CHAPTER 284: CHAPTER 284: BEATEN BLACK AND BLUE

Qiao Yichen used just a day to find eight desperados for Ye Ningwan.

"Once the payment is in place, their lives are yours."

"Very good, thank you for helping me," Ye Ningwan expressed her gratitude.

Qiao Yichen said, "You don’t have to thank me. I’m only helping you for Wangyue’s sake. Ye Ningwan, this is the last time I’ll help you; I can’t afford to offend so many people because of you."

"I understand. Whether it’s the matter with Feng Jiuzun or this time, I am truly grateful. Rest assured, once Zhan Hanjue is rescued, I’ll tell him about it and try to compensate for your losses."

"Ye Ningwan, you don’t understand the importance of human relations in the business world; compensating doesn’t always solve the problem. Forget it, it’s no use telling you this. I’m giving you these people, but what do you plan to do?" Qiao Yichen asked.

Ye Ningwan’s eyes darkened, "Directly go to Li Qingqing’s place and snatch him."

"You know Zhan Hanjue is there? What if he’s not?" Qiao Yichen asked.

"He’s definitely there. Li Qingqing is always cautious. She will definitely keep Zhan Hanjue by her side to see him at all times and wouldn’t trust anyone else with him," Ye Ningwan affirmed.

Seeing her so certain, Qiao Yichen thought to himself, you sure know her well.

However, since they managed to infiltrate Ye Ningwan’s complex last time, security has tightened there.

The checks on entry and exit are extremely stringent.

Unless the owner personally approves, they absolutely won’t let anyone in.

Luckily, Qiao Yichen had a friend living in that complex.

Through this friend, he managed to get Ye Ningwan and those people inside.

Once they arrived at Li Qingqing’s residence, they indeed saw guards stationed at the entrance.

"Take them down," Wu waved, signaling the desperados to advance.

Soon, those desperados subdued the bodyguards at the entrance.

Wu cracked the password lock and kicked the door open, leading the group inside.

"Who are you people?"

Li Qingqing was shocked to see Ye Ningwan bring people directly inside and quickly grabbed a pistol.

However, before she could pull the trigger, a desperado rushed in and snatched it away.

Subsequently, she was pressed face down on the ground, unable to move.

"Ye Ningwan, how dare you?"

"Pull her up," Ye Ningwan ordered coldly.

Her people yanked Li Qingqing off the ground.

Ye Ningwan lifted her hand and slapped Li Qingqing hard across the face.

"This slap is for Wangyue."

"Ye Ningwan, how dare you!"

Li Qingqing gritted her teeth in fury, but before she could finish cursing, another slap landed on her face.

"This slap is for Zhan Hanjue."

"Ye Ningwan, I’ll kill you!"

"Go ahead, but too bad you won’t have the chance."

Ye Ningwan raised her hand again, another brutal slap landed on Li Qingqing’s already swollen face.

"This slap is for myself. Li Qingqing, I’m giving you one last chance, where is Zhan Hanjue?"

"I won’t tell you, you’ll never find him,"

Li Qingqing, bruised and battered, laughed maniacally, as if she were crazy.

Ye Ningwan chuckled coldly, "Are you sure you won’t speak?"

"Yes, I won’t talk. As long as I don’t say, you’ll never find him. Ye Ningwan, if you have the guts, kill me. Just let him be forgotten and starve to death in that place, and we’ll tangle in the underworld."

"In your dreams!" Ye Ningwan said, "I won’t stop you from dying, but he won’t die and certainly won’t get involved with someone like you. Do you know how repulsed he is by you? He himself said there’s no one more disgusting than you."

"You’re lying," Li Qingqing burst out in anger.

Ye Ningwan said, "You know yourself if I’m lying. If he even felt slightly less repulsed by you, he wouldn’t be so indifferent towards you. Li Qingqing, I’m giving you the last chance; if you don’t want it, don’t blame me. Wu, give me a blade."

"Yes, madam."

Wu quickly handed her a blade.

The blade was as thin as a cicada’s wings but extremely sharp.

Li Qingqing’s expression changed drastically, demanding fiercely, "Ye Ningwan, what are you up to?"

Ye Ningwan mocked, "Didn’t you say you weren’t afraid of death? Why do you look so scared now? Li Qingqing, you’re actually afraid of dying, aren’t you?"

"You’re lying. I’m not afraid of dying, but what do you want? Do you dare to kill me? If you kill me, you’ll be a murderer, you’ll break the law, do you think Wan Yufeng will let you go?" Li Qingqing threatened angrily.

Ye Ningwan said solemnly, "If you aren’t afraid of being a murderer and dared to shoot someone publicly, what do I have to fear when being pushed to this extent by you? However, you don’t need to worry, you were right about one thing; I don’t fear Wan Yufeng, but I don’t want to be a murderer either. I want to be with Zhan Hanjue cleanly, grow old together, be the Young Madam of the Zhan Family, so why would I want to be a murderer? Therefore, I won’t kill you, I’ll just ruin your face, isn’t your face what you care about the most? What do you think will happen if I make a few cuts on it?"

"You dare," Li Qingqing glared at her with eyes filled with rage.

Ye Ningwan chuckled and made a cut on her face with the blade.

It wasn’t really painful.

After all, the blade was very thin.

But for Li Qingqing, it was enough to drive her mad.

She screamed hysterically, her voice hoarse.

Ye Ningwan made another cut on her face and maliciously said, "Scream all you want! It won’t help. And this isn’t an ordinary blade, you know medicine, there’s an herb soaked on it called ’Lianhuo,’ you should know its effects."

"Ye Ningwan, you’re a vicious woman, you’re trying to ruin my looks." Li Qingqing’s eyes widened.

Some herbs can make wounds heal quickly, but some can make scars appear.

The herb Ye Ningwan mentioned is the kind that leaves scars.

"It seems you’ve learned your medicine well after all. If I make eighty-one cuts on your face, do you think your pretty face can still be of any use?"

"You..."

"Don’t ask me again if I dare, you already know the answer," Ye Ningwan coldly reminded.

Li Qingqing clenched her teeth, glaring at her angrily, but remained silent.

Ye Ningwan snorted coldly and waved her hand, signaling for the house’s only maid to be brought over.

"You’ve seen my hand severed, now tell me, where is Zhan Hanjue? If you don’t say, your fate will be the same as hers. If you’re willing to speak, I’ll give you some money to leave here. How you choose is up to you."

Actually, from the start, she didn’t plan on getting the whereabouts of Zhan Hanjue from Li Qingqing’s mouth.

Li Qingqing was simply a madwoman.

Her obsession with Zhan Hanjue was too deep.

Even after finally getting her hands on him, she wouldn’t give him up easily.

The purpose of scaring her was to vent and intimidate this maid.

As expected, the maid turned pale with fright, almost fainting.

After hearing Ye Ningwan’s words, she dared not stay silent anymore.

She nodded desperately but couldn’t utter a word, almost driven to tears by anxiety.