Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, but just as Shen Huaichuan was scratched by the rocks...
In her sleep, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest.
This instantly snapped her to attention, and her heart pounded.
Before she could fully wake up, the skinny monkey impatiently walked over and rudely shoved her.
"Hey! Wake up! Get up! It's time to write the letter!"
Zhou Qiqi's mind was still a little hazy, and her eyelids were heavy, so she didn't open them immediately.
Seeing that she didn't react, the skinny monkey's thieving eyes swept over her, and his lewd thoughts started to stir again. Thinking that she was fast asleep, he shamelessly reached out his hand, wanting to take the opportunity to touch her chest.
Just as his filthy hands were about to touch Zhou Qiqi, her eyes snapped open!
His eyes were cold and sharp, like two knives shooting straight at the skinny monkey; his voice was resolute.
"Get your filthy hands off me! If you dare touch me, I'll bite my tongue off and kill myself! You won't get a single penny!"
The skinny monkey trembled with fright and quickly withdrew his hand, a look of panic flashing across his face.
He really didn't dare to do anything reckless now; this woman had too fiery a temper and would threaten suicide at the drop of a hat.
In order to secure the 50,000 yuan ransom, Brother Long gave a strict order: the person in charge must be fed and cared for well, and no mistakes could be tolerated.
He could only retreat sullenly, muttering rudely under his breath, urging her to write the letter quickly.
Zhou Qiqi knew that these thugs wouldn't dare to really do anything to her because of the 50,000 yuan.
She simply let loose, sometimes complaining that she was thirsty and wanted water, and other times saying she was hungry and wanted to eat dry food.
What's even more outrageous is that before each meal or drink, she would always have a cold face and insist that the skinny monkey taste it first to make sure it wasn't poisoned or had a sour taste before she would touch it.
This infuriated the skinny monkey. He cursed under his breath, but had to suppress it on his face, feeling simmering with anger with nowhere to vent it.
He could only send more men, having six or seven brothers take turns keeping a close watch on Zhou Qiqi.
He thought to himself, "Once I get the money, I'll see how I deal with you, you bitch!"
Zhou Qiqi didn't care at all about his angry glare; she continued eating and drinking as usual.
After eating, they would lean against the stone wall, close their eyes, and rest to conserve their energy.
As the night wore on, the cave was filled with snoring. The bandits who were guarding it were not regular soldiers and had little discipline.
One by one, they couldn't stay awake any longer and huddled together, some snoring and others talking in their sleep, keeping Zhou Qiqi awake.
She forced herself to ignore the noise and instead listened intently to the sounds outside the cave.
The night wind whistled through the mountain crevices, and the distant sound of the babbling brook could be faintly heard.
Hearing these natural sounds, her heart calmed down a little.
But as she listened, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The sound of the wind seemed to be mixed with a faint, rustling noise, almost imperceptible.
The sound was neither like the wind nor like the noise made by animals.
It looked like something was rubbing against the rock wall.
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, Zhou Qiqi's heart skipped a beat!
She remembered overhearing the bandits chatting and saying that the other end of the cave was a bottomless cliff.
If you accidentally fall down there, you'll be smashed to pieces.
Therefore, the criminals themselves dared not approach, but only sent people to guard the entrance in front of the cave.
Could it be...?
A strange, inexplicable feeling began to rise in her heart; it was a kind of unspoken connection.
But I can't believe it.
She feared that her suspicions were just hallucinations arising from her own intense stress.
She held her breath, her eyes fixed intently on the cave entrance.
However, her feeling was correct!
Before long, by the faint moonlight filtering in from the cave entrance, she was astonished to see it.
Suddenly, a man's hand reached up from the edge of the cave and gripped the edge of the rock tightly!
That hand, with its distinct knuckles and calluses from years of training, was all too familiar to Zhou Qiqi.
Those were Shen Huaichuan's hands.
She's held hands with him countless times; she would never mistake him for someone else!
Immediately afterwards, a very familiar face emerged from below the cliff.
His forehead was covered in sweat, but his eyes were sharp, and he immediately spotted Zhou Qiqi leaning against the stone wall!
The moment their eyes met, Zhou Qiqi's tears welled up instantly and she couldn't stop them.
The bandits had previously told her triumphantly that Shen Huaichuan had given in and agreed to stop searching the mountains, and was busy raising the exorbitant ransom of 50,000 yuan.
Fifty thousand yuan in 1982.
That's an enormous sum of money that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to dream of, enough to ruin a family for a lifetime!
For her sake, Shen Huaichuan unhesitatingly shouldered this immense pressure.
This courage and deep affection moved her beyond words.
She also felt that exchanging money for peace and avoiding conflict was indeed the most rational choice.
She had even prepared herself to make money when she got back, and she was filled with gratitude for Shen Huaichuan.
She assumed he was out there working hard to earn a huge sum of money.
But she never expected this!
Shen Huaichuan verbally agreed to raise money to lull the bandits into a false sense of security, but secretly he never gave up on the rescue!
He actually risked so much danger to climb up this cliff face that even the thugs dared not approach!
Just so I could be by her side in person!
Needless to say, he must have deciphered the button she left behind and followed her all the way here.
He endured countless hardships and sufferings along the way!
The hardships involved were so great that just thinking about them made her heart ache.
She cried uncontrollably, tears blurring her vision, her heart aching terribly.
At this moment, Shen Huaichuan had already performed a clean and neat pull-up, nimbly flipping into the cave and landing steadily not far from her.
He didn't even bother to brush the dust off his clothes; his first instinct was to look at her, and he gave her a slight, composed smile.
As if he understood her thoughts, he was indicating to her that he was alright.
But the more relaxed and composed he appeared, the more Zhou Qiqi felt heartbroken.
The tears flowed even more fiercely.
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