THE FAKE DAUGHTER BECAME THE FAVORITE

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Chapter 203: Run Forward in a Bit, Don't Look Back

Big-Headed Man blinked his eyes: "No, boss, I just wanted to scare them."

"S-s-scare my foot! Now they all k-k-k-know our plan, you idiot!"

Saying that, the fur-wearing man slapped Big-Headed Man over the head.

Big-Headed Man immediately covered his head: "Stop hitting me, boss. It makes me dumber with every hit. I wasn't smart to begin with; I can't take you hitting me like this."

Yet the fur-wearing man had no intention of holding back, and instead chased Big-Headed Man around to beat him up.

And so, bound to the iron pillar and unable to move a muscle, Wen Yan and Shen Jingchuan were forced to watch a drama of he runs, he chases, he cannot escape with wings.

It wasn't until Big-Headed Man was beaten into submission and stopped running that this gang's "playtime" was officially over, and they prepared to head out to continue their work.

Seizing the opportunity, Wen Yan immediately called out to them.

"Boss, boss! Big brothers, please have mercy! I suddenly need to use the bathroom, I really can't hold it in much longer. Can you give me a break?"

"H-h-hold it in!"

"I want to, boss, but I really can't hold it in anymore! Isn't this an urgent human need?"

"Do you t-t-think I'm stupid?! Usually when kidnapped people s-s-say this, they just w-w-want to take the chance to escape! Th-th-thinking I haven't w-w-watched movies?!"

"It's not that, boss! You can't just let me do it in my pants! I don't have to go outside—even if I just find a spot in this space to solve it, that's fine too. Look at this place, airtight with the two of you guarding outside—even if you untie my ropes, I wouldn't be able to escape!"

"Cut the f-f-f-fluff! Ei-either hold it, or do it in your p-p-pants, up to you! Big-Head, l-l-l-l-let's go!"

"Heheh, my boss is right! You either hold it in or do it in your pants. If you really love cleanliness that much, I can help clean up after you later. Before my dad passed away, when he was paralyzed in bed, I was the one who tended to his bowel movements. I've got experience with this stuff."

Wen Yan: "……" Really touching heaven and earth, isn't it?

"Then I'll just hold it in a bit longer. Go ahead with your work, brothers."

The two quickly shut the door and went out.

As soon as they left, Wen Yan let out a sigh.

"Have you noticed that although these two look like they're not very smart, they're actually quite sharp? What on earth should we do? They said they were going to pack us inside—it couldn't be coffins, right? ……Hey! Fourth Brother, Shen Jingchuan? Why aren't you speaking? Are you okay? Don't scare me, whatever you do, don't leave me all alone!"

From behind came the sound of Shen Jingchuan taking a deep breath: "Rest assured, I'm not dead yet—just almost passed out."

"What happened? How did you pass out out of nowhere? Low blood sugar? Didn't eat dinner?"

"……Didn't you smell it just now? When that idiot covered my head with his jacket—God, please no! A gas bomb was nothing compared to that! I really suffocated for several seconds!"

"Even though…… but how could I have had the energy to pay attention to that just now? How about we both recall the movies and TV shows we've watched—how should we escape under these circumstances? Do you have a lighter? Or should we find a way to burn these ropes?"

"Even if I had a lighter, I wouldn't be able to pull it out right now. We can only wait until they finish making the stuff, come over to untie our ropes, and transfer us—then we can seize the chance to run away."

"Then what do you think they're doing? Don't know how long it'll take. My sudden disappearance from the set will definitely make my assistant call the police. Although there might not be surveillance on the road I walked, there is elsewhere; the police should be able to follow the surveillance to find us, right?"

"Pity no one called the police for me. Though the place I went to did have plenty of surveillance."

"……It doesn't matter. Calling the police for me is equivalent to calling the police for you. Speaking of which, did you hear the sound outside? That sizzle-sizzle sound is so eerie."

"If I guessed correctly, it should be the sound of electric welding."

"Electric welding……" Wen Yan looked completely despondent. "Although I don't know much about this stuff, based on my shallow experience, you only need to use that gadget when welding sheet metal or something, right?"

"That's right."

"So they're welding sheet metal coffins for us?"

"Not necessarily coffins."

"Then what do you say it is?"

"Probably just an ordinary rectangular cabinet."

