"This is my fiancée, Liu Meijuan."

Su Mingqiang's mind was in complete chaos.

He noticed that his younger brother's canvas bag was bulging tightly in his hand, while Liu Meijuan's face was as pale as paper and her eyes were shifty.

"How...how did you get out?"

Su Mingqiang asked, stammering.

Su Mingde's smile vanished.

"That's not important. What's important is that I need your help."

Li Jinhua suddenly rushed forward and grabbed her husband's arm.

"Mingqiang, call the police! Call the police now! He's a fugitive!"

The air in the room froze instantly.

Su Mingde's eyes turned dangerous as he slowly pulled a kitchen knife from his pocket.

"I suggest you don't do that."

Su Mingde's voice was frighteningly soft.

"After all, we're family, aren't we?"

Su Mingqiang's legs went weak, and he felt his wife's hand, which was gripping his, trembling violently.

The younger brother before me had become a complete stranger, a dangerous stranger.

What do you want to do?

Su Mingqiang tried his best to keep his voice steady.

Su Mingde's expression suddenly turned ferocious.

"I want to see my father, I want to see Su Jianguo, I want him to pay for abandoning me!"

Looking at his brother's ferocious face, Su Mingqiang felt a chill run up his spine.

He swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

"Mingde, listen to me, I cut ties with Dad a long time ago. We haven't seen each other for ages. It's no use you coming to me..."

"fart!"

Su Mingde slammed the kitchen knife on the table with a loud "bang".

Li Jinhua screamed in fright, clutching her stomach and taking two steps back.

"I don't care about any of that!"

Su Mingde's eyes were bloodshot and his voice was hoarse.

"I just want you to bring him here!!" He grabbed Su Mingqiang by the collar, the tip of the knife pressed against his neck.

"You don't need to worry about anything else, just leave it to me!"

Su Mingqiang could feel the cold blade against his skin, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

He tried to remain calm.

"Mingde, calm down... You know how Dad treats me, ever since we separated the family..."

"Shut up!"

Su Mingde suddenly flew into a rage, and the tip of his knife slashed a bloody gash across Su Mingqiang's neck.

"I'll just ask you one question: are you going or not?"

Upon seeing this, Li Jinhua rushed forward.

"Mingde! Are you crazy? He's your own brother!"

"Get out of here!"

Su Mingde shoved her away, and Li Jinhua staggered and crashed into the wall, bending over in pain.

Su Mingqiang's eyes were bloodshot.

"Jin Hua!"

He tried to rush over, but Su Mingde held him down firmly.

"Feeling sorry for him?"

Su Mingde grinned maliciously and pushed the tip of his knife forward a little further.

"Then you'd better behave. Tonight, either you bring Su Jianguo to me, or..."

His gaze swept over Li Jinhua's protruding belly.

"I'll make sure she and her unborn child die!"

Su Mingqiang was trembling all over, and his voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Are you even human?! Jin Hua is pregnant!"

"child?"

Su Mingde suddenly burst into hysterical laughter.

"When I was arrested, did any of you care about my life or death? That old bastard would rather spend money to open a shop than save me!"

His expression was horribly distorted.

"I don't care about your father-son relationship, I have to see him tonight!"

The air inside the room seemed to freeze.

Looking at his wife's pained expression and then at his brother who seemed to have gone mad, Su Mingqiang finally managed to speak.

"Okay... I can go. But there's one condition: Jin Hua must come with me."

Su Mingde squinted.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Go ahead and let both of you go out to call the police?"

"She's pregnant! She can't be left here alone!"

Su Mingqiang practically shouted it out.

"Then you should stay even more."

Su Mingde smiled sinisterly.

"That way you'll come back obediently, won't you?"

He turned to Liu Meijuan.

"Keep an eye on her. If she dares to run..."

He made a throat-slitting gesture.

Liu Meijuan's face turned pale, and she nodded tremblingly.

Su Mingqiang felt as if his heart was being torn apart when he saw the despair in his wife's eyes.

He took a deep breath, his voice low.

"Mingde, you hate Dad, there's no need to drag innocent people into this. I promise I won't bring the police, you let Jinhua..."

"Shut up!"

Su Mingde suddenly sprang up and slammed his knife down on the table, sending wood chips flying.

"If she says another word, I'll stab her to death right now!"

Su Mingqiang knew that continuing the argument would only provoke this madman.

He glanced at his wife one last time, and Li Jinhua shook her head slightly with tears in her eyes.

He gritted his teeth.

"...Okay, I'll go. But remember this: if Jin Hua loses even a single hair, I'll haunt you even as a ghost."

Su Mingde grinned, a smile that sent chills down Su Mingqiang's spine.

"Don't worry, brother. As long as Su Jianguo comes, I guarantee your wife will be safe and sound."

Su Mingqiang took one last deep look at his wife, then turned and walked towards the door.

A chilling voice came from behind him.

"Remember, be back within two hours. Otherwise..."

The words were left unsaid, but the meaning couldn't be clearer.