"Tie him up!"
When Mao Dinglun got serious, he was just as ruthless as Liu Shiyi. It was no wonder he was considered Liu's right-hand man.
As for Wrench and Liu Shiyi, I hadn't seen them leading a team over here yet, so I had no idea what they were up to.
"Behave yourself, or I'll take your arm off."
Two henchmen kicked the man and then tied him up with a rope. The woman on the ground clutched her large belly, moaning in pain.
She looked terrible, with sweat beads covering her pale, exhausted face.
"Please, let my wife go. I'll do anything you want," the man suddenly knelt, crying and banging his head on the ground towards Mao Dinglun.
"Honey... honey..." The woman tried to crawl towards her husband, but a henchman kicked her in the stomach.
"Ah!"
She screamed, rolling on the ground in pain, and blood started to seep from under her skirt.
"Wife, wife..."
The man cried out in agony, but Mao Dinglun stepped on his back, rendering him immobile.
"It hurts... it hurts..."
The woman looked at her husband with deep sorrow, shivering as she tried to crawl towards him.
"Damn it, still showing affection?"
A henchman stomped on the woman's hand, causing her to pass out immediately.
"Wife, wife! Please, let her go. She's six months pregnant. I'm begging you!"
The man lay on the ground, fists clenched, pleading desperately.
"Oh, six months pregnant? Hurry, take her for treatment and a free check-up."
Mao Dinglun sneered, ordering the henchmen to carry the unconscious woman to the medical room.
"Thank you, thank you!" the man choked out, biting his lip.
I sat at the computer, unable to concentrate on my work, my eyes fixed on the couple.
He was new and didn't understand what a "check-up" here really meant, or he wouldn't have said that ironic "thank you."
"Take him to the dark room and video call his parents for ransom."
Mao Dinglun released his foot and turned towards me.
As a martial artist, I could sense his gaze on me since I had been staring at him for so long.
"Get to work and stop watching."
Chen Weiqiang didn't want me to cause trouble, so he stepped between our line of sight and knocked on my keyboard.
"Hmph!"
Mao Dinglun snorted and walked into the dark room with his henchmen.
"Got it, stop blocking me. You're not a pretty girl."
I pulled Chen Weiqiang aside, blocking out the intense gaze from Jade.
That woman seemed off, always staring at me, making me feel uncomfortable.
"Hey, Little Bottle, want to know the secret of that little bitch Lasi?" Jade asked, resting her chin on her hands with a sly smile.
Chen Weiqiang turned and coldly rebuked, "Ayue, are you itching for a beating? Stop bothering him, or you won't know what hit you."
His delicate features hid a hint of menace.
Only when facing me did his smile seem genuine.
"Wow, protecting your buddy already? You two must be really close."
Jade wasn't intimidated by Chen Weiqiang anymore. After all, this was the KK compound, and he wasn't the assistant director with authority over thousands.
"Didn't you have enough last time with the Pai family? Want to try Mao Dinglun's 'big gun' this time?"
Chen Weiqiang put his hands in his pockets, smiling faintly.
Jade's face turned red with anger. "Chen Weiqiang, who do you think you are? This isn't that rundown place in Guogan; this is the KK compound, and you're not in charge here!"
Chen Weiqiang ignored her, typing a few lines on the keyboard, causing her computer to crash again.
"Chen Cheng, you jerk, messing with me?"
Jade, seeing her computer malfunction, angrily pushed Chen Weiqiang.
"What's going on? Why are you arguing again!"
Before Chen Weiqiang could speak, Liu Shiyi and Wrench walked into the room.
His lips were bright red, almost as if he'd put on lipstick. Even his usually pale face had a bit of color.
"Supervisor, he's bullying me, making my computer crash so I can't finish my work," Jade whined, swaying her hips as she approached Liu Shiyi.
"..."
I looked at Chen Weiqiang, feeling a headache coming on.
"Damn, this woman is going to get him in trouble again."
Ba Yi muttered beside me, and I kicked him to shut him up.
Chen Weiqiang continued to type calmly, ignoring Jade's complaints.
"Didn't you and Lasi break the computer during your fight this morning? How can you blame Engineer Chen so quickly?"
Wrench questioned her without any mercy.
"Shut up! It's none of your business!"
Jade glared at Wrench, shouting angrily.
"Smack!"
Before she finished speaking, Liu Shiyi slapped her hard.
"Supervisor, what did I say wrong?"
Jade, covering her face, stepped back in grievance.
"Ah Yu, do you dare to yell at my people? You don't take me seriously at all. I just promoted you to team leader, and you're already acting arrogant. Do you plan to overthrow me soon?"
Liu Shiyi took out a white handkerchief, wiping his hand as he continued, "What kind of foundation are you using? It's all over my hand. I'll give you a better one after work."
Damn... that's just absurd!
He was actually discussing makeup.
Ba Yi and I exchanged glances, speechless.
Jade, meanwhile, regained her composure and flirted, "Supervisor..."
"Ah Yu, you still don't learn your lesson. Take her down and teach her a lesson with those newly grown bamboo shoots. Don't peel them!"
Liu Shiyi glared at her in disgust, giving a shocking order.
"Supervisor, Supervisor, I know I was wrong, Supervisor..."
Jade's terrified screams echoed through the room as she was dragged out by two henchmen.
Serves her right!
"Supervisor, the computer is fixed. There's no problem with the mainframe..."
Before Chen Weiqiang could finish, a henchman ran in excitedly.
"Supervisor, great news! That woman has panda blood!"
Liu Shiyi froze, "What?"
The henchman caught his breath, "Supervisor, the new woman is six months pregnant and has Rh-negative blood."
"Amazing! Treat her well and contact the military advisor immediately..."
Liu Shiyi excitedly patted the henchman's shoulder, laughing as he left the room.
"Ah!"
At the same time, the man's screams came from the dark room.
"It's over, there's no hope."
I looked at Chen Weiqiang, feeling my heart sink.
Panda blood, rare even in China, showing up here in northern Myanmar... her fate seemed grim.
Besides being used as a blood slave, she was six months pregnant, making her chances of survival slim, along with her unborn child.