Chapter 656 Wesley''s ir


    While strolling to her apartment building, ir thought about how she left Wesley alone in the hospital.


    She realized that it was a poor way to repay him, and he was as helpless as a kitten up a tree. The girl


    was considering paying him a visit when a man appeared out of nowhere.


    The man wore a mask and a cap, and she couldn''t see his face. She was startled for a moment,


    wondering if he was a bad guy.


    She was about to run away when the man asked, "Are you Wesley''s ir?"


    ir was confused. "I''m ir, and I know a Wesley. What''s this about?"


    Now that he had confirmed who he was talking to, the man looked around vigntly before fishing


    something from his pocket and holding it out to her. "Please give this to him. It involves the lives of 128


    people."


    The man ced a micro-SD card in ir''s hand, and closed her fingers in a fist around it. ir was


    more puzzled than afraid, and slowly opened her fingers, looking at the SD card in her hand. When she


    raised her head again, the man was gone.


    She looked around, but only darkness met her gaze. She got goose bumps all over.


    ''This thing must be really important. I should probably call Wesley, '' she thought, closing her fist around


    the SD card. She took out her phone, about to call Wesley, but her battery was dead.


    She had to turn around to hail a taxi; she decided to go to the hospital.


    At this moment, she saw two men in masks approaching her out of the corner of her eye. Her gut


    instinct told her that something was not right. With that, she ran away as fast as her legs would take


    her.


    Like she thought, the two men ran after her as well.


    ir realized that they wanted the SD card. She had to find a ce to hide it. There! The perfect spot!


    At the hospital, Wesley had closed his eyes, deciding to surrender to sleep. Suddenly, his phone began


    to vibrate under his pillow.


    It was a foreign number. Wesley saw no red gs, since he did get called to service from all over. He


    sat up in the bed and answered it.


    "Wesley Li?" The person on the other end of the phone was using a voice changer, pitched extremely


    low, so Wesley couldn''t tell if it was a man or a woman.


    "And you are?" Wesley asked.


    "It doesn''t matter who I am. What matters is..." The person paused, and then a woman''s shriek came


    from the other end. "You hear that? I think you know that voice."


    He did know it, to his consternation. And judging from how it sounded, she was in pain, or danger, or


    both. His hands balled into fists. "What do you want?" he asked through gritted teeth.


    This was no ident. Whoever it was waited until he wasid up in the hospital, and then kidnapped


    ir.


    "She has something we''re looking for. We asked her about it, but she won''t talk. She''s so stubborn,


    huh? No wonder she''s your woman."


    "You idiots! She doesn''t have it. I do. Come and get it!" Wesley spat. ''She got kidnapped because of


    me, '' he thought bitterly.


    The other personughed out loud. "My people saw someone giving it to her. I guess he thought she''d


    give it to you. We got to her before she could."


    ''So that''s what''s going on. I have to find a way to save her, '' he thought. "If you don''t believe me, then


    there''s no point in continuing this," Wesley said.


    "Wait!"


    "What?"


    "How about this? Let''s talk face to face. Come here. Alone! If you gather a team, she dies. If you go to


    the authorities, she dies. If you don''te, she dies," the person threatened.


    Wesley''s heart hurt at the thought of ir suffering, but his voice was as calm as ever. "She''s not my


    woman, but she''s innocent. Just let her go. If she''s hurt, then there will be nowhere on earth you can


    hide from me. I will find you and I will kill you."


    The other personughed viciously. "Toote. Her bare feet are full of broken ss now. Blood''s


    everywhere. God, what a mess!"


    "Where are you?" Wesley clenched his teeth.


    After hanging up, Wesley dialed a number and talked to the person on the other end briefly. Then he


    took off his hospital gown and put on his fatigues. Fortunately, his men had brought him all new togs,


    as his old ones were bloody and torn beyond repair. Before he left, he called ir''s phone, but it went


    straight to voicemail. Her phone was off, or the battery was dead. It didn''t matter which at this point.


