The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 52: Unlocking / Peril

"Click~"

In the silent space, this sound was particularly crisp.

Wen Ran was delighted, leaning by the cage, "Is it open?"

"Yes, it’s open."

Xiao Chenye, who was staying in a single room, came out casually and approached Wen Ran, "Let me open it for you."

"Okay."

The woman had nothing to say at this moment, silently squeezing behind Wen Ran without a word.

A minute passed, and the lock was also opened.

Xiao Chenye almost couldn’t wait to open the cage door and pulled Wen Ran out, "Are you okay?"

"I’m fine, I..."

Wen Ran hadn’t finished speaking when the provocative woman seized the opportunity, bumped into Wen Ran, and dashed out.

Xiao Chenye caught her in his arms, "Are you okay?"

"I’m fine," Wen Ran steadied herself, looking in the direction the woman escaped, feeling heavy inside.

If she causes a commotion, it’ll be troublesome to alert the enemies.

Wen Ran quickly said, "You save people here, I’ll go after her."

"Alright, be careful."

"Don’t worry."

Compared to Wen Ran, who just came down and wasn’t used to the darkness, the woman’s eyes had long adapted to the pitch black surroundings, and with her strong survival instincts, she moved much more agilely.

"Don’t chase me!"

The woman shouted, "I just want to survive; I’m not wrong."

"Shut up, go back, and we’ll find a way to leave together!"

The stinging sensation on her face reminded the woman that the person just now was not to be messed with, and she didn’t trust Wen Ran’s words.

In front was the big basket used for going up and down.

The woman felt survival was within reach, "I don’t..."

Wen Ran suddenly pounced, directly pinning the woman underneath her, and grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, stuffing it into the woman’s mouth.

Shut up, lady!

You’re good for nothing but ruining things.

At the same time, footsteps could be heard overhead.

Wang Man’s voice followed, "Hey? I feel like I just heard something."

"What noise could there be?" Xi Yang sneered, "Stop being so jittery. In three hours, someone will come to pick us up. Instead of being all suspicious, why not pack up?"

He seized the opportunity to take a drag, "Once we get the money, we’ll leave."

Wang Man frowned, silent for a moment.

Her heart was pounding too wildly.

For some reason, she just felt like today’s matter wouldn’t go as smoothly as Xi Yang imagined.

"Forget it," Wang Man decided to go see for herself, "I’ll go down and check, or I won’t be at ease."

Xi Yang clicked his tongue, "Fine, fine, go ahead, you’re such a troublesome woman."

In the darkness, Wen Ran and the woman both lay on the ground, watching the basket being pulled up.

Wen Ran whispered almost inaudibly, "Idiot, shut up for a while. If you dare ruin things for me, I’ll kill you.

We’re both underground. If we anger them and they seal the entrance, this will be our burial ground.

You want to die, but I don’t."

Perhaps Wen Ran’s expression was too fierce at that moment, the woman shivered all over, not daring to spit out the dirt in her mouth, nodded tearfully in agreement.

Wen Ran slowly released her grip, and seeing the woman obediently lying still on the ground, she breathed a sigh of relief.

But...

In no time, Wen Ran raised her arm and delivered a karate chop, knocking the woman out completely with no sound coming from her anymore.

It’s amusing. To her, a person like this has no credibility. How could she possibly entrust her life to an idiot?

Wen Ran gently dragged her to the corner.

Then, the sound of the rope being lowered creaked.

Wen Ran stood at the corner, and after Wang Man came down, she looked around and didn’t notice anything unusual, but her anxiety grew.

Xi Yang stood above impatiently, "How is it? Is there any problem?"

"No," Wang Man still felt uneasy, deciding to take a closer look inside, "Wait here for me for a bit; I’ll go inside and check."

Xi Yang clicked his tongue, "Why are you looking for trouble when there’s none? We’re pressed for time."

"The more pressed for time, the more cautious we should be," Wang Man chastised him, "Don’t you want this to succeed?"

"Fine, fine, go do your thing, I’ll give you half an hour, and then I’ll pull you up."

Wang Man, annoyed, "Got it, hurry up."

"Boom~~~"

The cupboard was moved back in place, Wang Man took out a flint from her pocket and lit a lamp.

The next instant, a sharp knife pressed against her neck, close to her skin, chillingly cold. Her hair stood on end in that moment.

Wang Man’s hand shook, almost dropping the lantern.

By the light of the fire, she saw a person lying in the corner.

There...

How could there be someone here?

"Little girl," Wang Man swallowed hard, "We’ve met a couple of times, I don’t mean any harm to you, hold that knife steady."

Wen Ran smiled, "You’re quite smart; how did you know it was me?"

"No one in this place is as clean as you."

Wen Ran had nothing to say, simply threatening with the knife, "Behave, or you’ll bear the consequences."

"Hey!" Wang Man held up the lantern, "Let’s talk it out, I have money, if you let me go, any amount is fine."

As she spoke, Xiao Chenye had already caught up, "How is it? Are you okay?"

Wen Ran motioned Xiao Chenye to look at the corner, "Just in time, she almost ruined things."

"That’s good."

Wang Man, seeing the dense group of people behind Xiao Chenye, almost fainted in fear, "Who are you people? How did you open the lock?

And, I gave you both a full dose of knockout powder, how did you..."

"Shut up!" Wen Ran exerted a little more force, "Why so much nonsense?"

Seeing the people behind about to revolt, Wen Ran quickly said, "Stay quiet. Their base is right above us. If we cause a commotion, we won’t be able to get out."

Everyone immediately became obedient, and they instinctively saw Wen Ran and Xiao Chenye as their backbone.

"I’ll go see what’s going on."

Xiao Chenye looked at the basket and tinkered with it for a while, frowning, "No, the mechanism outside is locked; we can’t get up."

Can’t get up?

Wen Ran turned and threatened again, "Tell us how to get up; if we can’t, you’ll stay here."

Wang Man felt wronged, "Scaring me won’t help; this thing was made by Lao Ye Mu, and once the mechanism is shut, no one can get out."

The fear below reached a certain height instantly. Wen Ran thought for a moment and grabbed Wang Man, "I’m curious, at the beginning, you were kind to me, why did you change after Xi Yang came?

And what exactly do you plan to do with me?"

Wang Man’s eyes shifted.