"Number Two, stay with me. The rest of you, check this place quickly." A dark gleam flickered in Chu Changqi's eyes. He resembled an old beast crouching back into its lair, straining to sense dangers hidden on all sides.
The point remained: Liu Li couldn't possibly have left without saying a word.
The search was quick. They went over every floor several times and found nothing.
The leader of his personal bodyguards returned to Chu Changqi's side and said respectfully, "Boss, it's safe."
Chu Changqi was deeply suspicious by nature. He paused. "Check again."
The leader nodded and complied. He had just turned when Chu Changqi asked, "Did you check that room?"
The leader faltered. That room meant Chu Changqi's beloved "torture chamber."
"I'll go right now, boss."
The sky was pitch-black. Thunder cracked, and fine drops of rain began drifting down in an instant.
"Boss, let's head back inside first."
"Mm." Chu Changqi's face was grim. "If it's safe, carry that drunken bastard into the room."
The leader's heart sank at those words. He understood what Chu Changqi meant.
Shen Lian had escaped. What did that mean? The all-or-nothing scheme, the enormous risks taken to escape Chu Yilan, even the men they had lost-all of it had become a joke.
The leader didn't dare imagine the brutality raging in Chu Changqi's heart. His boss desperately needed someone to vent on. Though he felt sympathy, when faced with Chu Changqi, even veterans like them who had followed him for years could only hope they wouldn't be the ones to suffer.
The leader met up with one of his men outside the "torture chamber." In truth, the place frightened them too. Usually, they would rather take a detour than pass it.
When they fought over land in C Country, they went