Su Nian’s attention was thus drawn to these individuals, failing to notice a large man gradually disengaging from the fight and moving towards Chen Lishu.
Chen Lishu looked at the man before her, a glint of malice in her eyes. Without a word, she grabbed a vase from the bedside table and swung it fiercely towards the man’s head.
The blood that dripped onto the white floor looked strikingly vibrant. Chen Lishu’s eyelids twitched slightly, and she looked at the man with a hint of nervousness, not wanting to be responsible for a death.
However, the man was not as fragile as she had imagined. Even with blood streaming down half his face, he seemed unfazed by the pain. He grabbed Chen Lishu by the collar of her clothes and, while Su Nian was distracted, pulled her away from the side.
Seeing their comrade leading the target away, the other large men wasted no time. They seized Su Nian’s arms, casually unbuckled their belts to tie her hands, then kicked her in the waist, sending her sprawling onto the bed.
Just as Su Nian believed she was surely going to die and meet her end, these men suddenly dispersed, and silence soon fell upon the room.
As she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she suddenly realized Chen Lishu was no longer in the room. Frightened, she struggled to get off the bed and rushed towards the direction of the private room.
Meanwhile, in the private room, Gu Xingdong glanced at the time on his watch. An hour had passed, and neither Chen Lishu nor Su Nian had appeared. For some reason, a sense of foreboding welled up in his heart.
As he stood up, preparing to check the situation, the door to the private room suddenly burst open. Su Nian stumbled in, her expression panicked as she exclaimed, “Gu Ge, it’s bad! Madam has been abducted!”
“…”
On the other side.
Chen Lishu slowly opened her eyes. She cautiously surveyed her surroundings, and if she guessed correctly, she was in a disheveled warehouse.
Just then, the warehouse door was slowly pushed open.
A man with a face full of scars walked in. He approached Chen Lishu, kicked her as she lay there feigning unconsciousness, and said in a gruff voice, “Stop playing dead. I saw you wake up on the surveillance footage!”
Hearing the man’s words, Chen Lishu opened her eyes warily, looking at him and questioning, “Who are you? What is your purpose in bringing me here? If it’s for money, just name your price. I have plenty of it!
But if it’s for my life, we have no quarrel. Killing someone in this society means paying with your life. Is it really worth it to lose so many of your lives for mine?”
“You’re quite eloquent for a young lady. However, I’ve brought you here not for money nor for your life, but to repay a debt of gratitude! I’ve been operating in Kyoto for many years, and everyone respectfully calls me Brother Hu. You can call me that too if you wish.
I was preparing to retire and spend time with my wife and son, but a benefactor who helped me in the past came to ask for one last favor. I am someone who repays kindness, so I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you, young lady.” Master Hu spoke with an expression of helplessness.
Upon hearing the word “trouble,” Chen Lishu felt a premonition of something ominous. She struggled to escape, and in the process, she inadvertently felt something pressing against her chest. She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that the item in her chest pocket was her phone!
At the time, to avoid detection and to better capture the Qin Lan family’s shortcomings, she had specifically placed her phone in her inner pocket.
That’s right! The phone’s recording wasn’t off yet. Chen Lishu pursed her lips, trying to remain calm, and then said, “I don’t know what you intend to do to me, but before you act, can I ask a few questions?”
Brother Hu took a deep puff of his cigar and said indifferently, “Ask away.”
Chen Lishu slowly asked, “I’d like to know who your benefactor is?”
Brother Hu replied without hesitation, “He Lei!”
Hearing He Lei’s name, Chen Lishu showed no surprise. She lowered her head and continued to ask, “What orders did he give you? Can you tell me the specifics?”
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this question, Brother Hu let out a cold laugh, then threw his cigar on the ground and crushed it with his foot. He walked up to Chen Lishu, grabbed her chin, and said coldly, “We only speak to the dead. If you don’t want to die, you should know what to ask and what not to ask!”
Chen Lishu was taken aback by Brother Hu’s words. What did he mean?
Did he not intend to kill her? Then what was the point of abducting her?
Just as she was about to clarify the situation, Brother Hu withdrew his hand with disgust. “You’d better behave yourself and not play any tricks!”
With that, Brother Hu turned to his subordinate and ordered in a low voice, “Make her faint again!”
“Yes!” The subordinate nodded respectfully and then approached Chen Lishu, striking her neck with a palm, causing her to pass out.
Brother Hu then commanded, “Break this girl’s legs and dump her in the mountains. As for whether she can survive and get out, that will be up to her.”
After murmuring this softly, Brother Hu turned and left the abandoned factory without any emotion.
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When Chen Lishu woke up again, she was in another unfamiliar environment.
The ropes binding her had been untied at some point. Chen Lishu propped herself up on the bed, preparing to rise, when a piercing pain shot up her legs. Large beads of cold sweat immediately dripped from her forehead. She bit her lower lip tightly and collapsed back onto the bed.
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of someone outside the door. The door opened, and an old woman with a kerchief wrapped around her head and dressed in tattered clothes walked in.
“You’re awake, child? I’ve had someone look at your legs. Don’t worry, they can be treated! It will only take about ten days before you can walk again.
Auntie has prepared some old hen soup for you. Drinking this soup will help your wounds heal. You need to get better quickly.”
After saying this, the old woman looked Chen Lishu up and down and then nodded with satisfaction.
For some reason, Chen Lishu felt a shiver run down her spine under the old woman’s gaze, feeling as if she were merely a commodity.