Chapter 454

translator: endlessfantasy translation editor: endlessfantasy translation

“tan ai and 1 will go and take a look,” shu yi suddenly said. after getting yin xun’s permission, she took tan ai with her and walked in the direction mary had disappeared.

they did not leave with mary earlier because they were afraid of being discovered by si xia. since mary had already gone over, they should be able to follow her from a distance. they could go over to support her at any time. if anything happened, they could inform fang yao and yin xun in advance so that they could escape in time.

however, mary, who was still in the warehouse, did not know that tan ai and shu yi were coming over. she thought that she was the only one in this abandoned and dark warehouse. the smell of old decay lingered on the tip of her nose. at this moment, she was so frightened that her body trembled slightly.

“mary, i’m here.”

just as she thought si xia was not here and was about to leave, she suddenly heard someone calling her.

right after that, the innermost part of the warehouse suddenly lit up. she saw si xia standing there without any cover. it seemed like she did not notice her sooner because it was too dark and she was too nervous.

she looked over and saw mark lying at si xia’s feet. mark was tied up tightly and even his mouth was stuffed with rags. she did not know if he was awake or unconscious.

“why didn’t you say anything just now?” the moment mary saw si xia and mark, she heaved a sigh of relief and walked toward them.

however, she had only taken two steps when she felt that si xia’s expression seemed weird. si xia stood there quietly and did not reply. her face was cold.

what was going on? sensing that something was wrong, mary immediately stopped and asked, “si xia, how’s my brother? let him go first. then i’ll do what 1 promised you…”

mid-sentence, mary suddenly felt a heavy blow on her neck. then, her mind went blank and she felt dizzy. her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

before she lost consciousness, she let out a scream instinctively and fell silent.

yin xun had been paying attention to mary’s movements. when she heard mary’s scream, she knew that something was wrong. she immediately sent a message to tan ai and told her about mary’s situation.

tan ai and shu yi had already quietly arrived near the warehouse. when they saw yin xun’s message, they immediately went inside.

“don’t worry. tan ai and shu yi are professionals. as long as the enemy doesn’t have a gun, nothing will happen to them.” although yin xun did not say anything else, fang yao could sense yin xun’s worry. his face, illuminated by the phone screen, was pale and his eyes were filled with worry.

he grabbed yin xun’s hand. as expected, yin xun’s palm was sweaty and trembling slightly.

sighing a little, fang yao comforted yin xun. “go wait in the car first. if you’re really worried, 1’11 go over and take a look myself. if anything happens, the driver will protect you and you can leave immediately.”

although yin xun was usually smart and quick-witted, she was just an ordinary girl after all. she had never experienced something like this. in addition, she had a good relationship with mary, so it was natural for her to be worried.

yin xun rejected fang yao’s idea and held his hand tightly. she looked at fang yao appraisingly and said, “i’ll go too. let the driver stay here. if he finds that something is wrong, he can call the police immediately.”

fang yao looked deeply at yin xun. at this moment, yin xun had already put down her phone. although the surroundings were pitch-black, he seemed to be able to sense yin xun’s determined gaze.

fang yao smiled and nodded in agreement. “okay.”

in the warehouse, after mary was knocked out by someone, the surroundings finally lit up. it was surprising that after the warehouse was not in use for so many years, the electric lights could still be turned on.

if mary was awake, she would be able to see that other than si xia and mark, there were also four burly men standing near her.

the person who knocked her out was a man with tattoos all over his arms. the tattooed man was holding a baseball bat in his hand and was currently looking at si xia with a fawning smile.

“sister xia, how did this lass offend you to the point that you—who’s never gotten involved with these things—would dirty your hands?” the tattooed man walked in front of si xia, his expression no longer as ruthless as before.

si xia did not answer. she walked to mary’s side and patted her face. after confirming that mary was really unconscious, she said to her immobile figure, “trying to threaten me? other than my brother, no one can order me around. don’t think that you’ve grasped my weakness or something. other than handing over your brother, 1 still have ways to make you do my bidding..”