At the intersection of the surging water of the A River and the salty sea water, Wei Ran almost instinctively grasped Vanessa's outer belt, and before the swirling turbulence sucked them both in, he firmly held one end of the broken rope in his hand.

He tied it to her belt, then put the other end through his own belt and tied it in a tight knot.

This wasn't over yet, he fumbled to find Vanessa's hand, gently pulled it over and placed it on his belt, telling her to hold on tight.

Obviously, Wei Ran has become Vanessa's only support at this time. But Wei Ran, as the one being relied upon, is extremely clear at this time. Since Spier cut the rope, it must not only be to leave behind a "burden", he also wants to lose her.

It's probably a target that attracts firepower!

In other words, cutting the rope is probably just the first step, and he may have other preparations next.

Because of this, Wei Ran waited for Vanessa to grasp his belt tightly, and immediately pulled her to swim to the left side of the river.

"boom!"

Just at this moment, a dull explosion came from the bottom of the estuary not far away from them. Wei Ran also subconsciously held the panicked Vanessa in his arms, gritted his teeth and pointed his back at the sound.

The direction of transmission.

Fortunately, he did not feel any pain anywhere in his body after the explosion. Unfortunately, several beams of light had already come from the water and focused on the place where the explosion occurred.

That was a grenade explosion...

Wei Ran was almost certain of the type of source of the explosion, and he was even more certain that the grenade was probably dropped by Spear.

But in this pitch-black water, there was no way for the two of them to communicate. The only thing Wei Ran could do at this time was to continue diving deeper into the river with Vanessa, while trying his best to get closer to the left side of the river.

After an unknown amount of time, Vanessa gradually calmed down and began to swim to the left in coordination with Wei Ran's movements.

Finally, in the endless darkness and coldness, the two of them finally touched the hard embankment and clumps of water plants on the left bank of the river. After Wei Ran ventured into the water plants, he grabbed Vanessa's belt and pulled it to signal to stop, and then

He groped for the flippers hanging from the other party's waist and put one of her hands on them.

After getting Wei Ran's hint and clearly feeling that the other party was still holding on to her belt, Vanessa finally let go of Wei Ran's belt and hurriedly put on fins for herself underwater.

After the girl tightened her grip on her belt again, Wei Ran took off the flippers hanging from her waist and put them on her deck shoes.

This pair of flippers undoubtedly provided them with a huge boost, but at this time, the beam of light coming from outside the water above their heads could not make every detail underwater visible, but it made swimming over a very high-risk action.

It was okay for the two of them not to move, but as long as the people on the shore noticed anything was wrong, they would probably receive a lot of attention from bullets and even grenades.

After greeting Spier and all the Jewish mothers again, Wei Ran signaled Vanessa to hold on to her belt, then took out the gas mask bag, groped inside and found the telescope wrapped around her belt, and then found

The sailor's whistle was tucked into the cuffs.

Finally, he took off the lifebuoy that served as a shoulder pad, unfolded it, and pinned it to his belt.

At this point, only the small gas cylinder filled with oxygen, the bottle of aged brandy found in the lighthouse, and the PPK pistol set in a holster were left in the gas mask bag.

Looking at the moving beam of light above his head, Wei Ran forced himself to calm down. He first put the pistol on his waist, then unscrewed the rubber tube on the gas bottle, fumbled to place the inflatable mouth of the lifebuoy on it, and carefully unscrewed it.

valve.

Without daring to fully inflate the lifebuoy, he closed the valve, then stuffed the gas bottle and the flashlight on his waist into the gas mask bag, tied it with a backpack strap, and tied it tightly to the lifebuoy.

Pushing the switch of the flashlight through the mask bag, and then carefully unscrewing the valve of the gas cylinder through the bag, Wei Ran pushed forward with both hands, and the suspended object slowly floated towards the river, driven by the water flow.

The direction in which the center is illuminated by light.

Soon, with the help of lights, people on the shore noticed the bubbles constantly emerging from the water.

Suddenly, beams of light were attracted amidst the shouts. For a moment, pistols, submachine guns, rifles and even machine guns began to fire crazily at the location where the bubbles emerged. Little did they know that under the water on the left bank of the river, Wei Yan had already pulled

Following Vanessa and the water plants on the river bottom, she quickly swung her flippers and swam toward the sea that led to freedom.

Finally, someone fired a bullet that hit the lifebuoy outside the gas mask bag, and someone else hit the gas bottle and brandy in the bag.

For a moment, the crazily rising bubbles made the people on the shore cheer. The flashlight beams also moved back and forth along with the backpack that was moving randomly driven by the airflow. At the same time, brown bubbles filled the air from the bag.

The alcohol and the fleeting flashlight beam also gave them the illusion that they had hit someone underwater.

With the help of the people on the shore who gathered fire like crazy, Wei Yan finally dragged Vanessa and swam into the vast sea. But at the same time, a new problem stumped them - where were Heidi and Spear?

