Chapter 111: Many Ways
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Qiao Yue's lips opened and closed a few times, but she still couldn't find anything to say to comfort the girl.
Qiao Yu stood by the door and turned back to look at the two, "Aren't we leaving?"
As he spoke, Qiao Yu's eyes inadvertently glanced at the man who was still trying to move despite his bound hands and feet.
"What should we do with this trash?" He said with a frown.
Qiao Yu's words successfully broke the silence in the room. Qiao Yue and the girl's eyes focused on the man.
It was as if all her grievances had found an outlet. The emotion in the girl's empty eyes turned from despair to confusion, then fear, and finally into monstrous hatred.
The girl's eyes were fixed on the man. She yearned to eat his flesh, drink his blood, pull out his tendons, peel his skin, and burn the bones of the person who had defiled her into ashes.
The man who was tied up also saw the shocking hatred in the girl's eyes. At this time, he no longer had his previous arrogance and could only widen his eyes in fear and move back.
The girl approached him step by step, holding the wrench she had just picked up.
Although it was not wrong to kill such a man, Qiao Yue had to consider the girl's future. If she were to let the girl kill the other party just like that, it would be a psychological blow to the girl.
To this day, Qiao Yue could still remember the feeling of killing someone for the first time and the temperature of the blood spraying on her face.
There were basically only two outcomes when someone's hands were stained with human life. The first was that one would lose respect for life and become a machine that could trample on other people's lives at any time. The other was that one would live in fear with the scenes of murder still vivid in one's mind, and one couldn't sleep at night. No matter what, Qiao Yue didn't want the girl who had experienced an undeserved disaster to experience it again.
Qiao Yue watched as the girl walked up to the man and hit the man's head with a wrench.
In an instant, the man's head bled. Unable to withstand the intense pain and psychological fear, the man fainted.
The girl wanted to continue hitting the man's head, but Qiao Yue stopped her.
"There are many ways to torture a person. You don't have to stain your hands with blood," Qiao Yue held the girl's hand and looked straight into the girl's almost crazy eyes as she said gently.
The temperature from her hand gradually spread to the girl's body. Her lost rationality came back, and her hand trembled as she subconsciously threw away the bloodied wrench.
Qiao Yue didn't give the girl any more time to think. She squatted and said with her back to the girl, "Get on. I'll carry you."
Hearing Qiao Yue's words, the girl stiffly laid on Qiao Yue's back and wrapped her arms around her neck. However, what she didn't notice was that the moment she got onto Qiao Yue's back, Qiao Yue quickly inserted a silver needle into the man's acupuncture point to stop the bleeding.
"Fourth brother, let's go," Qiao Yue carried the girl on her back and walked towards the door.
While Qiao Yue and the girl were doing the series of actions, Qiao Yu didn't say a word. He just watched the two silently and listened to their conversation. At the same time, he became more and more curious about Qiao Yue's past.
In just 20 minutes, he had seen Qiao Yue's coldness and gentleness.
Although he also loathed the scum to the extreme, the way Qiao Yue looked at the man as if she was looking at a dead object really made his scalp go numb. If they weren't present at the moment, he felt that Qiao Yue might have turned into the god of death who would reap lives.
However, in front of the girl, Qiao Yue's voice and actions were all warm. Perhaps she was taking care of the girl's emotions, but Qiao Yue seemed to have thought over every word she said a few times in her heart.
He didn't think that Qiao Yue had suddenly fallen in love with the girl, but Qiao Yue's gentleness was really moving. Even as her older brother, he couldn't help but be attracted to her.
Qiao Yu carefully pulled the door open. There was still no trace of anyone coming up to the second floor. The scumbag must have told the others not to come up here.
Qiao Yu led the way in front, and Qiao Yue carried the girl on her back while following slowly behind. The three of them successfully arrived at the room where the grumpy man and the flatterer were tied up.
As soon as they entered the house, Qiao Yue realized that the two men had moved a lot during the time they left. Looking in the direction they were moving, she saw a wallpaper knife on the ground.
Qiao Yue put the girl down and a mocking smile appeared on her face. She walked over to the wallpaper knife and bent down to pick it up. Then, she squatted in front of the two who were tied up.
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Chapter 112: Escape
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"We've only been gone for a while, but your petty actions are quite a lot," Qiao Yue said as she played with the wallpaper knife with one hand.
The wallpaper knife was very close to the two. It cut their clothes but didn't hurt them at all. However, the two men were still in an extremely nervous state. Their eyes were staring at Qiao Yue's hand, not even daring to breathe.
