Inside the van, Lu Yixuan had barely moved his shoulders, which were being held captive by two burly men, when the burly man sitting to his right warned him, "Behave yourself! Don't you understand the situation?"

The burly man on the left was toying with a gleaming knife in his hand. He said leisurely, "Kid, you better behave yourself, or I can't guarantee that this knife won't fall on your delicate skin."

Lu Yixuan stared at the knife in horror, stammering, "Brother, it's a misunderstanding! We should be traveling together, there must be some mistake here!"

"idiot."

Lu An'an scoffed lightly from the side, her voice filled with disdain and mockery.

Lu Yixuan stared at Lu An'an with wide eyes: "You dare to insult me?!"

Lu An'an closed her eyes lightly, turning a deaf ear to Lu Yixuan's foolish behavior.

The burly man with the knife impatiently slapped Lu Yixuan, who was still moving, and said, "Don't move! Or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Lu Yixuan, slapped and quieted down, argued in a barely audible voice, "Big brother, listen to me, we're really on the same side. I tricked this brat into coming here. Believe me, I'm really not a hostage. I know this itinerary better than anyone..."

"Shut up! If you utter another word of nonsense, your tongue will stay right here!"

The knife was pressed against Lu Yixuan's neck. The burly man glared at Lu Yixuan menacingly, his tone dangerous.

Lu Yixuan felt the cold blade and was so frightened that he quickly begged for mercy, his voice trembling violently: "Big brother, big brother, I was wrong, I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore."

Lu An'an's lips curled into a mocking smile.

[It's no wonder that person didn't want to waste a single second on such a pathetic piece. It's a miracle if such a pawn can even be of any use once.]

The night was as dark as ink, and the van sped through the boundless darkness. After an unknown amount of time, the van slowly came to a stop, and the surroundings returned to deathly silence.

Before Lu An'an could even open her eyes, a blindfold was suddenly put over her eyes. Immediately afterward, the burly man's voice rang in her ears: "Miss Lu, please cooperate. This blindfold will be removed once you go inside."

Lu An'an laughed sarcastically, her voice as cold as frost: "You tied me up and wouldn't let me move, and you even put a blindfold over my eyes, and you still pretended to cooperate."

The surroundings were quiet, and those people ignored her questions.

Lu Yixuan, on the other hand, didn't receive the same treatment as Lu An'an. A black cloth bag was roughly put over his head, pulling at his wounds and causing him dizziness from the pain.

"No! I was invited here! You've got the wrong person! I'm not a hostage!"

The burly man punched Lu Yixuan in the stomach, his tone harsh: "Shut up! You've been so long-winded the whole way here, you talk too much!"

A sharp pain struck Lu Yixuan in an instant, overwhelming him. Because one of his arms was broken and the other was tied behind his back, he was unable to cover his throbbing abdomen and could only bend over to relieve the pain.

The person behind him shoved Lu Yixuan impatiently: "Hurry up, stop dawdling!"

Four burly men led Lu An'an and Lu Yixuan to the factory gate, where they were stopped by bodyguards who were waiting there.

"Wait, everyone needs to be checked!"

Lu An'an couldn't see, so she could only infer the situation from the sounds.

[It seems I guessed pretty much right. Luckily, I pinned the star to my cuff, otherwise my brother and the others would have worried.]

"Miss Lu, I apologize for the intrusion."

A woman's voice rang in Lu An'an's ear.

Lu An'an retorted provocatively, "What, if I say no, will you not offend me?"

The man who saw this scene on the monitor chuckled: "She really is a rare and interesting soul, isn't she?"

His subordinate, standing slightly behind him, stood tall and straight, his gaze never wavering, only slightly bowing his head: "A person who can interest Master must not be boring to Master."

The man rested his chin on his elbow, looking at the girl in the camera lens, his eyes gleaming with a secretive yet burning excitement: "Do you think she's also looking forward to seeing me?"

Upon hearing this, the subordinate showed even more respect, his tone carrying an undeniable certainty: "No one can escape the charm of our master, and she is no exception."

A fleeting hint of regret crossed the man's eyes as he sighed softly, "It's a pity it's not the right time yet, otherwise I could see up close the expressions on her face that would make me happy."

The subordinate asked in a low voice, "Master, should we keep Lu Yixuan?"

The man frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over the screaming chicken on the screen that kept emitting piercing screams. A hint of impatience and contempt flashed in his eyes. "Tie him to the cliff for now. After this is over, let him reunite with his grandmother."

After saying that, he glanced at his subordinate and said in an ambiguous tone, "You said before that you wanted to develop him into a pawn. With his intelligence, what great things do you think he can accomplish?"

The subordinate raised his hand and slapped himself: "I misspoke, I was foolish."

The man's gaze remained fixed on the surveillance camera. When he saw that his men had found Lu An'an's phone, a faint smile appeared on his lips as he casually ordered, "Go and get her phone for me."

The subordinate bowed his head in response and then turned and left.

The man continued to stare at the monitor, murmuring softly, "My dear An'an, I suppose you've guessed who brought you here, haven't you? I can't wait to be near you again."

Outside the factory building.

The woman carefully searched Lu An'an's body, taking out a cell phone, sunglasses, and two large handfuls of sunflower seeds from her pocket.

Woman: "...Why did Miss Lu bring so many sunflower seeds?"

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