“Number two.” The words made all the men in the room change their expressions.
Such a beautiful woman saying something so crude made everyone feel a bit regretful.
“Old Ginger, you’re so annoying, do you have to force me to say something like that? You think our food is so bad, and my stomach isn’t great to begin with.
Eating that stuff that’s neither rice nor vegetables, how can I hold it in? I can’t stop for an hour once I start.” Yong Le exaggerated, her expression and crude words almost making the group of men faint.
Even Old Ginger coughed awkwardly a few times.
The situation here was under control, while on the other side, Luo Ye had already sabotaged the circuit boards of three speedboats, and Dong Enyu was climbing up to the main light switch, ready to force a blackout.
Old Ginger’s appearance was unexpected, and with more people around, Dong Enyu and Luo Ye decided to change their original plan.
Now Dong Enyu was going to force a blackout to give Luo Ye a chance to get on the speedboat carrying the stolen goods.
Dong Enyu clung to the wall, stepping on rusty iron plates, with only a thin iron rod as a railing.
At a height of three stories, she pulled out a prepared crowbar, bending it into a gap.
Seeing the iron cover loosen, she immediately stopped and used her hands to pry it open.
Time ticked by, and to avoid making too much noise, she held her breath and slowly opened the iron gate, the pressure comparable to defusing a bomb.
Her clothes were soaked with sweat, and as the iron door loosened, Dong Enyu deftly caught it.
She exhaled, glancing down at Yong Le’s group, who seemed to be in high spirits.
As soon as the short knife cut the wire, the surroundings plunged into pitch-black darkness.
The sudden power outage threw everyone into panic.
Although Yong Le was briefly surprised, she quickly steadied herself and moved towards the speedboat.
In the darkness, sounds were particularly noticeable, with hurried footsteps in disarray, and many people shouting, but Old Ginger’s voice was especially loud.
“Shut up!” With a command, the noise stopped.
“Dog Skin! Go turn on the emergency lights!” As soon as he finished speaking, a man responded and footsteps were heard moving away, calming everyone down.
But Dong Enyu was getting nervous.
She quickly climbed down the ladder, fortunately not far from the speedboat, and within ten steps she could… Snap! — The lights came back on.
Damn it! Dong Enyu cursed under her breath as she took her third step.
“Tsk! Looks like the circuit board is too old, causing this mess.” Old Ginger scratched his head, then turned and froze.
Two people, four eyes met… Dong Enyu remained expressionless, ready to leave, while Old Ginger turned his head halfway, staring at her.
“Catch her!!!!” Like a war horn, Old Ginger’s hoarse roar almost pierced the roof.
Dong Enyu gritted her teeth and drew her pistol, while the men approaching also drew their weapons.
Although she unlocked the safety, Dong Enyu didn’t dare to shoot recklessly.
At this moment, she was a target, and if things got out of control, she might be riddled with bullets.
The tense standoff began, and Dong Enyu noticed a young man on the far left tapping to unlock his safety… Just a slight movement of the finger…
Bang! — “What’s going on?!” The loud gunshot broke the silence, blood spreading, but the one who died wasn’t Dong Enyu, it was the man about to shoot.
“Yong Le!” The shooter was Yong Le, standing ten feet away from Dong Enyu, showing no remorse for the fallen ‘comrade.’ “What the hell! Kill that woman! You should be aiming at that woman!!” Suddenly turning against each other, everyone was unsettled.
“Sorry, my hand slipped.” Yong Le smiled calmly, then quickly raised her gun again, “Bang! Bang! Bang!” killing two more people, one narrowly escaping.
“Get on the boat! I’ll cover you!” Yong Le suddenly sprinted, her shooting speed making people break into a cold sweat.
Dong Enyu gritted her teeth and shot a few advancing soldiers.
“Don’t go too far! Get on the boat and escape first!” She warned Yong Le not to run too far, lest she miss the chance to board.
“Don’t let them escape!!” Old Ginger’s face turned red, grabbing a nearby man’s gun and firing a barrage at Yong Le.
