Chapter 37 Chapter Thirty-Five

The chaser guessed right, Nalan was indeed swimming towards the island in the middle of the lake.Although she couldn't change into a diving suit, the lake water was still warm after a day of exposure, and the sense of urgency to escape made her have no time to care about the temperature of the lake water. She just felt lonely, too lonely to bear. Although she is an only daughter, the influence of sensible parents and her own maturity prevent her from becoming an extremely dependent girl.The death of her father in high school made her understand the connotation of being strong prematurely.Whether it is due to her personality or she adapts intentionally, no matter what kind of new environment she is in, Na Lan will immediately make friends and even become close friends.

Maybe it was because she hadn't seen Tao Zi for too long, maybe it was because she hadn't sat around the fire with her mother for too long, maybe it was the psychological impact of many dangerous situations in recent days, she suddenly felt lonely, and she was the only one swimming alone in such a huge lake. Maybe it's because Qin Huai is not around. Maybe it's because she's used to swimming with Qin Huai. Even if she goes back and forth alone sometimes, she at least knows that Qin Huai will be waiting for her on the island or on the shore. how is heWill it fall into the hands of those people, or will it be unpredictable?

Those people definitely didn't just come to "talk" with them, they wanted to create the illusion of a car accident and hit-and-run. Thinking that it might be the last meeting with Qin Huai in the car just now, Na Lan let her tears melt in the lake water, and was in a daze for a while, until a sharp pain in her toes woke her up. Only then did she realize that her right side, from her toes to her calves, suddenly became painful and stiff, her knees were hunched, and she was completely unable to maintain her body's balance in the water—she encountered a swimmer's nightmare, a sudden cramp.This is obviously due to the intense and violent running just now.

Fortunately, she knew how to deal with it, so she immediately calmed down, turned around quickly and floated on the surface of the water, raised her head high, kept her body straight, then stretched out her left hand to hook her right knee, and slowly straightened her knee , and flexed and stretched back and forth a few times, the pain finally gradually disappeared. At this time, survival is the only truth.Nalan turned over, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, let the muscles of her whole body relax, cut through the dark water with her slender arms, and continued to move forward. But there seemed to be some sound in the distance, a sound that shouldn't be there in such a late night.Nalan felt faintly uneasy, and speeded up her swimming.

Just as the appearance of the island in the middle of the lake under the night gradually became clear, the voice became more and more real from far to near.Engine sound! A small boat is heading towards the island in the middle of the lake! It is true that no one is setting sail on the lake.But because of the experience just now, Na Lan never thinks that the appearance of this boat is any accident.It might even be those few pursuers just now who insisted on going to the island to "clean up" themselves.If that was the case, in order to get rid of her and Qin Huai, the other party used two large cars and a yacht, which can be described as "powerful". No wonder Feng Zhe has been afraid of "them" for several years.

When the super-powerful light beam was shot from the boat, Nalan was more confident in her guess. Ignoring the feeling of despair, she took a deep breath, sank into the water, and began to dive.She knew that as long as she was submerged in the water to the maximum extent and kept changing directions, the chances of her pursuers finding her were slim. Thanks to years of swimming training, her lung capacity can allow her to hold a breath for a long time, but because she does not have diving equipment, she still has to come to the surface to breathe. The boat began to linger beside her, probably not long ago, her actions and the waves she caused had fallen into the sharp eyes of some people.Finally, the boat simply stopped the engine, looking for Nalan's actions in the silence.

Na Lan could clearly see the movement of the aperture on the water surface, so the light on the boat must be searching the water surface.According to the law of light swimming, she came out of the water in the dark area to take a breath, and then continued to swim forward. Finally, the people on the small boat probably guessed Nalan's tactics, started the engine again, and drove forward slowly, with at least two headlights criss-crossing the water.At this time, Nalan was less than 100 meters away from the island in the center of the lake. According to this speed, especially if there was no trace of her, the small boat could not pose a great threat to her.

