Su Yuxi could only pretend to comply and get into the passenger seat.

The man then unlocked his own handcuffs and instead handcuffed her to the safety handle above the car.

After handcuffing the person, he quickly went to the driver's seat on the other side.

The alley was not well lit, and with his sunglasses on, his vision was greatly impaired. As usual, the man casually took off his sunglasses, started the car, and instinctively turned his head to look at the person in the passenger seat.

It was this one glance that gave Su Yuxi her breakthrough.

The man felt a buzzing in his head, followed by an instant silence. He felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss of darkness, losing control of his mind.

"Give me the key to the handcuffs." Su Yuxi suppressed her joy and gave the order to the person next to her.

Upon receiving the instruction, the man immediately took a small key out of his pocket and handed it to her.

Su Yuxi immediately took it and quickly unlocked the handcuffs on her hands.

She didn't dare to delay too long. After unlocking the handcuffs, she ordered the man in the driver's seat to get out of the car immediately.

She immediately took the driver's seat and drove the car away from where it was.

Su Yuxi wasn't familiar with the roads here. She wandered around the alleys for a while before finding the main road and then leaving the city following the route she had previously recorded.

According to the original plan, she would either run to the embassy or to the border.

The embassy's procedures take too long; by the time they get to her, it'll be too late.

So she chose the most direct method: crossing the border. Once she got across, she could go straight back home.

Su Yuxi drove for two hours on the wide highway, the afterglow of the setting sun bathing the car in its light, humming a melody of freedom. However, when things go too smoothly, unexpected things always happen.

Even though the steering wheel was in my hands, the vehicle suddenly braked hard, then the engine stalled, and the doors were locked.

Before she could figure out what was going on, she heard a woman's voice coming from the car radio.

"An Jiaren, stop trying so hard. Just wait there quietly. Our people will come to pick you up soon."

Su Yuxi then knew that the car was no longer under her control.

It's also her fault for being foolish; she panicked and lost her mind. The car belonged to someone else, so naturally, that person could have full control.

Su Yuxi rolled her eyes at her: "Shut up."

She quickly unbuckled her seatbelt, her sharp gaze sweeping across the carriage before finally settling on the safety hammer lying quietly by the window. Without hesitation, she climbed over, grabbed the hammer, and began smashing it against the window.

A bunch of idiots, did they think that just because she's locked up, she can't get out?

They must have heard her commotion, because they hurriedly advised, "Miss An, our young master invited you here as a guest with no ill intentions. You are currently in the middle of nowhere, where wild animals often roam. If you leave the car without permission, it could pose a great threat to you. Please wait in the car for our people to come and pick you up."

Su Yuxi seemed not to hear. She knocked on the car window a few times, grabbed her backpack, and jumped out of the window.

She almost stepped on a small snake that peeked out of the grass as soon as she came out. She picked it up, patted its head, and apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I almost stepped on you."

"Be careful when crossing the street next time, I'll help you across." Then she tossed the snake across to the other side.

Little snake: You vixen, is this how you behave?

Lingyou peeked out of her backpack, her eyes sparkling with curiosity about the forest: "Is this the great forest? It's so beautiful." All she could see was lush greenery.

What a nice view.

Su Yuxi crossed her arms and leaned naturally against the car, her voice slightly lazy: "Yes, do you want to live here? If you do, let's part ways. You go your way, and I'll go mine. We'll go our separate ways."

Lingyou paused for a moment: "Leave?"

The things it has experienced in the past few days are more than it has in ten years on the island, but in just a few short days, it has almost forgotten its original purpose for coming out.

Yes! It longs to escape the island and yearns for life in the great forest.

But when it actually found itself there, it became confused, wondering if it would really stay there forever.

"Well? Have you decided yet?" Su Yuxi urged it, interrupting its wandering thoughts.

Lingyou lowered her head and rubbed her small hands together, her eyes flashing with embarrassment and shyness. She spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz: "Um, can I follow you from now on?"

"Follow me? Why are you following me? I'm going home."

Tap tap tap... The sound of aircraft wings clicking came from her ears. Su Yuxi looked up at the sky and didn't see a straight plane taking off yet, but it would be soon.

"We have to run, or the others will catch up."

The weasel was overjoyed and quickly jumped onto her backpack: "Okay."

Su Yuxi didn't take the highway. Although the highway was convenient, the other party was flying overhead. Taking the highway would just be telling others that she was here.

So she chose the jungle, which was considered the most dangerous by others.

The moment she stepped inside, the helicopter appeared. They locked onto the car on the road and slowly approached it.

Unfortunately, they were too late; the place was already empty.

The group immediately reported the information and launched a new search strategy.

When Hua Zan arrived with reinforcements, he immediately led his men back to the jade mine, but the place was already deserted, with nothing but a mess on the ground.

Consumed by rage, unable to contain the anger surging within him, he raised his gun and fired several shots at the car. Amidst the flying sparks, a beautiful figure suddenly flashed through his mind. He stopped firing, turned around, and searched through the crowd, but Su Yuxi was nowhere to be seen: "Where is An Jiaren? Have you found her?"

The bodyguard stepped forward and replied hesitantly, "Not yet. We have already retrieved the surrounding surveillance footage and started the search."

The problem was that the surveillance cameras here weren't comprehensive; they could only use the ones in the vicinity. After they tracked Su Yuxi into an alley, she disappeared without a trace.

It seems the person has already vanished without a trace.

He dared not report it; if he did, the young master, who was in a fit of rage, would probably shoot him dead.

"Perhaps Miss An is on her way home."

Hua Zan frowned and pursed her lips, thinking that it made sense. She was unfamiliar with the place and had just been so frightened: "I'll call back and ask if they've returned."

"OK."

The bodyguard had barely left when Hua Zan's phone rang. He was extremely annoyed and picked up the phone, yelling irritably at the other end, "You better be in trouble, or you're dead."

There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a stern rebuke.

"You bastard, what are you saying?"

Hua Zan was startled and his scalp tingled. He took out his phone and glanced at it, feeling a wave of unease. It was his father at home.

"dad."

"What do you mean, 'Dad'? Hurry up and come home."

The call ended abruptly after the person on the other end finished explaining their business.

Hua Zan stared at the phone that had been hung up, his brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped several flies.