As the package was unwrapped, the woman's expression gradually turned strange.
"Student Xia, is this really the Black Bone Spiritual Treasure?"
She held a plain black object in her hand, which didn't look like a spiritual treasure at all.
Mr. Yu, sitting beside her, also sensed something was wrong. But when the two of them turned their gazes to where the girl should have been sitting on the sofa, she was gone.
All that remained was an empty seat and an open door.
Xia Sanghuan didn't dare to delay a single moment. She rushed towards the elevator and without hesitation pressed the button for the first floor.
By the time the elevator doors closed, all she had time to see were the two people chasing out of the meeting room and the ferocious expressions on their faces as they realized they had been tricked by her.
Just as they lunged forward, the elevator doors shut.
The girl took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
The small elevator was filled with her rapid breathing, and the thundering sound of her heartbeat almost burst her eardrums.
She glanced at the elevator buttons and began to feel lucky that the meeting had been set on such a high floor.
Although it was impossible for these two people to catch up with her, she was now in enemy territory, and she had no idea if the other side had hidden people on other floors.
In any case, the top priority was to leave this place first.
The elevator doors "dinged" open. She looked at the heavy rain outside the building. After only hesitating for a second, she rushed out into the rain.
The torrential rain instantly drenched her. She squinted her eyes and searched for the car in the dimness.
Thankfully, the driver had parked the car not far from the building, and she soon saw the familiar license plate.
She ran to the car, opened the door, and got in.
"Go back to school now. Please hurry."
At this moment, she didn't care that the water on her body was soaking the seat.
She hugged her equally wet bag in her arms and then took out a semi - dry handkerchief and a roll of tissues from it.
She used the tissues and handkerchief to wipe the water off her hair and face to prevent catching a cold on the way back.
"I can go fast," the driver replied. "But it's not to the hospital."
Hearing this voice, Xia Sanghuan suddenly widened her eyes.
She slowly turned her head in disbelief and looked at the man sitting in the driver's seat.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you that surprised to see me?"
Wei Linjun smiled faintly at her and then suddenly stepped on the accelerator.
The girl hadn't fastened her seatbelt yet and almost flew out due to the sudden increase in speed.
She reached out and grabbed the handle above her head, still unable to believe what was happening in front of her. She gritted her teeth and tried to pull the car door.
There was no movement.
"Don't struggle," the man said. "No one but me can unlock the car door."
The man's smile was light and floating. Different from the usual gentle appearance he seemed to deliberately put on, he now looked like a demon who had achieved his goal.
Then he made a sharp turn, making the girl dizzy.
There was nothing she could do, so she had to fasten her seatbelt first.
The heavy rain was pounding on the car windows. Even though the wipers were working frantically, it was still difficult to see the road conditions ahead.
"Can't you drive a little slower?" the girl couldn't help but shout.
"No," the man replied. "If it's slower, it'll delay an important matter."
He didn't slow down the car; instead, there was a tendency to speed up.
She was now in his hands, and a single mistake might cost her her life.
She had no choice but to shut up.
Wei Linjun drove the car and took several turns in a row.
When he started driving up the mountain, Xia Sanghuan knew that he really didn't intend to send her back to school.
The car stopped halfway up the mountain.
The girl immediately tried to open the car door, but once again, she was disappointed.
Wei Linjun got out of the car without any hesitation, as if the heavy rain outside was just for show.
He walked up to the girl and opened the car door for her.
Before she could rush out, he took out a pair of handcuffs.
With a crisp "click," the girl's hands were handcuffed behind her back.
"Let me go!"
He ignored her words. As if not quite trusting the firmness of the handcuffs, he took out a rope and tied her upper body up before he was satisfied.
He held one end of the rope and dragged her forward.
Xia Sanghuan's lower lip was bitten through.
She just wanted to hit him on the back of the head right now, but she couldn't move at all.
The bean - sized raindrops were blown by the wind and hit her face, making it impossible for her to open her eyes.
The muddy ground under her feet was wet and slippery. She almost fell several times and even stepped into several puddles.
By the time Wei Linjun brought her into an abandoned warehouse, her white coat was so dirty that its original color couldn't be seen.
The man showed no mercy. He pushed Xia Sanghuan to the ground, made her lean against a railing, and then tied the rope in his hand to the railing.
"… What do you want to do?"
The girl stared at him warily, her eyes like a fierce little wolf.
"You'll know soon."
"Where's the driver?"
Wei Linjun took out a lighter and lit the cigarette in his mouth.
"You still have the mind to care about others in this situation. Should I say you're stupid or kind?"
As he said this, his expression suddenly became extremely ferocious.
If she remembered correctly, this was the first time the girl had seen him like this.
Even just now, there had always been a smile on his face - a very creepy smile.
Wei Linjun's action was like breaking the mask he had always worn.
He spat on the ground and then turned back to stare at her.
"What I hate most about you is this. Do you think you can save Leng Jingzhan and think you're so great?
"Everything was almost in our hands, but you just had to come and mess up our plan now?"
There was an extraordinary amount of anger in his voice.
He kicked a metal bucket in front of him, and the bucket flew towards Xia Sanghuan.
She immediately turned her head to dodge, but it still hit her forehead.
She felt a warm liquid slowly flowing down from the hit spot.
She was bleeding.
She looked at the red marks dropping one by one on the ground and felt a bout of dizziness.
"Plan…"
"What… plan…"
Her mouth opened and closed mechanically.
"Of course, I can't let you know this."
Wei Linjun stepped forward and grabbed her hair.
The girl was forced to raise her head and look at this almost crazy man.
"Anyway, you're going to die soon. What's the point of knowing?"
The blood from her forehead flowed into her eye, and she squinted that eye.
The warehouse was very dark. Raindrops drifted in through the broken window above her head and soaked her clothes.
She suddenly shivered, not knowing if it was because of the rain or the loss of blood.
"It's really a pity about your talent."