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When Autumn Wind and Liu Jian rushed back to Qiu Feng's house, the front door was wide open, and clutter was scattered all over the floor. Autumn Wind stumbled into the room, searching through every room but found no sign of Qiu Feng and her daughter.
She stood dazed in the living room, an ominous feeling rising in her heart. The large gift bags scattered on the ground included Yusha's favorite chips, which were spilled everywhere. Among the overlapping chips, a broad male shoe print was faintly visible.
Loan sharks? The term suddenly flashed through Autumn Wind's mind, and her heated body turned cold. Could they have been taken away?
In her panic, Autumn Wind instinctively clenched her hands, her nails digging into her palm painfully. Feeling unsteady, she subconsciously slid backward.
Liu Jian supported Autumn Wind from behind and whispered comforting words in her ear, "Don't worry, it's going to be okay..."
Autumn Wind curled up in Liu Jian's embrace, murmuring, "It's all your fault. I was planning to chat with Sister Zhao a bit longer... It's all your fault!"
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault!" Liu Jian patted Autumn Wind's trembling shoulder as she cried. He couldn't bear to see her tears and looked around.
At the end of his line of sight, a sharp knife was stabbed into the wooden table at the entrance. If one didn't look closely, they might think it was just a decorative piece that belonged there.
Autumn Wind noticed Liu Jian's gaze lingering. She peeked out from Liu Jian's arms, unable to suppress her gasp; the dagger seemed not to be stuck in the table but rather piercing through Autumn Wind's heart.
Liu Jian released Autumn Wind and slowly approached the table. He extended his long fingers to pull the dagger out from the table and picked up a thin sheet of paper that had been pinned down by it, his face pale.
After scanning the cold words on the paper with a slight frown, he handed it to Autumn Wind.
Autumn Wind trembled as she took the thin paper. The words on it felt like a cold wind rushing out of a cave, chilling her eyes and causing tears to spill again: Hao Di Building, 0 million; if you play tricks, you die!!
Hao Di Building! Die! Each word struck Autumn Wind like a bolt of lightning. Her hand slipped, and the paper fell to the ground as images of Chen Shanni's body falling like paper from Hao Di Building flashed before her eyes!
No, something must have happened to Qiu Feng! Yusha can't be harmed! She pushed past Liu Jian standing at the door and rushed out of the house, frantically pressing the elevator button while keeping her eyes fixed on it. The elevator showed no response. After a brief moment of thought, she ran toward the stairs.
Her swift movements were entirely unlike those of a pregnant woman. It was only when Autumn Wind's footsteps echoed on the stairs that Liu Jian finally reacted.
He scanned the room again, closed the door, and chased after Autumn Wind.
Sitting in Liu Jian's car, Autumn Wind couldn't contain her excitement and kept dialing Qiu Feng's number.
Liu Jian reached out, trying to hold Autumn Wind's hand that was constantly swiping on her phone screen, but she struggled against him repeatedly.
Sweat beads formed on her forehead from anxiety, and out of frustration, she dialed Qiu Feng's number over and over again.
Please, please pick up the phone! Autumn Wind silently prayed, tears of helplessness streaming down her face.
Her heart trembled as the image of Chen Shanni's death lingered in her mind. Please don't let anything happen! She dialed the number again.
Once more she dialed, and this time, miraculously, the call connected. The ringing echoed in the receiver, and Autumn Wind clasped her hands together, pleading for someone to answer.
"Hello, who is this?" a deep male voice responded.
"Hello, I'm Autumn Wind. Please let Qiu Feng take the call!" Autumn Wind was startled by the sudden voice but quickly regained her composure.
A cold laugh came from the other end of the line. "So you're Autumn Wind, Qiu Dajie! Have you prepared the money?"
"I need to talk to Sister Zhao..." Autumn Wind controlled her emotions and spoke in a serious tone.
The man snorted and held the phone away for a moment. Qiu Feng's desperate voice came through: "Autumn Wind, hurry and save us! Hao Di Building!" There was also a faint sound of Yusha's heart-wrenching cries.
"Okay, don't hurt them. I'll be there right away..." Autumn Wind furrowed her brows and replied anxiously.
"Ten minutes. We only wait for you for ten minutes. You better hurry; otherwise, given our boss's personality, I can't guarantee anything to Sister Qiu..." the man said menacingly.
"Yes, I'm almost there. Please don't hurt them..." Autumn Wind pleaded, but there was no response; the call was abruptly disconnected, leaving only the cold sound of the system.
Due to overwhelming anxiety, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Autumn Wind's forehead. She pressed her hands against her face, sliding them down along her nose, her gaze shifting to Liu Jian. "Drive faster, hurry..."
Liu Jian glanced at the dashboard; the needle was climbing rapidly. "I can't go any faster. If I do, something bad will happen..."
"I don't care! We have to get to Hao Di Building in ten minutes..." Autumn Wind's voice was somewhat stubborn, yet her eyes remained fixed ahead.
Liu Jian fell silent. He shifted his gaze from Autumn Wind's face and pressed the accelerator, speeding away.
