Chapter 137 Self-help
The short man handed the kettle to Lin Hao's lips: "Just drink it like this. If you don't like it, forget it."
Lin Hao lowered his eyes and stared at the mouth of the pot. This was obviously the kettle that the man had used.
The thought of drinking from this pot made her stomach churn, but she still nodded: "I'll drink."
She didn't know where the cave was. If it was secretive enough, it would be normal for the searchers to find it for several days. She had to maintain sufficient physical strength to escape with her sister.
Fortunately, the man did not put the spout of the pot into Lin Hao's mouth, but poured water at an angle.
Lin Hao picked it up with his mouth and drank some of it, while more flowed onto his neck and clothes.
Such embarrassment made the man's eyes change slightly.
Lin Hao tilted his head: "I'm full, thank you."
The man picked up the cloth and tried to cover her mouth again. Lin Hao hurriedly begged: "Please don't cover my mouth. I find it difficult to breathe. I promise I won't scream."
The man glanced at his companion hesitantly.
The burly man said in a cold tone: "No."
The short man stopped hesitating and quickly blocked Lin Hao's mouth.
At this time Lin Chan woke up.
Unlike Lin Hao who had been pretending to be unconscious, Lin Chan had really passed out. When she suddenly woke up, her first reaction was to look for her sister. When she saw Lin Hao's mouth was gagged and her hands and feet were bound, she couldn't help but let out an anxious whine.
"He's awake too." The short man was obviously more interested in Lin Chan than Lin Hao. It wasn't because he had any evil intentions, but because he was curious.
"Would you like some water?" He asked the same question.
Lin Chan focused most of her attention on Lin Hao. When she saw her nodding slightly, she nodded immediately.
After warning, the man took off the cloth stuffing Lin Chan's mouth and handed the kettle over.
Lin Chan's expression suddenly changed: "I...I'm not thirsty anymore..."
To be honest, I was still not thirsty after such a short period of time.
The man held the kettle and smiled: "She is more sophisticated than your sister."
Lin Chan glanced at Lin Hao subconsciously and changed her statement: "Excuse me, I'd better drink a little."
After enduring her nausea and drinking enough water, Lin Chan carefully asked the two of them: "Do you want a ransom? As long as you don't harm me and my sister, my family will pay any ransom."
"Stop talking nonsense." The man blocked Lin Chan's mouth with a piece of cloth, "Just be patient."
The two men returned to sit down near the entrance of the cave to rest.
Most of the cave entrance is covered by rocks, and there are hanging vines and wild grass outside. Through the gaps in the vines, you can observe the outside situation at any time.
There is no doubt that this is an excellent hiding place.
Lin Chan looked at Lin Hao desperately, with tears in her eyes.
She has hurt her sister!
Lin Hao blinked.
Although the two sisters could not speak, they had a perfect understanding, and Lin Chan's despair was soothed.
Could it be that the second sister has a way to escape?
She couldn't imagine how they could escape in this situation, but she had no reason to choose to believe it.
As time passed, the light at the entrance of the cave quietly changed direction.
The two men were bored by the unchanging scene outside the cave, and the two girls who were tightly tied inside also made them feel relieved.
The short man let out a sigh of relief: "I'll squint for a while."
We can't just chat casually, let alone take advantage, so we should sleep to pass the time.
After a while, snoring sounded in the cave.
The burly man frowned and slapped the person awake.
"What's wrong?"
"Stop sleeping, you are snoring."
The short man almost jumped up and his voice was a little higher: "No way, I'm not asleep yet!"
"If you snore, someone might hear you."
"I'm not even asleep, how come I'm snoring?" The short man was unconvinced and turned to ask Lin and Hao, "Do you hear me snoring?"
Lin Hao and Lin Chan looked at each other and nodded in unison.
The short man was immediately speechless.
The burly man said, "I'll sleep first, and you'll sleep with me tonight."
"What should I do if I still snore at night?"
Is this a trick to let him stand alone to the end?
"This is in the mountains. Those people will stop searching at night, so it doesn't matter if they snore."
When the short man heard this, he had no choice but to nod: "Okay, you go to bed first."
It didn't take long for the burly man to fall asleep.
Listening to the even breathing of his companion, the short man became even more sleepy, and soon he was nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice.
After a while, snoring sounded again in the cave.
Lin Chan looked at Lin Hao.
Lin Hao waited some more, and after confirming that the two men were asleep, he slowly turned around and touched Lin Chan's hand with the hand tied behind his back.
Lin Chan didn't know what her sister was going to do, so she kept her expression on her face.
She suddenly felt something tugging on the rope that bound her hands.
Once, twice, three times...
Lin Chan looked at Lin Hao in shock.
It was obviously a hard object. The second sister had her hands tied like her. How did she get it?
Lin Hao signaled to Lin Chan not to show off her flaws and concentrate on cutting the rope with a hard object.
It was a small piece of stone that she had hidden in her hand in advance.
When she was chasing the person who kidnapped her sister, she stumbled and her right hand happened to be pressed on the small stone piece. She hid the small stone piece in the palm of her hand without hesitation.
The soft palms of my hands were scratched by hard stone flakes, and the pain was burning, but it was nothing compared to the chance of escape.
After all, the stone chip was not a dagger, so it was not easy to use it to break the rope. After Lin Hao sharpened it for a while, his hands became numb and there was sweat on his forehead.
Lin Chan looked distressed, but felt unable to help.
Finally, her hands suddenly relaxed and the rope broke.
Lin Chan was overjoyed, her face soon returned to calm, and her hands behind her back began to untie Lin Hao's rope.
It was much easier to untie the rope with free hands than to grind it little by little with small stones. It didn't take long for Lin Hao's hands to be free.
Lin Chan did not continue to move.
Her sister obviously has more ideas than she does, so she can't act rashly and lose the chance of getting out of trouble.
Lin Hao looked towards the entrance of the cave.
The two masked men were leaning against the stone wall, still sleeping.
Determination flashed in her eyes.
If you want to get out of trouble, you must pass through the entrance of the cave, and there is almost no possibility of passing through the entrance of the cave without waking up the two men.
While chasing them, she discovered that these two men were very skilled and she couldn't deal with them with force.
This is also the reason why she fell into their hands without resisting desperately. Only in this way can she be with her sister instead of becoming a member of the search team looking for a needle in a haystack.
We still have to wait for an opportunity, a chance for the two men to separate.
Lin Hao hid the rope that fell off, and then replaced the rope that bound her and Lin Chan's feet with a slipknot. At the critical moment, just a gentle pull would free her legs.
What follows is a long wait.
As the light changed, the cave became darker and darker. Finally, the burly man opened his eyes. He immediately turned to look at Sister Lin and kicked the short man angrily: "Why are you sleeping!"
The short man was kicked awake and felt a little embarrassed: "I don't know how I fell asleep..."
He glanced inside and said in a more casual tone: "They can't run away anyway. Well... I'll go out for convenience."
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Chapter completed!