Chapter 135 Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, a last-minute counterattack
Chapter 135 Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, a last-minute counterattack
"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. Now, it's time to send you and the old lady on your way." After Lian Jiaorui finished speaking, she winked at the leader of the robbers and handed him her dagger.
The leader of the robbers seemed fierce and had done a lot of kidnapping, but this was the first time he had ever killed someone.
He held the dagger, looking at the composed Ning Yao and the trembling Old Madam Wen, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"If we don't kill them, neither of us will be in big trouble. If you want to spend the rest of your life in jail, you'd better have a soft heart." Lian Jiaorui took a few steps back, covering her wound, and watched the leader of the robbers and Ning Yao with a smile.
Ning Yao and Madam Wen were both bound hand and foot, like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.
The kidnapper leader's footsteps drew closer and closer, eventually bypassing Ning Yao and heading towards Old Madam Wen.
To create the illusion that Ning Yao killed Old Madam Wen, Old Madam Wen must die before Ning Yao.
When Madam Wen saw the leader of the robbers standing in front of her with a dagger, she opened her eyes wide in terror, twisting her body frantically, terrified.
She glared hatefully at Lian Jiaorui to the side, her expression filled with the pain of impending death.
If only time could turn back, she would never have believed that vicious and wicked woman, Lian Jiaorui.
She should have trusted her son's judgment and accepted the woman he liked; then none of this would have happened.
The sharp dagger was brought close to Madam Wen's neck, gleaming with a chilling light. Madam Wen could feel the coldness of the weapon, and immediately resigned herself to her fate, closing her eyes in despair.
The expected pain did not come; instead, a muffled groan and the sound of clothes rubbing together as someone jumped were heard.
Madam Wen stared in shock as Ning Yao, who had been bound hand and foot on the ground, suddenly became free to move and stand in front of her.
Her slender white hands gripped the tip of the dagger tightly, thus ensuring that Old Madam Wen was unharmed.
Taking advantage of the kidnapper leader's momentary lapse in attention, Ning Yao caught him off guard, snatched the dagger, and delivered a vicious elbow strike to the back of the kidnapper leader's neck, knocking him unconscious and leaving him lifeless.
Ning Yao had already taken out a small knife from her spiritual spring space. While talking to distract the kidnappers and Lian Jiaorui, she forcefully cut the rope around her wrist.
She couldn't see behind her, so she could only try her best to cut the ropes, inevitably causing cuts to her skin and flesh from the blade.
As the saying goes, perseverance pays off. After a series of sharp, tearing pains, the rope was finally cut.
Later, she quickly broke free and got up, severing the ropes binding her ankles and calves in a few quick movements, successfully regaining her freedom.
Lian Jiaorui was startled by Ning Yao's sudden jump, her face turned pale instantly, and she turned and ran outside, calling for help as she ran.
Lian Jiaorui ran out of the room and closed the door behind her. Ning Yao couldn't open it no matter what she tried; the door had been locked from the outside by Lian Jiaorui.
She cursed under her breath, turned around and ran to Old Madam Wen, bent down to untie her, and pulled out the white cloth that was covering her mouth.
Madam Wen was stunned. Looking down, she saw that Ning Yao's hands were covered in blood. Some of it was from the messy wounds caused by cutting the rope, but most of it was from the deep, bone-revealing cut on her palm when she held the dagger to save her.
Ever since she met Ning Yao, Old Madam Wen has never given Ning Yao a kind look, yet Ning Yao has repeatedly saved her despite past grievances.
Madam Wen felt grateful to Ning Yao, but she also knew that the current situation was unfavorable. Even if Ning Yao managed to break free of the ropes, she would definitely not be able to defeat the bandit leader and his men outside with her as a burden. Only by letting Ning Yao leave her behind could Ning Yao possibly escape!
Madam Wen was unwilling to let her son be deceived by Lian Jiaorui, that crazy woman, and even less willing to let Ning Yao sacrifice herself for her, as it was not worth it.
"Ning Yao, don't worry about me. Find a way to escape on your own. You must call the police and arrest this crazy woman and the kidnappers. Only when they are convicted can I die in peace." Old Madam Wen really mustered up her courage to say these words.
Her chest heaved, and disregarding her own safety, she looked at Ning Yao with a death-defying expression, revealing one last kind smile.
"Ningyao, Mom wishes you and Tingye all the best..."
"I will protect you. Don't worry, we will all get out safely." Ning Yao was moved. She didn't expect that Old Madam Wen would not ask for her survival, but only that she get out alive.
A series of hurried footsteps came from outside, clearly indicating that Lian Jiaorui had gathered the remaining robbers.
She bit the black cloth binding her eyes, quickly wrapped it around the wound on her hand, and looked around to check the environment of the room.
