Seeing her persistence, Zhong Yan knew that nothing he said would make a difference. Since that was the case... he looked at her with firm eyes and said, "Wait for me, don't go."
He let go of her hand, then pushed his car into a ditch beside him, glancing every now and then to see if Su Yuxi had run away.
Once he was sure the person was standing there without moving, Zhong Yan took some branches and threw them onto the car to bury him, making him blend in with the surrounding greenery and difficult for anyone to spot.
Su Yuxi understood what he was going to do: "You don't need to do this. Those people shouldn't do anything to you when you go back."
Zhong Yan ignored her advice and continued burying the car in silence. He always did things according to his own will, and once he made up his mind, nothing could stop him.
After finishing all this, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief and walked up to Su Yuxi: "Come on, I'm quite familiar with this area, you follow me."
"This is my business, you don't need to do this."
Zhong Yan's expression remained calm and composed, his gaze steady and profound as he stared intently at her: "Are you sure those people will let me go after they find out I took you in?"
One sentence left Su Yuxi speechless: because she wasn't sure what kind of person the fake Fu Huaijin was. She didn't know, but he was definitely not a kind person.
It's too easy to make someone disappear.
She stared intently into those unwavering eyes, sighed softly, and said nothing more.
In the end, it was my fault that I dragged him down.
"Whatever you want, just don't regret it." Su Yuxi no longer resisted his following and turned around to walk up the path.
Not long after they disappeared into the woods, a helicopter appeared in the sky where they had just been. Soon after, it flew low overhead, its huge rotors stirring up the air and making the trees above rustle.
There were people up there with binoculars, carefully observing every inch of the area below, trying not to miss a single detail.
After finding nothing unusual on this stretch of road, they continued to explore further ahead.
Police cars sped past where they had just been, dropping off a group of officers at each location to begin a thorough search.
The two hid in the thicket of thorns, not daring to look up.
Zhong Yan looked at Su Yuxi, who was shrinking her head, with a grim expression. He had thought it was just a regular search for someone, but now the police were relentlessly pursuing them, multiple military aircraft were deployed, and a high reward was offered throughout the city to find them. This was not something an ordinary person could do.
Su Yuxi picked two large leaves, covered her face, and listened intently to the sounds around her. Once she was sure they had all run away, she threw the leaves away, got up, and continued walking inside.
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On the other side, Fu Huaijin stood quietly in front of the safe, his finger lightly touching the combination lock, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
Important documents are hidden here, but to open them, you must use your fingerprint, iris scan, a password, and a key. If any one of these is missing, the safe will sound an alarm.
The people monitoring from outside will immediately rush in.
He has iris and fingerprints, but he hasn't found the key and password yet. He can't make any big moves, or he'll definitely be discovered.
This is not a place to stay for long; the longer he stays, the more dangerous it becomes.
“Su Yuxi…”
Fu Huaijin's woman is indeed extraordinary. Not only can she recognize his disguise at a glance, but she also hides herself so quietly that so many people still can't find her.
We can't wait any longer; we have to take them away before they recover over there.
Just then, the cell phone on the desk started buzzing.
He snapped out of his thoughts, walked over, picked it up, and saw on the screen the bodyguard in charge of finding Su Yuxi, who was also the person who had become suspicious of him.
A cold smile crept across his lips as he slowly pressed the answer button. As he listened to the report coming from the other end, the smile that had just appeared slowly disappeared.
"Keep looking." He simply didn't believe that a mere woman could just vanish into thin air.
"yes."
After hanging up the phone, the bodyguard frowned, his eyes fixed on the phone.
The current master's temperament and behavior are indeed flawed. Although he is trying his best to find his wife, he himself stays at home.
In the past, the master would have gone crazy searching everywhere. But this person is too calm, as calm as an emotionless machine, just like the master of the past.
But his fingerprints and iris scans have already been verified, so there's no way he could have made a mistake.
...
As night fell, the mountain wind carried a biting chill. The climate in the forest was already cold and damp, but Su Yuxi was fine; she was used to it. It was Zhong Yan, who was following behind her, who was shivering from the cold.
To make matters worse, a light drizzle began to fall, making the already damp and chilly temperature even colder.
The sounds of various insects and birds mingled together, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes meandering, some like the cries of infants, and occasionally interspersed with the low growls of large wild beasts, like ghostly sounds in the night, inspiring fear.
Su Yuxi turned around and found that Zhong Yan's lips had turned purple from the cold. In order to keep up with her, she endured it without saying anything.
She stopped in place and looked around. There were no caves here, so there was no way to hide.
"Can you still hold on?"
Zhong Yan's calm gaze fell on her face. He first raised his hand to rub his cold, stiff face, and opened his mouth several times before uttering two words: "It's nothing."
Although he tried his best to keep his voice steady, the last syllable of his voice inadvertently lingered, revealing a hint of fear in his heart. He could fight with people, he could risk his life, and he could disregard life and death.
However, in this desolate forest, deadly dangers lurk everywhere. Every movement makes your nerves tense, making you feel that danger will appear at any moment. The high tension will unconsciously plunge you into fear.
But when he thought that Su Yuxi, a girl, wasn't afraid, he couldn't be afraid either.
Su Yuxi could easily see through his disguise. She had given him a chance when he came in, but he insisted on coming in. He could only accept whatever happened inside: "Hang in there a little longer. There's a cave ahead that can shelter you from the wind and rain."
Zhong Yan followed her gaze and looked over there. It was pitch black, and she didn't know how she could tell. "Okay."
He covered his mouth and coughed twice.
Along the way, he had already witnessed Su Yuxi's prowess. She could avoid countless dangers with her eyes closed, and she was indifferent to all kinds of snakes and insects, showing no fear of anything.
I thought I could be of some help by coming along, but I couldn't help at all, and it seems like I've become a burden instead.
Su Yuxi sighed and continued to lead the way, with Zhong Yan following at a distance, his head drooping.
He continued to hold up his phone, walking in the darkness by the light of that small ray of light. As his tension reached its peak, he finally saw the dark cave.
The opening was pitch black, bottomless, like a monster opening its enormous mouth, silently devouring everything around it. Just one glance was enough to make one want to flee.
"We'll rest here tonight and continue our journey tomorrow."
"Wait a minute." Zhong Yan walked up to Su Yuxi and blocked her way.
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