Just as Qiao Jing was thinking about it, George next to him suddenly raised his hand, pointed at the ships approaching the island quickly, and exclaimed: "No, that's Mr. John's ship!"
"They must have found us hiding on the island and brought people to catch us!"
As he said that, George turned to look at Qiao Jing, with a nervous expression visible to the naked eye, "Master, they are coming soon, let's hide first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, ships were already docking one after another.
The first to disembark were John and Frank.
Seeing this, Qiao Jing couldn't help but frown, and said to Qi Pei: "There are so many of them, we really have to hide first and run in the direction we came from just now."
If Tang Yan and his party were there, there would be no need for them to hide.
However, Tang Yan and the others haven't returned to the agreed-upon location yet. John's side has a large number of people. With just her and Zhan Qi Pei, no matter how good they are at fighting or how good their skills are, they will inevitably suffer losses.
After all, two fists are no match for four!
Qiao Jing picked up Zhan Qi Pei, turned around and ran into the woods nearby. At the same time, he did not forget to remind George, "Follow me quickly."
She was able to escape successfully, thanks to George's help.
If George hadn't taken the opportunity to stun the people guarding the port, her escape plan might not have gone so smoothly.
But from John's perspective, George is a complete traitor.
Once caught, George will definitely not end well!
When Qiao Jing and the others ran into the woods, John and Frank chased them with their men.
There are continuous woods on the island, and the forest that Qiao Jing and the three entered happened to have the most trees and the most complex terrain.
After entering the woods, being chased by John and others, George accidentally ran away and failed to follow Qiao Jing and Zhan Qi Pei.
The three were forced to split into two teams.
When Frank saw this, he immediately asked John for instructions, "Mr. John, that kid George ran in another direction. Do we need to allocate some people to chase him?"
John waved his hand and said decisively: "Don't worry about him for now, concentrate your manpower on me and focus on hunting down Professor Qiao!"
The Professor Qiao they had tried so hard to find was right in front of them. At this time, if they dispersed their manpower to pursue George, wouldn't it be a waste of time and money?
If Professor Qiao runs away because of this, the gain will outweigh the loss!
After catching Professor Qiao, it’s not too late to take care of George!
Zhan Qipei noticed that George was missing. Thinking that it was Qiao Jing's apprentice, he still said to her, "Your apprentice seems to have gotten separated."
"It's okay. It's a good thing that we got separated."
Qiao Jing didn't stop walking, leading Zhan Qi Pei through the woods.
She had not been idle these two days. While hunting hares, she also got familiar with the island's terrain.
Although familiarity with the terrain cannot completely get rid of John and his group, it is still possible to use this advantage to create a little distance.
As long as it can delay time, it is enough to find Tang Yan and the others.
As for George, it would be safer not to be with her.
John was now obsessed with capturing her, so she believed that John would never disperse his forces to capture George at this time, giving her a chance to escape.
Zhan Qipei glanced back and saw that the people behind him were still chasing after him. He furrowed his long eyebrows, which were like mountains and mist, and there was a hint of annoyance between them.
"I came in such a hurry. I should have brought some flares if I had known."
If he had brought a signal bomb, he could directly send out the signal now, letting Tang Yan and others know the location of him and Qiao Jing, so that reinforcements could arrive in time!
At this time, John's voice suddenly came from behind.
"Professor Qiao, don't run away. There are only two of you. You can't get away no matter how hard you run. It's better not to waste your efforts."
Qiao Jing frowned, turned around, and pulled Zhan Qi Pei to run in the other direction.
To be honest, if it were because she was pregnant and her movements were much slower, it would be impossible for these people to catch up with her.
Seeing that Qiao Jing had no intention of stopping, John gritted his teeth and raised his voice again: "Professor Qiao, if you don't stop, we will shoot!"
"Bang, bang——"
As soon as John finished speaking, two piercing gunshots rang out, piercing the silence on the island.
Even so, Qiao Jing still had no intention of stopping.
John also expected her to help research new types of wheat, so she concluded that John's words should only be a threat.
There was no way John could endanger her life.
If she died, wouldn't John's new wheat research plan be ruined?
Qiao Jing's inference was correct, John indeed did not dare to hurt her life.
But he didn't want Qiao Jing to have another chance to escape.
He turned his head and said to Frank: "Shoot, aim carefully, remember not to aim at important parts, don't hurt Professor Qiao's life."
"clear!"
After Frank responded, he raised the short gun in his hand and aimed the gun at Qiao Jing's leg.
Qiao Jing had been paying attention to the surrounding terrain, thinking about strategies to get rid of John and his party, and did not realize that he was being pointed at a gun.
However, Zhan Qipei accidentally looked back and discovered this situation.
The moment Frank pulled the trigger, he quickly pushed Qiao Jing away.
"boom--"
As the gunfire rang out, Zhan Qipei fell to the ground.
Qiao Jing was pushed and staggered a bit. Fortunately, she was very skilled and quickly regained her balance.
After standing firm, she immediately realized what had happened.
She turned around suddenly and saw Zhan Qi Pei lying on the ground, with an obvious gunshot wound on the root of his thigh, and bright red blood gushing out.
Seeing this scene, Qiao Jing's heart skipped a beat, and her heart suddenly rose to her throat.
This feeling was like losing something particularly important, and a sense of fear suddenly came over my heart.
Qiao Jing suddenly thought of when Grandpa Zhang passed away.
At that time, she felt like the sky was falling.
At this moment, seeing Zhan Qi Pei being shot and injured, she felt the same way.
Qiao Jing's face turned a bit pale. This was the first time she had turned pale in panic.
She rushed over quickly, squatted in front of Zhan Qipei, held his hand, and said with a flustered look, "Zhan Qipei, how are you? Are you okay? Can you hear me?"
However, the man didn't respond at all.
His eyes were closed tightly and he was unconscious.
Seeing him like this, Qiao Jing was completely confused, tears suddenly burst into her eyes, and her voice was choked, "Zhan Qi Pei! Zhan Qi Pei! Wake up..."
It was also at this moment that Qiao Jing realized very clearly and deeply that she had fallen in love with this man.
This feeling of fear of loss is actually the feeling of deep love...
At this moment, John and Frank came around with their men.
Seeing how excited Qiao Jing was, John felt that the situation was a little bad, and quickly said, "Professor Qiao, you can't blame us for this. We don't want things to develop like this."