Old K snapped his eyes open and found himself bound tightly with exceptionally tough plastic zip ties, lying on the concrete floor of Room 102 like a lamb to the slaughter.
His limbs and joints were skillfully pinned, making it impossible for him to exert any force to break free.
Just now... what happened?!
Stormy waves of shock surged in Old K’s heart!
He had no recollection whatsoever of how he went from choking Su Wan’s throat to his current state!
The memory of the interval was a complete blank!
This had never happened in his professional career!
Even the most severe head trauma or potent anesthesia would leave some process or lingering impression, but this was a total, unheralded blackout!
He looked up in horror and met a pair of clear eyes filled with playful mockery.
Su Wan was leisurely crouching before him, composedly playing with the matte-black dagger and encrypted phone she had confiscated from him. Where was the panic and fear from before?
“Awake?” Su Wan’s voice was calm, yet it sent a bone-chilling shiver through Old K.
“Good skills—the infiltration, the power cut, the ambush—all executed in one smooth motion. Very professional. But I don’t know you...”
“I want to know, since we don’t know each other, let alone have any grievances, why did you want to kill me?”
Old K stared fixedly at Su Wan, his lips tightly sealed, not saying a word.
He had failed the mission and fallen into enemy hands; there was no point in talking.
He was trained and knew that remaining silent was the best choice at this moment.
“Refuse to speak?” Su Wan let out a soft chuckle. In Old K’s eyes, that smile was filled with something eerie and dangerous.
In the next moment, Old K felt those bright eyes grow deeper, as if vortexes were spinning within them.
An irresistible, cold, and powerful will brutally invaded his mind, easily flipping through his memory fragments...
In just over ten seconds, the look of realization in Su Wan’s eyes deepened, accompanied by a trace of cold murderous intent.
“Bai Ruochu... her again,” Su Wan whispered, her tone flat but carrying the weight of a storm.
“A life-saving favor, a single promise... she certainly squeezed every drop of value out of it.”
She looked at Old K, whose eyes were beginning to glaze over as his will to resist rapidly disintegrated under Mental Domination, and a plan formed in her mind.
Didn’t Bai Ruochu want to see her “miserable state”?
Wasn’t she impatient to confirm her death?
Fine, then she would send her a “grand gift”!
Su Wan picked up Old K’s encrypted phone and used his fingerprint to unlock it.
Then, her powerful mental power directly took control of Old K, making him pick up the phone and dial Bai Ruochu’s number.
The call connected, and Bai Ruochu’s urgent voice came through: “Old K? How is it? Did you succeed?”
Old K’s eyes were vacant as he answered in a slightly raspy voice, “The target has been eliminated. Handled very cleanly.”
“Really?! That’s great!” Bai Ruochu’s voice was instantly filled with wild joy. “Where is that bitch’s body? Photos! Video! I want to see the evidence!”
“It wasn’t convenient to stay at the scene for long, so I took a video,” Old K’s voice was devoid of emotion.
“We can meet. I’ll show you the video. The content is brilliant; I guarantee you’ll be satisfied.”
“Meet? Fine! Where?” Bai Ruochu didn’t have the slightest suspicion. She trusted Old K’s abilities too much and was too desperate to witness Su Wan’s death with her own eyes.
“The eastern part of the city, Warehouse 3 at the Hongguang Machinery Factory. It’s remote enough.”
“Meet in one hour,” Old K provided the address.
“Hongguang Machinery Factory... Fine! I’m coming right now! Wait for me!” Bai Ruochu agreed immediately without any hesitation, her voice even carrying a twisted sense of excitement.
The call ended.
Su Wan released her control over Old K, who slumped to the floor, looking at her with eyes full of terror and shock.
Old K finally understood Xu Tianlin’s previous abnormality; this was indeed Su Wan’s doing!
But this eerie, unpredictable ability was completely beyond his understanding!
Su Wan stood up, tucked the dagger and phone away, and looked at Old K, who was tied up like a parcel, before glancing at the heavy darkness outside the window. A cold arc curved at the corner of her mouth.
In the eastern part of the city, weeds grew rampant within the Hongguang Machinery Factory, and the dilapidated workshops cast distorted shadows under the moonlight.
The rusted gates of Warehouse 3 were half-open. The interior was empty and dark, with only a few strands of dismal moonlight seeping through the holes in the roof.
Old K stood in the center of the warehouse like a statue, his eyes slightly hollow and his movements carrying a hint of stiffness.
Before long, a white sports car stopped outside the warehouse.
Bai Ruochu walked into the warehouse alone, her face filled with uncontrollable excitement and urgency.
“Old K!” Upon seeing the figure in the center of the warehouse, Bai Ruochu immediately quickened her pace, a nearly distorted smile blooming on her face.
“You really killed Su Wan? Where’s the video? Quick, let me see!”
“I want to see exactly how miserably that bitch Su Wan died!”
She rushed impatiently to Old K and reached out her hand.
Old K slowly turned his head and looked at her expressionlessly, his eyes a void of hollow calm.
This gaze cooled Bai Ruochu’s excited mind slightly. She frowned, finding Old K exceptionally strange today. “What’s wrong with you? Where’s the stuff?”
In that moment, Old K moved!
He lunged forward, grabbing Bai Ruochu’s extended wrist and twisting it back. Simultaneously, his other hand followed up quickly, firmly locking her other arm. With a practiced grappling technique, he pinned Bai Ruochu’s hands behind her back, locking her in place!
“Ah—!!” Bai Ruochu was caught off guard. The sharp pain and shock made her let out a piercing scream.
“Old K! What are you doing?! Let me go! Have you gone mad?!”
She struggled frantically, her meticulously styled hair becoming a mess, but Old K’s arms were like iron bands, unmoving.
“You bastard! You piece of trash! What are you trying to do?! Everything you have today was given to you by me, Bai Ruochu! If you dare touch me, the Bai family won't let you get away with it!”
Bai Ruochu was both terrified and furious, screaming curses indiscriminately as she tried to use the Bai family’s power to intimidate him.
However, Old K remained expressionless, turning a deaf ear to her curses.
Just then, the sound of leisurely footsteps came from the shadows of the discarded machinery piled deep within the warehouse.
A slender figure slowly walked out, stepping into the boundary between moonlight and shadow.
It was Su Wan.
She looked calm, her eyes cold, like a high-and-mighty judge looking down upon the wretched Bai Ruochu.
“Su... Su Wan?!” Bai Ruochu’s cursing stopped abruptly. Her eyes nearly bulged out of her head, and the color drained from her face instantly, leaving only boundless terror and disbelief.
“You... You’re not dead?! How is that possible?! Old K! You... both of you...”
She whipped her head around to look at Old K, who was controlling her, and then back at the composed Su Wan as a terrifying realization dawned on her—
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