Wen Yan: "……Then may I ask what difference there is between this rectangular cabinet and a coffin?"

"The difference is that I definitely won't let you die. So this thing will absolutely not become your coffin! Wen Yan, listen to me……"

Shen Jingchuan's tone suddenly became serious: "Don't be afraid. In a bit when they come to untie the ropes, I'll use every means possible to stall the two of them. When that time comes, you just run forward, and don't look back! No matter what happens behind you, you only need to look ahead, understand?"

"What are you saying?" Wen Yan refused Shen Jingchuan's proposal without even thinking. "No! How could I possibly leave you behind and run first?"

"Are you stupid? It's not you leaving me behind, but me letting you run! We can't both be wiped out—at least one person has to run out to call the police."

"No way, don't talk like that. Even with those two making coffins for us outside, I'm not afraid, because I have you with me. But if you want me to leave you here all alone while I run away by myself, I can't accept that. We must advance and retreat together, otherwise I won't go anywhere!"

"Tell you off and you're still really being foolish—one person surviving is better than two dying!"

"Not good! Let me ask you one question: if I said I would stall the two of them and let you run first, would you run or not?"

"Are you kidding? With your skinny arms and legs, how could you possibly stall the two of them? This kind of thing can only be done by a grown man like me!"

"Don't change the subject! I'm asking you, would you run or not?! You just need to answer this question!"

Shen Jingchuan let out a sigh: "I wouldn't run. Then I definitely couldn't leave you behind alone either. But you can't be stubborn about this matter—you must listen to me. If you go out to seek help, maybe I'll be saved very quickly too."

"No," Wen Yan shook her head. "Maybe you think I'm being irrational. But my phone isn't on me, and this is an abandoned factory—in all probability, there are no houses for several miles around. You tell me to go out and seek help—who do I ask for help? By the time I run on foot to a place with people, you might have already breathed your last. I can't accept that outcome."

As Wen Yan spoke, her voice started to choke with tears.

Hearing her voice, Shen Jingchuan paused: "You…… you're crying?"

"What's wrong, I can't? You're here giving me your last words, can't I shed a couple of tears?"

At this point, Wen Yan sobbed uncontrollably.

Shen Jingchuan wasn't even afraid of dying, but hearing Wen Yan cry made him flustered. Yet she was back-to-back with him, only a step away, but he had no way to comfort her face-to-face.

"Alright, alright, don't cry anymore. I'll take back what I said just now, okay? Everything I said just now doesn't count! We'll advance and retreat together. In a bit I'll deal with that stammerer, and you focus on attacking the other one, deal?"

"That's more like it!"

The two finally reached an agreement and temporarily stopped chatting.

Right at this moment, they vaguely heard someone shouting outside.

And listening to the sound, that person didn't seem very far from this abandoned factory building.

"Who's inside?!! Speak up!"

When she first heard this voice, Wen Yan wasn't quite sure.

She immediately asked Shen Jingchuan: "Did you hear that? It seems like someone came."

Shen Jingchuan uttered an "mm": "He seems to be banging on the door."

Indeed.

The person outside was pounding on the sheet metal door of the abandoned factory building with loud bangs.

"I saw the light! Where did you get the electricity from? Hurry up and open the door! If you don't open the door, I'm calling the police!"

As soon as that person finished speaking, Big-Headed Man's voice immediately sounded up.

"Who are you? What are you doing disturbing people in the middle of the night?"

"I watch over the place; I'm on patrol. The factory building here has been deserted for a long time. Which family are you from, and where did you get the electricity? Open the door, hurry up!"

Big-Headed Man then quietly discussed with the fur-wearing man for a while, but because they spoke too quietly, Wen Yan and Shen Jingchuan couldn't hear clearly.

However, very quickly, they heard the sound of the two hurriedly packing up their things.

And then Big-Headed Man spoke up.

"Coming, coming! I'll open the door right now, don't be in a rush."

Immediately after, the earlier person's voice became clear—evidently he had already come inside.

"What's wrong with you people? How did you get in? Don't you know this is a private factory building?"

Big-Headed Man immediately explained with a chuckle: "We're homeless people, and we thought this place was abandoned, so we wanted to make do here for a night. We don't know what's up with the electricity either—pulling the switch allowed us to use it. Heheh, no point leaving it unused, right?"

