At this moment, Zhou Jinbai's presence had become that of a devil.
Shi Zhesheng's heart skipped a beat at Xuan Yin's action.
Over the years, Shi Zhesheng had lived a life on the edge, but never before had he felt such a chill run down his spine as he did tonight.
Shi Zhesheng even began to ponder if the price of angering Zhou Jinbai for the sake of this grand prize was truly worth it.
However, when he thought of the one above them, Shi Zhesheng felt that the Dongfang family was nothing more than that.
Soon, Hong Wenyao was taken away by Zhou Jinbai's men.
Zhou Jinbai's gaze locked onto Shi Zhesheng, his eyes so terrifying that Shi Zhesheng felt like he was being stared down by a beast, ready to be torn apart at any moment.
Zhou Jinbai said nothing, but Shi Zhesheng's smile could no longer be maintained.
He was almost expressionless, unsure how to face Zhou Jinbai. Zhou Jinbai, without a word, turned to leave, a cold smile playing on his lips, devoid of any warmth, and then departed.
With just that look, Shi Zhesheng knew that this time, either Zhou Jinbai would die, or he would.
Time ticked by, and it had been over three hours since Lin Xingwan disappeared.
In these three hours, Hong Wenyao had already been thrown into prison.
Of course, while it was called a prison, it was built to punish the most heinous criminals.
In this prison, after three hours of inhumane torture, Hong Wenyao was no longer intact anywhere on his body, his very manhood gone.
Zhou Jinbai sat three meters away from Hong Wenyao, his legs crossed lazily, watching him with cold indifference.
"Stop torturing me, I really don't know anything. Please, let me go. I truly don't know..." Hong Wenyao had never imagined that Zhou Jinbai's methods were so cruel and vicious, even surpassing the tortures of the Black Triangle.
Hong Wenyao looked down at his blood-soaked body, feeling as though he was about to bleed to death.
"Still not talking? Xuan Yin."
With a command from Zhou Jinbai, Xuan Yin emerged from behind and poured a high-concentration saline solution onto Hong Wenyao.
Instantly, Hong Wenyao's screams echoed through the prison, heart-wrenching.
The saline solution flowed into all his wounds, the pain so intense that Hong Wenyao's consciousness began to fragment.
"If you still don't speak, then next time, it will be sulfuric acid. I think someone like you is insignificant in the Black Triangle, and no one would even know where you vanished to."
Zhou Jinbai said with a sinister tone, looking like the King of Hell come to claim souls.
Upon hearing this, Hong Wenyao knew that if he didn't speak now, he would truly die here.
After all, Zhou Jinbai was a man of his word.
"I'll say it, I'll say it." Hong Wenyao finally relented.
Zhou Jinbai then had Xuan Yin stop pouring the saline. With a moment to catch his breath, Hong Wenyao spoke, "It... it was Shi Zhesheng who told me to capture Lin Xingwan. But I didn't agree. Now, Shi Zhesheng is the only one who knows where Lin Xingwan is. If you want to find Lin Xingwan, you can only go to Shi Zhesheng."
Hong Wenyao's current thought was simple: he absolutely would not betray Liang Sichen, but Shi Zhesheng he could.
If Shi Zhesheng were also captured by Zhou Jinbai, he would surely save himself.
And then he could save himself too.
"It seems you're still not telling the truth." After Zhou Jinbai spoke, Xuan Yin continued to pour, but this time, chili was added to the water.
The saline alone was already torturous, and now with chili water, Hong Wenyao's screams were even more chilling than before. Even Bai Xiao, standing nearby in silence, felt a sense of dread.
Having known Zhou Jinbai for so long, whenever it came to Lin Xingwan, this man became incredibly unfamiliar.
No matter how rational Zhou Jinbai was in normal times, he would turn into a demon.
Lin Xingwan was Zhou Jinbai's bottom line. This fool Hong Wenyao still wanted to lie, it seemed that in the end, it wouldn't be Zhou Jinbai who killed Hong Wenyao, but Hong Wenyao himself.