After five minutes of rapid driving, they reached Hao Di Building, but for Autumn Wind, it felt like an eternity, especially when Liu Jian stopped the car at the base of the building and his body lurched forward due to inertia. That sensation made it feel as if she were floating in the clouds.
A look of despair crossed Autumn Wind's eyes as she uncontrollably thought of Qiu Mowen and then Chen Shanni who had fallen.
Liu Jian controlled the steering wheel and parked the car in a space that was barely visible.
Noticing the despair on Autumn Wind's face, he took a deep breath and unbuckled her seatbelt. Autumn Wind weakly glanced at Liu Jian, clenched her teeth, grabbed her bag, and slowly got out of the car.
Once outside, however, her movements suddenly became agile. Before Liu Jian could react, she dashed toward the entrance of the building.
Liu Jian was taken aback as he watched Autumn Wind's figure disappear into the distance. The image of Qiu Mowen rushing toward the entrance also surfaced in his mind. He looked up at the building's facade and could vaguely see shadows moving inside, hoping nothing would go wrong today...
Thinking this silently, Liu Jian followed closely behind Autumn Wind as they rushed toward the entrance.
Suddenly, he remembered that he had forgotten to do something very important: call the police! That's right!
With that thought in mind, Liu Jian quickly pulled out his phone, dialed Number, explained the situation, and provided the address in one breath...
Because it was a building scheduled for demolition, it had already become desolate. Ever since the incident involving Chen Shanni, it had essentially become a taboo. The elevator was out of service, and Autumn Wind could only walk up the stairs.
When Liu Jian caught up with Autumn Wind after reporting to the police, she had already climbed to the fifth floor. Due to the intense exercise, her face was flushed, and she leaned against the staircase, breathing heavily, her eyes filled with determination as she gazed at the many flights of stairs ahead.
Liu Jian felt a deep sense of pity and quickly stepped forward to take the bag from Autumn Wind's hand. Then, he lifted her legs with one arm and wrapped his other arm around her waist, carrying Autumn Wind in his embrace as he hurriedly made his way up the stairs.
Autumn Wind resisted slightly but ultimately succumbed to Liu Jian's strength, leaning against his chest. She could feel his warmth through her slightly protruding abdomen pressing against his thin shirt.
Liu Jian carried Autumn Wind swiftly up the stairs, but his pace gradually slowed, and his breathing became heavier. Autumn Wind vaguely felt something kick inside her abdomen, causing her to instinctively grip Liu Jian's arm tighter.
Liu Jian stopped, his face flushed from exertion as he breathlessly asked, "What's wrong?"
"I want to get down!" she struggled to free herself from Liu Jian's arm. "You're working too hard like this!" She looked up at the few remaining flights of stairs and continued to climb while holding onto the railing.
Liu Jian was too exhausted to speak; his gaze followed Autumn Wind's movements. After her heavy breathing subsided, he once again caught up with her.
Autumn Wind had reached the narrow staircase leading to the platform. The sunlight streamed in directly from above, and she could clearly hear Yusha's hoarse cries.
Autumn Wind glanced sideways at Liu Jian, took her bag back, found the correct checkbook, and filled it out carefully. After completing it, she folded and tore it off.
She handed the bag back to Liu Jian and held onto the check as she slowly ascended the narrow staircase leading to the platform.
Yusha's cries and Qiu Feng's roars grew closer.
Finally, Autumn Wind stood on the platform and saw Qiu Feng and her child! Qiu Feng trembled with a flushed face, her expression filled with terror!
Five men dressed in black stood two or three meters away from the mother and daughter. The leader was a tall man wearing black sunglasses with a face full of flesh. Autumn Wind glanced over and noticed that the two men who had clashed with her at Qiu Feng's house were not among them.
Upon seeing Autumn Wind, Qiu Feng's eyes suddenly brightened. She released Yusha, who was curled up in her arms, and crawled toward the tall man among the Men in Black, kneeling at his feet, pleading, "Look, I didn't lie to you; she really came, she..."
Qiu Feng's words were interrupted by Liu Jian's appearance. "She..." Qiu Feng did not continue, her eyes filled with endless pleading.
The Tall Man scoffed coldly, raising an eyebrow. "You are Autumn Wind?"
Autumn Wind did not answer him. She extended her hand and presented a check, stating directly, "This is your money..."
"So straightforward. Is it because you have a close relationship with this woman, or is the amount we asked for too little? Or... is Qiu Dajie's money just lying around?" The Tall Man slightly lifted his foot, brushing Qiu Feng aside, and approached Autumn Wind with a sly smile.
Seeing the man's actions, Liu Jian stepped forward to block Autumn Wind and sternly asked, "What do you want to do?"
The man halted his advance due to Liu Jian's presence and glanced at him sideways. "I don't want to do anything; I just want to take what's in Qiu Dajie's hands..." He reached forward to take the check from Autumn Wind.
After a quick glance around and finding nothing amiss, he handed the check to the Man in Black behind him. "Go verify this immediately. If you dare to bounce this check again, no one will leave here intact..."
His gaze suddenly turned fierce, glaring at Liu Jian. "Including our lawyer Liu!"
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