"Come over and help," Qiao Yu had already found the rope.
Hearing Qiao Yu's words, Qiao Yue knocked the two unconscious with his two hand blades.
Because they needed to take the girl away, they couldn't climb the pipe again.
After securing the rope, Qiao Yue suddenly heard the sound of conversation coming from outside the door.
"Brother Hai won't be angry if we go to him now, right?" The man's voice wasn't loud, but because the door was very thin, his voice clearly entered Qiao Yue's ears.
Qiao Yue frowned and motioned for Qiao Yu to lower the rope. Seeing Qiao Yue's serious expression, Qiao Yu looked down, turned back, and gave Qiao Yue an "OK" sign.
Qiao Yue picked up the bed sheet that was twisted into a rope and tied the girl to herself. She could vaguely hear the two shameless people discussing the girl outside the door.
Qiao Yue carried the girl down first, followed by Qiao Yu. Just as Qiao Yue grabbed the rope and climbed down, a scream came from the building, followed by a loud curse, "Which bastard did this?!"
Qiao Yue frowned and sped up her descent.
The man's scolding also alerted the people on the first floor, and Qiao Yue clearly saw Qiao Yu's muscles tense up in an instant.
After sliding down the rope hastily, Qiao Yue was a little breathless from the girl's grip. She patted the girl's arm twice to signal her to loosen her grip a little.
Qiao Yue and Qiao Yu looked at each other and quickly ran to the door. With the current situation, they couldn't possibly carry the girl and climb the wall again, so they could only break through head-on.
Moreover, the people inside had already discovered that the man was injured. Even if they wanted to hide and escape, it was not realistic. In the end, they would only end up as turtles in a jar if they did that.
Suddenly, an alarm went off. Qiao Yue and Qiao Yu sped up towards the door.
When they were close to the door, Qiao Yue saw that the two enemies guarding the entrance were already armed with guns and waiting in a tight formation.
She did not hesitate to fire two shots, hitting the opponent's wrists. Wails rang out, and one of them tried to pick up the gun but was shot by Qiao Yu again.
After taking care of the two gatekeepers, the three of them successfully escaped from the factory, but now was the real thrilling moment.
Qiao Yue and the other two rushed toward the road. As expected, in less than five minutes, the van chasing them drove to the factory gate.
Qiao Yu looked at Qiao Yue anxiously. He didn't expect Qiao Yue to be able to run at the same speed as him even though she was carrying someone on her back.
The sound of the van was getting closer and closer. They were still a third of the distance away from their motorcycle. Seeing that they were about to be caught up, Qiao Yue turned around and fired two more shots, hitting the front wheels of the van.
The van thus shook left and right due to the broken tires. Qiao Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this. He was about to speak when he heard Qiao Yue's voice.
"Keep running, they have other cars."
With Qiao Yue's reminder, Qiao Yu didn't dare to delay and continued to run.
The people in the van got out of the van after it stopped and began to chase. Because Qiao Yue and the others had the girl with them, the pursuers didn't dare to shoot easily. They could only continue to chase after the three people on their legs.
Running to the motorcycle, Qiao Yue quickly undid the bed sheet on her body and got on the motorcycle before asking the girl to get on. Qiao Yu also got on his motorcycle.
The motorcycles started and Qiao Yu wanted to call the police again, but Qiao Yue stopped him.
"Their men have hacked into the public security system. The phone calls from here will be intercepted, and they will be able to locate us."
"Motherf*cker!" Qiao Yu cursed.
Qiao Yue and Qiao Yu didn't wear their helmets. Qiao Yue gave her helmet to the girl, and Qiao Yu didn't wear it because he wanted to hear Qiao Yue's words at all times.
The two of them got on the motorcycles and sped along. This place was remote and sparsely populated, so there were basically no vehicles passing by. The two of them rammed up the horsepower of the motorcycle to the maximum and thus increased the speed, but even so, they could not shake off the vehicles chasing after them.
Because the two of them were riding motorcycles this time, the people behind them no longer had to be afraid of hitting anyone by mistake. They fired straight at the tires. Fortunately, the two of them had good skills and dodged a few times.
Just as Qiao Yu thought that they would be able to get to a more crowded area successfully, a bullet hit the back wheel of his motorcycle.
His motorcycle lost its balance and flipped to the ground.