"I'll say it, I'll say it, I'll say everything. It hurts... help me..." Hong Wenyao's face turned ashen from the pain, his eyes rolling back wildly. The agony made his whole body convulse and want to vomit. He never wanted to experience such intense pain a second time, feeling as though his body and soul were being torn apart.
This time, Zhou Jinbai remained silent. Hong Wenyao knew that Zhou Jinbai's patience had reached its limit.
"Initially, Shi Zhesheng asked me to capture Lin Xingwan. His requirement was for this woman to die. But the young master of the Liang family, Liang Sichen, also called me. He wanted Lin Xingwan, so I thought of a plan to kill two birds with one stone. I directly had these people send Lin Xingwan to the young master. Now... now she should be on her way to the Black Triangle."
After Hong Wenyao finished speaking, Zhou Jinbai immediately got up from his chair.
"What grudge does Shi Zhesheng have with my wife? Why does Shi Zhesheng want my wife to disappear?"
Zhou Jinbai's mind immediately recalled what Lin Xingwan had told him.
But at that time, Zhou Jinbai's perception of Shi Zhesheng was based on what he heard from others.
This Shi Zhesheng was upright and incorruptible, he couldn't possibly do such a thing.
So Zhou Jinbai thought Lin Xingwan was overthinking.
But now... he was terribly mistaken!
"Because... because Shi Zhesheng has only been pretending to be a good person all these years. Since university, he's been part of our Black Triangle, working for them all these years. But Lin Xingwan knows his identity. Even without seeing his face, Shi Zhesheng was very worried that Lin Xingwan would recognize him, which is why he wanted me to do this. If you don't believe me, investigate the diamond on Shi Zhesheng's wife's hand. You'll uncover many secrets."
This time, Hong Wenyao had no intention of holding back.
"I've told you everything I know. Can you let me go now?"
Hong Wenyao's tone was incredibly humble. Everything he had experienced tonight had made him no longer dare to provoke Zhou Jinbai.
"Xuan Yin, go to the Black Triangle."
After Zhou Jinbai spoke, Xuan Yin's face turned very anxious. "Young Master, your identity going to the Black Triangle will increase the danger. Even I can't guarantee your safety. You should stay here. I'll take people to the Black Triangle to find the Young Madam."
Xuan Yin was very clear about the Black Triangle.
Over the years, some of the bodyguards Xuan Yin had trained were sent to the Black Triangle to assist the police.
Because the people living in the Black Triangle were extremely rampant, even acts of arson, murder, and looting were commonplace there, and it was a gathering place for various gangs. The largest gang was the Qinlong Gang. Although the Qinlong Gang had since changed its name to Qinlong Company, Qinlong Company was merely a facade for their continued illicit activities.
"Prepare the helicopter." Zhou Jinbai's face was as cold as the moon as he quickly walked outside.
Xuan Yin had no choice but to follow Zhou Jinbai.
Just as Hong Wenyao was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Bai Xiao sat down in the seat Zhou Jinbai had just vacated.
"Hong Wenyao, isn't it time we had a good chat about that piece of land by the sea? I heard you wanted to offer them fifty thousand yuan per mu."
Bai Xiao wore a gentle smile, but having brushed shoulders with death countless times to reach this point, the ferocity emanating from him filled Hong Wenyao with fear.
"If Bureau Chief Bai thinks it's too low, I can raise the price. But I think Bureau Chief Bai can also join me in exploiting those people. That way, we can split the money three and seven."
For Hong Wenyao, greed was human nature. In fact, his repeated successes over the years were due to his skill in exploiting human greed.
He didn't believe that under the temptation of immense profit, anyone could remain true to their original intentions.
"You could just rob them, but you still want to offer fifty thousand yuan." Bai Xiao said, then picked up a nearby stick and swung it fiercely at Hong Wenyao's leg. "Damn it, why aren't the common people's money money? I've disliked you for a long time!"
