She could only achieve fifty to sixty percent effectiveness with disguise; she didn't have time to wait any longer.
Under Huo Rou's strong insistence, Qin Ningyi finally compromised. She could act now, but he had to go in with her.
Tang Liu also demanded that she must follow.
As for Ren Zhen and Xia Qingxue, they knew their own limits and didn't ask to tag along and cause trouble.
Tang Liu quickly did their makeup, changing a few minor details so they looked completely different from their original appearances.
She hadn't appeared in front of Giles before, so there was no need for any further disguise. wap.kanshuwu.net
The few of them waited at a distance from the basement door for two of the accomplices to come out to buy food.
Five minutes later, two people emerged together.
One person carried a wine pot lazily behind the other. The person walking in front looked very familiar to Huo Rou.
"Is that Duan Rui?" Tang Liu asked. When she returned, the package she brought back for Huo Rou was from Duan Rui, wasn't it?
She had personally handed it over to the staff from Jiushan Prison who came to pick him up. Duan Rui absolutely couldn't be here.
Huo Rou understood where the familiar feeling came from after Tang Liu mentioned it. She remembered seeing Duan Rui's information once; he had a biological brother named Duan Xiang, who was unemployed.
A voice came from the phone, "And they want us to hurry back with food. Giles, this sinner, dares to boss us around like this every day after coming to China..."
"Say less. Anyway, his good days are pretty much over. Why fuss so much?" Duan Xiang's voice was more steady than the other person's.
"But he caught that woman's son, didn't he? How can you be so sure? He should still be able to live, right?"
"Impossible. If you were Huo Rou, would you agree to such an idiotic request?"
"Why not? Among women, nine out of ten are idiots, and the remaining one has no brains," the man said lazily.
They walked further away, their voices fading. "That person managed to become a director through her own means. I don't believe she would give up her life for a son. You wait and see. Anyway, in his current state, that son won't live much longer..."
A mini listening device she had planted at the basement door was stuck behind a small advertisement, intended to gather more information.
She hadn't expected the two of them to complain about Giles the whole way, which saved them time in assessing the information.
Hearing Duan Xiang mention An An's poor condition at the end, Huo Rou clenched her fists. Even with the disguise, her face was visibly ashen.
She felt the waist bag under her clothes, altered her voice, and said, "Let's go." kanshuwu.xia
The three of them brushed past the two men.
Duan Xiang turned and scanned Huo Rou's retreating figure. The brother beside him slung an arm around him and asked, "What are you looking at? Do you want another woman?"
"No, her build is a bit like Huo Rou's."
"Forget it. Her face, her demeanor, how could she be like Huo Rou? Do you have a professional habit? After being in that line of work for so long, you see everyone as a potential source of information?"
They continued their conversation as they walked, and Huo Rou breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to confront them here; the priority was An An.
As they entered the basement, a wave of dampness hit them.
Due to the lack of ventilation, the smell inside wasn't particularly pleasant.
Huo Rou walked along the wall, her movements guarded. Qin Ningyi, following behind her, watched her cautious advance, his doubts deepening.
Tang Liu, bringing up the rear, observed the similar movements of the two people ahead. Even in such a tense situation, she took the opportunity to snoop and secretly took a photo.
The passage in the basement wasn't very long. Soon, they reached the innermost part, standing before the storeroom door.
Huo Rou carefully pressed her ear to the door, listening to the sounds inside.
The soundproofing wasn't very good, and with her keen hearing, she could hear Giles's curses inside.
"You child, how can you be so delicate? A few packets of knockout drugs and you're dying. Drink this quickly. You can't die now; I still need to use your face to make a video to send to your dear mother!"
Then, there was a commotion. She didn't hear An An speak, but Giles's words indirectly revealed An An's condition.
"You certainly consider your mother, but if she cared for you, she wouldn't have not boarded the plane by now...
She then switched to typing on her phone.
Her plan was for Tang Liu to lure Giles away, while Qin Ningyi watched the entrance for support, and she would go in to bring An An out.
Qin Ningyi frowned and mouthed at her, "No. I'll get An An; you watch the entrance."
The situation inside was unknown. What if there was more than just Giles inside?
He couldn't let Huo Rou take that risk.
Huo Rou knew Tang Liu's capabilities. While she might not be the best fighter, she was excellent at escaping. She wouldn't worry about Tang Liu luring Giles away.
However, she couldn't bear for Qin Ningyi to be in danger. If she went in alone, even if there were ten people inside, she could still handle them.
"I'll go," she said, her gaze firm as she looked at Qin Ningyi.
She couldn't let Qin Ningyi take this risk.
Two people, unaware of each other's true strength, were desperately considering the other's safety.
Although Tang Liu didn't know Qin Ningyi well, she had witnessed Huo Rou's skills. Calling her "Boss" wasn't just because of her computer skills.
"Let Boss go. You just stay outside and don't get in the way. Quickly move aside; I'm going to knock." Tang Liu whispered, pushing Qin Ningyi towards the exit of the passage. Before he could return, she resolutely knocked on the door.
Huo Rou pulled Qin Ningyi to stand in a corner. In the near-darkness of the passage, their figures were completely concealed.
When Tang Liu knocked, she immediately took a key from her bag and inserted it into the lock.
As the door opened, Giles's wary voice immediately sounded from inside, "Who is it?"
Tang Liu turned the key, and her voice surprisingly mimicked Duan Xiang's, "We're back."
"The door won't open?" Giles grumbled as he approached and opened the door.
He froze when he saw the woman at the entrance.
Tang Liu made a move as if to rush inside. Giles pulled a knife from his bag and lunged at her.
"Are you Huo Rou's person?" Giles roared.
As if there was no need for doubt, he chased the fleeing Tang Liu with the knife.
The moment their figures rounded the corner, Huo Rou nimbly slipped through the door, and Qin Ningyi followed her in.