novelraw Chapter 919: Gains and Losses (5)
Chapter 919: Gains and Losses (5)
Chapter 919: Chapter 919: Gains and Losses (5)
Of course, where could he possibly escape? Wei Changqing’s men turned around, extended a hand, and caught him effortlessly, like capturing a chicken.
No time to lose, to prevent any more delays, it was crucial for the man named Hong to quickly lead the way to rescue the Xiao family members held hostage.
They arrived at a white wall at the very end of the second basement level. Chairman Hong pressed his palm against a seemingly unremarkable corner of the wall.
As he had mentioned earlier, only his palm print could open the entrance to this mysterious underground chamber.
With a clanking sound, slowly, the bricks and iron door shifted open.
The wall cracked open to reveal a door, exposing a black entrance.
To be on the safe side, Wei Changqing ordered some of the people to guard the entrance.
When Gu Nuan wanted to follow inside, Zhan Dapeng and the others stopped her: "Sister-in-law, let us go in and assess the situation first. There might be a trap inside."
"It’s dangerous for you to go in, so does that mean I can’t go in because it might be dangerous? If Yebai were here, and he wanted to go in, I would definitely follow him, let alone—"
Let alone—what she seemed to leave unsaid, seemed to be her true feelings.
Only at this moment, when she got a clue about his whereabouts, did her usually masked emotions reveal a glimpse in front of others.
The others immediately followed her unfinished sentence with sadness, and couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache for her.
Zhang Sanfeng and Zhan Dapeng couldn’t help but think that she always disguised herself so calmly, almost making them believe she was a woman without flesh and blood, all cold-hearted.
The truth, certainly, was not that—
Compared to the relatively passionate and easily moved nature of Zhang Sanfeng and Zhan Dapeng, Wei Changqing appeared significantly more ruthless.
He continued to wear a black hood over his face without any intention of removing it.
Wei Changqing glanced at the two silent brothers and said, "If she wants to go in, she needs to bear the consequences herself."
"Old Liu—" Zhan Dapeng couldn’t help but stamp his foot, wondering what he was talking about, especially to a woman, their brother’s wife.
"She said it herself. Of course, I don’t think if second brother were here, he would allow her to go in," Wei Changqing’s last words seemed to be the main point.
Faced with this, the others continued to hesitate.
Gu Nuan suddenly spoke again: "You’re wrong, if he were here, he would let me in. Because when we got married, we had already agreed that whatever happens, the two of us would face it together."
Wei Changqing seemed to squint sharply at her, apparently unaccustomed to being contradicted by a woman, yet her face reminded him of another person with certainty.
"Let’s hurry up," Gu Nuan urged.
Indeed, hesitating over this issue here was meaningless.
While Zhan Dapeng and the others were stunned, Gu Nuan brushed past them and walked in first.
The others, seeing her go, had no choice but to hastily follow her into the passage.
Reaching the end of the passage, it was a dark room, completely devoid of light.
Wei Changqing picked up a powerful flashlight and swept it around the chamber, quickly locking onto the person inside.
That person was tightly bound to a wooden post erected in the chamber.
Just like a prisoner being punished in ancient times.
Everyone was taken aback at the sight.
They saw that the person tied up like Jesus being punished was none other than the Xiao family’s matriarch.