Hand over the seal with one hand! Hand over the person with the other!"
Denison nodded with almost no hesitation: "Fine!"
In his view, even ten Old Batous were not as important as the qilin seal. Besides, once the qilin seal was in his hands, these three people before him would never be able to escape his grasp.
These three... he would definitely kill them!!!
Black Knife: "Good! You send Old Batou over first!"
Denison: "Do you think I'm stupid? Chinese! Throw the qilin seal over first!"
Black Knife: "Since neither side trusts the other, let Old Batou walk over first. When he's halfway there, I'll throw the qilin seal to you... If you don't agree to this condition, then there's no need to talk..."
Denison: "Fine! But a word of advice: don't try to be clever in front of me, otherwise... hmph..."
He waved his hand... The Bodyguard released Old Batou, and Old Batou limped toward Black Knife and White Whip...
When Old Batou reached the halfway point, just as Denison was about to speak, Black Knife threw the qilin seal directly over...
At the same time, Old Batou rushed quickly toward Black Knife and White Whip...
Denison: "Don't open fire yet... Bring me the qilin seal..."
It wasn't that he didn't intend to double-cross them; it was that he was worried so many people firing wildly might hit the qilin seal and ruin it. Several Bodyguards scrambled forward to catch the package containing the qilin seal and presented it to Denison!
He saw that there was only one qilin seal inside, but fortunately, the qilin seal was undamaged.
"I knew they would pull a trick," Denison had long guessed that Black Knife and the others wouldn't give him both qilin seals, but at this moment, he was no longer so worried.
He had actually been a bit panicked just now. Fortunately, he hadn't guessed beforehand that the small boat arranged by Old Batou and the others was a ruse, which almost let Black Knife and White Whip escape with the qilin seal. If they had really escaped, given his personality, he would have regretted it to death. Fortunately, these people were loyal and righteous and didn't abandon that old man. Heh... loyalty and righteousness are good!
After all the commotion just now, his men must have completely sealed off all the speedboat areas. Now, even if the three of them sprouted wings, they wouldn't be able to fly out...
Denison ordered: "Go after them! Try to minimize gunfire... If you must shoot, aim for the legs... Remember: I only want the intact qilin seal! Whoever gets it, I'll reward them with 1 million! As for those three dogs, dead or alive doesn't matter."
Whoosh... The Bodyguards and the yacht security personnel rushed out.
One million! To them, that was no small sum; it was enough to make them go crazy. As for killing? Heh... so what! This is the high seas! They're just three thieves; if we throw them into the sea, who's going to stand up for them...
"Cough, cough..." Old Batou, supported by Black Knife and White Whip, fled quickly, unable to stop coughing: "You... you shouldn't have come back to save me... You should have left with the qilin seal."
White Whip: "What are you saying? The three of us have been through life and death so many times, how could we leave you to flee alone?"
Black Knife: "We swore an oath: to share life and death together!"
Old Batou: "My old bones can die if they have to, but you two are still young. Now, not only is the qilin seal gone... but none of the three of us will be able to escape... That Denison isn't stupid; he must have already sent people to seal off the speedboat area, so we can't leave by speedboat..."
White Whip: "We still have a bargaining chip." She pulled the other qilin seal from her bosom: "With this qilin seal, we can continue to negotiate with him to secure a speedboat to leave."
Old Batou: "That Denison is ruthless! He would only agree if we trade the seal for the boat, but looking at the time, it's not enough for us to get away; it's basically impossible!"
He shook his head, rejecting this idea.
They were on the open sea. If the enemy were caught off guard, they could escape by speedboat. But if the enemy prepared the speedboat for them, not to mention sabotaging it, even if they didn't, they would chase them the moment they handed over the qilin seal, making it very difficult to escape. The probability of success was very low!
Moreover, he really didn't want to hand over the qilin seal... After all: this is a treasure of China, and he was unwilling to let an outsider take it...
Just then, the sound of dense footsteps and pursuit came from behind. The three of them immediately accelerated their escape, but Old Batou had already been severely injured, and both White Whip and Black Knife were also wounded. In such a situation, how could they escape the pursuit of those Bodyguards and yacht guards? The enemy was getting closer and closer...
Yet they were aimless, with nowhere to run... They couldn't just run out and jump into the sea, right... That was basically no different from courting death...
But seeing that the enemy was about to completely surround them with no possibility of escape, Old Batou gritted his teeth: "Choose one of two: First, negotiate with Denison using the qilin seal to get a speedboat so we can leave: a nine-in-ten chance of death! Second: we jump into the sea directly with the qilin seal: basically no chance of survival! Choose!"
White Whip: "..." Either way, they were basically dead, so how could they choose? Especially the second option: if the first one had a glimmer of hope, the second one had basically no chance of survival.
But White Whip gritted her teeth and said: "I choose the second: I don't want to give the treasure of China to outsiders..."
The previous qilin seal was exchanged out of necessity to save their companion, but she couldn't bring herself to do it again.
Old Batou nodded: "I also agree with the second choice, and it's not without any chance of survival! It's nighttime now: the sky is very dark! While a speedboat is fast, the target is also obvious. Conversely, swimming directly won't be as easy to spot."
"Secondly: I've seen the route map on the cruise ship. About 20 kilometers to the south, there is an uninhabited island. As long as we can swim to that island, we have a chance of survival..."
He spoke very firmly, as if it were truly achievable, but in reality, he had no guarantee at all.
Tens of kilometers in the dark ocean? Let alone whether they would get lost! Let alone whether they would encounter sharks! Even if everything went smoothly, could they really swim that far? What would they rely on to persist, especially since they were all injured... The hope was very slim!
But both Old Batou and White Whip looked very composed. Both of them looked at Black Knife to ask for his choice.
Black Knife did not answer! It was shocking! Could Black Knife have chickened out at this moment? That shouldn't be right? Based on their understanding of Black Knife, he was not someone who feared death? Dropping the ball at a critical moment?
Old Batou: "Black Knife! Do you choose one or two!"
Black Knife: "I choose three!"
Old Batou:... White Whip:... Three! Where did three come from?
Black Knife: "I think there aren't just those two options; we actually have another choice!"
Old Batou and White Whip said in unison: "What choice?"
Black Knife spat out two words: "Qin Jiang!"