The pretty little follower gets targeted by the crazy guys at the elite academy

Saint Lia Academy.

Boys' dormitory.

Zhou Si paced back and forth in the room.

He had been walking like this for half an hour.

He hasn't stopped since Li Ruo removed the locator from the invitation and the ghost car he was tracking disappeared.

"Ah Si, can you please shut up for a bit?"

Lu Ran sat at his desk, his fingers flying across the keyboard as he reviewed all the surveillance footage around the school, trying to find any clues about Li Ruo before she disappeared.

His eyes were fixed on the screen, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper:

"You've made my eyes blurry from walking so much!"

"Shut up!"

Zhou Si suddenly stopped and slammed his fist against the wall, making a dull thud.

His eyes were red, like a wild beast trapped in a cage.

"That stupid woman Li Ruo really went! She really went! I'm going to go and get her out right now!"

"Fishing?"

Lu Ran sneered and turned to look at him:

"Do you know where Rose Manor is? Do you know how to get in? Do you know how twisted that madman Fu Chenzhou is?"

Zhou Si stopped and glared at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran sighed, meeting Zhou Si's cold gaze:

"I just checked."

"At 7:30 tonight, a black-plated car picked up Li Ruo from the back gate of the college."

"At 8:10, the vehicle disappeared on an unnamed mountain road 30 kilometers north of the city."

"After that, no surveillance cameras captured it."

He paused, his voice lowering:

"That mountain is the Fu family's private property."

"Surrounded by lakes on all sides, the entire area within a radius of fifty kilometers is a restricted zone. Not even a fly can get in."

Zhou Si's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his knuckles turning white.

"Then I'll just barge in!"

"Break in?"

Lu Ran suddenly stood up, his fiery red hair looking like a burning flame under the light.

He stared at Zhou Si, speaking each word clearly:

"The Fu family's private armed forces are more elite than the regular army. You were riddled with bullets before you even got within 300 meters of the manor."

"Then what do you suggest we do?!"

Zhou Si practically shouted it out:

Zhou Si practically roared, his voice echoing in the empty room:

"Just stand by and watch that stupid woman become Fu Chenzhou's collectible?!"

"Watching her locked in a glass cabinet, treated like a plaything for life? With no one to turn to for help?!"

Lu Ran remained silent.

He lowered his eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing.

He couldn't answer, and he didn't know what to do next.

He could only stare at the last frame frozen on the screen, watching Li Ruo's back disappear into the door of the black car.

All he knew was that his heart was burning with anxiety.

That girl with the sly smile, who's like a little leopard when she's angry...

If it's all gone like this...

He dared not think any further.

But he noticed that his fingers, which were gripping the phone, were trembling slightly.

"Lu Ran".

Zhou Si suddenly spoke.

The voice was terrifyingly low, as if squeezed out from deep within the chest:

Are you afraid of dying?

Lu Ran looked up at him.

There was a flame burning in Zhou Si's eyes.

That was neither impulsive nor reckless.

It was a fire that was resolute and reckless.

They are the kind of madmen who would never turn back even if it meant giving up their lives there.

"Afraid."

Lu Ran said.

Then he stood up and grabbed the motorcycle keys hanging on the wall:

"But I'm even more afraid that I'll regret not going tonight when I think about it later."

"Walk."

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The outskirts of Rose Manor.

Zhou Si jumped off the off-road motorcycle, his boots making a screeching sound as they stepped on the gravel.

A thick fog covered the area in front of me.

So thick it's impossible to see anything; you can't even see your hand in front of your face.

It was so thick, like a white wall, that it kept all those who shouldn't be there firmly out.

"This is the Fu family's maze."

Lu Ran also stopped the car and took out a small drone from his backpack:

"It is said that without a signpost inside the manor, anyone would lose their way in this fog."

"Last month, three fearless paparazzi accidentally broke in and were trapped for three days and three nights. When they were finally dragged out, they had gone insane."

Zhou Si didn't even glance at the drone in his hand.

Without hesitation, he snatched it away, slammed it to the ground, and stomped on it until it was crushed.

"There's no time for beating around the bush."

He strode forward and plunged headlong into the thick fog.

"Ah Si!!"

Lu Ran didn't have time to curse, so he could only grit his teeth and follow.

Nothing could be seen in the thick fog.

Only the crunching gravel beneath our feet.

There are also eerie stone carvings that occasionally peek out from the fog.

