When they went out, Wu Xiaolin and Liu Xian'er bowed to Ning Tao. Although Ning Tao had just gone toe-to-toe with Bai Sheng, the two teenagers maintained the politeness of young pioneers. Ning Tao's eyes swept over the faces of the pair of young men, and he sighed slightly in his heart. How could such a good boy be so loyal to an evil boss like Bai Sheng
Although he had this emotion in his heart, Ning Tao didn't say anything and walked towards the entrance where he came from. Entering the hall, he soon saw Johanna among the guests. She was chatting with Bai Jing, looking very cordial.
Bai Sheng obviously did not send an invitation to Bai Jing. Given Bai Jing's ability, if she wants to sneak in, no one can stop her unless Bai Sheng takes action himself.
When Ning Tao was about to go there, a woman's voice speaking in English suddenly came from beside him, "Excuse me... are you Dr. Ning?"
Ning Tao turned around, and what came into his sight was a middle-aged white woman with dirty clothes, a slightly chubby figure, and some freckles on the bridge of her nose and forehead. She looked anxious and a little scared.
Ning Tao tentatively said in English: "I am Dr. Ning, who are you?"
The woman looked around nervously and lowered her voice, "It's not convenient to talk here, please come with me."
Ning Tao said: "We don't know each other, and you didn't tell me what it was. Why should I follow you?"
"Yes..." The woman hesitated before saying: "I am Hanks' wife, Maria. I can't talk to you here, please come with me."
Ning Tao's heart moved and he nodded: "Okay."
Maria walked towards a safe passage, walking quickly.
Ning Tao followed her, but not too closely, keeping a distance. He was also curiously thinking in his heart: "Hanks has been hit by my Heavenly Needle. Bai Sheng has a way to save him, but it will require the use of a soul-devouring urn and the lives of dozens of girls. Even if It’s not easy for Bai Sheng to save him. This woman claimed to be Hanks’ wife, and she came to me. Could it be that Bai Sheng didn’t want to save Hanks, so she came to me?”
Maria entered the safe passage and continued walking forward without stopping.
Ning Tao looked back and saw that no one was following him. He stopped and said loudly: "Ms. Maria, there is no one else here, so just say it here."
Only then did Maria stop. She turned around to face Ning Tao and suddenly knelt down in front of Ning Tao: "Doctor Ning, please help me!"
Ning Tao was stunned for a moment. Just as he entered the safe passage, he specially used the observation and hearing skills to conduct a "physical examination" on Maria. She was just an ordinary woman, and very healthy. How could he kneel down and beg for help
"Ms. Maria, is someone threatening you?" Ning Tao asked tentatively.
Maria looked nervous: "My husband left the hotel yesterday, I asked him where he was going, and he said to the exhibition hall. I asked him why, and he didn't say, but I could see that his condition was very bad. I wanted to follow him Go, but he refused. After he went out, he called me not long after and sent me an email, saying that if he didn't come back, let me give you the email and let me find it. You told me your name and sent me a photo of you."
Ning Tao was curious about what kind of email Hanks sent his wife, but he was not in a hurry to ask.
Maria continued: "I didn't read the email. I was worried about my husband. I went out to look for my husband early this morning. There was someone in the elevator of the hotel. I remembered what my husband told me last night. I I was a little scared, so I took the stairs. As soon as I entered the stairwell, I saw two people walking out of the elevator, both with guns in their hands, and then they opened my door and escaped. hotel and then came to see my husband and I saw…”
"What did you see?" Ning Tao asked.
Maria said: "I saw two people carrying my husband's body and putting it in..." She covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes, "They stuffed my husband's body bit by bit into the meat sauce machine. … I was so scared that I hid in a plastic bucket and didn’t crawl out until there were many people...”
The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked.
Now it seems that the hated Hanks last night was actually a tool being used. Someone made a plan, and he was just a pawn in the whole plan. There was something wrong with his chess piece, which might threaten the progress of the entire plan, so the chess player decided to abandon his chess piece. And he seemed to have anticipated his ending and what was about to happen, so he called his wife and sent an email on the way to the exhibition hall.
However, Ning Tao couldn't understand, where did Hanks get such confidence that his wife came to him to ask for help
"Ms. Maria, please get up and talk." Ning Tao reached out to help Maria.
Maria cried very sadly, but she did not dare to cry out. Ning Tao reached out to help her, and she stood up obediently. There was dust on her knees, but she didn't reach out to brush it off.
Ning Tao said: "Ms. Maria, can you show me that email?"
Maria looked into Ning Tao's eyes with tears in her eyes, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Take me out of here first, and I won't give it to you until I reach a safe place."
