48 Hours a Day

Chapter 626 Wendy’s Plan

“Managed to hit him?”

The battle on the sheriff’s side soon came to an end. Since they managed to get closer to the enemy, they did gain something in return. Two thugs had been successfully killed and another four wounded. Nonetheless, three thugs managed to get away unscathed.

As for Zhang Heng’s side, one man got injured, and the enemy killed the other. The outcome had rendered the sheriff speechless.

Fortunately, the military uniforms had managed to put fear into the goons. Besides that, Zhang Heng’s expert marksmanship also helped destroy the bandits; his confidence had made them reluctant to fight the war. Otherwise, the situation would’ve only gotten worse.

At that moment, however, the sheriff was more concerned about Cook’s life and death. “Yes,” Zhang Heng nodded. “Where?”

“Head.”

“At such a great distance, in a pitch-black forest, and under the protection of the thugs, you still managed to shoot him in the head?!” Although the sheriff had the chance to witness Zhang Heng’s expert marksmanship before, he still could not help but ask him about the unbelievable feat. “Strictly speaking, I fired two shots. You are right. Many people surrounded him, and I had to shoot and kill one of his guys first. After that, I killed another

runners,” Zhang Heng said. “I have seen so many weird things at my age. I have seen a man’s crotch getting stung by a hornet. I have seen someone getting killed by a bullet falling from the sky. No one knew who the murderer was, but I still want to say: what happened to you was simply a miracle. Your marksmanship and eyesight are too good. You are the goddamn miracle itself! A one-man army indeed!” gushed the sheriff in significant excitement. “Have you found Matthew yet?” “No. What about you?”

“It’s too dark at night, and I can’t see clearly. But the good news is that at least I don’t see him among the thugs we just killed. But if you really killed Cook, then Matthew might be in danger. With Cook by his side, Matthew’s safety is not a problem. However, if Cook’s dead, then the remaining thugs are likely to blame Matthew. So we’d better catch up with them immediately.”

“I won’t go with you guys,” said Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng knew his horseriding skills couldn’t match up to them, and although he was improving by the day, the combination of him and Radish made it impossible to catch up with Wendy. Let alone going after a bunch of thugs who had a forte of coming and going without a trace. The sheriff did not force Zhang Heng to go along with them. So far, Zhang Heng had the highest kill count in the group. Coupled with his previous masterful shots, Cook members should have lost the courage to resist. And there were only a dozen of them left. In other words, Zhang Heng’s side had outnumbered the enemy. Although the farmers and miners were not good at shooting, it was advantageous to have them around as cover for the finer marksmen.

Saving Matthew was the utmost priority. So, the sheriff jumped on his horse and went after them without saying much.

Seeing how the rest were going after them, Zhang Heng frowned. He felt that something wasn’t right. Things had gone a little too smoothly tonight. Of course, this had something to do with their preparations. That said, Cook Gang’s combat effectiveness shown tonight seemed somewhat inconsistent with the legend. Besides, as the big boss of this dungeon, Zhang Heng had shot Cook right on the head-he obviously wouldn’t survive from such an injury. Nonetheless, Zhang Heng received no game points for killing him—the only notification he received was that he had killed ten players and was rewarded 30 points. There was still no progress for the primary mission. Did he miss something?

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Wendy had been well-behaved since Zhang Heng left the ranch, and for the first time, began to practice playing the violin that she hated the most. Her mother was delighted by her recent change, thinking that her child had finally grown up after experiencing hardship.

The first thing that she did was to check Wendy’s body. She was relieved when she found that the thing she worried about the most did not happen. Being a very conservative woman, she was opposed to her daughter learning how to ride a horse. She felt that a woman should be doing the things that a woman should do.

But this time, her husband, Matthew, who rarely sided with her daughter, thought that it wasn’t unreasonable that a rancher’s daughter learned how to ride a horse. If something untoward did happen to him one day, Wendy could inherit this ranch.

Thus, Wendy was given Lightning when she was seven. At that time, so was so delighted that she wanted to bring Lightning into her room. Fortunately, her mother stopped her from pulling such a crazy stunt.

Even so, the matter worried her mother for a long time. If she knew that her precious daughter had learned to shoot from a gun, the poor woman might just faint. Fortunately, it seemed that everything was back on track now. As long as Matthew came back, it would be a happy family once again.

While playing the violin, Wendy leaned on the window and looked down quickly. Unfortunately, she saw no chance to escape the house. Zhang Heng knew her better, though, knowing that she wasn’t one to give up so easily. And Wendy had indeed been secretly planning a second escape.

And this time, she decided to take the shotgun her father left in the storage room with her. She knew the place where the battle was going to occur, and with Lightning’s speed, it meant she could get there in an hour. Since she assumed that she had mastered her marksmanship, Wendy felt that her unexpected appearance amid the fierce battle might actually change its tide and fortune.

Before all of that could happen, though, she had first to escape her house. Although she found no opportunity to escape the house in the afternoon, she wasn’t discouraged. If escaping during the day wasn’t possible, she could do it at night. After dinner, she waited patiently until her mother fell asleep, and then she tiptoed down from upstairs and walked to the storage room beside the stable.

She managed to retrieve the gun smoothly. However, after putting on a smile for mere seconds, Wendy was in trouble.

She rummaged through the storage room but failed to find any shotgun rounds.

It turned out that the place her father stored the shells was now empty. So, she had to continue her search elsewhere. In the end, she had to return to her room since she found no ammunition.

Early the next morning, she pretended to have a chat with her mother about the shells, with the latter saying that they were locked someplace in the house. Thus, Wendy had to wait until the second night. She first took the key from her mother’s room, opened the locked cabinet, and took two ammunition boxes from it. After that, she locked the cabinet again and temporarily hid the gun behind the cabinet. Finally, she returned to the mother’s room to place the key where it belonged. However, when she was about to put the key down, someone knocked on the door downstairs.

Wendy was stunned. Could it be that the battle was finally over? Was Zhang Heng here with his father?