Resolving Four (Please Read On)

At that moment, the first thought that sprang to her mind was not anything else, but whether she had grown old and lost some of her charm.

But the instant she met the man's icy gaze, that thought vanished and she snapped back to her senses.

Clearly, the person before her was after Lu Shi.

Was it for money, or revenge?

If it was the former, it would be easier to handle. If it was the latter, things might become troublesome.

Still, as long as she cooperated obediently, nothing should happen.

What she feared was that he might be some desperate outlaw who did not care whether he lived or died.

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

"Okay, okay, don't get worked up. I'll send him a message and ask right now."

Jiang Yu Yan pointed at the phone charging on the table, indicating that she needed to go get it.

But she had barely finished speaking and had not even taken two steps.

Bang!

A hand chop struck the side of her neck. Her body went limp, and she fell straight to the floor.

"Ah..."

Jiang Yu Yan rubbed her shoulder. The cry of pain had barely left her mouth before she covered it herself.

She was terrified of displeasing the man.

Besides, she did not understand why he had hit her when she had already been so cooperative.

"So it really doesn't work?"

The man looked at the still-conscious Jiang Yu Yan, helplessness showing on his face.

Sure enough, knocking someone unconscious with a hand chop was not so simple.

It required extremely precise control over both force and placement.

At that thought.

He pulled an electric baton from his pants and pressed the switch.

Electric arcs flickered.

Jiang Yu Yan's entire body convulsed.

Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

Murky yellow liquid even flowed out beneath her.

A few minutes later, the man found some rope in a cabinet.

He tossed the bound Jiang Yu Yan aside.

Then he used her fingerprint to unlock her phone, found Lu Shi's contact, and began reading through her chat history with him. But the more he read, the darker his expression became.

In the end, he simply stopped reading.

He began typing directly into the message box.

The night deepened.

Number One Mansion.

The barrier arm rose, and under the beaming gaze of the security guard.

A red supercar drove into Number One Mansion.

Lu Shi parked the car.

Holding a bouquet of vivid red roses, he opened the door and stepped out.

Thinking of the suggestive words in their earlier chat.

A flicker of heat rose in Lu Shi's lower abdomen.

When it came to women.

Young Master Lu had no idea how many he had toyed with since childhood.

But those women would bore him after as little as one or two weeks, or at most a month.

Jiang Yu Yan, however, was different. Though she was not the most beautiful among his women.

She was like a deadly poppy, radiating an irresistible allure from head to toe.

Every time, she left him wanting more.

He had even drawn a clear line between himself and his other women for her sake.

Today, having heard that she had prepared a surprise for him at home.

He hurriedly finished dealing with the matters at hand and rushed back.

Click!

With the sound of the fingerprint lock disengaging.

The door opened.

The lights inside were bright.

Yet Jiang Yu Yan was nowhere to be seen.

"Yu Yan?"

He called out.

When there was no response.

Thump!

The sound of something falling came from a half-open door ahead.

"Hehe, so you're hiding in here."

Lu Shi locked the front door, set the flowers on a nearby table, loosened the silver tie around his neck, and smiled.

He strode quickly to the room.

Then reached out and pushed the door open.

The lighting inside was dim.

What met his eyes.

Was Jiang Yu Yan lying on the bed, her hands and feet bound with rope, black tape sealing her mouth.

When she saw Lu Shi enter, she began struggling nonstop, muffled whimpers escaping her throat.

As she twisted, the rope rubbed more fiercely against her thighs.

Faint red welts appeared clearly, as though they might slice apart that tender skin.

Tiny beads of sweat seeped from her forehead.

Her hair and collar were slightly disheveled, and together with her delicate face, they created a visually striking scene brimming with tension and temptation.

"Hm? This surprise isn't bad. I like it!"

Lu Shi burst into laughter at the sight.

He undid his buttons and was about to pounce on her.

Completely failing to notice the terror in Jiang Yu Yan's eyes.

Whoosh!

Just then.

Beside the wardrobe.

A thick arm shot out and clamped directly around Lu Shi's neck.

The immense force slammed Lu Shi into the wall beside him.

A burning pain flared across his back.

But Lu Shi had no time to care.

Because the pressure of that huge hand kept increasing.

"Urgh..."

The intense suffocation turned his face red. He wanted to speak, but could not force out a single word.

He reached up, trying to pry away the hand gripping his throat, but he could not do it at all.

He could only stare at the tall figure before him with terrified, pleading eyes.

The scarred man did not waste a single word.

One hand gripped Lu Shi by the throat, while the other seized Jiang Yu Yan.

Their combined weight was nearly three hundred pounds, yet in his hands they seemed weightless.

Soon, he carried them to the balcony.

"This is twenty-five floors above the ground. Each floor looks to be about four meters high. Based on the speed of free fall... hm, you should hit the ground in about 4.52 seconds.

You two, good night!"

The man smiled.

But to the two of them, his words were like a demon's whisper, chilling them to the bone.

Then.

Before their terrified, despairing eyes.

He threw them both out.

A violent sensation of weightlessness struck. With her mouth taped shut, Jiang Yu Yan could not make any sound at all.

Lu Shi's face twisted as he let out a shrill, miserable scream.

About four or five seconds later.

Two dull impacts sounded in quick succession.

After glancing around.

The man returned to the room and dealt with the traces he had left behind.

Then he opened the door and swiftly left, not lingering in the slightest.

His expression remained perfectly normal as he entered the elevator.

As if noticing the surveillance camera overhead, he raised his head and glanced at it.

Then he reached up and pulled down the brim of his cap, hiding his face.

As a high-end residential complex, Number One Apartments had only three buildings, with just two units on each floor.

As a result, there were not many residents.

The complex had excellent landscaping and was exceptionally quiet.

Only the streetlights at regular intervals gave off pale white light.

Because of this, it was not until the man took the elevator downstairs and was almost at the entrance of the complex.

That he heard cries from behind him of "Someone fell from a building!" and "Someone's dead!"

The man paused.

Then he turned and ran toward the source of the shouting.

A small crowd had already gathered nearby.

Most of them were security guards and staff from the complex.

By then, he had changed out of his delivery uniform and was wearing a simple T-shirt and shorts instead.

He blended into the crowd and glanced inside.

Two mangled, blood-soaked bodies lay motionless on the concrete near the landscaped area.

Blood seeped out from both of them.

In such a state, they were clearly dead beyond doubt.

After confirming that.

The man turned and left.

He turned into an alley.

After making sure no one was around, he reached up to his face, grabbed at it, and pulled hard. A layer of clay-like material peeled off his face.

Revealing the calm features of a young man.