When Zhou Xuan woke up again, he didn't know how long he had been unconscious. As soon as he had a thought, he was suddenly reminded of his current situation. Zhuang Zhixian, Ma Shu, Wei Haihong, Yingying, one after another, flew into his mind!
Thinking of Yingying and Wei Haihong's perilous situation, Zhou Xuan broke out in a cold sweat again. Not knowing where he was, he didn't dare to open his eyes to take a look. He secretly circulated his ice energy first. Fortunately, he was able to circulate a tiny bit of ice energy. Although it was not enough to transform and devour, he could use this tiny bit of ice energy to condense the rest of the ice energy. He then tested his body and found that he actually had some slight sensation. It was not like when he was completely unconscious after being paralyzed at the beginning.
Could it be that Zhuang Zhixian and Ma Shu lowered their guard against him after seeing that he had fainted?
But whatever the reason, Zhou Xuan has to seize this opportunity to save himself!
But before Zhou Xuan could make any further move, he heard Ma Shu's voice in his ear: "Zhou Xuan, stop pretending. I know you're awake. Young Master Zhuang has something to ask you."
Zhou Xuan was startled. He had thought that no one would know he had woken up, but little did he know that he was already under the other party's control!
I opened my eyes and found myself lying on a light green fabric sofa. The room wasn't very big. I looked out the window and saw a clear blue sky above, and a boundless sea stretching out to the horizon!
Could we be at sea? Zhou Xuan paused, then noticed the room was swaying slightly from time to time. We must be at sea; we're on a ship. Judging from the room's appearance, it must be a large ship or yacht.
Opposite him sat two people: Ma Shu was closer to him, and Zhuang Zhixian was further away. Both of them had gloomy expressions on their faces.
Zhou Xuan secretly circulated his ice energy again, and Ma Shu chuckled. He said, "Zhou Xuan, I still advise you not to do anything foolish. Now that we know what you're up to, can you imagine that we're completely unguarded against you?"
From the moment Zhou Xuan was shot at until now, he has been at a disadvantage in every situation, constantly outmaneuvered by Ma Shu and Zhuang Zhixian. He is completely outmaneuvered, and his anxiety and worry are growing. He doesn't know if Yingying has arrived in Hong Kong, or if she is safe! Ma Shu chuckled at Zhou Xuan, then glanced at Zhuang Zhixian.
Zhuang Zhixian picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number. After the call connected, he pressed the speakerphone button. A man's voice immediately came from the phone: "Boss, what can I do for you?"
Zhuang Zhixian smiled sinisterly, stared at Zhou Xuan, and then slowly said, "Let that girl say something!"
There was a pause on the phone, as if someone had ripped something off, and then Fu Ying's voice came through urgently: "Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan!" Then the voice stopped abruptly!
Zhuang Zhixian then turned off his phone and slammed it on the table. He chuckled and said, "Hey Zhou, that voice sounds familiar, doesn't it?"
Zhou Xuan's face turned ashen. Zhuang Zhixian had his weakness firmly in his grasp, and at this point, he could no longer remain calm. He roared, "If Yingying loses even a single hair, I'll make you all vanish from the face of the earth!"
"Heh heh, a human being with hidden powers?" Zhuang Zhixian shrugged. "I believe you have the ability. But I ask you, do you dare?"
Zhou Xuan was panting heavily. At this moment, the ice energy in his body had condensed to at least 20%. Within the current range, killing Zhuang Zhixian and Ma Shu would be absolutely no problem.
But as Zhuang Zhixian said, since they dared to let him wake up and stop giving him anesthetic injections, it means they weren't afraid of him using his superpowers!
"Let me tell you something else," Zhuang Zhixian said sarcastically. "I gave my men a death order: I'll call him every hour. If I haven't called him after an hour and a minute, he'll rape and kill her immediately. But if I call him and he makes a move on that girl without my orders, I'll kill him!"
The meaning was quite clear. Zhou Xuan understood their surprise. Now, letting him wake up and no longer giving them anesthesia meant that Juebai had Fu Ying and Wei Haihong in their hands. If Zhuang Zhixian didn't call them within the allotted time, Fu Ying would definitely be in danger.
Moreover, Zhuang Zhixian is not worried about Zhou Xuan at all, which shows that he is not worried about him taking action. If Zhou Xuan takes action against them, he is not confident that he can find the place where Fu Ying is being held within an hour. Even if he grabs Zhuang Zhixian's phone and calls the number, it will still be bad if the other party hears that it is not Zhuang Zhixian's voice!
Zhou Xuan was almost certain that Fu Ying and Wei Haihong were not imprisoned on this ship. If he killed Zhuang Zhixian and Ma Shu here, how could he return to land within an hour on this vast ocean, and how could he find Fu Ying and Wei Haihong? If it took more than an hour, wouldn't there be a big problem?
After a moment of surprise, Zhou Xuan slowly sat up and asked in a deep voice, "Zhuang, just tell me. What do you want me to do?"
"Smart!" Zhuang Zhixian stood up and clapped his hands. "You guessed right away that I wanted you to do something. But I won't tell you now. Just wait quietly, and you'll tell me when the time comes."
After saying that, Zhuang Zhixian smiled and said, "Oh, right, there's one more thing you need to remember. Remember to remind me in an hour. Don't forget to make the call, otherwise your delicate and beautiful Miss Fu will be in great danger!"
Zhou Xuan remained silent. During this period, his ice energy recovered quite quickly. Without the domineering anesthetic to restrain it, his ice energy recovered to 60-70%, and he no longer needed to collect it, so the recovery was much faster. His injuries also healed quickly.
