Chapter 171 - 170: Do you think Z will come to save you?

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Chapter 171: 170: Do you think Z will come to save you? Shi Wei instantly recalled who that person was. He grabbed the little girl’s wrist and led her to the area where vehicles were parked in the courtyard. "She’s not answering the phone." The girl in the front passenger seat kept dialing Ruan Yuan’s number over and over. Her face grew increasingly dark, her tightly furrowed brows seeming ready to crush a fly. "Try mine." Shi Wei handed her the phone from his bag as he pressed hard on the gas pedal, eyes fixed sharply on the road ahead. Yu Zhi dialed Ruan Yuan and K’s numbers a few more times, but the results were the same—nothing but the busy tone again and again. Taking a deep breath, she gradually calmed herself down, opened the map, and provided the man next to her with the quickest route to their destination. Fortunately, the Jin Family’s residence wasn’t far from Yushui Bay. After nearly twenty minutes, they arrived at the entrance of the neighborhood. The girl retrieved the access card Ruan Yuan had given her earlier and entered the secured access hallway with the man, swiftly climbing to the third floor. She pushed open the slightly ajar door, her nerves racing with a tension that made her heart pound uncontrollably. What she saw was overturned chairs scattered across the floor. The coffee table in the living room was now shattered, broken glass strewn across the pink sofa with faint traces of blood still visible. The clear signs of a struggle made Yu Zhi’s hands hanging by her sides curl tightly into fists. Even though she knew the person had been taken, she still searched the bedroom, bathroom, and balcony, clinging to the hope of seeing that familiar figure. "Zhizhi, don’t panic." Shi Wei’s heart ached at the sight of the girl’s pale face. He gently ruffled her hair and spoke softly, "Let’s search carefully to see if they left anything behind." The man’s words immediately awakened the girl. She quickly moved to the sofa filled with glass shards, pulling away all the cushions, unwilling to miss even a corner. "Zhizhi, under the sofa." The man, squatting by the coffee table, saw a white piece of paper out of the corner of his eye and quickly pointed it out to her. Yu Zhi bent down, stretched her arm, and pulled out the piece of paper. The flamboyant handwriting came into view. [Meet me in the outskirts. Don’t make me wait.] Yu Zhi’s gaze lingered on the words "outskirts." After a brief moment of contemplation, she turned to the man and asked, "Where were they keeping him before?" "I’ll ask." Shi Wei immediately called Chen Cai, asking for the exact address and to send a few more people over. When he received a location pin via WeChat, he took the girl’s hand and began striding forward. But before they had taken two steps, her soft, boneless hand slipped from his grip. "I need to grab something." Yu Zhi walked straight into the kitchen. Standing before the range hood, she bent down and pulled open the built-in steam oven below, carefully examining its structure inside. Shi Wei stood beside her in confusion, just about to ask her a question, when he saw her press a black, round object hidden in the corner. In the next moment, a silver storage cabinet filled with guns and bullets slowly rose from the steam oven. "Do you want one?" Yu Zhi asked calmly while selecting a handgun, her face unchanging. She grabbed a handful of bullets and loaded them into the magazine with lightning speed. After cocking the gun, she attached a silencer to its barrel. Shi Wei’s black pupils flickered as he watched the girl perform these practiced motions as if she’d done them a hundred times before. He casually picked one up and traced it with his fingers, seemingly nonchalant. "Zhizhi, have you killed anyone before?" "Not yet." She avoided taking a life unless absolutely necessary. Shi Wei nodded. Seeing that the girl was ready, he hastened his own preparations and loaded his weapon quickly. "What about you?" Yu Zhi propped up one hand on the kitchen counter and watched his similarly skilled movements. The man’s pale hands, contrasted against the black gun, made the bones of his fingers stand out like polished jade—surprisingly attractive. Shi Wei curved his lips in a faint smile, his tone lifting slightly: "If I’ve killed before, would you be afraid of me?" "No." "And if I were a bloodthirsty killer? Not scared either?" "You’d have your reasons." The girl’s unwavering trust and resolute reply amused the man. He slipped the pistol into the secret pocket of his suit jacket and leaned down to kiss her lightly on the lips. "How many have you killed?" Yu Zhi tilted her head to look at him, her curiosity piqued. But of course, it was only curiosity. Shi Wei pinched her nose lightly and chuckled pleasantly before repeating her answer: "Not yet." "..." After all this talk, he’d merely been teasing her. Yu Zhi pinched his waist in retaliation, closed the steam oven, and strode off with determined steps. Shi Wei, left behind, shook his head with a chuckle and hurried to catch up, slipping an arm around her as they left Yushui Bay together. ** In the outskirts, within a construction site yet to begin work, a two-story abandoned building stood out starkly. "Crack—" A whip lashed out, its sound echoing through the empty room. A blonde man lounged on a wooden recliner, a cigarette in one hand and a long whip in the other, his gaze gleaming as he stared at the woman across from him. Ruan Yuan’s hands were tied behind the chair she was sitting on, her ankles bound by a silver chain. She was wearing a thin long-sleeved dress, its fabric marred by two harsh whip marks crossing her arms and waist. The dress’s original pale blue had nearly been overtaken by the blood seeping from her wounds. "Do you think Z will come to save you?" His crisp Mandarin pronunciation was so flawless that it might trick someone into thinking he was a native of Hua Country. Ruan Yuan lifted her head, locking eyes with his strikingly blue ones, and suddenly sneered: "Oh? A defeated dog is learning how to threaten people now?" The mocking smirk on her pale face appeared strangely powerless. "A defeated dog?" K laughed a few times, slowly walking toward the woman. He gripped her jaw tightly, forcing her to look up, as he took in her disheveled appearance. His fingers traced her cheek with an eerie tenderness. "What gives you the right to say that?" His touch made Ruan Yuan nauseous, but the burning pain from his assault on her jaw left her unable to break free from his filthy grasp. "Let go of me!" Ruan Yuan glared at him, her dark, stormy eyes brimming with the desire to skin him alive. "Let go of you? Who let go of me?" K’s fingertips grazed past her eyelids and down to the bridge of her nose. His voice softened slightly as he whispered, "Do you know how much it took for me to escape that place?" "Do you know how I’ve survived all this time?" "You know nothing, yet you dare say such things about me?" "..." "Well, I suppose it doesn’t matter. You deserve it." The rage in Ruan Yuan’s eyes was joined by an overwhelming contempt for him.

Chapter 171 - 170: Do you think Z will come to save you?

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