Chapter 44 When Chi Anlan woke up, all she saw was...

When Chi Anlan woke up, all he could see was darkness. He tried to sit up, but found that his hands and feet were tied with ropes and his mouth was taped shut, so he could only make "woo-woo" sounds.

Chi Anlan recalled what had happened. After Gu Sheng fell asleep, he couldn't fall asleep at all. He was still thinking about the question Gu Sheng had asked him.

If he obtains the evidence, what should he do?

No matter what he does, the final result is the same: there is no result.

Chi Anlan was unwilling to accept that those sinners were unharmed.

The more Chi Anlan thought about it, the more energetic she became.

In the past, he would confide his doubts and anxieties to his friends at this time, but now he has no friends by his side, and the only one he can talk to, Gu Sheng, will not wake up for a while.

So he left the hotel and went for a walk.

As he walked, he arrived at the spot where he and Gu Sheng had previously staked out the area.

Then Chi Anlan saw a truck parked outside the side door of the house, and a group of people were unloading things from the train.

The things being moved look like boxes.

Just then, Chi Anlan suddenly saw one of the boxes move. The person carrying the box angrily slammed it down, and then the box fell silent.

Chi Anlan suddenly realized that these boxes might contain the "goods" to be auctioned.

Chi Anlan wanted to get closer to see more clearly.

Just as he was cautiously moving toward the car, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. Before he could even turn around, he lost consciousness.

At this moment, Chi Anlan slowly adapted to the darkness and found himself locked in a cage covered with a layer of velvet.

Chi Anlan tried to move her hands, but found that the ropes binding her hands were tied very tightly and she could not break free at all.

But this didn't stump him.

A flash of silver light appeared between his fingers, and a blade materialized between them.

However, the blade was too small, and the rope binding him was too thick, so it took Chi Anlan some time to finally cut the rope.

Once your hands are freed, the rest is easy to solve.

Chi Anlan tore off the tape from her mouth and then used a blade to cut the rope on her feet.

Unbeknownst to Chi Anlan, a pinhole camera was operating in the corner at the top of the cage.

In the monitoring room.

Song Yu narrowed his eyes, watching Chi Anlan untie herself on the monitor screen. He chuckled and asked his assistant, "Have you found out?"

The assistant looked at the tablet in his hand and said, "Chi Anlan, the young master of the Chi family in S City."

Song Yu said "Oh," as if he had thought of something: "It's him? That kid who disrupted the Gu family auction. I heard he's done a lot of outrageous things, but he's also a good kid with a strong sense of justice."

Song Yu smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes: "The Chi family raised him, so he should taste good. Let's make him the grand finale tonight."

The assistant tapped the screen a few times and said, "Okay."

Song Yu asked, "By the way, doesn't he have a companion?"

The assistant replied, "Yes, his companion was dealt with because he resisted too fiercely."

Song Yu looked regretful: "Is that so? That's such a pity." As he spoke, he turned to look at his assistant.

Looking at his assistant, Song Yu frowned slightly, his gaze sharp as he stared at the somewhat unfamiliar face before him.

"I don't think I've ever seen you before."

The assistant, Gu Sheng, suddenly laughed: "How could that be?" He looked into Song Yu's eyes as if trying to see through his soul.

“I am your most trusted assistant.” Gu Sheng’s voice was very soft, but every word he spoke struck Song Yu’s mind like a heavy hammer.

Song Yu's expression was somewhat stunned, and he unconsciously repeated, "My most trusted assistant."

Gu Sheng nodded and led Song Yu to his seat, saying, "That's right, I'm the person you trust the most. You've always been completely open with me."

Song Yu unconsciously repeated, "I have nothing to hide from you."

Gu Sheng took out a voice recorder and put it aside, saying, "Now, tell me everything you know."

Song Yu stared blankly at the recording pen, seemingly unable to understand what it was for.

He nodded slowly: "I'll tell you everything."

Two hours later, Gu Sheng put away the voice recorder, which had only a little battery left.

Fortunately, Song Yu finished recounting his life story before the battery ran out.

It has to be said that Song Yu's life has been quite remarkable. He was born in a slum in City A and climbed his way up to where he is today step by step.

The only thing that surprised Gu Sheng was that the person behind Song Yu, the real organizer of this gathering, was the president of the Development Bank of City A.

Gu Sheng recalled the "chance encounter" with the bank manager after leaving Gu Hecheng's place.

It seems this bank has a lot of problems.

Song Yu not only talked about himself, but also went into detail about the events related to the gathering.

The first guests at the party were all carefully selected and personally invited by him.

He then conducted a detailed investigation of each guest, and the guest files were stored on his personal computer.

Those files also record the spending habits of those customers.

Gu Sheng copied the computer's contents to a USB drive.

After doing all this, Song Yu seemed to have returned to normal. He said with a normal expression, "The guests will be here soon. Go and prepare."

