When Gu Jun woke up, he was surrounded by a fiery red light. He was half-asleep, his mind was foggy, and he couldn't figure out where he was until a basin of ice water was splashed in his face.
'Whoosh!'
"Ah!! Who is it?!" The icy water mixed with ice shards made Gu Jun sneeze violently.
Despite the temperature being in the thirties, he was shivering from the cold.
"Nail his limbs up." A middle-aged woman's voice rang out.
Although his mind was still not clear, his body reacted quickly. Gu Jun's first reaction was to get up and run, but he found that his whole body was limp and he couldn't muster any strength.
He strained to look up, trying to see who had tied him up, but all he could see was a desolate, abandoned factory. Four oil drums, still glowing with fire, were neatly arranged in a row. Five figures stood backlit, their faces obscured, but their shapes revealed a woman and four men.
"Who are you?" Gu Jun asked in fear.
Two men, each carrying a suitcase, walked forward like deadly demons, sending chills down Gu Jun's spine!
As he got closer, he realized that they were completely covered in blue isolation suits, making it impossible to see any of their facial features or physical characteristics.
Without even saying a word, they walked up to him, squatted down, and opened their toolboxes, which contained a small chainsaw, a knife, a hammer, and a complete set of tools.
"What do you want? What do you want? Who are you? You can't hurt me! I have powerful backers! If you dare lay a finger on me, you'll regret it!"
Threatening words came out of his mouth without warning, but no one answered him. The only sounds around him were his shouts and the clanging of tools clashing together in his toolbox.
Soon, amidst Gu Jun's screams and pleas for mercy, ten-inch-long iron nails pinned his feet and hands to the ground. The eight nails, a bloody mess, were arranged in a neat square.
"...Please...let me go...I'll give you whatever you want...please..." The heart-wrenching pleas and screams were especially chilling in the factory.
After finishing what they were supposed to do, the two men did not pack up their toolboxes but stepped aside.
Cold sweat kept seeping from the pores of his face, making his entire face appear wet when the firelight got close to his head.
"Gu Jun, tell me, how do you know Xu Tiantian? Tell me who's behind you. If you miss the slightest detail or conceal anything, I'll give you the honor of being slowly sliced to death!"
In the luxurious duplex, in the master bedroom, a woman in a long silk dress lay on her back with her eyes closed, her forehead covered in sweat that seeped out and soaked her hair roots. She seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, unable to wake up, and kept shaking her head.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew outside the window, and a thin bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, startling the woman on the bed so much that she sat up abruptly, gasping for breath like a fish out of water.
"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" The man next to the woman was also startled. He sat up and tenderly pulled the woman into his arms to comfort her.
"Brother Hua, I have a feeling something's going to happen. My chest feels tight and I feel really uncomfortable." Chen Yan leaned against the man's chest, her beautiful face pale.
She got everything she wanted very quickly, but for the past few days, she has been having nightmares and hasn't had a single night of restful sleep.
"Yan Yan, it's okay. You just had a nightmare. It's alright. In a few days, after I finish the divorce with that man, I'll welcome you into our family. Then, our family can be together forever."
"Brother Hua, thank you." The woman turned around and threw herself into the man's arms with a happy expression.
The two quickly became entangled in a passionate embrace.
At that moment, they were unaware that several tall figures had already entered their house and were heading towards the rooms.
A wisp of white smoke drifted in through the crack in the door, and the two people on the bed fell silent, tucked together.
When Chen Yan woke up from the cold, damp ground, she turned her head and saw her lover with his eyes closed and their two children.
Chen Yan's eyes widened, terror exploding in her heart. She screamed, trying to sit up, but found herself completely powerless.
She could only shake her head, and before she could turn her head, a bucket of cold water was poured over her head.
"Aaaaaah...!!" All she could do was scream hysterically.
The man who had experienced the same thing also woke up.
"Who are you? Yan Yan? Yan Yan, are you alright?!" Ai Hua woke up with a start and immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Brother Hua, sob sob... We've been kidnapped! Sob sob sob..." At this moment, Chen Yan could only cry helplessly, "Brother Hua, Yingying and Shaoquan have also been arrested, sob sob... What do you want? Money is fine too, we have money, as long as you don't hurt us, you can do whatever you want..." Chen Yan was on the verge of a breakdown.
Hearing that the children had also been arrested, Ai Hua exclaimed in shock, and sure enough, she saw the sleeping boy and girl beside her. "Yingying, Shaoquan... wake up..."
"Who exactly are you? Who is your boss? Let him come and talk to me. Whatever your demands are, as long as they're not excessive, just say so! I am the executive director of the Ai Group, not some Tom, Dick, or Harry that you can bully at will!!" Revealing my identity was meant to make the other party think twice.
In truth, he was extremely uneasy at this moment. It was impossible to explain why he could bring his entire family from home without premeditation.
In just a few minutes, he had recalled all the people he had offended in his life. It seemed that there were no mortal enemies, and no one wanted to kill them all.