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Chapter 113: Caught
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Qiao Yu's entire leg was under the motorcycle, and his face was pale with pain and cold sweat. He wanted to tell Qiao Yue to run and ignore him, but the pain made him unable to speak.
Seeing this, Qiao Yue immediately stopped the motorcycle and ran to Qiao Yu. She lifted the motorcycle and held him in her arms, "Fourth brother, how are you?"
At this time, Qiao Yu was in so much pain that he was barely conscious. He forced his eyes open to look at Qiao Yue, and the worry in the other's eyes made him suddenly want to reach out to touch the other party and tell him that he was fine, but his body was in so much pain that he had no strength.
The cars that were chasing after them surrounded them. Qiao Yue protected Qiao Yu in her arms, and the girl also squatted next to Qiao Yue and curled up into a ball, clutching her sleeve tightly.
Qiao Yue looked calmly at the hot-tempered man in front of her. Her gaze made the man feel like he was an ant being looked down on.
The hot-tempered man grabbed Qiao Yue's collar and said angrily, "You're very arrogant, kid! Just the two of you dared to come and save her? I'll let you be arrogant!"
As he spoke, the hot-tempered man punched Qiao Yue's face. She fell to the ground, blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
The hot-tempered man seemed to not be satisfied. He kicked Qiao Yue's stomach again and punched Qiao Yue repeatedly. Qiao Yue could only try her best to protect the vital parts of her body and not let herself be injured too badly.
The hot-tempered man cursed, "Aren't you very powerful? A hero saving a beauty? I'll let you play the hero!"
Qiao Yu was already unconscious at this time. Seeing Qiao Yue being beaten up by the man, the girl wanted to stop him but was stopped by a few people.
Because the girl only had two school uniform coats covering her body, the men inadvertently saw her body when they pulled on her.
Although the girl struggled with all her might, the men didn't think much of it. Some even reached their hands into the girl's clothes and touched her as they wished while she was struggling.
"Stop!" The girl shouted at the top of her lungs.
The next moment, Qiao Yue, who was being kicked, gritted her teeth and said, "If you kill us, don't you want the ransom?"
Upon hearing this, the hot-tempered man finally stopped and said in a mocking tone, "We only have to leave the woman alive. It doesn't matter even if we kill the two of you."
As he spoke, he was about to punch and kick Qiao Yue again, but he heard Qiao Yue's next sentence, "Me and that unconscious person over there are both members of the Qiao family. You can ask for double the ransom."
"The Qiao family?" The hot-tempered man's tone was full of disbelief.
He wanted to continue mocking Qiao Yue, but Qiao Yue continued, "If you don't believe me, go online and check. Harvey Academy's Qiao Yu. There are photos of him from some math competitions."
Seeing how certain Qiao Yue was, the hot-tempered man couldn't help but be suspicious.
At this moment, the flatterer said, "Brother Peng, why don't we bring them back first? If it's really like what this kid said, then we can get more money. If he's lying, he's now in our hands anyway, and we can deal with him however we want."
The hot-tempered man felt that these words made sense and ordered his men to tie them up and throw them into the car.
There were three rows of seats in the van. Qiao Yue, Qiao Yu, and the girl were thrown into the last row. The hot-tempered man and the flatterer sat in the middle. In the front seats, one man was driving, and the other was holding a gun.
Because Qiao Yue and the other two were tied up tightly, the four people in the car began to chat in a relaxed atmosphere. Most of the conversation was about how much ransom they should ask for if Qiao Yu was really from the Qiao family.
Qiao Yue hung his head and pretended to faint, but she was actually using a blade to cut the rope on her hands from behind.
The reason why she didn't resist was to prevent them from searching her body. Qiao Yu was injured, and if she wanted to bring the two of them away from here, she would have to find another means of transportation.
Qiao Yue quickly cut the rope on her hands and began to deal with the rope on her feet.
"Brother Peng, how do you think we should spend the money when we get it?" The flatterer asked expectantly.
hahaha, I'm going to go to Las Vegas to gamble for a few days, then buy a villa abroad and find a few women to have fun with every day," The hot-tempered man replied excitedly.
This Qiao family was a piece of fat meat. He would get as much as he could so that he could live a carefree life in the future.
The flatterer's eyes lit up at his words, full of longing for a good life. Not only these two, but the other people who had come to capture the three were also full of joy.
