The woman"s voice came from the other end of the mobile phone and Yun Muxi could hear the cry of Niannian, calling her Mum. The woman said, "If you don"t want anything happens to your little girl, come here by yourself. Don"t tell anyone, especially the police. Otherwise, you cannot afford the consequences."
The woman hung up the phone without any hesitation.
Yun Muxi just realized what had happened, as if she had just woken up from a nightmare.
Yun Muxi quickly got out of bed. Grabbing a very light outfit, picking up her cell phone and a backpack, she rushed out of the room. As she was approaching the door, she suddenly turned back and went to the kitchen, rummaging for something.
An hour later.
Yun Muxi finally arrived at Eastern Suburb Farm by taxi. She stepped out of the car, picked up her cell phone and glanced at the terrain of the farm. Then she looked around, targeting at a spot shown on the map.
Yun Muxi walked slowly toward that position. While walking, she also paid attention to her surroundings. However, she did not go straight to the targeted location but cautiously approached the targeted location step by step along the outskirt of the farm.
About half an hour later, Yun Muxi finally reached the target location she had fixed upon.
This was a warehouse, a rectangular building, which was quite long. There was a wide open s.p.a.ce in front of the warehouse. In front were three gates, with the one in the middle closed. Two men are smoking at the gate. The gates on both sides seemed to have remained closed for a long time, with two large wooden strips overlapping and nailed onto the wall, completely sealed. The windows in a row were very high, with intervals of two meters. Some of the gla.s.s windows were broken.
Not far from the open s.p.a.ce, there were three cars parked. Yun Muxi had little knowledge of cars, thus at this distance, she could barely tell what was the brand of that car.
Yun Muxi quietly went around to the back of the warehouse. Just as Yun Muxi had expected, there was no gate except for a row of high windows.
Sneaking along the outskirts of the farm again, Yun Muxi quietly reached the front of the warehouse. With the help of some wooden boxes scattered around, she lurked among the three cars. She then ducked down and got into the cab. The car key was kept in the car, with the windows half open. She reached into the car and pulled out the car key. Then she came to the two cars at the back. All the keys were still in the cars. She then pulled all the keys out and put them into her backpack.
Yun Muxi came to the back of the warehouse again. She stood in a corner and frowned at the high windows.
They were too high for Yun Muxi. At the moment, she deeply regretted that she hadn"t learned kung Fu for flying from Gong Yu.
As she fixed her eyes on the windows and pondered, the mobile phone in her pocket buzzed. She took out her mobile phone—it was from the one who called her this morning.
Yun Muxi ran away from the warehouse before picking up the phone. She said, "h.e.l.lo!"
"Where have you been?" The woman, who called her this morning, said on the other end of the phone.
"I"m on the highways. I"ll be there soon."
Yun Muxi was worried that she would betray herself thus she didn"t want to talk too much with the woman. Her words were very concise but she couldn"t help but reveal her anxiety in her voice, containing a sense of powerlessness.
The woman ignored Yun Muxi and hung up the phone directly.
Frowning, Yun Muxi muted her mobile phone and put it in her pocket. By chance, she caught a glimpse of a pile of junk hemp ropes for packing, stacked aside.
Yun Muxi"s eyes flashed, with her lips curved in a beautiful way.
Half an hour later.
In a corner of the warehouse, someone, seemingly quite pet.i.te, cowered behind a crate.
"Tianxin, why hasn"t that woman come yet?"
"I guess she will be here soon. When you called her, didn"t she say that she had been on the highways?"
"Tianxin, my left eye keeps jumping and my heart palpitates. Hope nothing will go wrong."
"Can"er, don"t panic. I guess it"s just because you are nervous."
"But, I really feel that it"s not good to do this. And my intuition is telling that something will happen. If Mu..."
"Well, Can"er, if you are afraid then you can turn around right now! If something really happens, I will take it on my own and will never give you away."
"Tianxin, that"s not what I meant. We"ve already agreed on that we would face everything together. I just don"t think, indeed, this time we should continue. I feel something bad is gonna happen."
"Can"er, don"t forget that we have a hostage! It will be alright."
Yun Muxi, hiding behind the crates in the corner, looked through the gap between the crates. Her big eyes kept fixed on them. There was a black gun in Jia Tianxin"s hand.
It seemed that she was not a person who was good at using guns. The way she held the pistol was very awkward and strange, meanwhile pretending to be professional. The gun was then placed on a crate, acting as a desk temporarily.
Niannian was sitting on a wooden chair in the centre of the warehouse. Her hands were tied to the chair. It seemed that the little girl was tired of crying and had fallen asleep with her head tilted. Her face was covered with dust and the traces of tears could be seen clearly. She was still wearing the baggy hospital gown, which was slightly stained and kind of messy.
A small area was cleared out in the corner of the wall, which seemed quite special in this messy warehouse filled with many crates.
Two men were sitting in chairs, eating breakfast.
Jia Tianxin drew Lian Can to the two men.
"Can"er, you should have some breakfast first. When Yun Muxi arrives later, there will be no time for you to eat."
"But I can"t eat any more. Tianxin, you can have all of them."
"Dear Can"er, let"s eat together." After saying this, Jia Tianxin kicked the legs of the chairs two men were sat on. She said, "Hey, haven"t you two finished eating? If you"ve done, go around and see if the woman has arrived or not."
