Life countdown begins, ice queen bursts into security room

The Rolls-Royce drove southwest for more than forty minutes.

The high-rise buildings outside the window were gradually replaced by villa areas, and eventually turned into continuous green belts and high walls.

The car slowed down and finally stopped in front of a black wrought iron gate.

The gate is at least six meters high, with electric fences hanging on the walls on both sides. Every few meters on the top of the walls, there is a surveillance camera with infrared lights flashing back and forth.

The female assistant rolled down the car window and took out a black magnetic card, sticking it to the sensor.

With a "beep", the iron gate slid open to both sides.

The car drove onto a straight asphalt road.

Shen Nian looked out the car window and saw neat lawns on both sides of the road.

Every ten meters or so, there was a security guard in a black suit.

Some people were holding fierce dogs on leashes, while others had bulging clothes at their waists, revealing the outline of gun holsters.

The car drove along the asphalt road for two or three minutes before arriving at the main building.

Gu Qingqiu pushed open the car door and got out.

She turned around and looked at Shen Nian in the car.

"Get down."

Shen Nian clutched the hem of her clothes and stepped out of the car.

Four security guards with pistols at their waists walked over to the main building's entrance and lined up on either side of the steps.

Upon entering the main hall, the villa's interior is lavishly decorated.

The living room has an eight-meter-high ceiling, with a huge crystal chandelier hanging down, sparkling brightly.

Gu Qingqiu did not linger and walked towards the spiral staircase on the side.

Go up to the second floor, walk along the corridor to the end, and push open the door to a living room.

The living room is very spacious, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the back garden.

There is a swimming pool in the garden, and you can see a horse farm and a golf course in the distance.

Gu Qingqiu walked to the sofa and sat down.

"Please sit down."

Shen Nian stood by the door without moving.

Gu Qingqiu looked up at her.

"What are you afraid of? I don't eat people."

Gu Qingqiu picked up a bottle of red wine from the table and used a corkscrew to remove the cork.

He took two wine glasses and poured two glasses of wine.

"What benefits did Jiang Fan give you that made you so devoted to him?"

"He saved my life," Shen Nian said, looking at her.

Gu Qingqiu laughed out loud.

"Life is the cheapest thing. In the face of capital, life is just a number. With a single word from me, I can bankrupt Jiang Fan's company and send him to prison for life."

Shen Nian stared at her. "Why are you targeting Jiang Fan?"

"He took something he shouldn't have. And he was blocking my way." Gu Qingqiu picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

"But now I realize that you are more interesting than that piece of land."

Gu Qingqiu walked up to Shen Nian. She was half a head taller than Shen Nian and looked down at her.

"You're a clean girl. In this circle." Gu Qingqiu reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind Shen Nian's ear. "Jiang Fan can't protect you."

"He can, he will definitely come to save me." Shen Nian took a step back.

"Do you know how many people live in this manor?" Gu Qingqiu pressed closer, cornering Shen Nian against the wall.

"Fifty-six armed security guards, the walls are full of infrared sensors and high-voltage electric fences. There is only one way to enter from the outside, through the main gate, and there are three more checkpoints after that."

Gu Qingqiu reached out and touched Shen Nian's cheek with her fingertips.

Shen Nian took another step back, her back pressed against the wall, with nowhere left to retreat.

"Even if your Jiang Fan were invincible, he couldn't get into this place."

Gu Qingqiu leaned against the wall with one hand, pulling Shen Nian into his arms.

She lowered her head, her lips almost touching Shen Nian's earlobe.

"Leave him. Be my woman." Gu Qingqiu's voice was very soft.

Shen Nian turned her head slightly. "You're a woman too."

Gu Qingqiu chuckled softly, her fingers tracing down Shen Nian's neck and stopping at her collarbone.

"What's wrong with women? The happiness that men can give you, I can give you too. In fact, I understand you better than men do."

Shen Nian's body stiffened, and she pushed Gu Qingqiu away forcefully.

"You're crazy."

Gu Qingqiu was pushed away, turned around and walked back to the sofa to sit down, crossing her legs.

His gaze roamed over Shen Nian, from her cheeks to her waist, and then to her legs.

Shen Nian pulled her coat collar tighter to cover her neck.

The woman's gaze made her very uncomfortable.

Gu Qingqiu leaned against the armrest of the sofa.

"Shen Nian, Jiang Fan has so many women around him—superstars, female CEOs—what makes you think you're special?"

"I've investigated you," Gu Qingqiu continued. "You were framed and blacklisted. Jiang Fan pulled you out of it, which is why you're so dependent on him."

