Chapter 267 — Wait and See
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Of course, all this is on the premise of keeping Yaoyao safe. If anyone threatens Yaoyao's safety, please, Mr. Lin, do not hesitate!" Uncle Qing added earnestly.
"That goes without saying. I will protect Yaoyao and Xiaoshu. But Uncle Qing, if you have time, you had best come to the amusement park yourself. Afterward I mean to follow them and find out who stands behind them." Wei Zhao said.
"Very well, I will come at once. I drive fast, so I can be there in about twenty minutes. Where are you in the amusement park?" Uncle Qing asked.
"At the bungee jump." Wei Zhao said.
"Good, I will be there right away." Having hung up on Uncle Qing, Wei Zhao strode quickly after the others, looking for all the world as if he had merely taken a casual call from a friend. A man of Xiao Ma's caliber noticed nothing amiss.
In his view, Wei Zhao still had no idea that he was the "Faceless Man" from the haunted house.
Wei Zhao caught up, only to see that Gu Mengyao was already, under Xiao Ma's direction, preparing to have the cord fastened about her.
Wei Zhao frowned and wanted to stop it, but remembering Uncle Qing's words, he fell into hesitation. Gu Pengzhan did not want him to alert the enemy, yet if these men tampered with Gu Mengyao in the course of her jump, even Wei Zhao would have no time to save her!
The best course would be for Wei Zhao to jump together with Gu Mengyao, which would reduce the danger to the least. But with the two of them bound together, would Gu Mengyao agree?
Just as Wei Zhao was weighing his next move, Gu Mengyao glanced at the surging waves beneath the cliff and faltered. "I... I want to get ready first..."
Though Xiao Ma feared that delay would breed trouble, there was nothing he could do. In any case the rope had been tampered with and could be used only for Gu Mengyao, not for any other visitor, so however unwilling, he could only keep his smiling face. "Then take your time... but really, there is nothing to it. Everyone is afraid before a first jump. You just shut your eyes and go down, and when you open them again, you will see how wide the world is..."
Xiao Ma had jumped before, so he spoke of the sensation with great authority, and aroused no suspicion in Gu Mengyao. Only Wei Zhao, who had long seen through the flaw, could not help finding it rather funny.
Gu Mengyao's timidity gave Wei Zhao time to act. He stepped to her side with an air of casualness, then bent to pick up the rope lying beneath her, meaning to examine it closely.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Ma at once stopped Wei Zhao. "This rope must not be touched at random. If you damage it and something goes wrong when she jumps, can you take responsibility?"
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