Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 229 Despair

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A few minutes later, just as Xiao Yi began to feel a little anxious, the pattering noise finally stopped, and Zeng Xiaoxiao’s voice came through the mic again, "Brother Xiao, are you still there?"

"I am, how did it go, Xiaoxiao, did you find it?"

Xiao Yi asked nervously.

"Finally, I found it. Thankfully, it was only from a few minutes ago. If it had been any longer, I wouldn’t have been able to analyze it, as the mobile data volume is just too massive!"

Zeng Xiaoxiao’s face showed a trace of a smug smile. If it weren’t for her, she was sure no one else could have done it. She had just sifted through a massive amount of data to arrive at this conclusion. She had spent practically all the time on this task, and as for mobile backend access, she didn’t need to hack it—she logged in directly.

"Where are they?"

Hearing that Zeng Xiaoxiao had found something, Xiao Yi’s heart surged with jubilation, and a giant rock that had been hanging over his heart finally touched the ground as he asked anxiously. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"They should be in an abandoned factory in the eastern suburbs, about fifty-odd kilometers from the city center, at the foot of Fire Cloud Mountain by Fire Cloud Highway. That’s as specific as I can get."

Zeng Xiaoxiao looked at the computer screen, checked the location she had pinpointed, and cautiously informed him. After finishing, she asked Xiao Yi anxiously, "Brother Xiao, what happened to your friend?"

"Okay, I got it. My friend has been kidnapped, and I’m going to rescue him."

Xiao Yi, while still on the phone with Zeng Xiaoxiao, had already pressed the accelerator, propelling the car forward like a bolt of lightning.

"Ah? Could it be very dangerous? Should I call my sister over?"

Zeng Xiaoxiao exclaimed fearfully upon hearing about the kidnapping.

"No need for that. If necessary, I’ll call you. Alright, girl, that will do for now, I have to go save someone."

After a moment’s hesitation, Xiao Yi shook his head and declined Zeng Xiaoxiao’s offer. He didn’t know the situation at Wang Qingqing’s end. If he rashly involved the police, any slight mishap could lead to dire consequences. It seemed better for him to check it out alone. He believed that if he couldn’t handle the situation, then the police would be of no use either.

He would also have more flexibility on his own.

"Wow, Brother Xiao, you are going to rescue someone by yourself? I want to come with you and watch you rescue them."

Zeng Xiaoxiao screamed in excitement at Xiao Yi’s words.

Hearing Zeng Xiaoxiao’s excited shriek, as if a child had found a new toy to play with, Xiao Yi’s forehead was immediately covered in black lines.

Did the girl think this was a game?

He was going on his own and didn’t even know the situation yet, and adding a trouble-making girl like her to the mix would only complicate things.

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yi refused her and said seriously, "Girl, don’t come over. This isn’t a game; it’s a rescue mission. If you want to play games, I’ll play with you some other time, alright? I can’t talk anymore, let’s leave it at that."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yi hung up the phone without hesitation, took the steering wheel with both hands, focused his attention, and started driving the red Maserati at full force. Toggling on the GPS, he stared intently at the route indicated and sped up like mad.

When it came to Wang Qingqing’s safety, Xiao Yi would not risk any danger at all, not even the slightest. If anything unexpected happened to her because of his carelessness or arrogance, he would be eternally guilty!

Qingqing, God bless you, please don’t let anything happen to you!

As he frantically drove toward his destination, Xiao Yi prayed silently in his heart, perhaps even unaware of how much Wang Qingqing’s place in his heart had surreptitiously risen to such great importance during the time they spent together.

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In an abandoned factory on the eastern outskirts.

Jin Xiaohan looked at Wang Qingqing across from him, his eyes filled with a profound adoration.

Since he, Young Master Jin, had already acted, he would make sure to do it thoroughly.

He also had absolute confidence, or rather, he had absolute faith in the weapon he had prepared for today, which he had painstakingly ordered from a foreign website. It was said to be the very latest in technology, the newest drug developed.

They had said that a single pill would suffice, but to ensure the effect, he had deliberately added another pill and forced it into Wang Qingqing’s mouth.

"Qingqing, honestly, why must you reject me? Why won’t you trust my sincerity? My devotion to you is genuine," Jin Xiaohan said, his eyes squinted as if completely ignoring the fiery expression in Wang Qingqing’s eyes. He put on an infatuated look, as if he were a lovestruck fool.

"Mmmph..."

Hearing the words spewing from Jin Xiaohan’s mouth and seeing the fake infatuation on his face made Wang Qingqing feel utterly sick to her stomach. If it weren’t for the cloth tightly gagging her mouth, she would have spit in his face without hesitation. She shook her head vigorously, staring at him as if flames were about to shoot from her eyes.

She was filled with immense regret.

She really didn’t understand why she had fallen for the tricks of such a despicable person.

After finishing her class, as soon as she returned to school, she encountered Jin Xiaohan’s lackey, that good-for-nothing adviser Zhang Bing. This man was her dorm mate, Zhang Qin’s boyfriend. In her eyes, Zhang Bing was even more despicable than Jin Xiaohan, always hanging around like a lapdog without any backbone. Rumor had it that many of Jin Xiaohan’s sneaky deeds were schemed by Zhang Bing.

She once advised her roommate not to associate with someone like Zhang Bing, but everyone has their own aspirations, and their pursuits were completely different. No matter how she persuaded, Zhang Qin still stayed with Zhang Bing. Over time, Wang Qingqing also began to distance herself from Zhang Qin, only exchanging casual greetings when they occasionally met in the dorm.

When she saw Zhang Bing, Wang Qingqing frowned instinctively, planning to avoid him, but instead of letting her pass, he blocked her way, leaving her no way to escape.

Just as she was about to speak and scold him, he spoke first, tearfully pleading with her to meet with Jin Xiaohan nearby. He claimed that Jin Xiaohan was so despondent over her previous rejection that he was ready to throw himself into traffic, and he hoped she could persuade him not to do it.

Instinctively, she felt this was impossible; with someone like Jin Xiaohan, how could he do such a thing? How could he truly be earnest about her? Not to mention threatening his own life because of her. Without hesitation, she refused Zhang Bing, expressing her skepticism.

Yet Zhang Bing’s expression was convincingly genuine, and his words were emotionally charged. Even an Oscar-winning actor might not have performed any better. Not just with words, Zhang Bing also pointed ahead to show her Jin Xiaohan’s figure, looking truly dispirited and lost, walking towards the center of the road.

Although she detested Jin Xiaohan, at her core, she was kind-hearted and did not want to see a life lost. Seeing him about to walk onto the road, her heart softened on impulse, fearing that he would really step into traffic and get hit by a car, so she quickly walked over to him.

However, just as she reached Jin Xiaohan’s car, a hand reached out from inside, covering her mouth. She smelled a faint scent at her nose, and then her head spun, and she collapsed. When she awoke, she found herself here.

Upon awakening, the first thing she saw was Jin Xiaohan looking at her with a lecherous smile.

She immediately knew she had been tricked. While she verbally berated and threatened him, her fingers secretly dialed Xiao Yi’s number from her pocket. However, she had not anticipated Jin Xiaohan reacting so quickly, throwing the phone away before she could even indicate her location. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)