    Wesley followed their directions, and found himself at an old and lonely house. The ce needed love,


    because what paint it had worn away, and rot had ckened some of the timbers. Two men were


    guarding the door; they were apparently unarmed. Upon seeing Wesley, one of them yelled, "That''s far


    enough! I''m going to pat you down."


    ir came to for just a moment, and in her pained state saw a familiar figure at the door. Just like when


    she had encountered the torrential flood on the South Mountain, the superhero in her heart came to her


    rescue again.


    They were frisking him, trying to determine if he had any weapons. When they were satisfied, the guy


    patting him down gestured to his buddy. Hispanion closed on Wesley, as the other guy aimed a


    right cross at the soldier, who blocked it instinctively. Weapons or no, Wesley was a force to be


    reckoned with.


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    This was the first time that ir had seen Wesley fighting, at least for real. Weakened as he was from


    thea and his injuries, he was still deadly. He charged one, and smashed him into the door frame.


    The thug copsed in pain. The other gangster saw his chance, as Wesley''s back was to him. But


    Wesley simply aimed a spinning backfist at him, and it hit the man full in the face. At this point, both


    men were knocked senseless.


    The soldier, having dispatched the immediate threat, looked around. He saw ir sitting on the floor,


    leaning against the wall, eyes shut. She had been at the hospital not long before, safe and sound. But


    now, her face was deathly pale because she had lost much blood.


    Her usual fair and smooth feet were now covered with blood. The floor before her was littered with


    blood-stained broken ss.


    What was worse, her arms were limp at her sides. They must have done something to her!


    Wesley instantly red up, his face as red as fired brick. Even his eyes were red as if he were going to


    explode. Fighting the urge to go to check on her, he shouted, "Show yourselves!" His yell echoed


    through the empty house.


    Soon, more than ten men appeared from all directions, each of them holding a weapon. Given the sorry


    state of the house, some of them literally came out of the woodwork. Walls with holes and missing


    beams gave lots of angles for attack.


    ir slowly opened her eyes again; she wanted to call out his name, but she had no strength left.


    ''I was so useless, '' she thought. The two men had easily caught up to her and taken her here. That was


    when she realized the SD card must be really important, and she also found out what lengths these


    thugs would go to in order to get it.


    They kept asking her where the SD card was, but she refused to answer. They hit her, and did


    something even more terrible.


    They pricked her fingers with needles, but she still didn''t give in. Then they forced her to walk on the


    broken ss. But she just refused to disclose the information. The thugs had no choice but to call


    Wesley and threaten him with her life.


    She didn''t expect herself to be this strong. All she was thinking was that she couldn''t drag Wesley into


    this. To focus away from the pain, her mind retreated. She pictured herself in a bridal gown, and


    Wesley in his dress uniform, medals glinting beautifully. Wedding music was ying, and everyone was


    happy. She could see it, hear it, smell it, taste it. It was as real as anything, and she felt safe and happy


    here in this secret ce in her mind.


    Their leader wore a ck mask. He looked in his forties, based on the wrinkles around his eyes and his


    gray hair that spilled around the top edges of the mask. He was very thin. "Colonel Li, if you can


    persuade her to give us what we want, then you''re free to go. Both of you," he said with a smile.


    Actually, these people didn''t know where it was. Who had it? ir, or Wesley? The two men following


    the mysterious man didn''t see anything too clearly. They just knew his ns, andy in wait.


    But even if she didn''t have it, ir was still Wesley''s beloved woman. They kidnapped her to threaten


    Wesley. If she did have it, then torturing Wesley would be the way to make her cave. If she didn''t have


    it, then Wesley might be able to track it down for them.


    Wesley didn''t fall for his trap. His eyes were locked on ir''s feet, and he said in a cold voice, "I have


    it, actually. I can give it to you, but you have to let her go first."


    "Ha-ha! Turns out the news I bought is true! She''s important to you." The man burst outughing.


    "She is." Wesley didn''t deny it. ir could hear this through her pain-filled haze. Her heart started to


    race wildly in her chest.


    "After all, she saved my life once," Wesley added.


    ''I did? When did that happen?'' ir was confused.


    The man sat on a chair. "You''re a good man, Colonel Li. Let''s cut the crap. Give it to me, and you two


    can leave. Otherwise, the only way you''ll leave here is in body bags."