Early on the third day, Liang Hengyu went ahead to the place where the ransom was to be paid and lay in ambush.

He won't release the person immediately; he needs to confirm that the money has been received before considering whether to release them.

After thinking about it, Liang Hengyu felt that accepting only one ransom was a bit too little, so he started to have other ideas.

That means we'll first throw the one who's about to die back to the other side, and then make them prepare another ransom.

Qiu Tong was unaware of his actions; she was still troubled about how to contact the outside world.

But is Liang Hengyu out of his mind? Qiu Tong clearly said before that she was not valued, so why did he release Qin Muxin first? Isn't he afraid that Lin Tong will stop paying the ransom?

It can only be said that greed has corrupted his normal thinking.

Qin Muxin's condition is getting worse and worse, and if he doesn't go to the hospital soon, it seems like he won't be saved.

I'm really pathetic. I originally wanted to help the original owner eliminate resentment, but now I feel like I'm increasing the original owner's resentment.

Not only was he imprisoned, but Liang Hengyu and Li Anqi also escaped justice.

It wasn't that Qiu Tong was incompetent; it was just that every time she anonymously reported the other party's hiding place, the two of them would always escape first.

The system cannot broadcast their situation in real time; it can only record their movements throughout the day.

The system says she's a newbie and doesn't have the necessary permissions yet, so what can she do?

The only option is to continue anonymously reporting every day, but if there are too many reports and the police can't find anyone, they will gradually start filtering anonymous calls like Qiu Tong's.

Sigh, all I can say is that Liang Hengyu and Li Anqi are like cockroaches that can't be killed.

Now, while Liang Hengyu is out, Li Anqi is abusing Qiu Tong again, venting her frustrations about what Qiu Tong has been going through recently.

Li Anqi has always believed that Lin Yiqi is the reason she has become like this.

When Liang Hengyu is around, she'll behave a bit better. After all, in Liang Hengyu's eyes, Lin Yiqi is still a bargaining chip for ransom negotiations, and he can't afford to damage that chip.

But once he leaves his residence, Li Anqi will cause trouble for Qiu Tong.

Sometimes he would just make a few sarcastic remarks, and occasionally he would punch and kick her. As long as he didn't hit her in the face, Liang Hengyu wouldn't find out.

In order not to provoke her and cause her to do something even more extreme, Qiu Tong endured it all.

Another reason, which is the main reason Qiu Tong has to endure.

If he resists Li Anqi, she will target Qin Muxin; she has done so before.

At first, Qiu Tong would put up some resistance, but then she would run to Qin Muxin's side and attack him.

This forced Qiu Tong to use her own body to protect the other person, which made her injuries even more severe.

If you accidentally touch Qin Muxin's wound, which is already getting worse, he might not be able to wait for rescue.

So later she didn't dare to resist and let the other party beat and scold her. When she got tired, she would leave because she felt bored.

She was beaten and scolded again today, but Qiu Tong could only endure it.

"It's all your fault, you bitch, that's why I've encountered all this mess. It's all your fault..."

Li Anqi hit and cursed at the same time, like a shrew, completely unlike the obedient and gentle woman she used to be in front of Liang Hengyu.

Li Anqi got tired of scolding and beating, turned around and left, locking the door behind her again.

Qiu Tong felt sad for herself again, wondering why she had to encounter all these terrible things.

There was no time for Qiu Tong to wallow in self-pity. Qin Muxin on the bed suddenly made a few "hmm" sounds, then slowly opened his eyes, drawing Qiu Tong's attention.

Before his eyes could even focus, Qiu Tong quickly leaned over the edge of the bed and asked anxiously, "How are you feeling? Is there anything that feels uncomfortable?"

Qin Muxin was still dazed, but when he moved, he accidentally aggravated his wounds, and his face instantly turned even paler, and he regained consciousness.

He groaned and grimaced, and Qiu Tong became even more anxious, not knowing where to touch him.

After recovering, Qin Muxin remembered what had happened earlier.

With a hoarse voice, he asked, "Where are those two thugs? Where are we now?"

He was in a coma for a long time, his mouth and tongue were dry, and he even had difficulty making a sound and was short of breath.

Qin Muxin didn't recognize Liang Hengyu or Li Anqi. When he saw the two of them surrounding Qiu Tong, he assumed they were thugs.

Moreover, he had also been stabbed by the other party, so no matter what, he would think of the perpetrator.

Qiu Tong saw that the other person was only pale and had a hoarse voice, but was still in good spirits.

His cheeks were also flushed, which was caused by a high fever.

Qiu Tong still touched the other person's forehead with concern, then compared it to her own forehead temperature; the other person still had a high fever.

So they found some water, fed Qin Muxin some bread, and then gave him his medicine.

Liang Hengyu didn't go too far; he provided Qiu Tong and Qin Muxin with all the necessary equipment.

Things like water dispensers and air conditioners—these appliances originally belonged to Qiu Tong's family.

The bread was a new food provided to Qiu Tong and Qin Mu. Qiu Tong usually ate it sparingly, for fear that one day the other party would suddenly stop providing her with food.

There's also Qin Muxin's portion left, so at least he'll have something to eat once he wakes up.

Every time Liang Hengyu or Li Anqi gave her a new loaf of bread, Qiu Tong would replace the old one with the new bread.

Then she ate the old portion, saving some of it.

These past few days, while changing Qin Muxin's dressings, Qiu Tong has noticed that the wound is getting worse.

There's nothing I can do for him right now, so I can only clean the wound diligently and rely on anti-inflammatory medication to get through it.

