It took some effort, but they finally managed to drag Mr. Otto and Aliyah out of the quicksand.
In turn, all their weapons had been confiscated. Claudia was especially cautious with Mr. Otto. After witnessing his Flying Dagger technique, she pointed her gun at Aliyah and had him search every inch of Mr. Otto's body, inside and out, making sure he wasn't hiding a lethal Flying Dagger somewhere strange—his boots, for example.
In the end, the two had their hands tied behind their backs with nylon climbing rope... Only after all this was done did Claudia finally relax a little.
"Why did you secretly abandon us?" Claudia stared coldly at the two of them. She had actually discussed it with Boss Luo earlier, but she wanted to know the real answer.
Perhaps people who aspired to become mathematicians were all unusually stubborn when it came to pursuing answers.
Aliyah looked utterly dejected as he said, "All right, I confess... Mr. Otto and I actually wanted to swindle you, but afterward, we figured that bringing you along would only be a burden. We decided that our lives were more important than money, so we left with the supplies... I'm deeply ashamed. I abandoned you, yet you still chose to save me! My God, you really are an angel. Could you give me a chance to turn over a new leaf? I'll definitely repay you properly. No matter what difficulties we encounter, I'll make sure to lead you out of this desert!"
Claudia wore an expression that clearly said she didn't believe a word of it. She fired several shots at Aliyah's feet—bang, bang, bang—scaring him into hopping around like an ant on a hot pan.
It was actually her first time shooting at a person's... feet. In the past, she had