Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 279

Hayden’s sixth team was the elite of the aviation squad, trained by Miles.

When the aviation squad arrived at Sycamore Village, the yacht had lost contact for nearly three hours.

Along with the elite squad came Payne and Julien.

As usual, he was carrying a large backpack. Karl took Ivan back to Whispering Pines in his private jet.

And Kieran didn’t tell Ivan about Julie’s disappearance.

For Payne, being on the same plane as Julien was an exciting experience. However, if Julien knew

Payne was on the plane, she probably wouldn’t have gotten on it.

The town wasn’t large, and there were only two small yachts docked at the coast. The town didn’t rely

on the sea for its livelihood but rather on tourism. The small yachts were mainly chartered for tourist

groups.

However, both yachts had disappeared simultaneously. As the helicopter hovered over the sea, Payne

was glued to his computer, his fingers dancing on the keyboard.

“Can you track the ships?” asked Julien, speaking to Payne for the first time since boarding the plane.

Despite his admiration for her, Payne was unhappy with her questioning his expertise.

“Of course, the ships are tracked via satellite signals. Can’t a genius like me hack intò a satellite

navigation system?” he retorted. As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly tapped on the

keyboard, crawled over to the pilot, and announced the coordinates.

The plane quickly headed towards the two yachts.

Half an hour later, they finally caught up.

However, both yachts, which had been moving, were now stationary in the water when Kieran arrived.

One of them was leaking, and the whole yacht was tilting towards the sea. The other was simply

floating quietly on the water, with no sign of life.

-The plane circled above the undamaged yacht.

Kieran was the first to land on the deck. Julien grabbed the team leader’s gun and handed it to Kieran.

After catching it accurately, Julien also jumped down, leaving Payne alone in the plane, sticking half of

his body out of the plane to look down.

From Payne’s point of view, this was no different than a suicide mission!

He was seasick, okay?

Julien and Kieran split up. Julien checked the cabins, while Kieran headed straight for the cockpit.

In the end, Julien came back empty-handed, but Kieran found the unconscious captain in the cockpit…

“If she’s not here, then…” Julien’s words trailed off as suddenly…

“Don’t move!” a group of men in life jackets surrounded Julien and Kieran.

Julien recognized the voice as familiar. She stood still until a man suddenly walked

up to her…

This man, known as Gentry, had a missing arm. He had crossed paths with Julien before, worked

under Miles, and then pleaded for Miles to spare him for a woman, cutting off his own arm as a price.

Julien had also worked under Miles. They both served the same beast, they’re not exactly close, but

they shared common experiences that outsiders wouldn’t understand.

Gentry recognized Julien as well. He didn’t know Julien’s real name, but he called out in surprise,

“Canary?”

Julien glanced at the gun pointing at her spine.

Gentry hurriedly waved his hand, and all his men put away their guns, though surprised.

“How did

you end I up here?” Gentry asked. They didn’t know each other’s real names, but Julien was well

known as Canary. However, others didn’t know her gender or appearance.

After following Hayden, Julien had only gathered information and no longer shed blood.

Julien showed Gentry a picture of Julie, “Have you seen this woman?”

Gentry took a close look at the photo and then at Kieran standing next to Julien. He shook his head

and replied, “No.”

“What about these two yachts…” Julien asked, implying she didn’t quite believe what Gentry had said.

Gentry knew Canary was a tough character, so he added, “I was chasing someone here. There are

rules here, so I can’t tell you who it was, but I was set up. The ship had problems. Buti haven’t seen the

woman in Canary’s photo.”

“Then who were you chasing?” Julien asked.

Gentry cursed, “The bastard ran away. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. We followed the ship all the

way here, but all we found was an unconscious waste.

Gentry looked at Kieran’s serious face and whispered to Canary, “Canary, spare me. I promise as soon

as I hear anything about this girl, I’ll contact you immediately.”

Kieran, upon learning Julie wasn’t here, left the group and got back on the plane. He then told Payne,

“Look for nearby islands, send everyone to look for her, search with all you might.”

Julien looked at Gentry and warned, “The police will be here in half an hour.”

With that, she had done Gentry a favor.,

After Julien had left, the henchman who had just pointed a gun at Julien, approached Gentry,

whispering, “Mr. Gentry, why are you so respectful to a chick?”

With the handle of his gun, Gentry hit him on the head, answering with a sarcastic smile, “A chick?”

The henchman rubbed his sore head.

Gentry pointed to his amputated arm, “I can kill you with one shot, and the chick you’re disregarding

can kill both of us with a single shot. She taught me how to shoot. Should I respect her

or not?”

So, which hand of his that had just pointed a gun at her back? The henchman nervously rubbed his

arm and asked Gentry, “So, Mr. Gentry, are we still going to search this area?”

“Search your ass! What’s the difference between opposing Kieran and opposing the young master? If

Hayden can overthrow his own father, do we stand a chance?” Gentry slapped the henchman hard on

the head, “What kind of job have you accepted? That blonde guy following him doesn’t seem like an

easy target. Do you know who the employer is?” The henchman shook his head, “The employer offered

six million, just to teach that man a lesson, to scare him. He didn’t mention his identity, but with such a

huge sum…” “Get out!” Gentry kicked him, “If that man hadn’t been injured, we wouldn’t even have

seen his shadow! Six million, and you didn’t realize why he is worth that much?”

“Mr. Gentry, didn’t you say that in our line of work, we shouldn’t be afraid of those we can’t mess with,

but those who don’t pay?” The henchman whispered. Gentry patted him on the face, “Let me add to

that; don’t fear those who don’t pay, fear those who take lives! Got it?”

Originally, Julie thought she would be held hostage by Kleist indefinitely. However, to her surprise,

Kleist ordered the captain to leave her and the young master’ on a deserted island.

The yacht then reversed course, presumably ready to engage another yacht. Before leaving, Kleist

handed the only gun to the young master.

The purpose was to let the young master hold the gun and force Julie to take care of him.

Even though this man was injured, Julie knew she couldn’t snatch the gun from him. After she had

taken care of his wound, he didn’t ask for her help to board the yacht. Although his face was as pale as

a sheet, his steps were extraordinarily firm.

You’re not going to kill me, are you?” Julie asked the man hopefully, “You have no reason to kill an

innocent. If you manage to escape with Kleist later, could you knock me unconscious and leave me on

the yacht? I don’t know who you are, and I absolutely won’t tell anyone about what happened today…”

“Will you shut up if I kill you?” He slowly followed her, casually holding the gun.

Julie immediately covered her mouth and decided to keep quiet.

She carried a large backpack prepared by Kleist, filled with food and medical supplies.

She had only intended to investigate the truth about Zenith, not to survive in the wilderness of a

deserted island.

A chill crept into Julie’s heart, but thinking that Kieran was definitely looking for her, she felt somewhat

reassured.

Considering the isolation of the island, Julie knew her priority wasn’t escaping, but surviving under the

threat of his gun.

So, she had to hold on and live for as long as he didn’t want to kill her!

She absentmindedly kept her distance from him while they entered deeper into the island. This place

was devoid of footprints, like a deserted island cut off from the world. The surroundings felt cold and

lifeless.

She took deep breaths to stay calm and distracted herself with other thoughts. However, she didn’t

notice the ground beneath her feet. She never thought that on this rarely visited island, a snake that

should have been hibernating was under her foot.

By the time she looked down in response, the snake was hissing and approaching her.

This was the creature Julie feared most in her life!

Just when she was frozen in fear… unexpectedly, the man who had been following her suddenly

scooped her up in his arms, lifting her off the ground…