“Damn Old Man!” Yong Le cursed, taking cover behind one of the speedboats.
Bang! Bang! Bang! — The chaotic gunfire, men falling in pools of blood, kicked beer cans… A chaotic battle, absolutely absurd.
Dong Enyu fired to stop men trying to jump on the boat, kicking a fallen body off the deck.
“Start the boat! Luo Ye, start the boat!” she shouted back, panting as she checked her magazine, only one bullet left.
At this moment, Yong Le, panting heavily, jumped from one speedboat to another, shouting loudly, “I’m coming! Wait for me!” Dong Enyu almost rolled her eyes at her, telling her not to run so far, yet she still did it, “Hurry up!”
“They’re getting away!!” The men on the shore shouted nervously.
“Old Ginger! All the speedboats are sabotaged! We’ve been set up!” One by one, the men ready to start the boats rushed out, not only were the circuit boards destroyed, but even the guns on the speedboats were thrown into the sea, reducing their firepower by over eighty percent.
Bastards! Old Ginger trembled with rage, grabbing a nearby man’s gun, “Get out of the way!!” and kicked him aside.
Yong Le took a deep breath, explosively jumping onto the departing speedboat.
Luo Ye glanced back, waiting for the boathouse’s iron door to fully open, still a third to go.
Dong Enyu stepped forward, pulling Yong Le’s arm to steady her balance and prevent her from falling into the sea, while seeing Old Ginger fuming with rage.
“Die!!”
“Get down!!” Bang! Bang! — Two gunshots rang out simultaneously.
The speedboat sped away, the powerful recoil making Yong Le roll on the deck.
She quickly got up, looking at the receding shore, only to see Old Ginger shot in the forehead, trembling before kneeling to the ground, surrounded by men rushing to check on him.
“Did you hit him?” Dong Enyu panted, slumping on the deck, tossing her empty gun into the sea.
“Right between the eyes, you’re something else.” Yong Le blinked, smiling broadly, “Did all the goods make it? You guys are loaded now.” She looked around, seeing over a dozen crates securely tied on the deck, indicating not only Haijiao’s goods but also other smuggled items.
Dong Enyu heard this, pulling her coat tighter.
Yong Le noticed and stood up, smiling, “I’ll get a blanket, how about we share one and watch the stars together?” Still in the mood to stargaze? Dong Enyu blinked helplessly, tiredly agreeing, “Okay.” Though she really didn’t have the energy to watch the stars…
Yong Le heard Dong Enyu’s response and eagerly ran back to the cabin to find a blanket, but she couldn’t find a proper one, only a cargo cover, which she made do with.
But when she returned to the deck, she smelled something off, a hint of blood in the air.
She suspiciously checked herself, finding only a few splatters of blood, no major injuries, but the sea breeze carried a strong scent of blood…
“Strange, do you smell…” Yong Le squatted down, her face turning pale immediately.
At her feet was a pool of blood, and the ominous feeling came from the woman in front of her.
Dong Enyu had been shot… In an instant, her thoughts raced, remembering Dong Enyu telling her to get down.
There were two gunshots then, and she only cared if Old Ginger was dead, forgetting to check if Dong Enyu was hurt.
Was she too confident in Dong Enyu? Or did she forget how important the woman was? Her pupils contracted, Yong Le clenched her trembling hands, closing her eyes tightly before reopening them with enough calmness.
No longer joking, Yong Le slowly approached.
The wound was on her side, and Dong Enyu’s hands were tightly pressing on it, her face drained of color.
Yong Le quickly grabbed the cargo cover, pressing it on the bleeding wound.
As her hands were stained with warm blood, Yong Le felt like she was being burned, the temperature making her anxious.
“It hurts…” Dong Enyu furrowed her brows, weakly gasping.
“If you don’t press hard, the bleeding won’t stop.
Hang in there, it’ll be over soon.” Yong Le had never been so serious, pressing on Dong Enyu’s waist wound, not allowing any more blood to seep out.
