Song Ning sat on a large rock not far from the pier, looking down from her vantage point.
Han Xiao and Chen Liang stood a short distance behind her.
Han Xiao asked Song Ning again, "Why don't we go find the boss? Having you sit out here like this doesn't feel very safe!"
Song Ning watched the steady stream of people still coming onto the island nearby and said without turning her head:
"Your boss must be busy and on edge right now, making arrangements and setting things up! Nobody knows what tricks the other side might pull! Wouldn't we just get in the way if we went over now?"
She paused, then turned to look at him and Chen Liang.
"Or do you want to go help?"
Han Xiao glanced at her. "The boss has an entire navy squadron at his disposal, so he doesn't need us! Are you really not worried that A Pu might target you? Back in Harbor City, he approached you himself and even spent an entire day with you!"
Chen Liang looked toward the noisy crowd at the pier and said, likewise without turning his head:
"I think she's worried A Pu won't target her!"
Han Xiao sniffed, glanced around, and said with a grin:
"Listen, Sister Song! If that's really what you're thinking, you're doing a damn good job of screwing us both over!"
But Song Ning shook her head. "You give me too much credit! If I could lure him out, things would be simple! I keep feeling that A Pu didn't flee all this way without some serious scheme in mind!"
She looked at the pier staff. "The staff here... should all be experienced reconnaissance agents! A Pu... was badly injured. He probably won't come onto the island himself! That would