After being told to act fearful, Andrea gulped and slowly took out the reaming box of shrimp toast. She handed it to the abductors and with the most gentle face, she said, "Please have some… Just promise you won't hurt us."
Hector and his mean laughed at her. Some especially thought she was a unique find. Nevertheless, she was beautiful. Even if she was too carefree, they thought she was still an interesting woman to have.
Lu Fang could smell their dirty thoughts so he held her closer to him while giving an evil glare. Some turned away while others remained unaltered. He swore they would be the first to get a taste of his fist.
As the bus traveled, the couple added up their adversaries and the weapons they held. There were only six men in total who were armed with guns. Anya, the woman who earlier inspected Andrea and three other Caucasians, did not carry any weapon with them.
Her mouth twitched. She only had two pairs of chopsticks and there were six main targets. She reckoned she will need to steal someone else's gun or use one of them as a shield.
Two other Chinese men were inside the tourist bus apart from the driver. Megan immediately recognized them as the former employees of Global China. She instantly let out harsh words against them, but they blamed it all on her and Lu Fang.
"You should have just turned a blind eye or fire us!"
"That's right! You did not have to block us from working from another company. You led us to this point!"
'Hilarious,' Lu Fang thought. Even if he did not order a block on their names, no company would want to hire thieves.
The drive was roughly an hour until finally arriving at their destination. They were brought to an old warehouse which Megan shortly identified as one that formerly belonged to Global China. She recalled Pie Liqin having recently sold the property because of the recent losses.
When they were brought inside, it no longer surprised Megan that the man behind it was none other than their previously trusted executive, Mr. Deming.
Lu Fang remembered this to the man Andrea had previously traced back the missing funds to. Before she gave birth, Mr. Deming was dismissed from Global China and went missing. He had offered to find this said executive and if not for his wife's abduction, he would have already jailed him in Gabriel's Den.
'Well, at least now, I don't have to look for him,' he told himself while giving a grin.
Thankfully, there were no additional armed men present at the warehouse, just Mr. Deming and two more previous workers under him who were also let go just recently.
As the couple walked towards the middle of the abandoned warehouse, Megan stayed behind them.
"Mr. Lu. We don't want any trouble. All we want is your money and… maybe a little payback for what you have done to us?" Mr. Deming said.
"You are a scum. You stole from the company and you are making it look like we owe you," Lu Fang replied, utterly appalled by the request. He immediately turned to his wife, ignoring any possible responses from the person in front of him.
"Babe, since we already know who is the culprit behind this, what do you say about ending this detour right now," he suggested while trying to keep his voice down.
Andrea turned to him and smiled before saying, "I agree, babe."
Megan was confused about their exchange. She had earlier noticed how calm the couple had been despite the situation. She understood they might have a plan, but it was never what she had expected.
Unexpectedly, Andrea pulled out two of her chopsticks, flashing it to the surrounding men. She said, "How do you like my gold plated chopsticks?"
Her eyes moved from left to right before throwing it up in the air alternately, diverting the gaze of everyone, following the gold flickering metal. After falling back down, Andrea seized one chopstick and threw it forcefully towards Hector, puncturing his shoulder blades and making him drop his gun.
"Ahh! F**k!" Hector screamed in pain.
"What the - Ahhh!" Even before reacting, another man exclaimed, also struck by a chopstick in the chest.
It wasn't enough to keep them down, but it gave the couple time to make a move.
Everyone was in total shock that a stainless steel utensil could have such an implementation. Not unless it was thrown with great strength. Furthermore, they saw the delicate woman turned daring, speedily running towards their companion.
Andrea jumped at one other armed men, stabbing him in the chest with two the same weapon. The man's face was in horror, staring straight into the angelic-looking face that now turned devilish. He choked into his own blood, feeling the liquid climb up to his throat.
Instantaneously, she pulled back her chopsticks and moved to the next target while dodging a bullet. Before they knew it; another man was groaning in pain.
Hector was the quickest to wake up from the astonishment. Despite being wounded, he bent down to grab his gun hoping to shoot at Andrea, but a powerful punch came towards his face. It made him feel dizzy instantly. The fist belonged to Lu Fang, overwhelming him further.
Taking the rifle for himself, he shot at the other loaded men who tried to shoot at him but missed. He was too fast for them to even come close.
Lu Fang's shot hit his opponents on their vital points, leaving them struggling to fight back. He shifted from one enemy to another seamlessly, merely gliding and a few times, flying his way with multiple blows.
Andrea saw her husband fearlessly fought, easily throwing his opponents away with the use of his strong arms and long legs, letting out spinning kicks towards their kidnappers, combining one technique to another. She then thought, 'Am I needed here?'
She was biting her lip as she studied the man's advances. She felt like her entire world stopped. It fully made her forget about the surrounding adversaries, quite bedazzled by her own man.
As Lu Fang was down to one last opponent, he noticed his wife staring at him earnestly. Her head slightly leaning sideways, biting her lip.
While Andrea was busy admiring her husband, Megan cried out of fear. Mr. Deming found his way to her and took her as a hostage, using a gun that fell on the ground.
Andrea turned in annoyance, looking for the person responsible for interrupting her musing and the moment she identified him; she pointed out a gun and said, "How dare you disturb me from my fancy! You are going to pay heavily!"