Chapter 73 Shes Waiting For Me... (2/2)

Shock took over Lu Manman's heart. ”What did you just say? Are you saying you want to murder Xin Qing?”

”That's none of your business.” The man started the car. Lu Manman yelled, ”No. I'll end up a murder suspect, you nutcase. I'm calling the cops.” Lu Manman reached for her bag to grab her phone. Before she could even open the bag, she felt something hit the back of her head. She went limp and sagged against the car seat, unconscious.

”I hadn't planned to kill you, but now...” The man barked out two high-pitched laughs.

Ying Enterprises Headquarters.

”Young master, you can't do this. The old master will never agree to this.”

Ying Qingcang was sitting behind his desk in his office. ”I can't have Xin Qing spending the night with her kidnapper.”

”But still... you can't just give away Ying Enterprises!” Ah Nan was panicking.

Young Master Shen grabbed Chen Ming in a choke hold. ”Are you going to f*cking tell us how the hell did Lu Manman end up with an accomplice?”

Chen Ming's face had already turned ashen. Chen Ming knew that something far worse than death awaited him if Ying Qingcang did end up giving Ying Enterprises away. A police officer in charge of handling communications walked in with a grim face.

”We found Lu Manman.”

Ying Qingcang sprang up. ”Where?”

The officer frowned and hesitated for a brief moment. ”Up north. At the bottom of a cliff.”

Instantly, a wave of anxiety rose in Ying Qingcang's heart. ”What's that supposed to mean?”

”She's dead. The car fell off the cliff. Her face was barely recognizable.”

Chen Ming took a few steps back. ”What? How? How could this be?” Chen Ming seized the police officer. ”Are you sure it's Lu Manman?”

”Positive.” The officer paused in thought for a moment. ”We can't rule out the possibility of a homicide. Everything is still under investigation. Nothing is certain at this point.”

Ying Qingcang's phone rang. He closed his eyes. When the police officer in charge of tracing the call gave him the signal, he picked up.

”Ying Qingcang, keep your money. I've changed my mind. Now you just wait to retrieve your woman's corpse.”

”Who the hell are you? What do you want? Where are you keeping Xin Qing?”

”Don't worry. Once she's dead, I'll tell you. Oh, I hope you won't feel too devastated when you see her corpse! Hahahaha...”

”Hello, hello! D*mn it!” Ying Qingcang smashed his phone. He stood up and rushed out the door.

The police officer held him back. ”Mr. Ying, going out like this is useless.”

”Then I'll be useful sitting here?” Ying Qingcang looked at the officer coldly. Young Master Shen hurried forward and grabbed Ying Qingcang's arm. ”You can't fall apart at a time like this. If you don't stay calm, who else is going to analyze the situation? Those cops?”

Beside them, the officer's face darkened, but he made no comments. The other officer had begun reporting the location obtained from the call trace.

”The call was made from a public phone in the developmental area. We've already sent people there.”

Little by little, darkness took over the sky. Soon, it was night time.

Xin Qing stirred once again. Above her, on the building's roof, there was a palm-sized window from which moonlight was streaming in. With the light, she could vaguely make out her surroundings.

”I won't cry. I won't cry. I have to be brave. Ying Qingcang is out there looking for me. As long as I can last until morning, I'll be able to get out of here.” Xin Qing shifted her legs and picked up the food container beside her. She endured the fish smell and ate two mouthfuls before washing them down with water.

Her legs had gone numb after being bound for so long. Xin Qing was worried that having her legs bound together overnight would be bad for them, so she began searching her surroundings for any object she could use to cut the rope. The room was too dark. She could not see clearly at all. Immediately, she regretted falling asleep during the day.

She pressed her palms against the wall and tried to stand up. Slowly, she pushed with her legs while leaning her back against the wall. After considerable effort, she managed to stand up, though the tight bindings on her legs had caused her to lose balance. She fell down to her knees.

She hissed when she felt a sharp pain on her knee caps. Xin Qing's tears began to flow. She held on to the wall and tried to slowly stand up again. Leaning against the wall, she massaged her knee caps. Then, leaping with both feet, she began moving sideways.

The decrepit factory contained only a rack used to hang fabric and a huge pool. Xin Qing could not make out what was inside the pool, but she guessed it was used to store dye. She kept leaping until she reached a pile of trash. She leaped over, and began rummaging through the heap. She found a metal ruler which was broken in half.

Xin Qing sat back down. She used the broken side of the metal ruler and began sawing at the rope.