Chapter 117 The Mastermind Revealed
"Hit that board hard!"
Simon's face was ferocious and he roared in anger.
The thugs behind him immediately rushed forward, raised their weapons and smashed the wooden boards hard.
Suddenly the cellar shook violently and a cloud of dust flew up.
Wen Ning lifted the trembling little boy into his arms and whispered to him, "Hide behind me later. Don't be afraid."
The little boy didn't say anything. Maybe he was too scared, but he didn't hear anything.
Soon, all the wooden boards that served as a cover were smashed, revealing the true appearance of the cellar.
"Go ahead, dig up the cellar and bring the person out!"
"Damn it! I went to all this trouble, and you're just hiding here without saying a word!"
"Dare to play tricks on me? I'll show you how powerful I am today. If you don't come out on your own, I'll set you on fire!"
Seeing a few thugs lighting lighters and throwing them into the cellar, Wen Ning narrowed his eyes and looked around. There were some vegetables that were about to rot stored in the cellar.
Vegetables produce large amounts of carbon dioxide through respiration. Carbon dioxide is colorless and odorless, and does not burn or support combustion.
She threw the lighter into the cellar and was not worried about burning.
However, lighters require a lot of oxygen to burn. There is little oxygen and a lot of carbon dioxide in the cellar. Over time, people may suffocate due to lack of oxygen.
Wen Ning thought for a moment and decided to take the little boy out.
As soon as Simon saw the dark-skinned little boy, he immediately widened his eyes.
"I was wondering, how could a stinky foreign girl be so fast and escape from my clutches? Turns out she had a traitor helping her!"
"Damn it, it's all because of you, you damned boy. You wasted so much of my time. I'm going to chop you up!"
Wen Ning raised his hands to protect the little boy. He looked around and saw that the martial arts thugs were still among them. He said, "It's me you're looking for. He has nothing to do with it."
Simon narrowed his eyes, scanning Wen Ning with lustful eyes, and suddenly grinned, "Although he's a little skinny, he's really good-looking. Brothers, we're lucky today!"
Compared to the average height of the men in front of him, who were nearly 1.8 meters tall, Wen Ning, who was only 1.65 meters tall, was indeed very thin.
Wen Ning narrowed his eyes slightly and continued slowly, "Are you all employed by the same employer? Their goal is to disfigure me."
Simon immediately turned to look at the burly man in black standing a little behind him, frowning and shouting, "We agreed that as long as we rape her and record videos and photos, you'll give me one million. What's the point of disfiguring her now? You didn't mention this before, are you guys stealing my business?"
The man in black's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "The disfigurement has nothing to do with you, and I won't give you a penny less."
Simon snorted, "No, that won't do. It's so boring to play with a disfigured face."
Man in black: “…”
Wen Ning lowered his eyes, his mind racing.
There are several people who want to make her lose her innocence completely and hate her appearance. Zhou Yaya and Shen Xufeng both have motives for committing the crime.
But two days ago, Zhou Qinghe was still telling her on the phone that the baby in Zhou Yaya's belly was basically confirmed to be Shen Xufeng's.
Now both of them are busy arguing over the child, so the Zhou and Chen families are naturally busy too, arguing endlessly over whether to abort the child or cancel the engagement.
At this time, neither of them had the heart to pay attention to her who was far away abroad.
Apart from that, the only one who hated her so much that he was willing to use so much manpower and resources to insult her innocence and destroy her appearance was Riemann.
Now that he had guessed who was behind this, Wen Ning narrowed his eyes and stared at the man in black.
At this time, the man in black raised his hand and knocked on the earphones on his ears. He looked very serious, as if he was listening carefully to what the person over there was saying.
After finishing the communication with the other side, he immediately said to Simon, "Stop talking nonsense and let your people do their work quickly."
Suddenly, Wen Ning spoke up, "Miss Liman hates me so much that she's willing to use so much manpower and resources to destroy my innocence and appearance. Is it really just for A Yan?"
When the man in black heard the word Riemann, his expression suddenly changed, but he quickly regained his composure.
But this instantaneous change did not escape Wen Ning's eyes, which made her more certain of her guess.
