This same question also lingered in Zhou Qiqi's mind.
After being abducted into the van, she was shoved and crammed into a corner of the vehicle, and the van was bumped along the way into the deep mountains.
The group was clearly extremely cautious, constantly turning and detouring on the mountain road, deliberately confusing the driver.
Fortunately, the car was badly damaged, and even the kidnappers themselves were grimacing as they sat in it. Seeing that she was a weak woman being tied up so tightly, they relaxed their guard and no one paid special attention to her little movements.
This gave Zhou Qiqi a glimmer of hope.
Despite her fear and discomfort, she used the slightest movement of her body to painstakingly and repeatedly slip the colorful buttons from her handbag through the gap in the car door.
Every small movement was risky; she had to make sure she didn't make any unusual noises or arouse suspicion.
There was only one thought in my mind:
Leave clues. As long as you leave clues along the way, Shen Huaichuan will definitely be able to find her by following the clues!
This belief sustained her, and she persevered no matter how difficult things became.
However, just when she thought she was about to reach her destination, the car suddenly stopped.
Before she could react...
A thick black cloth was used to cover her eyes.
The ropes binding their hands were retied, and they were put in an even more difficult position.
Then she was roughly dragged out of the car and shoved forward.
She walked for an unknown amount of time before someone shoved her, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.
Then, the footsteps faded away, and she was left alone there.
With her eyes covered, she couldn't see anything and had to rely on her other senses to make sense of things.
The air was filled with a pungent musty smell, mixed with a faint earthy odor.
In addition, there is a faint sulfurous smell, similar to the residue left after gunpowder is burned. If you smell it for too long, it can make you feel dizzy and nauseous.
The ground beneath my feet was cold and damp, and uneven, making my soles ache.
Time passed slowly, but no one came, and there was no sound from anyone else.
Time becomes blurred in the darkness.
She couldn't see anything, only hear the sound of rain outside the cave, which gradually grew louder.
Not far away, water seemed to be dripping from a crack in the rock, and further away, there was a faint sound of flowing water, as if one were by a mountain stream.
She had no idea where she was, nor could she fathom the purpose of those who had kidnapped her.
Knowing nothing, hearing nothing—this unknown, along with the silence, amplified the fear.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be panicking by now.
But Zhou Qiqi bit her lower lip hard, trying her best not to cry.
She believed in Shen Huaichuan and believed that he would definitely come to save her.
Don't panic, absolutely don't panic!
She remained in the same position she had been thrown there, pretending to be unconscious and collapsing to the ground.
But in reality, her wrists, which were tied behind her back, were using all her strength to rub against the rope, trying to break free of her restraints.
A wave of pain shot through her wrist, but she couldn't care less.
Perhaps because she was too focused on saving herself, she didn't notice when someone approached.
A cold, mocking male voice rang out above her head:
"Don't waste your energy. I've managed to get you here, so there's no way you'll have a chance to escape."
Zhou Qiqi's heart clenched, and she froze instantly.
Immediately afterwards, the blindfold was roughly ripped off by the man!
Almost simultaneously, the wad of dirty cloth stuffed in her mouth was also pulled out.
The sudden light and the cold air rushing into her throat caused her to cough violently without being able to stop.
She gasped for breath, greedily inhaling the air, and squinted for a moment to adjust before she could see the scene before her.
She was indeed in a huge cave, with rubble scattered everywhere and abandoned, rotten wooden stakes.
The cave was dimly lit, with only a few kerosene lamps casting a distorted, yellowish light that made the shadows appear twisted and swaying.
The man standing in front of her, looking down at her, made Zhou Qiqi's heart sink instantly.
The man looked to be around forty years old. He wasn't particularly tall, but he was exceptionally strong and muscular, comparable to Shen Huaichuan.
He was wearing a dirty old jacket, his face was dark, and his cheekbones were high.
His eyes were sunken deep beneath his brow bone, his gaze sinister and ruthless, looking at her with a terrifyingly gloomy intensity, as if she were a dead person.
A hideous scar ran diagonally from his left brow bone to the corner of his mouth, making his already fierce appearance even more terrifying.
What was most alarming was that a homemade gun was prominently displayed on his belt, its dark muzzle pointing straight at the ground, the handle gleaming, clearly indicating that it was frequently handled and rubbed.
Behind this man were more than a dozen burly men, each with a fierce look on their faces and a menacing appearance. They were clearly not good people.
There are a few of them that Zhou Qiqi saw in the van.
The skinny driver also huddled in the crowd, his eyes darting around.
The man who called himself Brother Long looked down at her with a smile, a smile devoid of any warmth, only cold mockery. He then laughed:
"She truly lives up to her reputation as the woman who caused the destruction of a family. Even after being kidnapped and left in this desolate mountain cave, she can still calmly observe her surroundings. She is indeed extraordinary."
Zhou Qiqi gasped instinctively, her hair standing on end.
She was absolutely certain that she had never met this man who called himself Brother Long, nor did she know the group of vicious thugs behind him.
Where does his claim of "causing families to be destroyed and people to die" come from?
A vague yet terrifying guess surfaced in Zhou Qiqi's mind, but she dared not delve into it.
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