strictlysupreme Chapter 964 What are you doing here?
Chapter 964 What are you doing here?
In the monitoring room, Cheng Yunchuan stared at the flashing images on the screen, his heart in his throat. He saw Jiang Mubai enter the building, wearing yoga clothes, with a high ponytail, light steps, and a faint smile on her face. However, he never saw her come out. As time passed, Cheng Yunchuan's heart became heavier and heavier, as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
Suddenly, he noticed a man wearing a mask and a cap sneaking into the yoga studio following Jiang Mubai. When Jiang Mubai left the yoga studio, the man also appeared in the corridor, and the two seemed to have had a brief contact. Cheng Yunchuan immediately froze the picture and zoomed in, trying to see the man's face clearly, but found that his face was covered tightly and could not be recognized at all.
Despair surged into his heart like a tide. Cheng Yunchuan slumped in his chair, feeling that all his strength had been drained away. Did something really happen to Mu Bai? Who was this mysterious man? What happened between them?
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Mubai had mentioned that she had met a new friend at the yoga studio and they often practiced yoga together. He immediately contacted the staff of the yoga studio and after several twists and turns, he finally got the contact information of this friend.
After the call was connected, Cheng Yunchuan almost yelled: "Hello, I'm Jiang Mubai's friend. Did you practice yoga with her today?" The other party was obviously startled by him and said hesitantly: "No, I didn't go to the yoga studio today because I had something to do. What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"When was the last time you saw Mu Bai?" Cheng Yunchuan asked.
"Just...just last night, we had dinner together."
"Last night? Did she behave in any unusual way? Did she mention anyone or anything?"
The other party thought about it carefully and said, "No, she is the same as usual and in a good mood. Oh, by the way, she seemed to have mentioned a new script and said she was very interested in it and was going to audition."
New script? Audition? Cheng Yunchuan's mind was moved. Could all this be related to this new script? Was it malicious revenge from a competitor? Or... was it that some sensitive content in the script touched the interests of some people?
He hung up the phone, his mind racing. At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang, it was an unfamiliar number. He hesitated for a moment, but still answered the call. A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Cheng Yunchuan, do you want to save Jiang Mubai? Then come alone..."
The voice on the other end of the phone was as cold as a snake spitting out its tongue. After reporting an address, he hung up. Cheng Yunchuan held the phone, and cold sweat oozed from his palms. Abandoned factory? Why is this routine so old-fashioned? He smiled self-deprecatingly, but Mu Bai's safety did not allow him to think too much.
He drove to the place, with countless possibilities flashing through his mind. A competitor? A sasaeng fan? Or maybe just a prank? He didn't dare to think further.
The factory gate was rusty, like a monster with a bloody mouth. Cheng Yunchuan took a deep breath and pushed the door open. A pungent smell of rust hit him, mixed with the smell of dampness and decay, making him sick. The factory was extremely dark, with only a few rays of moonlight shining through the broken roof, illuminating the wreckage of machines scattered on the ground, like the bones of a giant beast, eerie and terrifying.
Cheng Yunchuan took every step very carefully. The friction of metal fragments under his feet was particularly harsh in the quiet factory. Suddenly, a faint "meow" sound came, and he stopped abruptly, his heart almost jumping out of his chest. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a dark shadow curled up in the corner. With the weak light, he could see clearly that it was just a dirty stray cat.
He breathed a sigh of relief and continued to walk in. In the middle of the factory, Jiang Mubai was tied to a worn-out chair, her mouth sealed with tape, her eyes wide open, full of fear. When she saw Cheng Yunchuan, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by deeper despair.
"Cheng Yunchuan, you are here as expected." A sharp female voice came from the shadows. Lin Shanshan, Jiang Mubai's new script rival, walked out of the darkness with a twisted smile on her face and an iron rod in her hand.
"Lin Shanshan? It's you!" Cheng Yunchuan looked at her in disbelief, "Why did you kidnap Mu Bai?"
"Why? Haha, you ask me why?" Lin Shanshan laughed hysterically, "She took away my role and ruined my career! Everything I had was ruined by her!"
"Are you crazy! Just because of a role?" Cheng Yunchuan tried to reason with her, but Lin Shanshan had completely lost her mind.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Lin Shanshan swung the iron rod at Cheng Yunchuan, "None of you will leave here alive today!"
Cheng Yunchuan dodged the attack and snatched the iron rod from her hand. Lin Shanshan pounced on him like a mad dog, fighting, scratching, and trying every means to attack Cheng Yunchuan. Cheng Yunchuan didn't want to hurt her, so he could only try to avoid her, but Lin Shanshan's attack became more and more fierce, and he had to fight back.
Finally, Cheng Yunchuan subdued Lin Shanshan and tied her up. He tore the tape on Jiang Mubai's mouth and freed her from the chair.
"Mu Bai, are you okay?" Cheng Yunchuan asked anxiously.
Jiang Mubai hugged him tightly, her body trembling slightly. The fear of surviving a disaster made her speechless. Cheng Yunchuan gently stroked her back and whispered in her ear: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm here."
The two hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's body temperature, as if this was the only way to confirm each other's existence. After a long time, Jiang Mubai raised his head and looked at Cheng Yunchuan with tearful eyes: "Yunchuan, thank you."
"Silly girl, why are you thanking me?" Cheng Yunchuan gently wiped away the tears on her face, "I won't let anything happen to you."
Just then, a sirens sounded outside the factory gate... and a man's low laughter.
The piercing sound of sirens came from far away, breaking the dead silence of the abandoned factory. The flashing red and blue police lights were like the eyes of a devil, illuminating Cheng Yunchuan's stern face. When Lin Shanshan was taken away, she stared at Jiang Mubai with resentment, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue.
After finishing the record, Jiang Mubai still held Cheng Yunchuan's hand tightly, his fingertips turned white, as if a drowning person grabbed a life-saving straw. Walking out of the police station, a familiar figure leaned against a black sports car, his slender legs crossed, with a playful smile on his lips.
"Lu Jingyan?" Cheng Yunchuan frowned slightly.
"Long time no see, big star Cheng," Lu Jingyan stood up straight, his tone was a little sarcastic, "I didn't expect to meet you here, a hero saving a beautiful girl, it's really touching."
Cheng Yunchuan ignored his sarcasm and just protected Jiang Mubai behind him. "What are you doing here?"