Something's not right about this. Why is Yan Shenyu still so calm at a time like this? Shouldn't she be crying and begging for mercy?
"I underestimated you," Xie Xiaoling said coldly. "I didn't expect you to be able to remain rational at a time like this."
"Help! No! Don't come any closer!" Yan Shenyu cried out, his voice devoid of any emotion. "Is this the kind of scream you want to hear?"
His tone was so normal that Xie Xiaoling was momentarily stunned. She couldn't tell if he was genuinely unaffected or just putting on a brave face.
But he personally watched Yan Shenyu drink the medicine, and he didn't want anything to go wrong.
He must be acting.
"What are you standing there for?" Xie Xiaoling shouted at the man next to her, "Take off his clothes!"
The man was still somewhat hesitant.
"Officer Xu, is this enough?" Yan Shenyu's voice rang out as he spoke into the listening device. "Don't blame me for not warning you, if you don't come in soon, we'll have to come for a prostitution raid."
Police officer? He called the police?
Xie Xiaoling suddenly turned around—
The next moment, the door to the private room was kicked open, and well-trained men in black rushed in.
"Police! Anti-prostitution raid! Don't move!"
"Hands behind your heads! All of you, stand against the wall!!"
"Impossible! How would the police know? Who are you?!" Xie Xiaoling tried to resist, but the next moment, a black gun barrel was pressed against his forehead. At the other end of the gun was a young man with sharp features.
It's really true? Xie Xiaoling was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to the ground.
Two more men in black came over and subdued the remaining two people in the room.
In an instant, the situation on the scene changed completely.
"How could this be?" Xie Xiaoling stared in disbelief at everything before her. "I was clearly watching the whole time, you didn't even have a chance to call the police, how did you manage to find them?"
Yan Shenyu looked down at him, her tone indifferent: "Because I called the police before I entered the bar."
"Before?!" Xie Xiaoling's eyes widened suddenly. So all of this was Yan Shenyu's plan?
...
Three hours earlier, when Wu Yun was typing the bar's address into the car, Yan Shenyu stopped him: "Before we go to the bar, let's go somewhere first."
Seeing that the other person opened the car door and chose to walk, Wu Yun asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
Yan Shenyu: "Go sing 'The Lone Warrior' to the children."
Wu Yun: ? ?
Then he watched as Yan Shenyu walked to the entrance of another villa in the community and began to sing "I love you, walking alone in the dark alley".
No one answered the first time; the huge villa was quiet.
Yan Shenyu sang it again, but still no one answered him. Only a dog barked.
On the fourth verse, a crisp voice came from inside: "Get out."
Yan Shenyu smiled and asked, "Little Sugar, where are your parents?"
The little boy, nicknamed Little Sugar, was carrying a large golden retriever and looked wary: "My mom said I can't talk to liars."
"I'm not a liar, I'm a fairy sister," Yan Shenyu reminded him. "We met here that day, your father was here too, remember?"
“I remember,” Xiaotang nodded, speaking in a serious tone, “Dad said you’re a liar.”
Yan Shenyu: "Then call the police and have me arrested."
The little boy's eyes lit up, and he ran inside shouting, "Uncle! There's a liar!"
Seeing Yan Shenyu's actions, Wu Yun was somewhat speechless: "What exactly are you doing?"
Yan Shenyu: "His uncle is a policeman. We should call the police before we go to find Xie Xiaoling."
Wu Yun was even more confused: "Then why didn't you go to the police station, but instead came to someone's house?"
Yan Shenyu gave him a sympathetic look and asked, "Then what grounds should we use to call the police?"
Wu Yun: "..."
How did he know? Shouldn't we just go directly to the place?
After a while, someone came out.
The newcomer was over 1.8 meters tall, with honey-colored muscles wrapped under a tight white T-shirt, short and spiky hair, and an imposing gaze that exuded authority.
So fierce.
Wu Yun was a little scared and hid behind Yan Shenyu.
"Uncle! It's them!" Emboldened by the presence of an adult, Xiaotang loudly proclaimed, "This older brother is a liar!"
The man's gaze swept over the two of them, then he looked down at his nephew and asked in a deep, hoarse voice, "What did he lie to you about?"
Little Sugar was indignant: "He lied to me and said he was a fairy!"
man:"……"
“Sorry, I was just teasing him,” Yan Shenyu said seriously. “I’m actually here to see you, Officer Xu Xiao.”
"You know me?" The man raised an eyebrow, his gaze scrutinizing. "But we've never met before."
Yan Shenyu had indeed never met Xu Xiao. The reason she learned that this person could be a partner was because, in the original novel, Xu Xiao was described as a righteous and indignant man who hated evil.
Although he didn't explicitly express his feelings for the protagonist in the original work, he did a lot of things to help Yan Sheng, both openly and secretly. He helped Yan Sheng resolve cases in the entertainment industry, stood up for him when Yan Sheng was bullied by "Yan Shenyu," and because he lived in the same neighborhood as Yan Sheng, he inadvertently made the protagonist jealous time and time again.
What Yan Shenyu appreciated most was that the author didn't portray this character as someone obsessed with romance, willing to risk everything for Yan Sheng.
Although he helped the other party, it was all to uphold his own sense of justice, not to gain Yan Sheng's favor.
This is also why Yan Shenyu sought to cooperate with Xu Xiao; he prefers clear-headed and intelligent people.
However, the other party was very wary, so Yan Shenyu could only vaguely say, "I've heard residents in the community mention you before."
Xu Xiao seemed to believe his story, and told Xiao Tang to go play by herself before asking in detail, "So what did you want to see me about?"
