Seeing the two jump down, Qiao Wei's heart leaped into his throat. He was at the edge of the cliff, wanting to pull the rope back. Two black men immediately came over with guns, pushing him away. Snipers hidden in the woods took the opportunity to quickly deal with them.
Seeing the two strong black men fall, Qiao Wei was startled and immediately looked behind him vigilantly. Two special forces soldiers in black uniforms, with guns on their chests, rushed out of the woods.
Before Yu He jumped, while snatching the rope with Qiao Wei, she touched her earbud and then made a gesture on the back of her hand with one hand.
Lu Yiming, who had been watching the situation with binoculars, immediately understood the gesture: "Are you done yet?"
He was even a little surprised. "Sister-in-law, how do you know the special hand signals our Cang Lang team uses during operations?"
After asking, he suddenly felt the question was redundant.
Of course, Qin Beiting had taught her.
Only he wouldn't know that Qin Beiting had taught Yu He in bed. One gesture, one kiss. If she couldn't remember, he'd just keep kissing. By the end of the night, her kissing skills had improved greatly.
Yu He: "..."
"Cough, almost. Stall her for a bit longer..." Lu Yiming glanced at the progress on the other side and replied.
He put the binoculars back to this side and then noticed that Yu He and the others were by the cliff, tied with ropes, which was odd. "Hey, Sister-in-law, what are you doing?!"
Yu He made a gesture behind her: "Jump off the cliff."
Lu Yiming: "(ΩДΩ)! No, Sister-in-law, don't be rash!!!"
Yu He's hands moved quickly: "Speedily, after I go down, deal with the two mercenaries here, and then pull me up."
Lu Yiming: "Yes, the men are in position and are looking for the right moment. You have to hold on."
He absolutely couldn't let Brother Ting know about this, or his head would surely be smashed.
...
At the bottom of the cliff.
Qiao Qiao drew her dagger and swung it towards the rope binding Yu He. Yu He knew she had ill intentions. Her eyes turned cold, and she turned back, using one hand to pull the rope for leverage and kicking her.
Qiao Qiao cried out in pain, kicked against the cliff wall, and her vision went black from the pain. She had never expected Yu He to react so quickly and strike so hard.
She gritted her teeth, gripped the dagger, and with her feet against the cliff wall, she used the leverage to rush towards Yu He.
Yu He wanted to dodge, but the rope swayed, making it difficult to find a stable footing. Soon, their ropes became entangled.
In the chaos, Qiao Qiao's dagger cut her own rope!
She was startled, tightly grabbing Yu He's rope, and the two collided.
"Yu He, grab the rope ladder!"
At this moment, at the edge of the cliff, Qiao Wei and two special forces soldiers stood at the edge of the cliff and threw down a rope ladder.
Qiao Qiao looked up and saw Yu He had rescue. She secretly thought it was bad. Looking down at the bottomless cliff, her scalp tingled.
She absolutely could not let Yu He go up!
Yu He swayed the rope towards the rope ladder. Qiao Qiao wanted to hook her rope buckle onto Yu He's rope, while desperately shaking the rope to prevent Yu He from reaching the rope ladder.
Yu He tried to grab it three times. Just as she was about to secure the rope ladder, she was interfered with by Qiao Qiao. She directly kicked her.
Qiao Qiao cried out in pain but held tightly onto the rope. Seeing Yu He about to kick again, she gripped her dagger and fiercely stabbed Yu He's thigh.
Blood immediately flowed out. Yu He grunted in pain.
Suddenly, they felt the rope drop an inch. They looked up and realized that the rope had been tampered with and was slowly breaking. It could no longer support their weight, leaving only thin threads.
Seeing this, Qiao Qiao became even more panicked. She wanted Yu He to die, but she didn't want to be buried with her!
She struggled desperately, trying to climb up by clinging to Yu He and reaching for the rope ladder. But how could Yu He let her? As they struggled, the people above watched with bated breath.
"Captain Lu, the situation is not optimistic. Requesting to go down for support and bring Miss Yu up." One of the special forces soldiers said into his headset.
Lu Yiming: "Approved! No matter what, bring her back safely!"
"Yes!"
As the special forces soldier put on his gear and was about to descend, the rope holding the two suddenly snapped!
Their bodies plummeted downwards.
"Ahhh ahhh ahhh!" Qiao Qiao screamed in terror.
Yu He took the opportunity to kick her away, pulled out the dagger stuck in her thigh, and then plunged it fiercely into the rock. However, it didn't hold. After stabbing it two or three times, she finally wedged the blade into a crevice in the rock, stopping their fall.
She gripped the dagger tightly with her right hand and looked up at the uneven cliff face dozens of meters above. The rope of the special forces soldier who was about to descend was not long enough, far from reaching them. Below was a bottomless abyss.
Qiao Qiao had already fallen and was caught on a branch ten meters below.
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, are you alright?!" Lu Yiming's terrified voice came through the headset.
"Still alive. Your rope isn't long enough. Do you have a helicopter?" Yu He said calmly.
Hearing her calm voice, Lu Yiming couldn't help but admire her. Anyone else who fell off a cliff would have been terrified, but she remained so composed.
"Yes! But not nearby. I'll send someone to get one immediately. You have to hold on!" he said, immediately making a call.
This operation required secrecy, so no helicopters were deployed.
After he finished giving instructions, Yu He asked again, "How is Grandma doing?"
Even when she was in danger, she still cared about others.
"Her people have been dealt with, the bomb has been disarmed. Grandma Yu has some minor wounds, but nothing serious. Doctors have been arranged," Lu Yiming said. "What's your situation now?"
Yu He looked up at the rock crevice where the dagger was lodged, slowly crumbling, and her body slowly descending. Ten meters below were tree branches growing out of the rocks. Qiao Qiao was above, and the branches seemed to be able to bear weight. It was uncertain if they could hold two people when she fell.
"Don't tell Grandma and Brother Ting about my situation," she said calmly.
She didn't want them to worry.
As soon as she finished speaking, the rock holding the dagger completely loosened, and Yu He plummeted downwards.
"Yu He—"
On the cliff, Qiao Wei cried out nervously as he saw her falling, startling the birds in the woods.
Lu Yiming heard the sound from afar, his mind went blank for three seconds, and then he immediately rushed towards the cliff with his men.
Yu He aimed at her landing spot and accurately landed on a tree branch close to the rock. The entire branch shook violently. Qiao Qiao, who was caught at the end of the branch, slid down a few centimeters from the jolt and was now dangling.
Qiao Qiao clung tightly to the branch. Although the branch caught her, she was also injured. A branch had pierced her body, causing her to feel dizzy with pain. Her earlier ferocity had vanished.
As the angle of the branch they were on began to tilt downwards, Yu He glanced at the tree roots, which were slowly oozing out. There was no soil here, and the roots were not firmly anchored. They wouldn't last long, and both of them would fall again.
Either they both fall, and die together.
Or one falls, and the other can hold on a bit longer, waiting for rescue.
Yu He's gaze towards Qiao Qiao grew colder.