Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 595 - 441. See Who Laughs Last ()

"What’s wrong with Mommy?"

Despite being in the darkness, Shi Nian didn’t cry out in pain, but Jieyou still sensed it and wrapped her arms around Shi Nian’s neck to ask.

"Mommy’s fine." Shi Nian carefully hid the truth from Jieyou, enduring the pain in her ankle, while anxiously looking around.

It should be in this direction, and it should be this distance. But she brought Jieyou here, so where had Tang Yanqing gone?

Injury is just a torturous little demon; earlier when she ran frantically without realizing she was hurt, there was nothing wrong; but now knowing she’s injured, she somehow couldn’t hold on.

Jieyou slid down from Shi Nian, stood on the ground, and worriedly grasped Shi Nian’s hand: "What’s wrong with Mommy?"

Shi Nian took a deep breath and squatted down, explaining to Jieyou as lightly as possible: "Mom’s ankle is a little injured, but it’s okay, Jieyou don’t worry."

Jieyou’s little hand was instantly cold with tension, reaching forward with the other hand to touch Shi Nian’s cheek: "Does it hurt, Mommy? Let Jieyou see!"

Shi Nian hurriedly held Jieyou’s little hand: "Mommy said it’s fine, don’t worry, Jieyou. It’s just, uh, maybe twisted my ankle."

Can’t let the child see the blood there, it’d scare them.

Jieyou then began to cry anxiously: "Daddy! Daddy come save Mommy!"

As if hearing Jieyou’s call, a tall shadow came walking in the night. The footsteps were very light, blending with the sound of gunfire, making it hard to hear.

Shi Nian could almost only rely on her intuition in the darkness to know someone was indeed approaching, instinctively hugging Jieyou, she called out: "Who?!"

Suddenly, a small light ignited in the night. It was a burning match, trembling weakly in the night wind, barely illuminating a face.

Soon the night wind puffed it out.

But even in that instant, Jieyou saw that face shadowy. Jieyou then joyfully cried: "Daddy, it’s Daddy!"

Shi Nian’s heart relaxed a bit. After all, Mr.’s people had just had a gunfight with Li Le Wen’s men behind her, so naturally, Mr. was here.

Her ankle could no longer bear weight, so she squatted down again, speaking to the approaching figure: "Mr., Jieyou is safe."

She crouched down, maybe because she was closer to the ground, her senses more connected to the person’s lower half. The footsteps became clearly imprinted in her ear, she shivered sharply, trying to get up, but her ankle seemed shattered, unable to bear weight.

She looked up, Jieyou was happily reaching towards that person.

Fortunately, Jieyou was worried about her injury, so still clutched her hand, not directly running towards the person.

Shi Nian’s mind was in shambles, she shouted desperately: "Jieyou, run, quickly!"

At the same time, she flew with all her might towards that person in her crouched position—

The footsteps weren’t right, nor did they have Mr.’s usual cane. But the face was Mr.’s!

In a flash, she quickly thought of one person!

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Jieyou was startled too, pausing momentarily, then obediently hugged Da Bai tightly and sprinted away.

Luckily, she loved playing hide-and-seek with Li Le Wen in Mo Ya Village, so she instinctively ran towards the nearest cover to conceal herself.

Though there were few trees here, the place was littered with ruins, Jieyou’s small stature allowed her to dart into a nearby pile of debris, disappearing from sight.

Simultaneously, Shi Nian had flipped the man onto the ground.

The man was caught off guard, not expecting Shi Nian’s petite figure to unleash such force.

Rolling on the ground, Shi Nian’s experience of being confined in darkness and becoming familiar with it helped her. She almost unhesitatingly swung her fists, each punch accurately hitting the man’s head.

In contrast, the man, caught off guard and unaccustomed to the darkness, had slowed reactions in defending, making it even harder to find the right position to counterattack.

Thus, aided by the darkness, Shi Nian, who might have been easily defeated, surprisingly gained the upper hand in a short time!

Her mind had only one thought, dragging on for one more minute could give the child one more chance at survival!

But her strength was drained in this desperate struggle, bit by bit.

She had already exhausted her energy after such a terrifying moment, carrying Jieyou all the way here. This was just the last shot, rapidly dwindling and dimming.

