Chapter 112 Trapped Like a Turtle in a Jar, the Fall of the Goddess
Lu Jingyan kicked the scarred man on the ground with his toe, who was still groaning. The man immediately fell silent and pretended to be dead.
"We'll measure the road width later."
Lu Jingyan looked at Bai Shu, his voice devoid of emotion.
"Now, it's time to go back and watch the play."
Bai Shu nodded.
Long nights bring many dreams.
That idiot Su Yuting is probably still waiting for news. We must nail this thorn in our side before she realizes what's happening.
Wang Hao and his men swiftly gagged the prisoners, dragged them away like dead dogs, and disappeared into the night.
Qin Zheng, along with his men, carrying a telegraph machine, silently retreated into the darkness.
Soon, only the wrecked jeep and a mess remained at the scene.
Bai Shu ignored Lu Jingyan and went straight to the other vehicle Qin Zheng and his group had left behind. It was an even more dilapidated Jiefang truck, hidden in a ravine, clearly Qin Zheng's backup plan.
As soon as she opened the car door, a large hand pressed down on it.
Lu Jingyan's tall figure completely enveloped her.
"Get in my car."
"Your car?" Bai Shu turned around, glancing coldly at the pile of scrap metal.
"Commander Lu, are you sure it can still walk?"
“A man can’t say no.” A hint of a smile flashed in Lu Jingyan’s dark eyes, a smile that seemed particularly dangerous in the night.
"The same goes for cars."
As he spoke, without waiting for Bai Shu's agreement, he stretched out his long arm, wrapped it around her waist, and lifted her up in his arms.
"Lu Jingyan!"
Su Wantang's exclamation was suppressed in her throat.
The man's chest was as hard as iron.
Even through several layers of fabric, she could feel the terrifying power contained within those bulging muscles.
"Don't move." Lu Jingyan's voice rang in her ear, carrying a scorching heat.
"If the road is uneven and you fall, I won't be responsible."
He carried her and strode back to the beat-up jeep, opened the passenger door, and carefully placed her inside.
Throughout the entire process, Atractylodes macrocephala's body remained stiff.
Lu Jingyan closed the car door, walked around to the driver's seat, and got in.
He didn't start the car right away, but instead turned sideways and moved closer to her.
The cramped space was filled with the strong hormonal scent of men, a mixture of blood and sweat.
Bai Zhu subconsciously leaned back, her back pressed tightly against the cold car door.
"you……"
“Seatbelt.” Lu Jingyan reached out, across her body, and pulled the seatbelt over.
His arm almost brushed past her chest.
Su Wantang could clearly feel the heat on that arm, which made her heart tremble.
“Clatter.”
Fasten your seatbelt.
Lu Jingyan did not immediately withdraw his hand; his fingertips "inadvertently" touched her collarbone.
It's that place with the red mole.
Bai Zhu's body trembled violently.
Lu Jingyan's dark eyes were unfathomable.
He looked at her, slowly withdrew his hand, and a triumphant smile curved his lips.
"Hold on tight."
"boom--"
The jeep let out a defiant roar, like a wounded beast, and suddenly sprang forward.
The car quickly drove back to Beiwan Farm.
From afar, you can see the few dim lights of the guesthouse.
Lu Jingyan's men had already taken control of the outer perimeter. Several prisoners were gagged and left in a corner like dead dogs, with guards on duty.
As soon as the two got out of the car, Director Zhang rushed over to greet them as if he had seen his own father, his fat face plastered with a fawning smile.
"Chairman Bai! Commander Lu! You're finally back! Oh dear, this car..."
He turned pale with fright when he saw the almost totaled jeep.
"It's nothing." Lu Jingyan waved his hand, but his eyes signaled him to shut up.
Director Zhang immediately fell silent, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
He could see perfectly well now that Chairman Bai and Commander Lu weren't there to invest at all, but to catch spies!
“Go,” Bai Shu said, looking at Director Zhang in a cold voice.
"Call the police officers and come with me."
"Huh? Go...where to?"
"Su Yuting's room."
Director Zhang's legs trembled, and he almost knelt down.
"Chairman Bai, this...this isn't appropriate, is it? Comrade Su Yuting is..."
"Who is she?" Bai Shu's gaze swept across his face like a knife.
"Is she a 'little fortune teller' who can predict natural disasters, or a 'female spy' who can mobilize assassins and snipers?"
Director Zhang knelt down with a thud.
"I...I'm going right now! I'm going right now!" He scrambled and stumbled towards another temporary office arranged for the police officers.
...
In Su Yuting's room.
She paced back and forth restlessly like a wild beast trapped in a cage, her delicate face twisted with resentment.
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"
She cursed under her breath.
After the message "Stand by and wait for my message" was sent out on the radio, there was no further response.
An ominous premonition, like countless ants, crawled up her spine, making her scalp tingle.
impossible!
She said to herself.
