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At this moment, Shen Tang was holding a stick as thick as a forearm, and was swinging it hard at the tall and short men.

"I'll beat you to death! You dare to bully me? You've got some nerve!"

The two of them clutched their heads, crying out in pain.

Huo Xiuyuan leaned against the car, coldly watching the two people on the ground.

An hour ago, in the dilapidated temple.

The tall man lunged at Shen Tang, who quickly pulled her legs back and kicked him in the chest. The kick was delivered with full force; the tall man groaned and fell backward, crashing into the dilapidated altar behind him with a thud.

"Ouch—" the tall man cried out.

The shorter man quickly ran over and pulled him up.

While she was talking to him, Shen Tang had already quietly loosened the rope binding her hands. Now, disregarding the pain, she struggled to break free of the rope.

Before the tall man could get up, she rolled to her feet, dodging the short man's grab, and rushed towards the door.

There was a slope in front of the door, covered with waist-high wild grass, and at the bottom of the slope was a dry ditch.

"Stop right there!" The short man chased after him, his footsteps following closely behind.

Shen Tang gritted her teeth, leaned forward, and rolled down the slope.

Grass blades swept across her face, pebbles and twigs scraped her arms, and she curled up as much as possible to protect her head, tumbling all the way to the bottom.

The short man stood at the top of the slope and looked down. It was dark, and he could only see a dark shadow.

"She jumped!" the short man said.

The tall man, pulling up his pants, ran out of the house shouting, "Chase her! Don't let her get away!"

The two chased after each other down the slope, the loose stones under their feet rolling down with a crashing sound.

Shen Tang lay prone in the ditch, holding her breath, a pebble clutched in her hand. As their footsteps drew nearer, she flicked her wrist, and the pebble struck a nearby rock with a crisp sound.

"Over there!" The shorter man turned and chased after the sound, with the taller man following behind him. The two ran for a distance.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shen Tang got up and ran in the opposite direction.

"She's there!"

The tall man roared and strode after them.

Just as Shen Tang was about to run, a car came from the end of the mountain road, kicking up dust.

The car was going very fast, the headlights were blinding, and the tires made a crunching sound as they rolled over the gravel. It stopped a few centimeters away from the tall man.

The tall man was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a thud, his face turning deathly pale.

"Are you blind?!" the short man yelled as he ran over.

The car door was pushed open with a "bang," and Huo Xiuyuan jumped out of the car, punching the shorter man in the face.

Before the short man could even react, he staggered back a few steps and landed hard on his backside.

The tall man stood up and threw a punch at Huo Xiuyuan. Huo Xiuyuan turned around and kicked the tall man in the stomach. The tall man clutched his stomach, bent over, and let out a muffled groan.

Huo Xiuyuan didn't stop. He stepped forward and kicked the two men's legs several times. The two men lay on the ground howling in pain, curled up in a ball.

He then turned and walked towards Shen Tang, his eyes filled with urgency, "Are you alright?"

Huo Xiuyuan's body and face were still covered in black ash.

He ran into the thatched hut to rescue people, only to find that there was no one inside.

When he came out, Shen Tang was gone.

He examined the footprints on the ground and headed this way. Just then, he saw Shen Tang running forward, so he floored the accelerator and sped over.

"It's alright." Shen Tang gritted her teeth and strode towards the two kidnappers.

She looked around, picked up a wooden stick as thick as an arm, held it in her hand, and patted it with a cold smile.

"W-What are you doing?" The short man quickly backed away when he saw her coming.

"What are you doing? I'll break your legs!"

Shen Tang picked up the stick and swung it down, the stick landing between the short man's legs.

The short man was so scared he almost peed his pants.

Seeing that things were going badly, the tall man tried to run away, but Huo Xiuyuan took a step forward and blocked his way.

"Hero, spare our lives! We failed, please let us go!" the tall man begged.

Huo Xiuyuan stared at him coldly, said nothing, and kicked the man in front of Shen Tang.

Shen Tang swung the stick and started hitting him, one blow after another, cursing as he did so.

"I'll beat you to death! You dare to bully me! I'll let you kidnap me! I'll let you drug me! You dare to bully me? Don't you even know whose woman I am?"

The short man curled up on the ground, clutching his head, and begged for mercy: "I won't do it again, I'll never do it again—"

"My man is Huo Xiuyuan, the commander of the special forces regiment, understand?" Shen Tang caught her breath and added another blow, "You blind idiot!"

Huo Xiuyuan straightened up and smiled slightly.

She said her man was Huo Xiuyuan.

The two dared not run, for running would only cause more pain if Huo Xiuyuan kicked them back. They could only cover their heads and curl up, letting Shen Tang hit them.

"Grandma, we were wrong, we won't do it again, please don't hit us..."

Shen Tang, exhausted from hitting them, bent over, supporting himself on his knees, and caught his breath before pointing the stick at the two men:

"Speak! Who ordered you to do this?"

The short man looked up, his nose bleeding, which covered half his face.

"Big brother, shall we talk?"

The tall man looked up, his eyes bruised and swollen, his lips trembling slightly.

"It's Liu Jinhua."

Enraged, Shen Tang swung the stick at the tall man again.

"Why did I get beaten up even for saying something?" the tall man wailed.

"You never said you wouldn't hit me," Shen Tang glared at him. "How much did you pay me?"

"Three, three hundred." The tall man shakily pulled a roll of money from his pocket. "Here it is."

Shen Tang took the money, looked at it, and then asked, "You two are pretty bold, aren't you?"

"Grandma, please spare us!" the tall man pleaded, his voice trembling. "We've been in prison for over ten years and just got out. We're desperate for money, that's why we resorted to this. We really didn't know who you were, please, have mercy on us..."

Huo Xiuyuan took a step forward, looking down at the two of them:

"Whether she is a family member of the troupe leader or a soldier in the cultural troupe, kidnapping an active-duty soldier with the intent to commit a crime is punishable by imprisonment for ten years or more under Article 143 of the Criminal Law."

He paused, his voice turning cold, "Plus, you're repeat offenders, having just been released from prison and committed crimes again. You'll be punished for multiple offenses, with a minimum sentence of fifteen years."

"Ah?" The tall man collapsed to the ground, his face ashen. "It's over..."

The shorter man panicked: "Big brother, what should we do?"

"Please, please forgive us! We made a mistake in a moment of confusion!"

The two knelt down and kowtowed, their foreheads hitting the gravel with a dull thud.

"Shut up!" Shen Tang caught her breath. "Just got out? Trash like you should be locked up in there forever!"

"We can testify!" the tall man suddenly raised his head. "We can report Liu Jinhua!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" the short man nodded in agreement.

Shen Tang glanced at Huo Xiuyuan and said, "Alright. Come with me tomorrow to identify Liu Jinhua. Confess and we'll try to get lenient treatment."

"Okay, okay!" The two nodded hurriedly.

The short man sat on the ground, muttering with a long face, "Why am I so unlucky..."

"Shut up!" The tall man glared at him, looking utterly dejected.

Shen Tang put the two of them into the car, and Huo Xiuyuan turned the car around and drove towards the town's police station.

It was too late, so the police detained the man and would interrogate him again at dawn.

Shen Tang and Huo Xiuyuan got into the car.

Shen Tang turned to Huo Xiuyuan and asked, "Shall we go to my place?"