The affairs of Yangling Village were concluded.
The first thing Chen Jinzhao did after retrieving his phone was to call home to report his safety. Yu Mengzhi, who had been waiting for hours, finally felt the heavy stone in her heart lifted.
"It's good that you're unharmed," Yu Mengzhi said.
"Are you injured? Should you go to the hospital first, or go home first?"
Chen Jinzhao smiled faintly, "Just a couple of small fry showed up; it wasn't enough to injure me. Just wait for me at home. I should be back in about an hour."
"Mhm."
The call ended.
On the other side, Xiao Wu had also reported his safety to Li Qiutao and informed him of the intrusion by Virus and Yamado Shinjyu.
Li Qiutao, on the other end of the phone, was furious and determined to find the mastermind behind the incident.
Meanwhile.
Guan Hong, following Qian Deshui, was dealing with the aftermath. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Master Qian, isn't Young Master Chen's old injury not fully healed yet? How could he still..."
This question reminded Qian Deshui. He frowned and said, "Issue an order that nothing that happened tonight is to be leaked. If I find out anyone has spilled the beans, don't blame me for disregarding brotherhood."
"Brother, I understand!" Guan Hong nodded.
Thus,
The night of the decisive battle in Yangling Village had come to an end, concluding with the failure of Qianmen.
While Qian Deshui was cleaning up the loose ends, Chen Jinzhao departed.
Centered around Yangling Village, within a ten-kilometer radius, this was the only dilapidated village. Even if Yangling Village were erased from the world, no one would likely discover it for a year or two.
Darkness shrouded the mountains, easily leading one astray.
Jiang Donghui, who had left first, drove with concentration, his mind preoccupied with how to appease Wu Lingyun.
Wu Lingyun, sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly said, "Have you noticed that car behind us has been following us?"
Her reminder brought Jiang Donghui back to reality. He glanced in the rearview mirror and realized a sedan was indeed tailing them. Jiang Donghui frowned and muttered, "That's strange. When we left Yangling Village, there were no cars around."
Its sudden appearance made Jiang Donghui wary.
He pressed the accelerator, looking intently at Wu Lingyun and saying, "There seems to be something suspicious about this car. It appeared out of nowhere. Fasten your seatbelt, I want to try and lose it."
Wu Lingyun complied.
Jiang Donghui stepped on the gas, his speed soaring from forty to eighty.
On these mountain roads, eighty kilometers per hour was dangerous.
Yet, even at this speed, he couldn't shake off the car. The vehicle behind them continued to pursue relentlessly.
Jiang Donghui finally confirmed that the car behind them had malicious intent and instructed Wu Lingyun to call Li Qiutao for help.
Better safe than sorry.
"Oh, okay!"
Wu Lingyun took out her phone, preparing to call Li Qiutao.
However, she remembered that her father hadn't proactively apologized to her in recent days, and the lingering resentment within her made her hesitate at this critical moment whether to make the call.
"What are you hesitating about? Hurry and call!" Jiang Donghui's tone was grave.
Wu Lingyun finally made up her mind to make the call.
It was at this moment.
The car behind them directly rammed into them, causing the airbags in the cabin to deploy. Jiang Donghui slammed on the brakes!
Wu Lingyun, before she could even dial, lost consciousness.
Jiang Donghui's mind was also hazy, in a semi-conscious state. He tried desperately to open his eyes to protect Wu Lingyun, but he could barely move his entire body.
"Lingyun..."
"How are you feeling now..."
"Wake up quickly..."
He nudged her a few times, but Wu Lingyun showed no reaction.
Jiang Donghui felt someone knocking on the car window, and looking up, he saw a dark-skinned foreigner standing outside.
This dark-skinned foreigner exuded a powerful sense of oppression. Jiang Donghui mustered his strength and asked, "Who exactly are you? Why are you following us?"
The dark-skinned foreigner did not answer. He raised his hand and delivered a palm strike to Jiang Donghui's neck, causing Jiang Donghui to fall into complete unconsciousness.
Following that,
The foreigner dragged the two of them out of the car, hoisted them onto his own vehicle, and then drove them towards another abandoned village.
The Black man whistled as he drove, in quite a good mood.
The only thing that annoyed him was the order from above not to touch Wu Lingyun, or he would be hunted worldwide.
Otherwise, he would have surely made this woman experience heaven and earth.
Upon arriving at the abandoned village, the Black man settled the two of them in a dilapidated house and lit a candle. After doing so, he patted their cheeks, waking them up.
Jiang Donghui suddenly woke up, instinctively looking around.
Wu Lingyun shrieked, "Where are we? And who are you? Why did you bring us here!"
The two of them were already bound and unable to move.
The Black man's Chinese was poor, making it difficult to understand, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'm just using you as bait. Do any of you have Chen Jinzhao's contact information? Give me his contact information."
Jiang Donghui gritted his teeth, understanding that these people were after Chen Jinzhao.
But he was unwilling to disclose Chen Jinzhao's contact information, as Chen Jinzhao was a vital asset to the nation! Moreover, it was clear that this Black man was targeting Chen Jinzhao with the intention of killing him.
"I don't have it," he said.
Wu Lingyun, however, did not grasp Jiang Donghui's intention. She thought that since the Black man's target was Chen Jinzhao, and it was a case of "let one die rather than oneself," she was about to give the Black man Chen Jinzhao's contact information when Jiang Donghui suddenly shouted, "Lingyun, this person came prepared! If Brother Chen knows we are in danger, he will definitely come, and then he will fall into this person's trap."
Slap!
The Black man's blow was not light, drawing blood from the corner of Jiang Donghui's mouth.
Wu Lingyun had never witnessed such a scene before.
Frightened and angered, she said, "Stop it! I advise you to release us immediately. I am from the Wu family of Yanjing. If the Wu family finds out you kidnapped us, they will not let you go. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, you will be hunted!"
Jiang Donghui secretly shook his head.
These words would only enrage the Black man; they served no other purpose.
Wu Lingyun had talent in financial investment, it was true, but she lacked understanding of human affairs and the ability to discern people's intentions.
If this Black man realized his fate was certain death, he would undoubtedly do something desperate, as death was inevitable anyway, so he might as well take one or two people with him.
Indeed.
The Black man sneered, "Threats won't work on me. If you anger me, I don't mind letting you taste my skills."
Wu Lingyun's face instantly turned pale with fear, and she dared not issue any more threats.
"I'll... I'll tell you..." she completely surrendered.
Jiang Donghui did not stop her this time, but he felt a slight disappointment in Wu Lingyun.
If Wu Lingyun had resisted a little, he could have accepted it. But now, she was readily providing Chen Jinzhao's contact information to the enemy.
It was truly...
A long story...