I Want a Divorce by Abigail Quinn Novel
Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Since the bridge pier was hidden, it proved that they could be used to pass through the river. But would it attract the Nubia Pythons lying in the river?

From the map in his mind, the distance between these bridge piers was about one and a half feet.

The distance from one side of the river to the opposite side at this location was about 49 feet, and the bridge pier was a square column of one foot in length and one foot in width. There was also a distance of one and a half feet between one bridge pier and another.

Oliver carefully observed the movements of the Nubia Pythons that he could see in his mind, but there were almost no movements. The Nubia Pythons on both sides of the bridge pier were about 1,000 feet away from the bridge pier and remained motionless at the bottom of the Alpar River.

Seeing that Oliver had managed to probe the river depth but was still looking at it in a daze, Wayne called in a low voice, “Mr. Eastwood…”

“What…” mumbled Oliver as he came to his senses and retracted the branch. It didn’t matter whether he checked out the other bridge piers as he could see them clearly in his mind. He just wanted to check the first one to prove the bridge pier was

there.

After thinking for a while, Oliver told Wayne, “Call everyone over with the walkie-talkie, and say we’ve found a way to cross the river!”

Wayne immediately took the walkie-talkie from his waistband and pressed the call switch to speak. “Mr. Hayes, we have found a way to cross the river here. Please answer if you can hear me!”

“They have found a way to cross the river?” mumbled Louis, who was stunned for a moment when he heard that. He vaguely heard Wayne’s voice reporting the same to Gunther with the walkie-talkie. He then responded with great joy, “Okay. We’ll be right there!”

Hearing that there was a way to cross the river acted as a stimulant. The group of old, weak, sick, and disabled rushed over in a shorter time than Oliver and Wayne to arrive.

As soon as they reached the location, Gunther stared at Oliver and asked, “Have you found a way to cross the river? W-Where is it?”

Gunther asked and looked around, but when he saw that this location’s river surface was no different from other places, his face, which seemed so excited, tensed up.

“Where is the passage? Did Oliver lie to them?” wondered Gunther.

But in Gunther’s impression, although Oliver was not from an influential background, he had never lied to anyone didn’t look like a liar either.

“But… Where is the way to cross the river?” wondered Gunther again.

Oliver pointed to the river and said, “It’s under the water’s surface.”

“Wayne, get me a rope,” said Oliver.

Wayne quickly took out a nylon rope from his backpack. Oliver took it and directly tied it around his waist.

Wayne was stunned. “Mr. Eastwood, what are you… What are you doing?” asked Wayne.

and

Oliver nodded and said, “Crossing the river. There are 15 bridge piers under the river. Each bridge pier is about one and a half feet apart. The bridge pier’s surface is about one foot deep from the river’s surface. I tested it out just now. I am more familiar with the route of this bridge pier than the rest of you, so I’ll go first. Once I have crossed over, the people behind me can cross the river by holding onto the rope.”

Wayne and Simon were dumbfounded. Then, they said in unison, “No.”

This was followed by Hailey and Sienna saying together, “No!”

Everyone had seen with their own eyes how fierce and terrible the Nubia Pythons were. Whoever went into the river would become lunchmeat for the Nubia Pythons.

Oliver looked at the crowd. He could see Louis and Yoseph were scared, while Gunther looked sick enough to be on his deathbed. Gabriel was old and frail, and Hailey was delicate. Sienna was even less suitable to cross the river first.

Wayne and Simon were best friends. Oliver thought it over and felt it was better for him to try out the passage first.

found the way, and I know it best, so it will be better if I go,” said Oliver as he lifted the rope around his waist and added, “Don’t worry. I have already taken precautions. If any problems arise, you can pull me back quickly.”

“I’ll go,” said Wayne as he stepped forward to untie the rope around Oliver’s waist. He naturally couldn’t let Oliver go first. Simon dragged Wayne back and said solemnly, “I’ll go. Wayne, you protect Mr. Eastwood.”

When Simon reached for Wayne’s hand to get the rope, they quickly got into a fight with each other. Their banter, which went back and forth, was intense.

As Simon was better at close combat, Wayne was at a disadvantage as soon as they started fighting. But he rushed toward Oliver regardless of the situation and said, “Sim, your skills are better than mine. You should stay behind and protect Mr. Eastwood.”

“If something happens as I’m crossing the river, it will be better if Simon stays behind,” thought Wayne.

Oliver’s face darkened, and he said coldly, “I am the boss here. It is not your place to make decisions for me. I’ll be the one going!”

Simon suddenly poked at Oliver’s waist with his hand, and Oliver made a sound before going limp and falling into unconsciousness.

Simon also held off Wayne with several violent hand movements and untied the rope at Oliver’s waist with his other hand. Then, Simon tied the rope on himself before bending down and picking up the branch Oliver was holding. After that, he instantly jumped into the river.

This series of movements was done as fast as lightning, and Wayne didn’t even have time to rush up and stop Simon. He .could only watch helplessly as Simon jumped into the river.

Wayne’s eyes were filled with sorrow. Simon was a reserved and cold person who usually didn’t say much, but when it came to friendship, he valued it more than anyone.

They both shared the same thoughts. First was that they would never let Oliver risk himself. Secondly, they would take on the risk of crossing the river first and leave the chance of survival to the other.

Since Wayne did not manage to get the opportunity of taking the risk, he could only grab the rope tied to Simon as he fell into the river.

Everyone else on the shore could only watch as this took place. After Simon fell into the river, his feet were submerged in the Alpar River until his calf, but he managed to stand firmly in the river.

There was really a bridge pier in the river.

Everyone held their breaths anxiously. They could only quietly pick up the rope and hold it tightly. They didn’t dare to make a sound for fear that they would wake up the Nubia Python lying at the bottom of the river.

Simon had already jumped into the river, and no matter what Wayne’s thoughts were, he could only acquiesce to them. Wayne’s heart quailed as he stared at Simon.

Except for the slight fluctuation when Simon jumped into the water, there was no other movement on the river’s surface.

The river’s surface remained tranquil.

Seeing Oliver lying on the ground, Sienna hurried over and held him up. “Oliver…” called Sienna.

Wayne explained to Sienna, “Don’t worry. Mr. Eastwood has just fainted. He will be fine.”

Sienna nodded. Of course, she knew that Simon wouldn’t hurt Oliver. Both Simon and Wayne wanted to protect Oliver.

In the Alpar River, Simon probed into the river water ahead with branches. Around 2 inches away, directly in front of him, the branch managed to hit another solid surface. It was about one foot below the water’s surface.

Simon stepped forward as he used the branch to feel his way. He stepped on the next bridge pier with one foot and then only shifted over the other foot.

Wayne was on tenterhooks, and he whispered in a low voice, “Sim… B-Be careful!”

Simon opened his mouth and mouthed an “okay” without making any sound. Then, he turned around and continued to probe below the river’s surface with the branch.

At this moment, except for the unconscious Oliver, the others were all staring at Simon crossing the river. Everyone was on tenterhooks, as they were scared of seeing the Alpar River roiling and the scary and humongous Nubia Pythons coming out and eating someone.

Louis looked at Simon, who was wading across the Alpar River, feeling slightly ashamed. He was loyal to his boss, Gunther, but could he do what Simon and Wayne had done for Oliver?

It was not easy to do that.

Simon, who was crossing the river, had reached the center of the river by now by using the branch to probe the water’s surface ahead of him.

The Alpar River was not muddy, but even so, no one could see below the water’s surface. The water was not translucent, and one had to constantly wonder whether the Nubia Python would suddenly break through the water’s surface.