Li Yishan directed several villagers to help her carry some unknown boxes onto the speedboat. Then she left and walked towards the bungalow in the depths of the darkness.
Gu Bei swam quietly in the water, trying not to stir up any splashes or make any noise. He got ashore, took off his wet and heavy coat, edited the location here into an encrypted message, and sent it to Ethan's colleague.
There were no lights here. One could only vaguely see a glimmer of light inside the house. Gu Bei crept along the wall until he reached the window and peeked inside. This glimpse completely overturned all his previous perceptions of Li Yishan.
Inside the room, all kinds of bottles and jars were摆满 on the table. Sophisticated instruments and equipment were all in place. Several people in work uniforms were putting pre - prepared test tubes and reagents into storage boxes, and two villagers were also helping.
It seemed that under the guise of dealing in artworks, Li Yishan was secretly researching and planning something even more terrifying. Gu Bei couldn't help but think of the biological field in the North American market, and he had a rough idea in mind.
Gu Bei took out his phone, silently took a few photos, and then quickly left, following Li Yishan's trail. He had to find Xie Bingxia quickly!
Behind several rows of bungalows, there was a slightly larger factory building. The iron gate wasn't even properly closed. Gu Bei slipped inside. It was so dark that he couldn't see what was inside at all.
Suddenly, the whole row of incandescent lights came on at once, blinding Gu Bei's eyes.
"I'm impressed that you managed to find this place!" Li Yishan clapped her hands at Gu Bei. "The person you're looking for is over there." She pressed the remote control in her hand, and the overhead crane started moving with a creaking sound.
Xie Bingxia, tied up with thick ropes as thick as a wrist, was hanging in mid - air. She slowly moved to the center of the factory building following the crane.
"Bingxia!" Gu Bei's pupils constricted instantly. He questioned Li Yishan, "What did you do to her?"
"Don't worry. I only gave her a sedative." Li Yishan waved a syringe in the air and laughed. "This one is different."
"What on earth are you researching with those devices and materials?"
"You saw them?" Li Yishan didn't intend to hide it. "It's a new type of psychiatric drug. A small dose can make people feel like they're in heaven, three times more addictive than the most popular drugs nowadays. A large dose can make people lose their minds and be unable to think on their own." The crane started again, and Xie Bingxia was lowered from above to Li Yishan's front. She raised the syringe and aimed it at the artery in Xie Bingxia's neck. "What do you think will happen to her after I inject this? Then I'll sell her to the black market. She'll have to spread her legs for men for the rest of her life. Hahaha!"
Gu Bei never expected Li Yishan to be so vicious. A wave of anger burned inside him, and he immediately drew his gun and aimed it at Li Yishan.
"I advise you not to act rashly. Let's see if your gun is faster or my hand is faster?" The tip of the syringe had already pricked into Xie Bingxia's shallow skin. She finally opened her heavy eyelids. With a dazed look in her eyes, she saw the tall figure in front of her and called out hoarsely, "Gu... Bei...?"
"Li Yishan, your target is me!" Gu Bei's hand holding the gun trembled uncontrollably. "You can do whatever you want to me. Don't touch her."
"Whatever I want?" Li Yishan got excited. She called the villagers outside the factory building, "Hold him down!"
Several strong villagers stepped forward, snatched Gu Bei's gun, and pinned his hands behind his back, pressing him to the ground. Gu Bei knelt on one knee, grinding his teeth. Even in a vulnerable position, he still looked unyielding. Li Yishan was annoyed when she saw this. She stepped forward, lifted his chin, and laughed maniacally. "You finally fell into my hands. Aren't you really unwilling?"
Her left hand stroked Gu Bei's angular face, but he turned his face away in disgust. Her hand continued to slide down, stroking his Adam's apple and then his collarbone. She could feel the man in her hands suppressing his violent emotions. His veins were bulging, but he still had to remain calm.
Li Yishan sneered. "I want you to be my slave and always submit to me." With that, she raised the syringe and stabbed it towards Gu Bei's neck!
