Chapter 1216
Chapter 1216 Talking to a Smart Person (4)_1
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If following the normal schedule, Nancy Phillips should have reached the second sniping point by now, even if she was moving slowly.
After pondering for a moment, Ella Pemberton looked at Franklin Cody and thoughtfully said, "Is it possible that she took a detour on her route?"
"Impossible," Franklin Cody shook his head and analyzed cautiously, "There’s only that road; any other places are either swamp or cliffs, which are much more difficult to get through than the sniping points."
He had gone through Ella Pemberton’s training reports and seen Flossie Wright’s past behavior of taking shortcuts. Therefore, the terrains Franklin Cody later chose for their exercises were such that there was only one road to take. Other places, if without proper equipment, were very difficult to cross.
With such measures in place, Flossie Wright had not played any clever tricks since then, and she had basically been training according to his plan.
This time, he had tried to avoid that as well.
After all, he still had to arrange sniping points; he needed to ensure that the roads Flossie Wright and the others took were exactly those with the three designated sniping points, otherwise the sniping points they set up would be pointless.
"Based on what you know about her," Ella Pemberton asked, "is it possible that she decided to take a risk?"
"Yes," Franklin Cody nodded affirmatively and objectively stated, "But there’s no need."
He had been training Nancy Phillips for a while, and the two often butted heads, so naturally, they understood each other quite well.
Nancy Phillips was someone who would take risks, but her risks were not as wild as Flossie Wright’s. Flossie often didn’t care about the consequences and would try anything that piqued her interest.
However, Nancy Phillips was relatively more cautious.
She knew which paths were the right ones for her to take and wouldn’t take risks that would have her bearing greater dangers.
Acknowledging this, Ella Pemberton nodded and agreed, "Indeed, she’s more stable."
After a pause, Ella Pemberton added, "If we still have no news by this afternoon, we’ll need to get the helicopter ready to go find her."
Gazing at her, Franklin Cody frowned and finally nodded, "Mhm."
The assistant who had been listening all along didn’t just stand by idly; he took out the wireless communication device and got in contact with the helicopter crew.
Meanwhile—
After spending two hours climbing down from a steep cliff, Flossie Wright had just arrived at the riverbank, wanting to drink some clean water.
Unexpectedly, after following the river around a bend, she caught sight of a figure lying at the river’s edge.
Like her, fully armed, a sniping rifle lay by their side.
Her steps faltering slightly, Flossie Wright stared for a moment, vaguely guessing the person’s identity.
Immediately, she quickened her pace.
Before long, she reached the fallen figure’s side. Flossie Wright crouched down and reached out to turn the body over, but the moment her fingers brushed the person’s shoulder, her wrist was suddenly grasped. Following swiftly was the hand holding a dagger, thrusting upward.
𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Having let her guard down earlier, Flossie Wright only reacted when she felt the force on her wrist, quickly raising her other hand and firmly grasping the hand that was stabbing the dagger towards her throat.
She seized it firmly.
By the time the person stabilized, the dagger was merely two centimeters from Flossie’s throat.
Flossie Wright furrowed her brows tightly, lowered her gaze, and looked coldly at the person on the ground.
At this moment, Nancy Phillips had already rolled over. She squinted her eyes, her expression seeming somewhat dazed, with a flush of red on her cheeks that was visible even beneath the camouflage paint.
Clearly, she was at the point of impaired consciousness.
Gradually, as if recognizing Flossie Wright, Nancy Phillips’s guard dropped away and she nearly squeezed a few words out between her teeth, "Flossie... Wright..."
— End of Chapter 1216 —