Save only one

At night, a boat slowly floated in the sea. Several speedboats soon approached it from all sides, and a crowd of people dressed in black gathered on the deck. The leader of the group was a woman wearing a black mask, her eyes shown with sinister light in the moonlight. “How are the two kids?” She asked. “The girl made a big fuss and kept shouting at us. But Gary got her to stop.” Hearing that the woman snorted mockingly and said, “She doesn’t seem to be a smart one. I guess they will be able to find out us soon.” “Do we need to leave here now?” “No, give them a single and tell them they can only save one of these two children.” “One? That doesn’t appear to be a difficulty decision.” “Whatever they choose, the result will not be what they desire. Let’s leave the girl here and keep Gary company.” The woman waved her hand, her robe swaying in the breeze. On her wrist, something silver glowed. It was a tiny silver snake wrapped around the woman’s slim arm. ***** The next day, in the early