There were not many stars in the sky, and a moist wind drifted in the distance. It might rain soon. Hazel held Elva’s arm and the two followed Bruce.
Bruce was handsome, tall, and straight. Just looking at him quietly gave Hazel a sense of satisfaction.
Hazel felt that she was a step closer to her Prince Charming.
The alley was narrow and had a distinctive feature of City J.
On both sides of the alley, there were some abandoned old furniture, bicycles, and so on. When Hazel and Elva walked through the alley, they had to watch their step so that their long skirts would not be hooked by the iron wire.
“This place is not bad. We don’t have to worry that we will meet crazy fans, and we don’t have to be afraid of paparazzi filming us.”
Although the back street was a little secluded, it was still a good place to vent the pressure, and it was no wonder that they met Bruce so coincidentally.
After walking for a while, there was a small open space in front of them. A few simple light bulbs were hanging on the trees, reflecting the shadows of the trees.
The surrounding roads were full of bumps and hollows without being repaired.
“Be careful. The ground here is uneven. Wait for me here. I’ll go to the front and drive the car over.”
Bruce said.
Bruce’s car was black, which was relatively low-key. It did not look conspicuous, which was in line with his usual style.
“Catch him, and don’t let those two women go!”
Suddenly, seven or eight burly men rushed out from the dark corner and headed straight to Bruce.
“Hurry up and leave!”
In an instant, Bruce’s facial expression changed. In the night, his eyes sparkled and his sharp gaze pierced straight into the hearts of people.
Elva lost her balance and she stepped into the pit. She then lost her footing and fell to the ground.
“Bruce…”
At this critical moment, Hazel was much calmer. She took a deep breath and pulled Elva, who was kneeling on the ground, to her feet.
The men in black were getting closer and closer. With the light of the dim oil lamps on the trees, Hazel saw them holding pistols.
Hazel thought, “Why are they holding pistols? Things look quite complicated. Who exactly are these people targeting?”
“Hazel, hurry up and leave. Remember not to call the police. Trust me!”
As Bruce and Hazel passed each other, Bruce lowered his voice and whispered in Hazel’s ear. Hazel smelled a fresh fragrance of grass that belonged to Bruce.
To buy time for Hazel and Elva to escape, Bruce walked toward the black-clothed men.
“Why are they holding guns? Who did Bruce offend?”
Elva, who was about to stand up, was scared when she heard the gunshot. She trembled and fell to her knees again.
…
Hazel and Elva were knocked out and brought out of the alley. The two of them were thrown into a bathroom.
After the door of the bathroom door was closed, Hazel and Elva breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if they were kidnapped and locked up, they still hoped to have their own independent space.
Hazel didn’t know if the men in black were sent because Bruce had offended someone or Elva had offended someone.
Hazel just felt a little sorry for herself.
“Hazel, do you think those people will be spying on us somewhere?”
Elva wanted to say that those people were perverts, but she was afraid that someone was spying on them. Elva thought, “If someone hears this, Hazel and I may suffer.
I’d better not do anything to offend those men in black.
If I hadn’t gone to the bar and agreed to Bruce’s invitation, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.
However, it is too late to say anything.”
Elva’s words attracted Hazel’s attention, making Hazel feel a little uneasy. Hazel thought, “Even if they’re not worried about us escaping, they’ll still have people watching us.”
Hazel carefully searched the bathroom. She finally found something unusual near the showerhead.
“Elva, come over and take a look. There is a mysterious red light flashing at the left corner of the shower!”
After hearing that, Elva was so scared that she almost fell to the ground. She held the wall with her hand and carefully walked forward. When she saw the pinhole camera, she was shocked.
As actresses, Elva and Hazel were familiar with the pinhole camera.
They had participated in variety shows before, and the director informed them of the location of the camera beforehand. Their every move was deliberately arranged.
So the stars in the variety shows were not acting out of their true thoughts.
Hazel used a rubber band to tie up her wet hair. She had a firm look in her eyes.
Hazel removed the nozzle of the water heater and found the pinhole camera equipment.
Hazel felt disgusted when she thought of lewd men watching her and Elva shower through a computer connected to the pinhole camera.
For a moment, Hazel wanted to rush out and fight the men who kidnapped them.
Hazel thought, “What will they do to Elva if I fight them? Where is Bruce? I don’t know where they keep him.”
After the camera was removed, the bathroom door was quickly opened.
This time, it was two strong men who entered the door. They were not as serious as the previous black-clothed men.
The two men rattled on as they kept swallowing saliva.
“These two women look beautiful.”
A moment later, a tall woman wearing a mask came. She walked up to Hazel and Elva in her high heels and looked down at the two of them with a mocking smile.
“I’ll take this woman away.”
One of the men nodded at Hazel to express his satisfaction. He then said something to the masked woman.
The man who took Hazel away had a gun on his body. He was grisly-looking.
Elva wanted to be with Hazel in one place, but they were forcibly separated.
At that moment, Hazel’s hope was completely shattered.
In the beginning, when Hazel was kidnapped, she thought that it was a plot of a variety show, and she held hope in her heart. After all, she had never seen a man with a pistol.
Hazel thought it might be that the variety show was very abnormal and deliberately tested her reaction.
When Hazel was locked up in the bathroom, she found that something was wrong. Even if it was a trick-playing variety show, it would not be like that.
Just now, Hazel understood some of the words. Someone mentioned Baron, the president of the Floyd Group, but the following words were said too fast for Hazel to hear clearly.
Hazel thought, “Does my kidnapping have anything to do with Baron?”
When Hazel thought of the rumors about Baron kidnapping the actress to film a rated film, she broke out in cold sweat.
Hazel was woolgathering when she was brought to a basement.
It was the basement of the abandoned factory. There was an altogether different world. After entering Hazel saw a vast parking lot with a dozen luxury cars without license plates, each worth millions.
There were boxes stacked high in a corner of the parking lot, and there was white powder on the ground.
“Drugs!”
Hazel quickly thought of this word.
Hazel thought, “Such a well-trained group is either engaged in arms smuggling or drug trafficking. How did I not think of this earlier? If these people really came for Bruce, what does Bruce, who was also kidnapped, have to do with them?”
“Go inside. If you serve them well, perhaps you will have a way out.”
The man leading the way looked back at Hazel and said, “Don’t think about unrealistic things. None of the people who came here left alive.”
Hazel thought, “It seems that they are not trying to force me to shoot a rated film. They are trying to kill me.”