Chapter 203 (??? ? ???)
Chapter 203 (??? ? ???)
Lin Yue remained unmoved, but Wang Hao's body trembled violently. He shook his head desperately, crying out, "I really don't know who it is! I only know it's people from the Knights Association! They were all sending me messages! The chat history is on my phone! I really don't know..."
Lin Yue frowned, somewhat doubting Wang Hao's words, but she had no better clues at the moment. She quickly walked to Wang Hao's side, took his phone from his pocket, and swiftly checked the chat history.
"It's this one." Wang Hao pointed cautiously to one of them. Lin Yue immediately took it and looked it over. Sure enough, her address was on it; it was clearly the one provided to Wang Hao.
Furthermore, the other party described in detail many of the despicable things Wang Hao had done, things Lin Yue had been completely unaware of before. From this, it can be inferred that the other party must hold a high position in the Knights Association; otherwise, they wouldn't have such a thorough understanding of Wang Hao's situation.
Lin Yue grew angrier the more she looked. Her brows furrowed tightly as she glared at Wang Hao and said, "You better not be lying to me. If I find out you're hiding anything, you'll be in big trouble!" Wang Hao was so frightened that his face turned pale and his body trembled uncontrollably. He nodded frantically, his head hitting the floor with a thud, as if this would prove his innocence.
Lin Yue thought for a moment, preparing to have Wang Hao call home to try and extract some useful information. However, just then, Wang Hao's phone rang, and the caller ID showed his father—Wang Yan!
Lin Yue's gaze instantly shifted to Wang Hao, her eyes filled with warning and threat. She said fiercely, "Listen to me, if you dare to expose me on the phone, you're dead!" After saying that, she pressed the answer button without hesitation.
Wang Yan's voice came from the other end of the phone, his tone somewhat frivolous: "Son, how's it going? Did you manage to get Lin Yue? How's it going with your female classmate? When are you going to let your old man have a taste?"
Wang Hao looked at Lin Yue's gloomy face with trembling eyes, and had no choice but to answer with a forced smile, "Dad, I... I'm still at the door, but how did you know I went to see Lin Yue?"
Wang Yan chuckled: "Hehe, of course I know. My men happened to see you then. I was originally planning to kidnap her, but since you were here, how could I, as her father, possibly take her away from her?"
Hearing Wang Yan's disgusting words, Lin Yue's anger flared instantly. Her face grew increasingly grim, as if shrouded in a dark cloud. A cold killing intent flashed in her eyes, as if she wanted to tear Wang Yan to pieces.
However, Lin Yue didn't immediately react. She took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. She gave Wang Hao a look, signaling him to continue talking to Wang Yan.
Wang Hao stared at the words Lin Yue typed on her phone, his heart filled with fear and unease. His voice trembled, almost breaking with tears, as he said, "Dad, I...I haven't even gone in yet. I'm a little scared...What if she calls the police and I get arrested again?"
Wang Yan was clearly very impatient with Wang Hao's cowardice. He angrily rebuked him, "You useless piece of trash! You can't even handle such a small matter. Just say you're here to apologize, calm her down first, understand?"
Lin Yue listened to Wang Yan's reprimand, a cold smile playing on her lips. It seemed Wang Yan was completely unaware that Wang Hao was already in her hands; how utterly foolish.
She subtly controlled Wang Hao with her inner energy, making him continue talking to Wang Yan, trying to extract more information about the mastermind behind the Knights Association from his words.
Just as Lin Yue was completely focused, Wang Yan suddenly changed the subject and said something she hadn't expected: "Son, I happen to have a hostage here. I've kidnapped Li Yuetian! I'll send you the video of him being kidnapped in a bit. You can use that to threaten her and force her to come with you. I'll send someone to pick you up right away!"
Lin Yue was startled by Wang Yan's words, but quickly regained her composure. She swiftly typed on her phone, asking Wang Hao to reply to Wang Yan.
Wang Hao said in a trembling voice, "Dad, will this method work? What if she still refuses?" Wang Yan snorted coldly, "Hmph, if she refuses, I'll beat her half to death! I doubt she'd dare to joke about someone's life."
Lin Yue felt as if she were being consumed by a raging fire of anger. Her eyes widened as she stared intently at her phone screen, watching the video Wang Yan had sent.
In the video, Li Yuetian lies lifelessly on the ground with his eyes closed. His body is tightly bound with ropes, like a tightly wrapped rice dumpling. His clothes have been stripped off, revealing pale skin covered with shocking whip marks, some of which are even bleeding.
Lin Yue's heart clenched. She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and typed on her phone: "Tell Wang Yan that he will find a way to make Lin Yue give in."
Wang Hao talked with Wang Yan for a while, but didn't get any useful information out of them. After Wang Yan hung up the phone, Lin Yue's eyes turned icy cold. She never expected that Wang Yan would be so arrogant and domineering, daring to kidnap Li Yuetian to threaten her.
"Where is your father now?" Lin Yue looked at Wang Hao expressionlessly, her voice carrying a hint of coldness.
Wang Hao trembled slightly, intimidated by Lin Yue's imposing manner. He stammered, "I...I don't know! He didn't say that! You heard it too, he just told me to threaten you, and then he would send someone to pick me up."
Lin Yue remained silent for a while, silently considering her options. Given the current situation, she felt the only feasible solution was to play along. After all, without Wang Yan's exact address, she had no way of rescuing Li Yuetian.
After careful consideration, Lin Yue made up her mind to pretend to be threatened and taken away by Wang Yan's men when they came to pick up Wang Hao. Perhaps this way, she could find Wang Yan's whereabouts.
Having made up her mind, Lin Yue glared fiercely at Wang Hao on the ground and warned, "You better put on a good show later. If you dare to make even the slightest mistake, I will definitely not let you off easily!"
Seeing this, Wang Hao nodded vigorously, replying, "Yes, yes!" However, he was secretly delighted: "Haha, this woman is really courting death! No matter how powerful you are, so what? Once you get to my father's territory, you'll be at our mercy, manipulated and played with by us."
Time passed slowly, and soon Lin Yue and Wang Hao appeared together at the entrance of the residential compound. Just then, a black sedan stopped right in front of them.
The car door slowly opened, and several burly men stepped out. Upon seeing this, Wang Hao immediately transformed, pointing at Lin Yue and arrogantly shouting, "Take her away!"
Lin Yue, feigning extreme fear, trembled slightly, seemingly powerless against the sudden turn of events. She obediently followed the burly men into the car, the door closed, and the car sped away, disappearing into the distance.
The atmosphere inside the car was unusually heavy throughout the journey. No one spoke, only the soft hum of the vehicle moving. Time seemed to freeze at that moment. Lin Yue didn't know how much time had passed before the car finally came to a slow stop in front of an entertainment venue.
The car door opened, and Lin Yue was roughly forced off the vehicle by several men. She felt extremely uncomfortable being touched by several men, but she tried her best to remain calm and walked step by step into the entertainment venue.
Upon entering, Lin Yue was enveloped by loud music and dim lighting. Everything here seemed so noisy and chaotic, a stark contrast to her tranquil state of mind.
Several men escorted Lin Yue through the crowd and into a luxurious private room. The room was lavishly furnished, complete with sofas, a coffee table, and a television. However, none of this could conceal Wang Yan's nauseating smile.
Wang Yan was sitting leisurely on the sofa, legs crossed, a cigarette dangling from his mouth. When he saw Lin Yue being brought in, the smug look on his face became even more obvious.
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