Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Homicidal Maniac

Captain Rick: ”...”

Liang Yuncheng, Yang Ruibin: ”...”

Captain Rick looked like he’d just eaten shit. He glared at the crewman who had shouted, ”What did you say?”

The implication was clear: How could you say something like that in front of outsiders?

Sure enough, Liang Yuncheng was already escorting the masked woman toward the ship’s cabin as if she were a precious treasure.

’Did I just lose what was practically in my grasp?’

The crewman had only been anxious, but seeing the captain’s expression, he knew he’d screwed up. He lowered his voice. ”The... nightingale... escaped...” But it was too late.

Everyone who wasn’t supposed to know now knew.

”He was locked in a cabin and he still escaped?” Captain Rick was utterly speechless.

’Not only was he locked in a cabin, he was in handcuffs, and we’re still some distance from land. And he just vanished right under our noses?’

”Everyone’s already split up to catch him, but no word yet!”

”What are you still standing around for? Go get him!” Captain Rick was about to die from anger.

It had taken them several years to catch this nightingale. How many people had died in the process? Now that he’d run, catching him again wouldn’t be easy.

Before he came, Huaxia had made it clear: they would make no concessions for anyone other than the nightingale.

If he couldn’t bring back 00007, how could he answer to his country?

”Please, wait!” After giving his orders, he immediately called out to Liang Yuncheng. ”We’ve run into a bit of a situation here, but I’m confident we can resolve it quickly. Why don’t we... continue the transaction in a little while!”

Liang Yuncheng nodded, agreeing perfunctorily.

As soon as Captain Rick anxiously returned to his cabin to direct the manhunt, Liang Yuncheng got busy as well.

He immediately took his men, sailed the boat away, and went ashore on the other side of the island to begin his own hunt for the nightingale.

If they could catch the nightingale themselves, their mission would become much simpler.

The moment she heard the nightingale had escaped, Chen Xing had also departed.

She wanted to meet this nightingale.

Perhaps she could find out something from him.

First, she found a change of dry clothes and put them on. Then she went back to find Captain Lu and briefly explained the transaction between Liang Yuncheng and Captain Rick. ”Do you know anything about 00007?” she asked.

Captain Lu didn’t hide anything. ”To be honest with you, this is the first I’ve ever heard of 00007... I also just found out that the real mission this time was to trade for... a person...” He gave a helpless smile.

He could no longer fully trust the Military Brigade Commander.

Only now did he realize that the mission he’d been given was completely different from their true objective.

”You guys stay hidden for now, and just be wary of Liang Yuncheng and his men,” Chen Xing said, not elaborating further.

Captain Lu didn’t ask any more questions.

He had a feeling Chen Xing knew something. As for why she was hiding it, and what she was hiding, he suspected it would all be revealed soon enough.

Having done a quick tour of the island earlier, Chen Xing was somewhat familiar with it.

She scouted a few good hiding spots, searching for the nightingale.

With Meng Hu by her side, anyone who appeared nearby would be quickly detected, which helped her avoid running into Liang Yuncheng’s group.

However, after searching over half the island, she still hadn’t seen the nightingale.

Just as she was looking out at the sea, slightly disappointed, Rick’s ship came into view.

”...” ’How could I be so stupid!’

’Why didn’t I think of it? It’s a classic misdirection. I’ve wasted so much time.’

She immediately cut through the woods, running straight for the direction where the submarine was docked.

At first, Captain Rick had only taken half his men to search for the nightingale.

But as the search dragged on, he had dispatched several more groups, leaving only a few crewmen on the ship.

At this moment, they were on deck, each guarding a different direction.

Under these circumstances, even if the nightingale were here, it wouldn’t be easy for him to escape!

Before long, Meng Hu, having received its orders, appeared near the ship’s hull.

With a burst of machine-gun fire, several crewmen were decapitated.

Not long after Meng Hu vanished, a cabin door opened. An extremely emaciated man scurried out furtively and disappeared into the woods in the blink of an eye.

Just as the nightingale ducked into the woods, he keenly sensed someone behind him.

He made several quick turns and ducked down to hide, but he couldn’t shake the feeling.

Sensing something was wrong, he abruptly stopped. As he turned back to investigate, he saw an East Asian face appear before him.

The girl had long hair tied in a ponytail. Her baggy clothes made her look especially thin, and standing among the trees, she seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her over.

A bloodthirsty instinct flashed in the nightingale’s eyes. His naturally blood-red lips curled with a hint of sadistic pleasure as he stared at her.

He knew how intimidating his gaze was.

Most prey would instinctively become terrified upon meeting his eyes, crying out for help in a panic.

But this girl before him not only showed no fear, she even had a look of inquiry on her face.

Chen Xing felt the bloodthirsty instinct radiating from the nightingale.

It was an unconcealable mania, one that surfaced naturally, especially upon seeing that she was alone.

’Killing maniac...’ The two words appeared in her mind.

For a few short seconds, they stared at each other, both perfectly still.

”Who are you?” Though he started with a question, the nightingale was already in motion. A thin wire suddenly appeared in his empty hand, and he whipped it toward Chen Xing’s neck.

He was famous not for how many people he killed, but for how quickly he killed them. He never gave anyone a second chance, whether they were strong or weak.

He thought it was a sure thing.

But... the wire, which had been aimed squarely at her neck, hit nothing but air.

When he focused his eyes, the Asian girl was now standing calmly beside him, watching him.

A chill suddenly ran down the nightingale’s spine.

’If that girl had attacked just now, I’d be dead, wouldn’t I?’

Even as the thought crossed his mind, his hand instinctively shot out again, this time toward Chen Xing’s temple.

A sharp, nail-like object was held between his fair fingers, poised to strike without mercy.

Chen Xing knew this guy was truly ruthless, so she sidestepped to dodge.

But the nightingale had only feinted. As he retracted his outstretched hand, his other hand, having already predicted her dodge, threw a cross-shaped hidden weapon.

’There’s no way this will miss, right?’

nightingale: ”...”

Chen Xing dodged it again with ease. In two quick steps, she was on him, grabbing his arm and forcing it back in a reverse-arm lock.

She pinned the nightingale’s entire body to the ground. With just a little more pressure, she could snap his arm.

The nightingale instinctively tried to resist, but after a brief struggle, he realized he was no match for her strength and immediately stopped.

He didn’t beg for mercy, however. Instead, he wore a calm, mocking expression. ”You should know my value. I’m worth enough to set you up for life. So I’ll bet you won’t kill me!”

He was so brazen in his killing precisely because he knew he was a hot commodity.

”Whether I kill you or not depends on my mood.” Chen Xing glanced back. The tree, as thick as a thigh, that had been hit by the throwing star was already halfway broken. She increased the pressure on his arm a little. ”What secrets are you carrying? Why does every country want to get their hands on you?”