"A friend from afar, is it not a pleasure?"
This sentence, even a child of seven or eight would understand: "Having a friend visit from a distant place makes me truly happy."
But when spoken by the woman in the darkness at this moment, its meaning changed drastically.
Especially when she asked, in a voice that bordered on a coquettish pout, why Li Qianfan and Du Junlin were in such a hurry to leave.
The implication was: "You can go. But it would be best if you left your heads behind!"
Li Qianfan and the other man were covered in mud, evading biological and thermal imaging surveillance systems. So how could the woman pinpoint their location in the dark?
This question—
Li Qianfan had no time to ponder!
The moment he heard the voice, his heart lurched.
He almost blurted out: "Jiao Yin!?"
Yes.
The woman, chuckling meters away, her voice like flowing water, was Jiao Yin!!
She dared to use her real voice for two reasons.
First.
Even in Tian Dong Provincial City, the number of people who had heard her voice was limited to the men she had chosen for Jiao Meibi and the core members of the Bai family.
And this place was the East Ocean!
Li Qianfan and the other man, who had willingly walked into a trap, were undoubtedly from the East, but not necessarily from Tian Dong Provincial City.
And they were not necessarily among the "Mei Bi candidates" personally entertained by Jiao Yin.
After all, she had personally investigated Li Qianfan before coming.
She had confirmed that the most likely suspect had not come to the East Ocean.
Second.
Jiao Yin dared to speak to the intruders in her true voice because she had a 120% certainty of keeping them here forever!
In conclusion.
There was no need for Jiao Yin to meticulously disguise herself, as Li Qianfan and Du Junlin had done when they appeared at the Tanaka household that night, even using a "fake voice" when speaking.
"Jiao Yin, this woman is definitely Jiao Yin."
"I never expected that she was the president of the dark web lurking in Tian Dong Provincial City."
"But she gave birth to Bai Yu Jing and Bai Zi Yan, and is no longer the 'Big Yellow Flower.' How can she still be involved with the dark web and serve as president?"
As Li Qianfan's thoughts raced, Du Junlin, shielding him, retreated and hid behind a fallen, crooked tree.
As soon as they crouched down.
Several powerful flashlight beams pierced the darkness, directed at them.
But they were quickly extinguished.
This was to prevent the flashlight holders from being pinpointed and shot.
"Stop hiding."
Following Jiao Yin's fluid voice, a white figure slowly emerged from the darkness dozens of meters away.
This distance was enough to effectively prevent enemy gunfire.
Jiao Yin said leisurely, "Even if you've smeared yourselves with mud, evading the omnipresent thermal imaging and biochemical surveillance systems, you cannot escape the keen senses of low-level animals."
Woof, woof, woof!
Irritated barks were heard near Jiao Yin.
Yes.
Li Qianfan and the other man had used mud to cover their entire bodies, rendering the modern surveillance equipment useless.
But their opponents had deployed trained hounds with sensitive noses.
The hounds were unlikely to be familiar with Li Qianfan and the other man's scent.
However, after Jiao Yin found the man they had killed and discovered his jacket missing, she immediately had the hounds track the scent of the stolen jacket through the dense forest.
A lapse in vigilance.
Li Qianfan and the other man had thought of everything.
But they never expected the dark web to deploy hunting dogs to search for them.
If he had known, Li Qianfan would never have taken the dead man's jacket.
Too late to regret—
"Bird."
Du Junlin quietly asked, "Are you afraid?"
Li Qianfan retorted, "And you? Are you afraid?"
"I am."
Du Junlin answered frankly.
"Heh, you're afraid yet you still want to go against the tide alone."
Li Qianfan chuckled, "Bite, you're a girl, after all. Don't worry, I'm here. I'll definitely protect you and ensure you escape safely."
Du Junlin, however, said, "I'm afraid you'll die here."
She didn't fear death.
She only feared that Li Qianfan would not leave alive!!
Li Qianfan—
Suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Promise me, you must escape alive! Although we are no longer husband and wife, you are still my only man."
Du Junlin's warm lips pressed against Li Qianfan's ear.
Realizing that escaping alive today was unlikely, Du Junlin felt no fear at all.
Instead, she had a longing for death.
She was even excited!
She had waited for this day, this moment, for a long time!!
What was Li Qianfan's reaction?
When he heard Du Junlin say, "You are still my only man," an indescribable feeling surged from his heart.
No matter how many flaws Du Junlin had—
Her heart belonged only to him!
"Oh, right. You must treat Shen Chongchong well in the future. She's not only silly but also pitiable. And please don't think of me. I don't want to be disturbed in my afterlife by your longing. That way, I won't rest in peace, and I'll feel your longing is just pity. Of course, don't worry. Before I die, I will keep this body absolutely pure for you."
After saying these words to Li Qianfan's ear at an extremely fast pace, Du Junlin was about to shout and charge forward.
Just as she was about to attack, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her neck.
"Li Qianfan, you knocked me out."
As this thought flashed through Du Junlin's mind, she quickly plunged into endless darkness.
"When has the role of the hero ever fallen to a woman? Don't forget, I'm the absolute protagonist. The key is, the enemy has flashlights, but you're stark naked. It would be too embarrassing to be seen. Honestly, a girl like you, how can you not be shy?"
Li Qianfan mumbled softly, hid Du Junlin well, and covered her with the clothes he was holding.
He had also struck with precision.
Ensuring Du Junlin would wake up in about half an hour.
Half an hour—
Enough time for Li Qianfan to kill that hound and experience the true skills of the dark web president.
If he could kill all the enemies, then kill them all. If not, then lead them away!
As for why Li Qianfan knocked out Du Junlin instead of fighting alongside her.
Damn—
Li Qianfan was so eager to rush out and be a hero that he overlooked the fact that they could have fought together!
See.
This is what a true battlefield rookie would do.
If the Li family men knew, they would be deeply ashamed.
However, with Li Qianfan currently surrounded by the air, who cared about saving face?
Roar—
A wolfhound, with its eyes glowing a sickly green, snarled and lunged.
Because Li Qianfan and the other man had hidden in time, Jiao Yin had grown impatient and ordered her subordinate to release the wolfhound to flush out the "prey."
"Come on then!"
Li Qianfan let out a high-pitched, wild laugh and suddenly lunged out from behind the fallen tree.
He brandished the dead man's jacket!
He wasn't afraid of being shot.
If he were Jiao Yin, he would also want to capture him alive and find out who he was.
"Holy crap, this is so cool!"
After leaping into the air, Li Qianfan realized the immense benefits of wearing clothes.
However, at the moment.
It was clearly not the time to consider whether fighting Jiao Yin dressed like this would be too impolite.
As Li Qianfan soared into the air, leaping several meters, the oblivious hunting dog also charged forward.
Its maw opened wide, its fangs glinting in the darkness, and it lunged at him.
One person.
One dog.
Colliding at high speed about a meter and a half off the ground!