Border Prisoner: The Mad Boss Seduces Her Every Night

Xu Yuanjia had already presented her with the first layer of clues, but clues are ultimately just clues.

The delivery truck can enter and leave the villa, but the real challenge is how she can get into that truck right under Zhou Ji's nose.

For the next two days, she continued to go downstairs for meals on time and wander around the villa.

Every morning, she would sit in the backyard for a while, sometimes reading, sometimes feeding the fish in the pond, but her eyes would quietly take in everything around her through the reflection of the glass and the water.

The vegetable delivery truck arrives at 5:30 every day.

The vehicle was old, a dark gray van, with a faded permit pasted on the upper right corner of the windshield.

The driver was quite old and spoke very little. After parking the truck, he got out to smoke. The kitchen staff were responsible for unloading the goods; the empty boxes were stacked at the back door a day in advance, to be loaded onto the truck and taken away the next day.

The guards would lift the lid of the back compartment and take a look.

The inspectors are not the same people every day, but their actions are almost identical: open the door, scan the cargo compartment, knock twice on the door, and let it pass.

The entire process, from entering to leaving, takes no more than 25 minutes.

Shi Luyu initially thought that hiding it in an empty box would be enough.

The next day, she saw the kitchen staff turn all the boxes upside down one by one, clean out the remaining leaves and mud, and then put the large boxes inside the smaller ones, stacking them into neat piles.

That road won't work.

On the third day, she discovered a narrow partition near the driver's cab in the carriage, usually piled with tarpaulins and binding ropes. The space was barely enough for one person, but offered no protection whatsoever. If the guards took just a few more steps further in, she would be spotted.

The real opportunity will come on the fourth day.

At 4:50 a.m., a thick fog rolled in into the mountains.

Shi Luyu didn't turn on the light. She sat on the edge of the bed, listening to the footsteps coming and going in the corridor. At 4:55, the night shift guard made his final patrol. At 5:00, the kitchen light came on. At 5:10, the soft sound of a plastic basket being dragged came from the backyard.

She changed into the most inconspicuous gray tracksuit, tied her hair up, and put on the thin jacket that the housekeeper had sent yesterday.

There were only a few things in the pockets of the clothes.

A piece of paper torn from a notepad in the study, two banknotes she had hidden beforehand, an old cell phone with no signal, and a small hair clip she had taken from the restaurant.

She carried no luggage. Luggage would slow her down, but it would also make her memorable to everyone who saw her.

At 5:20, Shi Luyu opened the door.

The bodyguard outside the door immediately looked over: "Miss Shi?"

"I can't sleep." She said calmly, "I want to go downstairs to get a drink of water."

The bodyguard didn't stop him, he just stepped aside.

Before leaving, Xu Yuanjia had instructed her that she was free to move around the villa. This order now served as the best cover.

Shi Luyu walked down the stairs without going directly to the kitchen.

She first passed through the dining room, grabbed a glass of water, and stood by the window to drink it slowly. In the backyard, servants were already busy at work; several empty boxes were pushed to the side door, and the kitchen door opened and closed repeatedly, with steam seeping in through the cracks.

5:28.

The sound of an engine could be heard in the distance.

Shi Luyu gripped her cup tightly, and only put it down after the gray truck drove into the yard. She then pretended to wander aimlessly towards the backyard.

Zhou Ji emerged from the side corridor at that moment. He was wearing a dark jacket, holding a walkie-talkie, and his expression remained as calm as ever. "Miss Shi."

Shi Luyu didn't stop walking: "Good morning."

Zhou Ji glanced at her clothes. "You got up very early today."

"It's too quiet in the mountains, I can't sleep."

Where are you going?

"Breathable".

She answered naturally, and stopped after walking to the corridor, without continuing to approach the side door.

Zhou Ji stood a few steps away, his gaze slowly sweeping across her face. "It's very foggy outside."

He finished speaking, but did not leave.

Shi Luyu looked down at the water vapor in the courtyard, already calculating in her mind.

The delivery truck was parked less than 30 meters away from her.

The driver got out of the car and lit a cigarette, while two people in the kitchen were unloading goods. Zhou Ji usually went to the front yard to check the shift handover records at this time every day, but today he stayed here instead.