"Riemann, you can't force feelings. If Ayan doesn't like you, it's useless to force him!"
"Even without me, he won't like you!"
Wen Ning said these provocative words, but his eyes were calm and composed.
Yes, she deliberately provoked Riemann.
All she had to do now was delay time.
Moreover, she could think that the murderer behind the scenes was related to Riemann, and Gu Boyan should be able to think of it as well.
Deliberately using provocation to attract Li Man not only delayed the rescue time, but also gave Gu Boyan a clue to find her.
Although he had only spent a short day with her, it was enough for Wen Ning to understand Riemann.
Born into a wealthy family, he had everything he wanted, which inevitably led to his arrogant character. He considered himself superior and looked down on the poor.
But when she is compared to the poor people she imagines to be worthless, her psychology begins to collapse.
As expected, the man in black said in a deep voice, "Miss, just leave this matter to me. The slums are too chaotic, so it's best if you don't come."
After two seconds, he reluctantly changed his words, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on her until you come."
After saying this, the man in black raised his eyes and glared at Wen Ning with vicious eyes.
Wen Ning ignored him completely and breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxing slightly.
At this time, Simon seemed to be very dissatisfied, but with the pressure from the man in black and the balance that he had not received, he calmed down. However, those people kept staring at Wen Ning with obscene eyes.
Wen Ning didn't pay much attention to these people. She was observing her surroundings, constantly calculating the best escape route. She had to be prepared for the worst.
Li Man had been staying around the slums. After hearing Wen Ning's provocation, he rushed over in about ten minutes.
"Hahaha, Wen Ning, you're finally in my hands."
"You're just relying on your looks, haha. Mr. Gu has seen all kinds of women. He'll only be attracted to you for a while, but he'll get tired of you soon."
"It won't be long before I show the live video of them raping you to Mr. Gu, hahahaha."
It seemed that whenever Riemann thought of that scene, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Wen Ning looked at Li Man, who had become a little crazy as he was caught up in his own imagination. A sneer slowly curled up the corners of his lips and he spoke deliberately.
"Li Man, even if A Yan sees me and hates me, he still won't like you."
When Riemann heard this, the smile on his face froze.
Then, clenching his fists, he roared angrily, "Wen Ning, you're just a bumpkin from the mountains. I know you were sold there to be a child bride. Who knows, you might have been ruined by then!"
"As long as you're not here, Mr. Gu will definitely fall in love with me. I have a better family background than you, I'm richer than you, and I have parents who love me. I'm better than you in every way. As long as you're not here, Mr. Gu will definitely fall in love with me!"
"You're just imagining things." Wen Ning said coldly.
These four words were like a slap in Riemann's face.
"You keep saying that without me, Gu Boyan will definitely fall in love with you, but don't forget, A Yan and I met five months ago, but you have been working at Gu's for more than two years."
"Riemann, face the reality. A Yan will never like you."
"Ahhhh, shut up, you bitch, you have no right to call him A Yan!!" Li Man's eyes were bloodshot. "Hurry, come on, all of you, come on, we must make sure that bitch Wen Ning dies here today!"
Simon and the others couldn't wait any longer.
But Riemann is his employer, and he has a personal bodyguard like the man in black, otherwise he would have defiled Riemann as well. How could he allow them to complain here and waste his time!
Now, Simon raised his hand and called his brothers, who rushed towards Wen Ning like hungry wolves and wild dogs.
Wen Ning pulled the little boy back and forth.
Li Man saw this and laughed wildly. "Hahaha, that's right, Wen Ning. Even if you have extraordinary abilities today, you can't escape."
"I heard you're the top scorer in this year's college entrance exam. Hahaha, I'll send the video of you and these low-class beggars engaging in sexual activity to the school!"
"Hahahaha, people with bad behavior like you will be expelled from school without even waiting for the start of the school term!"
"Wen Ning, a stinking rat in the gutter should never dream of turning into a beautiful white swan. A person like Gu Boyan, who stands at the pinnacle of power, is not something someone like you can dream of..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden loud bang in the air, and everyone present fell silent.