A man looked at Jia Tianxin with displeasure on his face. He was about to speak, but Lian Can glared at him. The man immediately withdrew his sight, stuffed the last bite of the steamed bun into his mouth and stood up.
Another man also picked up a bowl to drink up the soup at the bottom of the bowl, got up and followed him to get out.
Jia Tianxin tenderly pulled Lian Can to sit down on the chair, took a pair of chopsticks and then picked up a small steamed bun, lifting it directly to Lian Can"s mouth. She said softly, "Come on, darling, open your mouth! Ah~ ~"
Lian Can blinked her eyes, but still obediently opened her mouth and took a bite of the small steamed bun.
Later, Jia Tianxin picked up a spoon and took a mouthful of egg soup to Lian Can"s mouth. Lian Can ate it again.
There was a drop of soup dripping down from the corner of the mouth. Jia Tianxin quickly wiped it gently with her fingers. Lian Can felt she was numb and weak when Jia Tianxin"s fingertips brushed across the corners of her mouth. She raised her eyes and fixed her eyes, shining brightly, at Jia Tianxin,
Jia Tianxin stretched out her hand and stroked Lian Can"s forehead, with a kind of doting tenderness in her eyes.
Lian Can saw this and became quite itching, leaning forward and kissing Jia Tianxin"s lips.
Jia Tianxin was startled. But then she quickly pushed Lian Can away gently. She said, "Can"er, not now... We"ve got something important to do."
Lian Can smiled gently and hugged Jia Tianxin by her neck. Lian Can said, "What are you afraid of? The woman hasn"t arrived yet, and the little girl is still sleeping."
Then she kissed Jia Tianxin directly, giving no chance for Jia Tianxin to speak.
Once touched the soft lips, all the feelings in her heart poured out instantly, which not only smoothed the panic and uneasiness in her heart but also aroused more desire in her body.
Yun Muxi behind the box looked at the scene in front of her. Her big eyes were filled with surprise. Although she did not reject this kind of relationship, it was still the first time for her to see it with her own eyes. The two women kissed each other with great pa.s.sion.
While watching the live broadcast with her big eyes, Yun Muxi did not forget what she needed to do now.
She crept toward the centre and quietly moved to the position facing the chair on which Niannian was tied. She hid behind the big box and watched for a moment. Then she moved to the direction where Lian Can and Jia Tianxin could not see. She continued to approach towards Niannian.
Ducking low, she came to the chair silently and began to quickly untie Niannian. Her movement to untie the rope woke up Niannian. Niannian opened her eyes horrifiedly. After seeing the person in front of her, Niannian exclaimed, "Mommy..."
This scream not only shocked Yun Muxi who was untying the ropes but also awakened the two people who were completely immersed in love, forgetting themselves.
Yun Muxi untied all the ropes immediately and threw them aside. Pulling Niannian into her arms, she looked at Jia Tianxin and Lian Can cautiously.
Lian Can exclaimed in surprise, "Yun Muxi, how did you get in?"
Jia Tianxin looked at Yun Muxi with a face of resentment. Her words were as bitter as the winter wind. She said, "Yun Muxi, you did a really good job. But now that come here on your own, you will never be able to leave here."
Then Jia Tianxin walked quickly to the gun on the table. Watching Jia Tianxin getting closer and closer, Yun Muxi bowed her head and picked up a fist-sized stone, aiming at the gun accurately. She directly hit the gun, pushing the pistol aside by external force.
Jia Tianxin failed to get the gun. She looked at Yun Muxi in surprise and said, "I didn"t expect you to have such skills. I have underestimated you."
Yun Muxi chuckled and said, "Thank you."
Jia Tianxin quickly headed for the pistol again. Yun Muxi picked up a stone again and struck Jia Tianxin"s ankle.
Jia Tianxin"s ankle was. .h.i.t and made her fall to the ground. She angrily turning back, glared at Yun Muxi.
After seeing that Jia Tianxin was injured, Lian Can rushed to Jia Tianxin.
Seeing this, Yun Muxi hurriedly ran to the pistol with Niannian in her arms.
Lian Can was about to help Jia Tianxin to stand up. Once Jia Tianxin stood on the ground, a heart-wrenching pain overwhelmed her, making her fall to the ground again.
Lian Can hurriedly shouted at the gate, "Somebody comes! Somebody come quickly! …"
The gate was opened immediately. The two men who had been in the room and the two men who had been outside rushed in at the same time. Yun Muxi looked up at these people and quickly picked up the pistol from the ground.
Yun Muxi carried Niannian on her back, tying the child on her back with a hemp rope. Then she urged Niannian, "Hold Mommy now, Niannian. Later, no matter what happens, don"t be afraid. Just hide behind Mommy, okay?"
"Okay! Niannian will be a good girl. Niannian will listen to mommy"s words," Niannian replied and nodded cutely.
Yun Muxi held the gun in both hands, which was much more professional than how Jia Tianxin just held the gun.
Among the four men at the door, the middle one also took out a pistol from the lower back and held it up against Yun Muxi. The other three men were all standing behind that man, each holding a broadsword.
Lian Can took Jia Tianxin into her arms and walked aside. Lian Can was shorter than Jia Tianxin, which made it difficult for her to hold Jia Tianxin, but she still gritted his teeth and insisted.
A man with a gun chuckled and said, "Haha, little girl, do you know how to shoot a gun? Do you want your brother to demonstrate how to do that with a shoot?"
While speaking, he held up the gun and pulled the trigger...