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Chapter 114: Escaping from the Devil's Den
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Qiao family was different from the family of the girl they kidnapped. Even if the ransom they asked for was hundreds of millions, the Qiao family could afford it. When they planned the kidnapping, the children of the Qiao family were the first targets they thought of. However, the Qiao family had tight security, and they didn't have a chance to make a move. They didn't expect to catch a treasure today. This deal of getting one free for kidnapping another couldn't be better.
People's vigilance tended to be low when they were excited. Qiao Yue saw her opportunity and suddenly got up. She used both hands to hit the temples of the hot-tempered man and the flatterer. In the next second, Qiao Yue approached the front seat from the gap on the right side of the middle seat. Before the two in the front seat could react, a blade was quietly placed across the neck of the person sitting in the front passenger seat, while another blade in the other hand was placed in front of the driver.
"Turn around," With his life in Qiao Yue's hands, the pilot didn't dare to disobey. He could only slow down and change direction.
With such a big movement, the car in front naturally noticed the abnormality. A questioning voice came from the walkie-talkie, "Brother Peng, why did you guys turn around?"
Qiao Yue gestured for the passenger seat to hold the radio and say, "I dropped my phone there. I'm going back to get it."
"Oh, I see! We'll wait for you."
While the passenger was talking, the car had already turned around.
Five minutes later, they returned to their original positions.
"Leave your guns behind. Get down or die, your choice," Qiao Yue's voice was cold as if she was a demon who had climbed out of hell.
The driver and the passenger exchanged a look and said at the same time, "We'll get out of the car."
The car stopped, and the two in the front seat raised their hands as they got out of the car. When they got out of the car, Qiao Yue threw a knife and cut the sleeve of the front passenger, stopping the passenger's action of reaching for his phone.
The front passenger was so frightened by Qiao Yue's action that he broke out in a cold sweat. He backed away and didn't dare to make any more sneaky moves.
Qiao Yue then opened the left door of the middle seats and kicked the grumpy man and the flatterer out.
After finishing the series of tasks, she got into the driver's seat and drove away.
Although Qiao Yue had expected these people to catch up, she didn't expect them to come so quickly. She had no choice but to step on the accelerator and speed all the way.
The pain in her body made Qiao Yue's forehead break out in cold sweat, but she didn't have the time to care about that. She could only try to avoid the bullets flying behind her.
The group of people behind her was angered by Qiao Yue's repeated provocations and fired incessantly at the van.
Qiao Yue asked the girl to crouch low with Qiao Yu. The left and right side mirrors had been broken, but Qiao Yue couldn't fight back. She could only hope that they would encounter other vehicles as soon as possible.
Glancing at her phone, Qiao Yue saw that she already had a signal. So, she quickly made a call, "Come and pick me up."
"Yes."
It was only then that Qiao Yue heaved a sigh of relief. She didn't have to worry about the aftermath after she managed to contact her people.
In less than five minutes, Qiao Yue received a call.
"Boss, turn left at the intersection. Drive at your current speed for 20 minutes. Our men will be there to meet you."
"Alright," After she hung up the phone, a fork appeared in front of Qiao Yue. She followed the instructions and entered the lane.
The cars behind them followed closely, but as they entered the road, they could gradually see some vehicles.
Sure enough, when they saw other cars, the people behind them didn't dare to act arrogantly anymore, but they continued to pursue the three of them.
This time, they didn't encounter any accidents during the escape. Qiao Yue successfully met up with the others, and the three of them were sent to the hospital where Zhou Lan was.
When Qiao Yue stopped the car and walked toward the person in front, the girl knew that they had arrived at a safe place. She finally let go of her tense nerves and fainted.
Chu Jia moved closer to Qiao Yue and carefully touched the wound on her face. "Boss, I haven't seen you for a month. How did you get injured again?"
Qiao Yue frowned, "How are the two of them?"
"They're alright, their lives aren't in danger. It's just that Qiao Yu's leg is fractured and he needs to rest for a few months. That girl..." Chu Jia frowned as well, her eyes filled with worry, "The girl's external injuries aren't serious, but after examination, she should have been sexually assaulted. The psychological trauma is greater than the physical damage."
Qiao Yue clenched her fists, "Send the people you caught to the police station. Don't deal with them yourself."
Qiao Yue was about to go and see those people, but she felt a wave of dizziness as soon as she got up. After her body swayed a few times, her vision turned black, and she completely lost consciousness.
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Chapter 115: The Hero Saves the Beauty?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Qiao Yue woke a day later. The glaring sun shone in her eyes, and she raised her hand to block it. In doing so, she noticed a man sleeping on a chair.