Seeing how much Qiu Tong cared for him, Qin Muxin felt a warm current flow through his heart.

He obediently cooperated with Qiu Tong's feeding and did not ask any further questions for the time being.

He didn't ask the same question again until after he had taken his medicine.

Qiu Tong explained the whole story and began to discuss in hushed tones how to contact the outside world next.

When Qin Muxin learned that this was a property under Qiu Tong's name, and that it was located in a high-end residential area, he was surprised.

He came up with a solution, but it was still a bit risky.

First of all, they are hostages, so they certainly don't have any devices on them to contact the outside world.

Secondly, everything they used would be inspected by the other party before being taken out and thrown away.

And he's not sure where they throw their trash; it's not even within the designated garbage area of ​​the residential complex.

It's possible they took it outside the residential area to hide its location.

Qin Mu's new method was actually quite simple: he would transmit his location and current situation using Morse code.

This community has daily garbage sorting, and the garbage will definitely be sorted and processed at that time.

He just needs to write Morse code on recyclable items, and he believes that sooner or later someone will see it.

The only problem now is figuring out what to use to convey the message.

The room was Lin Yiqi's former room, but the pens and paper-related items in the room had been taken away.

Upon hearing the other person's method, Qiu Tong asked curiously, "How do you know that the garbage here is sorted? I didn't even know that myself."

“I’ve looked at houses here before and searched for related information.”

"Why are you looking at houses all the time? You're not thinking of buying one, are you?"

"Well, it's a pity we didn't end up buying it."

Suddenly, Qiu Tong had a flash of inspiration and thought of a possibility, so she cautiously asked about it.

"Could it be that you're planning to buy it as your wedding home?"

Qin Muxin raised his eyelids and glanced at Qiu Tong; his silence spoke volumes.

Qiu Tong quickly changed the subject, "We can draw Morse code on toilet paper."

"Didn't we not have a pen?"

"I don't have a pen, but I have this."

Qiu Tong walked to the dressing table, opened the drawer, and took out a lipstick.

From the original owner's memories, Qiu Tong saw that although she rarely came here, the place still had the necessary items, such as skincare products and cosmetics.

Upon seeing the lipstick, Qin Muxin smiled, knowing that this would allow them to send a message out.

Qiu Tong's room is the master bedroom, complete with a shower and toilet, which is why Liang Hengyu locked them both up here.

He doesn't need to worry about the other person's "life matters" and can just give them food.

Qiu Tong ran into the bathroom, took out some toilet paper, and then ran to the bedside with these things, asking Qin Muxin how to draw Morse code on the tissues.

Qin Muxin originally wanted to sit up and draw it himself, but any movement aggravated his wound.

In the end, Qiu Tong had to do it, and she followed his instructions.

Fortunately, Morse code consists of dots and lines, which are easy to draw.

After Qiu Tong finished drawing each letter, she would show it to Qin Muxin to make sure it was correct before continuing to draw.

To avoid being discovered by Liang Hengyu and Li Anqi, Qiu Tong drew Morse code on the middle layer of the tissue and also smeared some lipstick marks on the front and back layers.

This was to conceal the information in the middle layer. Moreover, Qiu Tong drew the Morse code very lightly, so that the contents could not be seen from the outer tissue unless you looked very carefully.

When Li Anqi came to collect the trash that evening, she saw a tissue with lipstick stains on it. She looked up at Qin Muxin, who had regained consciousness, and sure enough, she saw lipstick marks on his collar.

Then he mocked Qiu Tong, "You slut, you're still thinking about men."

Qiu Tong was afraid that suddenly wearing lipstick would arouse the other party's suspicion, so she deliberately created the illusion that she and Qin Muxin had just been having an affair.

Liang Hengyu was in a good mood after receiving part of the ransom, but Lin Tong said he needed to give him a day or two more to prepare the additional ransom.

Since he already had money, he happily agreed to the other party's request.

Unaware that his location had been exposed, he was spotted by police officers while collecting the ransom, who followed him all the way to his current residence.

After Li Anqi took the trash out, Liang Hengyu also checked it, only glancing at the tissue with the lipstick stain before ignoring it.

He assumed that Li Anqi had just been acting horny in her room and had taken Qiu Tong's lipstick to apply, so it was normal to have these tissues for wiping.

He focused on checking Qiu Tong and the others' household garbage, and only after finding nothing that could reveal information about the place did he let Li Anqi take it out to throw away.

Just as Li Anqi threw the trash into the community's garbage dump, she turned back, and suddenly someone came out of a nearby house and took away the trash she had just thrown away.

It turns out that after several days of searching, the police have found this neighborhood.

With something this serious happening, how could Lin Tong not call the police?

And just then, they ran into the police officers who came to see Lin Yiqi. These people were there because of Liang Hengyu's case.

However, what they received was news that Lin Yiqi had been kidnapped by Liang Hengyu. After some discussion, Lin Tong decided to cooperate with the police.

While using excuses to delay paying the ransom, they maintained close contact with the police in order to find the hiding place of Lin Yiqi and Qin Muxin as soon as possible.

The police just received a tip that someone has been frequently entering and leaving Miss Lin's property recently.

The police officers who accompanied Liang Hengyu also reported that Liang Hengyu entered a house in this community.

They followed the tip and the police officer's directions to the address, and there they found the suspect, Li Anqi, throwing away trash.

They happened to have requisitioned a house next to the garbage station, hoping to find relevant information from the other party's household waste.

This time, they happened to stumble upon the Morse code that Qiu Tong and Qin Mu had just started transmitting.

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