Arriving at the ticket office, Chen Lishu bought seven tickets in one go. As she turned around to look for Gu Xingdong and the others, she suddenly noticed a group of people had appeared behind her without her realizing it.
"Gu Xingdong!" Chen Lishu shouted Gu Xingdong's name loudly. Unbeknownst to her, whether it was intentional or not, the surrounding environment would suddenly become noisy every time she called out.
Just as she was about to push through the crowd to leave this bustling place and call to find Gu Xingdong, her back was suddenly patted.
"Lishu!"
A voice with a hidden meaning sounded from her back. Chen Lishu turned her head. Before she lost consciousness, she saw Zhang Wan'er staring at her with eyes full of resentment.
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After an unknown amount of time, Chen Lishu groggily opened her eyes. The scene before her was an unfamiliar environment, accompanied by a piercing cry.
"Tiantian." Chen Lishu tried to reach out and stroke Tiantian's head to comfort her, only to find her hands bound by thick hemp ropes.
Hearing Chen Lishu's voice, Tiantian finally stopped crying. Her eyes red and swollen, she looked towards Chen Lishu and choked out, "Auntie, are you okay? Before, someone in the village also lay on the ground motionless. The adults all said he had gone to a very, very far place and would never come back. I'm afraid you'll be the same as him!"
Hearing Tiantian's words, Chen Lishu let out a helpless laugh and then gently comforted her, "I'm fine."
As she finished speaking, she looked around. The surroundings were dim, and the air was filled with a musty smell. She guessed they had been thrown into an abandoned factory or house!
She had experienced such things many times and didn't feel anything. The crucial point was that Tiantian was still young, and she feared that this incident would leave an indelible impact on her heart.
If Tiantian could escape to a deserted place to hide, she would have no worries about dealing with the culprits.
Thinking of this, Chen Lishu shouted towards the door with a serious expression, "Is anyone there? Is anyone here!"
As her voice echoed, a disdainful cold laugh came from beside her: "These people seem to have gone to eat. Even if we shout ourselves hoarse, we might not be able to get out."
Hearing this familiar voice, Chen Lishu raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Why are you here too?"
If she wasn't here, how could she scheme against her? Zhang Wan'er thought coldly in her heart, but then she had to feign an innocent appearance and say:
"I don't know either. After we separated, I finally found you, and then a group of people suddenly appeared and covered my mouth with a handkerchief. As for what happened next, I'm not too sure. I had already lost consciousness at that time."
Hearing Zhang Wan'er say this, it seemed she had also been implicated. Chen Lishu blinked with some guilt and said, "Don't worry, Gu Xingdong will realize something is wrong when he finds out we're missing, and he'll come to rescue us."
Hearing Chen Lishu say this with such confidence, Zhang Wan'er was almost driven mad by jealousy. However, to better proceed with her plan, she could only suppress her anger and respond in a low voice, "Mm."
Just as her thoughts were racing, the dim light before her was suddenly blocked by a figure. Zhang Wan'er frowned and raised her head, puzzled. Chen Lishu's delicate face suddenly appeared before her.
Zhang Wan'er's eyes widened in disbelief, and she questioned in surprise, "You... weren't you tied up tightly? How did you escape?"
Chen Lishu took out a dagger with a cold glint and cut the rope in Zhang Wan'er's hand.
Too many things had happened along the way, and she had already become vigilant.
This dagger was specially made for her by Su Nian at great expense. It was kept close to her thigh, a place where no normal person would think to look!
This also provided her with an opportunity to escape.
Chen Lishu used the dagger to cut Zhang Wan'er's ropes, holding Tiantian with one hand, and said to her, "What else can we do here? Hurry up and run! Otherwise, when these people come back, we won't have another chance to escape."
How could she let the person she had worked so hard to capture, Chen Lishu, escape so easily? Zhang Wan'er's eyes darted around, and a plan immediately formed in her mind. She clutched her calf, feigning a pained expression, and said:
"I don't know what's going on, but my leg seems to be injured and I can't run! Why don't you two run? I don't want to be a burden to you. Don't worry about me!"
Her leg was injured? How could she falter at such a critical moment?
Chen Lishu's brows furrowed tightly. She pursed her thin lips and asked, "Does it hurt a lot? If it doesn't hurt much, try to bear it. Once we leave this place, we'll go to the hospital!"
Zhang Wan'er shook her head and refused, "It hurts a lot, it hurts so much I can't bear it. I probably can't walk!"
Chen Lishu first lowered her eyes, suppressing the restlessness in her heart, and then moved to Zhang Wan'er's side. She supported her under her armpits, forcefully pulled her up, and said coldly, "You have to walk even if you can't. If you don't want to die in this place, you'd better bear this little pain!"
Zhang Wan'er hadn't expected Chen Lishu to be so strong, she had no room to struggle. They had already spent so much time here, and those bastards hadn't shown up yet. She really didn't know what Qin Yue was doing!
Since she couldn't struggle, she could only obediently follow Chen Lishu, walking with a limp, trying her best to give those bastards a chance to discover Chen Lishu's escape!
As the few of them ran to the door, Chen Lishu looked around and found the facilities and layout here very familiar. If she guessed correctly, they were still inside the amusement park!
If that was the case, it would be easier. No matter which direction they ran, as long as they reached a crowded place, they would be safe!
Thinking of this, Chen Lishu put down Tiantian in her arms, directly took Zhang Wan'er's arm, and said to both of them:
"We'll be safe as long as we reach a crowded place. Tiantian, you have to remember to follow me obediently. If anything happens later, don't worry about Auntie, just run away somewhere else without looking back!
If any of us three makes it out safely, we'll have enough time to call for help from the outside. Do you understand?"
Although Tiantian was young, she understood some things in this emergency situation. She nodded, and as the three were about to leave, a commotion suddenly came from their ears.