Du Yan turned to look at the bodyguard who had spoken, then her gaze fell on the bucket of boiling water with some confusion.
Gu Shaojin's ten fingers were lightly interlaced, his eyes were cold yet somewhat sinister and terrifying, "Untie the ropes on her hands and press them in."
All the bodyguards on the scene gasped. They dared not say anything at that moment, only hoping that the woman would be sensible and quickly confess, so that she could suffer less.
The woman stared wide-eyed at Gu Shaojin with a look of terror and fear. Tears were already streaming down her face, and her arm ached terribly.
She truly never expected that Do Yeon could be so ruthless.
He actually took a dagger and slashed at her.
She wanted to reach out and cover the wound to reduce the pain and stop the bleeding.
But she couldn't do either of them at that moment.
Snot streamed down her lower face, and perhaps due to fear and pain, her mouth was half-open, unable to utter a single word.
Since Du Yan has actually taken action, then what Gu Shaojin just said must not have been just a bluff.
She saw the bodyguard carrying a bucket of water walking towards her, and she unconsciously shrank back.
Actually, she subconsciously wants to escape, but with her movements restricted, she simply can't.
The bodyguard moved incredibly fast; before the woman's cries for help even reached everyone's ears, he had already untied the ropes.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the bodyguard dared not hesitate for a moment.
In the blink of an eye, the woman's hand was already shoved into the boiling water that seemed to be still steaming.
Pain, screams, and fear filled the rooftop, but the people there seemed like cold-blooded animals; not a single one was willing to step forward and offer help.
Gu Shaojin stood up, looked down at the woman, and asked indifferently, "Now do you remember who ordered you to do this?"
The woman's arm was bleeding profusely, and her palms were so scalded they were almost numb. She was completely unable to concentrate on answering Gu Shaojin...
All she knows right now is that she is in great pain; she feels like she is living a life worse than death.
A cold glint flashed in Gu Shaojin's eyes, and he signaled to his bodyguard to pull the woman's hand away.
As soon as her hands were freed, the woman tightly clasped them together. Her voice was choked with sobs, and she answered in a trembling voice, "..."
"Waaah... I really don't know. That person sent me an anonymous email, waaaah... and the money they transferred to me was also from an unknown account."
Gu Shaojin clenched his fists tightly, his face as calm and undisturbed as ever. Then he turned around and walked steadily toward the stairwell.
"Don't investigate their fainting. Just hand them all over to Officer Chen."
"Received!" Du Yan shouted loudly at Gu Shaojin's back.
The next second, Du Yan reverted to his fierce and terrifying appearance. He glared at the woman and ordered in a rough voice, "Burn her face with hot irons."
"yes..."
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The performances on the first floor had already begun, and the venue was bustling with activity. The host's enthusiastic voice echoed throughout every corner of the venue.
"Let's give a warm round of applause to the artists from Gu Ling Entertainment. Who's next to come on stage...?"
"Oh, stop keeping us in suspense! Let me announce it. Next up is the organizer of this event! Let's welcome the artists from Baiyun Tiandi!"
The applause from the audience was thunderous. After watching Gu Ling Entertainment's performance, they were now particularly looking forward to what new tricks Baiyun Tiandi and Yuyue Entertainment would come up with.
"Strange... Baiyun Tiandi actually let Gu Ling go on stage first, while they arranged for their own to go second?"
"Yeah, what kind of mysterious move is this? Have the two companies formed an alliance?"
"How could that be? Gu Ling's company is under the Gu Group, and our Yuyue company is under the Ming Group. Jiayi and President Gu are dating, so any alliance would be between our two companies."
"Right. What's the purpose of Baiyun Tiandi's bizarre move? Is it to sow discord between our two companies?"
Ming Jiayi was sitting to the side, her eyes slightly closed, looking somewhat sleepy.
Her mind kept replaying what had just happened.
Who sent that female staff member...? Why would they target her?
This is an event being held at Baiyun Tiandi...
Could it be Bai Li and Feng Yunyun plotting something again...?
"Sister Jiayi! Sister Jiayi!" The four artists representing Joyful Entertainment surrounded Ming Jiayi and shouted loudly to her.
Ming Jiayi's left eyelid twitched a few times. She frowned, opened her eyes, and asked in a rare, cold voice, "What's wrong?"
"Sister Jiayi, the solo performance at Baiyun Tiandi has reached the fourth stage. There's only one person left, so we need to get ready."
"Hey, hey, hey, you five from Joyful Entertainment, come here for a second." The director beckoned to Ming Jiayi and the other four.
"What's wrong, director?"
"It's like this, we've received instructions from above that we might need to change the order of appearance in the program," the director said sincerely, looking at the document in his hand.
"Change the order of appearance? Does that mean they're going to move our appearance time back?"
"No," the director explained. "Didn't the first two times involve a group performance first, followed by individual performances by the five members of that group?"
We'd like to start by making some changes here. We'll have the individual acts performed first, and then the group act performed together after all five of you have finished.
Is this okay? Since this decision is somewhat impromptu, I need to get your opinions first.
Ming Jiayi nodded gently.
If we move the individual segments to the beginning, she will be the first one to appear representing Joyful Entertainment.
Seeing that Ming Jiayi nodded, the four of them had nothing more to say.
The director himself came to discuss it with them, so they can't just turn their backs on them, right? They must be incredibly arrogant to dare to do this.
Outside the curtain, on the stage, it was now the last person from Baiyun Tiandi's turn to perform.
The act he performed was a simple magic trick called "robbing Peter to pay Paul".
No one had ever seen or heard of this magic trick before, and the performer seemed to have just been signed by Baiyun Tiandi.
Even so, everyone immediately became interested when they heard about the magic trick, and they stared wide-eyed at the big screen.
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