Chapter 94: Chapter 49: Seven Pendants
The zip tie binding his hands was not just one, but two, connected in a figure-eight shape, tightening around each wrist separately. You only need to break one of them, and the other tie remains wrapped around the wrist without causing any issues.
The zip tie on the ankles was of the same structure. This time, there was no need to grind slowly. His hands were already free, so he pried off a small sharp splinter from the edge of the damaged table and inserted it into the clasp of the left ankle tie. After loosening it, he pulled his foot out.
He Kao reached out to touch the items on the table and found that besides the Peiyuan Pill, he unexpectedly felt four pendants, all almost identical in design.
He Kao was dumbfounded. Before today, he had already seen four pendants. The first was the original left to him by his grandfather, now lent to Senior Lin Qingshuang.
The second was the fake whose maker was unknown, returned by Wu Yanjun.
The third was a fake made by Qian Guran, stolen by Lin Hua Lei, then obtained by Liang Kai after Lin Hua Lei’s death. Liang Kai threw the pendant back to He Kao, trying to spy on how he used it.
Both these pendants, along with the golden paperweight he just received, the secret material, and other spirit pills sent by Senior Lin Qingshuang, were returned to the bank safe deposit box, but not in the previous commercial bank, instead switched to the Construction Bank.
The personal services of the Construction Bank are open on holidays as well. On the way back from his hometown to the city, He Kao followed Old Qian’s suggestion and stored all these items there.
The fourth was the fake made by Xiaowu’s junior sister, the roughest workmanship among the fakes. Nobody swapped this pendant anymore. It’s the one He Kao recently wore on his chest.
At this moment, this pendant was removed and placed on the table, along with three other pendants. At least six people had swapped He Kao’s pendants, and the original three pendants were still unknown who had them.
Their appearance here indicated either the kidnapper found these three people, or these three were also involved in the kidnapping.
He Kao silently seized the opportunity, realizing these people weren’t like the two small subordinates who opened the door; he couldn’t handle them. But based on what he heard, the others wouldn’t arrive for another two hours.
He quickly went over to try to check on Gao Xue’e, since that vague and indistinct perception ability was very unclear. According to previous experience, he needed to reach out and touch, preferably with some sound assistance.
He Kao thought he was calm, completing so much without alerting the guards. Yet only now did he remember to remove the hood.
Sure enough, as he expected, the room was pitch black, he couldn’t see his fingers... Wait, he could see his fingers. He Kao instinctively looked at his left hand and saw an outline of a hand with fingers spread open.
Very faint, almost like the illusion of light spots after rubbing your eyes... The hand moved slightly, and the outline moved along, with a bit of delayed afterimage.
This isn’t the room having light; it’s more like the hand is emitting light... no, the hand isn’t emitting light, but his vision seems to have subtly changed. Yet, this faint, practically ineffective "superpower" doesn’t seem to be much help right now.
Looking back at the crack under the door, no apparent light was shining through. The outside should be dark too.
He reached out and touched Gao Xue’e, intending to only lightly touch, but based on the vague perception in the dark, he didn’t grasp the distance and position well. It seemed he touched somewhere he shouldn’t have, not just seemed, but really...
Gao Xue’e uttered a soft sound. Her body seemed to move slightly, along with her clothes and the sofa chair, making a somewhat strange noise. He Kao shrank his hand back, feeling quite a bit of shame and guilt. He didn’t do it deliberately, and at such a moment, it was impossible to have any other intent.
With the touch and subsequent series of movements, Gao Xue’e’s body posture became clearer in perception. She was also wearing a hood, with her hands and feet bound, although the zip ties weren’t as tight.
She was barefoot without socks, wearing only a thin set of pajamas, the type with two pieces, since her hands were tied behind her, her chest had tightened a bit, the seams between buttons pulling apart.
This wasn’t perceived but seen. Since the perception became clearer, like seeing his hand earlier, he could also see the parts of Gao Xue’e’s body exposed outside the clothing, just the vague outlines in dim light.
It seemed she was bound here in her sleep, now obviously uncomfortable. He Kao tried his best to adjust her posture to prevent her arms from being pressed and blocking circulation.
Gao Xue’e uttered another soft sound, indicating she was responsive, just not fully awake, or unable to wake up, temporarily not in any danger.
He then went to drag the sofa chair he was just sitting on, simulating the noises of waking up and struggling in terror, producing loud sounds, then swiftly lifted the small table by its leg and moved to the door side.
The small table was quite heavy, but he could still swing it. If those two people had weapons, this small table’s blocking effect was even better than knives and clubs. He just needed to directly swing it towards them.
The darkness was his greatest advantage. As long as those two dared to enter, he’d sneak attack and knock one out first, then seize the chance to knock the flashlight or other light source from the other’s hand, gaining the initiative.
After all, they couldn’t see or see clearly, whereas he had this perception ability, able to perceive clearer by the sounds during the fight...