Chapter 492 - 492 Suspicion
492 Suspicion
“Boss Guo?” Qiao An thought for a moment and knew his intentions. “He wants to use me to threaten Brother Xiaoran? In that case, the deal tonight is real?”
Qiao An looked at the other criminal coldly and said to Huo Zhou’s mother, “Aunt, show him all your eighteen tortures.”
When Huo Zhou’s mother saw Ki Ki, she clapped her hands happily and said, “I’ll treat it as a show for the child today. I’ll slowly show you these 18 tortures.”
Ki Ki said, “Grandma, wait. I’ll get my sisters.”
Ki Ki probably felt that it was better to enjoy this together his siblings, so he ran upstairs and quickly got Joey and Angel to come down.
Then, as Huo Zhou’s mother continued to punish the criminals, the children cheered and laughed.
Qiao An felt that she had interrogated enough, so she called Uncle Xiao and told him what had happened in the compound.
“Uncle, I’m afraid tonight’s deal is not small.”
“I understand, Qiao An,” Uncle Xiao muttered.
After hanging up, the police came quickly and picked up the criminals.
Huo Zhou’s mother, Huo Zhou, and the others looked at the calm Qiao An and admired her courage.
“An’an, I’m really proud of you. You’re amazing.” Huo Zhou’s mother choked with red eyes. “When I was held hostage by the criminals just now, I didn’t expect to survive. At that moment, my mind was a mess. I never dreamed that you would take the initiative to appear and be a hostage to save me. Your fearless spirit touched me.”
Qiao An hugged her aunt and smiled. “Aunt, the trouble today was because of me. I implicated you. I’m sorry.”
Huo Zhou’s mother was moved. “We’re family, and you’re so brave as to take on your responsibilities. How can Aunt bear to blame you?”
Huo Zhou was also extremely touched.
“An’an, I’ve always been curious in the past. There are so many girls in the world. Why must Xiaoran hang on to you? Now, I finally understand. There are many beautiful girls and many smart girls in this world, but there aren’t many girls who are so brave and chivalrous. Qiao An, in terms of courage, I, Huo Zhou, feel ashamed of being inferior to you. In the future, I might not be able to treat you as a woman anymore. You’re already my role model.”
Sisi said, “In this world, there’s only Sister Qiao An who’s beautiful, smart, and loves her family. How can Brother Xiaoran not like her?”
Qiao An was extremely shy. “Look at how you praise me. How can I be so good?”
Time was ticking away.
The sun on the horizon set bit by bit and finally fell to the horizon.
Huo Zhou and the others’ hearts became abnormally solemn.
Qiao An felt even more uneasy.
She stood by the window and looked out at the twilight, imagining the intensity of the gunfire outside.
At White Horse Temple, a white-haired old man sat in a wheelchair with men and women behind him. The “family” of old and young appeared at the foot of the White Horse Temple.
This old man was none other than Nighthawk.
The person following behind was his most trusted subordinate.
“Ninth Master,” Nighthawk suddenly called.
Ninth Master took a few steps forward and squatted in front of Nighthawk. “Brother, what can I do for you?”
“When will the deal between Huo Xiaoran and Old Guo begin?”
Ninth Master raised his watch. “It’s not far from this time.”
Nighthawk’s lips suddenly curled into an evil sneer. “Then do you think it’s possible for Huo Xiaoran to appear at the White Horse Temple?”
Ninth Master’s heart skipped a beat, but he smiled and said, “Brother, if he appears at the White Horse Temple, it means that he has ill intentions toward us.”
“Then what do you think we should do?” Nighthawk’s sharp gaze landed on Ninth Master’s face.
Ninth Master blushed. “Although I want to leave an only child in the family, if he goes against me and is destined to not be able to live in harmony with us, I can only put righteousness before family.”
Nighthawk smiled. “Yes, Xiaoran is a talent. It’s a pity for him to die. Therefore, I don’t want to see him here.”
“Brother, I promise I won’t let you see him.” Ninth Master’s sharp gaze shot into the mountain gate.
At this moment, he was extremely conflicted. He hoped that Xiao Ran would appear here, but he also did not want Xiao Ran to appear here.
He hoped that he was here because he wanted Xiaoran to have a heart of chivalry like him. He didn’t want him to appear here because he knew that Nighthawk would never let him leave alive.
Nighthawk looked at the mountain gate and said, “Ninth Master, go in and investigate the situation first.”
“Yes, Big Brother.”
Ninth Master was agile and quickly reached a high place.
At this moment, Nighthawk gently raised his hand. His subordinate beside him slid out a revolver from his sleeve. The gun barrel was pointed straight at Ninth Master’s back.
“Brother, should we shoot?”
Nighthawk looked at him. “Do you think I’m joking with you?”
“Brother, Ninth Master has always been loyal to you.”
“We’ll know soon enough if he’s loyal. If he can withstand this test, then I’ll trust him completely in the future.”
“Shoot.”
The man closed his eyes and pulled the trigger…
Bang!
There was a loud bang.
Ninth Master was still standing on the stone steps.
Nighthawk’s men were furious. “What did you shoot?” But when they turned to look at their brother, they saw a huge hole in his forehead.
The gun hung from his hand. He hadn’t fired it at all.
The man’s body swayed and fell to the ground.
When Ninth Master heard the gunshot, he immediately turned back to protect Nighthawk. “Brother, are you alright?”
Nighthawk stared at Ninth Master coldly. “Ninth Master, that’s great. Someone is secretly protecting you.”
Ninth Master defended himself anxiously. “Brother, I’m loyal to you. Someone must be trying to drive a wedge between us.”
Nighthawk said, “Really? Then find him. I want to tear him apart.”
Ninth Master said, “Yes.”
Nighthawk asked him again, “The cops will be here soon after the gunshot. Do you think we should go up or down?”
The Ninth Master said, “Aren’t our people lying in ambush in the forest? Then we naturally have to go up, right? After meeting them, Big Brother, you can leave by helicopter.”
Nighthawk thought for a moment, then nodded. “Yeah.”
They continued forward, but the tourists who were offering incense in the White Horse Temple ran out in fear because of the shooting.
They shouted, “Murder. Run.”
Nighthawk said to Ninth Master, “Guess if they’re real tourists or tourists in disguise?”
Ninth Master looked down and studied the tourists. His eyes darkened.
“Boss, they don’t look like real tourists to me.”
Nighthawk smiled in relief. “Ninth Master, you have good judgment .”