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"Beep—beep—beep—" At this moment, Shawn Young's phone rang in his pocket. He hurriedly took it out and saw that it was Minnie Wang's number. He pressed the answer button, only to suddenly hear Minnie Wang let out a terrified scream, "Aahhh—!"—and then the line went dead!
"Damn—something's happened to Minnie!" Shawn's heart sank instantly.
The phone rang again, "Beep—beep—beep—" Shawn looked and saw it was still Minnie Wang's number. He quickly answered, but this time a sinister, old, creepy laugh came through: "Heh heh—boy, do you still remember me?"
Shawn recognized the voice immediately and exclaimed, "Y-you're Andrew Qi!!"
"Heh heh—that's right, boy. I've had a hell of a time trying to find you! If I hadn't tracked down the real Mantis, Guo Fenglin, it would've been tough to sniff out a fake like you! Only now do I finally know a bit about your background!" Andrew Qi sneered.
"W-what do you want?!" Shawn gulped and asked.
"Heh heh—you want to know what I want?! Keh-keh-keh—I've got a lot on my mind! No time to waste words with you now. If you want your woman to live, you'd better come to me yourself!" Andrew Qi snorted.
"I'm warning you—don't you dare hurt her! Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead!" Shawn shouted angrily.
"Keh-keh-keh—kid, you're quite the ladies' man, aren't you? Forgot to mention, I didn't just grab one of your women—looks like you've got quite a few! Let me play you their cries for help!" Andrew Qi sneered. Immediately, Shawn heard a man's muffled shout, followed by Maggie Chang's terrified scream, and even Helen's angry curse over the phone.
"Ah! Andrew Qi, you despicable, shameless old bastard! If you’ve got a problem, come at me—what kind of man bullies women?!" Shawn roared, feeling even more frustrated. He suddenly remembered that Maggie Chang had been with Helen and Minnie Wang, so Andrew Qi must have kidnapped them after learning about Shawn’s situation.
"Heh heh—whether I’m a real man or not, you’ll know when you get here. If you don’t show up right away, their fate will be especially tragic! Let’s see if you’ve got what it takes to make me wish I were dead!" Andrew Qi sneered, then hung up.
"I’m warning you—don’t do anything stupid!" Shawn was shocked and wanted to say more, but Andrew Qi had already hung up.
"Uh—Shawn-kun, how are you going to find them?" Mai Kanda asked immediately from the side.
"No need to search, they’re at Greenhill Psychiatric Hospital! We’re heading there right now!" Shawn said firmly.
"Greenhill Psychiatric Hospital? How can you be so sure they’re hiding there?" Fiona Nangong asked curiously.
Shawn shot her an annoyed glance, not in the mood to answer, and instead grabbed Mai Kanda and hurried outside. Knowing Minnie Wang and the other two women were in Andrew Qi’s hands, he was in a terrible mood. With Andrew Qi’s ruthless nature, who knows what crazy things he might do.
"Hey—what’s with you?! I’m asking you a question! Why won’t you answer me? Come on, tell me what’s going on! The enemy’s hiding in the dark, and if we don’t know what’s happening, how can we come up with a good plan to deal with them?" Fiona Nangong chased after him, naturally grabbing Shawn’s arm as she spoke.
"Uh—" Shawn was stunned, suddenly realizing Fiona Nangong actually had a point. He stopped and looked at her pretty face.
"See? I’m making sense! Even if you know where those three are hiding, they’ve taken your people hostage—maybe they’ve set a trap for you to walk right into! If we just rush in to rescue them, do you really think you’ll succeed?" Fiona Nangong raised her delicate face and blinked her bright eyes at Shawn.
"Uh—right, so what do you think we should do now?" Shawn finally realized that although Fiona Nangong could be a bit "bossy" at times, she was still a beautiful and smart woman.
"Heh heh—first, we need to stay calm! Don’t lose your head. Then, at the very least, let me know for sure if they're really at Greenhill Psychiatric Hospital! Only then can we figure out how to deal with them!" Fiona Nangong said.
"Oh—then take a look! It’s good for everyone to know what’s going on!" Shawn said, and with a thought, he summoned his true energy and used the "Circle Light Technique." He raised his palms, and a clear, three-dimensional image appeared in the air—showing a tall white wall halfway up a mountain, with rows of buildings inside. Outside the heavy iron gate hung a sign reading "Greenhill Psychiatric Hospital, Nanning City." The scene shifted to a room inside one of the hospital buildings, where Andrew Qi and a middle-aged man in a black kimono were together. In a corner of the room, Minnie Wang, Maggie Chang, and Helen were tied up, their faces pale and clothes disheveled but thankfully not torn. Helen looked fairly calm, but Minnie Wang and Maggie Chang were terrified.
Beside them stood a huge man—none other than Tiger Cloud, who’d escaped from Stanley Prison in Hong Kong! Tiger Cloud glared at the three women, his eyes full of vicious cruelty.
But the most shocking thing—at the other end of the room, a thirty-something man in a hospital gown was staring blankly at the women, drooling at the mouth with the creepiest, sleaziest look you could imagine. Shawn was startled, realizing this was none other than Gavin Grant, the real Mantis, who he’d once driven so crazy he ended up in the psychiatric hospital!
Shawn quickly withdrew his true energy and ended the 'Circle Light Technique.' Without another word, he dashed outside in a panic—just seeing Gavin Grant’s lecherous face made him worry for Minnie Wang and the others. If those women fell into a pervert’s hands, that’d be a fate worse than death!
"Hey—don’t run so fast, wait for me!" Fiona Nangong hurriedly chased after him.
But Shawn didn’t slow down at all. He grabbed Mai Kanda and rushed outside, then jumped straight into Colonel Hank Han’s car. Seeing the terrifying situation of Minnie Wang and the others, he was totally panicked and just wanted to get to Greenhill Psychiatric Hospital ASAP and tear Andrew Qi and his cronies to pieces!
"Sigh—this guy’s so impulsive, he’s bound to fall into the enemy’s trap!" Fiona Nangong muttered, pulling out her phone and dialing a number as she hurried after him.