♪ Leave (minor repair) ♪
Phoenix didn't answer Lu Jia's question. Instead, she silently extended her hand to her. This time, she didn't slap him. Instead, she subconsciously retreated.
Fear had crept into her mind and her subconscious reaction was flight, her body leaning back slightly, her facial microexpressions disgusted.
"Sorry."
Phoenix's hand paused for a moment, and his voice was hoarse. Then, he reached out to the sides of her chest and gently pulled her clothes up. His fingertips accidentally touched Lu Jia's skin, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.
Phoenix moved her hands down and carefully buttoned Lu Jia's pants. At the same time, she aimed at the zipper at the hem of her clothes and pulled her loose mountaineering suit to the highest position.
Lu Jia silently watched from the sidelines as he lowered his eyes and long golden eyelashes fiddled with her. She felt as if her consciousness had left her body, but she felt that he was fiddling with someone who had nothing to do with her.
However, looking at Phoenix's silent and gentle movements, she felt that perhaps she had been too angry with him. After all, their reaction did not seem like an act. It seemed like they were really risking their lives.
Thinking of this, Lu Jia's heart ached slightly. She couldn't help but hug her legs and laugh at herself. She couldn't tell if this was another lie from Phoenix, and she didn't want to. She just wanted to go home as soon as possible.
Hector, who had fallen to the ground beside him, was bleeding from his leg and screaming at the side, clutching his leg.
"Phoenix, kill me if you have the ability. Don't be lenient…"
" That's right. I was born to betray people. I would betray someone I knew for hundreds of thousands of dollars."
" To be honest, I really don't understand. I risked my life and gave so much to help you achieve fame…but in the end, I didn't get anything."
"I need money. I need a lot of money. You want to send me away with three thousand dollars? No way! I'm not like you, who can leave and go to Washington DC at any time and return to a life of high places!"
Lu Jia listened to Hector's strange cries in her ears in fear. Her originally chaotic brain suddenly became extremely clear.
It occurred to her then that Hector had just told his two minions that Phoenix had something very, very important to certain people who would give anything for it.
... could that be why Phoenix was being hunted?
Thinking of this, Lu Jia couldn't help but be slightly distracted, and her heart beat like a drum.
What could it be?
"I'm sorry, Hector. I see."
"Time has passed and we have all changed. Indeed, there are no eternal friends in the world, only interests are eternal."
Lu Jia felt extremely ridiculous. She looked at Hector's expression and gradually changed from unwillingness to self-mockery. She couldn't help but raise her head and glance at Phoenix's angular profile, tightly pursing her lips.
"But I want to say that none of this is an excuse for you to hurt others."
"This matter has nothing to do with Lu. She's just an ordinary girl who was innocent and implicated by me."
Hector sat on the ground silently, closing his eyes deeply, and then spoke weakly," Heh, I was too conceited. I actually thought that with these people, I could catch you. I have to admit…your achievements may have nothing to do with me."
Phoenix didn't continue to answer her. Instead, she bent down and picked up Lu Jia beside her, intending to take her away.
" Don't touch me…Don't touch me!"
Lu Jia subconsciously struggled and screamed. She tried her best to avoid Phoenix's touch.
In the next second, Phoenix held Lu Jia's wrist tightly and pulled her into his embrace. His strong arms gradually tightened around Lu Jia, and everything instantly quieted down. Only his hot and wet palms trembled as he pressed her head down. Then, he let out a long sigh.
"I'm really sorry. It's all my fault. The one who thinks he's right is actually me."
His voice was filled with sincere regret, as if Lu Jia in his arms was his rare treasure.
She was stunned for a moment and gradually stopped struggling. However, Lu Jia felt that it was ridiculous because she knew very well that this man was very good at lying. She couldn't tell if this was another lie of his.
However, after such a frightening and dangerous moment, even if it was only a fake concern, it was enough to touch her fragile body and mind. She suddenly thought of the old path that had been missing for many years. The tears that had stopped flowing surged again, wetting Phoenix's firm chest.
If Lu Lu hadn't gone missing, would she not have encountered so many terrible things?
If Old Lu was still by her side, would she not be bullied like this?
Her embrace was too hot. She had no one to rely on at the moment. She could only lean on Phoenix's chest, which was full of pheromones and aggressiveness, to temporarily forget the animosity between them and then vent all her emotions.
"I want to go home…When can I go home?"
As she cried, she hammered Phoenix's back hard. In the end, she lost all her strength and could only helplessly hug his strong waist. Her fingers sank into the fabric around his waist and gradually tightened.
Phoenix's chest rose and fell. After a long silence, he held Lu Jia's shoulder and bent his body slightly to look her in the eye. With difficulty and tactfully, he said," Lu... it's too late to get your passport, but please believe me. I will personally send you to the Chinese embassy in another country. This time, I will definitely not repeat the same mistake."
Those agents and agents gathered in Los Angeles and Las Vegas because of Lu Jia's video. Phoenix was worried, but he couldn't return personally and bring Lu Jia back to his trap.
However, no matter what, Phoenix's remaining conscience could not allow him to let her experience such terrible things again.
Hearing this, Lu Jia suddenly raised her head. She was crying and laughing, laughing because she was angry. Her little face was red from anger." You want to take me to Mexico? Why don't you just send me back to China?"
