On the rewards for successfully defeating a boss

After opening the door of the private room, Chen Qian discovered that there were not only those guys in the room, but also a woman sitting elegantly.

Taking a closer look, the woman was Shi Xi.

"Xiao Qian, please sit down now that you're here." Chen Tian supported his forehead with his hand, and only with the corner of his eye he saw the familiar pair of sneakers in the open door.

Chen Qian felt a little uncomfortable and walked to the farthest seat and sat down.

He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is there any news?"

"Yes." Shi Xixi was somewhat helpless. He held a corner of the tablet in his hand and threw it onto the table with controlled force.

The tablet slid for a distance on the smooth surface and finally stopped right in front of Chen Qian. The screen was still on and the scene on the screen was clearly visible.

A picture with poor quality, and a slight directional blur due to the movement of the device at the moment of shooting.

In the small and dimly lit room, there was only a chandelier emitting sparse light, suspended in the air by long wires. Under the chandelier was an iron bed, and the bedding covering it was so dirty that its original color could no longer be seen.

A person was lying on his side in the middle of the bed. He was wearing white clothes that were as dirty as the bedding. His hands and feet, which were exposed to the light, were tied with thick ropes that looked like hemp ropes. His skin was covered with bruises of various sizes.

His face was buried between the quilts, and not even his outline could be seen.

Then Chen Tian next to him reached out his hand, and lightly swiped his fingertips to the left, and the picture turned into a video.

The video plays automatically.

The same environment, the same angle, the shaking picture is much darker than the previous picture, and the person on the bed is motionless.

There was a low voice in the background, calling out softly, but the voice was too soft to make out what was being shouted. Chen Qian could only vaguely make out that he seemed to be trying to confirm whether the other person was still awake.

Chen Qian's heart was extremely uneasy for a moment.

He gripped the fabric of his jeans until indelible creases appeared.

"What is this?" Chen Qian looked up at the other people in the box.

But everyone seemed to be worried about something and remained silent, and they all looked away before meeting Chen Qian's gaze.

Finally, Chen Qian's confused and frightened gaze fell on the only person in the space who remained calm.

"Ms. Shi." Chen Qian spoke.

"The video was sent to my email this morning. I assume it was from Chi Yuxing." Shi Xixi clasped her hands together in her lap, looking relaxed. She suggested, "Turn up the volume and listen."

Chen Qian didn't ask the reason and just did as he was told.

The video was played again, and the originally faint human voice suddenly became louder.

"Are you all right? Are you awake? Chimu, answer me. Are you still conscious? Can you move a little, at least let me know you're awake? Damn, what did they give you?..."

When the video ends, the progress bar clears again and returns to the starting point.

Chen Qian's vision was a little dazed, and he couldn't focus on the bright colors in front of him, so the white, yellow and black became a blur and he couldn't tell who was who.

He didn't speak.

He was speechless.

"Oh, why is it so heavy?" Wu Zhefan waved his hand nonchalantly, took two steps forward and put the tablet away. "A little physical pain will only make Chi Mu more courageous."

Yu Wangze couldn't help laughing when he heard what he said. "The more you fight, the braver you become. But you have to be able to stand up again."