He looked at Gu Sheng and said, "I feel more at ease leaving these matters to you."

On the other side.

Chi Anlan was in great distress at that moment.

He is being roasted on the grill.

Although it wasn't a real grill, it was pretty close.

The person who put him up there said it was to remove as much water as possible from his body.

Let's turn back time a little.

After Chi Anlan finally unlocked the electronic lock on the cage, he thought he was free.

He gently lifted the velvet cloth covering the cage to check what was happening outside.

Then.

He saw that the cage was surrounded by heavily armed guards.

They stood there quietly, motionless, looking down at Chi Anlan, who was trying to escape.

Then Chi Anlan knew he was finished.

Then he was brought here and stripped naked and tied to the "grill".

Now he has no way to escape.

At this moment, Chi Anlan felt her mouth was dry and her consciousness was becoming somewhat blurred.

He couldn't say he regretted it; if he had another chance, he would still choose not to approach that car.

In other words, he was less skilled than others and got caught.

However, Chi Anlan never gave up on surviving, but given the current situation, escaping was proving quite difficult.

Just as Chi Anlan was biting her tongue and desperately trying to stay awake...

Someone walked in.

He heard someone say, "Over here."

Then a familiar voice said, "Okay, leave this to me."

The first voice said, "Okay, I'll be waiting outside. You can call me anytime if you have any questions." Then, the person who spoke left.

Only one other person remained in the room.

The man walked up to Chi Anlan, who squinted at the approaching person and then instantly snapped back to reality.

"Gu Sheng?! What are you doing here?" Yes, that familiar voice was Gu Sheng.

Chi Anlan stared wide-eyed at Gu Sheng in front of her.

Gu Sheng walked to the control panel on the side, spent two minutes studying how to use it, and then put Chi Anlan down.

The moment Chi Anlan's feet touched the ground, her legs buckled and she collapsed to the ground.

Gu Sheng handed a bottle of water to Chi Anlan: "Would you like some water?"

Extremely thirsty, Chi Anlan took the water and drank it all in one gulp.

After finishing the drink, he wasn't satisfied and licked every part he could reach with his tongue.

He didn't stop until there wasn't a single drop of water left in the bottle.

"Is there any more?" He hadn't had enough to drink.

Gu Sheng pulled out another bottle of water from somewhere and handed it to Chi Anlan: "Enough for everyone."

After Chi Anlan had finally had enough to drink, he asked that question again: "What are you doing here?"

Judging from how Gu Sheng looked when he came in, he was clearly different from Chi Anlan. He wasn't brought in by force, and the people here respected him.

Chi Anlan's first reaction was, could Gu Sheng be Song Yu's man? Then he immediately dismissed the idea; he must be delirious to think that way.

How could Gu Sheng possibly collude with those people?

However, this does not explain why those people respected Gu Sheng so much.

Gu Sheng glanced at Chi Anlan and said, "Guess."

Chi Anlan exclaimed, "Huh?" He hadn't expected Gu Sheng to say that.

Gu Sheng patted Chi Anlan's head and said, "I don't know who ran out in the middle of the night and never came back. They didn't reply to my messages or answer my calls. I had to look for them everywhere."

Chi Anlan's brow twitched. He felt ashamed for asking the question. What else could Gu Sheng be here for but because of him?

Chi Anlan chuckled awkwardly, "Sorry, I didn't expect this either." He hadn't expected to be caught either.

He changed the subject: "What do we do next?"

Gu Sheng helped Chi Anlan up: "Of course, you should go and greet the guests, and do what you've always wanted to do."

Gu Sheng wanted to take Chi Anlan away from here, but Chi Anlan was in a bit of a predicament. He didn't know where those people had thrown his clothes. He searched for a long time and only found a few white robes, which were obviously worn by "merchandise".

But this is all I can wear now.

Seeing Gu Sheng about to open the door, Chi Anlan became a little nervous. He tugged at Gu Sheng's sleeve and asked, "Are we just going out like this? Don't we need to do something disguised? It would look very suspicious if we went out like this."

Gu Sheng said, "No need." After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out.

Chi Anlan had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

Just as Chi Anlan had expected, a row of guards stood outside.

To his surprise, after Gu Sheng led him out, the guards merely glanced in their direction and did not stop them from leaving.

Chi Anlan felt an indescribable sense of unease.

Gu Sheng said he would take Chi Anlan to the venue.

They had no trouble traveling the entire way.

But that strange feeling grew stronger and stronger.

Chi Anlan followed behind Gu Sheng, her steps unconsciously becoming lighter.

The corridor lights shone on the guards who brushed past them, and Chi Anlan noticed that the guards' eyes would become empty when they looked at them. Their expressions would also stiffen for a moment.

Finally, Chi Anlan couldn't help but lower her voice and ask, "Mr. Gu, what's wrong with them?"

Gu Sheng walked forward without turning his head: "Focus on walking."