Ning Tao said: "Do you want me to take you to the US consulate or embassy?"
Maria flatly refused: "No, I won't go to the consulate or the embassy. I don't believe them."
Ning Tao frowned slightly, "Then where do you think is a safe place? You wouldn't let me send you to your home in the United States and then show me your so-called email, right?"
Maria was silent, as if she was at a loss for words. If she knew where a safe place was, she would tell it, but she didn't. To her, the world is so big that there seems to be no place for her.
At this time, footsteps came from the entrance of the safe passage.
Maria suddenly became nervous, "They, they are coming..."
Ning Tao took her hand and walked towards the exit of the passage. As he walked, he said, "Don't be nervous. Your husband was right to ask you to come to me. As long as I protect you, no one can hurt you."
But such words of comfort failed to make Maria feel better, and she looked back from time to time.
The footsteps behind him sped up a lot.
Ahead is a door with a thumb-thick U-shaped lock.
Such a lock is difficult to cut even with bolt cutters.
"What should I do? What should I do..." Maria's emotions were a little out of control.
The footsteps behind the passage were faster, and they were obviously running.
Ning Tao took the Eclipse Blade from his belt and slashed it with a wave of his hand.
Crack!
The sound of a sharp blade cutting sugar cane sounded, and the U-shaped lock as thick as a thumb broke.
Ning Tao opened the door, took Maria and rushed out. When he was going out, he looked back and saw two gunmen holding pistols equipped with silencers running after him.
At this time, Ning Tao slowed down.
Two gunmen rushed out of the safe passage, but before they could point their guns at Ning Tao and Maria, a figure fell from above.
boom! boom!
The two gunmen fell to the ground.
The person who took action was artist Yin Molan, who also carried a SLR camera on his back. The weapon he uses is his fist,
Yin Molan glanced at Ning Tao and asked, "Do you want the head or the medical fee?"
Ning Tao was worried that if he talked about human heads, Yin Molan would use his Xiuchun knife to chop off the heads of the two gunmen. There is no problem in other places, but not here. He said: "The consultation fee."
Without saying a word, Yin Molan picked up the pistols that the two men had dropped on the ground, then grabbed the ankles of the two gunmen, jumped up, and disappeared in a whoosh.
Until this moment, Maria had not come back to her senses. She stared at the complicated structure of the empty roof where Yin Molan disappeared.
Ning Tao quietly inserted a needle into the back of Maria's head, causing a trace of spiritual energy to vibrate, and she fainted without knowing anything. Ning Tao stretched out his hand to support her waist, then picked her up and brought her to a deserted corner.
A few seconds later, he appeared at the foot of a cliff at the entrance of Woyun Village with Maria in his arms. After the door of convenience was closed, he woke Maria.
Maria opened her eyes and saw a steep cliff, dense forest and Ning Tao's face. She was stunned and opened her mouth wide but could not speak.
Ning Tao said: "Ms. Maria, this is the safe place I found for you. If you go forward, you will find a village. There is a friend of mine in the village. I will give you a note and you go find him. , he will take care of you, and when I have dealt with what needs to be dealt with, I will come back to you, and you can go wherever you want at that time."
"Here..." Maria finally spoke, "What is this place?"
Ning Tao said: "Shennongjia in China is a sparsely populated virgin forest. It's safe for you to stay in the village in front."
"How did we get here? How did I suddenly become unconscious? How long have I been unconscious?" Maria seemed to have a lot of questions in her head that she didn't understand and wanted to figure out.
Ning Tao only said: "Now, show me your husband's email."
Maria looked around, as if to determine something.
Ning Tao said: "I don't have time. Don't you want to leave China safely? And your husband's death, don't you want his death to be in vain?"
Maria withdrew her gaze and took out her mobile phone: "I'll send it to you using Bluetooth."
Ning Tao also took out his mobile phone. After receiving the email sent to him by Maria, he took out an ordinary prescription book from the small medicine box and wrote a letter to Jian Mi. Then he tore off the prescription and handed it to Maria: "Take this letter and go find a young man named Jian Mi. He will help you."
"But I don't know who Jian Mi is."
"It doesn't matter. When you meet someone, just take out this letter and show it to him, and he will take you to see Jian Mi. If I have time, I will send you there in person, but unfortunately I don't have time." Ning Tao said .
"Okay, I will go to the village to find the person named Jian Mi you mentioned, but I hope you will fulfill your promise." Maria said, and then walked towards Woyun Village.
After Maria left, Ning Tao opened the door of convenience again and stepped in...