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Chapter 163: Chapter 163 Tied Up
Han Yi forcefully pulled her into his arms, angrily saying, "Have you lost your mind?!"
Han Jiaojiao’s face turned pale, biting her lip and saying nothing, displaying a stubborn look.
Han Yi tore open her coat, seeing the thin swimsuit underneath, his anger intensified. He quickly ripped the swimsuit, grasped her hands and raised them high, roughly binding them with the torn fabric.
Han Jiaojiao’s expression drastically changed, and she became instantly flustered, urgently crying out, "Brother?!"
Han Yi, turning a deaf ear, threw her onto the bed, pulling her bound hands over to wrap around one of the posts at the head of the bed.
"...Brother?! Brother! Don’t do this!"
Han Yi stared at her relentlessly, his eyes fierce and ruthless.
Han Jiaojiao was truly scared. She was frightened by Han Yi at this moment, not understanding why he was tying her up, even though she knew that her brother would not really harm her. Yet, this unknown fear still made her panic for no reason!
"Where’s that courage from just now, huh?" Han Yi viciously pinched her chin, sneering, "So now you know fear?"
Tears welled up in Han Jiaojiao’s eyes, she sobbed, "Brother, let me go... don’t tie me up..."
"Not tie you up, and let you sneak out again? Do you want to try killing Qin Wenhao again?" Han Yi’s eyes were dark and cold as he lowered his voice and said, "And then? Who else do you want to kill, huh?"
Han Jiaojiao felt both angry and hateful but could not answer him, so she could only bite her lower lip fiercely.
"No biting!" Han Yi scolded her.
He grabbed her jaw forcefully, leaned down, and kissed her fiercely, like a ferocious wolf intending to tear her apart and devour her, his mouth filled with the taste of blood.
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Han Jiaojiao struggled desperately, crying until her voice became hoarse, and it was only when she was nearly out of breath that he finally let her go, threatening, "There will not be a next time! Did you hear me!"
Han Yi looked so terrifying that Han Jiaojiao felt as if she had returned to the nightmare of many years ago, when she was fifteen. She didn’t dare to defy him, nodding her head with tearful, blurry eyes, feeling wronged and heartbroken, curled up at the head of the bed, crying breathlessly.
She didn’t know how long she cried before she gradually fell asleep, and in her daze, she felt someone wiping her body with a warm towel.
Knowing that his anger must have somewhat subsided, Han Jiaojiao forced her eyes open, pitifully begging him with a voice hoarse from crying.
"Brother, I’m scared... please don’t tie me up anymore..."
At her words, Han Yi’s movements paused slightly, but that was all.
"Brother, I was wrong... don’t tie me up anymore..." Han Jiaojiao pleaded.
However, Han Yi simply held her gently, saying, "Sleep."
Han Jiaojiao’s tears continued to flow freely.
Early the next morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, people from the base arrived.
The visitors were Zhan Rong and another person responsible for the Yunan Base. — They had come looking for Han Jiaojiao.
Lu Changyuan received them and, upon hearing their request, slightly raised his eyebrows, looking at them with a perplexed expression.
The person in charge from Yunan Base then said, "We heard from Qin’s subordinate that Mr. Qin had an appointment with Miss Han from the residence last night, so we came to ask Miss Han about the situation."
"Ask about the situation?" Lu Changyuan looked at him with a smirk that was not quite a smile, then turned his gaze to Zhan Rong, "This might not be appropriate, right?"
Zhan Rong explained from the side, "Mr. Qin had an incident last night, and all relevant persons must be questioned and checked. We are here with apologies for our presumptiveness, but the matter is of great importance. Please, Mr. Lu, help relay a message. We just want to ask a few questions, we won’t do anything to Miss Han."
Lu Changyuan nodded in understanding and said with a tone that was somewhat helpless, "But she was at home all night last night and didn’t go out. I’m afraid you won’t get much from asking." 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Zhan Rong and the person in charge exchanged glances. In the information they had received, nobody had seen Han Jiaojiao keep the appointment either. They had searched all night with no results, and the statements from the two women who were with Qin Wenhao were all over the place, even claiming that Qin Wenhao was taken away by a female ghost... Out of desperation, they had no choice but to approach Han Jiaojiao as a last resort, hoping to get a sliver of a clue from her.
Zhan Rong sincerely said, "We still earnestly request Mr. Lu’s assistance in conveying a message, to let us see Miss Han."
"Could you tell us what happened to Mr. Qin?" Lu Changyuan asked them.
Zhan Rong glanced at the person in charge and, seeing no objection from him, said, "Mr. Qin... is currently being resuscitated in the hospital and is still in a critical condition. The exact reason is still under investigation. We cannot rule out the possibility of drowning."
The other person continued, "We also cannot rule out the possibility of murder. Mr. Qin is our leader’s only son, and such an incident happening at Beicheng Base... If we don’t get to the bottom of it, we won’t be able to explain ourselves when we return. Please trouble Mr. Lu to let Miss Han come out, we’ll only ask what we need to, and will not trouble Miss Han unnecessarily."
This seemed to be a wise person, knowing that Qin Wenhao’s life was hanging by a thread and no one was backing him up, pursuing the truth was important, but they also couldn’t afford to offend people too harshly. Every sentence he uttered left some leeway, preserving his own dignity while not making the other party feel too pressured.
Lu Changyuan sighed and looked at Zhan Rong helplessly, "Major Zhan, asking me to call someone at this hour... Han’s temper... "
It had just passed six o’clock.
Zhan Rong’s face looked embarrassed, yet he had no choice. They had questioned all the women and bodyguards associated with Qin Wenhao throughout the night, with no sleep at all, and naturally arrived early in the morning.
No matter whether Qin Wenhao ended up dead or alive, they had to give Yunan an explanation, after all.
Lu Changyuan got up reluctantly and went upstairs.
The two men downstairs waited for a while before they saw Lu Changyuan and Han Yi come down one after the other. Han Yi’s face was gloomy; clearly... being woken up was not the most pleasant thing.
Zhan Rong was just about to ask about Han Jiaojiao when Han Yi spoke up, "She’s sleeping."
"Mr. Han, where was Miss Han last night? Was she with Mr. Qin?"
Han Yi’s expression turned even darker, coldly looking at the questioner.
Lu Changyuan explained from the side, "There was an incident with Mr. Qin last night, and they came to find Jiaojiao to understand the situation."
Zhan Rong asked, "Did Miss Han go to the riverside last night... "
Before he could finish, Han Yi gave a cold laugh and said, "It’s impossible for her to have gone out."
"... How can Mr. Han be so sure that Miss Han didn’t go out? Do you have evidence?"
Han Yi looked at them with a dark expression, enunciating every word, "Because we spent the whole night, making love."
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