Chapter 270 Flee for Life!
In Houston, in the forested mountains far from the city.
Two people were running for their lives.
"Clark, I can't run anymore. Can we slow down?"
"No way; they'll catch up to us soon. We have to get as far as we can!"
With that, Ryder and Barbara ran for another ten minutes.
They finally stopped when they were completely exhausted.
Ryder sat down against a pine tree, gasping for breath.
Across from him, Barbara was in a duck-like sitting position!
As he recuperated his strength, he was deep in thought.
He recalled the intense recent events.
Honestly, if it hadn't been for the sudden attack outside causing a commotion, he and Barbara wouldn't have had a chance to escape.
What he didn't expect was that Virgil and his men had guns.
Fortunately, they were hunting rifles that could only shoot lead pellets, having limited range and shooting frequency.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have escaped at all.
"Are you hurt?"
At this moment, Barbara suddenly exclaimed.
Ryder held his bleeding left abdomen with his right hand and calmly said, "The bullet's not inside; I won't die anytime soon!"
"But..."
Barbara bit her lip.
She knew very well he was shot by the rifle because he pulled her along while they were running.
Otherwise, she would've been the victim instead.
"No buts; we'll rest for another two minutes and then keep running. If you slow me down, I won't care about you!"
"I don't need your care!"
She replied defiantly.
After speaking, she tore off a large piece of her clothing.
Everything below her chest was torn off, revealing her navel and even her underwear!
Ryder was stunned. "What are you doing?"
"Shut up and sit still!"
She scolded, squatting in front of himand moving his right hand away.
Then, she carefully lifted his shirt and revealed the wound on his waist.
It was a cut over ten centimeters long and more than one centimeter deep, stillbleeding out.
Barbara frowned, biting her lip.
She reached out to touch Ryder's wound.
Seeing this, he said nervously, "What are you doing? Don't take advantage of me. Even while injured, I can still handle you!"
She glared at him. "I studied medicine abroad. My grades were average, but I'm still half a professional. If this isn't treated, you'll either die from tetanus or blood loss. Pick one!"
He fell silent.
On the other hand, she sneered and began giving emergency wound treatment.
A few minutes later.
The wound was mostly treated, and she used the torn cloth to bandage his waist to stop the bleeding.
Ryder felt the pain in his waist lessen significantly.
He stood up, looking at Barbara in surprise. "I didn't expect you could do this?"
She said proudly, "I have many skills!"
He replied seriously, "Anyway, you saved me, so thank you!"
Upon hearing this, Barbara blushed as she stubbornly replied, "No need; I just don't want you to die at someone else's hands. If you die, it should be by mine. Our grudge isn't over yet!"
Ryder could only smile wryly, not arguing with her further.
Afterward, the two continued on their way!
In the vast mountains, both of their phones were ruined from being soaked when they jumped into the river. They couldn't contact the outside world and had no idea where they were!
They only knew this area was likely far from the city and any inhabitable places!
All they could do now was to get as far away as possible to avoid being caught by Virgil and his men.
Inside a wooden cabin.
"Useless!"
Sawyer slapped Virgil across the face, making him cry!
A few minutes ago, Sawyer had returned from the city in high spirits.
He had confirmed at the bank that five million dollars had been deposited into the platinum card.
He thought that once he got more money from Ryder, his life would completely turn around!
But to his shock, he discoveredRyder and Barbara had escaped.
It was a bolt from the blue; if they sucessfully escaped and reported to the police, all his efforts would be in vain.
Holding his cheek, Virgil said aggrievedly, "Sawyer, it's really not my fault! Everything was going smoothly until Ryder's friend came to rescue him. They killed our men and let those twoescape!"
As he spoke, Virgil glanced toward Orlando, who was tied up inside the cabin.
His eyes were filled with venom.
He didn't want to escalate things, but not only had Ryder escaped, but they had also faced fatalities!
Three people had died, so they had no choice but to continue.
At worst, they'd just all go down together.
Sawyer coldly ordered Virgil, "Contact some reliable guys from the black market to come over, no matter what! Once they arrive, search for Ryder and that woman with all your might! I need them; dead or alive! You can't let them escape back to Houston!"
"Yes!"
Virgil hurried off to contact some men.
Sawyer then turned to Blind and said, "You're familiar with this area, so go into the mountains and find them. If you do, I'll add 15,000 dollars to your reward. No- 50,000! How about it?"
Blind stood up, picking up his hunting rifle and smiling cruelly. "Don't worry, once I have my sights on a target, they can't escape even with wings!"
After saying that, he jogged off toward the back mountains!
Sawyer took a deep breath and walked over to the bound Orlando.
Orlando knew this man was the gang leader and pleaded tearfully, "Please, have mercy and let me go; I'm really not Ryder's friend! I wasn't here to rescue him! Believe me!"
Sawyer ignored his words, taking his phone out of his pocket and saying calmly, "Give me the phone number!"
Orlando was confused. "What?"
Sawyer replied expressionlessly, "I'm calling your friends outside to tell them you and Ryder are in my hands! Whether they want to send more people to rescue you or pay a ransom, I'm fine with any!"
Orlando was dumbfounded!
Sawyer still thought he was Ryder's friend!
More absurdly, he was a kidnapper demanding ransom, but he was now the hostage instead!
What the hell was going on?
"Hurry up, or I'll cut off your manhood!" Sawyer shouted.
"I'll tell you! I'll give you the number right now!"
Then, Orlando gave him Matthew's phone number.
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