When Jiang Tingzhou entered the woodshed, bodyguards had already opened the hidden door under the firewood, and a foul stench wafted out.
Although there was no sound from below, Jiang Tingzhou was certain that Xu Wan was being held captive there.
Just as he was about to go down, Lü Wei stopped him and said, "President Jiang, we don't know what the situation is down there. Let them go down first."
Jiang Tingzhou flung his hand away and said, "Give me the flashlight."
After getting the flashlight, I immediately turned sideways and walked down.
He couldn't believe that Xu Wan had been staying in such a place since last night!
The passageway leading to the basement was already very narrow, and Jiang Tingzhou, being tall, could barely squeeze through sideways to get down.
He moved down at least seven or eight meters before finally reaching a slightly more open space.
By the beam of the flashlight, I could see Xu Wan and a little girl locked up here.
Xu Wan sat half-sitting against the wall, with the little girl lying on top of her. The two of them remained motionless, seemingly unconscious.
Jiang Tingzhou struggled to get closer, and just as he was about to check the iron chain around Xu Wan's neck, the woman regained some consciousness and whispered in protest, "No..."
"Wanwan, it's me."
Jiang Tingzhou spoke up.
Hearing the man's voice, Xu Wan suddenly relaxed, tears streaming down her face, and weakly said, "That's great..."
Jiang Tingzhou tried it and found that the chains could not be unlocked by hand, so he shouted to his superiors, "Go find the key!"
Although it was only one night, the basement space was very small, and Xu Wan later heard noises from above and kept trying to call for help, which caused the oxygen to become thin, and she experienced symptoms of oxygen deficiency such as dizziness, blurred vision, and weakness in her limbs.
Now that the vents are open and there's more oxygen, she can move a little more.
Soon, Lü Wei found the key on Jinqi's father and threw it down.
Jiang Tingzhou first unchained Xiao Jinqi and let Lü Wei carry Xiao Jinqi up, before he himself tried to carry Xu Wanye up.
The passage was too narrow, and Xu Wan was in a semi-comatose state due to lack of oxygen, making the task very difficult.
"Jiang Tingzhou..." Xu Wan sensed the man trying to get her out of the room and whispered, "I'm sorry, I've caused you... trouble."
"Don't overthink it." Jiang Tingzhou hugged the woman. "Wait a moment, I'll go upstairs and figure out a way to get you out."
"Okay...I'm sorry, I really can't stand up."
Just a few tens of minutes ago, Xu Wan thought she might be going to die.
The first person she thought of was Jiang Tingzhou.
Jiang Tingzhou clearly married her out of pity. If she dies, he will have a deceased wife, which won't sound good to others.
Jiang Tingzhou climbed up and, together with Lü Wei, devised a plan. They made a simple device using a bamboo basket to pull Xu Wan up.
After being pulled up, Xu Wan finally saw the long-awaited sunshine.
Jiang Tingzhou put one hand under her armpit and the other under her knees, picked her up and carried her towards the outside of the courtyard.
We were almost at the gate of the courtyard...
Someone shouted from behind, "Stop him!"
When Jiang Tingzhou turned around, he saw Jinqi's father, his face covered in blood, rushing out of the house with a fruit knife in his hand.
The moment Jiang Tingzhou saw the knife, his instinctive reaction was to protect Xu Wan.
He bent down slightly without hesitation, turning his back completely towards Jinqi's father.
The next second...
The white blade pierced through the black suit, penetrated the man's body, and was stained red with blood when it was pulled out.
The stench of blood instantly filled the air.
Several bodyguards rushed over and immediately subdued Jinqi's father.
Jiang Tingzhou glanced down at Xu Wan, who was weak and had her eyes open, in his arms, but didn't utter a sound. He then continued walking towards the door.
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