xiaodong was concentrating on guarding the bottom, not missing any visual blind spots.

    Mr. Zhou’s people?

    The plane parked on the roadside lawn, which was a mess with bullets and tires. Fortunately, it was sparsely populated and there were no onlookers.

    Zhang Xiaodong jumped down, followed by several soldiers dressed in the same style. Each of them held several body bags and quickly moved the killers’ bodies aside neatly. They were disposed of in a few minutes. Only blood stains and fragments of car glass were left on the scene.

    Medical soldiers also quickly gathered around to check Song Qiyan’s injuries.The man’s lips were pale and bloodless, but he remained calm. He flattened the seat and let the medics cut open his clothes and observe the wounds.

    Qiao Qiao wanted to see but was blocked by the head. He said nervously: “How is it? Is it serious?”

    Medic: “Fortunately, it was just a shrapnel, it was relatively shallow and did not damage the internal organs.”

    He turned to Zhang Xiaodong and said, “The operation must be performed immediately.”

    Zhang Xiaodong nodded solemnly, and the medical soldiers spread out the stretcher and loaded Song Qiyan onto the helicopter. Qiao Qiao wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhang Xiaodong.

    “Let’s wait for Professor Zhou, he will be here soon.” Zhang Xiaodong handed Qiao Qiao a clean cloth, “Sorry, we are late.”

    Only then did Qiao Qiao notice that the blood on his hands belonged to Song Qiyan.

    Qiao Qiao restrained his hands from shaking and whispered, “How did you find this place?”

    “Mr. Song sent us a signal.”

    “When? I… didn’t see him calling.”

    Zhang Xiaodong smiled: “Miss Qiao, there is no need to make a call. Your mobile phone is equipped with the most advanced tracking equipment in the country and can also detect biological indicators. Once the mobile phone is broken, we will not be able to receive signals there. Doesn’t this mean something has happened?”

    It turns out that in such an emergency, this is indeed the fastest way to call the police.

    At this time, her tense body relaxed as if she finally realized that she was out of danger. Her legs went weak and she was caught by Zhang Xiaodong with quick eyes and hands, almost falling to the ground.

    Zhang Xiaodong waved, and a soldier brought a blanket and injection. He put a blanket on Qiao Qiao: “Would you like some calming?”

    Qiao Qiao shook his head tiredly.

    After waiting for a few minutes, several cars came speeding from a distance. Before the leading car stopped, a figure jumped down from above, ran towards Qiao Qiao and hugged her.

    Zhou Yuanchuan buried his head deeply in the crook of her shoulder, his voice trembling, and he kept repeating in a low voice: “Great, you’re okay…”

    Qiao Qiao’s nose felt sour, and tears immediately came to her eyes.But immediately, she forced herself to hold back her tears. Crying was useless.

    Zhou Yuanchuan half-knelt in front of her and stared into her eyes: “Song Qiyan has arrived at the hospital. He will be fine.”

    He turned to Zhang Xiaodong: “Clean up.”

    Zhang Xiaodong knocked his back foot and saluted, turned around and gestured to the soldiers. Body bags were carried into the car one by one, and Song Qiyan’s nearly scrapped sports car was also pulled away.All the firearms used by the killers were sealed, and even the bullet casings were searched out from the grass one by one to ensure that no evidence was left behind.

    The debris was cleaned up, the blood stains were dissolved with a special medicine, and the damaged turf was re-paved. In less than ten minutes, everything was restored to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

    Zhou Yuanchuan helped Qiao Qiao put his messy hair behind his ears: “Let’s go, I’ll take you to the hospital for a full body check-up.”

    Qiao Qiao nodded tiredly, and Zhou Yuanchuan carried her into the car with a blanket.

    Qiao Qiao said weakly: “Where is Qin Ruicheng?”

    Zhou Yuanchuan: “He is in the hospital, watching Song Qiyan perform surgery.”

    “Where did these people come from? Why did they kill Director Song?”

    Zhou Yuanchuan’s expression changed slightly: “I only know that he came from China. I have already asked someone to check, and there will be news soon…Does Song Qiyan know?”

    Qiao Qiao nodded weakly: “He seems to know.”

    Zhou Yuanchuan hugged her gently: “Don’t think about this, leave it to me.”

    Qiao Qiao: “What will you do if you find out?”

    Zhou Yuanchuan just pursed his lips slightly and did not answer the question directly.

    She didn’t know why, although the two met for a short time, and the man didn’t show anything strange, and was as gentle as ever from beginning to end, she always had a vague feeling that Zhou Yuanchuan seemed to be furious.

    It was very hidden, like an undercurrent surging under the water of a calm lake. Even though she couldn’t see it, because of the sixth sense of danger that humans had evolved over thousands of years, she could detect the restless and explosive air around Zhou Yuanchuan, even though he tried his best to cover it up.

    She stared at Zhou Yuanchuan’s side face. This face was delicate and handsome. It should have been a familiar outline, but it was so unfamiliar at this time.

    It was as if she had never known the man.

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