Under the water that is deeper and darker than the river, the difficulty for them to find Heidi and Spear is literally equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack!

Still not daring to surface in a hurry, Wei Ran dragged Vanessa and led her to continue swimming vigorously in the direction away from the light of the lighthouse on the beach, trying hard to widen the distance between them and the coastline, but at the same time,

They also tried hard to search for traces of Heidi and the two, even though they could barely see anything more than one meter away.

I don't know how long it took, but Vanessa stopped, grabbed Wei Ran's belt, and stepped on the water hard to try to surface.

Feeling the other party's drag, Wei Ran secretly sighed and began to rise. Eventually, the two of them emerged from the water one after another.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hurrying to close the air valve and take off the breathing mask, Vanessa asked with a cry and almost despair, "Have they abandoned us?"

"To be precise, Spier abandoned us."

Wei Ran, who also took off his breathing mask, said helplessly, "The grenade that exploded first was probably to keep us here to attract firepower."

"Sister, she..."

"She'll be fine"

Wei Ran looked at the lighthouse that was still clearly visible on the coastline and snorted, "Before arriving in the UK, no, even after arriving in the UK, Spear will pretend to be an affectionate man and take good care of Heidi. Maybe they will get married.

, until he is sure that he can survive in the UK, or until he finds a new goal."

"You...what did you say?" Vanessa looked at Wei Ran in shock.

With a silent sigh, Wei Ran recounted the Hebrew conversation he heard before between Spear and the man named Vicente.

"Victor!"

Vanessa yelled angrily, "Why didn't you tell me earlier! There are so many things you are hiding from us!"

"Would it be useful to tell you earlier?"

Wei Ran asked, "I'll tell you when I hear it. Can you guarantee that Heidi will calm down and pretend not to know? Or can you guarantee that Spier will admit his mistake and won't report us to the Germans?"

Or do you think he is willing to obediently tell us where the inflatable raft is hidden, or Heidi can't bear to watch me use a more bloody method to ask everything I want to know from Spear's mouth?

Don’t forget, a new lighthouse keeper was sent in the afternoon. We couldn’t kill Spear at all at that time, so rather than letting him see what Heidi’s mood was, we might as well not say anything for now.”

After taking a few deep breaths, Vanessa forced herself to calm down and asked, "So my sister is not in danger for the time being?"

“There will be no danger”

Wei Ran said firmly, "Your sister is the guarantee of Spear's life after he escapes to the UK, and I guess that Spear will probably not survive to reach the UK."

"Why?" Vanessa's original desperate tone was mixed with a trace of hope and a strong hatred.

"he got hurt"

As Wei Ran spoke, he had already raised the telescope hanging around his neck, and while searching the sea surface, he explained, "His arm was cut with a wound that could almost see the bone. Although the artery was not injured, the vein was definitely injured.

.

I guess this is the main reason why he decided to leave us and attract firepower. But even so, how long can he survive?"

"This is probably the only good news."

Vanessa patted the cold water angrily, and then asked blankly, "What should we do next?"

yes...

Wei Ran looked around, and he knew clearly that in later generations, swimming across the Strait of Dover was an extreme sport that was often challenged, but that also depended on the weather.

What's more, at this time, in addition to the bombers flying overhead from time to time, thick fog gradually gathered around them.

The most important thing, and what he didn't tell Vanessa just now, was what kind of defense the Germans had deployed in this offshore area. Only Spear, who was guarding the lighthouse every day, knew, and this was what he decided not to expose the other party at that time.

root cause.

Now, without Spear's leadership, they had to use their strength to swim to the other side. If they encountered a warship anchored in the strait, a submarine hidden underwater, or even a mine, they would not be able to escape.

"Victor, let's go back." Vanessa suddenly gave her suggestion.

"Go back? Where?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

“Go to Paris!”

Vanessa wiped away her tears hard and said decisively, "We will go to Paris, and then find a way to get to Spain. As long as we get to Spain, we can take a boat to England."

"Can..."

"My father used to be a fabric merchant"

Vanessa said firmly, "Although his fabric business is not doing particularly well, he has a few very good friends, one of whom is Spanish. Victor, let's go to Paris, and then to Spain!"

"Okay! Then let's go to Paris!"

Wei Ran pretended to be confident and responded, but in reality he sighed secretly. Going to Paris sounded so easy, but for this girl, it was destined to be a road of escape with a near-death experience.

"Let's swim back!"

Vanessa picked up the respirator in the rising northeasterly wind and asked before clasping it on her face, "Victor, you can't cut the rope, can you?"

"Unless you also think I'm a Jew," Wei Ran said deliberately in a joking tone.

"are you French"

Vanessa responded to Wei Ran with a bright smile, and then put on the respirator without hesitation.

Taking one last look at the direction of the other side of the strait, the two of them tightened the rope tied to their belts in tacit agreement, and dived underwater in unison to avoid the waves that were about to start flowing backwards. Using the lighthouse as the coordinate, they headed towards their hard-fought escape.
To be continued...