Wei Yumeng listened to Mu Bai's words, her heart sank. "What do you want to do? Mu Bai, this is Pengcheng, and our Zhan family is dominant. If something happens to us today, do you think you can get away with it? I advise you not to have any ulterior motives, lest you bring trouble upon yourself."
Mu Bai listened to her warning, not showing the slightest panic. "I don't have many hobbies, I just like a challenge. Since Mrs. Zhan is so confident in her husband, she shouldn't be afraid to go through this with me, right? Besides, isn't Lin Jing your good friend? You'd want to accompany her."
Understanding his implication, Mu Linjing gritted her teeth. "Mu Bai, you took my parents hostage, and you want me to go with you. Fine, but what happens between us has nothing to do with her. Don't harm innocent people."
Mu Bai gently stroked her hair, smiling chillingly. "Lin Jing, you are a smart woman. You want me to let her go, but she won't let me go. Instead of that, why not let both Zhan brothers worry? Besides, don't you want to see if Zhan Yichen still has feelings for you? I'm giving you this chance, you should be thanking me."
Mu Linjing truly disagreed with his reasoning. "Thank you? Thank you for using my parents to blackmail me and for harming my friend? Mu Bai, if I had known you were so malicious, I would have preferred to die back then."
Her words seemed to anger Mu Bai. He took out a bottle of medicine from his embrace. Seeing the familiar bottle, Wei Yumeng knew he intended to trigger Mu Linjing's addiction and immediately stepped forward to stop him.
But a woman's strength was no match for a robust man. Mu Bai forcefully swung his arm, sending Wei Yumeng flying. She hit her head on the coffee table and her vision went black.
"Yumeng!"
Mu Linjing became even more anxious, struggling to get out of bed to check on Wei Yumeng's condition. But Mu Bai held her shoulders, and she couldn't move away from the bed.
Anxious and furious, she began to curse. "Let go of me, you pervert! I'm telling you, even if Yi Chen and I can never be together, I will never like someone like you. If I have to be with you, I'd rather die!"
Being in such a vulnerable situation, a hysterical outburst was not suitable. It would only provoke the other party and cause oneself more harm, achieving nothing.
Mu Bai's patience ran out. He directly grabbed her neck and, as she gasped for air, poured the medicine from the bottle into her mouth.
"You want to quit drugs? Impossible. I will never let you escape me. Since it's come to this, I won't hide it from you. I bribed the doctor in the emergency room to administer this drug to you. You will have to take the medicine I give you forever, and you will never be able to leave me."
"You're dreaming!"
Mu Linjing clutched her throat, looking at the man with a contorted expression. She only regretted not noticing his strangeness earlier. Now that her family and friends were involved, she bore an undeniable responsibility.
The feeling of regret didn't last long, as she was soon engulfed by a tidal wave of pain. She felt as if there were two people within her.
One desperately wanted to surrender, to avoid the pain of failed detoxification again. But the other refused to yield. She refused to be controlled, to be a puppet. If that were the case, she would rather die than be a walking corpse, losing her dignity for a hit of medicine and having to please a pervert.
She struggled intensely internally, and her body was wracked with pain. Gradually, her vision began to blur. She could only vaguely see a few people coming in, lifting Wei Yumeng onto a wheelchair and pushing her out.
Soon, she felt dizzy and blacked out.
Mu Bai took them away, knowing that the Zhan family would discover their absence soon. But he had no intention of hiding his tracks. He even deliberately showed his face at the surveillance cameras, letting them know that he was responsible for everything.
As he had said, he enjoyed this challenge.
Weren't the Zhan family powerful? Weren't the two Zhan brothers omnipotent? He wanted to see how long it would take these two to find him.
Looking at the time displayed on the surveillance footage, more than half an hour had passed. Based on this time, they should have left not long ago.
Zhan Mohan immediately decided to pursue them first, and then have Fang Xun gather men to provide backup. If they didn't pursue now, where would Mu Bai take them, and it would become another problem delaying the rescue.
Fortunately, Wei Yumeng's phone had a tracking system, making it not difficult to determine Mu Bai's escape route.
The map showed that their location was constantly changing, moving closer to the customs. Zhan Yichen recalled that Mu Linjing had been recuperating on an island at that time, so he deduced that Mu Bai's destination might be that island.
They accelerated towards the customs, but ultimately arrived too late.
Mu Bai's private yacht had already left the port. On the sea, Wei Yumeng's signal was intermittent, only allowing them to determine a general direction.
Zhan Mohan had already arranged for a boat to be prepared. The two boarded it as soon as they reached the port.
While the boat was departing, he notified Fang Xun, "After reaching the port, follow us based on our boat's location. Don't bring too many people, but they must all be skilled fighters. We need to rescue several people this time, and each one will require protection."
On their way chasing, Zhan Mohan received news that Mu Linjing's parents had also been taken. He knew without a doubt that Mu Bai was behind it, trying to threaten Mu Linjing.
Seeing Zhan Yichen's tense and rigid expression, Zhan Mohan tried his best to comfort him. "Bring your weapons. When we get there, don't engage in a firefight. He has four people in his custody, and we cannot afford to lose any of them."
Now, Mu Bai held all the cards. They were hesitant to act, in a severely passive position. If they panicked, it would only burden the operation.
Zhan Yichen took a deep breath, regretting not having explained his thoughts to Mu Linjing earlier.
Seeing his dejected and confused state, Zhan Mohan took out a map. "Stop brooding. Come and analyze the terrain with me. Let's figure out where Mu Bai will take them."
Zhan Yichen snapped back to attention, immediately adjusting his mindset, and began analyzing the geography of the sea area with him.
According to their estimates, Mu Bai's island was most likely located to the southwest. Wei Yumeng's current position was also to the southwest. The two confirmed this deduction and pursued full speed towards the southwest.
An hour later, their boat finally docked. Looking at the island before them, they drew their weapons and cautiously disembarked.