At this moment, in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city.
On the stone pillar, Song Ning was tightly bound to a rusty chair with thick rope. When she woke up, she stared wide-eyed in horror at her surroundings.
That's when she realized she had been kidnapped. A man in black was standing next to her, but she couldn't see his face.
"Who are you? Why did you kidnap me?" Song Ning blurted out.
The man in black said in a low voice, "If you take someone's money, you have to do their bidding. Don't blame me, young lady. Blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn't have."
He pulled a sharp dagger from his body, which gleamed with a chilling light in the dim light.
"The buyer said, 'Let me ruin your face. So you can't seduce anyone anymore.'"
The man in black approached Song Ning step by step, a twisted smile on his face.
Song Ning's heart suddenly raced, and fear overwhelmed her like a tidal wave. She struggled even more violently, and the chair scraped against the floor with a screeching sound.
Damn it, who on earth is trying to ruin her face?
That would be even more insidious than taking her life.
"How much did she pay you? I'll pay double to let you go."
Song Ning knew that she could only outsmart the situation she was in.
“One million,” the man in black answered slowly.
"Let me go, and I'll give you 2 million right away, how about it?"
Song Ning spoke up, trying to persuade him.
“No. In our line of work, integrity is paramount. Once you've made a promise to the buyer, you can't break it.” The man in black refused to agree.
Holding the knife to her face, the cold blade against her skin chilled Song Ning to the bone.
"Brother, who would turn down money? You're in this line of work for the money, right? Honesty isn't important. Let me go, and I'll transfer 2 million to you right away, really." Song Ning tried to outsmart him.
The man in black thought about it for a moment and immediately realized it made sense; who would turn down money?
"Then transfer the money to me first, and I'll release you. I'm afraid you'll change your mind."
"Okay. My phone is in my pocket, can you get it out for me?"
The man in black then stepped forward and took the cell phone out of her pocket.
"The unlock password is... Open Alipay."
So, under the man's instructions, Alipay was quickly opened, and the transfer page was accessed.
But she only had 10,000 left in her account.
"You're kidding me. Where did you get 2 million?"
“I have it. Could you send a message to my friend saying I urgently need to borrow 2 million? My friend will send it over soon.”
The man in black frowned. "Borrow from whom?"
"I'll find that sour lemon. He's my number one supporter."
Song Ning tried to trick him, so the man in black sent a message to the top-ranking man in Song Ning's voice.
On the other side, Huo Beian was watching the surveillance footage with the police.
As expected, they were taken away by the men in black.
At that moment, a message came through Alipay on my phone.
Brother, I urgently need to borrow 2 million. I'll pay it back soon.
Upon seeing that the message was from Song Ning, Huo Beian immediately informed the police, who then mobilized their technical department.
They began searching for Song Ning's phone.
To lower the criminals' guard, Huo Beian quickly transferred 2 million yuan.
Police quickly narrowed down the location to an abandoned factory in the suburbs.
So, police cars were dispatched.
...
Over there, the thugs were quite satisfied after receiving the 2 million.
Now, he got 3 million without lifting a finger.
At this point, Song Ning said, "Brother, look, I've already given you the money. Now, please release me as agreed."
The man in black looked at her delicate and beautiful face, and a bad thought flashed through his mind.
He leered at her and laughed, "Beautiful lady, you're too naive. People like us are desperate criminals; we have no integrity whatsoever. I can spare your face, but you—"
He reached out and touched her delicate face, a lewd expression on his face.
"You have to sleep with me before I'll let you go."
"you……"
Song Ning knew she needed to outsmart the police before they arrived.
She suppressed her disgust and pretended to agree, "Okay. Big brother, you said it yourself, as long as I sleep with you, you'll let me go. Let's untie our hands."
"Do you think I'm stupid? What if you run away?"
"You can tie my legs, how am I supposed to run?"
"That makes sense. You can't take off your clothes without untying your hands."
The assailant stepped forward and began to untie her hands.
Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, Song Ning swiftly grabbed him with her hand and pinned him to the ground. The dagger in his hand fell to the ground.
"Hmph, you dare to bully your grandma?"
The thug then realized he had been tricked and angrily cursed, "You bitch, how could you lie to me?"
Just then, a car horn suddenly sounded outside the factory.
The thug realized he had been tricked and immediately fought back with all his might, getting up in an instant and pinning Song Ning to the ground.
After all, there is a huge difference in strength between men and women, and Song Ning is no match for his strength.
Immediately afterwards, a group of police officers rushed in and quickly surrounded the man in black.
"Drop your weapons, you're surrounded!" the police shouted.
Huo Beian also ran over and called out, "Wife!"
Song Ning quickly cried out, "Husband, save me!"
The man in black paused for a moment, then burst into maniacal laughter: "You've come at the perfect time! Today I'll make this bitch die with me!"
As he spoke, the man in black picked up the dagger from the ground and stabbed at Song Ning again.
In a split second, a police officer decisively fired, the bullet striking the man in black in the arm. The man's dagger clattered to the ground. Other officers quickly moved in and subdued him.
Huo Beian quickly ran over and untied the ropes binding Song Ning. Song Ning collapsed to the ground, her body still trembling. He gently comforted her, "It's alright, wife, don't be afraid."
Song Ning looked up at him, tears welling up in her eyes, and hugged his neck, "Husband...you're finally here..."
"Honey, it's alright..."
Huo Beian suddenly swept her up in his arms. "Come on, wife, let's go home."
"Um."
Song Ning pressed her face tightly against his chest, feeling his hot, beating heartbeat. She felt incredibly safe at that moment.
After this incident, she felt that her relationship with Huo Beian had taken another step forward.
Huo Beian drove Song Ning directly back to his home.
Why won't you take me home?
“It’s not safe for you to live in your own home anymore. I want to protect you 24 hours a day. From now on, my wife, you should live with me.”
"Living together?" Song Ning blurted out.
"Don't worry, honey. I won't do anything unless you agree. I just want to protect you. I don't want you to be in danger again until we find out who's behind this. I was really scared just now."
At this point, he hugged Song Ning tightly, saying, "My dear wife, I can't live without you."
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