If it's not out of hatred, then it must be for money.
So, "My name is Ai Hua, and I want to see your boss!!"
Just as Ai Hua was about to say something more after receiving no response, she suddenly heard the sound of high heels approaching from afar.
Soon, a figure holding a torch appeared above Ai Hua's head.
"Aihua, do you still remember my sweetheart?"
In the firelight, his wife's beautiful face came into view.
"Meilian?" Ai Hua's eyes widened in surprise.
"Xu Meilian, what are you doing? Do you know what you're doing?! Let me go, Xu Meilian..." Upon hearing the voice and seeing that it was Xu Meilian who was grabbing them, Chen Yan's fear, which had almost made her faint, instantly transformed into fighting spirit. Her eyebrows were raised, her eyes filled with ferocity, and she showed no fear of the crisis before her!
Chen Yan's response was a torch that appeared with lightning speed and ruthlessness, leaving no room for retreat.
"ah……!!!"
The scorching torch touched Xu Meilian's skin intimately, burning it instantly and emitting a nauseating smell of burnt flesh.
"Xu Meilian, are you crazy?! Let go of Yan Yan! Xu Meilian!!!" Ai Hua's heart ached from his lover's screams. He twisted his face and roared at his wife to stop what she was doing.
"Nail it on..."
Not long after, a series of shrill screams echoed through the factory again, a male-female duet that was quite eerie.
"Chen Yan, let me introduce you to someone. You two haven't seen each other for a while, so you can catch up."
The bodyguard grabbed Chen Yan like a dead dog and carried her in a certain direction.
Ai Hua, who was in so much pain that he could no longer think clearly, did not react much to any of this. He was in too much pain to even think straight.
The following morning news.
According to a Phoenix News reporter, at 3:00 AM today, Ai Hua, the executive director of the Ai Group, was driving with his mistress and children to the Nanling Resort when they accidentally fell off a cliff. The vehicle exploded and caught fire, killing all two adults and two children...
Yuan Zhuan ate his breakfast, watched the news, and clicked his tongue twice, "So tragic, so tragic..."
Wu Tianqing: ...
Why are you laughing?
"We're almost there, hurry up and eat," Yuan Zhuan suddenly said to Wu Tianqing.
Wu Tianqing: ? ?
As the last mouthful of porridge was finished, two figures approached.
It's Xu Meilian and Xu Tian.
Wu Tianqing raised his thick eyebrows and stood up. "Please wait a moment, gentlemen."
Both parties tacitly went upstairs.
Inside the room.
"Master, I want to see my daughter." The moment Xu Meilian entered the room, she knelt straight down in front of Yuan Zhuan.
Yuan Zhuan silently looked down at the woman who exuded a murderous aura, and after a few seconds sighed, "Get up. I'll talk to her."
"Thank you, Master." Xu Meilian stood up with her younger brother's help, her eyes filled with tears.
This time, Yuan Zhuan made no extra movements. With a wave of his hand, the tightly closed interior door slammed open as if something had knocked it open, a scene reminiscent of a scene from a TV drama.
"You two have a good chat, we'll head out now."
After saying that, Yuan Zhuan and Wu Tianqing left the door one after the other.
Xu Meilian was taken aback at first, then suddenly felt the temperature around her drop sharply. Her body stiffened, and as if sensing something, she turned around and a familiar figure appeared before her.
"My son..."
"Mother……"
Yuan Zhuan stood in the corridor, listening to the cries coming from inside, and sighed.
“Boss, you’ve done another good deed,” Wu Tianqing said.
He hadn't gone out on business with his boss for a long time, and naturally hadn't witnessed these strange events in a long time either. Unconsciously, he found himself feeling a little nostalgic.
"Human life is full of surprises. Tomorrow, let's go choose a house and bring your family over. The living conditions here are more suitable for the children to grow up in."
Those who follow her should not be mistreated.
Upon hearing this, Wu Tianqing was taken aback at first, but then he understood and said with delight, "Thank you, Master."
"Your task bonus will be fully credited to your account by the end of this month. Next month, you'll have a month-long vacation to spend quality time with your family."
"Yes!" Wu Tianqing smiled, his handsome face full of joy, his heart throbbing.
Since following her, he has received so much, both in life and in other aspects; it's like a dream.
Sometimes, when the night is quiet, he would think back and wonder what his future would have been like if he hadn't met Yuan Zhuan.
First and foremost is his younger brother's health; he might not live to see his success. If anything were to happen to his brothers, his mother would surely not be able to make it through. Over the years, his mother has been taking care of his two brothers, and her health has been almost completely worn out. But after meeting the person in front of her, all the people he loves most are safe and sound.
Therefore, he was deeply grateful to the person in front of him, and respected and loved her as his own faith, even if he had to pay the price of his life for her one day.
Perhaps Wu Tianqing's emotions were too outwardly expressed, so much so that even the oblivious Yuan Zhuan sensed them, rubbed his irritated scalp, and fled inside as if escaping.
Wu Tianqing, locked outside: ...
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