Lu Gen was the easiest to handle among the three, and he was quickly thrown out of the private room by Wu Lu's subordinates. For safety's sake, he didn't linger inside and left the hotel without stopping.
Not long after he left, three burly men appeared around the corner. One of them spoke, "Do you think that man looks familiar?"
Another man extinguished the cigarette in his hand and looked at Lu Gen's hurried departing back, frowning, "Now that you mention it, it really does. Why is he running so fast? Did something happen inside?"
"Not good, hurry inside and check!"
These men were under Fu Chen's orders to protect Chen Lishu. If anything happened to Chen Lishu, their jobs would be at stake.
As the words fell, the three men exchanged glances and then hurried towards the private room.
Meanwhile, in the private room.
After Su Nian took down two men, the others became vigilant. Furthermore, they were professionally trained, making the fight slightly more challenging for her.
Adding to that, she was holding the drugged Chen Lishu, which restricted her movements.
Before long, the man named Chen Jing found an opportunity. He swept his leg, causing her to fall heavily to the ground.
The drug had already spread throughout her body. Chen Lishu bit her lower lip hard and frowned, saying, "I can't run anymore, don't worry about me, leave quickly! If you stay, you'll be in danger too."
How could Su Nian abandon her protected target and flee? She looked warily at Wu Lu approaching them and comforted, "I won't leave, Madam. Lu Gen has escaped, and I believe he will call the police to rescue me. We need to protect ourselves for now, and we'll be rescued soon!"
Rescued? Hearing Su Nian's naive words, Wu Lu couldn't help but laugh, "That coward dares to abandon you two women and leave? Do you think he dares to call the police?
Resistance is futile. Why not just give in to me willingly! Look at the injuries on your body. If you don't feel the pain, I do. What's the point?"
"Peh!" Chen Lishu spat fiercely at Wu Lu's feet. Her face turned stern as she said, "What are you so proud of? Believe it or not, when I get out of here, I'll make your life worse than death!"
This was the first time Chen Lishu had felt the urge to kill someone. If she had the chance, she would definitely torture Wu Lu to death!
Wu Lu looked at Chen Lishu's stubborn expression, raised an eyebrow, walked up to her, squatted down, and then reached out his wicked, pig-like hand.
Just as Chen Lishu thought she was truly going to fall into this man's hands, the private room door was kicked open with a bang.
Chen Lishu and Wu Lu's attention was instantly drawn, and they both looked towards the door.
Wu Lu, whose good time was interrupted, had a foul expression. "Which blind fool dares to disturb my business! Chen Jing, are you a useless idiot? Hurry up and grab this guy, break his legs, and get them out of my sight!"
The man outside the door said, "Wu Lu, you really have the audacity. Do you know who you've messed with? They are guests of Director Fu!"
Director Fu? Upon hearing these three words, Wu Lu's expression faltered for a moment. However, he then reassured himself, if this woman truly had Director Fu's backing, why would she come to the newspaper office without any rumors spreading?
Wu Lu clenched his fists and resigned himself to his fate, saying, "Stop talking nonsense here! Do you think I'll believe your words? Chen Jing, what else are you doing here? Hurry up and make your move. Even if the King of Heaven comes today, I will have these two women!"
With that, Chen Jing and the other two engaged in a fight against the three burly men at the door.
Chen Lishu's taut nerves relaxed upon hearing that the arrivals were sent by Director Fu. With the drug coursing through her body, she couldn't hold on and fainted.
Soon, the three men sent by Fu Chen had Wu Lu and his men pinned down.
The commotion here also reached Fu Chen in another private room, and he quickly abandoned his work and rushed over.
The moment Wu Lu saw Fu Chen, all the strength seemed to drain from his body. It seemed he had indeed kicked a steel plate today.
However, Fu Chen's attention was not on him at the moment, but on the fainted Chen Lishu. "Old Qin, send someone to bring the car out now and take her to the nearest hospital!"
After speaking, Fu Chen prepared to have someone carry Chen Lishu away, but Su Nian reached out and refused, "No need, let me."
Looking at Su Nian's frail appearance, Fu Chen frowned and asked, "Miss, can you manage?"
Su Nian did not answer him. Instead, she scooped Chen Lishu into a princess carry and quickly left the private room.
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They arrived at the hospital by car, and Chen Lishu was rushed into the emergency room.
Fu Chen found a quiet place and called Yang Zhiguo.
The call was quickly connected, and Yang Zhiguo's teasing voice came from the other end, "Old man, you busy bee, why do you have time to call me today? As the saying goes, one does not visit the temple without a reason. Could it be that you need something from me?"
Fu Chen sighed helplessly and said with some guilt, "Brother, I'm truly sorry. The woman you asked me to protect was injured right under my nose today."
Woman? Upon hearing this, Yang Zhiguo couldn't react immediately. After a few seconds of hesitation, he jumped up from his seat in a panic, "Is it Gu Xingdong's wife?"
At that moment, Gu Xingdong was standing outside Yang Zhiguo's door, about to knock to report the latest mission situation. When he heard Yang Zhiguo's words, his knocking action paused.
Then, Yang Zhiguo's voice came again, "You said his wife was injured and is now undergoing emergency treatment in the hospital? Are you kidding me? I trusted you the most, and you messed things up!
It's over, it's over. That man is a henpecked husband. If he finds out his wife is injured, won't he make a huge fuss? I can already imagine him making a scene in front of me!"
As the words fell, the office door was kicked open.
Yang Zhiguo, who was fully engrossed in the phone call, was startled by the noise. But when he saw who had come, he swallowed the reprimand he was about to utter. Thus, the two simply stared at each other in silence.
Gu Xingdong broke the awkward atmosphere first, his voice low as he questioned, "What happened to her?"
Yang Zhiguo rubbed his forehead with his hand and said softly, "...I'm not very clear myself. Don't worry, I've sent a friend to look after her there. There shouldn't be any major problems."
Gu Xingdong, suppressing his anger, turned and left the office.
Yang Zhiguo, watching him leave in a hurry, immediately understood what he was going to do and shouted, "You are not allowed to leave the team now!"
Receiving no response from Gu Xingdong, he changed his tune, "Alright, I'll give you a day off. You must return within one day!"