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Chen Kai smiled faintly, his gaze deep and meaningful as he stared at him.
"If I were to put a knife to your neck, maybe I could leave this damned place, but if I let you go, I truly would be trapped."
"With all the noise just now, the guards must have already informed Lin Hui, and she'll be here with her people soon."
"If I let you go, what do you think I should use to fight against her? You in front of me, at least I can use you to take the bullets for me."
Duan Mingyu was at a loss for words, his heart silently crying out in misery. He couldn't comprehend how the seemingly foolproof plan could have taken such a dramatic turn.
It was indeed too bewildering and too difficult for him to accept.
Chen Kai's assumptions were not wrong—Lin Hui indeed came over with her people right away.
Because they arrived so hastily, they were unclear about what had actually happened, and the scene before them was somewhat surprising.
"Duan Mingyu, how did you end up in Chen Kai's hands?"