Border Prisoner: The Mad Boss Seduces Her Every Night

Shi Luyu didn't know how long she had been unconscious.

When consciousness returned, the first thing I felt was cold.

It wasn't the refreshing coolness of Mei Ning after a rain, but rather a damp chill seeping from the concrete floors and corrugated iron walls. A heavy, oppressive smell, a mixture of engine oil, rust, and the fishy odor of the sea, hung in the air.

It was pitch black.

She blinked hard, and it took her a while to realize that there was something covering her head.

The rough fabric clung to my nose, making every breath feel stifling and difficult.

My hands were tied behind my back to the chair, my wrists aching from the tight binding. My ankles were also bound, the knots so tight that the rough fibers rubbed against my skin with the slightest movement.

Shi Luyu stopped struggling, knowing it would be a waste of her energy.

She forced herself to calm down first.

A deep, continuous roar filled my ears.

It's very far away, like there's a thick wall between us.

Interspersed among these sounds were the dragging of chains, steam whistles, and the thud of heavy objects hitting the ground.

It's a ship.

There were also sounds of loading and unloading goods.

—This is the dock.

She made a quick judgment.

This is probably a port warehouse.

There was almost no wind around.

This indicates that there are very few windows, or that the windows are completely sealed off.

There was a distinct damp, salty smell in the air. Although the sound of ships outside was clear, there was no human voice or frequent vehicle traffic, indicating that the warehouse was located far from the main road.

Docks are usually built on the outskirts of urban areas.

If there's no one outside to meet her, it will be very difficult for her to run out on her own.

What's more, she didn't even know which dock this was.

Near Mei Ning, or perhaps they have already been taken elsewhere.

These were all things that Xu Yuanjia had taught her.

At that time, he was just "Brother Jiajia" in her eyes.

Their true identity was not revealed.

It didn't reveal those terrifying fangs either.

For a while, Xu Yuanjia liked to suddenly throw some strange questions at her.

During meals.

While waiting at a red light.

While riding in a car.

Or perhaps it's on their way home from a walk together.

He would always ask casually, as if in conversation:

"If one day you woke up and found yourself locked in a strange place, what would be the first thing you do?"

Shi Luyu felt uneasy at the time, wondering, "Why was I locked up?"

Xu Yuanjia leaned against the car door, looking down at her.

The sunset light fell on his face, and he smiled casually and gently, "It's just a hypothetical situation."

"Call the police," she replied matter-of-factly.

"What if we don't have a cell phone?" Xu Yuanjia added to the challenge. "What do we do?"

Shi Luyu wrinkled her nose. "Then shout for help. Surely someone will hear you, right?"

"No." He raised his hand and gently flicked her forehead with his fingertip.

You need to learn to listen first.

"What are you listening to?" Shi Luyu asked, puzzled.

"Listen for any sounds nearby," he said.

He told her that the sound of water can indicate a river or sea, the sound of a ship's horn can indicate a port or railway, and the frequency of airplane takeoffs and landings can indicate the distance to an airport.

If there is continuous machine noise, it may be from a factory;

If no human voices are heard for a long time, it means the place is remote, and calling for help rashly will only alert the guards first.

He also taught her to distinguish smells.

Diesel fuel, seawater, timber, chemicals.

Different smells can help her determine where she is being held.

He told her not to struggle after waking up.

Check for injuries, residual anesthesia, and the location of the knot.

More importantly, observe, and then think calmly.

"What the people who kidnapped you want is more important than who they are." His words always involved logical reasoning.

"Why?" At that time, Shi Luyu's logic was not mature.

"Because as long as there's something they want, they won't kill you immediately." Xu Yuanjia said, his eyes lowered, as he handed her a bottle of water. His tone was as calm as when he was explaining his topics to her.

He looked up at her and taught her, word by word, "First, make the other person feel that you are valuable, then find a way to stall for time."

"Is lying allowed?" Shi Luyu asked rhetorically.

"Of course." He smiled.

"Goodness, there are many times when honesty is not the only virtue."

At that time, Shi Luyu only thought he was strange and asked him how he knew these things.

Hsu Yuan-chia said he saw it in a movie.

She actually believed it.

How ridiculous.

Clearly, almost all of her crises stemmed from Xu Yuanjia.

She was forced to flee because of him.

Chai also followed Mei Ning because of him.

Now he's been kidnapped and taken to a dock warehouse by some unknown hostile force, all because of him.

But in every life-or-death situation, the only thing she could rely on, the only thing that kept her in awe and gave her peace of mind, was...

It was also Xu Yuanjia.