The boat rocked, and Yong Le cursed a few times, shaking her sticky hair, looking up to see Dong Enyu staring blankly at her.
“It’s windy outside, I’ll carry you in.” She had Dong Enyu press on the wound herself, then carefully carried her into the cabin, each step cautious, but still hearing the woman in her arms breathing deeply, seemingly in pain but not daring to cry out.
The strong scent of blood mixed with the sea breeze, and Luo Ye, steering the boat, frowned at the footsteps, intending to ask Yong Le, only to see the shot Dong Enyu being carried in.
The sight of the bloodied woman was a shock to Luo Ye, not because of the blood, but because it was Dong Enyu lying there… On the brink of death, as if she could…
“Hey! Steady the boat! Can’t you see Dong Enyu is in pain?” Yong Le shouted impatiently.
“Cold…” Dong Enyu panted, feeling the temperature leaving her with the blood.
Luo Ye heard this, immediately taking off her clothes to cover Dong Enyu, leaving herself in a black sports bra and pants.
Yong Le saw this and quickly took off her camouflage jacket to cover the woman.
With two jackets for warmth, the biting cold wind’s torment was lessened, but it also made her consciousness more blurred.
“Don’t sleep! You’re not allowed to sleep! Look at me!” Yong Le turned Dong Enyu’s face, gently waking her.
Dong Enyu slowly blinked.
“If you don’t want to talk, then just look at me!” Yong Le’s determined look was indeed captivating.
But Dong Enyu only felt her eyelids growing heavy, though she wanted to see more of this serious Yong Le…
“Am I… dying…” Her words were thick with nasal sound, each word spoken with difficulty, somehow carrying a hint of a smile, a faint yet bitter smile.
“Nonsense!” Yong Le lightly slapped Dong Enyu’s cheek, seriously saying, “You’re tough, no way you’d die like this.
Remember how nothing could kill you before? Don’t worry! King Yanluo won’t take you, this demon, so easily!” Though she said this, Yong Le couldn’t stop her lips from trembling.
“…You’re…so…blurry…” Dong Enyu squinted her eyes and murmured softly.
Yong Le immediately leaned forward, pressing her forehead against Dong Enyu’s.
“Is it clearer now?”
Dong Enyu responded with just a smile.
“Has the bleeding stopped?” Luo Ye took a moment to turn and ask.
Yong Le looked down at the wound she was pressing on with her right hand.
“Almost, but her condition isn’t good…” From Dong Enyu’s unfocused eyes, it seemed she had lost too much blood.
“What…is…good…”
“This world is amazing, letting me meet you.” Yong Le said as she rubbed her nose against Dong Enyu’s.
For some reason, her eyes suddenly felt a bit sore.
It was indeed amazing, meeting this enchanting woman at a noodle stall.
“And…there’s…Ye…Zhao Han…Lin…Huo…Huo Ai…” Dong Enyu’s speech was slurred, but she named each person.
Yong Le caressed the woman’s cold cheek, gently stroking it.
“Yes, you have quite a few entanglements, so you need to hang on and go back to explain to them.” She tried to warm the woman, but no matter how she tried to transfer warmth, Dong Enyu’s body temperature continued to drop.
“…No…one…needs…”
A word of despair made Yong Le frown.
“Don’t talk, save your strength to breathe, okay?” She was afraid the woman would lose the will to live.
But Dong Enyu slightly shook her head, murmuring, “…Deceit…betrayal…hatred…abandonment…distrust…” Scenes flashed through her mind as Dong Enyu bit her trembling lips.
“…Tired…” She took a breath and said faintly, “…I…want to…sleep…”
Yong Le broke out in a cold sweat.
She straightened Dong Enyu’s slumped body, lifted the woman’s face in her hands, and gently pressed her cold lips.
“Don’t sleep, just tell me how those bastards deceived you, hurt you, hated you, abandoned you, and didn’t trust you.
Just don’t sleep, anything but that!”
But when Dong Enyu opened her blurry eyes again, she only moved her lips without making a sound.
