"I've arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral."
"Turn right and enter Victoria Avenue."
"The intersection is twenty meters ahead."
"Turn left and enter Charing Cross Road."
"I'm almost at the toll station."
"Find a place to get out of the car, walk across the ditch, and leave the city through the field opposite you."
Just like this, under the command of Victor Black, David Smith finally left London after about forty minutes.
"Now, go straight east and head for Niutuo Mountain."
The next journey was quite long, a full ten kilometers, and it would take a lot of time to walk. So much time had passed since the incident occurred, and seeing that he had left the city, David was no longer that nervous. He gradually calmed down, and his intelligence began to return.
After a long silence, he suddenly asked, "Who are you, and why are you helping me?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. You just need to know that we're in the same boat. If you get caught, I won't be able to get away with it either."
Upon hearing this, David immediately understood. There were quite a few participants in that matter back then, and he knew there were no less than ten of them. So, with a turn of his eyes, he had a guess in his mind.
"Are you Jack? Or Tom? Forget it. Anyway, I'll know who you are when I see you later."
"I won't meet you. Besides, if I really wanted to meet you, would you dare to come?"
As soon as these words were spoken, David's doubts vanished instantly, and he completely trusted Victor on the other end of the phone. After all, killing someone to silence them was quite common. Just now, he was still worried that if he met the person later, what if he was silenced? Now, upon hearing these words, the only worry in his heart naturally disappeared.
"Alright. We swore at that time that we would never meet again in this life to avoid being on guard against each other. I've left the city now, but I guess I'll be wanted soon. So, what should I do? You won't just leave me alone, will you?"
"I've left some things for you at Niutuo Mountain. There's even fifty thousand pounds in cash. After you get the things, go to the border. I have some acquaintances who will arrange for you to go abroad."
David was very happy when he heard the first part, but he wasn't very willing when he heard that he had to go abroad.
"Can I not go abroad?"
The other end of the phone fell into silence, as if thinking. After a moment, the voice sounded again.
"Then, after you get the things, find a place to hide first. Then, I'll try to get you an identity. This will take time."
"Okay, let's do it that way. Thanks, bro!"
As time passed minute by minute, David had already entered Niutuo Mountain.
"Do you see that forest? The things are in there."
David walked into the forest. It was nighttime, and the light was poor, so he walked slowly. At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and a smile appeared on his face: "I know who you are. I was still thinking just now how you knew the police would come to arrest me. After thinking carefully, there's only one possibility. You work in the police station and are also a policeman. So, you are..."
"Shut up! David, please remember that I saved you today. Otherwise, you would be finished."
Instead of being angry when scolded, David was very happy. It seemed that he felt he had the upper hand over the other person, and he chuckled, "I understand, I understand. Don't worry, I don't know anything."
Just then, through the faint moonlight, he saw a big rock ahead. There was a dark object on the rock, which should be a package.
"I see the things."
"Okay, take the things and get out of here quickly."
David didn't think too much. He took a step forward and approached the big rock. But at that moment, when his foot landed, instead of feeling the solid ground, he felt his foot sink, and his body fell straight forward.
"Ah!"
With a cry of alarm, David's body tilted, and under the force of gravity, he plunged downward. Under the cover of vegetation, there was a deep pit filled with sharp steel spikes sticking up. The thin steel spikes, with a diameter of less than one centimeter, had tips shining with a cold light, looking menacing and sharp. There were a great number of them, evenly distributed throughout the pit.
The next second.
"Puff puff puff—"
"Ah, ugh ugh ugh~"
The sound of metal piercing through flesh and blood was particularly clear in the silent mountain forest, and it was extremely terrifying. As for David's shrill scream, it was instantly drowned out by the choked blood, and he couldn't make any other sound.
At this moment, David's hands, feet, chest, and neck, except for his head, were all pierced by the steel spikes, and it was a horrible sight. The reason his head wasn't pierced was just that the skull was too hard, but still, a piece of the spike had gone in, and blood was oozing from between his eyebrows.
At this time, he wasn't dead yet. Even though his internal organs had been pierced through, his still maintained a faint vitality and consciousness. However, even if he wasn't dead now, he would soon die. Not even God could save him. His injuries were just too severe.
Before he died, he didn't understand what had happened, and his mind was still the joy of having escaped death. A dozen seconds later, his blurred consciousness completely disappeared. Just before his consciousness faded away, he heard two words coming from the phone: "Does it hurt?"
The Urban Village, London
"If it hurts, that's right." Victor murmured in a low voice, hung up the phone, and his face showed no expression, looking terrifyingly calm.
After a long time, he moved his lips, forced a smile, and dialed a familiar number. Soon, the phone was answered, and someone's roar immediately came from the other end: "GHOST!"
Victor held the phone a little farther away. After the other person finished speaking, he brought it back to his ear, "Captain James, don't be so excited. You're making it very difficult for me to communicate with you like this."
"Where is David Smith?"
"He's dead, at Niutuo Mountain. Go and deal with it early, so as not to pollute the environment."
"You bastard, I tell you..."
"Hahaha, Ghost, you're being a coward." Suddenly, the person on the other end of the phone changed, and the tone was strange, as if very happy.
So, Victor said, "Oh, what do you mean?"
"You said we were playing a game, but you cheated. You didn't give us any chance to win at all, just like cheating in a game. You know what? I've always looked down on people who cheat in games because only the weak cheat. The strong always win with their own strength. Don't you think so, Mr. Ghost?"
Victor thought the other person was very interesting and also very smart. Unfortunately, this kind of provoking method was ineffective for him.
"Who are you?"
"The consultant of Scotland Yard, Sebastian Gray."
Upon hearing that it was Sebastian, Victor showed a strange expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Hello, Mr. Sebastian. From now on, you'll be in charge of communicating with me. Captain James is a bit too hot-tempered. Well, that's all for today. Goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Victor took off the voice changer, quickly took out the SIM card and broke it. Then, he started the car and left the urban village.