Plot Twist

Li Yuan burst into laughter, incessantly muttering, "Death to those who betray me!"

He met the calm gazes of those around him and the silence enveloping the area, belatedly realizing something was amiss.

Despite the distance to where Fu Jing and Fu Chuan were held, the bomb he had engineered was so powerful that there should have been some noise upon detonation. The complete silence was unsettling.

Li Yuan's brow furrowed, "What's going on?"

He reached out, pulling the laptop on the table closer to himself. Staring at the surveillance showing an intact but empty room, Li Yuan was dumbfounded, "Where are they? How did they disappear?"

A surge of rage built up inside him. Just as he was about to confront Gu Dai, a familiar voice tinged with amusement reached his ears.

Fu Jing said, "Looking for me?"