Song Ning closed her eyes to rest and ignored him.
Kong Jianming, however, seemed unable to suppress his fear. He turned and began whispering to the other two students again.
They might all have been top students at Qingbei.
But they ultimately lacked experience.
Especially experience dealing with criminals.
Young people in their early twenties also possessed a fearlessness and naïveté that exceeded their years.
The three huddled together and discussed things for a while, then ran to the door and peered out through the crack.
Soon, Kong Jianming ran back and whispered into Song Ning's ear:
"We're going to find a way to escape! Do you want to come with us?"
The other two students gathered around as well and whispered to her:
"If you're scared, just follow behind us! All you have to do is stay quiet!"
Song Ning sighed. "Do you know martial arts? Have you ever... been in a fight?"
In the darkness, they looked at one another and shook their heads in unison.
"Do you remember the mountain path we took up here?"
Again, they all shook their heads.
"Do you know they have guns and daggers?"
"We do, but they... there aren't that many of them... We can't just sit here waiting to die!"
Song Ning said, "Just walking up the mountain left you sprawled on the ground... and now you think you can take their weapons barehanded? Beat them while outnumbered?
"...If you want to live, stay quiet! Save your strength!"
Any members of K who were still alive and uncaptured by now were no ordinary criminals!
If these students tried to charge out and take them head-on, they would die without even knowing what hit them.
Besides, someone had called out "Master" earlier.
Whoever that Master was...
He had been with the