The monsters with human faces and animal bodies on the stone carvings had their blood-red mouths wide open, as if they wanted to swallow all the intruders.

I don't know how long I walked.

A glimmer of light suddenly appeared ahead.

Red.

It was as red as blood.

The two exchanged a glance and quickened their pace.

The light was getting closer.

Finally, they broke through the thick fog.

Before me stood a massive black iron gate.

Countless deep red roses, covered with thorns, entwine around the iron gate.

Each thorny vine was as thick as an arm, and the flowers were breathtakingly beautiful, as if they had been soaked in blood.

And standing in front of the iron gate was a person!

He was dressed in black night clothes and had a tall, slender figure.

The gold-rimmed glasses gleamed coldly in the pale moonlight, and the eyes behind the lenses revealed no emotion.

It's... Pei Qingrang?!

Zhou Si was stunned for a moment: "What the hell are you doing here?!"

Pei Qingrang glanced at him, his tone calm:

"Just like you, I'm here to rescue people."

Lu Ran was also stunned: "How did you get in?"

"The Pei family has a history with the Fu family. They'll still show some courtesy by saying hello and seeing you off at the door."

Pei Qingrang adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting the moonlight, and his gaze turned coldly toward the iron gate:

"But that's all there is to it. We can't go any further inside."

Zhou Si grew anxious and stepped forward: "Then let's break in together!!"

"Break in?"

Pei Qingrang's lips curled into a sarcastic smile, and he raised his chin:

"Look up."

Zhou Si looked up.

The pupils suddenly contracted.

Above the iron gate, there are countless surveillance cameras.

Infrared lights flickered in the fog, and each camera slowly rotated, precisely locking onto the location of every intruder.

Next to the camera was the dark muzzle of a gun.

Densely packed, like a honeycomb.

"If we take one more step forward, we'll be riddled with bullets."

Pei Qingrang's voice was devoid of any emotion:

"Fu Chenzhou's rule is that he does not accept any uninvited visitors."

Zhou Si clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.

Pei Qingrang, however, remained unhurried.

He looked up at the nearest camera, adjusted his glasses, and spoke in a loud voice:

"Tell Mr. Fu that the Pei family has come to negotiate!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than another figure stumbled out of the fog.

He was covered in blood.

His face was as pale as paper, and his lips were completely bloodless.

River mist?

His arms were covered in fresh knife wounds, the skin and flesh torn open, and blood was still dripping from his fingertips.

But he seemed completely oblivious to the pain, gripping a military dagger tightly in his hand, his eyes filled with madness and despair.

"Sister... Sister is inside..."

He muttered to himself, seemingly oblivious to the pain, and staggered forward:

"I need to go save my sister..."

Zhou Si grabbed him, his hand feeling the warm, sticky sensation of his skin.

"Are you fucking crazy?! Your injury—"

Jiang Wu suddenly looked up, her amber eyes filled with a crazed obsession:

"My sister promised me!"

Jiang Wu's voice was as soft as a whisper, yet as cold as a knife:

"She bears my mark. She is mine."

"Whoever dares to take her away... I'll kill them!"

Zhou Si had seen that look in his eyes before.

In the mental hospital, in the eyes of those who have been completely locked up in another world.

The next second, an even more shocking scene unfolded for Zhou Fangsi and Lu Ran!

That madman Jiang Wu actually took a package out of his backpack!

It's a time bomb!!

Military grade!

Once it explodes, the power will be enough to destroy this entire iron gate and flatten half of the manor!

The countdown panel has started flashing.

Zhou Si, Lu Ran, and Pei Qingrang took three steps back almost simultaneously.

"Jiang Wu!"

Zhou Si roared:

"Don't fucking go crazy at a time like this!"

"We're here to rescue people, not to wipe us out with explosives!"

Lu Ran's face turned pale, and his voice changed tone:

"Even if you blow up the manor, Li Ruo will still die! Think it through, you bastard!"

Pei Qingrang's hand, which was pushing up his glasses, finally stopped. A vein throbbed on his forehead, but he still tried his best to maintain a calm demeanor.

"Jiang Wu, calm down. We can negotiate."

"Don't press that! Don't press that—"

Jiang Wu lowered his head, a crazy smile spreading across his lips.

His finger hovered above the start button.

Just then!

The roar of engines came from the north.

A row of black SUVs broke through the thick fog and slowly drove in.

There were no markings on the vehicle.

But that chilling sense of oppression instantly made one's blood boil.

This is an elite armed convoy!