To Kill With A Borrowed Knife

Jiang Yule dialed Li Xingyi's number on her phone while trembling. She begged him to quickly answer. 

Jiang Yule's tensed emotions suddenly relaxed the moment she heard his deep voice. "What's the matter?" 

Li Xingyi was indeed the same as always. He did not tell Jiang Yule to call the police or think of a way to save himself. He only said one thing.

"Wait for me in your room."

After hanging up, Jiang Yule squatted down and took a few seconds to calm herself down. Then, she got up and carried Li Sui'an, who had tears all over his face, into the innermost room. She put him into the bottom of the closet, then found a pair of earplugs and stuffed them into his hands. Jiang Yule gently reminded him, "You won't be able to hear anything with those on. Remember, before your uncle comes for you, do not come out no matter what."

The little boy nodded while sobbing. Just as Jiang Yule turned to leave, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her pants. He asked with a trembling voice, "Where are you going? Aren't you going to wait for Uncle Li with me?" 

Jiang Yule forced a smile that did not give away how afraid she felt. "You believe in light, right? So, you don't have to worry about me. Ultraman will definitely come to save me." She was trying to deceive herself and Li Sui'an with her false bravado.

Jiang Yule then went to the door. She cursed as she saw the pair of scarlet eyes that were flashing with a strange light on the screen of the intercom. Even though she knew that the murderer could not see inside, she was still quaking with fear. Jiang Yule let out a long breath and put on a dry smile. 'Jianguo, have you ever heard of the Chinese stratagem "to kill with a borrowed knife"?'

Wang Jianguo was already scared out of its wits and did not respond to what Jiang Yule said, however, Jiang Yule did not mind. She took out her phone again and tapped a string of numbers on the screen and hit the call button. The other person picked up almost instantly. Jiang Yule stared at the pair of scarlet eyes as she said on her phone softly, "Teacher Ouyang, I've brought some food for you. We're already at your door."

...

Although Ouyang Xuan had plenty of crazy ideas, he had never had the idea of kidnapping someone before. He had no idea what to do, so he asked for help on a mysterious forum that was full of perverts and criminals. Because it was on the dark web, the forum was not regulated by anyone, and everyone on it could freely comment without getting banned. A few minutes after Ouyang Xuan posted his question, an anonymous person contacted him and sent him a 15-minute-long video. There was even a message asking him to study seriously.

Ouyang Xuan played the video and stared at the victim in the video who was covered in scars. She was crying bitterly while begging the person behind the camera to let her go. He was inexplicably excited, and he could feel his body heating up. He had his earphones on as he watched the video on his phone over and over again, so much so that he did not hear the screams and cries for help coming from the corridor at all.

When a call suddenly interrupted his video, Ouyang Xuan's breathing stopped for a moment. After some thought, he answered it. A soft and charming voice came from the other end of the phone, making Ouyang Xuan's mouth go dry.

"Teacher Ouyang, I've brought some food for you. We're already at your door."

Before he could say anything, Jiang Yule hung up. Ouyang Xuan did not know whether she was playing hard to get or was really shy. He did not think too much about the reason for Jiang Yule's change in attitude. There was a lot to like about him after all. He quickly got dressed and walked out of the door.

Wang Jianguo, who was in the opposite room, looked at Jiang Yule's smooth deception and shouted in her mind, 'You're so impressive!'

Jiang Yule was staring at the screen, when she saw Ouyang Xuan, whose face was full of joy at the thought of kidnapping her, walking out to see the murderer with red eyes. She turned off the screen after that.

In the next second, she heard Ouyang Xuan's terrified scream and that familiar sinister laugh. She offered a silent prayer for Ouyang Xuan in her heart.

Wang Jianguo was very excited. 'Serves you right, you snake! Evil people should deal with each other!"

Looking at the new message on her phone screen, Jiang Yule raised her eyebrows slightly. 'This is called reaping what you sow.'

...

Not long after, Li Xingyi arrived with his private task force. He took large strides forward and ignored the angry screams coming from behind him as the murderer was caught by his men. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard Jiang Yule's familiar voice in his mind.

'Good.' He did not need to go in to know that she was doing fine.

Li Xingyi arrived much faster than Jiang Yule had expected. After knocking twice, he did not ask Jiang Yule to open the door, but instead spoke into the intercom, "Stay inside first. I'll let you know when you can come out." His broad frame blocked everything that was happening in the corridor from the camera's view. Jiang Yule knew that he was worried that Li Sui'an would see something he should not.

Someone suddenly shouted, "Is there a doctor here? There's still one alive!"