She seemed very satisfied with Lin Beichen's answer, and the killing intent in her gradually dissipated.
Lin Beichen breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had temporarily dodged a disaster.
He secretly lamented that a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, especially a crazy woman like Li Congjing, who is even more unpredictable.
However, he also understood one thing: sometimes telling the truth is not necessarily life-saving, but saying what the other party wants to hear can get you out of danger.
The two fell into a brief silence, Li Congjing seemed to still be immersed in the sense of happiness, unable to extricate herself, while Lin Beichen took the opportunity to start quietly observing the surrounding environment, looking for a chance to escape, while also thinking about how to rescue Xia Luyao and reveal Li Congjing's true identity.
He knew that this crisis was not over yet, and he had to remain vigilant at all times to meet the challenges ahead.
And at this moment, Li Congjing also gradually came to her senses from the sense of happiness, looking at Lin Beichen in front of her, secretly planning her next move.
Behind what seemed to be a calm conversation were actually surging waves and unknown dangers. The confrontation between the two had only just begun.
Listening to Li Congjing's words, Lin Beichen's heart did not waver because of her threats.
He was confident he could escape from Joseph's hands, and he had little fear of Li Congjing either.
However, he began to have doubts about certain aspects of Joseph, especially regarding whether he respected the law and that unspeakable fetish.
"Could Joseph be a psychopath?" he mused, but was unable to find answers from someone already deceased.
Li Congjing's tone suddenly became serious, as if she were revealing a significant secret.
She lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "I want to give you an extra reward. Although this may bring trouble to me, since you made me happy, there's no harm in telling you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Beichen's spirits were lifted.
If what Li Congjing said were true, then this secret would undoubtedly be significant.
At the same time, he began to doubt Li Congjing's mental state; she seemed to be more than just someone crazily pursuing love.
"Have you ever overlooked two people who escaped from your hands?" Li Congjing's question puzzled Lin Beichen.
Escaped people? Ever since he came here, he had almost been on the run himself, when did he have the opportunity to let others escape from his hands?
Li Congjing seemed not to be expecting his answer and continued speaking to herself: "Joseph and I originally had no quarrel with you, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision to get involved in this matter. From the beginning, you misunderstood Joseph's true identity."
There was a hint of reminiscence in her words, as if recalling the past with Joseph.
Lin Beichen was moved. Could Joseph modify people similar to trenches? What deep significance did this secret hold?
Li Congjing suddenly threw down two maps, one was an underground map, and the other was a comparison map of aboveground and underground.
She pointed to a place on the map labeled "Kaisen" and said, "Your companions are settled there."
After saying this, she turned and left, leaving Xia Luyao and Lin Beichen looking at each other in dismay.
Lin Beichen looked at those two words on the map, feeling speechless.
The handwriting was awful, but he gradually realized that Li Congjing might truly be a person from Xia Country; the love between her and Joseph perhaps transcended racial boundaries.
What kind of poignant beauty was there in their love?
Lin Beichen did not know, but he was certain that the change in Li Congjing's attitude must be connected to Joseph.
Thinking that Joseph might have died for this woman, his heart was filled with emotion.
However, the present situation did not allow him much time for thought.
His two biggest hypothetical enemies had already left, one disappeared, another went to the Yellow Springs.
And he and Xia Luyao were still in danger, they had to quickly find their companions and leave this perilous place.
After Xia Luyao woke up, seeing the map in front and Lin Beichen's serious expression, he couldn't help but ask: "What is this?"
Lin Beichen answered briefly, "A map."
He did not see any mystery in this map, only hoping it could guide them to find their companions.
After telling Xia Luyao about what had happened earlier, both of them began to study the map.
Xia Luyao looked at the two large characters "Kaisen" on the map and said somewhat speechlessly: "Kaisen means happy! How could you not know that?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Beichen suddenly realized that these two words were not profound, only a cute expression from Li Congjing. He could not help but sigh inwardly at having overthought.
At that moment, an inconspicuous military transport truck appeared in their line of sight.
A group of burly men got off the truck, each holding firearms, exuding ferocity.
Lin Beichen and Xia Luyao exchanged a glance, both exhaling in relief.
These people were evidently not Joseph's elite soldiers, so who were they?
Meanwhile, Li Congjing encountered trouble.
She looked at the "Joseph" getting off the car in front—actually Joel the impostor—coldly questioning, "How dare you block my way?"
Joel simply wiped his hands calmly, a mocking smile on his face: "Ms. Li, it seems you still need to come to grips with reality."
The elite soldiers behind him immediately raised their weapons at Li Congjing, as if ready to pull the trigger at any moment.
However, Li Congjing showed no fear, merely sighing quietly: "Trash will always be trash..."
Before anyone could react, she suddenly pulled out a gun and fired.
With a muffled pop, Joel's shoulder was hit by Li Congjing's bullet.
She calmly said, "Joel's been an undercover for a long time; his subordinates won't be a short time either."
Joel's face changed suddenly, realizing his naivety. Li Congjing was stronger and more cunning than he had imagined.
"Joel, I don't want to fight you," Li Congjing spoke with a hint of killing intent, "I'm starting to count down from three, you'd better move quickly."
Joel's face was ever-changing, not expecting his carefully planned operation to be so awkwardly foiled.
When he heard "two," his heart tightened, harbored in Li Congjing's killing intent; he felt his pores contract, unable to hide the fear inside.
"Wait!" Joel hurriedly shouted.
Li Congjing stopped. She did not want to die here.
Even though she could kill Joel, she also could not escape death afterward.
She needed a heroic ending, not such a meaningless sacrifice.
"Let her pass," Joel uttered these words with difficulty, his pride and confidence dissipating completely at that moment.
Li Congjing glanced at him coldly and walked past him.
Joel stared at her back, unable to articulate the sense of defeat in his heart.
He knew that the leadership role he had managed to establish was now gone.
Meanwhile, Lin Beichen and Xia Luyao faced the group of burly men.
A scar-faced man stepped forward, sizing up Lin Beichen from head to toe.
"So you're the Lin Beichen our employer mentioned?" he asked playfully.
Lin Beichen remained silent, quietly preparing to counterattack.
However, Xia Luyao signaled him with a look to hold his peace for now.
The man laughed heartily: "You two little guys, noble in status, and rich in family. Seeing you, we better walk around."
Lin Beichen and Xia Luyao exchanged looks, feeling a bit baffled. Were these people here to protect them?
"Are you sure you're here to protect me?" Lin Beichen asked.
"Of course, see if this is your photo?" The man took out a phone, showing Lin Beichen's photo.
Lin Beichen squinted to examine it closely; it was indeed his photo. He began to feel strange, not understanding what purpose the employer had behind this.
"Do you know where we're headed?" Lin Beichen tentatively asked.
"We are paid to do the job; wherever you go, we'll naturally follow," the man replied.
Lin Beichen thought briefly,