"Are you out of energy?" Shang Zewen looked at Jiang Li, who was already completely naked in front of him. His eyes fell on the last piece of underwear that was still covering her shame.
The last game they were playing was rock - paper - scissors. The loser had to choose between getting slapped or taking off a piece of clothing.
In the early stage, Jiang Li could still stay sober and win a few rounds against him. But as she got more and more slaps later on, her head started to go blank, and her hand gestures for the game were completely out of control.
Her hair was messy and dull. Her cheeks were swollen and red. There were bruises all over her body. She was on the verge of losing consciousness.
"You only have one piece of clothing left, baby." Shang Zewen's look at her had started to turn strange. His face gradually got closer. "Do you still want to keep playing?"
"However, whether you play or not, the result will be the same." Shang Zewen licked his lips again. Greed flashed in his eyes. "I'm really eager to taste what it's like to have such a stubborn woman."
Suddenly, the sound of a police siren came from somewhere.
The siren was very faint and came intermittently into the underground sewer.
Jiang Li's pupils dilated instantly. Her heart, which had been filled with despair, now had a glimmer of hope.
Someone was coming to save her.
She took a deep breath, raised her hand and slapped herself hard to wake up. Her mind gradually became clear.
"Let's play."
Shang Zewen watched her series of actions, especially the hard slap she gave herself. It shocked him deeply.
It took him a while to snap out of the shock. Then he clapped his hands appreciatively. "Jiang Li, you're a real warrior. I'm impressed."
"Thank you for calling me by my name." Jiang Li pulled at her lips, showing a pale smile.
Shang Zewen no longer used those frivolous terms like "baby" or "sweetheart" for her. Instead, he called her by her full name.
The siren was getting closer. Shang Zewen finally realized something was wrong.
"Jiang Li, you're really amazing." He suddenly sneered. "You do have the ability. I underestimated you."
Jiang Li felt that the string in her mind was about to snap. She gritted her teeth and said weakly, "One last round. Do you still want to play?"
She stubbornly held out her hand.
But at this moment, Shang Zewen had lost control of his emotions. He smiled and reached out to pinch her cheek. "I've changed my mind. I want you right now."
The moment the man's lips bit into her neck, Jiang Li's head went blank. She almost went crazy, screaming and struggling. "Beast! Get away!"
After shouting a few times, she was kicked to the ground impatiently by the other party.
"Be quiet. I hate noise the most when I'm doing this."
...
Xiao Yanzhi never expected that the signal sending location would be a temporarily dug tunnel. There was a mountain of garbage beside it, which served as the perfect cover.
The few people at the entrance had been subdued. When Xiao Yanzhi was about to go in, he was stopped by Xue An.
"Mr. Xiao, the situation inside is unknown. You're going in empty - handed. Let the police go in first."
Xue An was Xiao Yanzhi's assistant. He was worried that something might happen to his boss inside, so he reminded him.
Xiao Yanzhi coldly raised his eyes and looked at him.
Xue An felt embarrassed. " ... Please go ahead."
Xiao Yanzhi's eyes darkened. He bent down to pick up half a brick, weighed it in his hand to determine the weight, and then walked directly into the passage without hesitation.
Xue An was about to follow in when a policeman grabbed him. The policeman said seriously, "Sir, you can't go in. There might be danger inside."
Xue An: ...
Why didn't you stop Xiao Yanzhi just now!
It was obvious that Jiang Li must have been kidnapped.
Kidnapping was usually for money or to kill. But she had been missing for several hours, and there hadn't been a single call from the kidnappers asking for money. So the latter must be their purpose.
Xiao Yanzhi walked in and heard the heavy breathing of a man inside.
In the darkness, Jiang Li heard the sound of the man tearing off her last piece of underwear. His tongue was licking her cheek disgustingly.
But she couldn't make a sound. A pair of big hands were tightly choking her neck.
It was both humiliating and suffocating.
Her breathing became weaker. Her world was gradually falling into darkness. The last sound of the siren was almost inaudible.
At the moment of near - death, Jiang Li even doubted if the siren was real.
Maybe it was just a hallucination.
Her tightly clenched hands slowly loosened. Despair swept over her whole body. She didn't even have the strength to struggle anymore.
It might be good to just die like this.
Suddenly, she heard a loud noise, as if something heavy had been thrown. The man on top of her seemed to disappear. Her body felt light, as if she was being held in someone's arms.
She couldn't see anything. Even her hearing had failed.
Unexpectedly, she suddenly felt a cold and extremely familiar breath in her breathing. Her stiff and cold body finally started to warm up at this moment.
"Jiang Li, I'm here." He hugged her tightly. Although he was usually calm and composed, he was trembling all over at this moment. He whispered repeatedly, "Jiang Li, I'm right here."
She was shivering all over. Her eyes were tightly closed. Fear and panic had crushed all her spirits. She couldn't recognize who was holding her at all.
Who was it?
Who was holding her so firmly and tightly? Whose embrace was so warm and secure? Who made her instinctively relax and rely on?
She wanted to open her eyes and take a look at him.
Even though she couldn't see clearly, she still forced her eyes open to try to recognize the man in front of her.
Suddenly, a huge shadow loomed over.
Jiang Li fainted.
She only remembered that just before she lost consciousness and reason, before she could see who was in front of her, her hands were covered in warm liquid.
A sharp knife had been stabbed into the man's chest from behind.
"GAME OVER." Shang Zewen laughed miserably. He staggered and let go of his hand, took a few steps back and fell to the ground.
...
In a nearby hospital.
Xiao Yanzhi and Jiang Li were sent in for rescue.
The rescue was timely enough. Jiang Li hadn't been violated by Shang Zewen.
But she had been injured to varying degrees all over her body. She had a moderate concussion and temporary blindness due to eye congestion.
"Her palm was severely burned. Her left forearm was fractured into pieces. The other parts are also seriously injured and will take time to recover."
After the doctor finished reading the examination report, Jing Yi and Xiaoye were already in tears.
Even the calmest Sister Chen took several deep breaths before thanking the doctor.
After seeing the doctor off, she closed her eyes. Two lines of clear tears quietly flowed from the corners of her eyes.
Before she knew it, her face was covered with tears.
She had lived for more than thirty years and hadn't shed a single tear even on the day of her divorce.
But when she saw Jiang Li covered in blood, lying in Xiao Yanzhi's arms, Sister Chen was trembling all over. It took a long time for her eyes to focus.
Thank goodness, she was still alive.