SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

The man in black clutched his chest, gasping for breath, and with his last ounce of strength roared, "I told you, I was just a messenger!"

"Your daughter is well protected by the research and development base, but those three who just left were your husband, son, and daughter-in-law, right? Don't you care about their lives?"

Do you think you can live a mundane life by hiding in the streets?

"You know best how much blood was on your hands 25 years ago!"

"Even if you chase after him now, you won't be able to catch up!" The man in black suddenly revealed a sinister laugh.

"So, Blood King, can we have a proper talk now?"

"If you dare to lay a finger on my son and daughter-in-law, I will torture you to death and tear you to pieces!" Jiang Shuwan's anger reached its peak, and her voice was filled with a ruthless and destructive force.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid..."

The man in black coughed up blood weakly, but inwardly he sneered: Three hostages, as long as I can hold onto one, my life is saved.

Everyone has a weakness, let alone a mother with both a son and a daughter.

……

Outside the Wutong residential area, two figures in black casual wear walked side by side toward the fork in the road.

Suddenly, Su Nianhe stopped in her tracks, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a wave of nausea washed over her...

She finally couldn't hold it in and squatted down by the roadside to start dry heaving.

A warm hand gently patted her back, and Lin Mu's voice carried a calm, teasing tone: "You could have chosen not to eat that piece of fish, why did you do it?"

"Phew... It feels so much better to vomit it out."

Su Nianhe straightened up and raised her hand to wipe her lips when a tissue was already handed to her.

Lin Mu paused slightly in the hand holding the tissue: What am I... doing?

Su Nianhe's beautiful eyes widened in surprise, and the next second she grabbed his wrist and used his hand to wipe away the residue from the corner of her lips.

The moment their eyes met, it was as if time stood still—

Her voice was gentle: "Lin Mu, do you like me?"

"Bang, bang, bang—"

Lin Mu's heart suddenly raced.

He abruptly pulled his hand back, threw the tissue into a street trash can, and walked forward on his own, his mind blank as he forcibly suppressed the surging panic.

Su Nianhe burst out laughing, her smile growing even brighter.

She quickly caught up with Lin Mu and grabbed his arm: "Lin Mu."

"You're always like this; when faced with a difficult question, you just stay silent."

Lin Mu stopped in his tracks, turned around to meet her eyes, and his calmed state of mind was disturbed again.

His eyes darted around, and he remained silent for a moment before speaking: "Be serious, what you're saying... is too disjointed."

"Lin Mu, I'm asking seriously. Look me in the eye when you speak."

Su Nianhe took a step forward, and the distance between the two suddenly closed, close enough that they could clearly hear each other's breathing.

Lin Mu, breathing heavily, grabbed her arm and pulled her forward: "Alright, we're almost at the fork in the road. Your car should be over there."

Su Nianhe let him pull her along, her smile deepening as her eyes sparkled: It seems even a block of ice like you can be melted.

Behind them, a man in a gray trench coat and baseball cap was silently following.

As he watched the interaction between the two of them, his last shred of hope was shattered, and he sighed, "Indeed, I had been too optimistic."

"He's just a young man in love, he's definitely not the Chief Justice."

Until the moment of parting at the crossroads.

Su Nianhe took Lin Mu's hand with one hand, and with the other hand pulled a bulging red envelope from her pocket, her eyes brimming with laughter: "Lin Mu, I've already won over your parents~"

Lin Mu was taken aback, a slight smile curving his lips, and said calmly, "My parents aren't that stupid."

"Even if I don't explain, they can tell what's going on with us."

"So, guess why, since they figured it out, they still gave me a red envelope in the end?"

Su Nianhe waved the red envelope in her hand, her voice gentle: "Goodbye, I have a feeling we'll meet again soon."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly lunged at Lin Mu, wrapping her arms around his neck, her eyes filled with tenderness.

Before Lin Mu could react, her red lips had already kissed him, and their bodies were pressed tightly together.

She could clearly feel his heartbeat quicken and his breathing become rapid.

The next second, she let go, turned and strode away, calling out without looking back, "Goodbye!"

"Don't miss me too much, but of course, you can't stop thinking about me either..."

Her figure gradually disappeared into the night.

Lin Mu took a deep breath, raised his hand to lightly touch the corner of his lips, and murmured helplessly, "This woman..."

He walked towards the other side of the fork in the road, thinking to himself, "Judging from my parents' eyes, they can definitely tell..."

He then smiled faintly and continued walking towards the Maybach parked in the distance.

After the two left, Ning Mo walked to the fork in the road and sighed, "It's now 300% certain that he has absolutely no connection with the Chief of the Court!"

His eyes suddenly narrowed; behind Lin Mu, several figures in black were quietly following.

Ning Mo said in a deep voice, "Are they from the kingdom again? But why are they following him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly chased after them into the night.

……

On the other side, Su Nianhe walked lightly along the quiet side road, the smile in her eyes still lingering.

Suddenly, she paused slightly, a cold smile curving her lips: "This is truly beyond my expectations; you've actually come to me of your own accord."

Four men in black were slowly closing in on her from the front and back, their shadows stretching long under the streetlights.

"Tsk tsk, this woman is so fresh and tender! If only I could have some..." one man's voice was filled with a lewd laugh.

Another person interrupted in a stern voice: "Don't cause trouble for yourself!"

"We must ensure the hostage's absolute safety; she cannot be injured in the slightest, or none of us will survive!"

"Sigh~ I'm just venting, but seriously, her looks are absolutely top-notch."

Su Nianhe stood quietly in place, her beautiful eyes sweeping over the four people. In the shadows beneath her feet, a blood-red lotus flower had quietly emerged, glowing with an eerie red light.

"Little girl, come with us obediently, and we won't hurt you."

"Give up the resistance, or else..." The leader of the men in black suddenly released the oppressive aura of a fourth-tier awakened being.

Four people surrounded her, one of them sneering, "She's surrounded and still doesn't make a fuss, is this woman an idiot?"

Su Nianhe's smile grew even colder: "I can go with you, but can you tell me why?"

"Huh? This isn't what I expected. They don't even have the slightest thought of running away or resisting. It's rare to see someone like that," a man in black said disdainfully.

"Alright, knock them out quickly and go meet up with the adults!"

The moment the leader gave the order, a hand lashed out at Su Nianhe's neck like lightning!

"Bang--!"

When his palm was still half an inch away from Su Nianhe, his body suddenly turned into a cloud of blood mist, exploding in the night, and blood droplets splashed onto the blood-red lotus on the ground.

The other three's pupils constricted sharply. "Holy crap! Let's go!"