Chapter 738 - 446: An Unbelievable Reality That Must Be Accepted

Chapter 738: Chapter 446: An Unbelievable Reality That Must Be Accepted

Limin Road, on the outskirts of the East District, was very close to the wilderness.

This place was once home to a timber processing plant that covered several thousand square meters.

The plant went out of business due to the owner’s poor management. Ever since, the site had been abandoned, and no one else had opened a new factory here.

Years passed, and the abandoned timber plant became overgrown with weeds. From time to time, one could see common birds that had made their homes there flying out from the deserted factory buildings.

The bright, full moon hanging in the sky cast its silvery-white glow, illuminating the abandoned timber plant.

Few people ever came to this area on the outskirts, so close to the wilderness.

Inside the quiet timber plant, a man and a woman stood on the weed-strewn concrete ground. Not far from them lay a burlap sack.

"Your Superpower’s effect should be wearing off soon. Go use it on that woman again, just in case she wakes up..." Wang Hao said, turning his head to Chen Xiaoyan beside him.

"I never used my Superpower on her," Chen Xiaoyan said after glancing at the completely still burlap sack.

Wang Hao’s eyes filled with confusion. At that moment, Chen Xiaoyan explained, "When I got close to her earlier, before I could even do anything, she just fell to the ground and passed out."

"She passed out on her own?" Wang Hao asked with a frown.

"Yes." Chen Xiaoyan nodded and continued, "I don’t know why she fainted, but I’ve already checked her. Her life isn’t in danger; she’s just unconscious."

"Oh." Wang Hao said nothing more. ’If the hostage is already unconscious, there’s no need to use a Superpower on her.’

He pulled his phone from his pocket and glanced at it. ’We agreed on half an hour. The man named Lin Li should be arriving any moment now.’

"Do you think he might decide it’s too dangerous to come alone and change his mind to call the police on his way here?" Chen Xiaoyan asked.

"I doubt it," Wang Hao said confidently. "Even though I only spoke to him briefly, I could tell from his tone. The moment he understood the situation, he sounded desperate. He obviously cares a lot about his girlfriend. He wouldn’t risk calling the police."

’Based on my extensive experience with kidnappings, once that shift happens, I hold all the cards.’

Chen Xiaoyan grunted in agreement. Then, she frowned and said to Wang Hao, "I’m going to use the restroom over there. I’ll be right back."

"Go on."

Chen Xiaoyan grabbed a pack of tissues and walked toward a dark, weedy corner of the timber plant.

On the spacious grounds, only Wang Hao and the motionless hostage in the burlap sack remained.

...

WHOOSH...

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...

A sudden gust of wind swept through, causing the surrounding overgrown plants to shake violently, creating a cacophony of noise.

A cloud was blown across the sky, obscuring the bright moon and its silvery-white glow.

Previously, the moonlight had been the only thing illuminating the deserted timber plant, making its interior visible.

Now that the bright moon was hidden, the surroundings were plunged into pitch-black darkness, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

WHOOSH...

The wind continued to howl, and the dense vegetation rustled endlessly. At that moment, Wang Hao, who had been waiting for his target with his arms crossed, suddenly narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on a spot to his front-left.

The cloud obscuring the moon was blown away. The moon reappeared, and its silvery-white glow instantly lit up the pitch-black timber plant again.

The instant the darkness was banished from the open space, a young man in a white T-shirt and blue jeans appeared before Wang Hao.

Seeing his target suddenly appear before him, Wang Hao felt a flicker of doubt. However, he quickly dismissed it. ’He’s just a rookie Tier One Peak Exotic Beast Hunter,’ he thought. A smile spread across his face as he spoke to his target.

"You’re not late. Good..."

Lin Li didn’t respond. His gaze was fixed on the burlap sack not far away.

Wang Hao noticed Lin Li looking at the sack containing the hostage and said, "Don’t worry. Since you weren’t late, your girlfriend is perfectly fine. I haven’t laid a finger on her."

Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Su Yue was unharmed. Still, his expression remained icy, and the suppressed rage in his heart flared.

"I don’t even know you. Why did you go after my friend?"

’Friend? Not girlfriend?’

Wang Hao was taken aback by Lin Li’s question. ’But at this point,’ he thought, ’it doesn’t matter. The target came willingly. Whether the hostage is his friend or his girlfriend is irrelevant now.’

"You know my good friend, Liu Menglong, don’t you?" Wang Hao asked, his faint smile vanishing as his voice turned raspy.

’Liu Menglong? Who’s that? I don’t know anyone by that name...’ Lin Li said with a deadpan expression, "I don’t know the Liu Menglong you’re talking about."

"..." Wang Hao fell silent for a moment, then stated the date of Liu Menglong’s disappearance.

Upon hearing this additional piece of information, Lin Li’s mind immediately flashed back to the enemy who had attacked him late at night while he was camping in the mountains with Su Yue.