Finally, the man she had pinned down and fiercely beaten lashed out with a precise and vicious punch to her cheek, and in the moment her face was hit, he swiftly turned and pinned her to the ground instead.

The pain of her cheek colliding with the rubble made her use the last drop of strength to shout: "Jieyou, run, don’t look back!"

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Unsure how long had passed, it was a clanging echo of metal striking stone that awakened Shi Nian.

She smelled a familiar scent.

The cold, damp smell belonging to the underground, a result of moisture interacting with the stone over many years; also the scent of metal rusting in such a humid, dark environment.

Of course, there was also the clang of metal striking stone reverberating in her ears. It spread eerily and emptily, and moments later echoed back to her eardrums, endlessly.

She forced her eyes open. Sure enough, before her was still darkness.

Perhaps from the moment humanity was born on this planet, there has been a deep reliance on light. In the darkness where there is no light, people lose even hope. Therefore, the cruelest kidnappers would plunge their captives into such darkness, without even turning on a lamp.

She learned this lesson many years ago when still in school, during a patriotic education trip to visit Lushun Prison. There was a very small and low cell with no windows, completely shrouded in darkness. The guide explained that this small cell was where the enemies imprisoned the most "stubborn" prisoners, who refused to surrender.

Back then, she was young and didn’t understand why this small cell was used to punish the most steely prisoners. Shouldn’t cruel penalties be used instead?

It was only after growing up that she understood, such darkness might not cause physical harm, yet it could break a person’s will, slowly shattering their beliefs. That cell challenged the psyche; it was the spirit of the heroes confined there that sustained the injury.

However, after experiencing what happened years ago, this time being thrown into darkness has left her without the dread and despair she once felt.

She could even use senses beyond sight to perceive that someone else was in the darkness with her.

She sneered: "George, I know it’s you."

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Using someone’s tactics against them was George’s favorite game. The basement where he imprisoned Shi Nian now was almost identical to the underground prison where Huangfu Huazhang had once held him.

George, wearing night-vision goggles, moved through the darkness, gazing at Shi Nian inside the iron bars.

In the darkness, upon just waking from unconsciousness, she managed to remain so composed, and even directly called out his identity, which was truly impressive.

However, he wouldn’t respond to her.

In the darkness, vision was of no use, and people would instinctively rely on hearing. He wouldn’t make a sound for her, making her hearing fall into the same desperate situation. Only then would she willingly sink into despair.

He would patiently wait for her to go mad and scream, then record it and send it to Huangfu Huazhang.

Using someone’s tactics against them, Huangfu Huazhang hoped to drive him crazy, so he would also turn the tables to drive Huangfu Huazhang insane for his own satisfaction.

Yet the situation seemed to develop unexpectedly; his lack of response didn’t make Shi Nian anxious or impatient. After calling his name, faced with only silence and echoes, she remained unfazed, merely sitting back and hugging her knees.

It appeared she accepted everything calmly, seemingly unsurprised by the predicament she was in.

Her demeanor, instead, made him somewhat impatient.

He took steps, silently leaving the basement.

He stopped using any electronic devices that could be technically traced, grabbed the most primitive paper and pen, wrote, then handed it to his men, instructing them to find a local kid outside at random, and have the child deliver it to Huangfu Huazhang’s hotel.

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Shi Nian, in the darkness of the basement, was unaware of the time outside. Actually, outdoors, daylight had long embraced the earth.

Morning light blanketed the land, lingering smoke intermingled with the morning mist. Huangfu Huazhang’s men finished another round of searching, gathering back around him, despondency written all over their faces.

After a night of fierce battle, surveying the battlefield, Senmu himself found Jieyou, too scared to speak, amidst the ruins, yet he couldn’t find Shi Nian anywhere. Huangfu Huazhang frantically ordered everyone to conduct a thorough search, continually expanding the search area, all to no avail!

It was only then that a call came through from the hotel, saying George had disappeared.

Huangfu Huazhang staggered back, with legs already tormented by illness unable to support the weight of his body, the cane dropped to the ground with a snap, and Huangfu Huazhang also collapsed onto the floor.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; he thought he was the oriole, yet didn’t realize George exploited him to muster all elite forces for rescuing Jieyou, and dealing with Tang Yanqing, neglecting George’s defense.

George astonishingly used such a method, delivering a heavy blow to him!