“Gu Tianye, what is this about?”
Gu Tianye replied calmly, “Tao Gu is suspected of being involved in a major case. She needs to return with us to assist in the investigation.”
Zhuo Haonan said, “Gu Tianye, Tao Gu is just a servant. Could there be some misunderstanding?”
Gu Tianye cast him a cold glance.
“Mr. Zhuo, are you questioning the Black Armor Army’s ability to handle cases?”
Zhuo Haonan’s expression stiffened.“Gu Tianye, that’s not what I meant. I only wondered if you might show some flexibility.”
“You see, if you have questions, perhaps you could ask them here in the Zhuo residence—”
Before he finished speaking, Gu Tianye rejected the idea immediately.
“Not convenient.”
Zhuo Haonan was momentarily speechless, and Madam Han finally lost her patience.
“Gu Tianye, I warn you—don’t go too far!”
“Tao Gu belongs to me. Without my permission, no one is allowed to take her away.”
Gu Tianye shot her a cold look, completely ignoring her threat.
He turned to Liuzi and ordered:
“Take her away. Anyone who dares to stop you—kill them.”
Liuzi straightened proudly and dragged Tao Gu toward the gate. She screamed in terror.
“Madam! Save me… Madam!”
Madam Han trembled with rage.
“Where are the guards? Where did they all go?”
“Can’t you see someone is causing trouble in the Zhuo residence?”
At her shout, more than a dozen household guards rushed out and surrounded Gu Tianye and his men.
Seeing that a fight might break out, Zhuo Haonan hurriedly tried to mediate.
“Madam, please calm down. There must be some misunderstanding. Let’s explain things properly to Gu Tianye—”
Madam Han despised Zhuo Haonan’s submissive attitude.
“Does this look like someone who wants to explain things?”
“Zhuo Haonan, they’ve already come to our home to bully us, and you’re still trying to play the good man?”
“Get out of my way.”
“I want to see who dares to make a move.”
The moment her words fell, a flash of silver light swept past her face.
Madam Han instinctively shut her eyes.
“Ah—!”
After a scream, she opened them again.
Behind her, one of the guards had already collapsed on the ground.
A chill shot up from her feet straight to the top of her head.
She was the daughter of a military family and had always been bold.
But at that moment, she was still shaken by the undisguised killing intent radiating from Gu Tianye.
She knew that if she continued to block him from taking Tao Gu, Gu Tianye really would strike.
With a cold snort, Gu Tianye turned and left.
This time, no one dared to stop him.
Once Gu Tianye and his men walked out of the courtyard, Madam Han’s legs went weak. Zhuo Haonan quickly supported her with concern.
“Madam, are you alright?”
Madam Han regained a bit of composure.
“Get away from me, you useless coward. Being bullied like this in your own house!”
“I’m writing to my brother immediately. This is too much!”
With that, she stormed off.
Watching her back, Zhuo Haonan’s face darkened.
Meanwhile, Su Manman had finally finished sulking in the corner.
“Damn it… fine, I’m ugly then.”
“As long as I’m smart, I can still live an amazing life.”
“And as long as I have enough money, am I afraid I won’t find a handsome man?”
With those thoughts, Su Manman successfully comforted herself.
After cheering herself up, she happily ate all the food Wu Rongguang had prepared together with the three little children.
After eating and drinking their fill, she slept soundly with the kids.
Surprisingly, she slept very well.
When she woke up, it was already completely dark outside the window.
The foolish soldier who had been guarding the door earlier was gone.
The whole courtyard was eerily quiet.
Su Manman stretched her arms and walked toward the door.
She had expected someone to stop her as soon as she reached it.
But to her surprise, there was no one at all.
Still, she had no intention of running away.
She had already decided to cling to these Black Armor Army soldiers and make them escort her and the children to Da’an County to find the male lead.
Suddenly, Su Manman sniffed the air.
Why was there a smell of blood?
Then her foot kicked something.
She looked down—
and nearly screamed.
A person was lying on the ground.
Quickly covering her mouth, Su Manman’s whole body went weak.
She didn’t even need to check to know the man was dead.
The smell of blood was coming from him.
Keeping low, Su Manman tiptoed backward.
After only a few steps, the door of a room opposite suddenly opened and several men in black walked out.
Terrified, Su Manman immediately dropped flat on the ground and held her breath, pretending to be a corpse.
Hopefully the darkness would help her blend in.
Well… television dramas were right after all.
It actually worked.
Su Manman silently gave herself a mental thumbs-up.
At the same time, she cursed Wu Rongguang and the others eight hundred times in her head.
“Damn it, what kind of Black Armor Army is this? Their base got raided and they didn’t even notice!”
She silently prayed to every god and Buddha she could think of for the black-clothed men to leave quickly.
Unfortunately, it seemed the gods hadn’t heard her prayers yet.
The men were about to leave, but one of them suddenly paused.
“This room hasn’t been searched yet.”
He walked toward a room.
That room… was exactly where the three children were sleeping.
Su Manman’s heart began pounding wildly.
The children were hiding in a corner—if someone didn’t look carefully, they wouldn’t notice.
But if the men entered the room, they would definitely be found.
Watching the man step closer and closer to the door, sweat began to bead on Su Manman’s forehead.
She cursed the Black Armor Army’s ancestors eight generations back again.
If they hadn’t captured her, she wouldn’t be in this situation now.
Gritting her teeth, she made up her mind and deliberately kicked a small stone on the ground.
Clack!
The sound echoed clearly in the silent night.
Su Manman looked up and met the eyes of the men in black.
Then she jumped up and ran.
But she had barely taken a few steps when a sword pressed against her throat.
Su Manman immediately raised both hands in surrender.
“Hero… let’s talk this out.”
“I’m a victim too! I’m not with those people—I was captured by them!”
“My father is a wealthy merchant. He has lots of silver. If you rescue me, my family will reward you generously!”
Seeing that Su Manman was just a weak woman, the three men in black relaxed.
“Didn’t expect there’d be a woman here.”
Hearing that tone, Su Manman immediately imagined them raping and killing her.
Thinking of such a tragic ending, she almost burst into tears.
Why was her fate so miserable?
Then the next second, another man said:
“And she’s ugly too.”
Su Manman’s fists instantly clenched.
She absolutely could not tolerate that.
You can say I’m poor.You can say I’m miserable.
But you absolutely, absolutely cannot say I’m ugly.
Even if it’s true—you still can’t say it. 😤