Chapter 13211321【Save or kill】

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 The moon is dark, the wind is high, the river is cold and the water is cold.

Shi Kaobing stared at the man floating in front of him, feeling a chill on his back for no reason, and couldn't help but shudder.

But after all, he was a murderous thief. She quickly regained her composure, and a suspicion gradually appeared in her eyes: Shouldn't this person have drifted away a long time ago? Why did he turn back from another direction? It's almost like I swam back on purpose...

But soon, Shi Kaobing denied this guess: with her level of alertness and the current level of silence around her, if this person really swam back, then it was impossible for her not to hear any movement.

Perhaps she had been parked here and the ship disturbed the direction of part of the water flow, so this person was washed back again?

"Oh, it's really a fate." Shi Kaobing sneered in his heart, pulled out the gun hidden on his body, lowered the muzzle, and pointed it at the guy who startled her, "In this case, I might as well give you a ride. ”

 The moment before pulling the trigger, a gust of night wind happened to blow by.

 There was a faint sound of sirens on the river bank.

“…” Shi Kaobing’s finger on the trigger paused and his pupils shrank: Why did the police suddenly come here? !

 Could it be that those losers also predicted Kidd's escape location and planned to arrange it here in advance? But in that case, they shouldn't sound the siren...

Shi Kaobing couldn't care about the people in the river for a moment. He grabbed his binoculars and looked at the river bank. He actually saw some police lights that were getting closer.

She clicked her tongue: Although the gun was equipped with a silencer, the smoke from the explosion fell on the clothes on the boat, which was difficult to deal with. If someone shoots someone now and is seen by the sharp-eyed police and stopped for inspection, things will be in trouble.

　　Shi Kaobing: "…" He is just an insignificant passerby and should not affect her great cause of stealing the Romanov dynasty's treasures the next day.

She took a deep breath and put away the gun in frustration, not intending to continue to deal with that annoying guy in the river, wanting him to drown himself.

 She turned and prepared to sail.

 But just before the boat started, there was a clear sound of water behind him.

“?!” Shi Kaobing turned around suddenly and saw the young man grabbing the side of the ship and climbing up. He had a neat figure, and when the water splashed to the ground, he had already easily rolled into the cabin.

Perhaps he exhausted all his energy from his graceful movements when getting on the boat. As soon as the man got on the boat, he immediately sat weakly against the side of the boat and coughed twice as if he was choking on water.

After two seconds, when Shi Kaobing straightened his expression, he raised his head in confusion and looked at her, with a trace of apology on his face: "I don't have enough strength to swim to the shore, so I can only swim with you first." My boat... wetted the boat planks, you probably won’t mind. I will compensate you according to the price later.”

“…” Shi Kaobing didn’t expect this guy to wake up and climb up like a water ghost.

Hold the gun in her pocket, she barely suppressed the thought of drawing the gun and shoot him, and her eyes swept over Jiang Xia coldly.

Then he was slightly startled and his eyes stopped on his face.

Shi Kaobing: "..." Wait, this seems... to be the famous high school detective? !

 …

Shi Kaobing actually doesn’t pay much attention to the situation in Japan.

 But this time, after all, we are here to steal treasure, and we can't completely place our hopes on Kidd. Therefore, she disguised herself as a "Romanov Dynasty Researcher" and planned to use this identity to directly contact the Suzuki Consortium, the owner of the treasure.

 In order to facilitate the operation and select hostages as alternatives, Shi Kaobing checked the relevant intelligence. She knew that there was a powerful detective near Suzuki Garden who often encountered murder cases.

When he saw the news during the day and learned that Jiang Xia had also come to Osaka, Shi Kaobing once casually thought: Jiang Xia might also be one of the obstacles to his theft of the treasure.

 She had even thought about how to avoid exposing herself in front of the detective tomorrow, but she didn't expect that she would suddenly meet someone tonight.

At this time, Shi Kaobing recognized the man who fell into the water, and a thought flashed in Shi Kaobing's mind: If he established a good relationship, he might be able to use Jiangxia as a cover.

 Because in addition to detectives, there must be many obstacles for her tomorrow: the police, Kidd, other detectives... and maybe experts specially invited by the Suzuki family to protect the treasure.

If Jiang Xia can be turned into a teammate, it is not difficult to imagine that many aspects will be much simpler.

but…

Shi Kaobing frowned again and thought suspiciously: What if Jiang Xia saw her observing the nearby area just now, and tomorrow she found out that Kidd would have an accident here, and then she associated the two things together. Then she would undoubtedly be at risk of exposure.

 Sure enough, it’s still...

 Kill him.

 …

 A series of thoughts flashed through Shi Kaobing's mind and he quickly made a decision.

 There are police searching nearby. Guns tend to leave gunpowder and knives tend to leave blood stains. But fortunately, there are many ways to kill someone.

 —For example, the simplest one at present is to strangle people to death.

She put on her gloves, flexed her slender fingers, and took a step forward, trying to pinch the weak detective's neck.

 But at this moment, Shi Kaobing's eyes suddenly stopped.

“…” It couldn’t be seen from the angle just now, but now that I got closer, I saw a handprint printed on the side of the ship. It looked like it was left behind when the boat was capsized - the boat plates were made of alloy. This detective…

The intuition honed over many years of life and death made Shi Kaobing cautiously stop.

She suddenly recalled the previous reports: Although she had never heard that Jiang Xia was good at fighting, there were several reports that mentioned that Jiang Xia went into dangerous situations alone in order to fight criminals.

Judging from the photos attached to the report, Jiang Xia was always unscathed. On the contrary, the prisoner did not appear in the photo. Only the back of the ambulance could be vaguely glimpsed in the distance in the photo.

 Shi Kaobing: "..." Something is wrong.

 You have to be a little cautious.

 It’s not that I’m worried about not being able to defeat Jiang Xia, it’s just that people’s desire to survive is very strong. If Jiang Xia is really that strong, if he struggles later, even if he dies by "strangling", he will definitely leave many traces.

The police on the shore are getting closer and closer, and the same sentence remains: Get the "Egg of Memory" first, and don't expose yourself.

 …

 At this time, Shi Kaobing was opposite.

Jiang Xia seemed to hear her approaching footsteps and raised her lowered gaze.

There was no doubt in his expression as he looked over. Instead, he looked at his savior with concentration and gratitude.

Finding that Shi Kaobing's eyes were strange, he followed the woman's gaze and seemed to understand something.

After a while, Jiang Xia moved his body slightly, blocking the side of the boat behind him, and said with some embarrassment: "There is really no convenient place to hold on to the side of the boat, and the water is too cold, so I had to make this last resort. But... cough, Please rest assured. As I said just now, if there is any damage to the ship, I will compensate it according to the price."

 (End of this chapter)