Liu Yilin saw that Ning Beichen did not seem to be lying. She felt a little guilty and took out a makeup mirror from her bag to look. As expected, there was a charcoal black smudge on her face.
Seeing this charcoal black mark, she immediately understood that she had wrongly accused Ning Beichen.
However, she was someone who was soft-hearted but stubborn. Even though she knew she was wrong, she refused to admit it.
"You didn't say anything and suddenly reached out your devil's claws at me. How was I supposed to know what you wanted to do?"
"This is a desolate place, with no one around. What if you did something to me? What could a weak woman like me do?"
Liu Yilin put on a righteous air.
"Alright, boss, it's my fault. Next time, no, there will be absolutely no next time."
Ning Beichen, adopting the principle that a good man does not fight with a woman, did not pursue the matter further.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Ning Beichen packed up their belongings and then led Liu Yilin to continue walking. He had no idea what kind of place his plane had crashed into. It was all black soil, desolate all around, and most importantly, there was no mobile signal. Otherwise, he could have contacted someone to pick them up.
Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin walked through this desolate, black land for two days before finally emerging into a small local village and finding a working landline telephone.
Following Liu Yilin, Ning Beichen skillfully conversed with someone on the phone in Russian. He then also communicated fluently in Russian with the person who answered the phone.
Liu Yilin could not understand a word. Her knowledge of Russian was limited to a few phrases for greeting; she knew nothing else.
After a while, Ning Beichen happily said to her, "Boss, we can rest well here. Someone will be here to pick us up soon."
Liu Yilin was naturally overjoyed to hear that she wouldn't have to walk anymore. These past few days had been excruciatingly hard on her. She had never suffered so much in her life.
Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin stayed at the farmer's home. By noon the next day, they saw seven or eight luxury cars appear.
This astonished the villagers. These luxury cars were likely vehicles they had never seen in their lives.
Not to mention in this village, even in big cities, these luxury cars were not common.
A man with a large beard alighted from a car. Upon seeing Ning Beichen, he hurried over and greeted Ning Beichen enthusiastically in broken language.
"Hi, Ning, how did you end up in this godforsaken place?"
"My dear Dav, would you believe me if I said I was escaping here?"
Ning Beichen said to him with a smile.
"Ning, that joke isn't funny at all. Who in this world can do that? I'll call him 'Dad'."
Dav did not believe him at all.
"It's true. I was chased here by an old woman."
Ning Beichen said, his smile disappearing.
"What woman is so bold? I'll go and catch her for you right now."
Dav spat out the cigar from his mouth, his expression murderous.
Ning Beichen uttered a name. Dav's expression immediately deflated. It wasn't that he lacked courage or strength, but it was simply impossible.
He was now blacklisted in that country. Before he could even get close, he would probably be riddled with bullets.
"Ning, how did you provoke that female devil? Could it be... you slept with her?"
Dav said with a lewd expression.
"Pah! Nonsense. I'd rather sleep with a man than that female devil."
Ning Beichen retorted.
"The Thousand-Faced Master Thief stole my boss's things. That female devil was the buyer. I got the item back from the Thousand-Faced Master Thief. That female devil must have been furious and chased me all the way here in a fighter jet. I finally managed to escape to this godforsaken place and walked for several days on black soil before finding a working phone to contact you."
Ning Beichen explained.
"Poor Ning, I wouldn't dare provoke that female devil. I can't help you get revenge, but I can make sure you have a good time."
Dav spread his hands.
"Alright, let's go. This place is so desolate, my mouth is practically numb."
Ning Beichen hadn't expected anything from him. He had only called him to pick up himself and Liu Yilin.
"No problem, Ning. I've arranged plenty of fine wine. We'll drink until we drop tonight."
Dav clapped Ning Beichen firmly on the shoulder, then put his arm around Ning Beichen's shoulder. Smoke puffed from his nostrils, and his massive frame stood next to Ning Beichen, making it seem as if Ning Beichen was being held captive by him.
Liu Yilin looked at these people with curiosity. She could tell that these people were very wealthy and influential. This Dav, who had just arrived, was accompanied by over twenty people.
Crucially, these were all armed personnel, with weapons hanging on them, which greatly frightened Liu Yilin.
She found Ning Beichen and whispered, "Ning Beichen, are they all your friends?"
"Don't worry, they are all my friends. Uh, I met them when I was working before."
Ning Beichen said.
"Friends you met while working again? I don't believe you."
Liu Yilin gave him a dismissive look.
"Regardless, rest assured, they won't harm us."
Ning Beichen assured her.
Despite Ning Beichen's guarantee, Liu Yilin still followed him nervously, not daring to wander off alone.
The car interior was extremely luxurious, with even the refrigerator being inlaid with gold. It was likely only used by the ultra-rich.
Inside the car, Ning Beichen chatted with Dav in Russian, while Liu Yilin sat quietly beside him, watching them curiously.
Although the two appeared to be friends, having been a CEO for so many years, she could tell that this Dav person greatly respected Ning Beichen, and it was not superficial respect but a deep, heartfelt reverence.
It was the same in Las Vegas, and it was the same here. Liu Yilin even suspected if he had friends he met while working all over the world, and they were all influential figures.
The beautiful countess in Las Vegas, the manager of a five-star hotel, the current popular movie star in Hollywood, and now this plump man who looked like a warlord, and so on.
After several hours of driving, they arrived at a city filled with an old industrial atmosphere.
The place they checked into was an enormous manor, even larger and more extravagant than Annie's manor.
While others might keep small pets like cats and dogs in their manors, this manor housed tigers and black bears. Moreover, there were over a hundred servants alone.
It even had a helipad and a runway for planes. If no one had told her, Liu Yilin would have found it hard to believe this was a private estate.