At thirty, I started my comeback from the intelligence system.

After hanging up the phone, Yu Xiulian felt even more at ease, as if she had stepped into another social class.

About half an hour later, the doorbell rang.

Yu Xiulian quickly looked out through the peephole and saw her son, Zhang Xiaoqiang, looking haggard and flustered.

She quickly opened the door, pulled her son in, and then quickly closed it again.

"Mom, whose house is this? It's so luxurious! You said you did a good deed, what kind of deed?"

Zhang Xiaoqiang was taken aback by the decor as soon as he entered the room, but he felt more uneasy.

He had just escaped from the Royal Palace Nightclub and was still in shock, finding everything suspicious.

"Shh! Keep your voice down! This is one of my regular customers, he comes to clean regularly! He's a real big boss!"

Yu Xiulian pulled her son into the living room and, with great enthusiasm and embellishment, recounted how she had "cleverly captured the armed robber" that day, how her boss trusted her and entrusted her with guarding the place, and how he had even shown her the "treasure trove" upstairs. She emphasized her boss's "amiability" and "concern," as well as her plan to find a job for her son.

However, Zhang Xiaoqiang's face grew paler and paler as he listened!

He spent several years working in nightclubs, and although he was just a thug, he witnessed a lot of shady dealings.

Armed thugs broke in?

Is the boss hiding treasure in a secret room?

How can you trust a cleaning service so much?

This plot just doesn't sound right!

Especially when he tentatively asked, "Mom, what did that thief look like? Did the boss say what to do with him?"

Yu Xiulian gestured to the man's face: "He looks fierce, has dark skin, isn't very tall but is extremely strong, especially his legs, they're like cow legs! He's still unconscious in the guest room upstairs. The boss said he'll handle it when he gets back and told me not to call the police."

Dark-skinned, exceptionally robust, with legs like a cow's...

Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart skipped a beat; he had a vague sense of familiarity about it.

The boss doesn't call the police and wants to "handle it himself"... This is definitely not a proper boss!

This villa, this secret room, and that person upstairs... the water here is too deep!

His mother has been dragged into a life-threatening situation!

"Mom! Do you know the boss's name?"

"I don't know, but I think I've heard of him once, and... I think he's also surnamed Lu?"

"Mom! We can't stay here! We have to leave right away!"

Zhang Xiaoqiang acted decisively, grabbing Yu Xiulian's arm and trying to pull her outside.

"Leave? Why leave? The boss told me to keep an eye on things! Besides, I still have to give you..." Yu Xiulian was puzzled and wanted to insist.

"Mom! Listen to me! This boss is no good! And that guy upstairs isn't an ordinary thief either! If we don't leave now, something terrible will happen!" Zhang Xiaoqiang was anxious, and his voice involuntarily rose.

"Can't we just call the police?"

"My goodness! Hao-ge has been arrested! I don't know if it will implicate me! At this critical juncture, I absolutely cannot appear in the police's sight! You called me here, and that already makes things complicated!"

Just then—

"Click...buzzing..."

A low, mechanical hum suddenly came from the doors and windows!

The two turned around in astonishment, only to see that all the windows had been sealed off by rapidly rising alloy bars!

The crisp "click" of the electronic lock coming off the main gate also rang out!

"What happened?!" Yu Xiulian was terrified.

Zhang Xiaoqiang's expression changed drastically. He rushed to the front door and frantically tried to turn the handle, but it wouldn't budge!

He rushed to the nearest floor-to-ceiling window and tried to pry open the alloy railings. They were hard and cold, and no human could budge them!

"Mom! The doors and windows are locked! We're trapped!"

"How could this happen? Is it...is it a joke by the boss? Or is it an accomplice of that thief?" Yu Xiulian panicked.

"I'm not kidding!"

Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart sank to the bottom, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

This is an attempt to silence them! They'll kill them all, including their mothers!

