Mu Li’s ears nearly went deaf from the shouting. “Shut up!”
With a fierce roar, the thugs immediately quieted down.
Mu Li’s fingers didn’t move an inch, and the thugs dared not move either. He felt the red-hot iron was about to scorch his face, its heat already singeing his eyelashes!
If he moved again, he’d surely end up blind!
“Big… big brother—”
“Don’t tremble, please don’t tremble—”
He didn’t want to be blind.
Mu Li was very satisfied with his intimidating presence that had subdued the thugs. He said wickedly, “If you want to live, do as I say in a moment.”
The thugs were already scared out of their wits. “Yes, yes, yes, whatever you say, I’ll do.”
Mu Li: “The one who instructed you was Miss Du?”
Thug: “Yes.”
Mu Li: “Remember, when Master Rong asks you later, say that Miss Du only ordered you to tie her up, not to mistreat her.”
“It was Ai Wei who spoke rudely, and you got into an argument with her, which led to you hitting her.”
Thugs: ………… Huh?
This, this, this, this—
You can say that?
No, if they said that, would they even survive?
The two thugs, their faces bruised and bleeding, couldn’t show their stunned expressions, but their hearts were trembling.
“Ah—”
Distracted for a moment, one of the thugs’ faces touched the red-hot iron. His lower eyelid was instantly scorched to a crisp, emitting thick smoke.
“Ahhh—”
Mu Li watched them with a cold expression, but he did ease up slightly. “Don’t worry, as long as you do as I say, I guarantee you’ll be able to leave here alive.”
“Do you want to be beaten and carried out horizontally?”
“Or be beaten and get to keep your lives?”
The two thugs chose the latter without hesitation. “We’ll listen to you, big brother, we’ll do whatever you say.”
Mu Li nodded with satisfaction. “Think about how to spin it! Don’t leave any loopholes!”
“Otherwise, I won’t be able to save you either.”
The thugs nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, yes.”
When Rong Jingyang arrived by car, he frowned at the strong, nauseating smell of blood in the room.
Upon hearing that the two thugs, who were on the verge of death, were instructed by Du Ruoxin, his heart clenched.
It was her?
Was it really her?
Did she dislike Ai Wei that much?
Didn’t she say she’d give him some time?
Why was she so impatient, wanting to get rid of her quickly?
But then he heard the thugs say that Ai Wei had spoken rudely, not only cursing them but also calling herself Master Rong’s mistress. They had lost control of their emotions and beaten her.
They had not molested Ai Wei, nor had they raped her.
They had left at dawn.
Rong Jingyang: “——————”
His subconscious told him that something was wrong with the thugs’ words.
But when he heard the words “Miss Du” from them, his brain had already gone on strike, unable to think normally.
“Du Ruoxin, Du Ruoxin…”
He walked out of the holding cell, somewhat lost. He didn’t even lay a hand on the two thugs, his expression somber the entire way.
“Master?”
Lin Xuanyao called out.
But Rong Jingyang didn’t respond.
Mu Li shook his head at Lin Xuanyao, signaling him not to speak.
Lin Xuanyao had a long face. Madam had called his phone for the second time, and he dared not answer!
The crucial point was, he didn’t dare to turn off his phone either.
Alas!
What was Master thinking?
“Go to the farmstead!” Rong Jingyang said sternly as he approached the car door.
He wanted to find Du Ruoxin and ask her why she was so cruel, why she was so impatient.
“Sizzle—”
Just then, Rong Jingyang’s phone vibrated in his pocket.
Seeing that it was from the hospital, he slid to unlock the screen and brought it to his ear.
“Mr. Rong, Miss Ai has woken up. She is not cooperating with treatment and has removed the electrocardiograph and the IV drip.”