Chapter Sixteen: Settling on a Plan

  Xu Mo turned his head and glanced at Ma Wu with a frown, his expression gloomy: "He's been following us like this, it's quite troublesome."

  Liu Qian nodded and said: "We must think of a way to get rid of him, otherwise when we meet that little girl, this guy will definitely make trouble for us."

  Xu Mo hesitated for a moment, "I'll lure him away, you go find Shen Bancheng's daughter."

  He was actually a bit worried that after they split up, Liu Qian would find an opportunity to run away and leave him alone. But then he thought about it, Chen should also be able to think of this possibility, how could Ma Wu monitor two people by himself? It's been a long time since I've seen the off-road driver, maybe he's secretly monitoring us.

  In a crowded place, they still have scruples. Once in a deserted place, they will definitely take action. Zhao has a gun in his hand, heaven knows if the other three are armed.

  So if Liu Qian runs away, he's probably doing them a favor. With his rich experience, he wouldn't do something so foolish.

  Liu Qian thought for a moment and agreed. The two parted ways, with Liu Qian heading to the Half Mountain Villa to look for Miss Shen.

  Ma Wu Lue hesitated for a moment and still chose to follow Xu Mo.

  Xu Mo had nowhere to go, so he stopped in his tracks and waited for news from Liu Qian. Ma Wu gazed at him from a distance, not approaching, and let out a series of cold laughs.

  More than half an hour later, Liu Qian came down from the mountain and brought back some bad news. That Miss Shen had already left with her bodyguard and was no longer on the mountain.

  Xu Mo's face turned even more unsightly, it seems that he can only rely on himself now.

  According to his speculation, Miss Shen probably didn't catch that Zhao guy. After going through last night's incident, she became a startled bird and since this place has already been exposed and the 'madam' found out about it, fearing she would send people again, so they withdrew ahead of time.

  It seems that the "lady" is even more terrifying, and Shen Bancheng's power is such that his daughter dare not confront her directly, even when she knows it was the other party's doing, and can only choose to avoid her.

  He asked for it himself and got such an enemy, his situation is really quite precarious.

  Liu Qian was also at a loss for what to do, "What should we do now?"

  Xu Mo thought for a moment, "That little Chen still doesn't know our names and backgrounds, this is the only advantage we have."

  Liu Qian said with a scowl: "What's the big deal? Who knows how he arranged it, planning to ambush us halfway?"

  Then I thought of something else and couldn't help but shiver, "And that zombie, it's really too creepy. Now that I think about it, my heart still feels hairy. If they kill us, do you think they'll turn us into zombies too?"

  Xu Mo let out a sigh and vaguely felt that this was possible. The scene made one's hair stand on end just thinking about it.

  A strong sense of discomfort surged up inside him, and he hastily shook his head, forcing that thought out of his mind. Taking a deep breath, waiting for his emotions to calm down, he pondered for a moment before asking: "They seem to be under the command of some 'Madam', have you ever heard of such a person?"

  Liu Qian shook his head, "I've never heard of it. Judging from this zombie, this person is more evil than Shen Lao Da and Feng Lao Da. He shouldn't be from the underworld, maybe he's from some sort of cult."

  Xu Mo nodded, he himself had thought so too, but knowing these things didn't seem to be of much help to him either.

  After thinking for a moment, he continued: "That Chen fellow who arranged to intercept us halfway should still not know who we are or what we look like. If we can shake off those three Chens, it shouldn't be too difficult to escape."

  Liu Qian turned his head and glanced at Ma Wu, "This guy with the surname Ma is like a sticky plaster, he won't be easily shaken off by us." He paused for a moment, then said: "Right, it's not just Ma Wu who's monitoring us, there's also that off-road vehicle driver. The two of them, one in the open and one in secret. Just now when I went to find that little girl on the mountain, Ma Wu stayed behind to monitor you, while he followed me from behind. He hid stealthily, but still wasn't careful enough to avoid being seen by me."

  Xu Mo had already guessed this point, and when Liu Qian said it, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

  He glanced at Ma Wu, who was also looking in his direction. Their eyes met, and he immediately made a provocative eye contact. He then raised his right hand, with his middle and index fingers together, and drew them across his neck, making a throat-slitting gesture, meaning "you're dead for sure." He raised an eyebrow, looking extremely pleased with himself.

  Xu Mo's heart was filled with great hatred, and evil thoughts suddenly arose: how could he think of a way to kill them?

  If all three of them died, the news would be cut off. Even if Chen's arranged person came, he wouldn't recognize himself and Liu Qian. It was just that he and Liu Qian were empty-handed, while those three might have been carrying weapons, or even handguns, it wasn't certain. Not being killed by them would be luck, so how could they possibly kill all of them?

  He then remembered the red snake in the river, that snake was highly venomous, and Qian's surname was only bitten twice, and he died of poisoning. Could he catch that snake to deal with them?

