He had specifically instructed that under no circumstances should the girl be safely delivered to the police station. As for the means, it didn't matter—as long as she didn't make it out alive.
Watching Lin Zhao's retreating figure, Fang Yingxue gritted her teeth in frustration. "What rotten luck! How could Shen Xiaoxing recover his sight so quickly? Didn't all the previous rehab results show no signs of improvement? How did he get better in just a few days?"
Shen Yu flicked his sleeve. "Hmph, this isn't something that could heal in a few days. He's been faking blindness all along!"
"He was faking?"
"Otherwise, how could someone whose rehab reports always concluded with severe conditions suddenly regain his sight?" Shen Yu sneered. "What a clever Shen Xiaoxing, hiding it so deep, fooling us for two whole years!"
"If his eyes were faked, then his legs..."
Shen Yu narrowed his cold eyes. It seemed he had underestimated this brat—his cunning ran deeper than even Shen Ye's in his prime!
"Now that his eyes are better, the old man will definitely arrange for him to return to the Shen Group. When that happens, he'll compete with us for the inheritance..."
"An illegitimate mongrel of unknown origin dares to compete with my son for the inheritance?" A layer of icy malice settled over Shen Yu's eyes. "Whether he's faking blindness or truly blind, as long as he dares to stay in the Shen family, I have plenty of ways to make him permanently close his eyes!"
An Qing, standing aside like a ghost, had overheard every word of their conversation. She clenched her trembling hands and slowly retreated from the hall.
Now that Shen Xiaoxing's eyes were healed, he would surely return to the Shen Group. Given how much the old man cared about him, he might even pass the inheritance to him.
An Qing calculated carefully. After this farce, the Shen family would definitely not let An Ruo stay by Shen Xiaoxing's side. With Shen Yu and Fang Yingxue's help, she could soon legitimately move into the Shen residence.
...
Several bodyguards, acting on Shen Yu's orders, drove along the highway.
An Ruo gripped the phone in her pocket, which contained the recording of An Deyu instructing her to replace An Qing and marry Shen Xiaoxing.
After all, she had lived in the An family for so many years. If An Deyu could heartlessly abandon his own mother when she was critically ill, how could she trust he wouldn't turn on her later?
Earlier, in front of Old Master Shen, she had wanted to expose it publicly, but Shen Yu had her taken away ahead of time. With the news of the man's recovered eyesight, no one cared what evidence she might present.
Going to the police station was fine—she could hand over the recording to the officers.
But as she stared out the window, something felt increasingly wrong. This wasn't the way to the police station. She had been going there frequently these past few days—why would they be on the highway?
An Ruo shouted sternly, "Where are you taking me?"
The bodyguards ignored her and continued driving toward a desolate area. A bad feeling surged in An Ruo's heart.
In front of the old man, Shen Yu and his wife had helped An Qing, eager to convict her immediately. Now that no one was around, he wouldn't let her live!
Since Shen Yu was willing to help An Qing, it must be because he saw her as beneficial to the second branch. Under these circumstances, eliminating her and replacing her with An Qing was the most logical move.
"My stomach hurts! I need to use the bathroom!" An Ruo clutched her stomach, biting her lip to look as miserable as possible. "Stop the car, please..."
The bodyguards weren't fools—why would they let her out at a time like this?
"Hang in there, we'll be there soon!"
Where were they taking her?
An Ruo thrashed and kicked, pounding her small fists against the nearest bodyguard, shouting, "Ow, it hurts so much! I can't take it anymore! Stop the car!"
The bodyguard merely glanced at her indifferently and sat unmoved.
Fine, you won't fall for it, huh?
An Ruo gritted her teeth. Time to pull out the big guns. "If you don't stop, I'll do it in the car! Oh, what a shame about these leather seats... No, no, I can't hold it anymore."
At this point, she couldn't care about being ladylike—survival came first!
So, she maliciously let out a loud fart!
The car was instantly filled with a strange odor...
"!" The bodyguard hadn't expected her to actually go through with it. He quickly pulled over, frowning as he yanked her out. "Get out! This is the second master's usual car—you couldn't afford to clean it if you messed it up!"
An Ruo scrambled out of the car, clutching her stomach as she vaulted over the guardrail in one breath. Seeing that only one big oaf was watching her, she bolted toward the farmland beside the highway.
"Hey! She's running!" The big oaf hadn't even taken two puffs of his cigarette before he spotted the girl's distant figure. He frantically tapped on the car window to call the others. "Quick, chase her! She's getting away..."
The bodyguards inside heard him and immediately leaped over the guardrail like wolves pouncing on prey, chasing the girl through the weed-choked farmland!
These men were tall and burly, elite bodyguards selected for their physical fitness. In no time, An Ruo was dragged back, looking utterly defeated...
"Try running again, and I'll beat you black and blue, got it?!" The big oaf shook his fist at her menacingly.
An Ruo stared back at him coldly. The bodyguard in the front seat conferred with the others. "We've come this far—no one will find out. Let's just finish her off here."
"Good idea. No cameras on this stretch. We'll wrap it up and get out fast!"
A flicker of panic crossed An Ruo's heart. "Did Shen Yu order you to kill me?"
"So what if he did? You're about to become an unidentified corpse in this area anyway. Remember who did this to you, and when you reach the underworld, go find him for revenge."