Do you know how to use it, child? "asked the hunchbacked old man.
"Of course, I have a very powerful teacher. His marksmanship is amazing, and he can take down ten heavily armed men alone. If he were here tonight, I bet you and your lackeys wouldn't even be able to enter my house before they were shot down by him," said Wendy.
"Wow … That's a pity. It's a pity that he's not here tonight. Otherwise, I'm quite curious about what this Gunner who can fight against ten people looks like. Does he have three heads and six arms?" Cook said leisurely.
"It doesn't matter. You don't have to feel sorry. With his student here, it's enough to deal with you. Although I'm not as good as my teacher, I'm also a sharpshooter, "said Wendy with her chest puffed out." When I'm hunting, I can shoot a running hare from fifty yards away, let alone at such a close distance. As long as I pull the trigger, a hole will appear in your chest in the next second. The bullet will tear through your flesh and heart, and you will fall to the ground and wail. But don't worry, it won't take long, because you will soon go to hell, you damn hunchbacked old bastard! "Wendy spat on the ground after she finished speaking." Heh, "Kuck raised his eyebrows. He was speechless for half a minute.
Half a minute later, he blinked and said again, "I have to admit … that declaration just now was quite exciting, child, especially the last swear word. You are much more straightforward than your benevolent and moral father. It's not that I didn't give him a chance along the way. I deliberately turned my back to him when I was sleeping. If he was ruthless enough, he would have snatched my gun so that he could hold me hostage and gain the upper hand for himself. But in the end, he disappointed me. All he could think about was running away, but he didn't know that in such a world, you have nowhere to run, because no one can run away from fate."
"I don't know about your bullshit about streams and salmon. I only know that people can't run away from bullets," said Wendy coldly.
"Well, on this point, I can't agree more." The hunchbacked old man paused. "It looks like we're in a stalemate now. You have a gun, and so do I. Let me tell you what will happen next, child … I will shoot, kill your parents, you will shoot me, if your marksmanship is really as good as you say, then the sound of the gunshot will make the three men outside rush in, of course, when they see the bloody scene inside, they will not hesitate to pull out their guns and shoot at you, you will fight back, if you are lucky, you might be able to take an unlucky person down with you, and then you will be hit by the bullet, trust me, it will hurt. Especially considering that this is the first time you've been hit by a bullet.
"If you're shot in a vital area … well, the process will be similar to what you described earlier. If you're unlucky and the bullet hits you, you won't die immediately. That's the worst part. You'll lie on the cold floor, bleeding while waiting for death to come. You'll feel so hopeless and lonely. On your left is your mother's body, and on your right is your father's. In a sense, your family will be reunited. Then, you'll see the body of this hunchbacked old bastard in the middle. Oh, things are starting to get annoying."
"Are you done?" Wendy said faintly. Although she was trying to restrain the panic in her heart, she had to admit that the hunchbacked old man's words had hit her soft spot. What she feared most was that her parents would die in front of her. Just the thought of that scene made her hand that was holding the gun start to tremble slightly, and her body became stiff.
But that wasn't the worst part. What was worse was that she knew she couldn't even achieve her goal of dying together with her father.
Putting aside the fact that she exaggerated her marksmanship and used the old sheriff's words to describe Joseph, Wendy was confident that she could hit the hunchbacked old man at such a close distance.
However, what really killed her was that there were no bullets in her gun.
Although Wendy had stolen the gun and bullets, she did not have time to load them. She originally wanted to ride Lightning to the town after returning the key, and then find a bright place to load the bullets slowly. She did not expect Kuck to come directly to her house.
The latter sat down in the living room, and she almost didn't even have time to take out her gun, let alone load it.
So up until now, she had actually been bluffing.
"Are you nervous, child?" The hunchbacked old man's demonic eyes seemed to be able to see straight into her heart.
Sweat dripped from Wendy's forehead to the tip of her nose, and she stubbornly said, "I'm not nervous. At worst, we will break up. At least I can see you die in front of me, and I will avenge my parents. It makes me feel good." "Very good.
"Very good, very good. Look, Matthew, this is what I have been emphasizing. Even your daughter knows that. You must look into the eyes of fate and fight that son of a bitch. Unfortunately …" The hunchbacked old man looked at Wendy with a look of regret. "You are a girl, and I don't have that much time to train you. Otherwise, I would have taken you away. But I am in a good mood now, so I have decided to do you a small favor." "You are a girl, and I do not have that much time to train you.
"What small favor?" Wendy gulped.
"I know you are suffering now, and you don't know what to do. Child, it's okay. Leave this kind of thing to me. I'm best at dealing with this kind of deadlock." The hunchbacked old man said, "I'll count to ten. If you don't put down the gun, I'll pull the trigger and kill your parents, regardless of whether you shoot or not. Of course, you can also try your luck and kill me before that. We can compare the speed of our fingers. It should be fun."
Although Wendy kept telling herself in her heart that the hunchbacked old man opposite her was also playing psychological tactics with her, trying to overwhelm her with his imposing manner, she could tell from the latter's cold eyes that he was not bluffing.
"Ten," the hunchbacked old man said casually.
At this moment, Wendy felt more helpless than ever. She didn't know what else she could do next. Raise her gun and surrender? Or was she going to hold on to the end and watch as her parents were killed? She had done everything she could, but she still couldn't change the tragedy that was about to happen. Although she kept telling herself to be strong and not let the enemy see her weakness, tears still flowed from the corners of her eyes.
"It's okay, it's okay, Wendy. You have done a good job. Your mother and I are proud of you," Matthew said gently. He then looked at Kuck, as if he had made up his mind. "Let them go, and I will go with you." "No, you have to follow my plan.
I don't believe in your verbal promises. Matthew, I will kill your wife and take your daughter away. This condition will not change. Of course, if your daughter is stubborn, I can only kill you as well. You know me, Matthew. I always do what I say. Although it's a pity, I have always regarded you as my son. I have already lost a daughter. You don't know how much of a blow it will be to me to lose another son at my age. My heart is filled with grief, "the hunchbacked old man said slowly." Nine. "
Tears blurred Wendy's eyes. She only felt that the shotgun in her hand was extremely heavy. She could no longer lift it, as if it would fall from her hand in the next second. However, at the last moment when her strength was about to be exhausted, a gunshot came from outside the house, followed by two more gunshots, almost in sync. There were a few screams and the sound of someone falling to the ground.
After that, everything returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.
Only the whistling night wind blew past.
"What the hell is that?" The hunchbacked old man frowned. He was no longer in the mood to play games with Wendy. Taking advantage of the latter's confusion, he shot her in the palm, and the shotgun slipped from her hand. After that, the hunchbacked old man turned the muzzle in the direction of the door.
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