Chapter 1487: Chapter 1506: Taken Away
The group that came along with Lei Hao was stunned. No one expected Huo Beijiang to suddenly kick out, sending the woman clinging to his leg flying. That kind of force—they felt pain just watching it.
The Great Devil is indeed ruthless.
“What are you doing?” Lei Hao roared angrily, “Are you insane?”
Lu Jin couldn’t stand it and shook his head, grabbing the furious Lei Hao and pulling him forward to check if Chen Jing was injured. Ever since Ding Jiaqi suddenly appeared last time and cut off the boss’s call mid-conversation, the boss had grown particularly averse to strangers getting too close to him.
Chen Jing was indeed too impulsive. Who clings to someone’s leg for no reason?
“Stop talking!” Lu Jin warned Lei Hao in a low voice.
Lei Hao pressed his lips together, clearly aware of Huo Beijiang’s icy expression and his utterly indifferent, unapologetic gaze directed at Chen Jing. It sent a chill down his spine, forcing him to push all his thoughts aside and step forward to assist Lu Jin.
“Are you okay?”
“I… it hurts!” Chen Jing was a doctor, and although her whole body ached from the fall, she checked herself and was relieved to find no broken bones—just multiple bruises and scrapes.
“I’m fine, really. I’m fine.” She quickly flashed an ingratiating smile, still worried about Ding Jiaqi’s situation, and hurriedly said, “It was my fault earlier, I was too reckless. But I still want to beg you—please help Ding Jiaqi.”
“What happened to Ding Jiaqi? Speak slowly, don’t rush.” Lu Jin remained concerned; he understood the boss’s strength better than anyone and quickly assessed her condition before breathing a sigh of relief. Although the boss was upset, he had clearly held back when he struck.
“She was just taken away by the Tyrant’s men.”
“Taken where?”
Talking about this made Chen Jing visibly agitated, “She was taken to the barracks. Lu Jin, you have to help Jiaqi. The fate of women taken there is horrific, I’m sure you know that.” She shuddered involuntarily while speaking.
“What about the others? Are they okay?” Lu Jin, mindful of their large group, made sure to take into account everyone’s well-being during the incident.
“The others are fine.” Chen Jing’s face turned pale, and she panted heavily in anger, her eyes reddened as she accused, “Those people are heartless! If not for Jiaqi, they’d have died long ago. Even your rescue mission was made possible because of Jiaqi. Yet they stood by and watched as Jiaqi was taken away without lifting a finger!”
Deep down, she deeply appreciated all that Jiaqi had done for their group, but those people repaid kindness with betrayal.
It was absolutely vile.
“You’re wrong.” A pair of black combat boots appeared in front of her, and a cold voice rang overhead, “We came to save all of you, not just Ding Jiaqi. So no one ‘owes’ anyone here.”
Chen Jing looked up in shock, staring at the tall, imposing man towering above her, unable to find her words for a long time.
What did he mean?
Could it be that they didn’t come specifically for Jiaqi?
“Did Ding Jiaqi say that?” Huo Beijiang’s thin lips curved into a sarcastic smile as he asked coldly.
Chen Jing quickly shook her head, “No, Jiaqi never said that, it’s just…” She stopped herself, unable to continue, because Ding Jiaqi indeed never said such a thing. She had always encouraged the group, tirelessly putting everyone else first.
What she had just said—it might have been her own misunderstanding.