Chapter 76: Zhou Wu Wakes Up, Shocked
The man in his twenties kept nodding his head slightly, again and again.
Finally, the frequency increased until his head lifted completely.
Even before opening his eyes, his mouth moved first:
"Ouch, damn, why does my head feel so dizzy? And my whole body aches strangely?"
The man yawned several times, took a moment to recover, then opened his eyes crusted with sleep.
At first, he showed no reaction upon opening his eyes.
After several dozen seconds, he suddenly turned his head, staring bewildered at the completely unfamiliar surroundings.
Utterly confused, he muttered: "What's going on? Where is this? Am I still asleep and dreaming?"
Instinctively trying to stand up, the man then discovered to his horror that he couldn't move at all. Looking down, he saw his entire body tightly bound with thick rural-style hemp ropes used for tying pigs.
Only his head remained free, his neck unbound. So this explained the earlier pain.
"I must still be dreaming."
"This dream feels unusually real."
The man then bit his tongue hard with his teeth.
Attempting to wake himself from the dream.
He'd seen this trick often in TV dramas - experiencing pain in a dream would make you wake up.
The pain came, but the scene before him remained unchanged.
"Xing Xing? Are you there?"
The bound man called for his girlfriend.
No response.
"Anyone here?"
He shouted again, but still no response.
Finally, panic appeared on his face as he realized he seemed to be in some room.
A completely unfamiliar room with only himself inside.
He clearly remembered - his last conscious memory was falling asleep at home with his girlfriend in his arms!
How could everything change just by opening his eyes?
Where the hell was this place?!
An uncontrollable sense of panic arose in him, though fortunately: the door stood directly in front of him.
He tried to tiptoe and move with the chair to escape this utterly strange place.
But then he discovered his captors were truly insane - even his ankles were bound.
Not just his calves and thighs as he'd initially thought.
Yet he didn't give up, still attempting to move. If he couldn't shuffle slowly with his feet, he'd hop.
Planting his feet firmly, his posture now resembled an elementary student carrying an oversized backpack.
With a small hop forward, he immediately fell flat on his face.
"Ahhhh! Fuck! Is anyone here?! Where the hell is this?!"
Zhou Wu finally lost patience, roaring at the top of his lungs.
As if heaven took pity, his screams finally received a response.
The door opposite him moved as someone pushed it open from outside.
Currently lying sideways on the ground, Zhou Wu had a perfect view of who entered.
"It's you?!"
Zhou Wu exclaimed in disbelief.
He never imagined the person entering would be that young security guard he'd encountered yesterday when driving his Maybach home!!!
Though Zhou Wu was a pleasure-seeking rich second-generation, he wasn't stupid.
Considering the current situation, he quickly pieced together what must have happened.
"Impressive. You're the one who tied me up here?"
Earlier Zhou Wu had been quite panicked, not knowing who had bound him here or what was happening.
But seeing it was yesterday's young security guard, he immediately calmed down completely, acting as if nothing was wrong. As if considering the other just a minor character who wouldn't dare harm him.
The young security guard entered and sat on the bed, smiling at Zhou Wu: "Yes, it was me."
Zhou Wu asked: "Where is this place?"
Young guard: "Where I live."
Zhou Wu: "Specifically?"
Young guard: "Alice Apartment first floor. These are single rooms for staff members."
A strange expression crossed Zhou Wu's face: "You've got balls. Kidnapping someone and not even taking them somewhere remote, but bringing them right here."
The young guard kept smiling without responding.
Zhou Wu then asked: "Last night around 10pm, I fell asleep. I want to know when exactly you moved me here?"
The young guard answered like a Q&
A machine: "After midnight."
After some thought, Zhou Wu said: "How did you get into my home? And moving me here - there's no way I could have slept through that without waking up?"
Zhou Wu truly only remembered falling asleep and now waking up - nothing in between.
Young guard: "First question - I'm security staff here. Your apartment's renovations and smart locks were all installed by the building. You never changed them. So getting a key was simple, no?"
"As for your second question - normally moving a sleeping person without waking them would require incredibly deep sleep. Most people would wake up, so I didn't take chances. I used inhalational anesthetic on both you and your girlfriend. When you woke up, didn't you feel dizzy and nauseous? That's proof of the anesthetic."
Zhou Wu suddenly understood.
No wonder he hadn't woken during the move - he knew he couldn't possibly sleep that deeply!
"Wait - how could a mere security guard get hold of inhalational anesthetic?"
This doubt first arose in Zhou Wu's mind.
But hearing the guard had also drugged his girlfriend Shen Xing, Zhou Wu's face immediately darkened.
A terrible premonition surfaced.
Completely forgetting about the anesthetic issue, he now worried only about his girlfriend.
The young guard smiled, seeming to read Zhou Wu's thoughts: "Don't worry, I did nothing to your girlfriend. My target was only you - I don't involve innocents."
Hearing this, Zhou Wu stared into the guard's eyes and temporarily believed him. Those eyes looked exceptionally sincere, and besides, the man had no reason to lie given Zhou Wu's current helpless state.
Zhou Wu then sneered: "You said I'm your target?"
"Just because I yelled at you yesterday? So you're holding a grudge and kidnapped me?"
The young guard kept smiling: "That's part of it, but not the main reason. Yesterday's incident just established a karmic connection between us."
Despite this explanation, Zhou Wu remained absolutely convinced this was simple revenge for yesterday's scolding.
Zhou Wu snorted disdainfully: "Listen, forget about revenge. I admit I was in a bad mood yesterday and you happened to catch the worst of it."
"That you actually kidnapped me for revenge - I'll admit I'm surprised you had the capability."
"But let me tell you - the most you can do is yell at me, humiliate me, maybe hit me to vent."
"Have you considered what comes after?"
"First the police will hunt you down, then you'll lose your job."