“The police should be here soon. If you do something before then, we'll testify for you and prevent you from getting locked away in prison. On top of that, you'll get to keep the one hundred thousand,” stated Nan Chen after exchanging looks with Ning Ran.

Filled with hope, Guo Si quickly inquired, “What should I do then?”

“Get us out of here after you finish your drink,” replied Nan Chen.

“Huh?” With his eyes widened in surprise, Guo Si immediately disagreed with Nan Chen. “Absolutely not!”

“Suit yourself,” voiced Nan Chen coldly.

Guo Si then explained with a hardened face, “I've already told you my situation. They're threatening me with my wife and children. If I let you all go, they'll harm my family for sure.”

“We've been here for days, but did they come to the island?” questioned Nan Chen.

“No.”

“So how did they know about our situation here?” continued Nan Chen.

“I told them about it, of course.”

“Then do you know why they never came to this island?”

Guo Si shook his head in response. “I don't.”

the blame then? You may think you can explain yourself, but you have no one to back you up. There are many of them, so they can alibi each other and testify

Chen. “How did you know they have the village head as

Only they know the safest spot on the island and how to trap us here. It would take someone with great influence to get the villagers to do their bidding. That person had to be either rich or powerful. If they

Si began to sweat bullets on his forehead

start? I have to admit that I'm impressed. You got me involved without even

only is that more than one hundred kilometers away, but the road is also under maintenance. There's no way they can get

legs can take you far in that condition. I can't send you to the city since the only vehicle I have is a tricycle;

to admit that he's pretty good

go to Lightspring, is crossing the

town we're in is at the border of Gerton. We'll cross the province if we don't head in the direction of Lightspring,” answered

reservoir extend all the way to the border of

to get to the other side. And even then, we'll only reach a village far from the city,” explained Guo

they friendly with your

The people of my village consider them outsiders, so we don't intermarry with them. However, some of their women have married into our village, and

say more, Nan Chen waved his hand to stop the man from digressing. “Is their village head

had anything to do with

if they see us?”

ever visit them because,

our way to Gerton. We go

we

because you have to row the boat

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