What—? Even Gu Bei was caught off guard. So the drug in Li Yishan's hand was actually meant for him from the beginning?
At the critical moment, there was a gunshot. The syringe was hit and spun away. Li Yishan screamed and quickly covered her throbbing hand. She took several steps back. Then a strong hand reached out and directly grabbed her neck.
The situation changed in an instant. When Gu Bei saw the sinister - looking man in front of him, the cold light shooting out from his silver eyes made his spine shiver.
"He is my prey." Vincent's voice was as cold as ice from a thousand years ago. He glanced at Gu Bei, and the corner of his mouth even curled up. Then he stared at Li Yishan. "You've crossed the line."
With a thud, Li Yishan was thrown out like a bird with a broken wing. She fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a while.
Li Yishan covered her throat and coughed violently as if she was going to cough out her whole lungs. Her whole upper body trembled violently. After finally catching her breath, she said, "You... You... How could you... find this place..."
Vincent found it funny. "Your arrogance is too fatal." He slowly walked up to Li Yishan, grabbed her long hair, and said, "Look at what you've done here. Who gave you the guts?"
"I've said that I won't tolerate a second betrayal."
"Wait a minute!" Li Yishan pleaded. "I'll give you all the research data! You can develop a new market in North America."
This condition was very tempting. Vincent was a bit moved. Li Yishan continued, "I can give up everything. I'll give it all to you. Just let me and Gu Bei go."
At the mention of that man's name, Vincent immediately darkened!
"I'll inject the new drug into Gu Bei. He'll never be able to oppose you again. He'll only become my plaything."
"Sounds good." Vincent nodded pretending to agree. "You haven't changed at all. You always want to snatch things from me!"
The moment Vincent pressed the muzzle of his gun against Li Yishan's temple, he threatened, "I'll give you one more chance. Who do you really want?"
"I want..." Li Yishan's Adam's apple moved. A strong gust of wind came at Vincent, bringing with it a deadly chill, forcing him to take a step back temporarily. Li Yishan grabbed his wrist holding the gun and skillfully struck the nerve point. The gun fell to the ground. Vincent was used as a human shield by Li Yishan and a sharp blade was placed across his throat.
A row of black muzzles immediately pointed at her.
"Don't move!" Li Yishan shouted at Vincent's subordinates. Then she shouted at the villagers, "Pick up the syringe on the ground and inject it into Gu Bei!"
The villagers were the tough guys recruited by Li Yishan. They were about to follow her order obediently. Although Gu Bei's hands were pinned behind his back and tied up, he wasn't willing to be at their mercy. He kicked the ground with one foot, leaped into the air, and夹住 the neck of one of the villagers with just his feet. He spun 180 degrees and threw the villager to the ground. Another villager was holding a pitchfork and was about to stab. Li Yishan shouted, "Don't hurt him!"
While the villager was stunned, Gu Bei used his left elbow as a support point, lifted his lower body with his strong abdominal muscles, and kicked the man hard in the chest with his long leg. The man was kicked flying and spat out blood.
Gu Bei didn't linger in the fight. He got up and rushed towards Xie Bingxia. He picked up the remote control on the ground and pressed the down button. He propped up one knee and caught Xie Bingxia as she slowly descended. Then he gritted his teeth and managed to loosen the plastic rope around his wrists. Only then did he have a free hand to pull the weak girl into his arms.
Li Yishan was furious when she saw this. But because she was holding Vincent hostage, she couldn't do anything. Vincent was calmly enjoying Gu Bei's fight and even praised, "Good skills!" He didn't seem to care that his life was in the hands of a woman who was about to go crazy.
"Bingxia! Bingxia!" Gu Bei called her name. Xie Bingxia squinted her eyes and took a look at him. Suddenly, her whole body started to twitch, accompanied by sobs. She was in extreme pain.
Gu Bei felt that Xie Bingxia was burning hot, an abnormal kind of hot. He roared angrily, "Li Yishan, what drug did you inject into her?!"