Shi Luyu took a slow breath, suppressing the complex emotions surging in her chest.

Now is not the time to think about these things.

She moved her fingers; there was no fracture.

Although my wrists hurt, the knot hadn't completely constricted them to the point of numbness. I could still move my legs, and the area on my waist where I'd been hit was still throbbing, but I don't think any bones were broken.

There were at least four people around.

A man was smoking to her left, his lighter being turned on and off twice.

There were people pacing back and forth to my right rear; their shoes had hard soles, and each step made a deep thud. Further away, two people were talking in hushed tones, their accents mixed, making it impossible to pinpoint their exact origins.

The next second, someone walked up to her.

The heavy footsteps stopped.

One hand grabbed the top of the hood and pulled it upwards sharply.

Blinding lights suddenly flooded in.

Shi Luyu subconsciously closed her eyes, and it took her two seconds to adjust.

It was indeed a warehouse.

The walls were made of rusty corrugated iron, and a pale white light hung overhead. Dust-covered wooden crates were piled in the corners, and black grease stains from dragging things lay on the ground. There were only two narrow vents at the top, their glass covered in dust, making it impossible to see outside.

There was an old wooden table directly opposite, and a man around forty years old was sitting behind it.

He was tall and muscular, with broad shoulders and a buzz cut that clung to his scalp. A diagonal scar ran across his left brow bone, cutting off half of his eyebrow. He was chewing betel nut, his cheeks slowly bulging, his lips stained with a dark red.

He was wearing an extravagant gold watch on his wrist.

A gun was tucked into his waistband.

This person must be the leader, the one with the authority.

The man with the broken eyebrow tilted his head and sized her up.

Those eyes, made even more fierce by the broken eyebrows, swept from her face down to her bound hands, as if assessing the value of a piece of merchandise.

A moment later, he lowered his head and spat out the betel nut residue in his mouth.

The dark red liquid fell onto the cement floor, leaving a small, unsightly stain.

"Who is Xu Yuanjia to you?" the man asked.

Shi Luyu did not answer immediately.

Her mind works very fast.

The fact that the other party immediately asked Xu Yuanjia about her relationship with her indicates that they already knew about her relationship with Xu Yuanjia before they arrested her.

However, the extent to which he has mastered it is uncertain.

If they only knew she was Xu Yuanjia's woman from outside sources, they might not know she was on the run.

She may not even know that she and Xu Yuanjia have now almost completely broken off their relationship.

These are the gaps that can be utilized.

Xu Yuanjia once said that for a lie to be believed, it cannot be entirely false.

Ideally, it should be seven parts truth and three parts falsehood, so that others won't easily see through it immediately.

Shi Luyu slowly raised her eyes, forcing herself to meet the gaze of the man with the broken eyebrow.

"An enemy," she replied.

The man with the broken eyebrow paused for a moment as he chewed betel nut.

He scratched his head haphazardly, his broken eyebrow twitching noticeably, as if he doubted he had misheard. "An enemy?"

He leaned forward, squinting as he scrutinized her: "You're not Xu Yuanjia's woman?"

Shi Luyu felt her heart beating extremely fast, so fast that each beat slammed heavily against her chest, making her eardrums ring.

But she didn't show it on her face at all.

Instead, she slightly curved the corners of her lips into a smile.

The smile wasn't deep; it even carried a hint of innocence. "You've got the wrong person, brother."

The man with the broken eyebrow still squinted, his gaze like a hook, scrutinizing her inch by inch.

The other people in the warehouse also stopped what they were doing and looked at her at the same time.

The air suddenly became so quiet that only the muffled whistle of a ship in the distance could be heard.

Shi Luyu knew they were observing her.

Observe her eyes, breathing, and speech rate, and also observe whether she is lying.

In situations like these, it's crucial not to dodge.

She leaned back gently in her chair, as if she weren't the one bound there. Her clear eyes gazed silently at the person opposite her, a faint hint of mockery even appearing in their depths, and her voice was even more steady than before.

Lies now seem to come out of her mouth effortlessly.

"I am not Xu Yuanjia's woman."

She paused deliberately for a moment, as if she were considering something, or perhaps recalling something.

This pause, as expected, whetted everyone's appetite.

The man with the broken eyebrow twitched almost imperceptibly between his eyebrows.

Shi Luyu then slowly opened her mouth, her voice so soft it was almost nonchalant.

"However," she said, turning her gaze to meet the other person's scrutinizing eyes.

"I just killed Xu Yuanjia's woman."

As she finished speaking, she even gave a slight laugh.

"so--"

"We are enemies."