B5SB -Chapter 248 Taken Hostage

The next day.

Gu Yihan was awakened by sunlight refracted through the glass.

She opened her eyes, touched her slightly overheated cheek, and sat up. Seeing that the curtains hadn’t been drawn, she frowned.

She had actually forgotten to close them last night.

Turning her head, she glanced at Haohao, who was sleeping soundly. She gently lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and walked to the wardrobe. Just as she took out her clothes—

She looked up and suddenly saw a face growing larger outside the window, startling her into taking a step back.

When she realized it was Grandma Gu, she hurried over and pulled the curtains shut.

After quickly getting dressed, she walked out.

“Grandma, you really scared me just now.”

“You were scared?” Grandma Gu’s heart skipped a beat.

In fact, she had already regretted it the moment her granddaughter pulled the curtains shut.

She quickly explained, “I just wanted to see if Haohao was awake.”

“He’s not. He slept a bit late last night.”

“Grandma, if you need anything next time, just call me,” Gu Yihan said as she walked toward the kitchen to get hot water for washing up.

Grandma Gu carefully observed her expression and saw that she wasn’t angry.

Smiling, she said, “Alright, Grandma will remember.”

“Grandma, what time did Lu Huailin leave this morning?” Gu Yihan asked while washing her face.

“He left before dawn, said he had something important to do,” Grandma Gu replied with a frown.

He had come back close to midnight last night, and left so early again today. It really made her feel sorry for him.

…

Textile Factory

Noon.

Gu Yihan, Wang Guixiang, and Sister Min were about to go to the cafeteria for lunch. Just after locking the office door—

They were startled by three suddenly appearing youths from the Revolutionary Committee.

The leader was the scar-faced young man who had come before.

“Min Erhua, Comrade Gu Yihan has filed a real-name report accusing you of illegal profiteering. You need to come with us for investigation.”

She reported her?

Gu Yihan raised her head abruptly, thinking she had misheard.

Staring at him in disbelief, she asked, “You said I reported her by name?”

The scar-faced youth nodded. “Comrade Gu reported Comrade Min Erhua for reselling military grain coupons.”

When Min Erhua heard “reselling military grain coupons,” she trembled violently. Her face turned pale as paper. Her gaze fell on Gu Yihan’s shocked face.

Suddenly, like a leopard, she lunged at her.

Gu Yihan dodged quickly, slipped behind Sister Min, and kicked her in the butt, sending her sprawling face-first onto the ground.

Then she turned and stared at the leader.

“What evidence do you have that it was me who reported her?”

The scar-faced youth glanced at her coldly.

“The letter was written by you. The handwriting has been verified.”

To be cautious, he had gone to Secretary Jiang that morning to compare Gu Yihan’s handwriting.

“That’s impossible.”

“When did you receive the report?” Gu Yihan asked, frowning.

How could she not know whether she had written it?

After Lu Huailin said the matter was complicated, she had decided not to report Sister Min before he finished investigating.

Sister Min stood up, ignoring her scraped wrist. Looking at Gu Yihan arguing with the officials, a flash of malice crossed her eyes.

“Could there be a mistake?” Wang Guixiang asked.

The scar-faced youth glanced at Sister Min, who had quietly taken out a small knife and was edging toward Gu Yihan—

But he didn’t warn her.

Instead, he kept talking to distract Gu Yihan.

“There won’t be a mistake. We’ve already investigated.”

“We received the letter at eight last night.”

“This morning, we checked its contents. The two people in the black market who worked with Min Erhua have disappeared.”

“So she must come with us for investigation.”

The black market people disappeared?

“Die!”

Sister Min shouted, shoved Gu Yihan to the ground, and pinned her down.

Holding a pencil knife, she pressed it against Gu Yihan’s neck.

Her face was twisted with rage.

“There’s no need for proof—it was you!”

“It must be revenge for what happened to Sister Su last time!”

“Cough… cough…”

Thrown violently to the ground, Gu Yihan’s head buzzed. With her neck being choked, she struggled to cough.

“Are you crazy?!” Wang Guixiang exclaimed when she saw the knife.

Sister Min shouted at her, “Don’t come any closer, or I’ll slit her throat!”

Her trembling hand pressed harder against Gu Yihan’s neck.

Wang Guixiang froze, then pleaded with the officials.

“Hurry and save Comrade Gu!”

The scar-faced youth’s eyes flickered.

Last time, he had been scolded badly by his superiors because of Gu Yihan. If she got hurt this time, it wouldn’t be his responsibility.

Seeing them unmoving, Wang Guixiang gritted her teeth and ran toward Director Yang’s office to get help.

“You’ve wanted to deal with me for a long time, haven’t you?” Sister Min snarled.

Pinning Gu Yihan down, she asked viciously.

Gu Yihan had recovered a little. She glanced up at her.

Quietly testing her hands at her sides, she said softly, “Sister Min, I don’t know about other things, but I know you’ve definitely been used.”

“Liar! Don’t think I don’t know—you’ve hated me for a long time!” Sister Min roared.

She pressed the blade harder, cutting a line of blood across Gu Yihan’s neck.

Ignoring the pain, Gu Yihan suddenly grabbed her wrist and twisted it upward with all her strength.

Sister Min screamed in pain and instinctively loosened her grip.

At the same moment, Gu Yihan rolled over, switching their positions.

She picked up the knife and slashed fiercely at Sister Min’s collarbone twice. Blood gushed out instantly.

“Ah—!” Sister Min screamed. “Gu Yihan, you’ll die horribly!”

“I know exactly what kind of person I am,” Gu Yihan replied coldly.

“And I know exactly what kind of person you are.”

Before Sister Min could react, Gu Yihan slashed her collarbone and arm three more times.