Chapter 145 I am the law! You are not worthy of being judged by the state!

"Let them come and... collect the body."

Jiang Wu's voice, transmitted through the telephone line, was devoid of any warmth, like the eternally frozen ice of the Arctic.

The secretary on the other end of the phone shivered at those four words, her hand holding the receiver trembling slightly.

Before the other party could utter another word, Jiang Wu decisively hung up the phone.

The old rotary dial telephone made a soft "click" sound, which sounded particularly jarring in the deathly silent office.

She slowly turned around, her gaze sweeping over the three men on the ground, curled up in pain but unable to even scream.

The power of the bone-corroding needles has begun to take effect.

The excruciating pain that rises from the depths of one's bones, like being gnawed by millions of ants, is enough to destroy anyone's will.

However, Jiang Wu placed a restriction on the needles, so that while they were enduring extreme pain, they could not make a sound or faint immediately.

She wanted them to savor this "gift" she had carefully prepared for them, consciously and silently.

She didn't look at them again, as if they were just three lumps of rotting garbage.

Jiang Wu strode towards the storage room at the end of the corridor.

Each step felt like stepping on a drumbeat, steady and powerful.

The wooden door she gently closed from the outside separated the two worlds.

Outside the door, the impending thunderstorm and the roar of the state apparatus were imminent.

Inside that door was the only warmth she protected with her life.

She pushed open the door, and the murderous aura that belonged to the demoness, capable of freezing everything, receded like the tide the moment she stepped into the room, disappearing without a trace.

Instead, it is the softest warmth that belongs to a mother.

The two children were still fast asleep in the storage room.

Jiang Wu walked over, squatted down, and carefully covered them with her coat.

Qin Zhao's little face still had traces of tears that hadn't dried, and he seemed to still be afraid in his sleep, his small body occasionally twitching.

Jiang Wu reached out and gently stroked her daughter's cheek with her fingertips, wiping away the tear stain.

Her movements were as gentle as if she were touching a priceless treasure.

Qin Zhan slept more soundly, but his brows were still tightly furrowed, like a little adult struggling with something in his dream.

Jiang Wu was deeply moved when she saw that the softest part of their hearts had been touched.

She couldn't imagine what the outcome would have been if she didn't have these special abilities, if she were just an ordinary mother.

The thought of that possibility made her heart ache as if it were being gripped by a giant hand, making it hard to breathe.

No, she absolutely wouldn't allow it!

She must become stronger! Strong enough to tear all the wolves and tigers that covet her family to shreds!

Just then, Qin Zhan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He was still a little confused after waking up, but when he saw that the person in front of him was his mother, his eyes, which looked just like Qin Lie's, lit up instantly.

"Mother……"

He was about to sit up when Jiang Wu stopped him with a gesture.

"Shh..." Jiang Wu put her index finger to her lips to make him shush, her voice as soft as a feather, "My sister is still sleeping."

Qin Zhan nodded obediently, but his body involuntarily moved closer to Jiang Wu, his little hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, as if his mother would disappear again if he let go.

"Mom, where are those bad guys?" he asked in a low voice, his eyes still showing a hint of lingering fear.

“They’re all asleep.” A gentle smile appeared on Jiang Wu’s face, a smile that could melt all the ice and snow in the world. “The police will be here soon. They will take those bad guys to a very, very far place and they will never bother us again.”

It's a gentle lie.

But that's enough for a child.

Qin Zhan nodded as if he understood, and his tense little face finally relaxed.

He rested his head on Jiang Wu's lap, feeling the familiar warmth emanating from his mother, and an unprecedented sense of security enveloped him.

"Mom, I'm so scared..." He buried his face in his mother's arms, his voice muffled, "I'm afraid they'll hurt you and my sister, and I'm also afraid they... will kill Dad."

Jiang Wu felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Her son is so young, yet he has to bear these fears that shouldn't belong to someone his age.

She gently stroked Qin Zhan's back, her voice firm and strong: "Zhanzhan, listen carefully. With Mommy here, no one can hurt you, and no one can hurt Daddy. Mommy promises you."

"Yes!" Qin Zhan nodded heavily, as if his mother's promise was the most unbreakable vow in the world.

Just then, a faint rumbling sound came from outside, growing louder as it approached.

That was the sound of a high-powered engine and propeller churning the air.

Helicopter!

Qin Lie and his group have arrived.

Jiang Wu raised her head and gazed through the dilapidated walls at the distant night sky.

Her face showed no joy at the prospect of reuniting with her husband; instead, a complex emotion flickered across it.

What would Qin Lie think when he saw the three kidnappers who had been tortured beyond recognition?

What would he think if he saw himself and his child unharmed?

How can I explain the unmistakable aura and power of a cultivator that emanates from my body?

One wave subsides only for another to rise.

The immediate enemy has been dealt with, but an even greater test seems to be just beginning.

"What was that sound, Mom?" Qin Zhan heard it too, and he looked up curiously.

"Dad came to pick us up and take us home." Jiang Wu snapped out of her thoughts and smiled gently again.

She hugged Qin Zhan and the still-sleeping Qin Zhao even tighter.

No matter what the future holds, at least for this moment her children are safe.

That's enough.

She lowered her head and gently kissed each of the two children on the forehead.

At that very moment, a deafening roar erupted!

The rusty main door of the production building was smashed open by an unparalleled force!

Countless blinding beams of flashlight instantly illuminated the entire dark factory area!

Immediately following was the sound of synchronized, menacing footsteps!

"Group one, search the east side! Group two, the west side! Group three, follow me! Target: the main building!"

Qin Lie's voice was hoarse and urgent, filled with an uncontrollable madness, echoing in the empty factory!