Double evil in the business district

The cardboard box contained not documents but a pile of discarded fabric. Xiao Yue's sudden movement caused the box to fall, sending her plummeting to the ground. A sharp pain shot through her ankle. She gritted her teeth and struggled to stand, only to discover her ankle was sprained, the excruciating pain preventing her from moving.

"Catch her!" Lin Xiao's assistant Li Na's voice was getting closer and closer, with a hint of pride.

Xiao Yue's heart sank. She knew she couldn't escape. But she was unwilling to accept it. She hadn't even found any evidence, and she was arrested. How could she explain to her father and prove her innocence?

She endured the pain, supported herself on the ground with her hands, and tried to crawl deeper into the warehouse. In the dim light, she saw a small door not far away, perhaps the only exit.

The fire of hope rekindled in her heart, and she used all her strength to move towards the small door bit by bit. The footsteps behind her were getting closer and closer, and she could even feel Li Na's breathing.

"Don't waste your energy, Xiao Yue, you can't escape." Li Na's voice sounded behind her with a hint of sarcasm.

Xiao Yue ignored her, gritted her teeth, and continued to crawl forward. Every inch of movement was accompanied by severe pain, but she didn't dare to stop. She knew that as long as she stopped, everything would be over.

Finally, she crawled to the small door, pushed it open with trembling hands, slipped in, then quickly closed the door and propped it up with the debris behind her.

Li Na's curses and banging sounds could be heard from outside, but they were blocked by the heavy wooden door. Xiao Yue leaned against the door, breathing heavily, her clothes soaked with sweat.

She knew she was safe for the time being, but she did not let her guard down. She looked around and found that it was a small storage room filled with various miscellaneous items.

In the storage room, Xiao Yue's phone suddenly vibrated. She glanced at the caller ID and saw it was her father. She hesitated for a moment, but finally answered the call.

"Yueyue, where are you? Are you okay?" Father's voice was full of anxiety.

"Dad, I..." Xiao Yue was about to explain when she heard a strange noise coming from outside the door...

In the storage room, Xiao Yue was about to explain to his father when he suddenly heard a strange metallic friction sound coming from outside the door, as if someone was prying the lock.

"Dad, I..." She lowered her voice, a hint of nervousness in her words.

"Yueyue, what's wrong? What happened?" Father Xiao noticed the change in his daughter's tone and asked more anxiously.

"Someone is trying to pry the door open, I..." Before Xiao Yue could finish her words, the door lock made a "click" sound and the door of the storage room was opened.

Li Na appeared at the door with a few security guards, a smug smile on her face. "Xiao Yue, we finally found you."

Xiao Yue quickly hung up the phone and hid it in her pocket. She knew she had nowhere to escape, but she remained calm and stared at Li Na with a firm gaze. "What do you want to do?"

"What for? Of course, we're taking you back for investigation." Li Na sneered and signaled the security guard to come forward and grab Xiao Yue.

At the Xiao Enterprise board meeting, Director Song turned pale when he saw Shen Enterprise suddenly stop cooperating. He blamed Xiao Yue for everything, believing that it was she who offended Shen Ting that led to Xiao Enterprise's predicament.

"It's all Xiao Yue's fault. She's more trouble than help!" He slammed the table in anger. "I'm going to take her to court and make her pay for her actions!"

In the storage room, Xiao Yue was forcibly taken out by the security guard. She struggled, but the injury to her ankle made it impossible for her to resist. She was brought to Lin Xiao, who looked at her embarrassed appearance with a triumphant smile on his face. "Xiao Yue, you lose."

Xiao Yue looked at her coldly without saying a word. She knew that nothing she said now would help, but she would not give up. She would definitely find evidence to prove her innocence.

"Take her away!" Lin Xiao gave an order, and the security guard escorted Xiao Yue out.

Xiao Yue was taken into a black car and quickly drove away from the warehouse. She looked out the window at the city receding further and further away, feeling lost and uneasy. She didn't know what would happen next, but she knew she had to be strong and keep fighting for herself, her father, and the Xiao Group.

