Suddenly, the warehouse door was pushed open, and a strong beam of sunlight rushed in. Joyno was immediately blinded by the glare.
Right after, a sneaky voice came from the doorway, "You're all awake!" As the voice faded, slow but heavy footsteps approached them.
A moment later, the door was shut again, and the warehouse lights were turned on. The room was extremely dim. Joyno could clearly see that the light bulb's filaments had aged due to long - term use, which was why the light was so faint.
At first glance, Ah Hai in front of her squatted down. His sharp eyes stared into her face, and she could see the hatred in them.
She knew very well that on this journey, Ah Hai had been constantly coming up with ideas to help He Jing and Luo Yize get back together. It was like in *Journey to the West*, when the fish - wife under the carp spirit came up with the idea of freezing the Tongtian River to capture the Tang Monk and his disciples.
Joyno and Luo Yize had exactly fallen into Ah Hai's trap. He had used the tour group to lure them in.
Joyno's eyes began to roll, and after a while, she suddenly closed them. There was little hope of getting out now, as there was no one here to rescue them.
Ah Hai let out a cold laugh. "Sister Nuo, regretting it? Blame yourself. Why did you choose our tour group? Didn't you notice that there were no other families in our group except yours? Our aim was to lure you in."
"You... You're so despicable!"
"I am despicable," he walked up to Luo Yize. "Now you see, your dearest woman is suffering with you in this dark and stuffy room. Are you satisfied?"
Ah Hai's words didn't scare Luo Yize at all. "You've done enough for He Jing. It's time for you to take a good rest."
"Don't I want to rest? I've given you several days to think it over. As long as you promise to get back together with He Jing right away, I'll definitely let you and Joyno go."
"You're dreaming!"
"At this point, are you still being stubborn? Don't you want to raise your popularity? Don't you want to ensure a better future for yourself?"
Luo Yize shook his head firmly. "My future means nothing to me. I like Joyno not only because of her pure heart, but also because of her loyalty to me. Unlike He Jing, who only uses her beauty to seduce others and gain their favor. In fact, the dirty things she did with you are a hundred times stinkier than dog poop!"
Ah Hai burst out laughing. "Hahaha, well - said, well - said! I'm dirty. I'm a hundred times stinkier than dog poop... But do you know? You made me lose the chance to be a father. You killed our child with your own hands and took away her ability to have children!"
He walked up to Joyno, pushed her down, and stepped on her hard with his foot. "Joyno, you'll pay the price for what you've done to He Jing!"
Joyno didn't even need to think to know what this "price" was. But what did this have to do with her? It was He Jing who insisted on drinking, and it was high - proof alcohol.
Obviously, high - proof alcohol would only harm a pregnant woman, not help her. Even if she felt remorse because her plot was exposed, she shouldn't have treated herself so badly.
Joyno never really regarded He Jing as a complete enemy. Instead, she saw her more as a friend. It was like if your romantic rival fell into the water, your rival was still a person, and saving a life was better than building a seven - level pagoda. You couldn't just stand by.
Joyno gritted her teeth and said, "Ah Hai, think about it. It was He Jing who wanted to drink in the barbecue restaurant that day, so this happened."
"You still poisoned He Jing with your own hands!"
As Ah Hai spoke, he grabbed Joyno. Suddenly, a shiny knife appeared from his waist. As he waved it around, he said,
"I'm telling you, it was you who forced her to drink. If she hadn't drunk, maybe this wouldn't have happened."
"What do you want to do?"
"Joyno, you'll know soon. After I'm done, you'll lose the chance to be a mother."
After a pause, Ah Hai turned to the black - clothed man beside him and said, "Take this woman away!"
Suddenly, the door was kicked open.
The moment Ah Hai turned around, the knife in his hand fell to the ground involuntarily, and his hands slowly rose.
The muzzle of a pistol was pressed firmly against Ah Hai's forehead as if it were glued there. He stepped back one by one until he hit a wall. He was shaking all over with fear.
That's right. The police showed up at this moment.
All the police officers had already controlled Ah Hai and the black - clothed men. Among them, a plain - clothes man was standing in the middle of the warehouse with a box in his hand.
He put down the box and ordered the others to untie Joyno, Luo Yize and the others.
"Don't be afraid. We were sent by General Manager Zhao to rescue you."
Joyno felt her arms go numb. Due to being tied up for so long, there were deep marks on her wrists.
"Thank you!" Joyno bowed deeply.
"You're welcome!"
Saying this, the plain - clothes man walked up to Ah Hai. "I've got the ransom you wanted."
Ah Hai was silent. At this moment, if he resisted, he was doomed.
The gun was taken away from his forehead. Ah Hai's legs suddenly went weak, and he fell to the ground.
"Take him away!"
Cold handcuffs were put on Ah Hai's hands, and he was slowly taken away.
When they walked out of the warehouse, Joyno and Luo Yize hugged each other tightly.
Both of them had tears in their eyes. They were not only glad that they had been saved, but also never expected that they would always be there for each other in times of trouble.
"It's getting late. Let's go quickly!"
"No, give them some time. We can wait for them."
After seeing this, the plain - clothes man knew that at this moment, he should give them a little private space and not disturb them.