The minibus drove for a long time. By the time Shen Chuhe got out, the sky had already turned dusky.
The broad faced man somehow produced a rope and tied their hands one by one.
In front of them stood a single story house.
“Where is this?”
The two girls were so frightened that they had completely lost their composure.
Shen Chuhe was doing slightly better. Jiang Yining tugged at her sleeve and asked,
“Anping County.” Shen Chuhe had been paying attention to the road signs along the way. She had seen the name on the large road sign just now. “It is a small county under Beicheng.”
In other words, they had taken a winding route through the mountains and eventually returned to Beicheng.
The broad faced man came over and shoved them aside.
“What are you whispering about? Let me tell you, now that you’re in the hands of the two of us, don’t even think about escaping and staying alive. If any of you try something clever, I’ll blow your heads off!”
“Who exactly are you people?” Jiang Yining asked angrily. “Do you know who I am? I am from Beicheng…”
“Ah!”
The broad faced man slapped her across the face, cutting her off.
“I don’t care who you are! From Beicheng? Hmph! How many important people are there in Beicheng? Can any of them compare to those in Jing…”
“Biaozi! Shut up!”
The minibus driver immediately cut him off and gave him a warning look.
Jiang Yining’s eyes filled with tears, but she still looked extremely indignant.
The broad faced man pointed his index finger at her twice and gave her a vicious look.
“You’d better watch yourself!”
He then cursed under his breath as he went to open the door of the house.
Jing…
Shen Chuhe’s eyes flickered slightly.
Jingdu?
The next second, the driver brought several hoods out of the house and pulled them over the girls’ heads.
In an instant, everything before their eyes went completely dark.
“Boss, should we send them over now?”
“Yes.”
By the time the hoods were removed, an hour had already passed.
Shen Chuhe opened her eyes and was momentarily blinded by the dazzling colored lights in the room.
Jiang Yining was standing beside her, along with the other two girls. In one corner of the room stood several other young women wearing heavy makeup.
Shen Chuhe did not have time to look closely.
Three men were sitting on the leather sofa in front of them.
Each wore a different mask.
Yet their eyes were all the same. They looked the girls up and down as though they were selecting merchandise they found satisfactory.
“Xiao San, this batch is pretty good,” the man on the left said.
The minibus driver stood to the side, nodding and bowing obsequiously.
“Yes! We have that foolish young man to thank for this. These girls are all pretty good, aren’t they, bosses? Take your pick.”
The two masked men on the left and right exchanged glances.
The man in the middle, however, raised his hand directly and pointed at Shen Chuhe.
“She stays.”
His voice was stern.
“What about the rest?”
The man on the right pointed at Jiang Yining.
“This one. You can keep the others.”
The broad faced man immediately agreed and led the other girls out.
Shen Chuhe and Jiang Yining held hands tightly.
The driver, who had been called Xiao San, asked, “Do you want to have some fun tonight, or…”
The masked man in the middle waved his hand. The man on the right continued,
“No need. We’re in a hurry. We have things to do. These…”
He pointed at Jiang Yining and Shen Chuhe, then at the three girls in the corner.
“Take all of them away!”
“Yes, yes, yes! I’ll get everything ready right away!”
Shen Chuhe and Jiang Yining were taken away and locked inside a separate compartment.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Yining finally could not sit still any longer.
“Who exactly are these people? Where are they taking us? They… they are completely out of control!”
She clenched her fingers, her face filled with both anger and fear.
Shen Chuhe shook her head.
“I think we’ve run into a criminal organization.”
“A criminal organization? They dare operate in Beicheng?”
“They aren’t from Beicheng,” Shen Chuhe replied, but she did not elaborate. “In any case, don’t act recklessly for now. Fighting them head on won’t do us any good.”
“Once I get out of here, I’m definitely signing up for a self defense class! I’ll beat these heartless bastards until they beg for mercy!”
“Shh!”
Suddenly, Shen Chuhe raised a finger to her lips.
“What is it?”
Outside, they heard voices.
“Bosses! We can’t stay here any longer! We don’t know where those people came from, but they’ve brought a group of men with them. They’re coming in force!”
“Useless! How did the information leak?”
Shen Chuhe pressed herself against the door and only managed to hear those two sentences.
It seemed someone was coming!
Shen Chuhe’s eyes lit up.
“Let’s think of a way to untie the ropes first!”
Jiang Yining also reacted immediately and nodded.
“How could I forget? There’s a folding knife on my keychain! Help me get it out.”
Shen Chuhe opened the door and cautiously poked her head outside. Only then did she realize that they were on a ship docked by the shore.
A huge crowd of people stood on the shore.
At the front was a tall man dressed in black trousers and a black shirt. His expression was one that Shen Chuhe knew all too well, arrogant and unruly, but at this moment, his features were even colder and more ruthless.
The moment Shen Chuhe saw the man’s face clearly…
Rong Yuchuan!
Why was it him again?
How could he be here?
What was he doing here?
Shen Chuhe frowned, feeling as though fate had grabbed her by the head and forced her into a situation she could not resist.
No.
Whatever he had come here for, she could not let him discover her!
Shen Chuhe grabbed Jiang Yining and was about to hide back inside.
Rong Yuchuan caught sight of a familiar figure, and a dark glint flashed through his eyes.
“What kind of people are you? How dare you cause trouble in Beicheng?”
“Bang!”
The masked man did not answer. Instead, he fired a shot into the water.
“I am causing trouble right here in Beicheng!”
“Brother, they have more people than us! Don’t act on impulse. This place has been exposed, so we have to leave immediately!”
After hearing that, the man who had fired the shot said coldly,
“Tell Biaozi to get ready. We’re leaving by boat!”
“It’s too late! Their people seem to have already… boarded.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Yuchuan had already brought his men onto the ship.
The masked man slowly raised his hand and pointed his gun at him.
“No one has ever dared to point a gun at me.”
Rong Yuchuan’s expression turned cold.
“I don’t care what you people have done, but you’ve kidnapped someone you shouldn’t have. Hand her over, and I can let you leave.”
“Who?”
“Qiao Wan.”
“And what if I refuse?”
Rong Yuchuan pulled a pistol from inside his clothes and pointed it at him.
“You know the Rong family of Beicheng, don’t you? To become the future head of the family, one has to pass layer upon layer of rigorous assessments and undergo extremely brutal training to master all kinds of skills, including handling guns. You can find out for yourself which one of us is more ruthless and who can pull the trigger faster.”
Rong Yuchuan was certain that the masked man would not dare fire.
At the very least, he would not dare fire at Rong Yuchuan.
Otherwise, he would not have been hesitating until now.
“Give her to him.”
One of the masked men brought all three girls out of the private room.
One of the heavily made up women saw him, and her eyes immediately reddened. She called out softly,
“Ayu…”
Qiao Wan tried to step forward, but the masked man grabbed her.
“Let her go first.”
“Let me go first!”
For a moment, neither side was willing to give in.
Inside the compartment.
Shen Chuhe looked dazed.
Qiao Wan.
No wonder.
No wonder he had appeared here.
He had come here for her…
What a coincidence.
She was actually here too!