Chapter 969  : The Watch That Got Left Behind (9)magic

Droplets of blood were audibly heard landing on the floor. The man who’d been counting abruptly returned to his senses. He gazed at the knife that Lu Bancheng had penetrated his thigh with and was taken aback before he laughed, extended his arms, and clapped while saying, “I actually wasn’t sure if you were a lovesick fool, but this is truly touching…”

He then formed an expression that made him look as if he was moved and started dramatically reciting poetry. “Can I ask what love is? And how can people die in the name of it…”

After he stopped his mocking, he changed his tone to one of sternness again. “However, we agreed on three stabs. You’re left with two to go, so continue…”

The fingers Lu Bancheng had wrapped around the handle of the switchblade were now trembling due to the pain, and his tightly pursed lips had also grown pale. The man waited for a minute and, when he realized that Lu Bancheng had not moved, he gave his partner holding the switchblade on Xu Wennuan another look instead of wasting time talking to Lu Bancheng. Before his partner could respond, Lu Bancheng gritted his teeth and pulled the blade out of his thigh. A copious amount of blood trickled onto the floor, while his pants became stained and a small pool of blood began forming.

Lu Bancheng was now facing all the men, who looked like they were watching a grudge match entertainment show. With a determined face, he raised his arm once again and penetrated his thigh once again. The two consecutive wounds were enough alone to cause him to moan in pain, but he swiftly withdrew the knife from his thigh and plunged it in for a third time.I can’t just give up. I have to save her… And there’s no certainty that Wu Hao is capable of rescuing Xu Wennuan from these gangsters. No way am I leaving her here! So, if I might collapse, how will I protect her?

Lu Bancheng suffered through his pain as he brainstormed while also observing the three men in the room. While the one man was looking for rope, the other two were chatting casually about other matters.

As I predicted, their guard is down. I knew that if they watched me stab myself so viciously that they’d be assured of my helplessness. They’re so smug now. They have no idea of the will to protect someone so fiercely. Now they are sure to make mistakes.

With his thigh injured to the extent that it was, he needed to do something in the shortest time possible before his leg and overall strength wore out from blood loss.

The safest place…

Lu Bancheng shifted his gaze to the glassless window behind Xu Wennuan. Outside the window he could see the river, and through the whistling wind he could vaguely hear it flowing.