Ma Shu had been watching Zhou Xuan closely. After Zhou Xuan recovered his ice energy, even if Ma Shu looked into his eyes, he could no longer read his mind. Zhou Xuan had used his powerful ice energy to build an extremely strong mental shield in his brain, which Ma Shu simply could not penetrate.
Ma Shu also realized this. To be honest, although they were in the upper hand now, he knew in his heart that he was far from being Zhou Xuan's match. This was the first opponent he had ever encountered like this!
Since Zhuang Zhixian and Ma Shu didn't say anything, Zhou Xuan didn't ask any more questions. They went to such great lengths to set up this scheme, it didn't seem like it was just to get revenge on Zhou Xuan. If it was just for revenge, then they wouldn't have hired such a powerful assassin as Brother Wei to assess his abilities, they would have directly asked for a ransom. Wasn't he supposed to have ruined Zhuang Zhixian's two billion? It should at least be that amount!
Since Zhou Xuan is tasked with doing this, it will happen sooner or later. As long as Zhou Xuan follows their orders and waits quietly, Fu Ying and Wei Haihong will not be in any immediate danger. What Zhou Xuan needs to do now is wait, and besides waiting, he also needs to recover his ice energy as soon as possible.
It's a pity I didn't bring that ice energy crystal with me, otherwise I could have absorbed energy to recover very quickly!
While recovering his ice energy, Zhou Xuan kept track of the time. He could use the ice energy to detect the time on Zhuang Zhixian's phone, which was lying on the table. It was a strange feeling. The ice energy could detect and observe any object within its range, and it could also transform and devour everything, but it couldn't move these things, just like it couldn't change the face of a deck of cards. These were things that the ice energy couldn't do. For example, using the ice energy to press the buttons on the phone and retrieve the phone number Zhuang Zhixian had just dialed was something the ice energy couldn't do; only a finger could do that!
At this point, Zhuang Zhiyao naturally couldn't guess Zhou Xuan's thoughts, and even Ma Shu was powerless to help. He could no longer probe what Zhou Xuan was thinking because Zhou Xuan had already used ice energy to protect himself.
After about fifty minutes, Zhou Xuan nervously reminded Zhuang Zhixian that this matter could not be taken lightly.
Zhuang Zhixian chuckled and said, "Brother Zhou, you're quite devoted, aren't you? Hehe, as long as you continue to be so obedient and follow my orders, I naturally won't hurt Miss Fu. To be honest, she's such a delicate and beautiful woman, I feel sorry for her!"
Zhou Xuan remained silent with a dark expression. Seeing that Zhou Xuan dared not argue with him, Zhuang Zhixian felt disheartened but still made a phone call to his subordinates.
Zhou Xuan secretly used his ice energy to test the phone number that Nue Zhixian had dialed. However, this number wasn't a landline, but a mobile phone number—a Hong Kong mobile phone number. Zhou Xuan naturally didn't know which region it belonged to, but even if he did, he wouldn't be able to find Fu Ying and Wei Haihong anywhere in the world!
Just like if you're given a Beijing phone number, can you just magically find out who owns it?
However, Zhou Xuan still secretly memorized the phone number and then used the ice energy to probe the area outside the room.
This is a three-story yacht, approximately sixty meters long. Zhou Xuan's room is located in the front third of the yacht. The ice energy's detection range can now reach forty meters, almost back to 80-90%! (To be continued)
Volume 1, Chapter 306: No Choice
It was clear that Zhou Fu was indeed on a ship. The fact that he was crying made Zhou Fu even more hesitant to act; without absolute certainty of rescuing Fu Ying and Wei Haihong, he dared not take any action.
Moreover, Zhuang Zhixian and Ma Shu both knew that his abilities had been restored, yet they still indulged him, which means they must be confident. They probably also want Zhou Xuan to do the work.
This is Zhou Xuan's estimate. The fact that Zhuang Zhixian didn't even ask Zhou Xuan for 2 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash is a serious problem. It means that Zhuang Zhixian's attempt to coerce him into doing something is much bigger than asking him to return the 2 billion Hong Kong dollars he lost. Otherwise, why would Zhuang Zhixian be throwing Zhou Xuan into this vast ocean of trouble?
But Zhuang Zhixian refused to tell him now no matter what. Although Zhou Xuan appeared calm on the surface, he was even more terrified inside. Where were Yingying and Brother Hong?
It's a pity I don't have Ma Shu's mental manipulation abilities. I can't get the information Zhuang Zhixian wants from his mind!
Zhou Xuan felt the yacht speeding forward, but he didn't know if it was heading towards the shore or getting further and further away from it. Zhou Xuan hoped it was heading towards the shore, but he also knew that things often don't go as planned. Besides, Zhuang Zhixian was a really bad mad dog. What good intentions could he possibly have?
Six more hours passed in the middle of the journey. They had gone quite a distance. Every hour, Zhou Xuan urged Zhuang Zhixian to call. At this rate, they hadn't stopped, so they obviously weren't heading towards the shore. They couldn't have gone that far. Conversely, if they were heading into the deep sea... After running for six or seven hours, they must have at least entered international waters!
The thought of possibly entering international waters immediately reminded Zhou Xuan of the time he spent with Wei Haihong. They had gambled on a cruise ship, and it hadn't taken them this long to get into international waters. They had sailed from Hong Kong, and after seven hours, they were moving at this speed, so they were definitely in international waters.