Chapter 168: An Episode! Yandere Pin-Against-the-Wall in the Elevator!

"What?"

Wen Shao's tone finally shifted slightly, losing its previous casual indifference.

"Bai Shiya was captured by Wen Wan? How did you lot get exposed?"

If Tang Xiwei had been captured alone, Wen Shao would not have been surprised at all.

However, Bai Shiya had accompanied him through thick and thin over the years and had never failed once.

Even if she couldn't outsmart a woman like Wen Wan, she shouldn't have been captured alive mere days after arriving in Hangcheng, should she?

Could it be that Wen Wan had secretly cultivated some unknown faction?

"Report the entire process from the beginning. Be completely objective; no exaggeration or concealment will be tolerated!"

Wen Shao's tone reverted to its usual iciness, causing the hand Tang Xiwei used to hold her phone to tremble slightly.

At this moment, she was already in a small town thirty miles northwest of Hangcheng, having checked into an ordinary motel.

From her perspective, she certainly did not believe that in Wen Shao's eyes, her own value would surpass that of Bai Shiya.

Therefore, the fact that she had double-crossed Bai Shiya must never be exposed, or she would truly be doomed.

"Eldest Young Master, this is how it happened."

Tang Xiwei then recounted everything that occurred after Bai Shiya's arrival, detailing how Bai Shiya arranged for her to record and publish the video, and how she was beaten, leaving out no meticulous detail.

Hearing this, Wen Shao already had his own judgment.

The style and details of these actions clearly bore Bai Shiya's signature; Tang Xiwei was telling the truth.

"And then? How were you discovered?"

Tang Xiwei took a deep breath and began to describe how the forces of Ye Linqian and Mo Lan had engaged in a fierce battle within the manor, resulting in all the operatives being subdued.

Only then did Bai Shiya drag her toward the back mountain, running until late at night.

"We ran halfway up the mountain and thought we had escaped, but Sister Bai missed her footing and fell straight down."

"That is how she fell into their hands. I'm sorry, Eldest Young Master, I couldn't do it."

"I couldn't go down to save Sister Bai, nor could I complete this mission according to Sister Bai's plan. Please punish me."

Tang Xiwei deliberately spoke in a voice on the verge of tears, projecting a strong sense of courage in taking responsibility.

Yet every word implied that she was merely an operative simply following Bai Shiya's plan.

After listening, Wen Shao fell into a long silence, closing his eyes as he pondered deeply.

Originally, his plan was to use Tang Xiwei, an outsider, as fire-probing reconnaissance, while having Bai Shiya command on the spot to continuously disrupt the struggle between Wen Wan and Ye Linna, thereby escalating the grievances between the two sides.

Once the two parties were locked in a genuine blaze of fury, Wen Shao would dispatch reinforcements to fish in troubled waters and seize as much of the Southeast market share in secret as possible.

The plan had been flawless, but he had never expected it to be aborted at the very first step.

The stronghold had been rooted out so quickly, Bai Shiya had lost, and she had even been taken captive.

Among them, Ye Linna and Wen Wan must have reached an unconscious tacit understanding at a certain node, joining forces to create an extremely—

Wen Shao would not harbor the naive illusion that Wen Wan could not discover Bai Shiya's identity; that was bound to be exposed sooner or later.

If he still wished to meddle in the Southeast market, he would have to launch a full-scale offensive, but that would turn into an overt internal feud within the Wen family, and his father would never consent to it.

"Enough, let this matter end here. Return to the capital."

"See if you can fill Bai Shiya's vacancy; I will have a master instruct you in due course."

Wen Shao pressed the end call button, a flash of murderous intent crossing his eyes.

The charming woman who had just been kicked away was kneeling on the ground, showing no trace of anger as she simply raised her head to look at Wen Shao.

"How should Bai Shiya be dealt with?"

"Having fallen into Wen Wan's hands, she will either betray us or be killed. She has lost her value."

"In a few days, take care of her family."

"Understood, Eldest Young Master. I will handle it in three days."

...

Inside the elevator, Wen Wan rested her arm in Chen Luo's crook.

"Oh? So you're certain that Tang Xiwei will shift all the blame onto Bai Shiya?"

Chen Luo nodded, the image of Tang Xiwei's intensely manipulative expression flashing through his mind.

"Yes, I know Tang Xiwei inside out."

"Having known her for so long, whenever she encounters trouble, she always shrinks back, letting others take the blame and finding scapegoats whenever possible."

"Such a person, especially after backstabbing Bai Shiya, how could she possibly tell the truth?"

"You know what? She once..."

Listening to Chen Luo continually dissect Tang Xiwei's personality traits—especially recounting how long he had known her and what she had done in the past—

Wen Wan's eyebrows arched slightly. Slowly lowering her head, her right hand relaxed its grip on Chen Luo's arm, and she took a step sideways to stand directly in front of him.

"Have you... said enough?"

Huh?

Hearing the deep, murder-laden tone in Wen Wan's voice, Chen Luo abruptly cut himself off.

"Wan'er?"

Before Chen Luo could speak, Wen Wan raised both hands and shoved him firmly, causing his back to make intimate contact with the elevator wall.

With a loud "Bang!", Chen Luo felt a sharp pain in his back. Before he could even react, Wen Wan's hand had already pressed against the wall right beside his ear.

A kabedon! It was another kabedon!

At this moment, Wen Wan also raised her head. Her entire demeanor was deeply abnormal; her right hand tightly gripped her chest, and tears welled up at the corners of her eyes.

Yet her lips wore a bizarre smile, while her eyes burned with a mixture of rage and grief-stricken indignation.

Wrong! This was a yandere-style kabedon!

Oh no! Wen Wan's condition was acting up again!

"Why! Why didn't you recognize me sooner!"

"Why did a bitch like that occupy such a huge portion of your life!"

"You're still reminiscing about that time now! I won't allow it! I won't allow it!"

He had found the cause; it turned out that because he kept talking about Tang Xiwei, Wen Wan's mood had soured again.

"Wan'er! I was just analyzing! I didn't bring her up on purpose!"

"Slap!"

She grabbed Chen Luo's shoulders with both hands and pinned him against the wall with such immense force that Chen Luo's bones creaked audibly.

"I don't care!"

"I don't care about any of that!"

"In all your memories, there can only be me! Even if they are painful memories, they must belong to me alone!"

Her roar echoed in Chen Luo's ears. He glanced at the slowly descending floor numbers, which had just reached the 16th floor. The apartment Mo Lan and the others had rented was on the 26th floor.

Wen Wan's hands began frantically tearing at Chen Luo's lapels. With a hard tug, she forcefully ripped open three buttons of his shirt.

No! There was no way to suppress her episode inside this elevator! He had to stall for time!

"Right! Wan'er, let, let's go back and deal with this! There are surveillance cameras here, look, there are cameras."

"Forget them! The cameras are broken!"

"No, that camera is still running!"

The next second!

From somewhere unknown, Wen Wan whipped out a utility knife and hurled it backward without even looking.

"Clang!"

The utility knife drove straight into the surveillance lens, instantly extinguishing its blinking red light.

Good grief, she manually disabled the security camera, did she?

That accuracy was simply unrivaled!

"Now, there are no cameras, right? Let us... continue."