He was suspicious of her. Or perhaps he was simply being cautious about all possible surprises.

Shi Luyu stood there for a while, holding an empty cup, then suddenly turned her head and asked, "When is Xu Yuanjia coming back?"

Zhou Ji's expression remained unchanged: "Master Jia didn't say."

"Has he not come back for the past few days?"

"I don't know."

"You don't even know his schedule?"

"Jia Ye doesn't need to explain his schedule to us."

Shi Luyu smiled and said, "You are indeed loyal."

Zhou Ji said calmly, "It's my duty."

"Did he tell you that I was planning to run away?" Shi Luyu asked suddenly, deciding not to pretend anymore.

Zhou Ji's expression finally changed. He looked at her for a moment before saying, "Miss Shi, Young Master Jia has given you the freedom to move around as you please."

"So you think I can't leave?"

"You can give it a try." He nodded slightly, his expression calm. "Good luck."

Shi Luyu gently brushed her fingertips along the rim of the cup, staring at him.

Zhou Ji looked at her, without a hint of joking.

Xu Yuanjia really entrusted this matter to him.

He didn't order Zhou Ji to stop her directly, but he also wouldn't let Zhou Ji deliberately let her go. Whether she could leave or not was entirely up to her.

She suddenly remembered what he had said before he left—

Don't let your brother down.

well.

Then she wouldn't let him down.

Shi Luyu turned around and walked back.

Zhou Ji watched her leave, his gaze unwavering.

She went into the restaurant and then went back upstairs.

Shi Luyu stood at the end of the second-floor corridor. After watching Zhou Ji answer the phone and disappear from the window, she opened the door to the storage room next to her, a room that was rarely used.

The day before, she had already found a service passage leading to the laundry room here.

The passageway was narrow, unsecured, and led to a storage room next to the kitchen. Servants often left the door ajar for their own convenience.

Shi Luyu descended the stairs, her steps very light.

As she passed the laundry room, she casually picked up a large work apron and put it on, then took a hat from the rack to completely cover her hair.

She didn't try to disguise herself as a maid. Everyone in the villa knew her, and the more she pretended, the more attention she would attract. She only needed to conceal her most prominent features in the fog, buying herself a few seconds.

The kitchen was bustling with activity; the sounds of the range hood and running water drowned out any footsteps.

Shi Luyu walked along the wall of the storage room and, taking advantage of the two servants turning around while carrying empty baskets, pushed the door open a crack.

A fog rolled in.

The truck's cargo compartment has been mostly reloaded with empty containers.

The driver was smoking with his back to the car door, while the guard responsible for the inspection was signing the receipt with his head down. Shi Luyu did not approach immediately, but instead went around to the shed where miscellaneous items were piled up.

The empty boxes will be filled with another batch at the end.

This was the time difference she was waiting for.

The kitchen staff pushed out three stacks of boxes, and Shi Luyu followed behind the cart as they returned, her figure completely hidden by the tall stack of plastic boxes.

Once she reached the back of the truck, she used the truck body and the fog to obscure her view, quickly climbed onto the trunk, and opened the tool cabinet inside.

She observed yesterday that the driver only gets in and out of the driver's seat each time and never touches this side.

Shi Luyu squeezed in and gently closed the car door.

Darkness immediately descended. Her knees pressed against the cold metal, leaving her with almost no room to move her arms.

There were voices outside, the carriage shook, and then there was a loud thud as the back door closed.

Someone approached the car.

Shi Luyu tensed up suddenly as she heard footsteps stop outside the door.

A hand rested on the trunk door. She held her breath, her fingertips gripping the edge of her apron tightly.

"Has this area been checked?" Zhou Ji's voice came through the car door.

"I've seen it, Brother Ji."

"Where's the tool cabinet?"

"Nobody uses it normally."

"Open."

Shi Luyu's palms instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

She hadn't expected Zhou Ji to come back so quickly.

To my surprise, he suddenly inspected this cabinet that no one had ever touched before.

The trunk door slowly rose onto the platform, and just as the latch on the tool cabinet was about to pop open, a sharp alarm suddenly rang out from the front yard.