"Actually, Jiang Fan only uses you as a money-making machine and a tool for venting his anger."

Shen Nian's hands were clenched tightly.

"It's none of your business to judge what's between me and him."

Gu Qingqiu chuckled.

"She has quite a temper."

Gu Qingqiu picked up a glass of wine and placed it on the edge of the coffee table.

"Want to come over for a drink?"

"I won't drink it," Shen Nian refused.

"I won't drink it. I'll have Jiang Fan arrested right now and have his legs broken." Gu Qingqiu leaned back on the sofa.

Shen Nian glared at Gu Qingqiu, looked at the wine glass on the coffee table, walked over, picked it up, tilted her head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

She had never drunk alcohol before and was choked and started coughing.

Her cheeks flushed instantly.

Gu Qingqiu smiled, picked up his wine glass, and took a sip.

Then she picked up the wine bottle and poured Shen Nian another glass.

-

Shanghai, Qitian Culture CEO's office.

Jiang Fan sat in a chair, his phone vibrating on the table.

He pressed the answer button.

"Brother Fan! Sister Nian has been taken away!" Zhou Yutong cried out.

"When?"

"Just now! A woman in a suit knocked on the door, saying that Miss Gu invited her for tea. Sister Nian was afraid of implicating me, so she went out herself and asked me to call you."

Did she bring her phone?

"I brought it!"

Jiang Fan hung up the phone and opened his phone's map app.

He had previously set up location sharing with Shen Nian.

At this moment, Shen Nian's location on the map is heading towards Songjiang District.

Song Siyi stood up from behind her desk and walked to Jiang Fan.

"What's wrong?"

"Shen Nian was taken away by Gu Qingqiu."

Song Siyi's face turned pale.

"I'm going to call the police!"

"It's no use." Jiang Fan picked up the black coat hanging on the back of the chair and put it on. "Half of the system in Shanghai is connected to her. Calling the police will only alert her."

He strode to the office door.

"You handle the company's affairs for now."

Song Siyi caught up with her.

"Jiang Fan! Be careful!"

Jiang Fan didn't turn around, but pushed open the door and walked out.

-

As night deepened, a black Mercedes-Benz G63 was parked on a secluded road two kilometers away from the manor.

Jiang Fan sat in the driver's seat and turned off the headlights.

He brought up the system panel; he needed two things.

The security layout inside the manor is such that blindly rushing in would make you a sitting duck.

There's also the hard power to escape unscathed from gunfire.

He opened the system shop's skill section and scrolled down.

[Hacking Skills (Master Level) - Capable of hacking most security systems. Price: 5000 Lifespan Points]

[God-level movement technique—movement and reaction speed surpass human limits, allowing for close-range evasion of high-speed attacks. Price: 50000 life points]

Fifty thousand points.

He glanced at the balance in the upper right corner; his current total lifespan was 113,300 points.

After exchanging for these two skills, my lifespan was reduced by half.

Jiang Fan didn't hesitate and pressed the exchange button directly.

[5000 lifespan points deducted. Current lifespan: 108300 points]

A large amount of knowledge about code logic, protocol vulnerabilities, and hardware backdoors came to mind.

Jiang Fan turned around and took out his laptop from the glove compartment.

The fingers tapped on the keyboard at an extremely fast pace.

Ten minutes later, a hole was torn in the manor's security network.

The surveillance footage appeared one by one on the computer screen.

Inside the wall, there is a fixed sentry post every twenty meters.

After reviewing all the footage, Jiang Fan tallied the security positions and weapon configurations.

There are at least fifty security guards inside, and no fewer than thirty of them are armed.

Jiang Fan's gaze was fixed on the [God-level Movement Technique].

50,000 lifespan points.

He clicked "redeem".

[50000 lifespan points deducted. Current lifespan: 58300 points]

A popping sound came from inside the body, as if bones were grinding together.

Muscle fibers are forcibly stretched, broken, and then rapidly reassembled, causing the conduction speed of nerve synapses to increase exponentially.

Jiang Fan gripped the steering wheel tightly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

He looked out the car window.

The frame rate for visual capture has been improved.

The leaves falling in the wind outside the car window appeared to him in slow motion.

He could see the trajectory of each leaf as it tumbled through the air with perfect clarity.

He closed his laptop and tossed it onto the passenger seat.

Jiang Fan pushed open the car door and got out.

As the night wind blew by, he took a step forward and sped off towards the manor, following the shadows along the edge of the road.