Throughout the journey, Qin Zheng's heart was pounding wildly, and he kept urging himself to drive faster and faster.

The night streets rushed past under his car headlights, and time seemed to accelerate at that moment.

Finally, Qin Zheng arrived at the dock.

He jumped out of the car and rushed toward the speedboat moored on the shore.

He jumped onto the speedboat, started the engine, and sped off towards the open sea.

The sea breeze howled across Qin Zheng's deep, well-defined face, highlighting the determination in his eyes. He seemed to be racing against death, every second crucial.

The speedboat sped through the night, Qin Zheng gripped the steering wheel tightly, his gaze fixed firmly ahead.

Finally, Qin Zheng saw the ship ahead.

He quickened his pace, silently praying that Ye Yun would be safe and sound.

When he boarded the ship, he saw Ye Yun.

She was still tied up there, seemingly asleep, her body thin, the sea breeze reddening her earlobes and the tip of her nose.

Fortunately, she is still alive.

Qin Zheng walked to Ye Yun's side, gently untied the ropes binding her, and held her hand tightly, as if trying to transfer his strength to her.

Ye Yun slowly opened her eyes.

Upon seeing Qin Zheng, she smiled slightly, a genuine smile, "You've come."

Qin Zheng nodded. "I'm here."

The sea breeze was howling, and although the man's voice was calm, his eyes shone with a determined light. At this moment, he was like a warrior, willing to pay any price to save his beloved.

Ye Yun lowered her eyes, pressed her cheek against his, and her eyes were full of dependence.

"Qin Zheng, you've finally come."

A sneer came from behind.

Led by Ning Jingqiu and with Qiangzi on the left, a group of tall figures appeared on the deck.

Qin Zheng helped Ye Yun to her feet.

"I brought the project proposal." He said calmly, waving the file folder in his hand.

He clutched the crucial project proposal tightly in his hand. Having boarded this seemingly calm yet turbulent ship, he was already prepared to fight to the death.

In fact, he did not come alone.

Hidden in his pocket was a newly released tape recorder, his biggest secret weapon for this trip.

Please step into the urn.

He and Ye Yun had long known that Ning Jingqiu would retaliate against them, but they needed a reasonable reason for the law to punish him.

Rather than passively being retaliated against by Ning Jingqiu time and time again, it's better to lure him into a trap.

Ye Yun acted as bait, willingly jumping into Ning Jingqiu's revenge to collect evidence of his crimes!

They are now halfway to success.

To eliminate trouble, they must nip it in the bud. If they want to fight Ning Jingqiu, they must kill him directly. Otherwise, there will be endless trouble, and Chu Qi and Xiao Qinyue will always be in danger.

It wasn't her intention to beat up Ning Jingqiu in the private room.

Her idea has always been: either don't fight at all, or fight to the death.

Letting Ning Jingqiu go in the private room was not her original intention; she simply didn't have a reasonable way to get rid of Ning Jingqiu.

Ning Jingqiu came from afar to discuss business with them. She couldn't possibly do something illegal and kill him, could she?

So she had no choice but to let the tiger return to the mountain for the time being.

Now that Ning Jingqiu has kidnapped her and is about to commit a crime, once she and Qin Zheng gather the evidence, Ning Jingqiu will face legal punishment!

The sea breeze on the ship carried a slightly salty and damp scent, ruffling Ye Yun's hair.

She looked around, secretly observing the situation. Ning Jingqiu was surrounded by several fierce-looking men, making him difficult to attack.

Now all we can do is rely on that contract.

"Boss Ning, now that I've brought the project proposal, can you let us go?" Qin Zheng said coldly.

Ning Jingqiu raised his hand and gave a signal.

Qiangzi stepped forward, glanced at Qin Zheng, snatched the project proposal, and handed it to Ning Jingqiu.

"Uncle, look."

Uncle?

Ye Yun was taken aback. Looking at the interaction between Qiangzi and Ning Jingqiu, she seemed to understand something. She scoffed at herself, "They're really like dogs, they'll call anyone who feeds them 'mother,' they've even started calling him 'uncle.'"

Qiangzi gave her a resentful look.

"People strive for higher positions, water flows downhill. If I follow my uncle, I can become an official in the future. If I follow you, I can only be a driver. Am I wrong?"

"..."

Ah, yes, yes, yes.

Ye Yun rolled her eyes at him and said to Ning Jingqiu, "Uncle Ning, you must be careful when taking in followers. This kind of person who likes to betray others first betrayed his own second uncle, and then betrayed us, his saviors. One day he will betray you!"

Ning Jingqiu was flipping through the contract when he heard this, and he just scoffed coldly.

"Mrs. Qin seems to have forgotten that Qiangzi has always been one of my men. He has never betrayed his second uncle." After saying this, he abruptly threw the contract aside.

Then he waved his hand again.

Soon someone brought up a suitcase, and when the suitcase was opened, a brand new contract appeared in front of the group.

"This is the transfer agreement I've prepared, Qin Zheng. As long as you sign this contract, I'll let you leave." Ning Jingqiu coldly curled his lips, his smile full of threat. "Otherwise... you and your lover will probably die on the high seas."

Qin Zheng and Ye Yun exchanged a glance.

"If I sign, will you let me go?" He raised his voice as the sea breeze blew.

Ning Jingqiu, seemingly unwilling to be outdone, raised his voice and said, "Of course! This is international waters. I have more men under my command, so I call the shots!"

What if I don't sign?

"Then you're dead!" Ning Jingqiu's face darkened, and without giving him any chance to react, he led his men to him quickly.

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