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Nine Rings C207

by MarineTL — Chapter 207: Surveillance My family's ancestral home sits outside the county seat. It has no heating, and in the winter, once the snow falls, the chill seeps up from the ground. Not to mention, the place has been uninhabited for a long time. I was kneeling on a tattered prayer mat in front of the altar, surrounded by eight men. They weren't all Gan Rong's people; some had been sent by other Pankou specifically to keep an eye on me, fearing I might slip away if they looked the other way for even a…
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Nine Rings C208

by MarineTL — Chapter 208: Leaving, But Not Quite This time, it wasn't Lu Ayao who noticed first. All three of us spotted them the moment we stepped out the door. The watchers followed from a distance, looking very much like Gan Rong's people. They made no effort to hide; on the contrary, they were remarkably blatant about it, as if being followed was simply our natural state of being. After this had gone on for two or three days, I caught He Yu's eye one morning. The three of us headed up to the second floor…
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Nine Rings C209

by MarineTL — Chapter 209: Qian Deli The newcomer was tall and thin, wearing a pair of round-framed glasses perched on the bridge of his nose—the kind of spectacles traveling fortune tellers used to wear in the old days. He strode through the door with a cigarette dangling arrogantly from his lips, took a deep drag, and exhaled a massive cloud. I couldn't tell what he was smoking, but the smell was pungent, sending several of my shop hands stumbling back. I had never seen him before, so naturally, I didn't give…
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Nine Rings C210

by MarineTL — Chapter 210: The Escape Qian Deli hesitated for a second after listening to me. He looked around cautiously and leaned forward. He Yu and I leaned in with him, and then Qian Deli whispered, "You two are smart people. You should understand the situation you're in, right?" He Yu and I exchanged a knowing look. Just as I was about to speak, Qian Deli shifted the conversation. "Getting a vehicle isn't much of a problem for me. The real issue is how to get to the train station in the city. There's no…
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Nine Rings C211

by MarineTL — Chapter 211: Snow Country Our three crates were carried out by the shop hands and loaded into the trunk one by one. I lay curled up inside my crate, listening to the movement outside. After a moment, I heard Qian Deli get into the car. He called out a greeting to the workers, then inserted the key, started the engine, and hit the gas. I felt the vehicle slowly pull away. Qian Deli lit a cigarette and took a drag before tapping on He Yu's crate next to mine. "You can all come out now. They can't see…
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Nine Rings C212

by MarineTL — Chapter 212: Wild Deer Early the next morning, we finished packing our essential supplies. He Yu found a breakfast joint, and the four of us sat around a table eating while chatting idly with the lady running the shop. After listening for a while, I realized He Yu had put quite a bit of thought into picking this place. The proprietress's grandfather had been a logger long ago. Back then, there had been a logging camp deep in the woods of Emu'er Mountain, though after all these years, the camp had…
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Nine Rings C213

by MarineTL — Chapter 213: A Midnight Knock at the Door I asked him, "Why did you even bring a bowl along?" He Yu snorted, clearly dissatisfied with my line of questioning. "I asked the guesthouse for it yesterday. Can't you try to eat with a little more class? When you're out in the field, how can you work if you don't eat well? It seems I'm the only one worrying about our basic needs. You? You're unreliable." Muttering to himself, he poured a packet of soup base from a vacuum-sealed bag into the bowl and…
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Nine Rings C214

by MarineTL — Chapter 214: The Boss I didn't quite understand, so I asked him to elaborate. Qian Deli coughed twice, glanced toward the door, and lowered his voice. "I used to do business and made some friends around here. While we were drinking, I heard them say that in villages nestled against the mountains like this, you have to lock your doors and windows tight once winter hits. No matter what noise you hear at night, you can't open the door. That's because the noise likely isn't made by a person, but most…
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