"Brother," Qiao Yue called out in a hoarse voice.
Qiao Jing's ears twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes, twin pools of darkness that zeroed in on Qiao Yue.
Qiao Yue shifted guiltily under his gaze. "Brother, what's wrong?"
"So you still know I'm your brother, do you?" Qiao Jing murmured emotionlessly, sending goosebumps along Qiao Yue's skin.
Qiao Yue swallowed, asking hesitantly, "Brother, are you angry?"
Qiao Jing laughed. It was a humourless sound betraying his fury, which was beyond creepy.
"To be young and full of vigour... Once again, the hero saves the beauty," Qiao Jing spat out coldly.
Qiao Yue choked on her words, her expression turning bitter, "It was an emergency! Brother, please don't be angry."
"What was so urgent you needed to pay half of your life to accomplish?" Qiao Jing rebuked, his tone growing colder.
"Half my life?" Qiao Yue did not understand. She was injured, but her injury was not serious!
"One of your ribs broke and nearly pierced your lungs. Qiao Yue, you're amazing. Even now, you pretend your injury isn't serious."
Qiao Yue's expression changed. Although she felt some pain, she did not expect it to be more serious than she first thought.
Qiao Jing got up and walked over to Qiao Yue. His tall figure reflected in Qiao Yue's eyes. Qiao Yue was not used to being looked down on like this, so she turned away, but it was for nought. Qiao Jing sat next to her and looked her in the eye.
"Qiao Yue, why do you always put yourself in so much danger? What else are you hiding?"
Qiao Jing had cupped her chin as he spoke, preventing her from looking away. She was forced to stare into those deep obsidian pools that seemed to draw her hither. The longer she looked, the more she saw the worry hidden behind the mask of anger.
Qiao Yue was silent for a moment before she said, "Yesterday, that girl followed Fourth Brother and me out. I couldn't pretend as if I had not seen her being tied up. Since it was an emergency, Fourth Brother and I chased her captors on our motorcycle; we did not even have the time to phone anyone or put our helmets on. If we had tarried, we would have lost her."
"You could have called the police or returned to inform me, but you still chose the most dangerous option." Qiao Jing could not accept Qiao Yue's explanation.
"We weren't familiar with the area and didn't want our call to be intercepted before it reached the police."
Qiao Yue wanted to say that it was a good thing they had not wasted much time. Otherwise, the girl could have been hurt worst. But Qiao Yue knew Qiao Jing's personality too well. He would not bat an eye if someone died before him, more so if it were someone unrelated. Qiao Jing would not understand why she did what she did.
Just as Qiao Jing was about to say something, Qiao Yue grabbed his hand.
Qiao Jing froze, forgetting what he had wanted to say because of Qiao Yue's sudden action.
"Brother, it hurts," Qiao Yue said softly.
Qiao Jing stiffened. Even though he knew Qiao Yue was trying to change the topic, worry overcame all else. "I-I'll go get the doctor," he said.
Before Qiao Yue could respond, Qiao Jing had already left the ward, leaving her pointing at the call bell in a silly caricature of life.
Qiao Yue could not help but smile as the sight of Qiao Jing's blank expression replayed in her mind.
Qiao Jing was worried about her. Lying on the bed, Qiao Yue went over what Qiao Jing had said. She did not feel much, not even when he said her ribs were broken. Did it slip her mind? Or was she just numb to the pain? Could that explain why she had thought her injuries were not serious? Qiao Yue was unsure.
Qiao Jing soon returned with a doctor in tow. Coincidentally, it was Zhou Lan.
"Qiao Yue says she is in pain. Please have a look at her," Qiao Jing said.
Zhou Lan raised an eyebrow as she surreptitiously sent Qiao Yue a questioning look. She said to Qiao Jing, "Mr Qiao, please excuse us for a moment."
Qiao Jing frowned but acquiesced, stepping out of the ward.
Only Qiao Yue and Zhou Lan remained. Zhou Lan broke the silence, teasing, "My, my. It's quite a surprise seeing you here again, Miss Qiao."
Qiao Yue sighed helplessly. "Of course, I'd have to visit. You are attached to this hospital, after all."
Zhou Lan's retort was swift and merciless. "Ouch! I don't want to see you so often, you know?"
"But since you've gone to such lengths to meet me, I suppose I'll join you for lunch some other time."
Qiao Yue went with the flow, saying, "I'll hold you to it, then."
Zhou Lan snorted and quickly checked Qiao Yue's condition.
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