She is a reborn being, and she holds the reins of this world's future for decades to come!
That idiot Su Wantang only managed to get close to Lu Jingyan because of good luck. But how can luck possibly fight against fate?
She is the one destined for us!
"Knock knock knock—"
A knock suddenly sounded on the door.
Su Yuting shuddered, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"who?!"
"Comrade Su, it's me, Lao Zhang." It was the farm manager's obsequious voice from outside the door.
Su Yuting breathed a sigh of relief, but a hint of disdain rose in her heart.
They must be here to report on tomorrow's investment matters.
She straightened her slightly disheveled clothes, regained her compassionate "little witch doctor" demeanor, and went to open the door.
Standing outside the door was not only the obese Director Zhang.
There were also several police officers in uniform with serious expressions.
Su Yuting's heart skipped a beat, and the smile on her face froze.
"Director Zhang, this is..."
Director Zhang puffed out his potbelly, his face losing its usual fawning demeanor and replaced with an expression of righteous indignation.
"Comrade Su Yuting, we have received a tip from the public that we suspect you have secret contact with a group of spies who have infiltrated our country. Please come with us to cooperate with the investigation!"
"What?!" Su Yuting screamed.
"You're lying! This is a frame-up! What evidence do you have?!"
Just as she was about to argue, a slender figure walked out leisurely from behind Director Zhang, arms crossed.
It is Atractylodes macrocephala.
Behind her, Qin Zheng, expressionless, slammed a heavy, military-green iron box onto the ground with a loud thud.
Su Yuting's gaze fell on the iron box.
Military telegraph machine!
Her mind went blank, as if it had just gone blank.
How could this be...?
How did this thing get here?!
She looked at Bai Shu again, and the woman was looking at her innocently, her beautiful peach blossom eyes filled with pure, puzzled confusion.
It was as if it was asking: Sister, what's wrong?
Su Yuting understood everything instantly.
trap!
From the moment she agreed to a public debate—no, from the moment Su Wantang set foot on this land—she walked step by step into a trap meticulously designed for her by the other party!
She had planned everything, but she hadn't anticipated that the assassins she sent out would be completely wiped out!
"You...you..." Su Yuting's lips trembled, her face as pale as paper.
It wasn't anger, it was fear.
"Comrade Su, these are yours, aren't they?"
The lead policeman pointed to the telegraph machine on the ground, his voice cold and hard.
"No...it's not mine! I've never seen it before!"
Su Yuting shook her head frantically, her voice trembling.
Bai Zhu let out a soft "Oh dear," as if she had just realized something.
She pulled a cold brass token engraved with an eagle emblem from her pocket.
Then, he casually tossed it at Su Yuting's feet.
"Sister, you dropped something."
Her voice was sweet and soft, yet like poison coated in honey.
Su Yuting looked at the familiar token at her feet.
Her face instantly turned ashen.
"search!"
The head of the police gave the order.
Two police officers immediately rushed into the room and began a thorough search.
Su Yuting tried to stop them, but two other police officers grabbed her arms from the left and right, preventing her from moving.
She could only watch helplessly as her room was ransacked.
Soon, a policeman dragged out another identical military telegraph machine from the hidden compartment of the earthen bed where she was sleeping!
"Report! Another one has been found here!"
Now, we have witnesses, physical evidence, and living proof—all in one place!
The evidence is irrefutable!
The corridor was already crowded with farm workers who had rushed over after hearing the news.
They were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
"My God! Is Secretary Su really a spy?"
"No wonder she could 'predict' things; it turns out she was just in league with outsiders!"
"We treated her like a living saint, bah! She almost got us killed!"
"Boss Bai is the one who truly came to help us! We almost wronged an innocent person!"
The whispers, the mocking remarks, the disdainful glances—they were like sharp knives, piercing Su Yuting's heart.
The "little witch doctor" image she had painstakingly cultivated for so long shattered into nothingness at this moment.
Instead, a suspected "female spy" was identified as a traitor.
"No...it wasn't me...it was her! She framed me!"
Su Yuting finally broke down. She pointed at Bai Shu and screamed wildly.
Bai Shu simply tilted her head, her innocent eyes brimming with tears, looking pitiful and endearing.
"Sister...I don't know what you're talking about...I'm so scared..."
Her frail appearance contrasted sharply with Su Yuting's current madness.
"take away!"
The police gave her no chance to argue and dragged her out.
As she passed Bai Shu, Su Yuting struggled with all her might, staring intently at her with a venomous look in her eyes that seemed almost tangible.
"Su Wantang! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
Bai Shu looked at her, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upwards from an angle unnoticed by anyone.
She replied softly, in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"Okay, I'll be waiting."
"However, sister, you may... not have the chance to become a ghost."
Su Yuting's pupils suddenly contracted.
She tried to say something, but the police roughly dragged her out and she disappeared at the end of the corridor.
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