However, Lu Jia was suddenly stunned when she mentioned China. For some reason, a crazy thought appeared in her mind…
Phoenix had something that those people were crazy about. It must be something very, very important. It might even attract the arrest of the law enforcers. In that case, after experiencing such a painful escape, instead of letting them get these things, she might as well think of a way to bring Phoenix and her things back to China.
But soon, Lu Jia felt that this idea was ridiculous.
It is half a world away from China. If you want to avoid arrest all the way, you have to find a way to return home. This is even more difficult than traveling around the world in 80 days.
She might as well let herself go and choose freedom.
"I can go to the consulate for help myself. I don't need you…Phoenix, I never needed you."
However, Phoenix was slightly stunned by Lu Jia's words. After a long while, he slowly said," It's not that I don't believe in your ability. The reason why I chose Hector to send you is because he has sufficient experience in dealing with the police. It's easy for you to expose yourself before arriving at your destination. Then everything we've worked for will be in vain."
"Don't worry, Lou. This time, I will personally bring you to a safe place."
It's just, Mexico can't.
Mexico's turmoil was inseparable from the United States, not to mention that 'they' would only be more unscrupulous abroad. Phoenix originally considered going here because he could handle it alone, but if he took her to Mexico, even if it was the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, Lu Jia might be caught by them before they could get close to the embassy.
But Lu Jia misunderstood Phoenix and thought he would take her to a safe place in Mexico-the Chinese Embassy in Mexico.
In fact, she knew very well that Phoenix would never turn back. If she was sent to the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, it might be the best outcome for now.
Lu Jia felt that those people wouldn't reach out to another country, so there was still hope that they could avoid the captors and return home as soon as possible.
- Provided there are no more accidents along the way.
Suddenly, a faint siren sounded in the distance. Perhaps the gunshot had caused the movement.
Seeing that Lu Jia's eyes were red, Phoenix let out a sigh of relief. He lowered his head and looked at Lu Jia seriously with his grayish-blue eyes." I know that it's very unreasonable to say such things now, but time is of the essence. We have to leave."
Hearing Phoenix's words, Lu Jia forced herself to calm down from the brink of collapse. She lowered her eyes and laughed at her bad luck.
However, to be honest, she had no choice at this moment. She could only be forced to sink deeper and deeper because of him and asked coldly.
"How do we go?"
……
Five minutes later, Torres covered his shoulder and sat in the front passenger seat of a large truck with a pale face. The driver beside him looked at his boss in confusion. He really did not understand why he had to personally take charge.
Not only that, but there was also some chatter coming from behind the door. Logically speaking, the goods had already been loaded, so why was there still noise?
"Boss, what's going on behind us?"
Torres 'expression turned ugly." N-nothing."
Lu Jia and Phoenix sat silently inside the truck. In the narrow space surrounded by the cardboard box, she hugged her knees and quietly hid in the corner like a poor little animal.
Phoenix, on the other hand, arched her back and folded one of her long legs. She lowered her eyes and said nothing.
The already sultry weather made people even more agitated in this confined space, especially after what had just happened. The atmosphere became even more awkward and stagnant.
Fortunately, the car started very quickly, and the roaring engine noise concealed the strangeness between the two of them.
It's only 20 minutes from Tijuana, Mexico's border city, and big trucks like them need to be checked at the border.
Time was slower than expected. Phoenix thought that he and Lu Jia would arrive at their destination silently, but he didn't expect Lu Jia to have recovered her composure. She suddenly opened her mouth to probe, breaking the strange atmosphere between the two of them.
"You…are you going to take a detour to Russia?"
Phoenix's throat felt dry for some reason. He didn't answer Lu Jia's question directly. Instead, he said," I won't take you to Russia."
Lu Jia keenly sensed that Phoenix's answer had some problems, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. She could only change her question coldly.
"Won't we be discovered if we hide in the car like this?"
"Torres has experience with this, and it's not strictly from the United States to Mexico, but vice versa."
" Of course, we can't say that there are no risks. There will always be smart people who will find another way to detect the route we have chosen."
That's true.
On the other hand, Senior Agent Mahoney and Agent Daniel found nothing in San Diego. After all, they only had two people and were weak. Phoenix should be able to pass San Diego quickly and not leave too many traces here.
Mahoney, aware of this, immediately led Daniel to the border crossing point, staring at one vehicle after another ready to cross the border.
Of course, Phoenix might not cross the border by car, but the other possibilities were extremely small and were eventually ruled out by Mahoney.
Senior Agent Mahoney looked at Agent Jacques, who had just been demoted, and raised his eyebrows." I remember that you worked with Phoenix before, right? I heard that your relationship is not bad?"
Jakes was a Latino American with dark skin and a burly figure. Because he had been demoted, all the dirty braids he had been able to keep because he was undercover had been shaved off. In a bad mood, he looked at the passing cars expressionlessly and ignored him.
"What's this dog's name?"
Jack glanced at the police dog sitting next to him. This was a rookie who had just started work recently. He only knew that the dog was Bobby, but Jack was really fed up with this pretentious man beside him. He couldn't help but frown in annoyance." Shut up, you self-righteous peacock. You're affecting my work."
"No, Jack, I'm just trying to help you do your job better. I'm just trying to catch someone who shouldn't have left here."
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