Chapter 171 - Theres Nothing (2/2)

Her breathing became consistent again. He whispered as one of his hands reached to her lower abdomen. ”Our child needs us to protect him or her. This is a fifty-fifty risk. Have I ever lied to you when we went on missions?”

”No.” She bitterly responded as she knew where he was going with the conversation.

”Be good. This time won't be different than other times. I'll be careful. If it's a trap, then you guys could follow the crowd and dig deeper in the investigation. You have so many ideas that you'll definitely come to save me if they imprison me. Right?”

Looking into his eyes, her tears started rushing out. ”I..I'll always come for you, but I don't want to see you risk..”

”Shh..We've agreed for you to listen to me before coming here. Now, it is the time for you to do as you promised. It'll be a few minutes. I'll walk out with Alexander and see if the situation is clear. Maybe everything will be alright. Meanwhile, you and Qian Ling should stick together.”

Whispering softly, he pecked her cheeks. ”There should be a large enough space in the lab to fit you in it. You have the map with you. Since they kidnapped you when you were young, you might be beneficial to them. I need you to hide, okay?”

After sniffling for a few minutes, she suppressed her emotions and followed Qian Ling to one of the hidden counters. Over the years, nobody but Qian Ling knew about the empty space. Giving her one last kiss on the lips, he said, ”Everything will be okay.”

Qian Ling held various chemicals in hand and placed it on the counter. In case it was a trap, she had to prepare evidence to clear her suspicions. Finally, Alexander and Chen Nan exchanged glances and stepped out of the lab.

As they stepped out to the intersection of the hallway, they continued walking relaxingly with no sense of guard. Without turning back, they reached the end of one hall and prepared to turn the corner. Suddenly, guards surrounded them in all directions, leaving no gaps for them to escape.

”Well, well, well. Alexander, who is this man to your side? An intruder?” Shi Kow Wan appeared. After spying them from a concealed position, they only saw him and Alexander together. Therefore, they made a move when they were about to turn the corner.

Earlier, one of the guards reported seeing Alexander with someone he didn't recognize. Fortunately, he only saw them two.

”Grandfather, he's my friend. I brought him here.”

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A loud flesh to flesh sound echoed through the halls after he answered. ”I'll give you a second chance to tell the truth.”

Spitting a mouthful of blood, Alexander stood in front of Chen Nan and blocked him from Shi Kow Wan. With bleeding gums, he answered, ”He's my friend. I'll bring him out of here.” Within milliseconds of his response, a punch slammed into his stomach, making him kneel to the ground. Chen Nan quickly caught him in his arms.

Hugging his stomach with one arm, he squeezed Chen Nan's palm to signal him to not make a sound. Forcing his body back up, he looked his grandfather in the eye again. ”That's my final response. It won't change.”

”Drag them to the cell. Chain them. Without my permission, nobody can give them food.” The guards separated them and held onto their limbs as they walked to the cell.

Meanwhile, Qian Ling saw everything from the small gap between the lab entrance. She heard a loud noise and decided to take a look. After hearing where the guards would take them, she sighed in relief. 'The cell is better than the punishment room. I need to get them out as soon as possible.'

After seeing everyone going away, Qian Ling helped Ariana out of the hiding spot. ”We need to get out of here fast. Both of them were caught and are being sent to the cell. Let's go back to my room first and come up with a plan.”

Ariana's face had turned pale. Under her careful movements, Qian Ling brought Ariana back to her room where they discussed their upcoming actions.