"Young lady, it's not safe for you to go to this place alone in the middle of the night."
The talkative taxi driver glanced at Mu Liuyun in the rearview mirror while frantically maneuvering the steering wheel.
"It's okay, my friends are waiting for me over there."
Mu Liuyun didn't try to explain; she just looked out the window, lost in thought.
...
"Why don't you stay in my car and wait for your friend to arrive?"
Mu Liuyun shook her head and got out of the taxi.
As the taxi drove away, it grew increasingly dark around Mu Liuyun. The deep woods made him a little nervous.
Fortunately, thanks to the country's development, even this godforsaken place has a signal, otherwise Mu Liuyun would really be at a loss.
Ten minutes ago, Shi Hengyu sent him a message saying that they had called the police and were preparing to leave, and also told him the direction they were going.
Mu Liuyun looked at the stars overhead, and after confirming that she was in a suitable place, she found a low bush and squatted down.
He felt he couldn't let his best friend risk his life for him, but that didn't mean he was stupid.
With his skinny arms and legs, coming here would be nothing short of suicide. He should just find a place to squat down and wait until the police arrive before crawling out to meet them.
If Shi Hengyu and Long Haochen encounter any problems, he can secretly provide assistance.
Let's do it!
Mu Liuyun quietly parted the bushes to create a small hole that allowed her to peek out, and then furtively observed her surroundings.
His eyes had adapted to the darkness, and he could notice any movement or rustling nearby.
As time passed, the once quiet forest gradually became noisy.
First came the chirping of small animals, followed by the sounds of an engine and human voices, and these sounds were getting closer and closer.
Mu Liuyun gradually became nervous. He lowered his body and used the tree branch to shield his face.
Amidst a flurry of hurried footsteps, Mu Liuyun heard a familiar voice.
"Get out of here, you damn thing!"
Liu Kun's voice?
Mu Liuyun was startled and stared intently in the direction from which the sound came.
Then he saw Shi Hengyu's figure, walking slowly from that direction, followed by Liu Kun.
Liu Kun was holding something dark in his hand, pressing it against the back of Shi Hengyu's head.
Before Mu Liuyun could fully process her surprise, a figure with hands raised walked over from a distance, causing Mu Liuyun to gape in astonishment.
"Xiaoxi! What is she doing here!"
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...
Half an hour ago, Liu Kun looked at the boat captain in a panic: "Go faster, go faster!"
The wailing of police sirens behind him made Liu Kun increasingly anxious.
"Young Master Liu, the water is too shallow near the shore, we can't get up fast!"
The boat captain was just as anxious. Unlike Liu Kun, he had a lot of murders on his hands, and if he were caught, the best outcome would be euthanasia by injection.
The problem is that they can only hide on the riverbank now, using the bushes and branches as cover to escape. Police boats have appeared in the middle of the river, shining their lights around.
"Young Master, we'll be discovered sooner or later if we keep going like this!"
"Of course I know! Damn it, why are there so many people here!"
Shi Hengyu's search for Chu Yaqin finally yielded results. With the joint efforts of the Chu and Shen families, there were enough police officers to surround the area in layers.
"Damn it, why did Long Haochen do this?"
No matter how much Liu Kun liked Long Haochen, he had now realized who had exposed this place.
Liu Kun had been doing "business" at this dock for nearly two years without ever being discovered, but as soon as Long Haochen arrived, the police immediately followed.
He is now filled with regret, deep regret, for having been blinded by male beauty.
Why would Long Haochen, who's usually such a scoundrel with such a bad reputation, suddenly come after me?
And why was Long Haochen able to call so many police officers?
When people are nervous, their minds always race. Liu Kun suddenly remembered the incident a few days ago when his family's business was jointly suppressed by the Chu and Shen families.
Because these industries don't involve core technologies, Liu Kun didn't pay much attention to them. Now, however, he's finally realizing the significance of them.
"Mu Liuyun? What makes Mu Liuyun so special that she's valued by the Chu, Chen, and Long families!"
Liu Kun gritted his teeth in hatred when he thought of Mu Liuyun's appearance.
"Damn it, if I looked like that vixen, Long Haochen wouldn't have betrayed me."
Just as Liu Kun was gritting his teeth, thinking about how to deal with Mu Liuyun in the future, the boat captain suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
"Something's wrong, Young Master Liu, the road ahead is blocked!"
After driving for less than ten minutes, the boatman suddenly stopped the car and pointed to the blockade line not far away on the river.
"What do we do? What do we do?!"
"Young Master, I'll be going now."
The boat captain, a man who had spent his entire life on the water, was naturally an exceptional swimmer. He immediately jumped into the river and disappeared.
Liu Kun, who was left behind, could swim, but he wasn't confident he could hold his breath and get through the blockade, so he could only stand on the boat and hop around.
"You just wait."
As the headlights of the police boat were about to shine on him, Liu Kun grabbed a pistol from the boat, jumped off, and disappeared into the woods.
At the same time, Long Haochen, along with Shi Hengyu and others, arrived at the place they had arranged with the Long family beforehand.
Two policemen were guarding the area, waiting with the Long family. When they saw Long Haochen and Shi Hengyu arrive, they quickly surrounded them to protect the young master's safety.
"Officer, how is it?"
Long Haochen's first reaction was to go to the police to find out what was going on.
The police officer being questioned looked grave: "We've arrested most of them, but four are still missing, including Liu Kun, whom you mentioned."
Shi Hengyu and Long Haochen exchanged a glance and nodded to each other, guessing that Liu Kun wouldn't be so easy to catch.
What they didn't notice was that after hearing those words, a strange light appeared in Mu Xiaoxi's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Long Haochen prepared to arrange for Mu Xiaoxi's friends and the "cargo" that Mu Xiaoxi had rescued from the boat to get on the vehicle and leave this troublesome place.
Before he even got on the bus, his grandfather, Long Aotian, called.
"You little brat, how dare you!"
Hearing the furious voice coming from the phone, Long Haochen subconsciously turned his head away and moved the phone further away.
"Well, I have important business to attend to."
"Hmph, is that what you're supposed to do? But..."
"It seems you haven't accomplished nothing."
Rarely receiving praise from his grandfather, Long Haochen's eyes welled up with tears: "Grandpa."
At that moment, he felt that he was no longer the carefree spoiled brat, but a spoiled brat who had made a contribution, a spoiled brat who had caught a bad guy.
"Alright, hurry up and get in the car. The Liu family has quite a few people there!"
After saying that, Long Aotian hung up the phone.
Reminded by Long Aotian, Long Haochen hurriedly called Shi Hengyu, Mu Xiaoxi, and the others to get into the car.
However, because Liu Kun had prepared too much "goods" this time, the car that Long Haochen had prepared in advance was not enough, and two people could not get in the car.
After seeing her friends off to their car, Mu Xiaoxi said, "It's okay, I'll just leave with the police."
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