I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

The woman curled up on the ground without saying a word, her hands tightly protecting the child in her arms. She held the little one close to her chest, letting the fists and ropes fall on her body. She only dared to cry desperately, her cries suppressed and desperate, but she didn't even have the strength to resist.

The child was so frightened that he cried loudly, his little hands tightly gripping the woman's clothes, his innocent cries adding to the tragedy.

Seeing that the woman remained curled up and silent, only crying while protecting her child, the short man became furious. He bent down, grabbed her hair, and forcibly pulled her up from the ground.

The woman was already weak, and the force pulled her neck so hard that she trembled all over in pain. The wound on her forehead, which had been hit by the ground, started bleeding again, and blood slid down her cheeks, mixing with tears and dust, staining her delicate face with blood and dirt, making her look extremely miserable.

The man raised his hand and slapped the woman twice loudly. The moment his palms landed, the woman's cheeks swelled up instantly, and blood trickled from the corners of her mouth.

He squinted at the woman, his tone lewd and malicious, and clicked his tongue twice: "To be honest, she's got a really pretty face, but it's a pity she's got a lot of filth and can't be touched, otherwise I'd like to have a taste."

Seeing this, the tall man stepped forward and pulled the short man aside, saying impatiently, "Alright, don't beat her to death. We still need her to do things."

As he spoke, he crouched down, his eyes fixed on the woman with a sinister gaze. He reached out and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up at him, and demanded in a deep voice, "I'm asking you now, are you going to do what I told you to do?"

The woman's chin was pinched, her neck forced back, but her blood-stained face remained unmoved. She bit her lower lip tightly, her tearful almond eyes revealing extreme determination. No matter how the other party questioned her, she kept her mouth shut and refused to say a word.

She knew in her heart that if she agreed to their demands, not only would Zhou Weiguo be harmed, but she and her child would also suffer a worse fate. It would be better to stand firm to the end and perhaps retain some dignity.

Seeing that she was so unyielding, the tall man's eyes grew even more sinister, and he tightened his grip, pinching the woman's cheeks until they hurt, almost crushing her chin.

He finally couldn't contain his anger and spoke viciously, his tone full of threat: "Since you're courting death, then it's simple! Don't forget who you are. Since you don't want to live anymore, I suppose you're not afraid of your private identity being exposed?"

The woman's body stiffened abruptly, and a crack appeared in the resolute look in her eyes, clearly indicating that these words had struck a nerve.

Seeing this, the tall man's lips curled into a sinister smile. He leaned close to her ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Since that's the case, I'll expose this tomorrow and let the whole of Beijing know that you, this seemingly innocent woman, are actually a lovable little devil! Then, neither you nor anyone you care about will have a good life!"

These words struck the woman's heart like a thunderbolt. She trembled uncontrollably, and tears streamed down her face. She still clenched her teeth tightly, but the resolve in her eyes was gradually replaced by despair.

Her biggest fear was that her identity would be exposed, which would not only ruin her but also implicate others. However, she refused to submit to the coercion of the two villains in front of her, and was caught in a dilemma.

The short man fanned the flames from the side: "Brother, why waste words with her! Since she won't listen to reason, let's use force. Snatch her child and throw it into the dog's den. I don't believe she won't behave!" As he spoke, he reached out to snatch the child from the woman's arms.

The woman was heartbroken and closed her eyes in despair, bracing herself for the loss of her child and her own utter destruction. But the expected struggle and crying did not come. The surrounding noise suddenly stopped, even the child's cries seemed to be cut off, and the silence was terrifying.

She stood frozen in place, bewildered. After a while, she suddenly heard a strange "clucking" sound, like the cracking of bones dislocating, with an eerie, muffled quality.

The woman's heart tightened, and she slowly opened her eyes. Her pupils suddenly dilated, and her eyes were filled with disbelief, fear, and astonishment.

The two men, who had been so fierce just moments before, were now clutching their necks tightly, their faces turning purplish-blue, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, and bright red blood gushing from between their fingers, soaking their clothes down their necks and forming a small pool of blood on the ground. Clearly, they had been severely injured in the throat.

Beside the two, two women dressed in black appeared out of nowhere. They were tall and straight, with cold and beautiful faces, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay. Their faces were expressionless, and their eyes were as cold as poisoned blades.

The two men looked down at the woman slumped on the ground, their tone flat and emotionless: "The master requests your presence."

The woman was still reeling from the sudden turn of events, her mind blank, and she had no time to react or ask, "Who is the owner?"

One of the women in black moved extremely quickly, not giving her a chance to speak, and slapped her on the back of the neck.

The woman felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, her vision went black, and before she could even hold her child tighter, she fainted and collapsed to the ground.

The woman in black caught her steadily while carefully protecting the child in her arms to prevent the little one from falling.

She turned to another woman in black and ordered in a deep voice, "You stay and find out the background of these two, as well as who is behind them. Make sure you understand the reason, and then let the master decide. I'll take her to see the master."

Another woman in black nodded slightly and replied in an icy tone, "Yes."

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman in black, who was with the woman, moved her feet and her figure became as elusive as a ghost. Holding the woman and the child, she gradually turned into a black shadow and disappeared into the shadow of the courtyard in the blink of an eye, as if she had never been there.

Only the woman in black remained, bending down to examine the two dying men on the ground, her eyes filled with even greater coldness.

Five or six minutes later, Zhou Weiguo, with a cigarette between his fingers, was deep in thought with his eyes closed when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura, carrying the scents of a woman and a child, rapidly approaching.

He opened his eyes, and with a thought, an invisible spatial force enveloped the woman in black, the unconscious woman, and the child outside the courtyard gate. The next second, they vanished from their spot and entered the Red Alert space, landing steadily in the barracks.

Wearing an adorable dress, Nannan skipped and hopped out from behind the control panel in the barracks. Seeing the people next to Zhou Weiguo, her eyes lit up instantly, and she excitedly waved and greeted them: "Brother! Is this the person you're going to save? Wow, there's a little kid too, so cute!"