“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.”

they'll say they have no idea what's happening here since they've never set foot on this island. Who do you think will take 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

heard Nan Chen. “How did

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 were rich, it'd be unlikely that they did this

Si began to sweat bullets on

You got me involved

you take us elsewhere, none would be the wiser since they refuse to come to this island. Didn't you say it yourself that they'd enter the city tonight? Not only is that more than one hundred kilometers away, but the road is also under maintenance. There's no way they can get here any time soon. Those people are going to have themselves a good time eating

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

willing to help. That poker-faced man doesn't always have a lot to say, but when he does talk, I have to admit that he's pretty good at convincing people! My goodness! He negotiated as though he did that for a living. The things

to Lightspring, is crossing the province to Gerton our alternative?”

Gerton. We'll cross the province if we don't head in the direction of Lightspring,” answered Guo Si

extend all the

the other side. And even then, we'll only reach a village

your village?”

deals sometimes since we're close to each other, but at the end of the day, we still belong to different provinces. The people of my village consider them outsiders, so we don't intermarry with them. However, some

Nan Chen waved his hand to stop the man from

had anything to

they report to your village head if they

We hardly ever visit them because, just like us, they

way to Gerton.

we should go

you have

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