"To tie us to this oar hook."
"When should we handcuff ourselves?"
"Later, after finishing putting this big bag on the raft."
"Don't you think it's dangerous? What if this canoe loses balance and then capsizes? We could drown."
"We're wearing life jackets."
"But if we are handcuffed to this canoe, then we won't be able to go anywhere. If this canoe sinks, then we will sink too."
"I don't think we have any other choice."
Yihshyong sighed. "You're right. We've come this far. Like it or not, we have to continue all that.
"Now I give you a cuff." Jenqyih took out a handcuff from the box and handed it to Yihshyong.
"When we get home, our hands and feet will definitely feel sore," said Yihshyong. Once the handcuffs were in his hands, he immediately hooked one side of the handcuffs onto the oar hooks in the canoe.
Jenqyih also did the same thing. After that, Jenqyih took out three bullets from the box. He loaded one bullet into the flare gun.
"You ready ya! I will start shooting this flare gun." Jenqyih was ready. He was already gripping the orange pistol tightly.
"Wait a minute! Have you ever fired a flare gun before?"
Jenqyih shook his head. "Of course I haven't. But I know how to use it. I've read about how it works. Also, I've seen people shoot it."
"You mean, seen on television?"
"That's right. I've only seen it on television. But I've seen it many times. So it's safe to say that I've learned it."
"Reading and seeing how something is done is definitely not the same as learning it."
"Reading and seeing is the definition of learning."
"You're right, if you mean the theory. But for a skill, it takes practice and enough practice."
"Okay! Shyongge, I'll tell you a secret."
"What secret?"
"Decades ago, I learned how to shoot. I used to practice shooting with both long-barreled and short-barreled firearms."
"But they were real guns. It's a flare gun. Not the same things."
"Shooting with a real gun is harder than shooting with a flare gun."
"Okay. But all that was long ago. Do you really remember?"
"Of course I still remember. Things like that aren't easy to forget. So what? Did Shyongge want to shoot this gun?"
Yihshyong thought for a while. But then he shook his head. "You do it."
"All right! I'll count to three!"
"Wait a minute. In that letter, did the kidnappers also say when they would release Shinnshiow?"
"They wrote that if all goes well, as soon as they confirm we are delivering the genuine items, then they will release Shinnshiow with no delay."
"Which means it will take time. The is no such thing as no delay. Maybe a few more hours before they release Shinnshiow."
"That's if they manage to get away with this stuff and then get away from here."
"I hope the trick they've prepared won't disappoint."
"We all hope that all these problems will be over quickly. Now I'm starting to count!"
"Eh! Wait a minute! I'll cover my ears."
"Ah! I almost forgot. There are other things in this box." Jenqyih took two pairs of earplugs from the box. He held out a pair of earplugs towards Yihshyong.
"I had asked you!" Yihshyong glared at Jenqyih. With difficulty, he reached out to grab the earplugs. After successfully getting it, Yihshyong immediately put the pair of earplugs into both of his ears.
"To tie us to this oar hook."
"When should we handcuff ourselves?"
"Later, after finishing putting this big bag on the raft."
"Don't you think it's dangerous? What if this canoe loses balance and then capsizes? We could drown."
"We're wearing life jackets."
"But if we are handcuffed to this canoe, then we won't be able to go anywhere. If this canoe sinks, then we will sink too."
"I don't think we have any other choice."
Yihshyong sighed. "You're right. We've come this far. Like it or not, we have to continue all that.
"Now I give you a cuff." Jenqyih took out a handcuff from the box and handed it to Yihshyong.
"When we get home, our hands and feet will definitely feel sore," said Yihshyong. Once the handcuffs were in his hands, he immediately hooked one side of the handcuffs onto the oar hooks in the canoe.
Jenqyih also did the same thing. After that, Jenqyih took out three bullets from the box. He loaded one bullet into the flare gun.
"You ready ya! I will start shooting this flare gun." Jenqyih was ready. He was already gripping the orange pistol tightly.
"Wait a minute! Have you ever fired a flare gun before?"
Jenqyih shook his head. "Of course I haven't. But I know how to use it. I've read about how it works. Also, I've seen people shoot it."
"You mean, seen on television?"
"That's right. I've only seen it on television. But I've seen it many times. So it's safe to say that I've learned it."
"Reading and seeing how something is done is definitely not the same as learning it."
"Reading and seeing is the definition of learning."
"You're right, if you mean the theory. But for a skill, it takes practice and enough practice."
"Okay! Shyongge, I'll tell you a secret."
"What secret?"
"Decades ago, I learned how to shoot. I used to practice shooting with both long-barreled and short-barreled firearms."
"But they were real guns. It's a flare gun. Not the same things."
"Shooting with a real gun is harder than shooting with a flare gun."
"Okay. But all that was long ago. Do you really remember?"
"Of course I still remember. Things like that aren't easy to forget. So what? Did Shyongge want to shoot this gun?"
Yihshyong thought for a while. But then he shook his head. "You do it."
"All right! I'll count to three!"
"Wait a minute. In that letter, did the kidnappers also say when they would release Shinnshiow?"
"They wrote that if all goes well, as soon as they confirm we are delivering the genuine items, then they will release Shinnshiow with no delay."
"Which means it will take time. The is no such thing as no delay. Maybe a few more hours before they release Shinnshiow."
"That's if they manage to get away with this stuff and then get away from here."
"I hope the trick they've prepared won't disappoint."
"We all hope that all these problems will be over quickly. Now I'm starting to count!"
"Eh! Wait a minute! I'll cover my ears."
"Ah! I almost forgot. There are other things in this box." Jenqyih took two pairs of earplugs from the box. He held out a pair of earplugs towards Yihshyong.
"I had asked you!" Yihshyong glared at Jenqyih. With difficulty, he reached out to grab the earplugs. After successfully getting it, Yihshyong immediately put the pair of earplugs into both of his ears.