Suddenly, the car stopped at the entrance of a secluded alley. Li Na opened the door and said to Xiao Yue, "Get out!"

Xiao Yue looked at her warily, "What do you want to do?"

Li Na sneered, "What for? Of course, I want to make you suffer!" She pushed Xiao Yue out of the car...

Xiao Yue was pushed out of the car, stumbling a few steps and nearly falling. Her ankle hurt, but she gritted her teeth and forced herself not to cry out. Li Na and several security guards stood nearby, sneering at her. Xiao Yue knew they wouldn't let her go easily. She had to find a way to escape.

While Li Na and the security guard weren't paying attention, Xiao Yue turned and ran into a narrow alley nearby. The alley was deep, winding and twisting like a maze. Dragging her injured foot, she stumbled forward, her heart pounding. Li Na's yelling and the relentless footsteps of the security guards only exacerbated her anxiety. She didn't know how long she'd been running, only that she had to keep running until she lost them.

Finally, she could no longer hear the sounds of pursuit. She leaned against the wall, panting heavily, her clothes soaked with sweat. She looked around and found herself in a completely unfamiliar place. Deep in the alley, the lights were dim and the air was filled with a damp, musty smell. She knew she had to get out of here as soon as possible.

She dragged her injured body, moving step by step, and finally walked out of the alley. She stopped a taxi and told it her address.

Returning to her residence, she immediately locked the doors and windows, only then did she feel a sense of security. Her body ached and she was exhausted, but she dared not rest. She had to find evidence quickly to prove her innocence.

She thought back to the conversations she'd overheard in the storage room, trying to recall every detail. Those fragments seemed to hold some crucial information. She analyzed them over and over again, trying to find a new clue.

Xiao Yue paced back and forth in the room when suddenly, something struck her. She remembered Lin Xiao's words on the phone, about hiding the evidence in a safe place. A safe place... where could it be? A thought flashed through her mind: Lin Xiao's private residence!

The thought made her feel excited, but it also came with a huge risk. If she were caught sneaking into Lin Xiao's residence, the consequences would be disastrous. Not only would her reputation be ruined, but Xiao's enterprise would also be plunged into complete ruin.

But she had no choice. This was her only hope. She took a deep breath, her eyes becoming determined. She turned on her computer and began searching for Lin Xiao's address...

"We must act tonight," she whispered, a hint of determination in her tone.

Xiao Yue found Lin Xiao's address on her computer—a luxurious villa on the outskirts of the city. She stared at the image on the screen, her brow furrowed. The villa was heavily guarded, and breaking in would be no easy task.

She pulled up the villa's floor plan and carefully studied every room and every corner, trying to find the best way in. She memorized the location of the surveillance cameras, the security patrol routes, and even the height of the bushes in the garden.

Time passed, and night gradually fell. Xiao Yue changed into a black tights and tied her hair into a ponytail, looking capable and neat. She packed some necessary tools into a small backpack, took a deep breath, and walked out of the room.

She knew that tonight's action would be the most dangerous gamble in her life. If successful, she could clear her name and save the Xiao Group; if she failed, she would be doomed.

But she had no retreat.

She drove to Lin Xiao's villa and parked the car in a secluded corner. Then, she walked towards the villa and disappeared into the night.

The lights in the villa were bright. Lin Xiao was sitting in the living room, leisurely sipping red wine. She was in a particularly good mood today because she knew that Xiao Yue had reached a dead end.

"Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue, you still can't beat me after all." She showed a hint of sneer at the corner of her mouth, raised the wine glass, and gently shook the red liquid in the glass.

Suddenly, she heard a slight noise coming from outside the door. She put down her wine glass alertly and listened carefully.

"Who is it?" she asked in a low voice, with a hint of nervousness in her tone.

No one answered.

She slowly stood up, walked to the door, and looked out through the peephole. It was pitch black outside, and she couldn't see anything.

She hesitated for a moment, then finally opened the door.

There was no one outside the door.

"Did I hear it wrong?" she murmured to herself, her heart full of doubts, and closed the door again.