Chapter 269 — The Two of Them Jump Together

This man, too, seemed to be one of the boss's troubles. If he could be killed off this time, then the whole setup would not have been for nothing. At that thought, Xiao Ma dared not act on his own authority and dialed Zhang Yuzhou's number.

"Brother Yuzhou, there's been a bit of a hitch!" Xiao Ma lowered his voice.

"Oh? What now?" Zhang Yuzhou's heart tightened. The plan had not failed again, had it?

"Gu Mengyao was all set to jump — she'd already been strapped in — but then she got cold feet all of a sudden and didn't dare go over the edge..." Xiao Ma said in a low voice.

"She doesn't dare?" Zhang Yuzhou frowned. "If she really won't jump, then don't force her. Don't lose the big for the small."

"No, Brother Yuzhou, that's not the problem now. The thing is, that Shen Yushu is going to jump, and she'll be using the very rope we tampered with before. What do you think..." Xiao Ma did not get to finish before Zhang Yuzhou cut him off.

"That Shen Yushu had better not make a move — if she does, it could blow up into something big!" Zhang Yuzhou did not know what background Shen Yushu had, but he had heard that even the man behind Brother Cihua was wary of her, so she was plainly not someone to provoke lightly.

"She wants to jump together with that Wei Zhao. I think this is an opportunity..." Xiao Ma said.

"Wei Zhao jumping with her? Hold on a moment..." Zhang Yuzhou was tempted, but he could not decide on his own; he had to consult Jin Maosheng. Setting the phone aside, he repeated what Xiao Ma had said to Jin Maosheng.

Jin Maosheng hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth. "Do it! A man without poison in his heart is no true man. Let him go ahead. If Shen Yushu dies there may be trouble, but she'll die by accident in Gu Pengzhan's amusement park, and given the ties between the Chen and Gu families, they won't pursue it to the bitter end — at worst we push out a scapegoat! But if Wei Zhao dies, it will be that much easier for us to move against Gu Mengyao next time!"

Zhang Yuzhou nodded and relayed Jin Maosheng's decision to Xiao Ma. With the go-ahead from both bosses, Xiao Ma naturally no longer tried to stop Shen Yushu from jumping. Instead he guided her, binding her and Wei Zhao together with the rope...

"Phew... finally done... But Arrow Brand, this rope is tied so tight I can hardly breathe..." Shen Yushu drew a deep breath.

Feeling the softness against Shen Yushu's chest, Wei Zhao's heart stirred, and his body involuntarily gave a physiological response. When all was said and done, however dangerous and thrilling his past experiences had been, he was still only an eighteen-year-old youth, and bound this close to a young girl, he could hardly keep from being moved...

Especially when she was a pretty girl with a very nice figure... And Wei Zhao was not without feelings for her — at the very least he was strongly drawn to her... So a reaction was only natural.

Wei Zhao felt a little awkward and was just about to say something in explanation when Shen Yushu said, "Arrow Brand, what is that thing? It's digging into me!"

"Uh..." Wei Zhao froze. Looking at Shen Yushu's utterly innocent face, he really could not think how to explain...

"What's wrong?" Seeing Wei Zhao freeze, Shen Yushu was puzzled — but the next moment she understood... Shen Yushu was no naive little girl; she had taken health class too. So after a brief spell of ignorance, she realized the root of the matter, and her face flushed slightly. She shifted her body awkwardly and whispered a threat: "Arrow Brand, have you been having some unhealthy thoughts?"

It would have been better if Shen Yushu had not moved; the moment she did, Wei Zhao's reaction grew even stronger, and her words were like a fuse lit — was that a threat? It sounded more like coquetry...

But Wei Zhao's self-control was strong. He lost himself for only an instant before returning to normal, because he knew Shen Yushu always talked like that — it was not seduction or anything of the sort. And for him to carry on ambiguously with the young lady's best friend right in front of her — was that not asking for death?

He glanced at Gu Mengyao beside them, and sure enough, her face had gone very dark. Wei Zhao hastily turned his head away with an innocent look, but the rope around his waist truly would not budge — a rope meant for one person now bound two, so naturally there was little slack.

Remembering that he was on a mission now, Wei Zhao forcibly suppressed the fire in his heart and made no further move, and the physiological reaction gradually subsided.

A mission was a mission; Wei Zhao was very clear on that. One could not become emotionally entangled with an employer — that was the great taboo of the trade! Back when he and Xiaoning...

At that thought, Wei Zhao's mood sank again. Even with Shen Yushu in his arms, he no longer felt the excitement and racing heartbeat of before...

The last mission — he hoped he could complete it smoothly. That way, he would be free at last, no longer bound by the rules of the trade.

"Ready?" Xiao Ma had no time to watch Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu flirt. He had to get these two wiped out quickly, then report back.

"All right, can we jump now?" With Wei Zhao beside her, Shen Yushu was not as frightened as before. Looking down the cliff, she reached out and took hold of Wei Zhao's arm. "Arrow Card Bro, you have to hold on to me when we jump — but no taking advantage of me!"

"Heh... all right." Wei Zhao nodded. Even if Shen Yushu had not asked, he would have done so anyway, because the jade pendant's warning signal had sounded again — there was definitely something wrong with that rope!

Why had Qing Bo still not arrived? Wei Zhao did not want to stir the grass and startle the snake, but neither did he want simply to jump. If, after they leapt, the rope snapped, it would indeed give Gu Pengzhan an excuse to use for purging the company — but plunging into the sea was not exactly a pleasant experience either.

Of course, Xiao Ma did not believe that Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu would survive after leaping into the sea. With ropes bound around them both, they could not possibly swim; dropping into the churning waters with no one to rescue them — was that not simply waiting to die?

"Ready, can we jump now?" Xiao Ma said. "I'll count to three, and then the two of you jump together..."

"Wait a moment." But Wei Zhao made a gesture and cut Xiao Ma off.

"Is there something else...?" Xiao Ma frowned, somewhat annoyed.

Wei Zhao paid him no attention, took Shen Yushu by the hand, and walked straight to Gu Mengyao's side.

Gu Mengyao did not know what Wei Zhao had come back for so suddenly, but his earlier roguish behavior toward Xiaoshu had left her thoroughly displeased. This lecher — it was bad enough that he went philandering about outside, but to actually make indecent advances on her closest friend was truly beyond what Gu Mengyao could bear. Had they not been in a public place, she would dearly have liked to give Wei Zhao a good scolding.