As the danger loomed closer, Yang Qian quickened her pace. Finally, she broke into a full - fledged run, dashing down the avenue.
A panicked woman was being chased by half a dozen black - clad men. As they entered a crowded area, more and more onlookers stopped to watch.
The men halted, scaring the passers - by who were about to take pictures. The onlookers quickly put away their phones, pretending as if nothing had happened.
The men exchanged glances. Watching the woman running further away, they made a signal to each other and dispersed, running in different directions. They intended to form a circle and trap her in the center. Otherwise, the more people there were, the harder it would be for them to succeed.
Just as their plan was about to work, after running for a while, Yang Qian noticed a black - clad man waiting for her on the street ahead. She quickly turned around. After running a few more steps, there was another one.
She took a few steps back, her face showing uneasiness and panic. As she retreated, the two men she had just encountered were approaching her. She sensed something was wrong and looked back. There was another man coming towards her, and the other two had somehow surrounded her.
She was cornered.
Yang Qian's pupils dilated, her eyes filled with the figures of these men.
...
In the general manager's office of Jiang's Group.
Father Jiang was closing his eyes, relaxing. Then came a knock on the door.
His eyes snapped open. He roared with authority, "Come in!"
When the person entered, he asked, "Is the job done?"
After waiting for a while, there was no response. He looked up and saw the face of his subordinate. He asked again.
The subordinate shook his head and stepped aside. Just as he was full of doubts, a man walked in from outside. The familiar gait, figure, and those eyes made Father Jiang's eyes widen.
Why was Huo Cheng here?
"Uncle Jiang," Huo Cheng greeted, then sat directly across from him. With his fingers interlaced on his knees and his eyes half - lowered, a smile on his lips, he said, "I'm sure you're quite curious about my purpose for coming."
"..."
Indeed, Father Jiang glanced at his subordinate beside him. The speculation in his eyes gradually found an answer.
"Are you here to stand up for someone?"
Huo Cheng spread his hands and looked out of the door. Father Jiang was puzzled but followed his gaze. After a few seconds, his son and the woman his son was fond of appeared together.
Huo Cheng stood up and walked towards them.
"Uncle Jiang, you don't need me to remind you of what you've done, do you?"
After a brief pause, seeing Father Jiang's breathing quicken, he continued, "Originally, I just felt that things had been a bit unstable recently, so I arranged for people to protect them. I didn't expect it would actually come in handy. And it was actually you, Uncle Jiang, who made my men useful."
It turned out that just when Yang Qian was about to be captured, the subordinates Huo Cheng had assigned to protect them at critical moments showed up.
After Huo Cheng's investigation, he found that these men were actually Father Jiang's.
Huo Cheng's words made Father Jiang blush. Although he had indeed done this, being caught red - handed and having it pointed out made him feel a bit strange.
"Dad, why did you do this?"
Jiang Lihao shook his head in disbelief. When he learned that Yang Qian was in danger, his heart had been in a panic. However, what he couldn't even imagine was that this matter was related to his father.
Although his father had disagreed with their relationship, he never thought his father would go after Yang Qian.
If Brother Huo hadn't been careful, he didn't dare to imagine what the situation would be like now.
He felt the fear of the woman beside him and tightened his grip on her hand, giving her more security.
"It's not like that," Father Jiang's face stiffened. What was this situation? It seemed like they were going to pick a fight with him.
Jiang Lihao took a few steps closer, hiding Yang Qian behind him, and interrogated, "If it's not like that, then what is it? Can you dare to say that the order to capture Yang Qian wasn't from you?"
This kind of interrogation made it seem as if he had committed heinous crimes. Father Jiang looked at the blame and anger in his son's eyes and waved his sleeves.
"So what? Do I need your permission to do what I want?"
The situation became stalemated.
Jiang Lihao slowly shook his head. "No, she's a person. Why do you treat her like this? Just because of your dissatisfaction? I love her and I want to be with her. Why should she suffer this kind of treatment because of me?"
"Just because you're my child. I say no, and it's no. Parents are like the sky!" Father Jiang roared angrily, his neck turning red.
Hearing this, Jiang Lihao laughed out of anger. Huo Cheng also stood up from the chair and walked to his side, afraid that he would lose his rationality.
"If that's the case..." His voice became extremely low, mumbling, "then I'd rather have nothing to do with you."
After saying this, the three of them disappeared from Father Jiang's sight.
It was as if they had come suddenly and left suddenly. It was hard to tell if it was an illusion or a dream.
When he looked again, there was indeed no one there. Only his subordinate was still standing there stupidly, reminding him that this wasn't his imagination.
Father Jiang pointed at the subordinate and roared, "Get out! Get out!"
The subordinate's face showed panic. Just as he was about to leave in a hurry, he heard a "thud". With a dull sound, he hesitated but still looked back. He saw the general manager lying on the ground.
He quickly stepped forward and lifted the general manager's head. Father Jiang, who still had a glimmer of consciousness, pointed at his pocket and mumbled something.
The subordinate leaned in for a long time but heard nothing. He could only see his lip - movement. Father Jiang's eyes were starting to roll back. He hesitated and mumbled along, saying, "Medicine?!"
He quickly rummaged through the pocket the general manager was pointing at and found a box of pills. He quickly unscrewed the cap. Before he could decide how many pills to take, the general manager had fainted.
"Help! Help!"
The three who had already left didn't know that such a big thing had happened after they left.
When the car had been driving for a few minutes, an ambulance passed by them, but it didn't catch their attention.
"What are your plans?" Huo Cheng asked through the rear - view mirror, looking at them.
He knew that Jiang Lihao had said those words out of impulse, but he could understand his anger. Of course, more than understanding, he was more worried about what these two would do now.
"It's okay. We'll take it one step at a time. Now he has no reason to target Yang Qian anymore."
Jiang Lihao still seemed a bit impulsive.
Huo Cheng shook his head helplessly. "To avoid any accidents, you two might as well stay at my place for a while."
Huo Cheng had been caught off - guard by this accident.
Originally, he had been worried that Gu Sisi would be hurt a second time. But since the criminal was dead and the clues were cut off, Huo Cheng was afraid that the person in the dark would strike again.
He never expected that Father Jiang would go after a woman like this. And judging from Jiang Lihao's expression, he was completely furious.