Qiao Xi sighed heavily inwardly and said helplessly, "Now you know my predicament. Under those circumstances, I really couldn't tell the truth."

Li Xiaoxiao suddenly cast a sympathetic look at her, walked closer to her, and took her hand to comfort her, saying, "Don't worry, as a friend I will keep it a secret for you."

"Thank you." Qiao Xi expressed her gratitude.

Li Xiaoxiao's expression suddenly turned serious again, and she said, "Answer me one more question."

Qiao Xi opened her mouth slightly and said, "Go ahead and ask."

"Do you like Ninth Master?" Li Xiaoxiao asked abruptly.

Qiao Xi, “…”

Li Xiaoxiao kept hinting to her with her eyes, "If you're a good sister, just tell me the truth."

Qiao Xi didn't know what she was thinking, but she actually agreed and said, "A little."

"I knew it." Hearing her answer, Li Xiaoxiao felt a sense of relief, followed by a smug look on her face.

Qiao Xi really didn't know where she got that idea from; it was simply...

Taking a deep breath and trying to remain calm, I asked, "You noticed?"

“It’s a feeling,” Li Xiaoxiao said solemnly.

Qiao Xi gave her a thumbs up from the bottom of her heart, and Li Xiaoxiao said knowingly, "Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret for you."

What is all this nonsense?!

However, Qiao Xi didn't see Jun Jiuge all afternoon, until school was over!

Qiao Xi also caught a glimpse of her by chance, seeing her hurrying towards the back gate of the school, wondering where she was going.

Out of curiosity and concern for her, Qiao Xi couldn't help but follow her, and then she saw her climb over the wall at the back gate of the school!

The school's back gate is usually closed; students can only use the front gate!

Qiao Xi couldn't understand why Jun Jiuge wanted to climb over the wall to get out.

We've already followed them all this way. If we don't climb over the wall and follow them, won't we lose them?

Without thinking too much, Qiao Xi rolled up her sleeves, loosened her muscles a little, and then, with a push from her feet and legs, flipped herself over.

But in just a short while, Jun Jiuge disappeared without a trace.

Qiao Xi followed a road based on her intuition, and she actually guessed right, but she was still a step too late!

"Ninth Master!" Joey called out as Jun Jiuge was being led into a van.

Just then, the driver who was there to pick up Qiao Xi arrived. "Madam."

Qiao Xi immediately got into the car and then urgently ordered him, "Catch up with that car in front."

The driver was taken aback for a moment, and Qiao Xi said anxiously again, "Hurry up!"

"Yes." The driver hesitated for a moment before slowly pressing the accelerator.

As they chased after her, the driver asked her anxiously, "Madam, should we call the president? It's not safe for us to follow like this."

Qiao Xi didn't hear a word the driver said. She kept her eyes glued to the car in front of her, afraid that it would disappear in the blink of an eye.

In broad daylight, under the clear sky, those people actually dared to openly kidnap people; they were incredibly audacious!

As they followed, the car in front turned onto a bumpy, muddy road. The driver had no choice but to stop and apologized to Qiao Xi, saying, "Madam, we can't follow any further. No one else will come here, and it's too obvious for us to follow like this."

Just as the driver finished speaking, the car in front stopped.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Xi also got out of the car, but the driver quickly stopped her, saying, "Madam, you can't go, it's too dangerous."

It was precisely because of the danger that she had to follow along. After all, just a moment ago she had confessed to Li Xiaoxiao that she liked Jun Jiuge. As the saying goes, true feelings are revealed in times of trouble, so she certainly couldn't abandon her at this moment.

Furthermore, since the specific situation is still unknown, calling the police directly would definitely be risky.

"Could you please inform Ah Jin for me? I'm going after him," Qiao Xi instructed him before following him.

The driver stopped her again, "Madam, you can't go with them, it's too dangerous."

"She's my friend, I can't let anything happen to her, you should inform A-Jin right away," Qiao Xi urged him.

After being caught in a dilemma, the driver decided to call Qi Jincheng first.

Qiao Xi followed at this moment. The car was parked outside the gate of an abandoned factory area. She carefully stepped forward and saw the outermost window.

Through the window, she could roughly see what was happening inside.

Jun Jiuge was tied to a pillar, and a lewd-looking man in the lead threatened her with profanities, "You brat, if you know what's good for you, hand over the stuff, and I might spare your life."

Jun Jiuge, too lazy to even glance at him, retorted with a question, "Can you make that decision?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a skinny, scrawny man next to the sleazy man blurted out, "Nonsense, our Brother Jin is Master Ma's most trusted confidant, he..."

Upon hearing this, the sleazy man called Brother Jin immediately became unhappy and kicked him hard, saying, "Go to hell, who the hell told you to speak?"

"Brother Jin." Skinny Monkey looked at him pitifully from the side.

Jin Ge originally didn't want to reveal his identity, but now, because of Skinny Monkey's arrogance, he probably can't hide it anymore.

Jun Jiuge got the answer she wanted and said quietly, "Ma Qianbang."

Now that she knew, Brother Jin didn't want to hide it anymore and pressed her, "Tell me, where did you hide the thing?"

Jun Jiuge showed no fear on her face, as if she was used to such occasions. She said indifferently, not taking them seriously, "I don't even know what you're talking about."

"Damn it, stop pretending to be crazy." Brother Jin raised his hand to hit her, but his hand suddenly stopped halfway through the air.

Qiao Xi's heart was in her throat as he touched her hand. She almost rushed in to save him, but thankfully the lewd man stopped in time.

Jin suddenly suppressed his anger and said with a smug look, "The news has spread throughout the underworld that the item is with you. Luckily, I have enough connections to find you right away."

"What is that?" Jun Jiuge glanced at him coldly.

"Stop pretending!" Jin Ge warned her, finally losing his temper. "Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson."

As he spoke, he waved to his men, "Give her a good welcome."

Several men immediately rubbed their hands together, grinning lewdly as they approached Jun Jiuge. Jun Jiuge knew what they wanted to do, and her heart leaped into her throat, but she remained calm and threatened Brother Jin instead, "Do you know about my relationship with him?"

"Who?" Brother Jin asked, extremely annoyed.

Jun Jiuge said quietly, "Living Yama."

Upon hearing those three words, Brother Jin abruptly stopped his men, shouting, "Stop!"