But then she realized that her optimism came too early, and it seemed that there was a cry in her ears, and the two strong lights on the small boat behind her were aimed at the water above her head at the same time! How is this possible? A thought flashed through her, and she turned her head underwater. Sure enough, two strong lights were aimed at herself underwater. It turned out that someone got into the water from the boat, and of course she was a good swimmer, searching for herself underwater.It must be that the pursuers in the water saw his figure and reported his position to the people on the boat, so he was completely exposed.

The boat started to speed up, and Nalan knew that it was pointless to think about it, so she started to show her head and swam to the edge of the island at the fastest speed. The sound of the small boat approaching behind her and the sound of the waves slapped together. Obviously, the underwater pursuers were also speeding up, trying to capture her alive or knock her down in the water.Fortunately, it is getting closer and closer to the shore of the island, and Nalan knows that the corner where she is going to go ashore has abrupt rocks, which is a nightmare for boaters. What about after going ashore?Can only rely on environmental advantages again.

The two behind them were indeed good swimmers, but not as "professional" as Nalan.When Nalan came ashore, they were still about ten meters away from the edge of the island just like the boat.Nalan jumped ashore and ran barefoot. This island shore was the "selected" landing point in Nalan's mind when she was diving underwater just now, not only can it make it difficult for small boats to dock, but also because there are many reefs, it is convenient for hiding.After she got ashore, she quickly ran up the slope, and her feet were quickly ground by the uneven rocks, which made her feel painful.The moment he reached the top of the slope, a strong light shone on him again. Looking back, he saw three figures running up the slope.

Soon after going uphill, you will be able to go up the small road directly to Qinhuai's villa, but this is no longer important. If you run like this, the three strong men will catch up sooner or later. Those who chased up the slope felt the same way. They looked up and saw Nalan by the light of the flashlight. Although they were already at the top of the slope, the distance was only twenty or thirty meters away. As long as they chased in the right direction, Nalan would be dead.They hoped that Nalan would call for help, so that they could know her location more accurately, and when someone who really acted bravely appeared—it is even more likely that no one will appear these days—they had already completed what they should do. But when they ran to the top of the slope that Nalan passed by, there was no sign of Nalan nearby.There is a small road ahead, and there is no one on the small road.There were some strange rocks and some chaotic grass in the surroundings. After scanning carefully with the flashlight, there was no sign of her hiding.The three chased along the path for a while, and finally, one of them shouted: "I see! It's just ahead." Strangely, Nalan quickened his pace, but did not run. "Stop, you can't run away!" Nalan stood still and started screaming, waving the phone in her hand.At the same time, there was a frenzied barking of dogs beside her! "Damn, wrong!" Although the woman in front also had short hair and shorts, she was by no means the Nalan they had seen in the photos.The upper body of the woman was a white shirt, not the bright yellow shirt that Nalan was wearing.Beside her, a German Shepherd dog growled with its mouth open and its sharp teeth jagged, ready to fight at any moment. This is just an owner out for a dog walk at night. What about Lan? As if answering their questions, there was the chug sound of the engine starting from the lake in the distance. After reaching the top of the slope, Nalan actually didn't continue to run forward. Instead, she took a few steps forward and then turned to another rock pile with no road at all. She was back at the lake before long. As she expected, the boat was empty, and the rope pulled out was long and tied to a protruding stone.She untied the rope, submerged again, swam to the side of the boat, and climbed into the boat. Not long ago, Wendong rented a small boat that could carry five people, and took Junjun, Qin Huai, and Nalan for a circle in the evening. Nalan vaguely remembered how he operated it, as if it was no more difficult than driving.As expected, the pursuers were eager to swim ashore. Although the engine was turned off, the key was still inserted. Na Lan carefully looked at the dial on the boat, recalling how Fang Wendong accelerated and decelerated back then. There was a roar, followed by a woman screaming. They must have misidentified the person, and then found out that they had been duped. Nalan started the engine, turned the bow of the boat, and drove away.Countless curses sounded behind him.