"'Pulling the switch allowed you to use it'—looks to me like you're stealing electricity! By the way, just now I saw sparks coming from your side through the crack in the door—what was that about? Are you trying to set this place on fire?"

"No, no, we were setting off fireworks! The fireworks were picked up on the road. We've never set off fireworks before, so we wanted to see what it was like."

"Is that so? What kind of fireworks make a sizzle-sizzle sound?"

"Finished setting them off! The sizzle-sizzle sound was voiced by me! Listen if you don't believe it. I just like going sizzle-sizzle when setting off fireworks. Hehehe, rest assured, as soon as it gets light tomorrow, we'll leave and won't cause you trouble."

At this, Wen Yan grew anxious.

Having finally hoped for someone to arrive, was he going to be dismissed just like that?

Wen Yan immediately raised her voice and shouted a loud cry for help.

The patrolling man had originally been preparing to leave, but upon hearing Wen Yan's voice, he immediately turned around.

"What's going on? There are still people inside? I heard someone shouting for help!"

"Right, right, right, there's someone—it's my woman." Big-Headed Man was still chuckling, starting to make up a new story. "She's a homeless woman I picked up. She's crazy and often shouts 'Murder!' and 'Help!' You don't need to mind her, she's just like that—she can shout it a hundred times a night."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah. It's very late now, you'd better go back early to rest."

Sensing that their only savior was likely to be dismissed again, Wen Yan was extremely anxious inside.

However, she didn't dare immediately shout for help again either.

To tell the truth, she felt that this patrolman was truly brave.

If it were her, in the middle of the night, she wouldn't dare face two strangers of unknown background all by herself.

However, this person was now the only hope for her and Shen Jingchuan.

So even knowing it might drag him into trouble, Wen Yan still had no way to give up.

She perked up her ears, listening carefully to the movements outside. Only after making sure she heard the patrolman walk out, and even start his e-bike, did Wen Yan use her loudest voice to shout a sentence:

"Call the police! They are kidnappers! Call the police! Call the police!!"

In fact, before Wen Yan even finished speaking, the fur-wearing man had already issued an order to Big-Headed Man.

He hadn't intended to let the patrolman leave from the start, but hadn't expected the patrolman came on a vehicle.

"C-c-catch him! D-d-don't let him call the police!"

Then what reached Wen Yan and Shen Jingchuan's ears was a rush of hurried footsteps.

Very soon, the surroundings quieted down.

Wen Yan swallowed nervously: "The two of them definitely chased after him. But I seem to have dragged an innocent person into this. Do you think if they catch him, they won't kill him to silence him, right?"

"They won't!" Shen Jingchuan comforted Wen Yan in a firm tone. "Just now we only heard the sound of one electric bike, while those two idiots seem to be driving a van. Since that person is a patrolman, he must be very familiar with the local terrain. His electric bike is relatively light and nimble, able to take many paths a van can't take—those two idiots might not necessarily be able to catch up with him.

You don't need to blame yourself either. From the moment those two idiots decided to open the door and let the patrolman in, they definitely never intended to let him out. But fortunately he escaped—I believe he will definitely call the police."

"Mm! I think so too! He's a very responsible patrolman! It'd be best if those two people don't come back again."

However, just as Wen Yan's words hit the floor.

A creak suddenly sounded from ahead as someone opened the iron door of their room.

Wen Yan's heart skipped a beat! Bad luck really came true while good luck didn't.

Since those two didn't catch the patrolman, they probably came back to take their anger out on them.

The room was somewhat dim, with only a small lamp above their heads.

Wen Yan couldn't see clearly who opened the door and entered, but listening to the sound, it didn't seem like the fur-wearing man or Big-Headed Man.

Shen Jingchuan noticed it too.

But no matter who came, he didn't want the other party to notice or harm Wen Yan.

He immediately made a sound: "Hey, I'm over here! No matter who you are, come at me!"

"Shh, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you." Suddenly, a tattered, raspy voice sounded up.

Immediately after, he walked over to Wen Yan's side.

Suddenly locking eyes with him, Wen Yan cried out in alarm.

However, her mouth was quickly covered by the other party.

"Don't make a sound! Careful not to attract them back."

Suddenly seeing a face like that, Wen Yan was scared out of her wits.

The person who came clearly knew how frightening his own appearance was too: "I know my face is scary, but I'm not a bad person."

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