Xu Zhe was seen hanging in mid-air with his head down, suspended by a thin rope, his body swaying back and forth slightly.
Directly below him was a huge bucket filled with water, which was even boiling and steaming, clearly having just been boiled.
This is a serious plan to put Xu Zhe in the pot, not a joke!
Yi Tianran's eyes were gloomy. She looked up at the second floor and saw a man in black holding a rope in one hand and a sharp dagger in the other.
He could cut the ropes with a dagger at any time if he wanted to, and Xu Zhe would be scalded to death by boiling water.
What a vicious method!
No one would do such a thing unless they harbored deep hatred.
"Henry, you really haven't given up!" Yi Tianran stared coldly at the person above. "To resort to such means to harm others, just how deep is your grudge? Shouldn't you hate me the most?"
Henry sneered as he removed the black cloth from his face, gritting his teeth as he said, "Isn't that because you're good at fighting? If I could tie you up, do you think I wouldn't have made a move?"
He would never forget the humiliation that Yi Tianran had brought him, not even in death.
"Are you upset that I hurt your pride by telling the truth, or that I embarrassed you on the court, or... that I beat you so badly you ended up in the hospital and were in excruciating pain?"
With each additional word Yi Tianran spoke, Henry's hatred grew stronger.
"Shut up!!!" Henry roared hysterically.
The sound finally roused Xu Zhe from his coma.
He opened his eyes wide in confusion, feeling a sharp pain in the back of his head and a dizzying sensation of being suspended in mid-air.
When he was fully awake, he saw the pot of boiling water beneath him and instinctively struggled.
Yi Tianran quickly shouted, "Don't struggle! You're still tied up in mid-air. The harder you struggle, the easier it is for you to fall!"
Upon hearing her voice, Xu Zhe immediately recalled what had happened.
"You...you're alright?" He looked at her incredulously, his eyes filled with surprise and relief.
Even at a time like this, he still has the mind to worry about the safety of others.
Yi Tianran felt a mix of emotions.
"I wasn't kidnapped." She said helplessly, "You're really something, so easily fooled. You'll definitely be played by girls in the future."
Xu Zhe: "I saw the photo of you tied up, and I thought..."
Yi Tianran said with a hint of disappointment, "That must be fake. I'm not like you, I'm not so easily kidnapped."
Xu Zhe blurted out, "I was so worried about you at the time, and you kept your phone off, so how could I have had time to check if the photos were real or fake!"
Yi Tianran: "..."
A round of enthusiastic applause rang out from above.
"Well done, what a touching display of brotherly love! It's truly moving and brings tears to my eyes!" Henry said with a sarcastic tone, "Since that's the case, I'll go all the way this time and see you through to the end. I'll grant your wish and let you die on the same day, in the same month, in the same year. How about that?"
Xu Zhe suddenly looked up, glaring at him fiercely, "Henry, don't you have a deep grudge against me? Then don't drag others into it."
"Even at the brink of life and death, you remain so righteous and awe-inspiring. It's truly admirable!" Henry said with admiration, but his eyes were filled with sarcasm. "I didn't ask Fu Ran to come. She came to save you willingly. It's not too late for you to send her away now!"
Xu Zhe then turned to look at Yi Tianran and saw that she was indeed not tied up. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "You better get out of here! Don't risk your life against this madman."
"What will you do if I leave?" Yi Tianran's face darkened as she looked up at Henry. "Is this the kind of insidious trick you can use? I even saved your life, and you repay kindness with enmity?"
Henry's face twitched violently, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "What did you say? You saved me?"
Yi Tianran asked with a serious expression, "If I hadn't beaten you up, would you have been diagnosed with cancer?"
Her mention of it only made things worse; Henry's face contorted in pain as he gripped the dagger tightly in his hand.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Who asked you to meddle! If I hadn't gotten checked, this cancer might have disappeared on its own, and I wouldn't be dead. It's all because of you that I got sick. Seeing me suffer from this disease and wish I were dead, aren't you very proud of yourself?"
Yi Tianran thought he was simply being unreasonable. How could cancer disappear naturally without a checkup?
What kind of twisted and absurd logic is this?!
So you're afraid of dying?
Henry said with a twisted mind, "What am I afraid of? Anyway, someone will be buried with me. Whether it's you or him, I can die with a smile on my face."
Yi Tianran narrowed her eyes, then suddenly whispered, "What if I told you that your illness can be cured?"
Henry froze, "How is that possible!"
His cancer had progressed to the middle and late stages, and the doctors said that chemotherapy was the only option.
He had specifically investigated and found that chemotherapy is extremely painful, causing hair loss, physical and mental exhaustion, and that one might die before six months had passed.
At that moment, a strong desire for revenge welled up inside him.
If he were to die, he would never die alone.
"What's impossible? The doctors haven't given you a death sentence, and you're already in such a hurry to go to hell?" Yi Tianran said calmly. "I know a very powerful doctor who has saved countless lives from the brink of death. Don't you want to be saved?"
This is a negotiation, and also a psychological battle.
It all depends on whether the other party will take the bait.
Henry's heart did waver noticeably, but only for a moment, before he sneered, "Do you think I'll believe you? Putting aside whether this miracle doctor exists or not, I have no way out in this kidnapping. Even if he can cure my illness, I'll go to jail for committing a crime. I don't believe you'll let me go."
Henry had already noticed how much this person hated evil from the very first day he met her.
Yi Tianran said with a serious expression, "But you haven't killed anyone yet. At most, you'll be arrested and imprisoned for intimidation and kidnapping. As long as you find a good lawyer, you can be released in three years... oh, maybe less than a year. You have your family as a strong backing, and your future is already bright. As long as you're alive, there's hope for everything."
Henry clenched his fists tightly.
Perhaps Yi Tianran's vision of the future was too beautiful, so beautiful that it was captivating.
If you can live, who would want to die?
"You've probably heard of the name 'Jade-Faced Divine Physician,' right?" Yi Tianran picked up a special jade pendant. "Countless people want him to treat them, but no one has ever seen his true face. However, this jade pendant is his code name. Do you believe it now?"
If she could, she would never want to mention Zhuang Yizhan's shameful name.
"Jade-faced Divine Doctor"? This guy probably wants the whole world to praise him as the most handsome man in the world!
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