As the mouse moved, the image was clearly magnified, bringing Ling Moyuan's face into close range. Li Yixue's eyes suddenly widened; this was not Ling Moyuan at all.

You can't tell from a normal distance, but now that it's magnified like this, you can see that this person is probably wearing a silicone mask or something similar.

"Who is this? How can you judge people like this?" Li Yixue's chest heaved violently as she slapped the man hard across the face.

"I...I..." Although the man had been beaten, he didn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction. He didn't know what had happened. The two of them had been taking turns watching him, so how could this have happened? How could they have managed to switch things out right under their noses?

Meanwhile, the person on the other end of the video call heard the scolding. Since they had already been exposed, they simply removed the silicone mask from their head, revealing their delicate and small face underneath: "Phew, wearing something on your face is really not breathable." Effie wasn't worried about what the other person knew. Anyway, their boss had been gone for about an hour and was now close to them.

Then, covering his mouth and chuckling, he said to the video, "You're really stupid to go against our boss. Just wait and see how you'll die."

Li Yixue watched this scene with eyes bulging out of their sockets. She knew the other party was deliberately provoking her, but there was no way she could do anything about it because of the video. In the end, she could only turn her anger on the two men, slapping them hard across the face and shouting, "Hurry up and check on Mo Jing and those two brats. If they get away, I'll take your heads!"

Now that Ling Moyuan has disappeared, he must have come looking for them, so they must get the hostage first.

Seeing Li Yixue's anxious expression, Chen Jun clearly understood her thoughts and comforted her, saying, "Miss, don't worry. If he really comes, I will definitely kill him for you."

"You're no match for him at all," Li Yixue said bluntly, a hint of anger on her face. She didn't seem to care that Chen Jun's previously serious face turned pained as she spoke. He hurriedly ran out.

Just then, the lights, which had been as bright as the sun, suddenly went out, and there was no power anywhere around.

Seeing this, Li Yixue suddenly remembered something and shouted anxiously, "Quick, go check on the hostages!"

Meanwhile, Mo Jing was in a pitch-black room.

The moment the lights went out, she stomped her right foot twice. A small blade suddenly popped out from the heel of her right shoe, and Mo Jing carefully tiptoed and cut the rope on her foot.

With her feet free to move, Mo Jing stood up and rushed towards the wall. Using the momentum, she stepped onto the wall, then did a backflip and landed steadily on the ground.

Mo Jing freed her hands from the chair and then used the blade on her foot to cut the rope binding her hands.

The rain outside was still heavy, and the lightning flashes made Mo Jing's calm and composed expression clearly visible. Her high ponytail was slightly disheveled by her movements, with a few strands sticking to her face, but Mo Jing didn't seem to care.

The door was locked, and Mo Jing stood quietly to the side of the door, waiting.

A moment later, hurried footsteps could be heard outside. "Open the door quickly."

Mo Jing could tell that there were two people outside.

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Chapter 1 complete, more updates to come!