Bai Xiao began to vent his anger. He remembered a junior high school classmate who, after buying a half-finished building invested in by Hong Wenyao, lost all his savings, had no place to live, and still had to pay monthly mortgage installments!
His classmate's wife eventually divorced him, and unable to bear the pressure and blow, he committed suicide.
What was most heartbreaking was that this classmate came from a single-parent family. The money they saved to buy the house was the result of two generations' hard work.
But in the end, the child was gone, the house was gone, and the elderly parent died in the unfinished building after the child's funeral.
This was just one of Bai Xiao's classmates, but there were so many people who had bought Hong Wenyao's unfinished buildings. The tragedies he caused were countless.
—
Black Triangle.
Past four in the morning.
Inside a luxurious European-style villa.
Liang Sichen had not slept all night because Hong Wenyao's subordinate had informed him that the woman Liang Sichen longed for had been brought back.
Liang Sichen, wearing a bathrobe, stood in his villa, waiting for his subordinate to deliver Lin Xingwan.
From childhood, Liang Sichen had played with women he got and then discarded them. If he couldn't get a woman, he would use his methods to play with her and then discard her. He never cared if she had a boyfriend, was married, or had children. As long as he desired her, that woman had to be his.
On the gentleman's network, videos of Liang Sichen forcing himself on models and artists surfaced every few days.
But Liang Sichen was fearless. His reputation was already ruined, and he didn't care about these things.
However, among all these women, Lin Xingwan was the only one who made Liang Sichen lose sleep and become infatuated.
"Young Master, the person has been delivered."
Cheng Yanze rushed in from outside. To him, he was Liang Sichen's most trusted subordinate, and Cheng Yanze had only learned of Liang Sichen's objective tonight a few hours ago.
He had always thought that Liang Sichen would never succeed, as how could such a useless person scheme against Zhou Jinbai?
But to Cheng Yanze's surprise, this good-for-nothing had actually succeeded.
Cheng Yanze's feelings could no longer be described as displeasure.
In fact, when Cheng Yanze looked at Liang Sichen, his gaze was no longer the same as before, but filled with disgust and coldness.
"Really? That's great, hurry and take me to see her." Liang Sichen said, then quickly walked outside.
Cheng Yanze followed silently behind Liang Sichen.
As Liang Sichen reached the entrance, he saw Lin Xingwan being supported by two subordinates, walking towards where Liang Sichen was standing.
Upon seeing this, Liang Sichen immediately shouted at the two subordinates, "Get lost, get lost! Don't hurt my little beauty. You fools, do you understand what it means to cherish a woman?"
After speaking, Liang Sichen directly picked up the unconscious Lin Xingwan and carried her inside.
The woman in his arms was light, as if boneless. Just holding her, Liang Sichen could even smell her sweet fragrance, like tasting the most delicious candy in the world. In just a few short seconds, Liang Sichen had already imagined how he would torment Lin Xingwan.
Cheng Yanze continued to follow behind Liang Sichen, but his hands, hanging by his sides, were now clenched into fists.
Soon, Liang Sichen impatiently placed Lin Xingwan on the sofa in the living room.
Just as Liang Sichen was about to kiss her, he was stopped by Cheng Yanze.
"Young Master—"
Cheng Yanze's tone was colder than usual.
In fact, Cheng Yanze's peripheral vision had already caught sight of a fruit knife.
No matter what, today he would absolutely not let this beast Liang Sichen touch Lin Xingwan.
Even if it cost him his life, he would not hesitate!
Because he had come to the Black Triangle and immersed himself in darkness, it was all for Lin Xingwan.
Hearing Cheng Yanze's words, Liang Sichen immediately frowned and yelled at him, "Why haven't you left yet? Get out of here quickly, don't disturb my mood."
After speaking, Liang Sichen's gaze fell on the zipper of Lin Xingwan's clothes.
Cheng Yanze spoke again, "Young Master has been playing with these women using the same method all the time. Don't you find it boring and monotonous? Why not try a more stimulating approach?"