This enclosed room, without even windows, was impossible for them to step out of except through that door.
She moved a table and chairs to block the door, preventing the robbers and Lian Jiaorui from breaking in. She leaned against the edge of the table, her mind racing.
The wooden door was not sturdy, and when the robbers outside saw that they couldn't open it, they started ramming it.
Ning Yao glanced at the leader of the robbers on the ground, gritted her teeth for a moment, and then shouted coldly at the people outside the door, "If you touch the door again, I'll kill your boss!"
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the person outside hesitated in their banging on the door, and eventually calmed down.
Lian Jiaorui's furious voice rang out afterward as she desperately shouted at the kidnappers' men.
"What are you all standing there for? The longer you wait, the more dangerous it will be. Break down the door right now!"
"No, we can't crash any more. Our Brother Tie is inside; we can't let him die like this for no reason!"
"She doesn't have the guts to kill anyone. Don't let her intimidate you. If you don't find a way to get in, you won't get a single penny!"
"Brotherhood is even more important. Brother Tie has been good to all of us. We can't abandon him if he lives or dies!"
Ning Yao listened carefully to the commotion outside. She was just desperate and wanted to try to blackmail the leader of the robbers with his life, but she didn't expect that the scoundrels would be so loyal.
Seeing this, Madam Wen, who was behind them, also breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that the group of fierce-looking people outside couldn't get in meant that they were safe for the time being.
"I'll give you more money. As long as you kill those two women inside, I'll pay three times the price. If the leader dies, you'll get even more money. You can either take the money and live a carefree life, or you can stay here until the police come and arrest you all!"
Lian Jiaorui was anxious. If it were just Old Madam Wen, it wouldn't be so bad, but Ning Yao's appearance caught her off guard. And before going to the unfinished building, Ning Yao might have already called the police.
Although no tracking device was found on her during the transfer, this woman is always shrewd, and we don't know what tricks she might have up her sleeve.
We need to act quickly and kill her as soon as possible; that's the only safest way!
After a few seconds of silence, the robbers began to frantically bang on the door. Hearing the loud noise, Old Madam Wen's legs went weak, and she knelt down on the ground. Then she shrank to the corner, her face ashen.
Ning Yao knew that Lian Jiaorui's evil scheme had been exposed, and she would never be merciful enough to spare her and Madam Wen's lives.
Of course, she could have hidden in the spiritual spring space at the last moment to save herself, but Old Madam Wen could not escape death no matter what.
Is she really going to abandon Madam Wen and hide away to seek refuge?
Ning Yao's face darkened. After all, Old Madam Wen was her child's biological grandmother, and she had never mistreated Ai Xiu and Bao Ying over the years, treating them like precious treasures.
Even if she misjudged people and didn't see through Lian Jiaorui, she only wanted her children to have a mother who could love them, so she didn't do anything wrong.
The door shattered with a loud crash, and due to the excessive force, the tables and chairs behind the door flew out as well. Ning Yao straightened her back and suddenly stood in front of Old Madam Wen, completely in the posture of a protector.
Five or six burly robbers burst in, along with Lian Jiaorui...
Ning Yao's eyes were sharp; she knew that what awaited her was a life-or-death battle.
Watching Ning Yao's fluid and graceful fighting style from behind, Old Madam Wen found it even more elegant and skillful than the protagonists in martial arts dramas.
In the end, Ning Yao knocked all the robbers to the ground, wailing and begging for mercy. Ning Yao then used ropes to tie them up one by one.
Seeing this, Lian Jiaorui turned to run away, but Ning Yao grabbed her shoulder and quickly pulled her back.
Lian Jiaorui took out a dagger and stabbed Ning Yao with a backhand, but Ning Yao grabbed her wrist and kicked her in the butt. She staggered and fell to the ground, looking like a dog eating shit.
Ning Yao, fearing that she would struggle again, threw the dagger on the ground far away, then turned her around behind her back, used her knee to press against her waist, and restrained her, preventing Lian Jiaorui from having the chance to pick up the knife and wreak havoc again.
"Madam, could you please lend a hand?" Ning Yao was too busy to help, so she had to ask Madam Wen for assistance.
Upon hearing this, Madam Wen quickly picked up the rope and tape and went forward to tie up Lian Jiaorui. Then she watched as Ning Yao used duct tape to bind the kidnappers and Lian Jiaorui together, making them look like a giant rice dumpling.
Madam Wen first glanced at Lian Jiaorui and the kidnappers, then looked at Ning Yao, and silently opened her mouth.
Why does she have this feeling that she and Ning Yao are the kidnappers?
Ning Yao knew there were more than just these robbers outside, and even some of Lian Jiaorui's own people were there. Going out rashly was definitely not an option, so she quickly took out Lian Jiaorui's phone and dialed a number.
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