Wen Ning looked up at the door as if by telepathy.
The man was still wearing the same white shirt he had worn not long ago, with drops of dark red blood on his shoulder, but it was clear that the wound on his shoulder had been treated and bandaged with pure white gauze.
He held a black pistol in one hand, and white smoke was still coming out of it as if it had just been fired.
Gu Boyan is finally here!
Wen Ning's tense nerves finally relaxed completely at this moment.
At this moment, Li Man didn't even have time to look back, because when she touched her ear, she felt sticky and slippery blood.
She was stunned for half a second, then immediately screamed at the top of her lungs.
"ah--"
"My ears—"
The man in black also reacted and immediately moved forward to stand in front of Li Man, looking at Gu Boyan with a wary look on his face.
Gu Boyan seemed not to notice the gaze, and walked in calmly and naturally with his long legs.
The thugs who were originally crowded around Riemann spontaneously made way to the sides out of fear.
Li Man covered his ears and shouted hoarsely, "Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu, it's me, Li Man."
Gu Boyan stood in front of her, his dark eyes icy cold. "Riemann, I didn't mean to kill you. You brought this upon yourself."
Hearing this, Li Man's eyes changed, and he explained in a panic, "Mr. Gu, I just like you too much and want to pursue you. I really didn't do anything."
Gu Boyan raised his hand with a mocking smile, and pointed the black muzzle of the gun straight at Riemann's temple.
Li Man was trembling with fear, "Gu, Mr. Gu."
Gu Boyan stared at her gloomily, "Get out of here!"
There seemed to be a layer of condensed evil spirit lingering around the man. Just two words scared Riemann so much that it seemed as if the blood in his body was flowing backwards. He retreated in embarrassment and fell to the ground without noticing.
Soon, several bodyguards behind Gu Boyan stepped forward and forcibly restrained Li Man.
Everyone knows that Gu Boyan protects Wen Ning like he is protecting his own eyeball.
He was so stupid as to attack Wen Ning. He must have thought his death wasn't quick enough.
Several bodyguards were secretly complaining while holding Li Man tightly, fearing that she would escape.
At this time, the police behind also rushed in, holding submachine guns in their hands, forming two rows and surrounding everyone in the yard.
Saimen and other gangsters looked at Gu Boyan, who was outside the door with a murderous aura, and the black-clad bodyguards following closely behind him, as well as rows of well-trained policemen in police uniforms.
People who grew up in the slums generally don't take the police seriously, and of course the police don't take them seriously either.
The police in Country A have never cared to care about slums. After all, all kinds of crimes happen here almost every day. The most important thing is that people living in slums are social outcasts.
Since they are all abandoned, there is no need to protect them.
After all, if they were really thrown into jail and fed for committing some crime, it would actually be a good thing for these abandoned children from the slums.
But that was only the normal situation. Now that all these policemen appeared and surrounded the place, it was obvious that something big was going to happen.
Many thugs took a few steps back, trying their best to escape the police's sphere of influence.
Simon also wanted to run, but he was much more experienced than these ordinary thugs. He had witnessed this kind of scene once before, where the police directly blocked the entire yard, not just the entire street.
There's no escape.
Simon's eyes darted around twice, and then he rushed to Wen Ning at lightning speed.
Although Wen Ning reacted, his body could not keep up with Simon, who had been wandering in the gray area and fighting for many years.
I was not paying attention for a moment and was held hostage by him.
"Put down your guns and let me out, or I'll kill her with a knife!" Simon pointed a sharp dagger at Wen Ning's neck and shouted loudly in a cowardly manner.
Soon, the leading police officer shouted, "Simon, put down the knife and don't hurt the hostage. As long as you release her, we will meet any of your demands."
Simon spat to the side and said fiercely, "I don't believe you. Stop talking nonsense. Get out of the way and let me out!"
The police wanted to continue persuading him.
But Simon had already pushed the dagger in his hand into Wen Ning's neck with a little force, and immediately, a thin line of blood seeped out from it.
Gu Boyan's eyes changed drastically, and murderous intent leaked out of his body, but the next second, he met Wen Ning's calm and trusting eyes.
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