He suddenly remembered the military raid on the Royal Palace Nightclub, and Hao Ge's arrest... Could it all be related? The boss surnamed Lu... the Lu family! This is a purge of everyone who knows the truth!

"Quick! Look for another exit! Or something we can break open!"

Zhang Xiao forced herself to calm down. Having been through the ups and downs of life, she accepted reality faster than Yu Xiulian.

He began searching the living room, grabbed a heavy brass ornament, and smashed it against a sealed window.

"Bang!" The glass was surprisingly sturdy, only developing spiderweb-like cracks, without being smashed through.

"Mom, don't just stand there! Look for something, something you can use to defend yourself! That guy upstairs might be awake too! There might be other people in this house!"

Zhang Xiaoqiang growled, his gaze sweeping around until he saw the direction of the kitchen.

Yu Xiulian was brought back to her senses by her son's shout, and fear overwhelmed her unrealistic fantasies.

She ran to the kitchen, picked up the cast iron enamel pot that had "made a great contribution," thought for a moment, then opened a drawer, took out the longest fruit knife, and handed it to her son.

Just then, a faint thud came from upstairs, like a heavy object falling to the ground, or perhaps... the sound of struggling?

Zhang Xiaoqiang and Yu Xiulian held their breath and exchanged a horrified glance.

Something did indeed happen upstairs.

Li Yilong, who was bound like a rice dumpling and had tape over his mouth, was actually half-awake from the unusual silence of the villa and the pain from his wounds before Liu Hui activated the sealing system.

He vaguely felt that he was tied up, his mouth was gagged, and he was in an unfamiliar room.

Driven by his survival instinct and burning hatred, he began to struggle desperately, rubbing his bound hands against the rough carpet in an attempt to break the ropes, while simultaneously kicking the ground with his heels to make noise.

The subtle sounds he made were caught by Liu Hui, who had sneaked into the second floor and was investigating each room.

Like a shark that has smelled blood, Liu Hui silently approached the guest room and confirmed the bound target inside through the crack in the door.

Without hesitation, he gently turned the doorknob, slipped inside, and raised his gun, ready to fire another bullet at the struggling figure on the bed.

However, the moment he pulled the trigger, Li Yilong's instinct for danger erupted like that of a wild beast, and he rolled to the side with all his might!

"Pfft!" The gunshot, silenced by a suppressor, was faint. The bullet struck the expensive mattress with a dull thud.

Li Yilong took the opportunity to get a clear look at the newcomer—a pale-faced, somewhat stiff-moving, but cold-eyed stranger holding a gun.

It wasn't Lu Jingxiang! But he was definitely here to silence them!

He was filled with rage, his will to survive overriding everything else. His bound feet suddenly kicked upwards, slamming into Liu Hui's injured left leg!

"Ugh!" Liu Hui was caught off guard and his injured leg was hit hard. The pain made his vision go black, and he groaned as he lost his balance, almost dropping his pistol.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Li Yilong, like a trapped beast, frantically rammed his shoulder and head into Liu Hui's abdomen!

Despite the pain, Liu Hui turned to the side and slammed his elbow into Li Yilong's back. Li Yilong groaned, but ignored it and opened his mouth to bite Liu Hui's wrist, which was holding the gun!

The tape over his mouth had already cracked during the struggle.

Liu Hui hadn't expected his opponent to be so fierce. His wrist throbbed with pain, and his fingers loosened, causing the pistol to fall onto the carpet with a "clatter."

The two immediately rolled on the ground and began to wrestle.

With bloodshot eyes and his hands bound, Li Yilong slammed his head against Liu Hui's face!

"Bang!" Liu Hui was hit so hard that his nose bled profusely and he saw stars.

Both of them tried to grab the pistol on the ground...

"Clang!"

The guest room door was suddenly kicked open! Zhang Xiaoqiang, holding a fruit knife, and Yu Xiulian, holding a pot, appeared in the doorway!