Mean & Vicious.

Yue Shenlong bought Han Lingshi to the underground dungeon in the mansion where Maria was held hostage. They did not harm her, but they had tied her up and left her to sit there. To make sure that she was overcome with a sense of helplessness, Yue Shenlong had ordered the guards to leave her with just her undergarments. 

Han Lingshi and Yue Shenlong stood outside a white room. This room was covered with cushions as if a psychological hold to prevent people from hurting themselves. However, every inch of the room was monitored by mini cameras. 

Han Lingshi saw the situation inside the room on a big monitor. Maria was sitting huddled up in a corner with her head buried in her knees. Yue Shenlong asked, "What do you have in mind? Should I get them to open the door for you?" 

The lady shook her head and said, "Feed her thrice a day even if you have to do it at the gun point. She must stay healthy for the coming days." 

Yue Shenlong sighed as he agreed. Han Lingshi then said, "I will go back to handle her disappearance."

The young man said, "File a complaint with the Jade City police. They will not find anything."

Han Lingshi nodded, and said, "I know what I have to do, tell Aunty that I will come back in a month. Then I will have a good meal." 

Yue Shenlong nodded and then the two of them left the place. Han Lingshi did not want to confront Maria, the anguish of thinking about who wanted to harm her would make her go crazy. She wanted him to go crazy, so that she spills out everything that she has on Han Yuntian to save herself from solitary confinement. 

...

Hao Ren did not care where Han Lingshi kept Maria, or how she got her in the first place. He knew that she was rich, so it was obvious that she must have connections that could help her achieve this. Also, he did not want to look too deep into the situation because she was his wife. 

She had a life and side that he did not know much about and to be honest he did not care or mind it. Because one thing that Hao Ren had realized in all his years of being average that the strong never showed mercy to anyone. 

Hao Ren was laying in the bed, he was silently gazing at the ceiling. He said, "Xiao Mei, do you think it can be done?" 

The AI replied, "Yes, Boss, it can be done. The bot will cover all the key points that you mentioned and I have optimized the functionality by keeping the design ergonomic." 

Hao Ren thought about it and said, "Could you make it so that the bot can hold basic communications and provide simple information about temperature and important events on the calendar?" 

Xiao Mei answered, "Yes, it can be done as such. The design is ready, it would take a few minutes for me to render the prototype." 

Hao Ren nodded slightly and said, "Send the design details to Klaus and also give him the basic code to develop the software. Later on, when the project enters the debugging mode rectify the bugs and enhance the functionality of the program." 

Xiao Mei replied, "Why do you ask them to develop the code, when I can do it on my own?" 

Hao Ren smiled and said, "You are exceptionally powerful, and you are growing at a terrifying pace, but I want to keep my trump cards hidden from those people. If I write the program for everything on my own, then the people will become suspicious. The base code is still something a so-called self learner can do. Also, I will use your knowledge for them to grow. The more hands you have dealing with such things the better." 

Xiao Mei replied, "I understand, Boss." 

...

While Hao Ren was planning to make a business move, Han Lingshi had just came out of the police station. She filed a complaint that Maria was missing. The police decided to hold the investigation at bay till twenty four hours, and issued a notice. Han Lingshi appeared to be very concerned about the disappearance of her friend. 

Maria's family was also alerted, however, they lived in a different city. Although they were well off, but they were nothing compared to Han Family. They assured Lingshi that they will come over soon. 

Han Lingshi sat in her car and sighed as she mumbled, "To think I would have to act as well." 

She drove her car to the hospital to check on Hao Ren. She held herself guilty because he was implicated in this because of her. 

... 

Han Yuntian was sitting on a couch with a glass of golden liquid in his hand. His eyes were drooping from the intoxication. He looked at four people before him and asked, "Didn't you say that it would be done cleanly?" 

The four people were not standing, they were kneeling, they were all responsible for the planning and execution of the attack. They nodded as their foreheads were covered with cold sweat. Han Yuntian wasn't someone who could swallow a failure. 

The guy said, "Young Master, the license plate on the car was same as the car that she drove that day. I confirmed it twice but I did not expect it to be that chef." 

Han Yuntian clicked his tongue and said, "You can confirm the license plate number, but you cannot confirm the person sitting in the driving seat? Hmmm, you are unbelievably smart." 

The people took a deep breath and just when they were about to look at the young man, they heard a loud clatter. Glass fragments spread all over the floor, and they saw their boss wailing in pain as blood poured off his forehead. 

The others were scared, and they saw Han Yuntian running over and pinning their boss under his knee and then he started punching his face as he yelled, "Useless pieces of shit!! Shit!! Die! You are not worth living!" 

He kept on cursing and he kept on beating the man. None of the people had the guts to stop him from doing this. He did not stop until his face was stained with drops of blood. A deep voice sounded from the entrance of the room, "Yuntian, how many times have I told you to not take such things personally? We only need one chance to take her life, while she needs many to avoid death. Why do you get so agitated?" 

Han Yuntian turned to look at the man who came in and yelled, "What the fuck do you mean? Should I let these pigs walk out alive and get caught by the police? They crashed a wrong car, and even then they failed to kill anyone." 

The middle-aged man walked up to him and said, "Son, you need to know that everything happens at a good time. Forget it, and relax for the time being. We will get another chance to kill her." 

Han Yuntian looked at the person but did not say anything more. He was frustrated that Hao Ren survived the car crash, he knew about him marrying Han Lingshi, Maria told him, however, he did not have a single evidence of the marriage. He sighed when he thought about this and said, "That bitch Maria is also not responding to the calls. I wonder whom is she fucking with." 

The middle-aged man did not say anything and sat down on a chair silently. He said, "Steven, deal with these men and pay ten million dollars as compensation to their families." 

Steven nodded, he was the bodyguard and also the headsman for Han Yuntian. The men did not even get the chance to scream or beg for mercy when Steven slashed their throats. 

Han Yuntian was vicious, and he did not mind killing people. The middle-aged man said, "You know, Xiao Ling has talked to father about you. The old man has scolded me, so don't make any moves at the moment. Let this calm down. Even if she lives a few months, it won't make much of a difference." 

Han Yuntian clenched his fist. He was like a dirty insect that wanted to bit the hand that gave him support. He took a deep breath and then said, "Fine." 

...

Hao Ren had just sent off Han Lingshi and said, "Xiao Mei, I want to know everything about Han Yuntian, and his actions. Everything from this moment till I kill him." 

Xiao Mei replied, "Okay, Boss. By the way, I have been wanting to tell you, Boss, you are very mean and vicious." 

Hao Ren was stunned and chuckled as he said, "The entire world is mean and vicious when it comes to something that benefits themselves."