Someone shouted, "The surveillance cameras on the south wall are down!"

Zhou stopped moving.

An urgent report came through the walkie-talkie at the same time: "Brother Ji, cameras number three and four are both black. There might be a problem with the circuit."

Zhou Ji paused for half a second, then immediately said, "Don't let the delivery truck pass yet."

Shi Luyu's heart sank. He didn't leave.

Instead, they seized the car first.

"Go to the south wall," Zhou Ji said to the guard beside him. "Call the driver back and have all the doors checked again."

The footsteps quickly dispersed.

Shi Luyu was curled up in the tool cabinet, her back already soaked with cold sweat.

This surveillance malfunction came at just the right time.

Her first thought was Xu Yuanjia.

But if it really was his arrangement, then this doesn't count as helping. Once the alarm goes off, security at the entire villa will only tighten further.

unless……

Shi Luyu suddenly remembered what Xu Yuanjia had said.

That road is one that no one ever walks.

Everyone is now staring at the south wall and the various exits; the safest place may have changed.

But now she's trapped in the car and has no choice.

A few minutes later, the driver's impatient complaints came from outside the car door.

"We deliver every day, and the vehicle has been checked. How much longer do we have to wait?"

The guard replied, "According to the rules."

Zhou Ji remained silent throughout.

Shi Luyu knew that he probably already guessed that she was in the car.

The exact location hasn't been determined yet.

The sound of knuckles tapping on the metal came from outside the tool cabinet.

a bit.

Two times.

Zhou Ji stood outside the door, his tone indifferent: "Miss Shi."

The driver was stunned: "What, Miss Shi?"

Zhou ignored him, saying, "If you're inside, you can still come out now."

The surroundings were so quiet that only the low rumble of the engine could be heard.

Shi Luyu did not move.

Zhou Ji continued, "There are two checkpoints at the foot of the mountain. Even if this car can drive out, you won't be able to leave."

She remained silent.

"Master Jia is just letting you try it out, not for you to put yourself in a place like this and suffer."

Shi Luyu gritted her teeth.

He knew it after all.

But if he were 100% sure, he would have opened the door long ago.

He was bluffing her.

Zhou Ji waited a few seconds, and seeing no response from inside, finally opened the tool cabinet.

The gray-white sunlight outside rushed in through the door.

Inside were only raincoats, tools, and a few flattened cardboard boxes.

Zhou Ji's eyes darkened slightly.

The guard paused, then said, "Nobody's here."

He reached out and pushed aside the cardboard box to confirm that there was no one hiding in the deepest part of the cabinet.

The driver muttered impatiently, "I already said there's no one here."

Zhou Ji stood in the fog, his gaze slowly sweeping over the underside of the car, the driver's cab, and the surrounding courtyard walls.

"Brother Ji," the guard asked in a low voice, "Shall we let them through?"

He didn't answer immediately; after a long pause, he finally said, "Release."

The driver got into the car, grumbling and cursing.

As the truck drove out of the side gate, Zhou Ji remained standing in the same spot, his gaze fixed on the receding rear of the vehicle.

He knew that Shi Luyu must have left the villa.

But he hadn't figured out where she was hiding yet.

After the car drove past the first checkpoint, Shi Luyu slowly let go of her hand from the narrow storage compartment on the top floor of the driver's cab.

When the monitoring alarm went off, she took advantage of Zhou Ji's attention being diverted by the walkie-talkie, pushed aside the loose thin panel inside the tool cabinet, and crawled into the upper compartment.

The space was so cramped that it was almost impossible to turn around.

She discovered that thin sheet the day before while observing the truck.

She wasn't sure at the time whether she could take advantage of it.

She only took a gamble at the last minute when Zhou Ji asked to inspect the tool cabinet.

The car drove down the winding mountain road.

Shi Luyu curled up, listening to the driver complain about the villa's many rules and the increasingly neurotic guards. She didn't dare to come out immediately, and only after the vehicle passed the second checkpoint and drove for another ten minutes or so did she push open the mezzanine.

The driver saw her in the rearview mirror, and his whole body jerked, almost swerving the steering wheel.

"Who are you?!"