"Boom—"
A thunderclap that shook the heavens and the earth outside the villa woke the woman up. Shen Jianyi's mind also cleared up a great deal.
Bean-sized raindrops pelted the French windows, each drop seemingly charged with emotion. The rain had come out of nowhere; just a moment ago, the sky had been clear.
As the sky darkened, the atmosphere inside the house grew even more somber. Shen Jianyi gradually found it hard to make out the face of the person in front of her.
Her mind was recalling the face of the girl in the photo. It was definitely Wei Ting. Her younger sister had been born with natural curly hair, which was why Pei Xiuyuan had affectionately called her Juanjuan.
If that was the case, then everything made sense. Pei Xiuyuan had mistaken her for someone else and refused to listen to others' explanations.
Shen Jianyi took two steps back, not wanting to confront him directly. Pei Xiuyuan was an extreme and paranoid man. He might lose his mind and harm her at any time.
"Come to your senses. Look clearly. The person in the photo isn't me," Shen Jianyi said, suppressing the turmoil of emotions inside her. She tried her best to stay calm. "Pei Xiuyuan, let me go. I'll help you find her."
But how could such words deceive the cunning man in front of her? He simply didn't believe her.
Taking advantage of the fact that the woman was injured and not very strong, Pei Xiuyuan had a dangerous thought. Maybe only in that way could he keep Juanjuan with him forever.
She guessed his next move right away.
"How dare you!" Shen Jianyi's gaze shifted downward, with a hint of disgust. "Aren't you afraid I'll castrate you?"
"If I were afraid, would I be here threatening you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his huge body lunged towards her. But Shen Jianyi wasn't the kind of person who would let him bully her.
Without hesitation, she kicked him hard. The man let out a muffled groan. Then, Shen Jianyi raised the dagger again and stabbed at his wound.
At this moment, the woman was just feigning an attack. She didn't really intend to hurt him.
She guessed that the man would dodge. And indeed, when the dagger came down, Pei Xiuyuan dodged.
"Are you crazy?" Pei Xiuyuan turned his head, clearly enraged.
The woman had already left the dangerous area. She stood beside Lin Zhirou, glanced at the woman sitting on the ground, and then looked up at him. "It's not me who's crazy."
"Tell me, what's so good about Lu Jinsheng? What do you like about him?" Pei Xiuyuan still couldn't understand. He punched the wall. His hand bones were oozing bright red blood. "Have I never been in your eyes?"
Shen Jianyi felt a bit helpless. She had explained so many times, but it was like talking to a brick wall.
"I'm not the person you're looking for." She wanted to leave but found that the door was remotely controlled.
This kind of door could only be opened from the outside or by pressing the remote control button inside. It seemed that Pei Xiuyuan was determined to imprison her.
But she wouldn't be in immediate danger. What worried Shen Jianyi the most was Lu Jinsheng. She didn't know if he had been rescued at the accident scene.
...
Outside the villa.
Xia Liang drove the car a long way. During this time, Lu Jinsheng was almost going crazy with anxiety. They had already reached the villa gate, but he had been delayed by Xia Liang's arrangements for a long time.
"Do you plan to go in and save people while being seriously injured?" Xia Liang was still worried about the man's physical condition. What if he failed to rescue anyone and instead got himself and someone else in trouble?
But he showed no sign of emotional turmoil. This time, Lu Jinsheng finally saw the whole picture of the surroundings, especially this villa, which gave him a very familiar feeling.
It seemed that he had been here before, but now, he couldn't remember anything.
Lu Jinsheng felt his mind go blank. The constant buzzing in his head made his anger rise gradually.
The girl in front didn't know what was going on with the person behind her at all. She was still seriously plotting.
"We still have to outsmart them. We mainly don't know how many people are inside," she said, stroking her chin. "I brought a flying device. I'll distract those people, and you take the opportunity to rescue them."
But her words didn't get a response from the person behind her. Xia Liang thought it was strange.
She turned around and saw that the man's body was trembling, and his breathing had become much heavier.
This made her seem to remember something.
She still remembered seeing a patient with rage disorder at Fa Cai's place. Later, her master had specifically gone to Tsinghua University to study psychology. Could it be that all this was for Lu Jinsheng's treatment?
Xia Liang swallowed hard. Her scalp went numb. The problem was that she had never experienced such a thing before and had no idea how to handle it properly.
"Lu Jinsheng, are you... okay?"
"I'm fine," the man said in a low and hoarse voice. "I'm just a bit confused. It seems I've lost a piece of memory."
They couldn't waste any more time. If they continued like this, what if the man behind her couldn't control his rage disorder and punched her a couple of times? Xia Liang would have nowhere to cry.
"Then let's go now, just as I said?" She still decided to test if he was listening.
But Lu Jinsheng seemed to be in a daze. He completely ignored her and rushed straight to the villa gate.
The man reached out and pushed open the rain - soaked door.
As soon as the door opened, three or four Tibetan mastiffs inside were staring at them menacingly.
But the man in front didn't seem afraid at all. Maybe it was the rage disorder at work. Seeing that he was about to rush forward, fortunately, Xia Liang reacted quickly.
"I'll do it!"
She pushed the man in front of her aside, took out some unknown white pills from her bag, and threw them on the ground. Strangely enough, all the Tibetan mastiffs were attracted. They were like seeing food and scrambling to eat.
There was still a bit of rationality left in Lu Jinsheng. A low voice came from his throat. "What's this?"
"A sleeping pill. It won't hurt them."
As soon as she finished speaking, all the Tibetan mastiffs fell to the ground, motionless.
Seeing this, Xia Liang seemed very proud. She patted the medicine crumbs on her hands and lifted her chin with satisfaction. "The things Fa Cai gave are really fun. They work quite well."
She kept her head down, staring at the huge animals as she spoke. "What about you? Are you going to go in empty - handed? In the past, there was Wu Song fighting the tiger. Today, there's Lu—"
Before she could finish her sentence.
The girl looked up and saw that Lu Jinsheng had already reached the door of the room. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly followed him.
"Why didn't you wait for me?" Xia Liang looked at him angrily.
But now, the man had no time to joke with her. He turned his head and stared at the girl in front of him expressionlessly. Then he pointed at the door. "Can you open it?"
If not, he would surely kick the door in.
Xia Liang was a bit annoyed. It turned out that Lu Jinsheng could hear what she said, but just didn't want to respond.
As she opened the door, she complained. "I really don't know how Master could live with a blockhead like you!"