  After a moment's thought, he couldn't help but shake his head. The reason why the strange snake was able to kill Qian was mainly because it took advantage of its unexpectedness. If he had been warned in advance and had taken precautions, he would not have been bitten by the strange snake.

  At this moment, Ma Wu and the off-road driver were staring at him and Liu Qian tightly. How could they give themselves such an opportunity? Moreover, more importantly, that strange snake was thrown out by Xiang Qian and ran into the bushes, heaven knows where it is now.

  He inadvertently glanced at Liu Qian, and Liu Qian hastily asked: "Have you thought of a way?"

  Xu Mo shook his head, and suddenly remembered the Book of Revelation. The off-road vehicle on the second page was also a car accident. Although the driver of that off-road vehicle almost crashed into him yesterday, turning the car into a small ditch, it was still far from being a real car accident.

  Can't I take advantage of this car accident? If the car accident happened on their way back and they were in the car...

  Xu Mo's heart skipped a beat with excitement, then he thought: it must be the three of them on the car at the same time, if one is left behind, this plan would be in vain.

  However, when a car accident occurs, three people are in the car, but there is some difficulty. The driver and Xiao Chen should be in the off-road vehicle, but Ma Wu is hard to say.

  Logically, based on personal habits, when taking a ride, people tend to choose the same vehicle for their return trip. This choice is similar to the concept of "territory" and is actually an instinctive reaction. Unless there are changes or special circumstances, it rarely changes.

  This time halfway interception, Xu Mo guessed that it was very likely to appear in the form of robbery, and the person arranged by Chen would disguise himself as a robber and take away Liu Qian and himself.

  And these three with the surname Chen, in order to avoid suspicion, would absolutely not get involved, otherwise, with so many people watching, once they and Liu Qian got into trouble, they would also be implicated. Unless they dared to kill everyone to silence them. But under broad daylight, it's unlikely they would dare to do such a thing.

  Which car was Ma Wu sitting in when he came?

  Xu Mo thought back and found that except for the big fat man, he didn't have any impression of the other two people who rode the off-road vehicle with Xiao Chen.

  He couldn't help but ask Liu Qian, "Do you remember the two people who were sitting in the off-road vehicle at that time, besides Chen and the fat man? Was there a Ma Wu?"

  Liu Qian didn't think much and shook his head, saying: "At that time, there was another person with the surname Chen who took the off-road vehicle together, and there was also a big fat man? I don't remember clearly, what's the point of asking these questions?"

  He didn't care about this at all, and knew even less than Xu Mo. He had even forgotten that the big fat man who was originally sitting behind him had switched to the off-road vehicle.

  Xu Mo couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

  It's not clear which car Ma Wu originally sat in, and things could get a bit tricky. Moreover, what's more important is that Ma Wu, in order to keep an eye on himself and Liu Qian, even if he came by off-road vehicle, it's highly likely that he would switch to a passenger bus on the way back.

  We have to think of a way to force him to take an off-road vehicle.

  What can I do to force him to ride an off-road vehicle?

  It's not easy, even if he was originally on an off-road vehicle, and when he returned, the passenger car was already full of people. As long as he got on the bus and asked someone to switch seats, most people wouldn't refuse.

  Is there a way to not only let him ride in an off-road vehicle but also make others unwilling to switch positions with him?

  Suddenly thought of yesterday's off-road driver driving the car into the ditch, and my heart moved: why not take this matter, think about it?

  Liu Qian said to him, "Do you have a way to spread the news that the off-road driver drove his car into the ditch yesterday, so everyone knows?"

  "What did you think of?" Liu Qian asked hurriedly.

  Xu Mo couldn't help but hesitate. The information about the car accident came from the Book of Revelation, but it wasn't easy to explain to him, so he could only continue asking: "Do you have any way?"

  Liu Qian thought for a moment and said: "There must be a way, Zhao Hongzhe and the others have nothing to do, they are idle anyway, let them spread the news."

  Pausing for a moment, he continued: "However, speaking of spreading the news, those three are all gossips. Yesterday at noon when we were eating, they told others about it, completely not needing to be reminded."

  Xu Mo said, "That's not enough, it has to be more severe, to scare others. Hmm, let's say that the off-road driver likes to drink, but can't hold his liquor, just one small cup is enough, and his driving skills are also poor. Yesterday, when he started the car, he almost got into an accident by turning the car into a ditch. Today, on the way back, people sitting in his car should be careful, in case he's had another drink, and when passing through the mountain road..."

  In this passage, 'liking to drink', 'only having a small cup', 'driving the car into the ditch' and 'almost getting into an accident' are all true. As for whether the off-road driver's alcohol tolerance is high or low, whether he can handle just one small cup, and how his driving skills are, it's hard to say.

  But after saying so, the off-road driver had no choice but to give up, and it was even more impossible to explain to others.

  But this rumor is based on facts with a few 'reasonable' speculations added, making it hard for others to disbelieve.