“I’m calling the police,” Yan Shenyu said seriously, meeting his gaze. “I expect someone to drug me and rape me in three hours.”
“Uh…” After a moment of silence, Xu Xiao turned and left: “I don’t have time to play along with your pranks.”
“I have evidence.” Yan Shenyu took out a video, the one Xie Xiaoling posted online saying that he cheated on her before their wedding. “This is a video of that person drugging me. Although I was lucky enough to escape, I don’t think he will give up so easily.”
Xu Xiao watched the video once and asked, "Why didn't you go to the police station?"
Yan Shenyu: "This video is not enough to serve as evidence, and he has not caused me any substantial harm. According to procedure, the police will not accept it and will only give me a receipt."
Somewhat surprised that he knew so much, Xu Xiao raised an eyebrow: "Then why do you think I would believe you?"
Yan Shenyu: "Because you wouldn't stand by and watch someone die."
The man opposite him fell silent until the video on his phone finished playing and automatically switched to the next one.
Xu Xiao then came to his senses and shook his head: "I'm sorry, I'm not the kind of person who is overflowing with love as you imagine."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Yan Shenyu's reaction, handed the phone back through the iron fence, and then turned and left.
Wu Yun glanced at Yan Shenyu, somewhat anxiously: "What should we do? He refused!"
Yan Shenyu took a step forward, almost pressing his entire body against the railing, and said rapidly, "Date rape drugs have formed a mature industry chain, and my case is just the tip of the iceberg. Above each individual consumer are agents, and each agent's WeChat group has hundreds of people, all of whom are potential criminals. Beyond the agents, there are more agents, and the number of people committing evil is endless."
“I was still somewhat cautious, but most girls and boys are completely unsuspecting and don’t even realize they’ve been taken advantage of. Even if they do realize it, most of them don’t dare to report it to the police, letting the criminals get away with it. And because of these successful cases, more bad guys are attracted to try their luck.”
Yan Shenyu gripped the railing with both hands and raised his voice to question, "As the captain of the criminal investigation team, can you just stand by and watch these people suffer without doing anything?"
Xu Xiao stopped at some point, and Yan Shenyu looked up, waiting for his answer.
As the night wind blew by, Xu Xiao turned around under the dark blue night sky, his eyes burning with two flames.
"Where did I say I wouldn't care?!"
...
Afterwards, Yan Shenyu and Wu Yun went to a bar for their date, while Xu Xiao and his men eavesdropped and gathered evidence outside. Xie Xiaoling had indeed drugged him and even attempted to rape him. Xu Xiao and his men arrived in time to stop the crime.
Xie Xiaoling was escorted away with his hands cuffed. He kept his head down the whole time, as if he had resigned himself to his fate. He only raised his head when he brushed past Yan Shenyu, staring at him intently with bloodshot eyes.
Yan Shenyu simply looked away calmly, without uttering a single word.
After handing the man over to his men to take away, Xu Xiao turned to Yan Shenyu and said, "I'll take you to the hospital for another drug test."
Yan Shenyu nodded, about to agree. Suddenly, a group of people rushed out of the opposite private room, cursing, "Damn it! Didn't you say no one's in charge here? Who the hell called the police?!"
Through the crack in the door, one could vaguely see that the room was filled with smoke and had an unusual smell.
Xu Xiao had a sharp eye and could tell at a glance that the person opposite him was on drugs.
He immediately released Yan Shenyu and chased after her, shouting, "Stop! Don't move!"
Those people were repeat offenders and weren't afraid at all; they immediately took off running!
"Go to the hospital by yourself first. I'll come find you after I catch up with the person!" Xu Xiao's voice disappeared into the narrow corridor.
When Wu Yun arrived, he saw Yan Shenyu standing alone in the private room. He was wearing an oversized T-shirt, and his hair was tied haphazardly behind his head. His back wasn't straight either; it was rather casual. But within that casualness lay a confidence that allowed him to remain calm and composed in any situation.
Wu Yun stared blankly at the scene, feeling that Yan Shenyu was more charming than ever before, especially after her extreme maneuvering with Xie Xiaoling. He was so scared listening to it through his earphones that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"You're amazing!" Wu Yun looked up at Yan Shenyu, his eyes filled with admiration. "How did you manage to pretend to take traditional Chinese medicine in front of Xie Shiba? And you acted so convincingly! You completely fooled me!"
“It wasn’t an act,” Yan Shenyu said with a smile. “I was really drugged.”
"What?!" Before Wu Yun could react, Yan Shenyu swayed and pounced on him.
Wu Yun quickly raised his hand to catch it, but when his hands touched the other person's skin, he was shocked: It was so hot!
Looking at Yan Shenyu's expression, his eyes were moist, his lips were bright red, and his body was covered with a light pink. Judging from his reaction, it was even worse than when he was drugged last time!
"Brother Yan, you..." He hugged Yan Shenyu, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
He hadn't realized Yan Shenyu was in such a serious condition; he should have asked the police for help earlier.
"Shh, don't panic, I'm fine for now, just weak in the legs." Yan Shenyu leaned against him, her tone still relatively calm. "Pretend I'm drunk, and take me to the hospital like this."
"Okay, I understand!" Wu Yun took a deep breath and helped Yan Shenyu down the stairs step by step.
However, he was too weak. Even though Yan Shenyu tried his best to reduce his strength, Wu Yun was already panting heavily when he came down the stairs.
After that chase, the dance floor was in complete chaos. Bars are places with narrow aisles, dim lighting, and lots of people, all crammed together for no apparent reason.